New York City Mayor Eric Adams Addresses Global Black Leaders in Tech Trade and Africa’s Brain Drain at 6th Annual AFRICA’s BRAIN BANK® Summit and Charity Gala in New York

Mayor Adams acknowledged founder and CEO of AFRICA’s BRAIN BANK®, Her Royal Highness, Rev. Dr. Pam Fomunung, for her vision to build global alliances with US businesses motivated to invest in Africa’s emerging markets that will create opportunities for African youth to contribute their skills and knowledge to further develop the continent.

“It is time to stop draining the brain of Africa,”  Adams said. “History has shown us that everything that is great, that has happened globally, is in the continent of Africa, and has cascaded out,” said Adams of New York City with the largest Black Population of 2.4 Million of African descent outside of Africa.  “It is time for us to use all of our natural resources. The reunification of Africa is crucial, and we must do it together,” Adams said.

According to Dr. Fomunung, AFRICA’s BRAIN BANK® is an interactive, intellectual digital repository linking the most brilliant minds of African experts and iconic leaders in diverse industry sectors from Africa and across the African Diaspora and continent.  This innovative platform showcases Africa’s expertise, with the mission of ending Africa’s brain drain by making the global African Intellectual Capital accessible to all African descendants, and reducing the talent migration from Africa through cross-continent collaboration from New York to Zambia, knowledge sharing, and access to resources and education. Dr. Fomunung has redefined Africa’s Brain Drain as, “The inaccessibility of the Global African Intellectual Capital and brain power, to all African descendants,” she said.

The 6th Annual AFRICA’s BRAIN BANK® Summit and Charity Gala event was also dedicated to creating meaningful connections and celebrating the richness of Africa and the global diaspora.  Other notable guests and honorees included:

Aissata M.B.Camara        New York City Commissioner for International Affairs

Queen Mother, Dr. Delois Blakely                            Harlem’s Goodwill Ambassador to Africa at the United Nations, Honoree

Richard Mofe-Damijo        Barrister, Nollywood’s Iconic Actor & Producer, AFRICA’S BRAIN BANK® Global Ambassador.

H.E. Dr. Michael K. Obeng                M.D. Ambassador, CEO, Miko Plastic Surgery, Beverly Hills Best Plastic Surgeon,

                                                                                  UN Peace Ambassador, AFRICA’S BRAIN BANK® Board of Directors.

Dr. Mansa Suliman Al Kushi                   Serial Entrepreneur & Countrypreneur, AFRICA’S BRAIN BANK® Board of Directors.

Melissa Muhammad Esq.                   Attorney, Founder & CEO, Black & Global

Dr. Diola Bagayoko                 AFRICA’s BRAIN BANK®’s STEM Master

H.E. Amb. Dr. Sam Uloho          Founder & CEO, Ekclick LLC

Professor Wole Soyinka                                   Historic Noble Peace Laureate  (1986 Nobel Prize in Literature) represented by his daughter – 

  Professor Peyi Soyinka-Airewele

Dr. Abdoulye Mbengue                                   Director General, World Conference of Mayors, AFRICA’s BRAIN BANK®

Pamela Anchang           Editor-in-Chief,  The Immigrant Magazine

Na Jall Justine Njafur                                   Presidential Lifetime Honoree

Hon. Gloria Bertram-Okoli                                         Ezzy international Group of Companies US/Diaspora.

Dr. Vivian Mondo                                   Founder & CEO, Arise & Shine Health Center

Miss Claudia Mbah                                   Founder & CEO, Comfort Paradise Trng. Inst.

Mr. Douglas Eze                                   Founder & CEO, Largo Financial Services

Nkumu Katalay                                   Congolese Arts, Cultural, Performing Drums

Porsche Lee Taylor                                                   Miss Africa USA, Honorary Queen Ambassador

AFRICA’s BRAIN BANK® Summit and Charity Gala had several youth in attendance representing  “Save Our Children” from The World Conference of Mayor’s, chaperoned by Dr. Werled’s group.   After meeting with the youth, Mayor Adams encourage them saying,  “We must let all of those pains, uncertainties, battles, wars and mistakes, be behind us. Let’s look towards the future,” he said.

Dr. Fomunung encouraged all people of African descent to make their brain capacity available and accessible to the Global African Community and help build this intellectual repository by banking their brains with AFRICA’s BRAIN BANK®.

About AFRICA’s BRAIN BANK®:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         AFRICA’s BRAIN BANK® is a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Houston, Texas. Their mission is dedicated to ending Africa’s brain drain by advancing STEM education, agriculture, and food security initiatives, and more! AFRICA’s BRAIN BANK® is registered in multiple countries, with representatives and affiliates throughout. Since 2021, the organization has been duly registered in Nigeria, the heartbeat of Africa. The organization is building a transformative digital repository of Africa’s intellectual capital through strategic global partnerships.  Visit https://africasbrainbank.org, YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/@AFRICASBRAINBANK