Africa Sustainable Futures Awards
About the program
Overview The Financial Times and the World Bank Group’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) have launched the third edition of the Africa Sustainable Futures Awards, a major annual programme that promotes innovative, private sector solutions to development challenges in Africa.
The Africa Sustainable Futures Awards showcase commercially viable initiatives that provide transformative, resilient and scalable solutions, and address not just current needs but also the well-being of future generations, at a time when it is more important than ever to build self-sustaining models for growth.
Building on the success of last year’s programme, which drew more than 300 entries, special attention in this third year will be given to initiatives that move beyond traditional development models by effectively mobilising capital, mitigating risks, and driving commercial and operational excellence.
The winners will be announced at a special Awards Dinner on October 22, 2026, concluding the FT’s 13th Africa Summit in London, a major event that brings together African government, business, and finance leaders with global investors and industry partners to discuss how to drive forward the continent’s economic transformation.
Focus areas
Technology, Health, EdTech, Climate, AI