Investment Matching Conference for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Dates : 16 – 17 November 2026
Venue : Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
The US·Europe·Africa Business Council, with support from the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA), invites your organisation to the Investment Matching Conference for the DRC, to be held 16-17 November 2026 at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg.
Designed as a targeted deal platform rather than a speech forum, the conference will match shovel-ready Congolese projects with investors, industrial developers and technical partners from South Africa, the United States, Europe and the wider continent, through project pitches, expert panels and pre-matched B2B and B2G meetings. This exclusive, high-level platform will bring together senior government representatives, business executives, investors, project owners, and strategic partners to identify opportunities for trade, investment, industrial development, and cross-border partnerships.
PRIORITY SECTORS
Green Energy & Infrastructure: hydropower, solar micro-grids, transmission, rail, road and ports.
Critical Minerals & Value Addition: local beneficiation of copper, cobalt, lithium, coltan, gold and manganese.
Agribusiness & Agro-processing: food production and processing on the DRC’s 80 million hectares of arable land and 50% of the Continent freshwater reserves.
Digital Infrastructure & ICT: fibre-optic networks, data centres and fintech.
WHY PARTICIPATE
Targeted Matchmaking: meet pre-vetted project owners, investors and decision-makers.
Capital and Projects: present investment-ready projects or source bankable opportunities.
Market Entry: build the relationships and regulatory insight needed to enter the DRC.
PARTICIPATION AND RSVP
Attendance is complimentary for invited enterprises; participation is strictly by invitation and subject to confirmation due to limited capacity. Kindly confirm attendance by contacting sphesihle@katafrica.com or +27 769314665.
We look forward to welcoming you to this platform to advance trade, investment, and economic cooperation across Africa and international markets.
Yours faithfully,
Prof Serge Tshibangu
Chairman, US·Europe·Africa Business Council