The African Union-Africa Water Investment Summit 2025 will take place from 13-15 August 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. This landmark event-convened under South Africa's G20 Presidency-brings together African Heads of State, global investors, ministers, private sector leaders, and development institutions in a unified call to close Africa's US$30 billion annual water investment gap.

The Summit is jointly organised by the Republic of South Africa, the African Union in collaboration with the African Union Development Agency - NEPAD, AU-AIP International High-Level Panel on Water Investments for Africa. Together, they are mobilising the political momentum, financial capital, and institutional partnerships needed to deliver climate-resilient water and sanitation for all.

The 2025 Summit will serve as the premier platform to translate political will into investment commitments. Anchored in the G20 theme of "Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability," the Summit seeks to demonstrate Africa's leadership in climate and water resilience while attracting strategic capital flows from global markets.

Delegates will participate in high-level dialogues, engage in project matchmaking sessions, and contribute to a Declaration on Water Investments that will influence both continental and global development agendas-including preparations for the 2026 UN Water Conference.