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African Innovators have an opportunity to get funding for their Ideas through the new Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Vision Challenge.

The challenge seeks Africa innovators and entrepreneurs who have compelling solutions to challenges affecting the continent’s Intra Africa trade.

Some of the areas identified to drive the AfCFTA agenda include Agriculture and Food Security, Education and Skills, Natural Capital and Environment, Technology among other sectors all aimed at advancing Intra – Africa trade.

Potential Investment in the ideas selected will be by Africa’s leading Development Finance Institutions & Banks that include AfDB, TDB, Afreximbank, BADEA, AFC, Equity Bank, Ecobank, CIB among others.

Contestants only have to register for an AfCFTA number at no cost at www.afcfta.app and then submit their entry through the online portal (https://www.afcfta.blog/challenge) to participate.

There are two deadlines for the submission of Ideas that include November 27, 2020 for the first