AfBC Africa Investment Summit

Access investment-ready African projects and rigorously vetted, bankable opportunities. Connect with institutional investors including PE firms, VCs, sovereign wealth funds, and global financiers.

The summit will showcase and spotlight high-potential, impact-driven projects across key sectors and top African markets, helping rebalance risk and accelerate projects from planning to financial close while driving inclusive, sustainable economic growth.

Facilitate transition from traditional aid-dependency toward structured and blended financing models that catalyze private sector participation. By strategically combining concessional funds from development agencies with commercial capital, the Summit aims to de-risk large-scale infrastructure, green energy, and digital transformation projects. Address the estimated $500 billion to $1.2 trillion annual financing gap required to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across the continent. Unlock finance for critical "hard" infrastructure like transportation, water systems, and Special Economic Zones (SEZs).

Serve as a high-velocity catalyst for cross-border expansion, facilitating the establishment of robust partnerships, joint ventures, and strategic M&A that allow global firms to scale across the continent’s 1.3 billion consumers. By leveraging the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) framework, the forum aims to de-risk market entry for international investors through targeted intelligence, regulatory navigation, and the identification of bankable local partners. Strengthen Regional and International Trade: Leverage AfCFTA) to encourage cross-border investment, trade and integrated supply chains. Public-Private Collaboration: Promoting "Public-Community-Private" (PCP) models to ensure investments benefit local communities and provide sustainable social impact.

 Reimagining economic partnerships (specifically the UK-Africa corridor) to focus on long-term resilience rather than just short-term trade. Catalyze a paradigm shift in UK-Africa relations, moving from traditional aid-dependency models toward a strategic, "investment-first" economic partnership. Facilitate high-value, two-way trade by bridging the information gap between UK institutional investors and bankable African projects, particularly within the framework of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Leverage the UK's "Modern Trade" strategy to help British firms access a unified market of 1.3 billion consumers.