Following the success of the inaugural edition of The Africa Debate - Dubai in 2024, Invest Africa is delighted to be bringing Dubai’s leading investment summit focused on Africa back to the UAE on 30 September 2025.

As the UAE positions itself as a global capital for green finance, digital innovation and strategic investment, The Africa Debate – Dubai brings this vision into conversation with Africa’s emerging economic future. From green hydrogen to digital infrastructure, sovereign partnerships to food security, Dubai is increasingly at the centre of the continent’s most transformative investments.

The Africa Debate – Dubai convenes leading voices from government, finance and business to explore how the UAE and Africa can jointly drive inclusive, investment-led growth across critical sectors. This landmark edition of The Africa Debate - Dubai takes place against the backdrop of COP30 preparations, the evolution of AfCFTA, and growing capital reallocation toward the Global South. Discussions will focus on real transactions, real actors and real strategy. What are the green shoots of the next UAE-Africa opportunity? What does partnership actually look like on the ground? And where are the next frontiers for investment, collaboration and innovation?