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October 2026
13-14: AFSIC 2026
(Tue-Wed) London. Africa Financial Services Investment Conference (AFSIC). Probably the biggest and best organized Africa investment event taking place annually in Europe. Highly focused on public markets, private equity, debt, infrastructure and alternatives. Leading global investors, managers and issuers get together.
13-15: Carbon Markets Africa Summit 2026
(Tue-Thu) Kigali. Convenes project developers, regulators, investors and corporate buyers for top discussions, panels and rund-tables. Unlock Africa’s carbon potential through accelerating high-integrity carbon markets, project development and climate finance. Build on momentum from regional policy shifts, Article 6 implementation and voluntary carbon market expansion. Top speaker line-up.
15: AVCA Sustainable Investing in Africa Summit
(Thur) London: Platform for investors, business leaders, policymakers and development partners to explore the evolving role of private capital in shaping Africa’s sustainable future. Explores: best practices for investing with a sustainability lens; emerging trends and risks; innovative, homegrown solutions for long-term growth. Theme “Built to Last: The New Global Reality”.
15: UK–Africa Trade and Investment Forum
(Thu) London. Boosting UK–Africa economic links, convenes government officials, executives, development finance institutions (DFIs), multilateral development banks, institutional investors, philanthropists, venture capitalists, experts, academics, professionals and members of the diaspora. Speakers include Thapelo Tsheole – Chief Executive Officer, AFRINEX Limited.
21-22: Financial Times Africa Summit
(Wed-Thu) London (in-person and digital). Shaping the next era of growth. 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. #FTAfrica
27 and 28: Launch of Absa Africa Financial Markets Index 2026
(Tue) London, fully booked. The tenth edition of Absa Africa Financial Markets Index 2026 in its 10th year was launched in Bangkok on 14 Oct, and there are discussion events in London and Paris (28 Oct – register here).
27-29: The GIIN Impact Forum
(Tue-Thu) Amsterdam. Premier global event for impact investing practitioners – investors and changemakers. Convened by The Global Impact Investing Network. Agenda includes: impact measurement and value creation, climate solutions, resilient energy, food systems, AI and competitiveness, role of institutional asset managers. (27 Oct members’ day from 2pm).
27: Webinar: Putting Performance into Context: Benchmarking Modern Trading Infrastructure
(Tue 15:00-16:00 GMT) webinar. WFE brings together industry professionals from Connamara Technologies and Exactpro on what makes non-functional performance benchmarks meaningful for trading venues and other market infrastructures. Aimed at professionals working across exchanges, trading venues, clearing houses and other market infrastructures, as well as those involved in technology evaluation, performance testing, capacity planning and operational resilience.
28: Africa Fintech Forum 8th edition
(Wed) Cairo. Convenes regulators, tier-1 banks, digital challengers, regtech providers and infrastructure leaders to shape Egypt’s next chapter: scaling innovation responsibly as Egypt enters a defining decade for fintech and digital banking.
29-30: Financial Inclusion Summit & Expo 2026
(Thu-Fri) Cape Town. 3rd annual Africa Financial Inclusion Summit & Expo (AFI2026), covers digital finance, inclusive banking, payments, insurance, credit, pensions, investments, financial literacy and fintech innovation. Policymakers, regulators, fintech, institutions, investors, development organisations, tech providers and business leaders.
November 2026
3-4: Africa Financial Summit (AFIS) 2026
(Tue-Wed) Luanda. AFIS is convened by Jeune Afrique Media Group and the Africa CEO Forum and co-hosted by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Over 1,250 senior leaders from Africa’s financial industry, policymakers and regulators, a unique platform for bold debate, high-level collaboration and decisive solutions.
10-11: S&P Global Africa Summit 2026
(Tue-Wed) Lagos. Theme “Turning West Africa’s Potential into Reality”. Explore how policymakers, development finance institutions, investors and market leaders can strengthen financial ecosystems and catalyse capital formation.
11-13: Africa PPP (Public Private Partnership)
(Wed-Fri) Nairobi. Momentum is building in fast-growing cities, energy, transport corridors, water and industrial hubs.Theme: Governments, investors, development finance institutions and project developers discuss: “Building Africa’s prosperity: transformative infrastructure, investment and partnerships to accelerate economic development”.
