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Photographs from the Africa–US Presidential Forum — the 3rd Annual convening at UNGA 81, with prior editions to follow in the archive.

3rd Annual · UNGA 81

Royal Love 777 & Wonders from Ghana's Volta River Book Launches

Date24 September 2026
VenueTillman Chapel, Church Center for the UN · 777 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017
Photographs bySam the Photoman

Book launches

Royal Love 777 & Wonders from Ghana's Volta River

Celebrating the launch of both books with their co-authors and co-conveners.

Co-authors & co-conveners

H.E. Rev. Dr. Princess Asie Kabuki OcanseyAuthor of Royal Love 777 & Wonders from Ghana's Volta River

Olufunmilola (Funmi) Serwa Babalola - Ara ẸniCo-author of Wonders from Ghana's Volta River

Programme hosts

Voice of the ceremony

Hosting the afternoon’s programme, welcoming heads of state and dignitaries, and guiding the audience through each act of the ceremony.

Chaplain

Rev. Dionne P. BoissiereChaplain · Church Center for the United Nations

Wilson Kofi DarkoProduct Manager, Microsoft Azure · MBA, Columbia Business School

Awards & ceremonies

Honoring service and peace

Royal Love 777 & Wonders from Ghana's Volta River book launches
Global Servant Leaders for Peace Award Presentation
Foot Washing Ceremony
Ringing the Bell of Peace

Officiants

Bishop Jerry Ayiku DemmerFoot Washing Ceremony · Absolute Word Church, Denver, Colorado

Dr. Hong, Tao-TzeRinging of the Bell of Peace · President, Federation of World Peace and Love (FOWPAL)

Musical performance

Piano & ministration

Live musical accompaniment through the afternoon programme, with a powerful closing ministration.

Piano

Philip Asmah

Piano & Closing Ministration

Jonathan McReynolds (Nana Kwasi)Multiple Grammy award-winning Gospel Music Minister · Distinguished Professor

Royal Love 777 Priesthood

Founding Members

Covenant members in charge of setting up 144 churches globally "for the restoration of the Tabernacle of David (Amos 9:11-12, Acts 15:16-17)" for the next 33 years, as King David did.

Rev. Jonathan L. WeaverRetired Presiding Elder · Ebenezer AME Church, Washington DC

Rev. Dr. Matthew BismarkGeneral Overseer · Global Force Ministry, Houston, Texas

In partnership

Convenors, partners & sponsors

The UNGA 81 book launches were convened, hosted and supported by the following institutions and organisations.

Convened by

World Peace Volunteers (WPV)
Nekotech Center of Excellence
Africa–US Presidential Forum

In partnership with

Diaspora Affairs, Office of the President of Ghana
Ghana Tourism Authority

In collaboration with

Federation of World Peace and Love (FOWPAL)

Princess Ocansey named among the Top 100 Iconic Female World Leaders — honored at the UNGA81 Powerlist Reception

Rev. Dr. Princess Asie Kabuki Ocansey has been named among the Top 100 Iconic Female World Leaders on the Powerlist — an initiative by the Justina Mutale Foundation in partnership with the Art of Iconic Leadership and the World Summit on Women and Girls.

DateThursday, 24 September 2026
PatronDr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, 6th President of Mauritius
AlongsideDr. Joyce Banda, 4th President of Malawi · Fatima Maada Bio, First Lady of Sierra Leone · Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, President Emeritus of Malta · and more

Unveiled annually during the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the Powerlist recognizes women leaders whose leadership, vision and influence are contributing to communities, nations and the wider world — celebrating equality, empowerment, innovation, peace and sustainable development.

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Prior annual forums

2nd Annual
Stevens Institute of Technology Castle Point · Hoboken, NJ · September 2024
View album on Zenfolio
1st Annual
Rutgers University–Newark Newark, NJ · 2023
Album coming soon