Alamein Africa Forum 2026

The Alamein Africa Forum (GO63) is a new permanent African business forum, co-organised by the Government of Egypt, Afreximbank and AUDA-NEPAD and set to convene every two years in Egypt. Its inaugural edition brings more than 20 heads of state and government representatives together with leaders of international and regional financial institutions, investors and chief executives, with the aim of turning Agenda 2063 into concrete partnerships, policies and projects.

Programme

Two days of plenaries, sector panels and closed-door roundtables, followed by a presidential lunch, with side events from 1 October.

• From Diplomacy to Delivery: unlocking trade and integration across Africa
• Africa's Food Potential: from promise to global powerhouse
• Partnering with Egypt: shared opportunities for African business
• Rethinking Africa's energy systems
• Development corridors and logistics routes
• Africa's new growth compact in a turbulent world
• The Missing Trillion: unlocking capital at scale
• Investing in health: manufacturing and regional value chains
• Digital transformation and space technology
• Connected, climate-resilient cities
• Leveraging Africa's mineral wealth
• Future Focus: hearing from Africa's industrialists

Strategic goals

The forum sets out six goals for the continent's public and private leaders.

• Align policy and investment priorities
• Mobilise partnerships for implementation
• Strengthen financing and investment pathways
• Catalyse intra-African trade opportunities
• Integrate emerging economic sectors
• Ensure continuity and accountability

Deal-making and exhibition

Structured B2B and B2G meetings support deal-making, and confirmed delegates can request bilateral meetings through the forum platform. A Startup Arena runs over two days, and an exhibition showcases organisations and innovators from across Africa.

Who attends

Heads of state and ministers, leaders of the African Union Commission, AfCFTA Secretariat and development finance institutions, chief executives, investors and policymakers working on infrastructure, energy, manufacturing, digital and trade.