PMI Africa

PMI Africa PMI is the leading authority in project management, committed to advancing the profession to positively impact project success.

We empower professionals through our growing global community, knowledge sharing, and best-in-class certifications. Sharing ideas and building relationships to harness the power of Project Management in building projects in some of the world’s most diverse, resource-rich emerging markets is one of the main objectives of the PMI Africa Conference

Africa’s ambitions need African engineering firms ready to compete on a global stage. NNPC Limited Engineering and Tec...
09/10/2026

Africa’s ambitions need African engineering firms ready to compete on a global stage. NNPC Limited Engineering and Technical Company (NETCO) is setting its sights on that future. We are pleased to welcome to the PMI Global Executive Council (GEC), as it pursues its ambition to become a world-class engineering company.

The scale of the opportunity is significant. The Africa Finance Corporation 2026 State of Africa’s Infrastructure Report identifies more than US$4 trillion in domestic capital across banks, pension funds, insurers and other financial institutions. Turning more of that capital into productive infrastructure requires investable projects, sound governance and organisations with the expertise to deliver. For African engineering firms, this creates an opportunity to help shape the continent’s growth.

Founded in 1988, NETCO brings decades of experience in engineering design, procurement, construction, commissioning, project management, operations, and maintenance. That breadth lets NNPC’s engineering team contribute across the project lifecycle, from defining what should be built to sustaining its performance.

Joining the gives NETCO a global forum to advance that ambition - exchanging insights with senior leaders, benchmarking practices, and exploring how project, programme and portfolio management can strengthen business performance and international competitiveness.

NETCO also brings valuable experience to the Council. Its understanding of complex projects in African operating environments can inform global discussions on delivery, leadership and organisational transformation. For Africa, the stakes extend beyond individual projects. Stronger engineering organisations can help build local expertise, support industrial development and sustain the infrastructure that businesses and communities depend on.

NETCO’s membership connects that African experience with global perspectives, and creates opportunities to strengthen both.

Welcome to the , NETCO. We look forward to the expertise you will bring and the ambitions we can help advance together.

Explore the GEC and connect with leaders advancing project management worldwide. Learn more here https://shorturl.at/1rQKs

A great delegate experience begins with a warm welcome. At the recently concluded , our were there to offer it.They w...
07/10/2026

A great delegate experience begins with a warm welcome. At the recently concluded , our were there to offer it.

They were among the first people delegates saw on arrival and the last to leave the venue. From helping the delegates find their seats to keeping sessions running smoothly, they were there at every turn. And when the curveballs came, they handled them like project managers - quietly solving three problems while you were still explaining the first.

To every volunteer: Thank you, Ngiyabonga, Enkosi, Ke a leboga kudu, Dankie

Thank you for giving your time, bringing your energy and looking after our delegates with such care. Thank you for answering the same question with patience, even when you had heard it many times already. For being helpful when it was busy, staying attentive through long sessions, and making people feel welcome throughout the day.

We know there were sessions you could only catch in passing and conversations you had to pause because someone needed your help. We appreciate the generosity behind that choice. You helped create the conditions for others to learn, connect, and enjoy the summit.

Your warmth made the community feel like a home away from home.

And we hope you left knowing how much your contribution mattered.

Did a volunteer make your summit experience a little easier or brighter? Give them a shout-out in the comments. And to our volunteers, what moment made it all worthwhile for you? We’d love to hear your stories.

With PMI South Africa Chapter

Happy World Teachers' Day to our Authorised Training Partners! To every instructor, coordinator, and team - thank you....
05/10/2026

Happy World Teachers' Day to our Authorised Training Partners!

To every instructor, coordinator, and team - thank you. You're the reason so many walk into their PMP® exam feeling ready. What you do reaches well past the classroom. You celebrate every pass like it's your own, and you keep showing up for the next cohort.

Today we're celebrating you.

This community keeps growing, and we'd love to welcome more educators into it. If you know a training organisation, university, consultancy, or independent trainer who should be part of this community, we'd love to welcome them. Our October Partner for Impact webinar covers:

🧑‍🏫 Who can become an ATP and what to expect from the application process
🧑‍🏫 Available ATP tiers and what they offer
🧑‍🏫 How the program supports organisations delivering live, instructor-led PMI certification training
🧑‍🏫 What to consider as you plan for the December 1 changes

Register here for the October webinars: https://lnkd.in/eNMePPri

Whether you’re a commercial training organisation, academic institution, consultancy, individual trainer, or enterprise learning team, this session will help you understand the program, the opportunity, and potential next steps.

Thank you, Africa.It's 2050, and Tintswalo, Kofi, Tsion, Fatou, Tunde, Mohamed, Fernando and Grace are all 24.Tintswalo ...
02/10/2026

Thank you, Africa.

It's 2050, and Tintswalo, Kofi, Tsion, Fatou, Tunde, Mohamed, Fernando and Grace are all 24.

