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𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒏𝒕?

Hospitality, real estate, and tourism giants are gearing up for an unprecedented era of capital investment in Morocco, as tourism numbers break records and demand for hotels and infrastructure soars ahead of the 2030 FIFA World Cup. And Morocco Showcase is where the journey is catalysed.

𝑩𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒕𝒕 𝑯𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒍 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒂 𝒐𝒏 26 𝑵𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒆:
• The evolution of a stable, institutional-grade market: Political stability, S&P-rated BBB-, a stock exchange above MAD 1 trillion, and global brands signing and buying.
• Insights into the rapidly growing hospitality sector. Morocco's performance against global peers, and the exponential scale-up of international brands, local operators, and boutique and eco-offerings.
• Mixed-use, logistics, and commercial. Development trends, opportunities, and growth.
• Global capital commitment and returns. The inflow of sovereign wealth capital, how Moroccan family offices are moving into funds, and what turns diaspora interest into committed capital.
• High-impact networking. The Morocco Showcase Awards, cocktail functions, and one-on-ones with the people driving Morocco's development - and the global capital hungry to invest.

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 - www.apievents.com/morocco/

Built in Kendwa, with Kendwa: from its architecture, to its ownership model and community initiatives, Liyongo is shaped by its context.

Liyongo makes it a point to bring local perspective into the project. The villas are built from local, sustainable materials, and construction is carried out by Mazrui Building Contractors, who have been working in Zanzibar since 1953. The ownership and investment model has been crafted and adapted to the market by advisors who have worked in the area for years, resulting in individual titling under Zanzibar's Condominium Act for clear ownership, alongside a managed rental pool.

But it isn't only about the people inside the project. Liyongo has built a partnership with Kendwa's village leadership to work together on community initiatives. Together, they are currently working towards providing clean water, education, and employment opportunities to locals. Not as one time solutions, but as a long term programme that is part of the development's foundations and remains in constant dialogue with the community's needs.

Join Liyongo founder Christopher Nash on 17 September for the “Eco-tourism and Community-Focused Hospitality” panel and hear more about Liyongo’s approach.

For more info - www.apisummit.co.za

Liyongo was founded on a specific premise: a resort development that grows alongside its community, not next to it.

That has meant building community priorities into the project's core structure: clean water infrastructure, education support for local schools, employment and skills training for Zanzibari residents, and market access for local artisans and suppliers. Not as add-ons, but as part of how the development actually operates.

Hear more from Christopher Nash, Liyongo's founder, on the panel "Eco-tourism and Community-Focused Hospitality,"
17 September 2026 at the CTICC, Cape Town

For more info - www.apisummit.co.za

What makes a community-anchored hospitality project credible, not just appealing?

At the API Summit's panel Eco-Tourism and Community-Focused Hospitality, founder Christopher Nash will unpack the foundations behind Liyongo, a 60-villa resort development in Kendwa, Zanzibar built around three structural commitments:
• Individual land titling under Zanzibar property law, giving each villa its own registered
ownership rather than a shared or fractional claim
• A managed rental pool structure with professional oversight, so owners and operators
share in the same outcome instead of competing against each other
• A partnership with Kendwa’s community leaders to improve access to clean water, education, and employment opportunities, built into the resort's foundation, not delivered as one-time outreach

This is a session for anyone evaluating what durable, community-anchored hospitality assets look like on the continent.

For more info - www.apisummit.co.za

Sustainable hospitality investment on Africa's Indian Ocean coast is drawing serious institutional attention.

At the 17th Annual API Summit in Cape Town, Christopher Nash, founder of Liyongo, a 60 villa resort development in Kendwa, Zanzibar, joins the panel on Eco-Tourism and Community-Focused Hospitality.

Liyongo is structured around individual land titling under Zanzibar property law and a managed rental pool overseen by the resort's own operations team, a model built for long-term asset governance rather than short-term lifestyle.

Join the conversation on 17 September, 14:55pm.
For more info - taptickets.co.za/event/68b6dc4c85742a735f018e4e

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐞: 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐲𝐩𝐞.

From building Africa-first solutions, to AI and energy efficiency applications that are delivering optimal operational returns. 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬.

Led by the continent's industry leaders: MRI Software, REdeimension Capital, iShack Ventures, RE-TECSolutions, admyt, The Good People Data Company and many more, this is the ultimate platform for developers and investors to discover their next game-changing solution.

View more and register today: www.apisummit.co.za

𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐀𝐏𝐈 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬.

Presented in collaboration with SAMRAA at API Summit on September 18, we'll focus on mobilizing institutional capital at scale with the likes of the IFC - International Finance Corporation, NHFC and RisCura.

𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐩-𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬, 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞-𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲.

View the agenda and register: www.apisummit.co.za

𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚'𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝟏𝟕 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐂, 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧.

Trevor Ward, Tim White and other hospitality heavyweights open on where hospitality deals are getting signed across Africa. Marriott's Talya French and Karim Cheltout, Aleph's Bani Haddad and Radisson's Sandra Kneubuhler cover brand loyalty and market entry. Deep dives into landmark transactions live on stage. Sessions on luxury residences, eco-tourism, and the Cape Winelands' hospitality boom round out the day.

View the agenda and register: www.apisummit.co.za

𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦.

The 17th Annual API Summit opens with the deal-making activity that matters: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 $𝟐.𝟏𝐛𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞.

Malcolm Horne, Adeniyi Adeleye, Raghav Gandhi and Thomas Reilly dig into the continent's biggest deals and exits. Mesh Pillay sits down with Balwin's Steve Brooks and PIC's Malusi Mthuli on the GEPF/PIC take-private transaction. Allan Nenguke previews the V&A Waterfront's next multi-billion-dollar chapter. This and much more.

𝟏𝟒𝟎+ 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚-𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. 𝐔𝐧𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬.

View the agenda and register: www.apisummit.co.za

Ready for the most exciting and exclusive new event on East Africa's private wealth and capital agenda? Backed by API Events' almost two decades of premier thought leadership experience, The Capital Legacy & Legacy Forum brings family offices, UHNW individuals and other private and public sector titans together for the conversations behind the capital - including succession plans, family governance and the most lucrative opportunities and platforms for investment.

When: 10 November
Where: Kofisi Kazkazi, Nairobi

See more and register at: www.apievents.com/capital-legacy-forum/