African leaders, investors and business executives are set to gather in Egypt for the inaugural Alamein Africa Forum, a three-day business and economic meeting designed to strengthen trade, investment and private-sector cooperation across the continent.
The forum is scheduled to take place in New Alamein from October 2 to 4, 2026, alongside other high-level African meetings, including the eighth African Union Mid-Year Coordination Summit. More than 20 heads of state and government representatives are expected to participate, together with senior officials from financial institutions, investors and business leaders.
The forum is being established as a recurring African business platform, with the organisers describing it as a meeting point between political leaders, the private sector and financial institutions. It is co-organised by the Egyptian government, the African Export-Import Bank and AUDA-NEPAD.
Discussions are expected to focus on areas considered important to Africa’s economic transformation, including infrastructure and connectivity, finance and investment mobilisation, trade and critical minerals, digital innovation, healthcare and emerging industries. The programme is also expected to include business-to-business and business-to-government meetings aimed at connecting companies and investors with potential projects and partnerships.
Egyptian officials have presented the forum as part of efforts to strengthen economic cooperation among African countries and create stronger links between businesses, markets and decision-makers. Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said the meeting is intended to help move beyond setting continental priorities by mobilising resources, developing partnerships and supporting concrete projects.
Several African presidents and senior government representatives are expected at the gathering. Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will host the event, while expected participants include leaders and delegations from countries including Algeria, Angola, Burundi, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Libya, Senegal and South Africa. Nigeria is also listed among the countries expected to participate.
Business participation is also expected to be significant, with executives from major African companies and financial institutions scheduled to attend. The forum is designed to provide opportunities for investors and governments to discuss cross-border partnerships and projects that could support trade, industrialisation and economic integration.
The meeting also comes at a time when African governments are seeking to increase intra-African trade and mobilise more investment for infrastructure, technology, manufacturing and other productive sectors. The organisers say the forum will seek practical outcomes, including investment opportunities, partnership agreements, memoranda of understanding and a pipeline of projects that could attract financing.
Beyond the business forum, Egypt will host other major African meetings during the same period, including a gathering of the founding members of the African Union Development Agency and the African Union Mid-Year Coordination Summit. The combination of the events is expected to bring political, economic and private-sector discussions together in New Alamein.
The success of the Alamein Africa Forum will ultimately depend on whether discussions and proposed partnerships translate into concrete investments, business agreements and projects that benefit participating African economies. For now, the October gathering represents a new platform for bringing African political leadership closer to the continent’s business and financial communities.
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