Day 1 #ABHRF2026 Today in Dakar, Senegal, leading voices from across Africa and beyond are coming together at the African Business & Human Rights Forum. Under the theme “Responsible Business and Toxic Exposure in Africa: Protecting Human Rights Across Agrifood and Industrial Supply Chains,” the conversation brings together experts and practitioners to examine the human rights impacts of toxic exposure across agrifood systems and lead battery recycling supply chains and strengthen dialogue on prevention, remediation and responsible business conduct to realise communities’ rights to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. MEET THE PANEL Chair & Keynote Speaker Dr. Cynthia C. Umezulike, PhD President and Director of Policy and Human Rights, Global Human Rights Centre (GHRC) Panelists: Professor Alioune Tine — Founder, AfrikaJom Center @FarukKwansahNyame, PhD — Senior Technical Manager, Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) @nitagrande — Project Manager, Green Scenery Sierra Leone @FlorenceShako - Founder and Executive Director, Centre for Education Policy and Climate Justice Pooja Adhikari — Global Coordinator – Labour Rights in Value Chains, Oxfam Deutschland We are pleased to see our executive director, @FlorenceShako contributing to this important conversation, bringing perspectives on how businesses across Africa’s agrifood and industrial sectors cab stregthen #HRDD to identify, prevent and mitigate toxic exposure throughout their supply chains and what meaningful reparations would look like for communities affected by toxic waste. Our appreciation to @DanChurchAid and partners working to advance conversations that connect responsible business with meaningful human rights protection. Responsible business. Safer communities. Stronger accountability. 📍 Dakar, Senegal 📅 29 September 2026 🕑 14:00–15:20 GMT+0 #AfricanBHRForum #BusinessAndHumanRights #ResponsibleBusiness #HumanRights #ToxicExposure #AgrifoodSupplyChains #SupplyChainResponsibility #CEPCJ #ClimateJustice #CorporateAccountability #ResponsibleBusinessConduct @pamoja_trust @DCA_Kenya @rights_centre @achpr_cadhp @UN_HRC @globalcompact @UNICEF @UNHumanRights @UNDP_BHR @FundacionAVINA

Business and Human Rights Solutions Challenge 2026 Meet the voices shaping the conversation! The Cultivating Justice Project Hackathon 2026 is bringing together bold voices, diverse expertise, and fresh perspectives to explore practical solutions at the intersection of Business & Human Rights. Theme: Code for Dignity. Innovate for Impact. 📅 24th–25th September 2026 📍 Strathmore University, Nairobi This is more than a conversation it’s a space to connect ideas, challenge perspectives, and turn innovation into impact. Come ready to listen. Come ready to question. Come ready to innovate. @FlorenceShako @lgesicho @iLabAfrica @StrathU @pamoja_trust @DCA_Kenya @DanishMFA @EUinKenya @MelissaMuindi @Ntinyarijk #CultivatingJustice #Hackathon2026 #BusinessAndHumanRights #CodeForDignity #InnovateForImpact #HumanRights #ResponsibleBusiness #CEPCJ