Reflecting on an African Future | unDavos 2026

Kenya’s diaspora sent $5 billion home last year — more than any other sector including tourism. Before colonization, African lands were sacred, communal, and could not be sold outside the community. The property rights regime imposed by colonial powers is still causing land disputes, mining conflicts, and unsustainable extraction today. This closing session pairs Kenya’s Ambassador to Switzerland with a compliance investigator to reflect on what an African future actually looks like.

WHAT THIS PANEL COVERS

• Why Africa controls only 3% of global trade despite being the richest continent in natural resources — and how a new sovereign wealth fund in Kenya aims to change the equation
• How pre-colonial property rights — communal, sacred, and non-transferable — were the original sustainability framework, predating carbon markets by centuries
• Why the perceived corruption narrative is structurally biased: Transparency International scores where corruption happens, not where the corrupting companies come from
• Kenya’s government reserving one-third of all procurement for women, youth, and people with disabilities — with entry points as low as $1,000 and no collateral required
• Why “just go” is the most practical advice for the diaspora: visa-free travel, citizenship pathways in Ghana and Benin, and the East African Community enabling seamless cross-border movement

PANELISTS

• Pascal Gali — Strategic Advisor & Compliance Investigator; Founder, Shock Division (Moderator)
• Ambassador Fonzi Abbas — Ambassador of Kenya to Switzerland & Liechtenstein

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