The African Forum on Religion & Government (AFReG) and The African Diaspora Christian Conference partnered to host AFReG 5 from 30 April—2 May 2026 in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Photos from Day 1
The African Forum on Religion & Government (AFReG) was held 30 April – 2 May 2026 in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
The African Forum on Religion & Government (AFReG) was held 30 April – 2 May 2026 in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
The African Forum on Religion & Government (AFReG) was held 30 April – 2 May 2026 in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
The African Forum on Religion & Government (AFReG) was held 30 April – 2 May 2026 in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
The Unbuntu "co-pilots" welcomed AFReG 5 Conference participants.
The Unbuntu "co-pilots" welcomed AFReG 5 Conference participants.
Words of welcome from Rev. Bruce Fletcher of the African Diaspora Christian Conference.
Words of welcome from Rev. Bruce Fletcher of the African Diaspora Christian Conference.
AFReG 5 participants
Dr. Lisa Pal (UK)
Founder of Sankofa Collective
Head of the Racial Justice Priority at the Diocese of London
Rev. Professor Delanyo Adadevoh (Ghana | USA)
Chairman of the African Forum on Religion and Government (AFReG)
Senior Vice President of Campus Crusade for Christ International (CCCI)
Founder and President of International Leadership Foundation (ILF)
Rev. Professor Delanyo Adadevoh (Ghana | USA)
Chairman of the African Forum on Religion and Government (AFReG)
Senior Vice President of Campus Crusade for Christ International (CCCI)
Founder and President of International Leadership Foundation (ILF)
Rev. Professor Delanyo Adadevoh (Ghana | USA)
Chairman of the African Forum on Religion and Government (AFReG)
Senior Vice President of Campus Crusade for Christ International (CCCI)
Founder and President of International Leadership Foundation (ILF)
AFReG 5 participants
Rev. Professor Delanyo Adadevoh (Ghana | USA)
Chairman of the African Forum on Religion and Government (AFReG)
Senior Vice President of Campus Crusade for Christ International (CCCI)
Founder and President of International Leadership Foundation (ILF) and Dr. Lisa Pal (UK) Founder of Sankofa Collective
Head of the Racial Justice Priority at the Diocese of London
Rev. Professor Delanyo Adadevoh (Ghana | USA)
Chairman of the African Forum on Religion and Government (AFReG)
Senior Vice President of Campus Crusade for Christ International (CCCI)
Founder and President of International Leadership Foundation (ILF) and Dr. Lisa Pal (UK) Founder of Sankofa Collective
Head of the Racial Justice Priority at the Diocese of London
The opening plenary set the stage by asking powerful questions:
• Who are we—collectively as Africans and across the Diaspora—and why does that matter for our shared future?
• How do we see ourselves today, and how should we see ourselves through the lens of Christ—rooted in dignity, pride, and purpose?
Rev. Professor Delanyo Adadevoh (Ghana | USA)
Chairman of the African Forum on Religion and Government (AFReG)
Senior Vice President of Campus Crusade for Christ International (CCCI)
Founder and President of International Leadership Foundation (ILF) and Dr. Lisa Pal (UK) Founder of Sankofa Collective
Head of the Racial Justice Priority at the Diocese of London
Rev. Professor Delanyo Adadevoh (Ghana | USA)
Chairman of the African Forum on Religion and Government (AFReG)
Senior Vice President of Campus Crusade for Christ International (CCCI)
Founder and President of International Leadership Foundation (ILF) and Dr. Lisa Pal (UK) Founder of Sankofa Collective
Head of the Racial Justice Priority at the Diocese of London
This plenary was a call to rise together—to build bridges of oneness, prosperity, and generosity that carry us into lasting change.
