Tech, Business and Politics in Africa Calendar

Explore our Tech, Business and Politics in Africa Calendar, highlighting major events and conferences shaping innovation, investment and policy across Africa. Each listing includes key details and links to learn more.

January 11, 2026 - Parliamentary Elections (Held) (Benin)

January 15, 2026 - General Election (Held) (Uganda)

January 30, 2026 - State of Tech in Africa 2026: Report Launch by AfricaArena (Webinar)

February 4, 2026 - Convergence: Deal Connect: February 2026 (Webinar)

February 9, 2026 - GAIL Members’ Gatherings in Africa: GAIL Members’ Lunch (Cape Town, South Africa)

February 10, 2026 - Delta40 Kick-off for Africa Tech Week (Nairobi, Kenya)

February 11 - 12, 2026 - Africa Tech Summit - Nairobi (Nairobi, Kenya)

February 12, 2026 - GAIL Members’ Gathering in Africa: GAIL Members’ Drinks (Accra, Ghana)

February 16, 2026 - 2nd FinTech Week: Payments, Security & Beyond (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

February 16 - 17, 2026 - 2nd Africa Business Forum (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

February 17 - 18, 2026 - Lagos Tech Fest (Lagos, Nigeria)

February 24, 2026 - GAIL Members’ Drinks - (Cape Town, South Africa)

February 24, 2026 -Africa Pay Forums – (Johannesburg, South Africa)

February 25 - 26, 2026 - Sankalp Africa Summit (Nairobi, Kenya)

February 16, 2026 - 2nd FinTech Week: Payments, Security & Beyond (Nairobi, Kenya)

February 24 - 25, 2026 - East African Business & Investment Summit & Expo 2026 (Nairobi, Kenya)

February 24 - 27, 2026 - Africa DeepTech Summit ( Lagos, Nigeria)

February 24 - 27, 2026 - Convergence - Africa's Green Economy Summit 2026 (Capetown, South Africa)

February 25, 2026 - UNHCR x Fuzé Challenge (Kampala, Uganda)

February 25 - 26, 2026 - LMA & ICMA Annual Africa Summit (Cape Town, South Africa)

March 2 - 5, 2026 - GSMA Mobile World Congress (Fira Gran Via, Barcelona)

March 3 - 5, 2026 - Africa Energy Indaba (Cape Town, South Africa)

March 5, 2026 - Convergence - Blended Finance Training (Nairobi, Kenya)

March 10 - 11, 2026 - SAVCA PE & VC Conference (Cape Town, South Africa)

March 10 - 12, 2026 - Inclusive FinTech Forum 2026 (Kigali, Rwanda)

March 12 - 13, 2026 - 2026 New Africa Capital Forum (Accra, Ghana)

March 17, 2026 - International Economic Forum of the Americas (Buenos Aires - Argentina)

March 24, 2026 - Semafor - The Next 3 Billion (Nairobi, Kenya

March 24, 2026 - Africa Pay Forums – South Africa Edition (Johannesburg, South Africa)

March 26 - 27, 2026 - Invest in Ethiopia 2026 (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

March 26 - 27, 2026 - 4th Invest in Ethiopia High-Level Business Forum (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

March 31, 2026 - Convergence - Blended Finance Training for Canadian Managers (Montréal, Canada)

April 10, 2026, Presidential Election (Djibouti)

April 12, 2026 - Presidential Election (Benin)

April 14, 2026 - Invest in Africa Summit 2026 Digital Economy (The Hague, Netherlands)

April 20 - 24, 2026 - International Conference on Financing for Development (New York City, United States)

April 21 - 24, 2026 - ARE Energy Access Investment Forum 2026 (Nairobi, Kenya)

April 27 - 30, 2026 - Connected Banking Summit (Nairobi, Kenya)

April 29 - 30, 2026 -AfricArena Venture Studio & Corporate Innovation Summit (Nairobi, Kenya)

April 29 - 30, 2026 - Nairobi Startup Summit and Awards (Nairobi, Kenya)

April 27 - May 01, 2026 - 22nd Annual AVCA Conference & VC Summit (Nairobi, Kenya)

May 4 - 6, 2026 - Converge Africa 2026 (Cape Town, South Africa)

May 6 - 7, 2026 - Impact Capital Africa Zambia 2026 (Lusaka, Zambia)

