Private Sector to drive bold solutions at the Africa Forum on Displacement 2025
The Amahoro Coalition, Inkomoko, and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, will host the third Africa Forum on Displacement (AFD2025) on 28 and 29 April 2025 in Kakuma and Nairobi, Kenya. Under the theme "All IN", the Forum will bring together leaders from the private sector, government, philanthropy, and refugee communities to accelerate solutions for economic inclusion and social cohesion across Africa.
With nearly 45 million displaced persons living on the continent, AFD2025 will spotlight the role of inclusion, investment, and innovation in unlocking opportunities for displaced individuals and host communities.
"Displaced communities have the skills, talents, and ambition to drive economic growth and innovation," said Nancy Aburi, Chief of Private Sector Partnerships, Africa at UNHCR. "Through AFD2025, we are strengthening partnerships that invest in their potential and deliver lasting, market-led solutions."
The Forum will feature an integrated marketplace showcasing refugee and host community entrepreneurs, high-level plenary sessions with leaders like James Mwangi (Equity Group Holdings), Reeta Roy (Mastercard Foundation), and Kelly Clements (UNHCR Deputy High Commissioner) and refugee entrepreneurs including Bereket Goitom (Canaan Group).
"Displaced entrepreneurs and communities already have the talent and resilience. They simply need equitable access to markets and capital," said Julienne Oyler, Co-Founder and CEO of Inkomoko. "At AFD2025, we are calling on the private sector to step up with real solutions and investments that will drive lasting impact."
The Forum will culminate with a special Amahoro Fellowship Graduation ceremony, celebrating Africa’s first cohort of leaders with lived experience of displacement.
"AFD2025 is a call to action," said Isaac Kwaku Fokuo, Curator of the Amahoro Coalition. "It challenges all of us: businesses, governments, and communities to go ‘All IN’ for displaced people, not with charity, but with opportunity."
AFD2025 is organized in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and IKEA Foundation.
