Advancing the
Future of
Autonomy
in Africa.
How policy, investment, talent and infrastructure shape the full potential of Africa's low-altitude economy.
In Partnership with the African Drone Forum
Inside the Aviation Africa Experience
A visual look at the summit environment where regulators, buyers, operators and aviation leaders meet.
Represented
of Civil Aviation
Market by 2033
the Summit
Two Audiences.
One Invitation.
ADF's network of drone operators, UTM infrastructure providers, training academies, manufacturers, software & data companies, eVTOL developers, investors & DFIs, and government bodies across all five African regions.
Aviation Africa's audience of Directors General of Civil Aviation, airlines, airports, regulators and national strategy leads from 52 African countries — the biggest room in African aviation.
This is not a standalone drone expo. Aviation Africa positions drones, AAM and autonomous systems within the broader industry — connected to airlines, airports, regulators and national strategies.
Secure your place →Aviation Africa
2026
Africa's largest aviation conference and exhibition. The 10th edition arrives in Nairobi, Kenya for the first time, and ADF returns as the official drone and autonomous systems track partner for a second consecutive year.
Kenya is one of Africa's most active drone markets, with a live UTM procurement process, an operational BVLOS corridor, and more licensed training academies than any other country on the continent. The timing is deliberate.
ADF convenes the full spectrum of Africa's drone and autonomous systems ecosystem — from regulators and development partners to operators, manufacturers, and investors — in one focused track alongside the continent's leading aviation summit.
Source: Aviation Africa, Kigali 2025. ADF was the official Drone & Autonomous Systems Track partner for the first time.
"A landmark eVTOL demo. Six formal CAA briefing requests post-event. A regional BVLOS & UTM white paper. Year two in Nairobi builds on that."
The 2025 Drone Track at Aviation Africa Kigali was ADF's first year as official track partner. Below is what it produced.
Requests Post-Event
Continental Civil Aviation Summit
Harmonisation White Paper
2026 Programme Overview
African Drone
Regulators Forum
Not a panel. A structured working session.
The people responsible for drone regulation across the continent compare what they are building and find where they can move faster together. KCAA hosts and co-facilitates. ADF Secretariat leads.
20
A small number of observer seats for confirmed Event and Strategic Partners only. Allocated by ADF — never sold standalone.
Participation Pathways
Three routes into Aviation Africa 2026. Choose how you want to engage — or combine them.
Register through Aviation Africa to access the full two-day programme, exhibition floor, and networking events.
Free hall entry covers the full drone track. Summit pass ($995) adds plenary, lunch, receptions.
Take a booth on the ADF Pavilion — 9sqm shell scheme with ADF-facilitated buyer introductions and scheduled 1:1 meetings.
Name association with the drone track, ADRF observer access, and a year-round relationship with ADF and Africa's aviation ecosystem.
A Curated Exhibition for Serious Market Access
ADF coordinates exhibitor selection, buyer introductions and scheduled one-to-one meetings. Not an open expo — a curated environment where the right conversations happen.
Why Nairobi. Why Now.
Nairobi is the continent's leading aviation city — home to KCAA, KAA, Kenya Airways and AfBAA. The gateway for serious participation in African aviation.
A live UTM procurement process. An operational BVLOS corridor. More licensed drone training academies than any other country on the continent. Kenya is where policy becomes practice.
As Kenya shapes its drone regulatory future in real-time, this is where the decisions are made. The ADRF, the track panels and the exhibition are all built around that reality.
View All Event Materials
Everything you need to brief your team and confirm participation.
Join the ecosystem shaping Africa's low-altitude economy.
Regulators, operators, manufacturers, investors and innovators. At the continent's largest aviation summit.
selina@africandroneforum.org · africandroneforum.org/aviation-africa
From Kigali to Nairobi, and onward.
From ADF's founding in Kigali to the continent's largest aviation summit — the relationship has been built one engagement at a time.
About the African Drone Forum →