AFReG 5 participants
Dr. Victor Manyim of Cameroon asks a question during the Town Hall Meeting
Dr. Rome Meeks (USA)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Michigan State University
Co-Founder and Executive Director of Anidaso 360
Prof. Ann Bailey (Jamaica/USA)
Professor of History at SUNY Binghamton - State University of New York
Participants of AFReG 5
Prof. Ann Bailey (Jamaica/USA)
Professor of History at SUNY Binghamton - State University of New York
The Town Hall Meeting: Across the Waters: Bridging Africans and the Diaspora in Dialogue
We’re connected by roots but separated by oceans, history, and misunderstandings. Let’s talk collaboration. How can the Diaspora support each other and Africa more meaningfully? What can Africa give back? It’s time to close the gap.
The Town Hall Meeting: Across the Waters: Bridging Africans and the Diaspora in Dialogue
We’re connected by roots but separated by oceans, history, and misunderstandings. Let’s talk collaboration. How can the Diaspora support each other and Africa more meaningfully? What can Africa give back? It’s time to close the gap.
The Town Hall Meeting: Across the Waters: Bridging Africans and the Diaspora in Dialogue
We’re connected by roots but separated by oceans, history, and misunderstandings. Let’s talk collaboration. How can the Diaspora support each other and Africa more meaningfully? What can Africa give back? It’s time to close the gap.
Dr. Olivia Muchena of Zimbabwe asks a question during the Town Hall Meeting
The Town Hall Meeting: Across the Waters: Bridging Africans and the Diaspora in Dialogue
We’re connected by roots but separated by oceans, history, and misunderstandings. Let’s talk collaboration. How can the Diaspora support each other and Africa more meaningfully? What can Africa give back? It’s time to close the gap.
Dr. Harvey Kwiyani of Malawi asks a question during the Town Hall Meeting
The Town Hall Meeting: Across the Waters: Bridging Africans and the Diaspora in Dialogue
We’re connected by roots but separated by oceans, history, and misunderstandings. Let’s talk collaboration. How can the Diaspora support each other and Africa more meaningfully? What can Africa give back? It’s time to close the gap.
Simon Wafubwa (Kenya)
Founder and CEO
Enwealth Financial Services
Plenary: Leadership for Building Trans-Atlantic Oneness, Prosperity, and Generosity
This session was a bold call for Africans and the Diaspora to rise as Godly leaders. It confronted the realities of corruption and broken leadership while lifting up stories of courage, integrity, and transformation. With a Christ-centered lens, the message highlighted the urgent need for purpose-driven leaders in government, education, the Church, business, the military, and civil society. More than reflection, this plenary was a call to action: to finish what has been started, step boldly into leadership roles, and become builders, reformers, and carriers of hope. Attendees left with a clear vision of what is possible when Godly leadership is awakened and mobilized for lasting change.
Speaker
Simon Wafubwa (Kenya)
Founder and CEO
Enwealth Financial Services
Dr. Rome Meeks (USA)
Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Michigan State University
Co-Founder and Executive Director of Anidaso 360 and Prof. Ann Bailey (Jamaica/USA)
Professor of History at SUNY Binghamton - State University of New York
Simon Wafubwa (Kenya)
Founder and CEO
Enwealth Financial Services
Simon Wafubwa (Kenya)
Founder and CEO
Enwealth Financial Services
Plenary session: Leading to Give – Philanthropy as a Form of Godly Leadership
Philanthropy as a strategic and sacred form of leadership. One that reflects God's heart for justice and human flourishing. Spirit led giving is not an act of charity but a strategy for transformation.
Speaker
Tsitsi Masiyiwa (Zimbabwe | UK)
Chair of Higherlife Foundation & Delta Philanthropies
Tsitsi Masiyiwa (Zimbabwe | UK)
Chair of Higherlife Foundation & Delta Philanthropies
Tsitsi Masiyiwa (Zimbabwe | UK)
Chair of Higherlife Foundation & Delta Philanthropies
Tsitsi Masiyiwa (Zimbabwe | UK)
Chair of Higherlife Foundation & Delta Philanthropies
An AFReG 5 participant asks a question.
Photos from Day 2
Members of the AFReG Global Board with H. E. Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Rev Prof Delanyo Adadevoh, Chairman of AFReG
AFReG 5 & African Diaspora Christian Conference attendees
AFReG 5 & African Diaspora Christian Conference attendees
AFReG 5 & African Diaspora Christian Conference attendees
Dr Olivia Muchena, Former Member of Parliament, Senator, and Cabinet Ministry in Zimbabwe shares her latest book with participants.