May 11 - 13, 2026 - Global AI Congress Africa 2026 (Sousse, Tunisia)

May 17, 2026 - Parliamentary Election (Cape Verde)

May 19 - 22, 2026 - All Africa Pension Summit 2026 (Balaclava Fort, Mauritius)

May 21 - 22, 2026 - Latitude59 x Kenya 2026 (Nairobi, Kenya)

June 1, 2026 - General Election (Ethiopia)

June 2 - 4, 2026 - ILPA Members’ Conference (Chicago, United States)

June 10, 2026 - Africa Pay Forums – Nairobi Edition (Nairobi, Kenya)

June 16 - 18, 2026 - Regenerative Oceans Conference (Mombasa, Kenya)

June 16 - 20, 2026 - 10th East Africa Philanthropy Conference (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

June 22 - 26, 2026 - UNEP FI Global Roundtable 2026 (Webinar and London, United Kingdom)

June 25, 2026 - Africa Payments & RegTech Forum 2026 (Johannesburg, South Africa)

July 8 - 10, 2026 - Accelerating German–African Trade and Investment (Nairobi, Kenya)

July 14 - 16, 2026 - Grande Rencontre de l’Innovation Technologique (GRIT) (Missouri, United States)

July 15 - 17, 2026 - 6th India-Africa Entrepreneurship & Investment Summit (Cape Town, South Africa)

July 31 - Aug 4, 2026 - Uganda Kwekawaffe Canadian Business Forum (Edmonton, Canada)

August 13, 2026 - General Election (Zambia)

September 8 - 9, 2026 - Seamless Africa 2026 (Johannesburg, South Africa)

September 10, 2026 - Africa Pay Forums – Egypt Edition (Cairo, Egypt)

September 20 - 23, 2026 - ANDE - Global Annual Conference 2026 (Cape Town, South Africa)

September 14 - 15, 2026 - Concordia Summit 2026 (New York City, United States)

September 26 - 27, 2026 - Techne Summit (Cairo, Egypt)

October 8 - 9, 2026 - Enkopa Summit (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

October 12 - 14, 2026 - SOCAP26 Global (Chicago, United States)

October 13 - 14, 2026 - AFSIC 2026 (London, United Kingdom)

October 14 - 15, 2026 - Impact/Week - Norrsken (Barcelona, Spain)

October 20 - 21, 2026 - IEE Entrepreneurship Summit 2026 (Toronto, Canada)

October 21 - 22, 2026 - Financial Times Live 2026 (London, United Kingdom)

October 21 - 23, 2026 - The Toronto Global Forum (Toronto, Canada)

October 27 - 29, 2026 - GIIN Impact Forum 2026 (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

October 28 - 29, 2026 - Platform Frontier Markets (Africa & ME) 2026 (Marrakech, Morocco)

October 28 - 29, 2026 - Moonshot by TechCabal Summit (Lagos, Nigeria)

October 29 - 30, 2026 - Africa Startup Festival 2026

October 30 - Nov 2, 2026 -Africa HealthTech Summit ( Nairobi, Kenya)

November 3 - 5, 2026 - ILPA Annual Summit (New York, United States)

November 5 - 6, 2026 - FSD Africa Early-Stage Finance Conference (Nairobi, Kenya)

November 9 - 20, 2026 - COP31: UN Climate Change Conference (Antalya, Turkey)

November 15, 2026 - Presidential Election (Cape Verde)

November 16 - 19, 2026 - Africa Tech Festival 2026 (Cape Town, South Africa)

November 16 - 22, 2026 - Global Entrepreneurship Week 2026 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

November 19, 2026 - Africa Pay Forum – West Africa Edition (Johannesburg, South Africa)

November 26 - 27, 2026 - Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (Cape Town, South Africa)

December 1 - 3, 2026 - SuperReturns Africa 2026 (Cape Town, South Africa)

December 1 - 3, 2026 - Africa Smart/Sustainable Cities Summit (Johannesburg, South Africa)

December 5, 2026 - Presidential Election (The Gambia)

December 6, 2026 - General Election (Guinea-Bissau)

December 14 - 15, 2026 - G20 Leaders’ Summit 2026 (Miami, United States)

December 22, 2026 - General Election (South Sudan)