Afreximbank, Meta, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Others Partner towards the AfriLabs Annual Gathering 2022

Afreximbank, Meta, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Others Partner towards the AfriLabs Annual Gathering 2022

Several top players in Africa's innovation ecosystem have pledged their commitments to be part of the 7th AfriLabs (https://AfriLabs.com) Annual Gathering (AAG), scheduled to take place in Lusaka, Zambia from the 26th to the 28th of October, 2022 with the theme, "Intra-Africa Connectivity, Collaboration and Innovation".

These partners include: Mozilla, AfreximBank, GIZ Make-IT, Africa Union, GIZ-AU, International Trade Centre (ITC), Venture Capitalists for Africa (VC4A), Wylde International, Zanaco Plc., Flourish Ventures, Briter Bridges, Africa Business Heroes (ABH) and GIZ-PAU. Others include Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD), Accelerated Growth for SMEs (AGS), United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Intel, Emirates Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, Meta (Facebook) and Brienze and Lloyds Aviation. The mass media is not left behind as TechCabal and Radio Phoenix have also signed up as press partners.

According to AfriLabs Executive Director, Anna Ekelodo, “Africa’s innovation ecosystem is at a critical stage of development and in order to facilitate the progression into the next stage, relevant stakeholders need to be deliberate and strategic with collaborative efforts within and across the continent. At AfriLabs, we are always delighted to work with new and existing partners in our commitment to enabling a thriving innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in Africa, powered by