The continent has entered what the African Union (AU) calls the decade of accelerated implementation, a period in which Africa’s biggest economic and development priorities must move decisively from plans into outcomes. What that will demand of the people responsible for delivering Africa’s projects will be a central conversation at the PMI® Global Summit Series Cape Town, taking place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on September 14 to September 15, 2026.
Headlined by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat Secretary-General H.E. Wamkele Mene, the summit will bring together leaders and practitioners from government, infrastructure, energy, technology, development finance and business under the theme Africa Delivers M.O.R.E. Together.
The AU’s second Ten-Year Implementation Plan for Agenda 2063 places the emphasis firmly on implementation. For Africa’s project management community, that creates both a professional opportunity and a much bigger responsibility, to help translate the continent’s ambitions into productive assets that will underpin its future.
Consider what implementation means in practice. Greater continental trade requires transport networks, border systems, digital infrastructure and payment platforms that connect economies more efficiently. Expanding energy access requires that generation, transmission and distribution projects move from investment decisions to functioning assets. Digital transformation requires organisations to turn rapidly evolving technologies, including AI, into solutions that create genuine value. Stronger public institutions require governments to become better at coordinating, monitoring and delivering complex programmes.
