African Conferences, November 8th - 14th
Event happening all over Africa between the 8th to 14th of November 2026
AVPA Conference 2026
9nd - 11th November 2026 - Cape Town, South Africa
The AVPA Conference is Africa's premier convening of changemakers, policymakers, investors, philanthropists, and development actors dedicated to advancing impactful social investment across Africa. Hosted by the African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA), the conference provides a dynamic platform to explore innovative solutions, share best practices, and foster powerful partnerships that drive sustainable development on the continent.
The 2026 AVPA Conference will be held from 9th to 11th November in Capetown, South Africa at the Century City Conference Centre.
This year's theme is Beyond Aid: Financing Africa's Future for Sustainable Impact.
Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum
4th - 7th November 2026 - Windhoek, Namibia
AWIEF is a non-profit organisation dedicated to championing women’s entrepreneurial ventures, recognising their empowerment as a key driver of inclusive growth and prosperity across Africa.
AWIEF returns as Africa’s premier platform for women in leadership and innovation, shifting the conversation from simple participation to absolute economic ownership.
S&P Global Africa Summit 2026
10th - 11th November 2026 - Lagos, Nigeria
Turning West Africa's Potential into Reality
Africa’s long-term growth will depend on deeper, more liquid, and more resilient capital markets that can mobilise domestic savings, expand local-currency financing, improve risk transparency, and connect African issuers with domestic and global investors. Nigeria is central to this agenda as one of Africa’s largest economies and a key West African financial hub, with the potential to shape regional capital flows, institutional investor participation, and sovereign debt market development.
The wider West African context reinforces this opportunity. Côte d’Ivoire’s growth momentum within WAEMU and access to the BRVM framework, alongside Ghana’s post-restructuring path toward renewed macroeconomic stability, highlight both the progress made and the need to build more resilient domestic markets that can support confidence, investment, and long-term financing.
The S&P Global Africa Summit 2026 will convene senior policymakers, financial leaders, investors, and capital markets stakeholders under the theme "Turning West Africa's Potential into Reality". The summit will explore how policymakers, development finance institutions, investors, and market leaders can strengthen financial ecosystems and catalyse capital formation across the region. Drawing on S&P Global’s credit ratings, risk analytics, and research capabilities, the event will provide actionable insights into the credit, investment, and policy implications of an increasingly complex global environment.
Africa Health Data Forum 2026
10th - 12th November 2026 - Nairobi, Kenya
The World Health Organization, in collaboration with partners, will convene the first Africa Health Data Forum from 10 to 12 November 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing together Member States, development partners, technical and financial institutions, academia, civil society and the private sector for a country-driven dialogue on strengthening health data and information systems across Africa. The ultimate aim is not to develop another set of recommendations, but to better understand country needs and facilitate coordinated action with countries and partners to address them.
dEX Design Conference
12th - 14th November 2026 - Accra, Ghana
dEX Design Conference brings together practitioners, students, policymakers, and entrepreneurs shaping the future of African design — for three days of thinking, making, connecting, and growing.
DDC26 is built around three dimensions: People (design for equity), Planet (design for ecological resilience), and Profit (design for sustainable business).
