BY BANYO TEMITAYO
THE United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, is set to celebrate this year’s Africa Day in commemoration of African unity with the third edition of its annual UBA Africa Conversations.
This year’s edition is headlined by Africa’s international leaders that include the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame; Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus; and Managing Director, International Finance Corporation, Makhtar Sop Diop.
The conversations, according to a statement from the bank, will be held online on africaday.ubagroup.com and will be moderated by the Group Chairman of UBA, Tony Elumelu.
“At a time of unparalleled African leadership in global organisations, the UBA Africa Conversations provides the opportunity for an African and global audience to hear directly from our distinguished guests on Africa’s relationship with the world, the opportunities and the challenges, and their own personal journeys,” the statement said.
The discussions, it said, would be focused on Africa’s development in the areas of the economy and finance, trade, health and the unity of the continent.
“The theme of this year’s edition is ‘Bringing Africa to the World’, epitomised by the global success of the panellists’ careers. The event will take place virtually on Tuesday May 25, 2021 at 12pm WAT,” the Bank said.
Africa Day has been celebrated since 1963 on May 25, across the African continent and worldwide. The day was inaugurated by the Organisation of African Unity, in celebration of the unity, diversity and beauty of Africa and its people.
UBA, one of Africa’s leading financial services institutions, with a pan-African footprint spanning 20 African countries and globally in the United States of America, the United Kingdom and with presence in France, continues to lead the narrative focused on the development, growth, and unity of Africa.
