African Logistics and Communication Symposium (ALCS26), Which Combines the Africa Logistics Conference (ALC) and Africa Endeavor (AE).

African Logistics and Communication Symposium (ALCS26)

ALCS26 exhibit demonstrations will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 28-30, 2026. The event will have a shared opening and closing ceremony, with attendees breaking into their respective focus areas for general sessions. The combined exhibit hall will feature technology products and services relevant to both communities.

Africa Endeavor is a multilateral effort focused on empowering African Partner nations to enhance their C4 (command, control, communications and computer systems) and cyber defense capabilities, by shaping national cyber strategies and enhancing their cyber defense capabilities, driving towards a secure, interoperable, and resilient communications infrastructure.

AE invites senior-level communicators from approximately 48 African partner nations, as well as cyber and information experts from multiple international organizations to a multi-day forum on the continent. The symposium occurs annually, fostering continuous growth and collaboration among participants.

Africa Endeavor has grown from an annual command exercise into an information sharing and communications summit. The African partner nations are looking to be educated on your solutions. Brush up on the current environment on the continent, understand their processes/problems, and explain how your solution meets those needs.

Africa Logistics Conference is expanding beyond West Africa to address critical issues and foster U.S. commercial opportunities across functional areas of logistics throughout the continent. This event brings together senior military officials, government representatives, program managers, frontline logisticians, subject matter experts, industry partners, and data scientists from across combat support and service support communities. It will continue to serve as a catalyst for U.S. commercial opportunities by fostering meaningful dialogue on readiness assessments, relationship-building, and advancing international cooperation.

In today’s complex and rapidly changing global security environment, the roles of military logisticians have never been more pivotal. Logistics is the pacing function of military operations, enabling protection and projection so force can fight and win. The evolving nature of warfare demands that we continuously adapt our strategies, tactics, and equipment, ensuring that strategic objectives can be met with operational efficiency and tactical effectiveness, now and into the future.

In this modern era of great power competition our forces must be ready for high-intensity warfare; contested across domains facing multifaceted challenges that will test us to our limits. The collaboration logisticians, partners, and U.S. companies will be more important than ever.