Dr Olivia Muchena, Former Member of Parliament, Senator, and Cabinet Ministry in Zimbabwe shares her latest book with participants.
Dr Olivia Muchena, Former Member of Parliament, Senator, and Cabinet Ministry in Zimbabwe shares her latest book with participants.
H. E. Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria spoke about reimagining leadership in Africa.
H. E. Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria spoke about reimagining leadership in Africa.
H. E. Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria spoke about reimagining leadership in Africa.
H. E. Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria spoke about reimagining leadership in Africa.
H. E. Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria spoke about reimagining leadership in Africa.
The message given by H.E. Obasanjo is a call to reimagine leadership in Africa:
“We need to know…the purpose of being involved in politics.”
The message given by H.E. Obasanjo is a call to reimagine leadership in Africa:
“We need to know…the purpose of being involved in politics.”
The message given by H.E. Obasanjo is a call to reimagine leadership in Africa:
“We need to know…the purpose of being involved in politics.”
An AFReG 5 delegate asks a question during the breakout session on Africa Rising: Innovation, Opportunity & Continental Solutions – How to utilize AI and other tools
Breakout Session: Africa Rising: Innovation, Opportunity & Continental Solutions – How to utilize AI and other tools
Speaker
Miheret Eshete (Ethiopia | USA)
Director of Digital Strategy at the Jesus Film Project
Participants listen to the AI session given by Miheret Eshete of Ethiopia.
Breakout Session: Africa Rising: Innovation, Opportunity & Continental Solutions – How to utilize AI and other tools
Speaker
Miheret Eshete (Ethiopia | USA)
Director of Digital Strategy at the Jesus Film Project
Participants listen to the AI session given by Miheret Eshete of Ethiopia.
Participants listen to the AI session given by Miheret Eshete of Ethiopia.
Participants listen to the AI session given by Miheret Eshete of Ethiopia.
Plenary: The Church at the Center
Reaffirmed the vital role of the Church in driving holistic transformation—spiritual, economic, and social. Faith isn’t just part of the solution. It’s the foundation.
Speakers
Archbishop Daniel Okoh (Nigeria)
General Superintendent of Christ Holy Church International
National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)
Rev. Cecil Quamina (Trinidad & Tobago)
Pastor – First Church of the Open Bible
Plenary: The Church at the Center
Reaffirmed the vital role of the Church in driving holistic transformation—spiritual, economic, and social. Faith isn’t just part of the solution. It’s the foundation.
Speakers
Archbishop Daniel Okoh (Nigeria)
General Superintendent of Christ Holy Church International
National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)
Rev. Cecil Quamina (Trinidad & Tobago)
Pastor – First Church of the Open Bible
AFReG 5 participants engaged with the speaker.
Photos from Day 3
A speaker shares during an AFReG 5 breakout session.
AFReG 5 participants during a breakout session.
A speaker shares during an AFReG 5 breakout session.
A speaker shares during an AFReG 5 breakout session.
A moment of unity among participants.
Rev. Prof. Delanyo Adadevoh shares some thoughts on passing the torch.
Rev. Prof. Delanyo Adadevoh shares some thoughts on passing the torch.
Plenary: Passing the Torch – Emerging Voices in Global Leadership
What happens when the next generation takes the mic? In this dynamic session, young changemakers shared bold perspectives on leadership—what it means today, where it must go, and how older and younger generations can work together to shape the future.
This isn’t just about passing the torch—it’s about sparking new fires of vision, courage, and action.
Speakers
Rev. Laddia Young (Jamaica)
Youth Minister for United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (UCJCI)
National Chaplain for Girl’s Brigade
Miheret Eshete (Ethiopia | USA)
Director of Digital Strategy at the Jesus Film Project
Tito Ramos (Bolivia)
Fundalid Latam Executive Director – International Leadership Foundation (ILF)
Plenary: Passing the Torch – Emerging Voices in Global Leadership
What happens when the next generation takes the mic? In this dynamic session, young changemakers shared bold perspectives on leadership—what it means today, where it must go, and how older and younger generations can work together to shape the future.
