Kayode Tokede
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, President and Chief Executive, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote will join other speakers at the Financial Times 13th edition of its flagship Africa Summit taking place in London.
Under the theme, “Mobilising Growth in a New Global Order,” the summit will convene African Heads of State, policymakers, chief executives, investors and next-generation entrepreneurs to examine how the continent can sustain its growth trajectory amid shifting trade alliances, technological change and a reordering of global power.
Other high-level speaker line-up includes: Macky Sall, Former President, Republic of Senegal; Jakaya Kikwete, Former President of the United Republic of Tanzania; Baroness Jennifer Chapman, Minister of State (International Development and Africa), Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, United Kingdom; Ahmed Shide, Minister of Finance, Ethiopia, alongside ministers and business leaders from South Africa, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Angola, Mauritius, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Côte d’Ivoire and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The 2026 summit takes place at a time of profound change in the global trading system. Shifting US tariff policy and the approaching expiry of the African Growth and Opportunity Act are prompting African governments and businesses to deepen regional trade, strengthen ties with the Gulf, China and India, and build greater financial self- reliance.
From domestic capital mobilisation and the evolving role of development finance institutions to major offshore energy discoveries, critical minerals diplomacy and the expansion of the digital economy, the 2026 summit will examine how African nations are turning structural change into lasting growth.