Since 2017, the Summit has been Africa’s space for direct dialogue between young people and policymakers. In Kigali, that dialogue becomes a launchpad.
Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfil it, or betray it.
Frantz Fanon · The Wretched of the Earth, 1961
Digital integration and informal trade
Trust, legitimacy and accountable governance
Dignified work and livelihoods in the modern economy
Join 5,000+ young leaders, ministers and investors at the Kigali Convention Centre.
Date & Venue: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
9th – 19th Nov 2026 for local delegates | Venue: Gasabo District Hall
20th – 25th Nov 2026 for international delegates | Venue: Kigali Convention Center
Format: Workshop, Hosted by the YCA Hub | Venue: Ubumwe Grande Hotel
Dates: 23rd – 24th November 2026
Format: Workshop | Venue: Ubumwe Grande Hotel
Partners: YCA, UNDP, AfCFTA, AUC
Dates: 23rd – 24th November 2026
Format: Workshop | Venue: Mashariki Arts Academy
Partners: MFF, MAA
Dates: 23rd – 24th November 2026
Format: Workshop | Venue: UNIPOD – UR, CST
Partners: UNDP
Dates: 23rd – 24th November 2026
Format: By invitation only | Dates: 24th November 2026
Format: Networking and entertainment – DJ
Venue: Auditorium – Kigali Convention Center (KCC)
Format: High-Level Plenary
Presidential Xchange
Format: Moderated conversation with Heads of State
Theme: “Shaping the Generational Mission”
Launch of Youth Spaces
Marketplace: Youth innovations/products Marketplace
Format: Open conversation with an Eminent Personality | Room: Auditorium
Passing the torch, Civic action across generations
Lead partner: ASG | Format: Cine debate | Room: MH3
YouthConnekt Congo Basin: Harnessing the Congo Basin’s Natural Capital for Youth Employment
Lead partner: YC Congo Brazza | Format: Regional Side Event | Room: MH1
Policy Roundtable on Climate change and SRHR
Lead partner: UNFPA, AUC, Imbuto Foundation | Format: Policy Roundtable | Room: MH4
Health Corner – AD11 | Connecting Zone – AD12 | AUC Egumeni Hub – AD10
Format: Banquet | Hosted by: GoR | by invitation only | Venue: KCC
Kigali Immersion Activities
Film Screening – Format: Outdoor film screening Hosted by: Mashariki Film Festival
Imagine Kigali Day – Format: Networking Activities Hosted by: Zaria Court
Format: Networking and entertainment – DJ
Venue: Auditorium | Format: Mix of TED Talk and Interactive Panel | Room: Auditorium
Beyond the City: Building Resilient Livelihoods 4 Rural Young Women (Part 1)
Lead partner: BRAC | Format: Workshop | Room: MH2
Room: Auditorium | Format: High-level interactive Panel Engagement
Skilled to Trade
Lead partner: AfDB, TDB, GIZ | Format: Interactive panel | Room: MH1
Beyond the City: Building Resilient Livelihoods 4 Rural Young Women (Part 2)
Lead partner: BRAC | Format: Workshop | Room: MH2
Influencing the Change, Youth leadership
Lead partner: YCA YAC | Format: Ted Talk | Room: MH3
ACET Youth Policy Lab
Lead partner: ACET | Format: Workshop | Room: MH4
Health Corner – AD11 | Connecting Zone – AD12 | AUC Egumeni Hub – AD10
Venue: Auditorium | Format: Generational Debate with eminent personalities
Making Finance Work for Rural Youth Enterprises
Lead partner: Catholic Relief Services | Format: Learning Spotlight and Youth Fireside | Room: MH1
YouthConnekt XRegions
Lead partner: YouthConnekt Mano River Union and Sahel Regional Forum | Format: Learning Spotlight and Youth Fireside | Room: MH2
Buy from Youth: Turning Green Livelihoods into Green Markets
Lead partner: FAO, WFP | Format: Masterclass | Room: MH3
Policy Round Table on Inclusive Trade
Lead partner: YCA Hub, Mastercard, UNDP | Format: Roundtable | Room: MH4
Health Corner | Connecting Zone | AUC Egumeni Hub
Venue: Auditorium | Format: Mix of entertainment activities
Format: Networking and entertainment – DJ
Venue: Auditorium | Format: segmented High-level interactive session
Venue: Auditorium
Venue: Nyarutarama Green Carpet
Format: Ministerial Meeting – by invitation only
Format: City excursions
Visa · official requirements for your nationality (no invitation letters are issued)
Hotels · recommended stays from 3★ to 5★ near the venue
Getting here · airport arrival, transfers and getting around Kigali
