Africa faces a pivotal shift as major forums call for stronger investor protection and unified legal frameworks to unlock capital and close its huge financing gap.
By
Ken Melly
Partner
G&A Advocates LLP
Three landmark events held within weeks of each other this May underscored a continent at an inflection point. The Africa Forward Summit 2026, the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, and the Mining Investment Conference & Expo all arrived at a substantially similar conclusion: Africa must reposition its investment partnership model and refine legal protections.
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