# AfricaCom 2026

- Dates: 17 November 2026 to 19 November 2026
- Location: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, South Africa
- Organiser: Informa Connect
- Industry: Hardware & IoT
- Expected attendance: 4,420

## About

Africa Tech Festival lists AfricaCom at Cape Town International Convention Centre, held 17-19 November 2026. The page describes it as a tech event focused on the future of technology in Africa and includes speakers and programme topics.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://africatechfestival.com/africacom/)
- [Registration](https://africatechfestival.informafestivals.com/2026/registrations/General)
- [Agenda](https://event.africatechfestival.com/event/africa-tech-festival-2026/plannings/RXZlbnRWaWV3XzEyNTM3ODE=)

## Topics

- AI
- Cloud
- Energy
- Technology
- Marketing
- Entertainment
- Media
- Telecommunications
- Policy
- Strategy
- Business
- Africa

## Speakers

- Hon. Solly Malatsi, Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, The Republic of South Africa
- Yasser Shaker, Executive Vice President & CEO, Orange Middle East and Africa
- Mary Mahuma, CIO, Sub Saharan Africa, Philip Morris South Africa
- Bunmi Cynthia Adeleye, Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer, Shoprite Nigeria
- Linda Oniwe, Senior Vice President, TMT - Corporate & Investment Banking, Standard Bank Group
- Veemal Gungadin, CEO, Mauritius Telecom
- Norbert Prihoda, CEO, Tunisie Telecom
- Leo Skarlatos, CEO, AT Ghana

## Where to stay

- **Townhouse Hotel**: 1.2 km from the venue
- **Cape Diamond Hotel**: 1.1 km from the venue, 3 stars, 117 Longmarket Street, Cape Town, 8001
  - [Hotel website](https://www.africanskyhotels.com/hotels/the-cape-diamond-boutique/)
  - Phone: +27 21 461 2519
- **Adderley Hotel**: 1.1 km from the venue, 31 Adderley Street, Cape Town, 8001
- **Holiday Inn Express**: 1.1 km from the venue
- **Taj Cape Town**: 1.2 km from the venue, 5 stars
- **Mandela Rhodes Place**: 1.2 km from the venue
- **The Glam Hotel**: 1.1 km from the venue, 40 Burg Street
  - Phone: +27214241006
- **Southern Sun Cape Sun**: 800 m from the venue, 4 stars, 23 Strand Street, Cape Town, 8000
  - [Hotel website](https://www.southernsun.com/southern-sun-cape-sun?utm_source=openstreetmaps&utm_medium=businesslisting&utm_campaign=hotel_southern-sun-cape-sun)
  - Phone: +27 21 488 5100

## What people are saying

- [AfricaCom 2026 - Cape Town, South Africa | TradeShowBuzz](https://tradeshowbuzz.com/shows/africacom-2026)
  - AfricaCom 2026 is an annual trade show held in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, dedicated to the Technology and Telecommunications sector. The event is scheduled for Nov 10-12, 2026. The event brings together 450 exhibiting companies
  - By tradeshowbuzz.com
- [AfricaCom 2026 - TEPC](https://www.telecomepc.in/Home/viewEvent?psm_id=ek51MzVWS3hiNGI0TWF6VXdwL2psUT09)
  - AfricaCom 2026 AfricaCom 2026 ... Event Description AfricaCom is Africa's premier telecom and digital infrastructure event, bringing together operators, policymakers, technology providers and investors to shape the continent's connectivity
  - By telecomepc.in

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