ADDIS ABABA
14-16 September 2026
Bridging Europe and Africa on E-Mobility on the Road to COP32
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.
Official signing of the partnership
between the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Addis Ababa and the Ethiopian Ministry of Transport and Logistics for the Africa EV Summit
— March 2026
Nordic-Africa EV Summit [oslo]
Africa’s electric mobility transition took centre stage in Oslo
THEMATICS
EV INFRASTRUCTURE
Building Africa's Connected Mobility Systems. This track explores the physical and digital infrastructure required to accelerate electric mobility across Africa, from city development to regional freight on transport corridors.
CONTINENTAL EV COORDINATION
Creating an Integrated African E-Mobility Ecosystem. This track focuses on standards and policy frameworks needed to enable a connected and inclusive African electric mobility market.
FINANCING THE TRANSITION
Mobilising Investment for Africa's Mobility Future. This track brings together investors, governments, development finance institutions, and industry to unlock the capital needed for Africa's transition.
EV CIRCULARITY
Building Africa's Circular E-Mobility Economy. This track explores how Africa can build resilient value chains from critical minerals to the full-life circle of EVs focusing on localisation and manufacturing.
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.