Misryoum reports that the African Green Industries Summit (AGIS) 2026 will be held on 9–10 September in Swakopmund, bringing together investors and policymakers around green industrial development.
Staff Reporter THE African Green Industries Summit (AGIS) 2026 is scheduled to take place from 9 to 10 September 2026 in Swakopmund, under the theme, “Powering African Industries for Sustainable Development.” “AGIS is the successor platform to the Global African Hydrogen Summit and represents an evolution from sector-specific dialogue to a broader agenda covering renewable energy, green hydrogen, infrastructure, critical minerals, and sustainable manufacturing,” said Gaudentia Kröhne, Deputy Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy.. She
highlighted that the summit will bring together investors, policymakers, technology providers, and off-takers to Swakopmund and to project sites across Namibia, offering them the chance to engage with institutions, meet developers, explore infrastructure plans, understand logistical frameworks, and recognise the country’s commitment to industrial development.. “It can create space for business networking, project pitching, investment discussions, off-take engagement, public-private partnerships, and more structured interaction between Namibian entities and international players.. The concept note makes this
explicit: the summit will include a strategic conference, leadership roundtables, project pitching sessions, business matchmaking, technical seminars, side events, and site visits.. This format matters because industrialisation is not advanced by speeches alone; it is advanced through transactions, partnerships, skills, infrastructure, and market linkages,” Kröhne added.. She emphasised the summit’s continental relevance, noting that it offers African countries a chance to engage more deliberately, identify opportunities for cooperation, and strengthen the promise of the African
Continental Free Trade Area.. “Africa cannot afford to participate in the global green transition solely as a supplier of raw materials.. We must position ourselves as producers of value-added products, as hosts of clean industrial clusters, and as active participants in global clean energy value chains,” the Deputy Minister added.. PICTURED: Deputy Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy, Gaudentia Kröhne.. Photo: Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy