The Programme

23 October – 6 November 2026 · Multiple landmark venues, London

Africa WeekUK 2026 Programme Lineup

Date	Event	Location / Host	Time	Invitation Type
23 October, 2026	Welcome Night — “Taste of Africa”	Gold Coast Bar & Restaurant (hosted by Adonko)	7:00PM	Public
26 October, 2026	Spotlight on Africa	Visits to African-owned businesses in London	TBC (Daytime)	Live on Omega TV
27 October, 2026	Diplomatic Panel	Ghana High Commission (live on Omega TV UK)	1:00PM – 4:00PM	Strictly by Invitation
28 October, 2026	Africa Creative Economy Dialogue	Shell Head Office, London	6:00PM	Strictly by Invitation
29 October, 2026	“Beyond Bloodlines” — African-Caribbean Relationship in the UK	Virtual Panel hosted by The Africa Guide	TBC	Virtual
30 October, 2026	Africa Market Access and Innovation Forum	Croydon Town Hall, London	9:00AM – 4:00PM	Public
31 October, 2026	Heritage Vault Pop-Up (lead partner AfCFTA)	Tales House, London	TBC (Start at Daytime)	Public
2 November, 2026	Africa Country Branding Forum	Edelman Africa, London	10:00AM – 1:00PM	Strictly by Invitation
6 November, 2026	Investors Meeting & Closing Ceremony	Ghana International Bank, Regina House, London	9:00AM – 2:00PM	Strictly by Invitation

STRATEGIC STRANDS

Featured Sessions

Delivering actionable outcomes across finance, enterprise, diplomacy, and destination branding.

CEREMONIAL OPENING

Welcome Night — Gold Coast

The ceremonial opening of Africa Week UK 2026, convening African Heads of Mission, government delegations, diaspora leaders and institutional partners.

FINANCE & CAPITAL

Investors' Meeting — Regina House

The centrepiece investment event, with GHIB confirmed as anchor institutional participant. Sessions built around specific, presentable African opportunities in infrastructure, hospitality and trade — activating AfCFTA's Protocol on Investment directly.

DIGITAL TRADE

Africa Market Access Conversation

The dedicated home for AfCFTA's digital trade instruments — showing how technology is lowering cross-border friction for African SMEs and creative businesses.

CREATIVE EXPORT

Fashion Pop-Up

A curated showcase of African women- and youth-led fashion enterprises, positioned as a services-export opportunity under the Guided Trade Initiative and the Protocol on Women and Youth.

CULTURAL ENTERPRISE

Heritage Vault

Africa's creative heritage — music, film, culinary arts — presented as investable, exportable offerings, not cultural display.

FOUNDER INTELLIGENCE

SME & Founder Sessions

Practical intelligence for African founders on market-access instruments, digital trade tools and UK regulatory pathways.

DESTINATION ECONOMY

Tourism & Hospitality Track

Sessions for UK travel trade and tour operators ahead of WTM London, framed around sustainable, community-benefiting destination development.

FLAGSHIP CLOSING EVENT

AfroSphere Africa Country Branding Forum — Edelman, 2 November

Flagship event. Convenes African tourism boards, government delegations and global brand strategists to treat country branding as a strategic economic instrument — brand equity that converts into FDI, tourism receipts and diaspora capital. Builds on AfroSphere's Country Branding Series and international place-branding benchmarking practice.

African founders and market intelligence at Africa Week UK

PRACTICAL INTELLIGENCE

Equipping African Founders & Market Pioneers

Direct engagement with AfCFTA digital trade protocols, blended finance de-risking mechanisms, and market entry tools tailored for scaling businesses across the UK-Africa corridor.

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