AfCFTA Digital Innovation Challenge 2025 – YOA

Deadline: April 18, 2025

Applications for the AfCFTA Digital Innovation Challenge 2025 are actually open. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Digital Innovation Challenge seeks to determine digital options with excessive potential to structurally affect intra–African commerce by rising efficiencies and enabling seamless cross-border business exchanges throughout AfCFTA markets.

Applicants ought to suggest digital options that assist MSMEs in a number of of the next areas:

• Market Intelligence & E-Commerce Platforms – B2B/B2C platforms, commerce knowledge options, and market info suppliers.
• E-Commerce & Logistics – Warehousing, final-mile supply, and digital aggregation of products/providers.
• Cross-Border Professional Services – Leveraging digital instruments for the supply of providers throughout African borders.
• Digital Financial Services – Fintech improvements in funds, investments, insurance coverage, and commerce finance.
• Trade & Investment Facilitation – Digital instruments to streamline commerce procedures, formalities, and compliance.
• Entrepreneurial Skills Development – Digital coaching, capability-constructing, and mentorship platforms for MSMEs.

Benefits

• Showcase your revolutionary resolution at excessive-profile AfCFTA discussion board occasion
• Gain mentorship and Capacity from business leaders, traders, and extra
• Unlock funding and partnerships to scale your innovation and enterprise proposal throughout Africa
• Networking with key stakeholders within the digital commerce ecosystem.

Eligibility

This problem is open to:

• African innovators and entrepreneurs aged 18 – 35.
• Individuals, groups, startups, and enterprises with a digital resolution that addresses cross-border commerce challenges for MSMEs.
• Early-stage (for instance Ideation and Prototype Phase) or development-stage (Operational and Scaling Phase) options.

Selection Criteria

All functions will probably be assessed primarily based on the next:

• Uniqueness of the Innovation
• The potential for growth or scaling of the answer into a number of African markets?
• Impact on addressing cross-border commerce boundaries for MSMEs.
• Promoting intra-African commerce and financial integration.

Application

Challenge levels embrace:

• Selection of fifty Finalists – Shortlisted innovators will be part of a capability-constructing program on growing a marketing strategy and/or pitch for his or her innovation
• Top 10 Finalists chosen – Finalists will current their pitches on the AfCFTA Digital Trade Forum in May 2025.
• Top 5 (5) Winners Announced and to pitch at BIASHARA AFRIKA 2025

Winning innovators will obtain recognition, funding, mentorship, and entry to finance alternatives.

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For extra info, go to AfCFTA Digital Innovation Challenge.