Search Africon has announced that the conference will be moving to Nairobi, Kenya on November 7, to empower Professionals working in digital field like content creators, social media managers, paid media and agency leaders as well as founders a full day of another rewarding session urging interested partners to leverage the platform and connect with the African digital marketing space.
Search Africon empowers professionals in the digital field like content creators, social media managers, paid media and agency leaders as well as founders a full day of expert-led sessions, practical workshops, and high-value networking, involving over 250 attendees drawn from Africa and beyond.
Search Africon serves African businesses by availing a periodic interactive forum, where top players in the digital marketing space will network with business owners to teach ways of enhancing their businesses by adopting tested digital techniques.
Search Africon was created and founded in 2024 by Nigerian SEO and digital visibility consultant Ebere Cecilia Jonathan. She launched the premier search marketing conference to help African businesses, digital marketers, and tech professionals to improve their digital presence using SEO, digital advertising, UX, branding, content and social media skills or simply interested in making the internet more friendly for users.
The aim of the program, is to promote digital marketing insights in Africa, through conferences, workshop, and engaging networking group.
Search Africon believes that access to digital marketing insights and best practices is crucial for African businesses to thrive in the increasingly competitive global marketplace.
Inaugural Search Conference 2024 Edition
The inaugural Search Conference debuted in 2024 with enthusiasm and approval from a wide range of global digital experts. The maiden edition of the Search Africon digital marketing conference was held in Victoria Island, Lagos State, Nigeria, on May 17, 2024. It was a session of insights, as renowned digital experts converged in Lagos for the 1st edition of Africa’s most dependable digital marketing conference.
Search Africon 2025 Edition
The Continent’s foremost SEO and digital marketing event 2025 held at Mike Adenuga Centre, Alliance Francaise, Osborne Road, Ikoyi, Lagos State on May 2, 2025 and featured a panel discussion on ‘How African Culture Influences Digital Marketing and Consumer Engagement’ by Ife Durosinmi-etti, founder, Herconomy; Shina Charless Memud, founder, Yournotify and Crystal Nyarko, founder, Clear Narative Media.
The Search AfriCon 2025 event was supported by Google, The Gray Dot Company, USA, Women-in-Tech SEO, UK, Semrush, Bax Analytics, Turn Global, Spain, and Nisa Digital, Dubai Experts in the African digital marketing ecosystem saw experts converge in Lagos, Nigeria for the second edition of Search AfriCon, scheduled to start on May 2, 2025.
Speaking after the event, Search Africon founder Ebere Cecilia Jonathan said; “Digital marketers, SEO professionals, Tech marketers, business owners, brands and entities interested in improving their online presence and visibility have gathered to learn how to improve their skills, rethink internet marketing strategies, and connect with like-minded individuals”
Search Africon 2026 Edition (Nigeria)
The Search AfriCon 2026 flagship event (Search AfriCon 3.0) was held at the Lagos Oriental Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria, on May 23, 2026. The conference featured a full day of expert-led sessions, practical workshops, and high-value networking, involving over 250 attendees drawn from Africa and beyond.
The conference, which has enlarged in scope and quality since its debut in 2024 afforded professionals in the digital field like content creators, social media managers, paid media and agency leaders as well as founders a full day of expert-led sessions, practical workshops, and high-value networking, involving over 250 attendees drawn from Africa and beyond.
Founder of Search Africon, Ebere Cecilia Jonathan, expressed delight at the success of the event, highlighted the importance of the conference in equipping African professionals with the tools and strategies they need to enrich their craft in order to impact positively on African businesses.
“It’s about optimising your brand’s visibility, starting from your website to your social media and connecting everything so that it is easier for people to simply see you, know you and trust you enough to put their money in what you are doing. This is 2026; we do not need to be in your DM asking for prices for services when one can just click a button and pull out a card and make payments. The idea is also to get digital marketers taken seriously because they are doing a lot for businesses.”
Many attendees lauded the conference for its engaging nature, as it had them networking with top industry professionals, which further equipped them with strategies to be on top of their game.
Kawysara Sally, an attendee said: “I am particularly intrigued by the fact that it availed me the opportunity to network with professionals I meet on LinkedIn and other virtual platforms. The one-on-one engagements with these professionals made it look engaging and rewarding”.
Search Africon Moving to Kenya 2026
In the light of repeated success gained from previous editions, Search Africon has announced that the conference will be moving to Nairobi, Kenya on November 7, to empower Professionals working in digital field like content creators, social media managers, paid media and agency leaders as well as founders a full day of another rewarding session.
The organization urged interested partners, professionals and freelancers to leverage the platform and connect with the African digital marketing space come November 7, 2026.
How to be a part of Search Africon Kenya 2026
The official venue for the 2026 inaugural Kenyan Search Conference has not yet been announced. However, interested parties can look up Search Africon website for conference dates, partnerships and purchase early tickets.