This isn’t just about passing the torch—it’s about sparking new fires of vision, courage, and action.
Speakers
Rev. Laddia Young (Jamaica)
Youth Minister for United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (UCJCI)
National Chaplain for Girl’s Brigade
Miheret Eshete (Ethiopia | USA)
Director of Digital Strategy at the Jesus Film Project
Tito Ramos (Bolivia)
Fundalid Latam Executive Director – International Leadership Foundation (ILF)
Plenary: Passing the Torch – Emerging Voices in Global Leadership
What happens when the next generation takes the mic? In this dynamic session, young changemakers shared bold perspectives on leadership—what it means today, where it must go, and how older and younger generations can work together to shape the future.
This isn’t just about passing the torch—it’s about sparking new fires of vision, courage, and action.
Speakers
Rev. Laddia Young (Jamaica)
Youth Minister for United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (UCJCI)
National Chaplain for Girl’s Brigade
Miheret Eshete (Ethiopia | USA)
Director of Digital Strategy at the Jesus Film Project
Tito Ramos (Bolivia)
Fundalid Latam Executive Director – International Leadership Foundation (ILF)
Plenary: Passing the Torch – Emerging Voices in Global Leadership
What happens when the next generation takes the mic? In this dynamic session, young changemakers shared bold perspectives on leadership—what it means today, where it must go, and how older and younger generations can work together to shape the future.
This isn’t just about passing the torch—it’s about sparking new fires of vision, courage, and action.
Speakers
Rev. Laddia Young (Jamaica)
Youth Minister for United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (UCJCI)
National Chaplain for Girl’s Brigade
Miheret Eshete (Ethiopia | USA)
Director of Digital Strategy at the Jesus Film Project
Tito Ramos (Bolivia)
Fundalid Latam Executive Director – International Leadership Foundation (ILF)
Plenary: Passing the Torch – Emerging Voices in Global Leadership
What happens when the next generation takes the mic? In this dynamic session, young changemakers shared bold perspectives on leadership—what it means today, where it must go, and how older and younger generations can work together to shape the future.
This isn’t just about passing the torch—it’s about sparking new fires of vision, courage, and action.
Speakers
Rev. Laddia Young (Jamaica)
Youth Minister for United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (UCJCI)
National Chaplain for Girl’s Brigade
Miheret Eshete (Ethiopia | USA)
Director of Digital Strategy at the Jesus Film Project
Tito Ramos (Bolivia)
Fundalid Latam Executive Director – International Leadership Foundation (ILF)
Plenary: Passing the Torch – Emerging Voices in Global Leadership
What happens when the next generation takes the mic? In this dynamic session, young changemakers shared bold perspectives on leadership—what it means today, where it must go, and how older and younger generations can work together to shape the future.
This isn’t just about passing the torch—it’s about sparking new fires of vision, courage, and action.
Speakers
Rev. Laddia Young (Jamaica)
Youth Minister for United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (UCJCI)
National Chaplain for Girl’s Brigade
Miheret Eshete (Ethiopia | USA)
Director of Digital Strategy at the Jesus Film Project
Tito Ramos (Bolivia)
Fundalid Latam Executive Director – International Leadership Foundation (ILF)
A moment of joy from the AFReG 5 Forum.
Participants had fun taking photos at a display depicting Africa and the Diaspora nations.
Participants had fun taking photos at a display depicting Africa and the Diaspora nations.
Participants had fun taking photos at a display depicting Africa and the Diaspora nations.
A speaker shares during one of the AFReG 5 breakout sessions.
An AFReG 5 breakout session.
An AFReG 5 breakout session.
An AFReG 5 breakout session.
An AFReG 5 breakout session.
An AFReG 5 breakout session.
Rev. Dr. Setri Nyomi, from Ghana, shares "What It Means to See a New Africa."
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