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Capital. Code & Continuity.
Africa Blockchain Festival 2026
Building Africa’s Permanent Digital Economy.
ABF 2026 at a glance
The people building, financing and regulating Africa’s digital economy. In one place.
About the festival
More Than a Conference. A Platform for Africa’s Digital Future.
Africa Blockchain Festival convenes the founders, builders, developers, investors, regulators, policymakers and technology leaders shaping blockchain, Web3, digital assets, artificial intelligence and Africa’s emerging digital economy.
It is deliberately built around outcomes rather than announcements: real investment conversations, serious policy dialogue, working infrastructure, applied innovation and commercial partnerships that continue long after the closing ceremony in Nairobi.
The 2026 Africa Blockchain Festival is co-hosted by the World Token Summit, bringing together global token-economy leadership with Africa’s most consequential builders and policymakers.
For media, ABF is a single vantage point on the capital, the code and the regulation defining the next decade of African technology.
The 2026 theme
Capital, Code and Continuity: Building Africa’s Permanent Digital Economy
CAPITAL.
- Investment
- Venture capital
- Institutional participation
- Startup funding
- Digital assets
- Tokenization
Capital is the accelerant. ABF brings allocators, institutions and founders into the same room so African digital infrastructure gets funded at the scale the opportunity deserves.
CODE.
- Blockchain infrastructure
- AI
- Web3
- Developers
- Protocols
- Fintech
- Digital infrastructure
Africa is not merely a consumer of global technology. It is a builder — of protocols, payment rails, identity systems and AI applications engineered for African realities.
CONTINUITY.
- Policy
- Regulation
- Institutions
- Long-term ecosystems
- Talent
- Sustainable digital economies
A digital economy must outlive individual startups, market cycles and conferences. Continuity is about policy, institutions and talent pipelines that endure.
Event schedule
Three Days in Nairobi
A structured arc from capital, to code, to continuity — designed so coverage teams know exactly where the story is on each day.
Newsroom
Press Releases
Official statements and announcements from Africa Blockchain Festival 2026. Every release is available to read online and to download as a PDF.
Programme
Featured Speakers
Confirmed voices from across investment, engineering, policy and enterprise. Headshots and biographies are available for editorial use.
Media asset library
Everything You Need to Cover ABF 2026
Logos, official photography, headshots, video, brand guidelines and fact sheets — cleared for editorial use and updated as the programme develops.
Journalist reference
ABF 2026 Africa Blockchain Report
Download the full Africa Blockchain Report 2026 for offline reference or newsroom distribution.
- Event
- Africa Blockchain Festival 2026
- Theme
- Capital, Code and Continuity: Building Africa's Permanent Digital Economy
- Dates
- October 15–17, 2026
- Location
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Venue
- Sarit Expo Centre
- Core sectors
- BlockchainWeb3Digital AssetsArtificial IntelligenceFintechTokenizationDigital InfrastructureVenture CapitalRegulationPolicyStartup Innovation
Media accreditation
Cover Africa’s Digital Future From Nairobi
Journalists, editors, broadcasters, photographers, podcasters and qualified digital media creators are invited to apply for media accreditation for Africa Blockchain Festival 2026.
- · Accreditation is reviewed by ABF Media Relations, managed by Mediapix Limited.
- · Approved media receive on-site access, the press workroom and embargoed releases.
- · Applications close ahead of the event; early applications are encouraged.
Press clippings
ABF in the News
Published coverage of Africa Blockchain Festival from African and international media.
Media enquiries
Africa Blockchain Festival 2026 Media Relations
Managed by Mediapix Limited. The media desk handles accreditation, interview scheduling, asset requests and editorial verification.
- Media contact
- Media Relations Desk, Kangethe Njoroge
- kangethe@mediapix.com
- Phone / WhatsApp
- +254 728 272 978