Tintswalo took a train across three borders this morning, and nobody asked for her papers. Kofi's start-up in Accra shipped its first order to Cairo overnight. Tsion is a surgeon in a hospital that didn't exist when she was born. Fatou runs a solar cooperative, and her village now sells power to the city. Tunde builds bridges in the town where he grew up, and he never had to leave home to find the work. Mohamed teaches coding to students in four countries from a single classroom. Fernando's family farm reaches markets that once took weeks to reach. Grace's mother calls from Uganda, and the line doesn't drop once.

Tonight their lights will stay on, and the signal won't drop, and none of them will notice, because neither ever has.

They've never heard of a gathering in Cape Town in September 2026.

They don't know that people came from every corner of the continent wearing the colours of home, or that someone folded a flag carefully between their shirts. They don't know that a choir sang and 1000 people rose to their feet to sing along.

They don't know your names. But we do. We were there, in the shadow of Table Mountain, welcomed home by the PMI South Africa Chapter. You gave two days of your time, your knowledge and your heart to an Africa you may never fully see.

You didn't just attend. You started building theirs.

Thank you for coming, for bringing your country with you, and for believing that Africa delivers M.O.R.E. Together.

They'll never get to thank you.

So we will.

Until we meet again.

"We all have a contribution to creating a single integrated market," H.E. Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the African...
30/09/2026

"We all have a contribution to creating a single integrated market," H.E. Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, said at the . Every road, rail link and border post built for that market is meant to cut travel time, lower logistics costs and widen market access. Realising that value takes and working hand in hand.

That's why the Project Management Institute and the Federation of African Engineering Organisations (FAEO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. FAEO unites national engineering organisations across Africa and represents the continent in the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), making it a natural partner in building the delivery capability Africa's infrastructure ambitions require.

The African Development Bank Group estimates Africa's annual need at US$130–170 billion. Putting that capital to work depends on well-prepared, well-governed, and well-executed projects. PMI research suggests Sub-Saharan Africa could need as many as 4.6 million project professionals by 2035, nearly 75% more than today.

Engineers bring analytical rigour, systems thinking and technical judgement. Project management adds commercial judgement, stakeholder engagement and benefits realisation. Together, they help infrastructure deliver the value it was built to create, and needs both.

Through this partnership, and plan to collaborate on training and capacity building, explore establishing FAEO Academy as an Accredited Training Provider, and pursue mutual recognition of qualifications and programmes. PMI also plans to strengthen FAEO's policy research capability, so the sector's voice carries weight with governments and industry, and to help FAEO "projectise" its own operations

Thank you to Refilwe Buthelezi, President, FAEO, and the FAEO team for their vision. Here's to bringing 's infrastructure ambitions to life.

For engineers who want to add project leadership to their technical expertise, the PMI Construction Professional (PMI-CP)™ certification is a great place to start. Learn more: pmi.org/certifications/construction

is rapidly changing how projects are planned, analysed and delivered, but the real opportunity for goes far beyond s...
28/09/2026

is rapidly changing how projects are planned, analysed and delivered, but the real opportunity for goes far beyond simply learning how to write better prompts.

That is where the conversation gets interesting.

Join Emmanuel Amankwanor and Asha Kamenge for Beyond the Prompt: How Project Managers Can Use AI to Think, Analyse and Deliver Better. This practical session will explore how and practitioners can use AI to work through complex problems, question assumptions, make sense of information and surface risks that deserve closer attention.

From stakeholder analysis and planning to backlog refinement, governance and retrospectives, we’ll examine how AI can support the decisions and activities that shape project outcomes. You’ll discover a practical prompting framework for your work, along with guidance on responsible use and human accountability.

When AI produces an answer, what should you challenge? What context is missing? And how do you turn that output into a decision you can stand behind?

Bring those questions and the challenges you’re working through. Build your ability to combine AI’s speed with human judgement, Agile thinking, and disciplined ex*****on. Register here: https://shorturl.at/5hvbf

Join us on Thursday 08 Oct 2026 at 7:00pm CAT.

Beyond the main stage, some of the most interesting conversations at happened on the exhibition floor. People stopped ...
25/09/2026

Beyond the main stage, some of the most interesting conversations at happened on the exhibition floor. People stopped to explore the stands, learn more about the products, catch up, and try their hand at the games. A little friendly competition gave them another reason to stay.

To our and - thank you for bringing your energy, expertise and personality to Cape Town. You gave delegates opportunities to ask questions, explore ideas and discover something that could make a difference in their work. Thank you for investing in Africa’s community and helping make this gathering possible. To our exhibitors, thank you for making the floor worth exploring, and then exploring again.

To our product theatre speakers, thank you for bringing the possibilities to life, sharing your knowledge and giving delegates plenty to think about and follow up on.

Behind those beautiful booths were teams who planned, designed, built and brought every detail together. Thank you for creating such a welcoming space. And to the Project Management Institute teams and who staffed the stands, thank you for every warm welcome, helpful answer and conversation, right through to the final visitor.

