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About

Our mission is to accelerate access to financial services for small and medium-sized businesses worldwide by fostering knowledge exchange, driving policy reform, building meaningful connections, and championing innovation. As the leading SME finance network globally, we steer industry innovations, support replication of best practices, steer policy advocacy, and foster global knowledge transfer.

The SME Finance Forum brings together the institutions driving innovation, inclusion, and growth for small businesses across the globe.

The Annual Convening on Impact Investing (ACII) is Nigeria’s premier forum for networking, thought leadership, and capital mobilization. The platform bridges the gap between global investment and local potential, uniting policymakers, investors, and social entrepreneurs to catalyze sustainable solutions to unlock capital. Over two high-impact days, participants will engage in expert-led dialogues, unlock exclusive deal opportunities, and connect with the pioneers defining the continent’s impact landscape.

Join us to drive the future of capital, culminating in our annual celebration of excellence at the Awards Ceremony.

Where the connections drive returns
The most LPs. The most senior leaders. The most international audience. The best investment opportunities. Anywhere in Africa.

What’s new for this year?
The #1 LP/GP gathering in Africa, bringing the private markets community together to connect, share insights and shape the future of the industry.

New summit: Tech, AI & VC summit, Tuesday 1 December

Enhanced agenda: new topics including investment consultant strategy, bitcoin mining, independent sponsors, credit secondaries and more…

Deeper discussions: from case studies on private credit to collaborative workshops on risk and resilience

More varied LP/GP networking opportunities: private credit breakfast, climate investment masterclass, fishbowl session and more….

Network with a world-class audience

Navigating the Next Wave: AI, Innovation, and Health for All

About the Global Digital Health Forum

GDHF is the leading global public health industry networking and relationship-building opportunity for technology vendors, donors, researchers, government representatives, and implementing organizations working in emerging markets.

The Pulse of Fintech
Africa’s Premier Gathering for Fintech Visionaries
The Africa Fintech Meetup is a one-day premier gathering of fintech leaders, decision-makers, regulators, startups, and financial institutions, uniting to advance digital finance across the continent.

The 2026 edition in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia will serve as a platform to catalyze regional dialogue, knowledge sharing, and networking at the intersection of technology and financial services.

Driving Dialogue.Transforming Finance.
December 2nd, 2026 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

This premier event brings together East Africa’s fintech elite; from regulators and banks to tech entrepreneurs and global investors, creating high-impact branding, collaboration, and business development opportunities in a premium setting.

Target attendees include senior bankers, fintech startup founders, regulators, investors, and other financial-services professionals.

Welcome to the 2026 U.S.-Africa Business Summit

About the Summit

The 18th U.S.-Africa Business Summit will be held in Mauritius, one of Africa’s most stable, business-friendly, and globally connected economies. With a strong regulatory environment, a leading financial services sector, and world-class infrastructure, Mauritius offers an ideal setting to connect U.S. and African leaders, catalyze new commercial opportunities, and amplify partnerships across the continent.

Building on the success of last year’s Summit—which generated over $4 billion in deals and convened 12 African Heads of State and Government, 3 heads of African agencies, 41 ministers, 400+ U.S. and African officials, 230+ speakers, and more than 2,800 attendees—the 2026 Summit will provide a dynamic platform for high-level engagement and deal-making. Mauritius, a strategic gateway for investment into Africa and the Indian Ocean region, will host discussions and networking across key sectors such as financial services, ICT, renewable energy, the blue economy, manufacturing, and tourism. The Summit will bring together senior government officials, CEOs, and investors to advance the next phase of U.S.-Africa trade and investment.