WCAF V (19-21 October 2026) Launch

Ministerial Roundtable - H.E. Minister Ismael Nabé and H.E. Minister Alpha Bacar Barry

DMA was pleased to host a high-level private roundtable at Deutsche Bank HQ in London to officially launch the fifth edition of the UK–West & Central Francophone Africa Forum (WCAF V), which will take place in Conakry, Guinea, from 19–21 October 2026.

The roundtable featured H.E. Minister Ismael Nabé and H.E. Minister Alpha Bacar Barry, alongside Steve Gray OBE, UK Export Finance’s Head of West & Central Africa, and Maryam Khosrowshahi, Chair of Global Sub-Saharan Africa and Head of Sub-Saharan Africa Coverage at Deutsche Bank. H.E. Aly Diallo, Ambassador of Guinea to the United Kingdom, and HMA Daniel Shepherd also spoke to the multi sector audience, alongside strategic partners and institutional stakeholders.

Registration for WCAF V will officially open on Wednesday, 3rd, June 2026.

Our sincere thanks to Sapna Sapra, Head of Structured Trade and Export Finance UK at Deutsche Bank, for facilitating and supporting the event.

We look forward to building another landmark edition of WCAF.