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October 2025
14-15 AFSIC Investing in Africa
(Tue-Wed) London. One of the top global conferences focusing on investments into Africa including public markets, private equity, debt, infrastructure and alternatives. Leading global investors, managers and issuers get together.
15: FIX Africa Trading Conference
(Wed) Sandton. The FIX Trading Community across Africa comes together to compare notes and form alliances for greater say in standards and protocols and how they are adapted to the needs of the African markets. The JSE is hosting the FIX Africa Trading Conference (10am-5pm).
16: Absa Africa Financial Markets Index 2025 launch
(Thu): Washington D.C. in-person and virtual. The ninth edition of Absa Africa Financial Markets Index evaluating 29 African countries for market accessibility, openness and transparency. Produced by OMFIF and sponsored by Absa, with the support of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Combines quantitative data analysis with survey insights from over 50 organisations. Top expert speakers including central bankers, Absa, OMFIF and the IMF.
16: AVCA Sustainable Investing in Africa Summit
(Thu) London.Forum for critical dialogue on the evolving role of private capital in sustainable development across Africa. Over 150 delegates including GPs, law firms, advisors and LPs. Best practices for investing for sustainability, emerging trends and risks, and innovative, homegrown solutions for long-term growth. Theme “The capital imperative: Turning intent into action”.
16: SAVCA VC Conference
(Thu): Paarl, Cape Town. Annual conference by the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) discuss key trends and developments. Showcases the venture capital industry in Southern Africa; promotes the VC asset class; networking and sharing information; and strengthening relationships with investors, regulators and the media.
16-17: East Africa Capital Markets
(Thu-Fri) Kampala. Theme: Shaping East Africa’s Capital Markets through Digital Transformation & Sustainable Finance, organized by CMA Uganda and the Uganda Securities Exchange. It brings together policymakers, regulators, market players and development partners.
21-22: Financial Times Africa Summit 2025
(Tue-Wed) London (in-person and digital). Africa in a changing world #FTAfrica. Gathers over 450 policymakers, investors, business leaders and development strategists. Discuss future direction, strategies for long-term resilience and competitiveness, rethinking international aid and financing models to scaling digital infrastructure, renewable energy, and regional trade.
21-23: 64th WFE General Assembly & Annual Meeting
(Tue-Thu) Istanbul. Invitation-only event of the World Federation of Exchanges. Leaders of global exchanges, regulatory authorities, industry experts from academia and the media discuss major issues of the exchange industry. Hosted by Borsa Istanbul.
28-31: Africa PPP conference
(Tue-Fri) Windhoek. 15th edition of longest running infrastructure finance, investment and Public-Private Partnerships summit. Organized by AME Trade with support of Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board and Ministry of Works and Transport of Namibia. Includes 2 days of conference, 1 day masterclass on Project Preparation and 1 day tours (touristic/technical).
November 2025
3-4: Africa Financial Summit
(Mon-Tue) Casablanca. AFIS brings together influential leaders, regulators and institutions in Africa’s financial sector, convening 1,250 decisionmakers for two days including events. The 2025 agenda includes: Unlocking African institutional capital through streamlined regulations for pension and insurance funds, expanding passporting rights to allow innovation to flow, making local stock exchanges and fintech platforms central to capital formation for SMEs, strengthening insurance markets, and supporting regulatory interoperability and Pan-African initiatives such as the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), the African Exchanges Linkage Project (AELP) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
6: 11th ICMA Conference of the Principles
11-12: JSE Capital Markets Masterclass
(Wed-Thu) Virtual. Course: Mapping the financial markets infrastructure value chain, where capital markets fit in and essential components of the value chain. Gives an overview of why we need capital markets, the legal and regulatory structure; the business of securities exchanges and emerging trends, and the importance of liquidity in equity and debt markets, the future of post-trade. Lots of case studies (cost ZAR 11,960+VAT ). Expert trainers are Tamsin Freemantle and Ian Besserabia.
20: S&P Global Africa Summit 2025:
(Thu) Johannesburg. NEW Inaugural S&P Global Africa Summit 2025 “The Path to Capital Markets”. S&P Global Ratings, in collaboration with the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) as co-founding partner, welcome UMOA Titres as an expert and network partner. Brings together regional and international leaders, policymakers and capital markets stakeholders to explore actionable strategies for unlocking investment and advancing Africa’s development agenda through robust financial markets.
26: AELP-ASSDA Stakeholder Forum
(Wed morning) Kigali. Stakeholder forum for the African Exchanges Linkage Project and the African Stockbrokers and Securities Dealers Association (ASSDA).
26-28: 28th ASEA Annual Conference 2025
(Wed-Fri) Kigali. Africa’s top gathering of securities exchanges and interested parties organized by the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) and hosted by the Rwanda Stock Exchange. Theme Adapting to global market shifts: Strategies for resilience and growth. includes an Innovation Forum featuring fintech and other exhibitors and the Pan-African ESG Awards. Each year 300+ attendees 50+ speakers.
27-28: 5th Annual Africa ESG, Impact Investing and Sustainable Finance Summit
(Thu-Fri) Nairobi. 2nd Annual East Africa / 5th Annual Africa ESG, Impact Investing and Sustainable Finance Summit and Expo 2025-East Africa Forum. The leading ecosystem in Africa linking sustainable development, climate change, ESG, impact investing and sustainable finance.
December 2025
2-4: SuperReturn Africa 2025
(Tue-Thur) Cape Town. Private equity – join 700+ private capital leaders including 350+ General Partners (GPs) and 200+ Limited Partners (LPs) with over $1.5trn in assets under managemetn. Discover the latest in ESG & impact, fundraising, debt financing, private credit (new), tech and more.
February 2026
9-12: Mining Indaba - Investing in African Mining
(Mon-Thu) Cape Town. The biggest African mining conference, with 10,500 attendees including government speakers, over 1,450 C-suite and other mining company excutives and 1,300 global investors. A year’s worth of deal-making.
11-12: Pension Funds and Alternative Investments Africa (PIAfrica 2026)
25-26: Inaugural LMA-ICMA Loan & Capital Markets Africa Summit 2026
(Wed-Thu) Cape Town. NEW Inaugural joint summit by the Loan Market Association and the International Capital Markets Association, both very influential market associations. A new summit designed by the industry, for the industry aims to bring together over 1,000 senior stakeholders from across Africa and internationally— issuers, investors, regulators, DFIs and banks — for strategic dialogue, networking and technical exchange. Agenda: Capital market development and regional integration; Sustainable finance and climate transition; Regulatory innovation; Blended finance, FinTech, and digitalization; and Market infrastructure and trading platforms.
April 2026
21-22: The Network Forum TNF Africa
(Tue-Wed) London. Save the date. Annual conference where the teams that enable investment (custody, risk management and many others) share news and ideas on African markets development. A top venue for making connections and building the future of markets.
21-23: WFEClear 2026
May 2026
25-29: African Development Bank Group's 2026 Annual Meetings
(Mon-Fri) Brazzaville. 2026 Meetings will be the first to be held under the chairmanship of Dr Sidi Ould Tah, elected head of the AfDB in May 2025. The Annual Meetings attract over 3,000 delegates each year, including the institution’s governors and executive directors, development partners’ representatives, philanthropists, academic and research institutions, private sector leaders, civil society stakeholders, the media, as well as members of the Bank management and staff.