East Africa's largest artificial intelligence summit commenced in Nairobi, bringing together over 400 senior policymakers, technology executives, and international institutions. The event aims to unify fragmented digital initiatives into a cohesive strategy for AI governance and infrastructure development. The Inclusive AI Everything Summit is part of the three-day AI Everything Kenya × GITEX Kenya event held at the Sarit Expo Centre.

The AI Everything Kenya × GITEX Kenya summit concluded in Nairobi, focusing on the challenges facing Africa's AI ambitions, including public trust, startup capital, and intellectual property frameworks. The event, which took place at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, brought together technology executives, government officials, venture investors, and international institutions, attracting over 280 participants.

On June 16-17, 2026, Tanzania's Tech & Media Convergence (TMC) hosted the Africa Innovation and Technology Forum (AITF) 2026 in Dar es Salaam. The event gathered stakeholders to discuss Tanzania's digital future and launched a report on the political economy of digital governance. Key topics included data sovereignty, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and necessary policy reforms to develop a trillion-dollar digital economy.

The 6th Africa Digital Health Summit has brought together leaders, innovators, policymakers, and development partners to discuss the importance of digital transformation in health systems. According to the summit, the focus is on creating resilient and equitable health systems rather than just on technology itself, which is seen as an enabler. There is a global trend of increasing investments in digital health.

Kenya has commenced preparations to host the UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Nairobi. According to Sing’Oei, he met with a delegation from the IGF Global Secretariat, which is currently in the country to evaluate facilities and collaborate with Kenya's Country Multi-Agency Group tasked with coordinating the event preparations.

Kenya is set to host the fourth Summit on Responsible AI in the Military Domain (REAIM) in Nairobi in April 2027, according to CIO Africa.