Australia-Africa Week

The annual Australia-Africa Week brings together a range of activities and events to promote and advance Australia-Africa relations. In 2018, the week will be held in Perth from 26 August to 1 September.

At the initiative of the Advisory Group on Australia-Africa Relations (AGAAR), the inaugural Australia-Africa Week in 2016 was built around the longstanding Africa Down Under (ADU) Mining Conference. Established in 2002, ADU began in an effort to raise awareness about Australia’s interests in African mining and energy. Over that period, the conference has grown into the largest African mining focused event outside of Africa.

Now in its third year, Australia-Africa Week encompasses a diverse program linking universities, business groups, diaspora communities and African ministers and senior officials. Events include the Australia-Africa Universities Network Forum, the Africa Down Under Mining Conference, the Australia-Africa Trade, Investment and Cultural Expo, the Women in Leadership Forum and the Africa Down Under Football Cup.

Australia’s diverse African communities make an important contribution to the week, coming together to showcase their culture and contribution to Australia-Africa relations.

Events schedule

​Sunday 26 August

Murdoch University welcome reception for AAUN/AARF delegates                              Contact d.doepel@murdoch.edu.au
Africa Film Festival - Pili (Tanzania)                                                                                     Tickets     

Monday 27 August

Australia Africa Universities Network (AAUN) Forum                                                       Tickets
Australia Africa Technology + Infrastructure Conference - Day 1                                   Information
Africa Oil and Gas Conference - Day 1                                                                                 Tickets
AAUN Dinner                                                                                                                             Tickets
Africa Film Festival - Dead Donkeys Fear No Hyenas (Ethiopia)                                      Tickets
Tuesday 28 August
Africa Australia Research Forum (AARF)                                                                            Tickets
Australia Africa Technology + Infrastructure Conference - Day 2                                   Information   
Africa Oil and Gas Conference - Day 2                                                                                 Tickets
Women in Leadership Forum on Economic Empowerment
      Through Trade and Investment                                                                                       Tickets
Parliamentary Friends of Africa Lunch                                                                                (by invitation)                            
Africa Down Under Conference Welcome Reception                                                        Tickets 
   *All ADU conference delegates welcome
Africa Film Festival - Sicula Iopera (South Africa)                                                             Tickets
Wednesday 29 August
Australia-Africa Business Council (AABC) Breakfast:
      "Meet the Ambassadors"                                                                                                  Tickets
Africa Down Under Conference - Day 1                                                                                Tickets
Third Commission on Africa: Extractive Industries Symposium                                      Information
Blockchain and Africa Panel Discussion                                                                              Information
Africa Down Under Ministerial Dinner                                                                                   (by invitation)
Africa Film Festival -  Mali Blues (Mali)                                                                                Tickets
Thursday 30 August
BDO and Lycopodium Breakfast                                                                                            Tickets
Africa Down Under Conference - Day 2                                                                                Tickets
Africa Down Under Women in Leadership Lunch                                                               (by invitation)
Conflict in the Sahel: Identifying and mitigating its impact on mining activities          Tickets
Mauritius, your gateway to unlock value across Africa                                                     Tickets
Africa Down Under Football Cup, Langley Park  (free event)                                            Information
Zimbabwe Investment Forum                                                                                                Tickets
DFAT-PwC Young Professionals Event                                                                                (by invitation)                                
Africa Film Festival -  Apatride (Morocco)                                                                           Tickets
Friday 31 August
Herbert Smith Freehills/AAMEG: Is resource nationalism now a heightened
risk in Africa?                                                                                                                            Information
Africa Down Under Conference - Day 3                                                                                Tickets
Africa Trade & Cultural Expo - Day 1, William Street Mall                                                  Information
Regions of Africa Gala Ball                                                                                                     Tickets
Saturday 1 September
Africa Trade & Cultural Expo - Day 2, William Street Mall                                                  Information
Australia-Kenya Business Exposition and Conference                                                      Information
Western Australia African Community Awards Gala                                                         Tickets

To add your event to the schedule: admin@australiaafricaweek.com