Opportunities

DEADLINE OF 30 SEPTEMBER, 2021 AT 23:59hrs CAT or 21:59hrs GMT     ABOUT THE COMPETITION The Youth Alliance for Leadership and Development in Africa (YALDA) in collaboration with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim Bank), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA),  the International…

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is calling for entries for two special categories created under the 2021 edition of West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA) 2021.     These categories seek to recognise and honour journalists in West Africa who have been producing analytical and high-quality…

Winners of the AeTrade Global Competition for African entrepreneurs: Youth, Women, SMEs, and Start-ups will be supported to the 2nd Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) holding in Kigali, Rwanda, from 8 to 14 December 2021. The winners will be sponsored to attend the Trade Fair. Apply to attend here

Deadline: 31 March, 2021     The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) and Speak Up Africa have launched the search for the first set of winners of the Africa Young Innovators for Health Award which seeks to fuel innovation and help advance promising healthcare solutions in the…

Deadline: November 16,  2020 As part of Youth Silencing the Guns Campaign “ Advancing Youth Roles and Capacities to Silence the Guns” launched by the African Union (AU) on 24th July 2020, the Office of the Youth Envoy (OYE) in collaboration with partners will provide grants to youth projects through…

Application Deadline: October 20, 2020 BACKGROUND Since independence, the several Member States of the AU have experienced diverse threats to peace and human security resulting in enormous deaths, injuries, displacement, the destruction of properties and livelihoods as well as the reversal of socio-economic and developmental gains. In order to alleviate…

Deadline: September 25,  2020 by 23:00 (GMT+3)       The advent of COVID-19 has exacerbated challenges in Africa’s education system and reinforces the need for fit for context, innovative and scalable solutions in education. DOTSS provides an approach for reorienting Africa’s education and training systems to meet the knowledge,…

Atlas4dev in partnership with the AU Youth Envoy Office and with the support of Peace First organization and the Department of Cooperation and Cultural Action of the French Embassy in Morocco, is launching the 2nd edition of the 2063 Academy, from 23-28 November.     After the success of the…

Africa is becoming a new COVID-19 epicenter. Unless the European Union urgently rethinks its protectionist trade policies, a sharp uptick in food insecurity will turn the COVID-19 crisis into a catastrophe.     Africa is becoming a new COVID-19 epicenter. In the recent weeks, South Africa reported a 60% increase in natural…

The Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships form a selective programme designed to mentor future African leaders. Through this annual fellowship programme, we seek to deepen and broaden our growing network which continues to contribute its skills and learning to a better Africa. The Fellowships offer the opportunity to work in the executive…