Guidance
UK-Africa trade and investment events
Trade and investment events help you gather information, make contacts and expand your network, and promote your business.
Many trade and investment events provide virtual attendance options as well as attendance in person. Click through to individual events in the table for details.
The UK government does not endorse events listed on this page.
Upcoming events
| Event | Date | Organiser |
|---|---|---|
| Africa Food Systems Forum (AGRF) | 2 to 4 September 2024 | AGRF – Africa Food Systems Forum |
| Africa Business Forum 2024 | 26 September 2024 | AGRA, Government of Rwanda |
| AFSIC Investing in Africa | 7 to 9 October 2024 | Africa Events Ltd |
| Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting | 21 to 26 October 2024 | The Commonwealth Secretariat |
| FT Africa Summit | 29 to 30 October 2024 | FT Live |
| Africa Energy Week | 4 to 8 November 2024 | Africa Energy Chamber |
| Global Trade Review Africa | 14 November 2024 | Global Trade Review |
| COP29 | 11 to 22 November 2024 | UN Climate Change |
| Africa Investment Forum | 4 to 6 December 2024 | African Development Bank |
Past events
These events have already occurred, but their websites continue to provide resources, such as recordings of live meetings, forums, blogs and other useful information.
| Event | Date | Organiser |
|---|---|---|
| Africa Energy Forum | 25 to 28 June 2024 | Energynet |
| Africa Tech Summit | 7 June 2024 | Apps Africa |
| The Africa Debate | 4 to 6 June 2024 | Invest Africa |
| Mining Indaba | 5 to 8 February 2024 | Hyve |
| Tanzania Energy Cooperation Summit | 31 January to 1 February 2024 | Energynet |
| UK-Rwanda Business Forum | 29 to 31 January 2024 | British High Commission Kigali |
This guidance is provided as part of the UK government’s Growth Gateway service.
Updates to this page
Published 20 May 2022
Last updated 19 July 2024 + show all updates
Last updated 19 July 2024 + show all updates
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Updated with events for the period September to November 2024.
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Updated with 5 events coming up in March to November 2023
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First published.