Arab African Investors target $100bn Investments at Cairo Global Summit

The Arab African Investors Association has announced plans to host the Arab-African Global Business Summit in Cairo, Egypt, from July 21 to 25, 2026, in a move aimed at deepening economic cooperation between the Arab and African regions.

The Executive Director of the Association, OluToyin Abod-Onagoruwa, disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists, saying the summit is designed to mobilise over $100 billion in investment commitments and accelerate funding into strategic sectors including energy, minerals, food systems and digital infrastructure.

Abod-Onagoruwa said the initiative is coming at a critical time when the global economy is facing profound uncertainty driven by fragmented supply chains, climate pressures, demographic changes, technological acceleration and geopolitical tensions.

According to her, these global challenges have intensified the search for new centres of growth, reliability and shared prosperity, positioning the Arab and African regions as natural partners with the scale, resources and demographics to shape the next phase of global economic expansion.

She said the summit aims to unlock the combined economic potential of both regions as a unified global powerhouse capable of redefining world markets, strengthening supply chains, advancing sustainability and shaping the future of human development.

“The global economy stands at a crossroads. Fragmented supply chains, climate pressures, demographic shifts and geopolitical fractures are forcing the world to search for new hubs of growth, reliability and shared prosperity,” she said.

“Our goal is to unlock the combined economic destiny of the Arab and African regions, mobilise over $100 billion in investment commitments, accelerate funding into critical sectors such as energy, minerals, food and digital innovation, and promote stability, economic cooperation and peace building.”

Abod-Onagoruwa added that the summit will also serve as a platform to connect global investors with emerging market opportunities, while empowering small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and youth-led innovators across both regions.

She noted that the event is structured to attract governments, chief executives, institutional investors, multilateral organisations, sovereign wealth funds, innovators and global change-makers seeking long-term, impact-driven investment opportunities.

Abod-Onagoruwa, who also serves as Chief Financial Officer of QWorldgroup UK Ltd, said the Cairo summit will mark a significant step toward forging a more integrated Arab-African economic bloc capable of playing a decisive role in the evolving global order.