Bringing the Nordics & Europe to

Africa’s EV Capital

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
14–16 September 2026

Become part of Africa's leading electric mobility gathering through exhibition and strategic partnership opportunities.

Invitation to the official venue at the Science Museum, Addis Ababa

Mikkel Becker-Aakervik & Hoseana A. Samuel

The Nordic-Africa EV Summit is a working platform connecting Africa’s electric mobility transition with Nordic leadership in transport, energy systems, and battery energy storage. Through twin-city convenings in the Nordics and Africa, the Summit brings together governments, utilities, fleet operators, financiers, and technology providers to move electric mobility from pilots to scalable deployment. With a focus on trade corridors, public transport, fleet electrification, and storage-backed charging infrastructure, the Summit aligns policy, investment, and real-world implementation to enable reliable, low-carbon transport systems even where grids are constrained.

Why partner with us

Move from visibility to influence.

Put your organisation inside the relationships, working conversations and delivery pathways shaping Africa’s electric-mobility market.

Become a partner
Reach decision-makers
Own a clear position
Contribute expertise
Extend beyond Addis

A focused industry forum

Africa EV Freight Forum

Nairobi, Kenya
22–23 September 2026

Connecting policy, industry, finance and logistics to accelerate zero-emission freight and heavy-duty transport across East Africa.

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The next Road to Africa journey

Nairobi to Addis
by E-Bus

An electric journey across East Africa, connecting cities, communities and the people shaping the future of public transport.

Nairobi → Addis Ababa
9–18 September 2026
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Nairobi to Addis by E-Bus video
1,600 km across East Africa
Partnerships and milestones

Partnerships
in action.

From formal cooperation in Addis Ababa to Nordic–African dialogue in Oslo, these moments reflect the partnerships supporting the Africa EV Summit.

Partnership signing between the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Addis Ababa and the Ethiopian Ministry of Transport and Logistics
March 2026

Partnership milestone

Norway and Ethiopia formalise their partnership

The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Addis Ababa and Ethiopia’s Ministry of Transport and Logistics formally signed their partnership in support of the Africa EV Summit.

Watch the
milestones

Two moments connecting Nordic institutions, African policymakers and the electric mobility ecosystem.

Addis Ababa

Signing ceremony with the Nordic Embassies

Denmark · Finland · Norway · Sweden

Oslo

Nordic–Africa EV Summit

Africa’s electric mobility transition took centre stage in Oslo.

WHY AFRICA NOW?

Africa’s electric mobility market is moving decisively from pilots to platforms, and faster than many expected. More than 200 e-mobility companies are already active across the continent, leading markets are projected to reach meaningful EV penetration well before 2030, and large-scale deployments are underway, from electric BRT fleets in Dakar and Addis Ababa to rapid two-wheeler electrification backed by nine-figure investment rounds. Global OEMs are accelerating entry, with major manufacturers expanding aggressively across Southern and Eastern Africa. Together, these signals point to a structural shift. The next phase of growth will be defined by actors who can integrate grid readiness, battery energy storage–enabled charging, enabling policy, and heavy-duty fleet deployment into bankable, scalable systems that can operate reliably at corridor and city scale.