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 30, 2026 - State of Tech in Africa 2026: Report Launch by AfricaArena

February 4, 2026 - Convergence: Deal Connect: February 2026

February 9, 2026 - GAIL Members’ Gatherings in Africa: GAIL Members’ Lunch

February 10, 2026 - Delta40 Kick-off for Africa Tech Week

February 11 - 12, 2026 - Africa Tech Summit - Nairobi

February 12, 2026 - GAIL Members’ Gathering in Africa: GAIL Members’ Drinks

February 16, 2026 - 2nd FinTech Week: Payments, Security & Beyond

February 16 - 17, 2026 - 2nd Africa Business Forum

February 17 - 18, 2026 - Lagos Tech Fest

February 24, 2026 - GAIL Members’ Drinks - Cape Town

February 24, 2026 -Africa Pay Forums – South Africa

February 25 - 26, 2026 - Sankalp Africa Summit

February 16, 2026 - 2nd FinTech Week: Payments, Security & Beyond

February 24 - 25, 2026 - East African Business & Investment Summit & Expo 2026

February 24 - 27, 2026 - Africa DeepTech Summit (ATS 2026)

February 24 - 27, 2026 - Convergence - Africa's Green Economy Summit 2026

February 25, 2026 - UNHCR x Fuzé Challenge Kampala 2026

February 25 - 26, 2026 - LMA & ICMA Annual Africa Summit

March 2 - 5, 2026 - GSMA Mobile World Congress

March 3 - 5, 2026 - Africa Energy Indaba

March 5, 2026 - Convergence - Blended Finance Training in Nairobi

March 10 - 11, 2026 - SAVCA PE & VC Conference

March 10 - 12, 2026 - Inclusive FinTech Forum 2026

March 12 - 13, 2026 - 2026 New Africa Capital Forum

March 17, 2026 - International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA)

March 24, 2026 - Semafor - The Next 3 Billion

March 24, 2026 - Africa Pay Forums – South Africa Edition

March 26 - 27, 2026 - Invest in Ethiopia 2026

March 26 - 27, 2026 - 4th Invest in Ethiopia High-Level Business Forum

March 31, 2026 - Convergence - Blended Finance Training for Canadian Managers

April 1 - 30, 2026 - 22nd Annual AVCA Conference & VC Summit

April 14, 2026 - Invest in Africa Summit 2026 Digital Economy

April 20 - 24, 2026 - International Conference on Financing for Development

April 21 - 24, 2026 - ARE Energy Access Investment Forum 2026

April 27 - 30, 2026 - Connected Banking Summit

April 29 - 30, 2026 -AfricArena Venture Studio & Corporate Innovation Summit

April 29 - 30, 2026 - Nairobi Startup Summit and Awards

May 4 - 6, 2026 - Converge Africa 2026

May 5 - 6, 2026 - 5th Canada-Africa Business Conference

May 6 - 7, 2026 - Impact Capital Africa Zambia 2026

May 11 - 13, 2026 - Global AI Congress Africa 2026

May 19 - 22, 2026 - All Africa Pension Summit 2026

May 21 - 22, 2026 - Latitude59 x Kenya 2026

June 2 - 4, 2026 - ILPA Members’ Conference

June 10, 2026 - Africa Pay Forums – Nairobi Edition

June 16 - 18, 2026 - Regenerative Oceans Conference

June 16 - 20, 2026 - 10th East Africa Philanthropy Conference

June 22 - 26, 2026 - UNEP FI Global Roundtable 2026

June 25, 2026 - Africa Payments & RegTech Forum 2026

July 8 - 10, 2026 - Accelerating German–African Trade and Investment

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

July 15 - 17, 2026 - 6th India-Africa Entrepreneurship & Investment Summit

July 31 - Aug 4, 2026 - Uganda Kwekawaffe Canadian Business Forum

September 8 - 9, 2026 - Seamless Africa 2026

September 10, 2026 - Africa Pay Forums – Egypt Edition

September 20 - 23, 2026 - ANDE - Global Annual Conference 2026

September 14 - 15, 2026 - Concordia Summit 2026

September 26 - 27, 2026 - Techne Summit Cairo

October 8 - 9, 2026 - Enkopa Summit

October 12 - 14, 2026 - SOCAP26 Global

October 13 - 14, 2026 - AFSIC 2026

October 14 - 15, 2026 - Impact/Week - Norrsken

October 20 - 21, 2026 - IEE Entrepreneurship Summit 2026

October 21 - 22, 2026 - Financial Times Live 2026

October 21 - 23, 2026 - The Toronto Global Forum

October 27 - 29, 2026 - GIIN Impact Forum 2026

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

October 28 - 29, 2026 - Moonshot by TechCabal Summit

October 29 - 30, 2026 - Africa Startup Festival 2026

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

November 3 - 5, 2026 - ILPA Annual Summit

November 5 - 6, 2026 - FSD Africa Early-Stage Finance Conference

November 9 - 20, 2026 - COP31: UN Climate Change Conference

November 16 - 19, 2026 - Africa Tech Festival 2026

November 16 - 22, 2026 - Global Entrepreneurship Week 2026

November 19, 2026 - Africa Pay Forum – West Africa Edition

November 26 - 27, 2026 - Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (AESIS)

December 1 - 3, 2026 - SuperReturns Africa 2026

December 1 - 3, 2026 - Africa Smart/Sustainable Cities Summit

December 14 - 15, 2026 - G20 Leaders’ Summit 2026