African Business Roundtable (ABR) / NEPAD Business Group Nigeria (NBGN) Business Forum – Abuja, Nigeria
2025-06-27 08:00 - 17:00 (Africa/Lagos)
Date: Friday, 27th June 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Venue: Abuja Continental Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria
We are delighted to invite you to the ABR/NBGN Business Forum on Operationalizing the AfCFTA, a landmark event strategically convened on the sidelines of the Afreximbank Annual Meetings. This prestigious forum offers a unique platform for high-level engagement, strategic visibility, and impactful dialogue among Africa’s most influential leaders.
Forum Theme:
“Enhancing Domestic Capacities for Optimizing the Opportunities of AfCFTA for Africa’s Prosperity and Mitigating the External Threats to Its Implementation”
This year’s forum will catalyze bold and forward-looking conversations on critical issues including:

Regional integration
Industrial transformation
Infrastructure development
Regulatory harmonization
Trade facilitation
Financial innovation

Who’s Attending:
Over 200 senior leaders and influencers from across Africa are expected to attend, including policymakers, CEOs, financiers, multilateral organizations, investors, entrepreneurs, and academics. This presents an invaluable opportunity for strategic networking, thought leadership, and collaborative partnerships that drive continental progress.
Special Highlight:
The forum will also feature the official launch of the ABR 30th Anniversary Commemorative Book, celebrating three decades of private sector advocacy and transformational investment promotion across Africa.
Register Now
Secure your spot at this high-level gathering by registering here
Don’t Miss the Afreximbank Annual Meetings
Maximize your engagement by also registering for the Afreximbank Annual Meetings, which bring together key players in African trade and investment.
Register via the official link: HERE

AU Summit: 48th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council and the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the AU Heads of State and Government
2026-02-11 - 2026-02-15
AU Summit: 48th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council and the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the AU Heads of State and Government

Theme: Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations

These two sessions will be preceded by that of the Permanent Representatives Committee.

11th – 15th February 2026
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Africa Business Forum 2026
2026-02-16 - 2026-02-17
Africa Business Forum 2026

Theme: Financing the future of Africa: Jobs and Innovation for sustainable transformation.

Registration is open. Deadline 13 February 2026. Kindly log into the website to register. https://indico.un.org/event/1021548/registrations/24160/

The Forum will spotlight the continent’s capacity to transform capital into impact by catalysing investments, partnerships and policy that create jobs, foster innovation, and unlock creative potential.

16th – 17th February, 2026
1st floor Conference Room 1, United Nations Conference Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

UN Women: 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women
2026-03-09 - 2026-03-19
UN Women: 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women

Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world will be in attendance.
Priority theme: Ensuring and strengthening access to justice for all women and girls, including by promoting inclusive and equitable legal systems, eliminating discriminatory laws, policies, and practices, and addressing structural barriers.

9th – 19st March, 2026
UN Headquarters, New York.

The 13th edition of the Zambia International Mining & Energy Conference (ZIMEC 2026)
2026-03-25 - 2026-03-26
The 13th edition of the Zambia International Mining & Energy Conference (ZIMEC 2026)

The event is being hosted by AMETRADE.
Interested participants are kindly requested to register at: https://zimeczambia.com/

25-26 March 2026.
the Garden Court Hotel, Kitwe, Zambia

58th session of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA): Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
2026-03-28 - 2026-04-03
58th session of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA): Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development

Theme: Growth through innovation: Harnessing data and frontier technologies for the economic transformation of Africa.
The ministerial segment will include a high-level policy dialogue on the theme of the session, the annual Adebayo Adedeji Lecture, and round-table discussions on a series of sub-themes.

28th March – 3rd April 2026
Tangier, Morocco.

World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings
2026-04-13 - 2026-04-18
World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings

The meetings are comprised of events open to all attendees, ministerial-level invitation-only sessions, closed bilateral meetings, and events open only to the press.

The meeting will cover topics such as governance, sustainable development, and poverty eradication.

13th – 18th April, 2026
Washington, D.C.

World Investment Summit (WIS)
2026-04-27 - 2026-04-30
World Investment Summit (WIS)

Theme: Unlocking capital, accelerating development, driving prosperity.

27th – 30th April, 2026
Abuja, Nigeria

Africa CEO Forum Annual Summit
2026-05-14 - 2026-05-15
Africa CEO Forum Annual Summit

The 2026 edition is in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group
In attendance will be 2,000 African private and public sector leaders, as well as international investors.
Participation is reserved for C-Suite executives (CEO, MD, Partner…) or Exco members of African companies with a turnover of more than 20 million euros (50 million euros for international companies).
Registration is ongoing.

14th – 15th May, 2026
Kigali.

Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
2026-05-25 - 2026-05-29
Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

The 2026 Me ABR and Innovest Afrika, with the support of PAFTRAC, are planning three investor accelerator cohorts for startups in Nigeria, Egypt, and Kenya. The initiative aims to enhance investment readiness, facilitate access to capital, and promote scalable, high-impact ventures across the continent. Further details will be communicated in due course.etings will be the first to be held under the chairmanship of Dr Sidi Ould Tah, who was elected as head of the Bank Group on 29 May 2025.
The Annual Meetings are comprised of Member States’ invitation-only sessions, closed bilateral meetings, as well as events open to all attendees, including the Press.
Registration for the Annual Meetings will open on 9 March and close on 18 May 2026. Specific information related to registration and participation in the Meetings, will be shared with you in due course.

25th – 29th May 2026
Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.

AAFEF 2026 The Inaugural Arab- African Energy Finance & Investment Forum
2026-06-04 - 2026-06-05
AAFEF 2026
The Inaugural Arab- African Energy Finance & Investment Forum

The event is being hosted by AMETRADE.
Interested participants are kindly requested to register at: https://arabafricanenergyfinance.com/

4th – 5th June 2026
Dakar, Senegal

Afreximbank Annual Meeting
2026-06-21 - 2026-06-24
Theme: “Intra-African Trade & Industrialization: Pathway to Economic Sovereignty.”
The AAM2026 conference will bring together heads of state, policymakers, development finance institutions and international partners to discuss ways to strengthen economic sovereignty, accelerate transformation and enhance regional value chains through intra-African trade and industrialization.

June 21 – 24 2026
Egypt, New Alamein City

9th Annual Mining On Top Africa 2026
2026-07-07 - 2026-07-08
The event is being hosted by AMETRADE.
Interested participants are kindly requested to register at

https://miningontop-africa.com/
07 – 08 July
Paris, France

18th U.S Africa Business Summit 2026
2026-07-26 - 2026-07-29
18th U.S Africa Business Summit 2026

This event will bring together African Heads of State and Government, Ministers, high-level U.S and African Government Officials, CEOs, and senior executives of U.S. and African companies to explore investment, trade and commercial opportunities.
Registration opening soon

26th – 29th July, 2026
Republic of Mauritius

81st Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 81) Opening and General debate
2026-09-08 - 2026-09-22
81st Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 81) Opening and General debate
Full details of the event will be conveyed to you in due course.
8th – 22nd September, 2026
New York City, United States of America.

9th World Investment Forum (WIF)
2026-10-03 - 2026-10-08
9th World Investment Forum (WIF)

Theme: Countering Fragmentation of a Global Economy.
Focusing on promoting sustainable investment and addressing global challenges.

3rd – 8th October, 2026.
Qatar.

World Bank/IMF Annual meetings
2026-10-12 - 2026-10-18
World Bank/IMF Annual meetings
The meeting will bring together central bankers, ministers of finance and development, and more.
12th – 18th October, 2026.
Bangkok, Thailand
