It is with great pride that we open this strategic gateway to Africa’s MSI ecosystem, a sector teeming with resilience, innovation, and untapped commercial potential.

​Africon serves as a high-value platform to forge smart partnerships, unlock scalable investment opportunities, and catalyze growth in sectors where African ingenuity meets global enterprise. With over 1,000 participants from across the continent and the world, the summit is a convergence point for visionary investors, policymakers, and industry leaders ready to shape the next phase of inclusive industrial growth.

​As Chair, I invite you to explore the vast possibilities here, to connect, to collaborate, and to co-create the future of Africa’s economic transformation.

​Madelein Mkunu
Chair, Africon MSIs Summit 2026
President, Leading Women of Africa

INTRODUCTION

​Dar es Salaam, Tanzania is set to become the pulsating heart of Africa’s industrial future as it hosts the highly anticipated Africon Micro, Small, and Medium Industries (MSIs) Summit 2026. 

​From May 25th to 27th, 2026, industry leaders, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and investors from across the globe will converge at the prestigious Julius Nyerere International Conference Centre to chart a new course for sustainable industrial growth and innovation across the continent.