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Africa Tech Festival

Expo & Content Sessions: 17 - 19 Nov 2026
VIP & Partner Events: 16 -19 Nov 2026
Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town

News and Insights

10 Minutes on Digital Transformation

Digital transformation across Africa is often talked about in broad strokes. But what does it actually look like from inside the boardroom, the server room and the customer experience desk?

We sat down with two senior technology leaders, Nirvani Dhevcharran, CTO: Platforms and Operations at TFG (The Foschini Group), and Mandla Mbasane , Acting Chief Information Officer at National Housing Finance Corporation Ltd, to find out where the real progress is happening, what's holding the continent back, and what needs to happen next.

10 Minutes on Telecoms and Connectivity

Ahead of Africa Tech Festival's Telecoms and Connectivity week, we spoke with two of our speakers, Norbert Prihoda, Tunisie Telecom, and Rich Cazalet, Telkom, about what it really takes to close Africa's connectivity gap, why the continent's growth story is far from cooling, and where the industry's hardest conversations still need to happen.

10 Minutes on Data Centres

As Africa's digital economy accelerates, few infrastructure questions loom larger than power. Ahead of Africa Tech Festival 2026 in Cape Town, we sat down with Wellington Makamure, SVP Government Relations & Public Affairs Officer at Cassava Technologies and a member of the Africa Tech Festival Leadership Council, to talk about what it really takes to build and scale data centres across the continent, and why he believes the demand story is only just getting started.

10 Minutes with the Leadership Council: How Africa’s Tech Leaders are Shaping ATF 2026

We are excited to announce the Leadership Council for Africa Tech Festival 2026, a group of visionary leaders dedicated to amplifying the voices shaping Africa's tech ecosystem. The Council helps shape the strategic direction of the festival, ensuring the conversations reflect the realities, priorities, and opportunities defining Africa’s digital economy.

Africa Tech Festival opens registration for landmark 29th edition in Cape Town

Africa Tech Festival is the continent’s leading platform for shaping the future of the digital economy. Taking place annually in Cape Town, the festival brings together the full technology ecosystem, from telecoms and infrastructure providers to enterprise leaders, startups, investors and policymakers. Through six core pillars spanning connectivity, AI, cybersecurity, data centres, digital transformation and the startup ecosystem, Africa Tech Festival delivers a comprehensive view of the trends, challenges and opportunities defining Africa’s digital landscape. The festival combines high level content with large scale exhibition and networking, creating a space where strategy meets execution. Across three days, it convenes global technology leaders, decision makers and innovators to share insight, build partnerships and drive real business outcomes. Africa Tech Festival is part of Informa Festivals, a division of Informa.

10 Minutes with Sales

Why companies fail to convert leads into revenue in Africa’s tech market, plus strategies to drive partnerships, pipeline growth, and long-term success.

10 years on in African tech

G20 Summit and Africa Tech Festival: A Shared Vision for Africa’s Future

Celebrating Women's Day

This Women’s Day, we are proud to present a dynamic lineup of sessions tailored to empower female founders, innovators, and leaders driving change in the region.

Africa Tech Festival Announces Leadership Council for 2025