AfriLabs

Welcome to AfriLabs

Enabling Africa's Innovation Economy

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Unlocking Potential, Igniting Innovation

AfriLabs is a dynamic innovation-focused organization empowering and building a community around innovation hubs and other stakeholders across various African countries.

Through active involvement with these hubs and their communities, we actively contribute to cultivating innovators and entrepreneurs, ultimately driving economic growth and social development throughout Africa.

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AfriLabs Annual Gathering

The AfriLabs Annual Gathering is a transformative event in Africa’s tech and entrepreneurial ecosystem, uniting visionaries, governments, startups, investors, policymakers, and world-class thought leaders to drive sustainable growth and innovation on the continent.

The one of a kind global event, celebrates African ingenuity offering a world-class platform for collaboration and co-creation of solutions for the diverse socio-economic for challenges across the continent. Emphasizing inclusivity and creativity, the Gathering inspires and showcases multi-faceted innovations to generate a positive global impact.

The 2023 edition will take place in Kigali, Rwanda from 11th – 13th October, 2023.

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AfriLabs Annual Gathering

The AfriLabs Annual Gathering is a transformative event in Africa’s tech and entrepreneurial ecosystem, uniting visionaries, governments, startups, investors, policymakers, and world-class thought leaders to drive sustainable growth and innovation on the continent.

The one of a kind global event, celebrates African ingenuity offering a world-class platform for collaboration and co-creation of solutions for the diverse socio-economic for challenges across the continent. Emphasizing inclusivity and creativity, the Gathering inspires and showcases multi-faceted innovations to generate a positive global impact.

The 2023 edition took place in Kigali, Rwanda from 11th – 13th October, 2023.

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Africa Ascending: Charting the Path to Scalability

The AfriLabs Annual Gathering 2023 hosted a critical discussion on “Africa Ascending: Charting the Path to Scalability.” This closed-door session aimed to leverage the immense potential of the continent and its innovations by bringing together governments, startups, entrepreneurs, and stakeholders. Africa has experienced significant growth in its tech industry, leading to innovation in various sectors. Nigeria, Senegal, Tunisia, and Kenya have implemented Startup Acts, resulting in increased startup activity, job creation, and poverty reduction. The conversation involved high-level government ministers and senior officials alongside other innovation stakeholders, and was a collaboration between the Rwandan Ministry of ICT, Africa Europe Foundation, and AfriLabs. The session was moderated by Stephanie Busari of CNN.

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Members Feedback

Maurice Caschinco
Maurice Caschinco
Managing Director, Kumasi Hive, Ghana
Maurice Caschinco

As a Hub manager, AfriLabs provides me with direct learning tools to foster robust businesses and empower entrepreneurs for the 4th industrial revolution. The networking opportunities and small group interactions are invaluable in building hub capacity. Grateful to the AfriLabs Network!

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Adwoa Fosua
Adwoa Fosua
Founder and CEO Women’s Haven Ghana
Adwoa Fosua

Our affiliation with AfriLabs has been a game-changer for us, one of West Africa's leading incubators. Connecting across Africa has led to strategic partnerships, enabling us to scale our impact. Through AfriLabs, we've gained networking opportunities, capacity building support, and valuable exposure, showcasing our work on a global scale.

5 Month Ago
Buregyeya Junior Gilbert
Buregyeya Junior Gilbert
Co-Founder & Lead Programs Makerere Innovation and Incubation Centre
Buregyeya Junior Gilbert

AfriLabs significantly boosted my capacity through their training, including the AfriLabs Learning Week. As a hub, we gained valuable experience and secured grants through various AfriLabs initiatives. Moreover, AfriLabs exposed us to the world, resulting in increased visibility. Thank you, AfriLabs!

10.04.2018
Yahya Yousif
Yahya Yousif
Savannah Innovation Lab, Sudan
Yahya Yousif

Since joining the AfriLabs network in 2020, we have had a memorable experience hosting the Rollo Africa boot camp. This program has been a valuable addition to our community, and we eagerly look forward to hosting it again. Being part of the AfriLabs network has been a great privilege, and we are excited to continue our membership.

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AfriLabs 10 Year Strategic Plan & Policy Pathways

Our Strategic Plan for 2021 - 2031

We are building the future of Africa today, laying the foundation for a thriving innovation economy in the continent.

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Policy Pathways

Our comprehensive approach empowers governments to shape innovation-friendly policies and regulations, supporting startups and entrepreneurs throughout the continent.

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Platforms & Initiatives

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RevUp Women

RevUp Women Initiative is an enterprise development initiative for early-stage women-led businesses in Africa, designed to accelerate businesses into profitable & sustainable ventures that can stimulate the creation of jobs on the continent. 

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Catalytic Africa

The Catalytic Africa Programme, a joint initiative by AfriLabs and African Business Angels Network (ABAN), raises funds from institutional partners to create a co-investment pool which serves as a matching fund to encourage investment in viable AfriLabs-affiliated startups by verified angel investors.

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AfriLabs Capacity Building Programme (ACBP)

This programme is designed to equip technology hubs with the skills needed to improve their ability and capacity to support the growing number of startups and MSMEs in their communities across Africa. The programme is funded by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) through the Digital Africa seed fund.

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Our Progress in the Past Decade

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Impacted innovators and innovation enablers across multiple sectors

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Project involvement across the continent to support programmes in communities in all 5 regions in Africa and globally.

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% of projects supported were women focused

 

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Join our innovation ecosystem today and become part of a community dedicated to shaping the future of Africa!

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Working Mothers Guide

As the African Tech and Innovation ecosystem matures the workforce within it matures alongside it. This means that young working mothers now make up a large percentage of the workforce. So it goes without saying that understanding their needs and career goals are an important aspect of doing business today. Working mothers need more than a parental leave policy that lets them stay home (with pay) for a few weeks after the baby comes home. Working mothers want and need policies that are institutionalised to encourage a healthy work-life balance.

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Hub Spotlight

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Ventures Park

Ventures Park is a community-driven hub that’s home to entrepreneurs and talents who are solving Africa’s most difficult challenges. The Park supports these people by providing infrastructure and support for co-working, incubation, and acceleration with access to mentorships, funding, and markets

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