The Africa Tech Alliance Forum, a leading platform for policymakers, investors, founders, and technology leaders, is set to convene for its sixth edition on November 13, 2026, at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria. The event, themed "The Next $1 Trillion Opportunity: Building Africa Through Technology," aims to address the question of what it will take to convert Africa's digital promise into a trillion-dollar economic reality. This year's edition is expected to bring together key stakeholders in the digital economy.
The sixth edition of AfriTECH will also feature the return of the Africa Tech Alliance Excellence Awards (ATAEx), which recognizes outstanding achievements across Africa's technology, fintech, telecoms, and digital economy ecosystem. The awards ceremony is expected to honor individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the growth and development of the digital economy in Africa. The event will provide a platform for networking and collaboration among industry stakeholders.
Africa enters 2026 with a paradox in its digital economy, having attracted tens of billions of dollars in investment over the past decade, produced multiple unicorns, and built payment infrastructure that global markets now study. However, the continent still faces chronic infrastructure gaps, regulatory fragmentation, capital access constraints, and a persistent distance between the ambition of its builders and the enabling environment they need. AfriTECH 6.0 aims to address these challenges through direct dialogue between policymakers, investors, and those building companies, platforms, and infrastructure.
The Africa Tech Alliance Forum is designed to close the distance between the ambition of Africa's digital economy and the enabling environment needed to achieve it. The event will feature working dialogues between those who make policy, those who deploy capital, and those who are building the companies, platforms, and infrastructure that Africa's next trillion dollars will run on. This approach is expected to lead to practical solutions and collaborations that can drive the growth of the digital economy.
The event is expected to attract a wide range of stakeholders, including policymakers, investors, founders, and technology leaders. The Africa Tech Alliance Forum has become a premier platform for discussing the future of Africa's digital economy and identifying opportunities for growth and development. The sixth edition is expected to build on the success of previous editions and provide a platform for meaningful dialogue and collaboration.
Justus Adejumoh, the IT/Telecom Editor of Independent Newspapers Limited, is one of the key organizers of the event. He has been covering the ICT sector for over a decade and has given impetus to the industry through agenda-setting reports and analysis of issues. Adejumoh is also the General Secretary of Nigeria Information Technology Reporters' Association (NITRA) and a Senior Member of Chartered Institute of Public Diplomacy and Management (CIPDM).
The Africa Tech Alliance Forum has become a significant event in the African technology calendar, providing a platform for stakeholders to discuss the future of the digital economy and identify opportunities for growth and development. The sixth edition, with its focus on converting Africa's digital promise into a trillion-dollar economic reality, is expected to be a major milestone in the growth of the continent's digital economy.
Key points
- The Africa Tech Alliance Forum returns for its sixth edition on November 13, 2026, in Lagos, Nigeria.
- The event will focus on converting Africa's digital promise into a trillion-dollar economic reality.
- The sixth edition will feature the return of the Africa Tech Alliance Excellence Awards (ATAEx).
