13 - 15 October 2026 Kigali, Rwanda

Unlocking Africa’s Carbon Value: Integrity, Investment, Impact

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Scaling carbon markets for Africa’s sustainable growth amid a shifting global landscape

Carbon Markets Africa Summit (CMAS) is the leading continental platform dedicated to catalysing high-integrity carbon markets across Africa. By connecting supply and demand, the summit brings together project developers, policymakers, investors, and standards bodies to build a credible, investable carbon pipeline grounded in African readiness.

“High-integrity carbon markets can offer Africa a powerful tool to mobilise the financing required to advance climate action and ensure fairly shared benefits while driving sustainable and inclusive development.”

Maxwell Gomera, Resident Representative and Director, Africa Sustainable Finance Hub (ASFH), UNDP South Africa

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CMAS will explore how Africa can leverage its vast natural resources for sustainable development while navigating geopolitical shifts and emerging carbon policies.

“Carbon Markets Africa Summit: Not just another carbon event”

• Africa’s marketplace for carbon credit supply and demand

• Focused on high-integrity, MRV-ready solutions

• Grounded in African policy, finance, and climate priorities

• Shaped by expert guidance from AfDB, VCMI, Verra, and more

• Timed to influence global climate finance and Article 6 agendas

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WE WORK TOWARDS THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS FOR AN INCLUSIVE, CLEANER AND MORE PROSPEROUS WORLD BY 2030.

Objectives

Promote high-
integrity carbon markets

Strengthen policy
and regulatory frameworks

Facilitate
partnerships

Build capacity
among African stakeholders

Showcase
successful projects

Unlock investment

Meet our 2025 advisory board

  • Andrew Gilder

    Director, Climate Legal, South Africa

  • Bianca Gichangi

    Bianca Gichangi

    Regional Lead - Africa, VCMI, Kenyaees for the Future

  • Brett Stacey

    Brett Stacey

    Director, Carbon Zero Verification Limited, UK

  • Dr. Olufunso Somorin

    Dr. Olufunso Somorin

    Regional Principal Officer, AfDB, Kenya


  • Olivia Tuchten

    Principal Climate Change Advisor, Promethium Carbon, South Africa

  • Reshma Shah

    Reshma Shah

    Lead, Carbon Markets, FSD Africa, Kenya

  • Lawrence Cole-Morgan

    Global Markets: Lead, Carbon Credit Trading, Standard bank

  • Heather McEwan

    Regional Representative, Africa, and the Middle East - Strategy, Policy, and Markets Department, Verra

  • Andrew Ocama

    Andrew Ocama

    Coordinator, Eastern Africa Alliance on Carbon Markets and Climate finance

  • Bernardin Uzayisaba

    Bernardin Uzayisaba

    Carbon Market Programme Specialist, UNDP

  • Maxime Bayen

    Maxime Bayen

    Operating Partner, Catalyst Fund

  • Javier Manzanares

    Javier Manzanares

    CEO, ALLEN MANZA

  • Hubert Ruzibiza

    Hubert Ruzibiza

    Founder, Climate Prosperity Center – Africa, Rwanda

  • Ibrahim Shelleng

    Ibrahim Shelleng

    Senior Special Assistant to the President, Government of Nigeria

  • Ritah Rukundo

    Ritah Rukundo

    Manager -Global Carbon Market Project, Uganda & Eastern Africa

    GIZ

  • Storm Patel

    Storm Patel

    Commercial Director, TASC

  • Ravi Raichoora

    Ravi Raichoora

    Special Advisor Carbon Markets and Climate Finance African Union Development Agency – NEPAD

  • Kwame Ababio

    Kwame Ababio

    Head of the Environment and Climate Change UnitAUDA-NEPAD, South Africa 

About the experts

Overview

  • Keynote session on geopolitics & carbon markets: Examining global shifts, including U.S. policy changes, EU regulations, and Africa’s strategic positioning 

  • Ministerial roundtable: Looking at the future of carbon regulations in Africa 

  • Plenary sessions: Covering pathways for scaling high-integrity carbon markets

  • Deep-dive workshops: Capacity building and knowledge sharing sessions for regulators, project developers and investors

  • Investor round tables: Exclusive, high-impact discussions designed to connect investors, project developers, and policymakers

  • Project presentations: Showcasing investable carbon market initiatives across Africa

  • Carbon markets 101: Provides a foundational understanding of how carbon markets work

  • High-impact dialogue by the Global Trust Project: Strategic, solutions-driven conversation that brings together key stakeholders to address trust, integrity, and accountability in carbon markets

  • Networking space: Facilitating partnerships between key players in the carbon finance ecosystem 

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CMAS 2025 in numbers

330+

delegates

35

investors

14

carbon project developers

27

countries represented

77

speakers

Why attend?

  • Gain exclusive insights on carbon market trends, geopolitical shifts, and regulatory developments

  • Network with top policymakers, investors, developers, buyers and carbon finance experts

  • Explore investment and funding opportunities to scale carbon projects

  • Stay updated on evolving regulations, carbon pricing, and Article 6 implementation

  • Discover investment-ready carbon projects in naturebased solutions, renewables, and tech innovations

  • Learn from case studies and best practices for transparency and integrity in carbon trading

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Be part of Africa’s carbon
market breakthrough

Whether you're a market leader, policy innovator, investor, or solution provider, the Carbon Markets Africa Summit is your platform to take meaningful action. Sponsor the summit to maximise your visibility and influence. Host a session, present a project, showcase your innovation, or contribute to the dialogue shaping the continent’s carbon future. This is where Africa’s carbon future takes shape — and action begins.”

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