This article has been supplied.The 16th edition of the Africa PPP Infrastructure Finance, Investment & Partnerships Summit (Africa PPP 2026) will return to Nairobi with a focus on turning infrastructure ambition into bankable projects, investable pipelines and practical delivery partnerships.
Hosted by the Public Private Partnerships Directorate of the Republic of Kenya, Africa PPP 2026 will be held under the theme “Building Africa’s Prosperity: Transformative Infrastructure, Investment and Partnerships to Accelerate Economic Development.”
The summit comes at a defining moment for Africa’s infrastructure agenda. Kenya’s PPP Directorate’s April 2026 status report lists 51 PPP projects, including 10 under implementation and 41 at various stages of the PPP project cycle, underlining the growing role of PPPs in roads, power, housing, water, agriculture and social infrastructure. Kenya has also moved to establish a National Infrastructure Fund, a financing framework designed to reduce reliance on public debt, mobilise private and institutional capital, and support commercially viable infrastructure projects across highways, railways, airports, seaports and electricity infrastructure.
At continental level, Africa Finance Corporation’s 2026 State of Africa’s Infrastructure Report argues that Africa’s challenge is increasingly shifting from raising capital to deploying it effectively. The report highlights that non-bank domestic capital pools now exceed US$2 trillion, while pension and insurance assets have crossed US$1 trillion, reinforcing the need for stronger project pipelines, risk-sharing tools and integrated infrastructure systems that connect energy, transport, industry and digital networks.
