AFEX'26 : Africa Business Forum and Expo
AFEX'26 — two stages
|Istanbul
AFEX'26 — Africa Business Forum & Expo returns to Istanbul as a two-stage event in 2026, engineered to combine high-touch relationship-building with full-scale market exposure.
Time & Location
AFEX'26 — two stages
Istanbul, İstanbul, Türkiye
About the event
AFEX, the Africa Business Forum and Expo, is a unique gateway to a world of business opportunities. Held in İstanbul, the most connected city to Africa and global destinations, AFEX serves as a global hub for the business converge to network, investment, and sustainable partnerships.
This year AFEX is dedicated to emphasize franchise, distributorship, and partnerships. With the attendence of qualified and high profile professionals, the Expo creates a dynamic attraction point, with a focus on Africa.
14 May 2026 — AFEX Premium Edition. A curated, customer- and network-focused format bringing together 350+ senior African and international business leaders in an exclusive deal-making setting. Designed for franchise and distributorship agreements, direct contact with Türkiye's leading producers, and the kind of decisive conversations that close opportunities rarely surfaced elsewhere.
16–17 September 2026 —AFEX Forum & Expo. The flagship edition: 2,500+ delegates from 44 African and 75+ global countries, full sectoral…