Oyedele, Dangote, Others to Speak at FT Africa Summit

The 13th edition of the Financial Times Africa Summit will take place in London, featuring high-profile speakers including Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, and Aliko Dangote, President and CEO of the Dangote Group. The summit, themed "Mobilising Growth in a New Global Order," will bring together African Heads of State, policymakers, chief executives, investors, and young entrepreneurs to discuss strategies for sustaining the continent's growth amid shifting trade alliances, technological advancements, and evolving global power dynamics.

Notable attendees include former Senegalese President Macky Sall, former Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, Baroness Jennifer Chapman, UK Minister of State for International Development and Africa, Ethiopian Finance Minister Ahmed Shide, and representatives from South Africa, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Angola, Mauritius, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The 2026 summit is set against a backdrop of significant global changes, with shifting US tariff policies and the expiration of the African Growth and Opportunity Act prompting African nations to enhance regional trade, bolster ties with the Gulf, China, and India, and foster financial self-reliance.

Topics to be explored at the summit range from domestic capital mobilization and the evolving role of development finance institutions to the discovery of critical minerals, the expansion of the digital economy, and major offshore energy discoveries. The aim is to examine how African nations are leveraging structural changes to achieve lasting economic growth.