Inaugural Africa Business Investment Summit Convenes 27-28 August in Washington DC
The inaugural Africa Business Investment Summit (ABIS) is scheduled for August 2026 in Washington D.C. to connect African business leaders and government officials with U.S. investors.
Why it matters
The summit aims to foster economic partnerships and facilitate cross-continental investment between the African diaspora and the United States.
Africa's business leaders will convene in Washington D.C., for the inaugural Africa Business Investment Summit (ABIS) 2026, taking place at MGM National Harbor 27 - 28 August 2026 as the centerpiece of Millennium Excellence Awards America .
Convened by the Millennium Excellence Foundation (MEF) under the patronage of His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene of the Asante Kingdom, the Summit will bring together Heads of State, government ministers, DFIs, institutional investors, and Africa's leading deal originators to bridge the world's largest African diaspora with the continent's next wave of investment.
From royal keynotes and ministerial roundtables to private deal rooms and bilateral investment meetings, ABIS is built to connect African originators with US-based investors and close MOUs and LOIs within two days.
From agriculture and infrastructure to tech, mining, real estate and the creative economy, ABIS will convene the leaders shaping Africa's investment future across every major sector.
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