Events overview: Where circular professionals will meet

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Circular Rising has identified 14 major industry events taking place across Africa in 2026 that will convene leaders across the circular economy. The calendar is largely made up of expos, trade fairs, infrastructure exhibitions and high-level summits cutting across waste management, resource recovery and related infrastructure systems.

• Nigeria and South Africa dominate the landscape, each hosting four events, while the remaining gatherings are distributed across Kenya, Egypt, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe.

• Several events are organised around specific waste streams, notably plastics, mining waste, e-waste and water, with wastewater management standing out as a recurring focus across four gatherings.

More details

• International Conference on Plastic Waste Reduction and Circular Strategies Mombasa, Kenya (Feb 11)

• Where is Circular Innovation South Africa now? (Online) (February 19

• Nigeria Circular Economy Week Lagos, Nigeria (Feb 16-19) 

• Africa Green Economy Summit Cape Town, South Africa  (Feb 24-27) 

• International Conference on Mining Waste Management and Engineering Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (March 2)

• International Conference on Water Recycling and Circular Resource Use Abuja, Nigeria (March 3)

• West African Clean Energy & Environment Trade Fair & Conference Lagos, Nigeria (March 17-18)

• Waste Management & Circular Economy Conference Harare, Zimbabwe (March 30-31)

• International Conference on Circular Economy and Environmental Policy Cairo, Egypt (May 2)

• South Africa Infrastructure & Water Expo Gauteng, South Africa (May 12-15)

• West Africa Water Expo (WAWE)-Water & Wastewater Exhibition Lagos, Nigeria (May 19-21)

• WATREX Expo Cairo, Egypt (June 23-25)

• 6th Africa International E-Waste Conference Nairobi, Kenya (October 15-16)

• WasteCon-Waste Management Conference & Exhibition Johannesburg, South Africa (October 20-22)