17-19: Africa Tech Festival
(Tue-Thu) Cape Town. 29th edition of Africa Tech Festival, 13,500+ tech leaders, innovatros, policymakers and decision-makers. Top VIP speakers including Ministers from South Africa, Ghana and Botswana and business CEOs, CTOs and many others. Telecoms, infrastructure, enterprise, datacentres, AI, cybersecurity, startups and digital transformation. Sponsors and exhibitors include Microsoft, Huawei, Linkfields and Orange.
17-19: Zimbabwe Mining Week 2026
(Tue-Thu) Harare. Investment meets opportunity, connecting projects, capital, and policy to drive beneficiation and industrial growth
17-19: 65th WFE General Assembly & Annual Meeting
(Tue-Thu) Mumbai. The Annual Meeting of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) is an invitation-only event, where CEOs and other leaders of global exchanges, regulatory authorities, industry experts from academia and the media gather together for in-depth discussion on major issues surrounding the exchange industry. It’s the ultimate decision-making body of WFE, approves policies, membership, budgets, and election of officers. Hosted by National Stock Exchange of India.
19: Africa Fintech Forum 9th edition
(Wed) Lagos. Nigeria is at the epicentre of Africa’s fintech revolution, defining the future of global finance. Over 250 active fintech companies, over $1.2–1.5bn in annual fintech revenues and accounting for nearly 40% of Africa’s total fintech funding, Exclusive, invite-only leadership forum for influential decision-makers across banking, fintech, regulation, investment and technology, with strong alignment with regulators. The forum is designed as a closed-door, high-impact platform where strategies are shaped and partnerships are forged.
25-27: 29th ASEA Annual Conference
(Wed-Fri) Maputo. The top gathering for Africa’s exchanges, hosted by Bolsa de Valores de Moçambique. Theme “Africa Driving Capital Markets Integration”. Hear from and meet the top policy makers, leaders and securities exchange CEOs from across Africa and leading world exchanges (London Japan, World Federation of Exchanges, etc.)
26-27: PAPSS COWRY 2026
(Thu-Fri) Addis Ababa. Co-hosted by Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) and National Bank of Ethiopia. Convenes leaders and institutions driving Africa’s payments and settlement systems. Agenda: local-currency settlement, stablecoins, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), interoperability, cross-border trade, payment innovation and connectivity to global networks. Convenes central banks, regulators, commercial banks, fintechs, payment networks, corporates and development institutions, and payments and financial industry professionals, corporates, CFOs, treasurers and traders.
December 2026
1-3: SuperReturn Africa
(Tue-Thu) Cape Town. Africa’s biggest and most senior private capital conference: 700+ private market leaders, 200+ limited partners (LPs) with $1.5trn in assets under management (AUM), 350+ General partners (GPs). Major opportunities. The whole of Africa in one room, latest trends, opportunities and challenges. Check website for agenda and who is attending.
January 2027
February 2027
23-26: Africa's Green Economy Summit (AGES)
(Tue-Fri) Cape Town. Fifth edition. International line-up of speakers from government, development finance, industry and civil society. Green projects totalling over $2bn will pitch for investment and there will be Green Village bringing together 200 attendees with different parts of green finance and support such as special economic zone, development finance institutions and projects. Supported by host city Cape Town, Climate Policy Initiative and Frost & Sullivan as knowledge partners, AP3 as transaction advisory partner, ESI Africa as host media partner.
March 2027
17-19: 10th Pension Funds & Alternative Investments
(Wed-Fri) Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius. Africa’s investors, policymakers, regulators and global partners share insights, forge partnerships and turn strategy into investable action – build resilient portfolios, access private markets, finance sustainable infrastructure and drive inclusive growth while fulfilling fiduciary obligations. Great line-up of speakers, also full-day masterclass “Preparing Institutional Leaders for the Next Generation of Alternative Investments”.
April 2027
27-29: WFEClear 2027: The WFE’s Clearing and Derivatives Conference
(Tue-Thu) Almaty. The World Federation of Exchanges annual WFEClear convenes industry leaders from clearing houses, exchanges and regulators to share original research and ideas on the future of central clearing. By invitation only. Hosted by Kazakhstan Stock Exchange.