UNECA Innovation Café at AfIGF 2026: Continental Call for African AI Innovations

The UNECA Continental Call for African AI Innovations 2026 invites African innovators to showcase practical AI-enabled solutions at the ECA Innovation Café, part of the Africa Internet Governance Forum 2026 in Accra, Ghana. The initiative focuses on AI innovations addressing real development challenges in health, agriculture, education, financial inclusion and climate action, among others, and targets startups, universities, research institutions, innovation hubs and other African-led teams with functioning solutions.

Opportunity to present AI-enabled solutions to policymakers, investors and other stakeholders at AfIGF 2026; continental visibility and networking; potential for collaboration and support to scale solutions

African innovators with functioning AI-enabled solutions, including startups, universities, research institutions, technology hubs, public-sector organisations, and independent innovators or teams.

Submit an application detailing the AI-enabled solution and its development status for consideration to participate in the ECA Innovation Café during AfIGF 2026