Where Africa’s Digital Infrastructure Gets Financed 

7 September 2026 | By invitation only

Africa’s digital infrastructure opportunity is accelerating — but the real bottleneck is turning momentum into bankable, executable deals. Fibre, towers, subsea and data centres each come with different risk profiles, timelines and “make-or-break” factors, and many projects stall between ambition and investment committee reality.

The Digital Infrastructure Investment Summit, taking place on 7 September, is built around closing that gap. It brings investors and DFIs together with the operators, developers, energy partners and policymakers shaping real projects — aligning on underwriting logic, de-risking tools and the structures that actually move projects to financial close.

What the summit helps you unlock

Investors and Infrastructure Funds

A clearer view of what is genuinely bankable across fibre, towers, subsea and data centres — including how risk is being priced, what passes investment committee scrutiny, and where credible deal flow is forming.

Development Finance Institutions (DFIs)

Deeper alignment with operators and private capital on blended finance, guarantees and risk-mitigation structures — and where DFI involvement can meaningfully unlock stalled or early-stage projects.

Data Centre Operators and Developers

Practical insight into how capital providers assess projects today — and how to structure growth around tenancy risk, FX exposure, phased builds, power constraints and regulatory friction.

Carriers, TowerCos & FibreCos

Clarity on how network expansion translates into investable models, and what investors expect to see when evaluating long-term infrastructure returns.

Energy Partners and Utilities

A clearer understanding of how power reliability, pricing and contract structures directly influence digital infrastructure bankability - and where energy partnerships can unlock scale.

Government and Regulators

Direct feedback on how policy, permitting and regulatory clarity translate into capital flows - and what investors and operators need to accelerate deployment and reduce risk premiums.

Agenda highlights

A deal focused programme built around execution, not theory.

A selection of sessions featured in the programme:

  • Workshop: Underwriting African Digital Infrastructure
    How investors assess risk, returns and bankability across fibre, towers, subsea and data centres.
  • Workshop: How Digital Infrastructure Deals Get De-Risked in Africa
    The role of DFIs, guarantees, blended finance and contract structures in moving projects to close.

View the 2026 agenda (opens in a new tab)