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Governance Gap
Only 22 of 54 AU member states have a national AI strategy. We build the institutions, oversight bodies and cross-border coordination.
Africa AI Summit · Abuja · 2026
Governing
Africa's AI
future.
From principles to implementation.
A pan-African convening of policymakers, regulators, researchers, innovators and civil society — built to translate AI principles into institutions, infrastructure and accountable practice.
- Dates
- 21–22 Oct 2026
- Location
- Abuja, Nigeria
- Delegates
- 500+ in person
- Format
- Hybrid · pan-African
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Africa is entering a decisive decade for AI.
Digital Public Infrastructure across the continent — identity, payments, mobile money, data exchanges — is the foundation on which AI can amplify public-sector capability, accountability and service delivery.
Yet capacity alone is not enough. The ecosystem is energetic but disjointed. Global AI conversations rarely reflect African realities.
The Africa AI Summit is engineered to close that gap — convening governance, technical, civil society and industry leaders around a shared, tech-justice-driven continental agenda.
Be in the room
Secure your place at the table.
500 in-person delegates. Hybrid access for the wider ecosystem.
Five challenges shaping the agenda.
02
Investment & Infrastructure
Activating public–private pathways, sovereign cloud partnerships and regional research programmes.
03
Tech Justice
Translating AU and UNESCO frameworks into enforceable, equitable, accountable governance.
04
Information Integrity
Confronting deepfakes, synthetic media and extractive content value chains.
05
Inclusive Innovation
Expanding GPU access and centring underserved communities in AI design.
"Africa must operate as an active co-architect of the global AI ecosystem."
Five interdependent pillars.
- 01
Strengthen Continental Governance
Co-develop AI governance principles and implementation guidance on AU and global frameworks.
- 02
Activate Ecosystem Coordination
Launch domain-specific Communities of Practice with charters, governance and deliverables.
- 03
Advance Tech Justice
Establish frameworks safeguarding information integrity and democratic processes.
- 04
Expand Innovation & Investment
Showcase inclusive AI in health, education, agriculture, finance and the public sector.
- 05
Elevate Research & Knowledge
Curate African research, case studies and policy briefs into a continental repository.
Seven tracks. One implementation agenda.
Each track combines expert panels, practitioner case studies and working sessions that produce Communities of Practice mandates.
- T/01
Health & Life Sciences
- T/02
Education & Skills
- T/03
Agriculture & Food
- T/04
Public Administration
- T/05
Financial Services
- T/06
Media & Democracy
- T/07
AI Safety, Governance & DPI
Designed to drive outputs, not talk.
High-level plenaries
Technical working sessions
Research papers & posters
Innovation showcases
Closed-door roundtables
Investor matchmaking
Exhibition spaces
Partners shaping the Summit.
Anchored by the Nigeria AI Collective and a coalition of policy, research and innovation institutions across the continent.
Sponsors
Powered by organisations backing Africa's AI future.
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Abuja · 21–22 October 2026
Shape Africa's
AI future.
Registration opens in 2026. Express your interest now to receive the agenda, call for papers and innovator showcase details first.