Africa Delivers M.O.R.E. Together through these connections - people finding common ground, sharing what they know, and discovering where they could work together. We hope you went home with useful ideas, new connections, and, yes, another pen. There’s always room for one more.

With PM.Ideas Pty Ltd

Across Africa’s diverse oral traditions, those entrusted with recounting history do more than preserve memory. They pass...
23/09/2026

Across Africa’s diverse oral traditions, those entrusted with recounting history do more than preserve memory. They pass on experience, giving others the knowledge to navigate their own time. Our brought something of that same responsibility to the . They shared lessons from work still shaping our continent - connecting markets, expanding energy access, strengthening institutions and building industries. Behind each discussion were the difficult decisions, hard-earned lessons and years of work that give our speakers’ words their weight.

In the opening address, George Asamani, MD, Project Management Institute, Sub-Saharan Africa, asked why we keep showing up for . Why we give years to difficult projects. Why we persevere when progress is slow. Perhaps, he reflected, the answer is - Uthando (love).

Our speakers gave that thought practical expression. There is generosity in sharing what experience has taught you, especially when those lessons can help someone else make a better decision, navigate a difficult , or find the courage to continue.

That is part of what Africa Delivers M.O.R.E. Together means. Progress grows when knowledge travels beyond the person who holds it. One leader’s experience can strengthen another’s judgement; one honest conversation can open possibilities across institutions, sectors and borders.

To every speaker at the PMI Global Summit Series Cape Town - thank you for the preparation, thought and conviction you brought to Cape Town. Thank you for respecting our audience with substance and for contributing to a shared understanding of what delivery demands.

The children invoked in the opening address will inherit the consequences of what we do today. Your words have helped us consider that responsibility more deeply. May the next chapter of these conversations be written in the work Africa delivers together.

Our thanks extend to every speaker who contributed to the Summit, including those not pictured here.

Your business idea doesn’t have to be a world first. But you do need to make it work. Apple wasn’t the first to introduc...
21/09/2026

Your business idea doesn’t have to be a world first. But you do need to make it work. Apple wasn’t the first to introduce a foldable phone. With its iPhone Duo, it enters an existing category, facing a challenge familiar to every - giving customers a reason to choose your product.

Whether you’re opening a bakery, developing an app or growing a consultancy, that reason matters. You might solve a problem others have overlooked, offer a better experience or reach customers who haven’t been well served. The opportunity lies in what you can deliver.

An idea is just the start. Building a business means deciding what to do first, making limited resources count, and keeping things moving when plans change. For first-time entrepreneurs, knowing where to begin can feel overwhelming. For established business owners, the challenge may be launching a new offering or managing growth while keeping the everyday business running.

brings structure to these decisions. It helps you turn ambitions into achievable steps, anticipate problems, coordinate people, and measure progress. Join Project Management Institute for Project Management for Entrepreneurs, a practical, 60-minute webinar for aspiring entrepreneurs and those already building a business. Through founder insights and discussion, we’ll explore how to turn uncertainty into action and introduce PMI’s new Project Management for Entrepreneurs course.

Join us on Thursday, 24 September 2026, at 18:00 BST / 19:00 SAST

Bring the idea you want to pursue, or the business challenge you’re ready to tackle. Take the next step here: https://shorturl.at/bTZwY

A trader should not have to know the name of a continental trade agreement to benefit from it. At Project Management Ins...
15/09/2026

A trader should not have to know the name of a continental trade agreement to benefit from it.

At Project Management Institute's Global Summit Series Cape Town, H.E. Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, offered this perspective on what progress should mean for the people AfCFTA exists to serve.

In a fireside chat with George Asamani, PMI’s Managing Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, Mene brought the promise of AfCFTA back to the trader - the ability to reach new markets at lower cost and with fewer administrative obstacles. Consider the example he shared - a business in Ghana trading with someone in Kenya. Paying for that transaction can require purchasing a third currency, typically the US dollar. Across Africa, Mene estimated that these currency conversion costs amount to US$5 billion annually, money spent simply to make payments between African markets.

Mene explained how the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System responds to that problem by enabling payments in local currencies. It is one example of the practical work required to connect the continent’s economies. Other parts of that work happen at customs desks, where officials must apply the rules governments have agreed. They happen within national institutions, where policies and systems need to change. They happen through infrastructure that helps goods move and digital tools that help businesses find opportunities.

Together, these efforts determine whether an agreement changes someone’s working day. For the project professionals gathered in Cape Town, Mene’s invitation was to consider how their own field could contribute to integration. From agriculture and construction to services and customs, every discipline has work to do.

Africa Delivers M.O.R.E. Together comes to life through the work of project professionals.

Every payment system implemented, border process improved, and transport link delivered can open opportunities for someone else. For the entrepreneur waiting for a payment or the farmer seeking a new market, that work can make the difference between an opportunity they can see and one they can reach.

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