The Return to Africa
A global gathering for African and diaspora communities to strengthen collaboration, justice and shared development.
Why This Conference
More than half a century after formal independence, Africans and people in the diaspora have yet to enjoy full political, economic, social, cultural and environmental freedom, sovereignty and self-determination. The AAD convenes delegates across the world to transform solidarity into concrete power, policy, and institutional collaboration.
African and diaspora leadership
Strengthening unified political, civic and economic agency across the continent and global African diaspora to shape global decision-making.
Collaboration to combat racism and inequality
Building practical, transnational mechanisms to dismantle structural socio-economic disparities, racial injustice, and economic exclusion.
Progress on the Conference Declaration & 10 Thematic Groups
Advancing actionable commitments, policy commissions, and accountability frameworks established in the foundational AAD Declaration.
Conference Packages & Attendance Passes
Choose between daytime passes, full conference, residential packages, and virtual access options.
Daytime Pass
Access to all daytime plenaries, lunches, and delegate kit.
Full Conference
Full 5-day access, daytime & evening receptions, priority plenary seating.
Virtual Delegate
Interactive live streaming of all 10 thematic plenaries and digital Q&A.
Ten Thematic Working Areas
Structured deliberative tracks driving policy, strategy and resolution across all five conference days.
Towards a democratic and equitable international order
Economic liberation and self-determination
Reparatory justice, life and debt in Africa and the diaspora
Pan-Africanism with all, for all
Decolonizing knowledge
Black lives matter globally
Building bridges between Africa and its diaspora
Freedom of migration, border control and hospitality
Pan-Africanism and spirituality
Climate change and climate justice
We are grateful to our sponsors and supporters
