Eight years ago, during the 2012 African Union session in Ethiopia, the heads of state agreed to create a single continental market for goods and services, with free movement of labour and investment. This gave birth to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). With the start of negotiations under the AfCFTA set for 1 January 2021, the AfCFTA vision challenge was recently created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Application deadline: 22 December 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eight years ago, during the 2012 African Union session in Ethiopia, the heads of state agreed to create a single continental market for goods and services, with free movement of labour and investment. This gave birth to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). With the start of negotiations under the AfCFTA set for 1 January 2021, the AfCFTA vision challenge was recently created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The AfCFTA Vision Challenge<\/strong> is open to startups working in any of the eight critical issue areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pure commercial start-ups as well as social enterprises can also apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Potential investment in your idea by Africa's leading development finance institutions and banks (such as AfDB, TDB, Afreximbank, BADEA, AFC, Equity Bank, Ecobank, CIB & more).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Study the visions shared on our website by Africa's Political Leaders and the nuances and caveats raised by their key thinkers, then stop and dazzle our jury of institutional investors with a 5-page plan that shows why you\/your team are best placed to realise the leaders' visions in the 8 critical areas based on Agenda 2063.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Choose your own format for the plan, but touch on product\/solution, people\/team, process\/operations, innovation, social impact and financial sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information:<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Prize<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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