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African Union Inaugural Africa Seed Summit

Inaugural Seed Investment Summit

Resilient Seed Systems for a Food Secure Africa

05–07 Oct 2026 Palazzo Convention Centre, Ezulwini, Eswatini
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Inaugural Seed Investment Summit 05–07 Oct 2026
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Discover the meetings, learning exchanges and partner platforms advancing resilient food systems.

Programme

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Day 1

Meeting of Senior Officials

Senior officials convene on the opening day of the Summit.

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Day 2

Meeting of the Ministers of Agriculture

Ministers responsible for Agriculture meet on the second day.

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Day 3

Summit for AU Heads of State and Government

AU Heads of State and Government convene on the Summit’s final day.

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Inaugural Seed Investment Summit

Voices shaping Africa’s agricultural future

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Meet the leaders and distinguished voices guiding the conversation on Africa’s agricultural transformation and resilient food systems.

H.E Moses Vilakati Commissioner, Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy & Sustainable Development African Union Commission Hon. Russell Dlamini Prime Minister Kingdom of Eswatini Hon. John Dumelo Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Food Security Republic of Ghana Hon. Dr. Michael Roberto Kenyi Leggi Undersecretary for Agriculture and Food Security Republic of South Sudan

One continent. Shared possibilities.

Connecting people across Africa.

Explore Africa’s five regions and their countries. Our event platform welcomes participants from across the continent.

55AU member states5 regions
Interactive map of Africa by African Union region Open to participants across all African countries. Choose a region or a country to explore the map. Algeria — Northern Africa Angola — Southern Africa Benin — Western Africa Botswana — Southern Africa Burkina Faso — Western Africa Burundi — Central Africa Cape Verde — Western Africa CV Cameroon — Central Africa Central African Republic — Central Africa Chad — Central Africa Comoros — Eastern Africa KM Congo - Brazzaville — Central Africa Côte d’Ivoire — Western Africa Congo - Kinshasa — Central Africa Djibouti — Eastern Africa Egypt — Northern Africa Equatorial Guinea — Central Africa Eritrea — Eastern Africa Eswatini — Southern Africa Ethiopia — Eastern Africa Gabon — Central Africa Gambia — Western Africa Ghana — Western Africa Guinea — Western Africa Guinea-Bissau — Western Africa Kenya — Eastern Africa Lesotho — Southern Africa Liberia — Western Africa Libya — Northern Africa Madagascar — Eastern Africa Malawi — Southern Africa Mali — Western Africa Mauritania — Northern Africa Mauritius — Eastern Africa MU Morocco — Northern Africa Mozambique — Southern Africa Namibia — Southern Africa Niger — Western Africa Nigeria — Western Africa Rwanda — Eastern Africa Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic — Northern Africa São Tomé & Príncipe — Central Africa ST Senegal — Western Africa Seychelles — Eastern Africa SC Sierra Leone — Western Africa Somalia — Eastern Africa South Africa — Southern Africa South Sudan — Eastern Africa Sudan — Eastern Africa Tanzania — Eastern Africa Togo — Western Africa Tunisia — Northern Africa Uganda — Eastern Africa Zambia — Southern Africa Zimbabwe — Southern Africa
Regional grouping African Union member states ↗

Open to participants across all African countries

5 regionsAll Africa

Choose a region or a country to explore the map.

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Northern Africa

  • Algeria
  • Egypt
  • Libya
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
  • Tunisia

Western Africa

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cape Verde
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Togo

Central Africa

  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Congo - Brazzaville
  • Congo - Kinshasa
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Gabon
  • São Tomé & Príncipe

Eastern Africa

  • Comoros
  • Djibouti
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
  • Madagascar
  • Mauritius
  • Rwanda
  • Seychelles
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda

Southern Africa

  • Angola
  • Botswana
  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
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