Africa Consultative Meeting, 25-26 March 2025

The Africa Consultative Meeting (ACM) hosted by the Africa Think-tank dialogue and organised by the Inclusive Society Institute was held in Cape Town from 25-26 March 2025.

The Africa Think-Tank Dialogue (ATD) is an informal collaboration of African think-tanks that have African socio-economic development, governance and a fairer, more inclusive, multilateral order at the heart of their work.

As such, the ATD discusses, amongst others:

·         Africa’s governance within the framework of the African Union

·         Arica’s relationship with other regional structures such as the European Union, BRICS, the Forum for China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and the G20

·         Africa’s relationship with world powers such as the United States of America and China

·         Reform of the United Nations and other multilateral organisations in order to reposition Africa's role in the global order

·         How to improve sustainable development in Africa, including required adaptation resulting from Climate Change

The theme of this year’s meeting was US-Africa relations and the role of middle powers in (re)balancing the global governance system and reviving multilateralism and the UN. Speakers were drawn from think-tanks across Africa, as well as from the United States and Europe.

The South African Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Hon. Alvin Botes, also attended and spoke at the event.