Africa’s Green Economy Summit (AGES) 2026 will take place from 24–27 February 2026 in Cape Town under the theme “From Ambition to Action: Scaling Investment in Africa’s Green and Blue Solutions.”
The summit will convene policymakers, investors, project developers, and development partners to focus on planning to implementation, said the APO press release.
As Africa’s climate ambitions collide with tightening fiscal realities, attention is shifting from commitments to delivery while governments across the continent have adopted climate and development strategies, turning these plans into bankable, investable projects remains a critical challenge.
According to the Africa Climate Finance Tracking Report 2025, current climate finance flows meet only around 25% of Sub-Saharan Africa’s annual climate financing needs, highlighting the scale of the delivery gap.
Africa continues to receive a disproportionately small share of global climate finance, even as climate-related shocks, energy constraints, and water stress intensify across the continent.
Reinforcing its continental mandate, the African Union will return as host organisation of AGES 2026. The summit will also convene the AU–Green Recovery Action Plan (AU-GRAP) Grand Finale Roundtable, marking the conclusion of Phase I of the programme.
AGES 2026 is supported by a growing coalition of partners committed to Africa’s green transition, including Sanlam Investments, Standard Bank, UNOPS, UNEP, FSD Africa, Wesgro, the City of Cape Town, Polyco, KULU Eco Services, the Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL), AFD and Atlantis Special Economic Zone.
