The Pan-African Council (PAC) is the premier global leadership and strategic development organization committed to advancing and uniting Africa and her Diaspora through international cooperation in the political, economic, and social spheres.
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Professional Membership in the Council is open to Africans and people of African descent that have demonstrated leadership in their respective fields, are active in the positive development of Africa and the Diaspora, and are willing to commit their time, resources and expertise to our mission.
25%
total of the world population by 2050
Economically and demographically, Africa is currently the fastest growing continent in the world with a population of roughly 1.2 billion, in addition to having of diaspora of 250+ million across the globe. UNICEF projects that the current population will more than double to 2.5 billion by 2050.
Moreover, The Brookings Institution anticipates that annual spending by African consumers and businesses will reach US$6.6 trillion by 2030.
" We fundamentally believe that a new global development paradigm derived from building our common destiny in the spirit of ubuntu (the African philosophy of oneness, interdependence, and interconnectedness to one another and the universe) as well as the collective African experience will be the single greatest contribution to humanity and planetary survival in the twenty-first century. "
" We fundamentally believe that a new global development paradigm derived from building our common destiny in the spirit of ubuntu (the African philosophy of oneness, interdependence, and interconnectedness to one another and the universe) as well as the collective African experience will be the single greatest contribution to humanity and planetary survival in the twenty-first century. "
— Pan-African Council
Action-Oriented Leadership. Empowered.
PAC serves as an umbrella organisation composed of entrepreneurs, business leaders, global thinkers, government actors, academics, media experts, cultural ambassadors and civil society organizations that have demonstrated exceptional leadership in their respective fields and share a Pro-Africa approach to their work. Affiliated organisations include:
" You are not Africa because you were born in Africa but that you are African because Africa is born in you. "
— Kwame Nkrumah
The Pan-African Council has facilitated over $182 Million US dollars in global intra-African and Diaspora trade and investment deals.
In terms of social impact, the Council has held over 30 educational, women & youth empowerment programmes as well as having co-organised, sponsored or supported over 120 conferences, summits, forums, meetings, trade missions, and events worldwide.