Last night, AUDA-NEPAD officially launched its Silver Jubilee celebrations at a Gala Dinner in Johannesburg, marking 25 years of shaping Africa's development trajectory.
Since 2001, the African Union Development Agency has worked across all five regions of the continent to connect communities, strengthen economies, and improve lives. From agriculture and infrastructure to health, trade, and youth empowerment, the impact of this institution spans generations.
This Silver Jubilee is not just a celebration of time passed. It is a recognition of what becomes possible when Africa leads its own development.
Find out more: /news/auda-nepad-marks-quarter-century-of-connecting-communities-strengthening-economies-and
Tomorrow — 1 day to go
Africa is the youngest continent on earth. That comes with a lot of promise, but also real pressures that young people navigate every day, often without enough information or support.
Tomorrow's webinar on Sexual and Reproductive Health is a chance to hear directly from youth leaders who are living these realities. Six countries, six voices:
Botswana 🇧🇼, Zimbabwe 🇿🇼, Cameroon 🇨🇲, Djibouti 🇩🇯, Malawi 🇲🇼 and Ethiopia 🇪🇹.
Join us for an honest conversation about what's working, what isn't, and where young people want things to go.
📅 Friday, 15 May 2026 | 14:30 SAST | Live on Zoom: https://bit.ly/4n7v5kx
HGS Accelerator 2026 countdown application deadline – 5 days left to apply!
There are 5 days left for qualified businesses to apply to join the 2026 cohort of the AUDA-NEPAD Home Grown Solutions (HGS) Accelerator. The HGS Accelerator was founded by the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and supported by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
It offers hands-on and tailored support including context-specific advisory, investment readiness support and matching strategic partners to selected growth and mature-stage healthcare and climate businesses in Africa.
To be eligible, your company must be:
1. A for-profit company at the growth or mature stage (early stage permitted for climate ventures)
2. Strengthening Africa's healthcare system OR contributing to climate resilience across one of our four climate verticals (Energy & Power, Transport & Mobility, Waste & Circular economy and Nature-based Solutions)
3. Described as a Home Grown Solution
Apply here:
Health: https://bit.ly/3PpmRHX
Climate: http://bit.ly/4dHPae1
📅 Application closes: 19th May 2026
More info: bit.ly/3Qqe9tq | [email protected]
TUNE IN TONIGHT | 9:30PM
Our very own, Amine Idriss Adoum, Director of Economy- Infrastructure, Trade, joins Channel Africa to discuss Moonshot 2 of #Agenda2063: Africa is More Integrated and Connected.
Don't miss the conversation on what it means to build a truly unified Africa.
📻 Channel Africa | 11 May 2026 at 21:30 (SAST)
#Agenda2063 #AfricanIntegration
On Friday 15 May 2026 at 14h30 SAST, young leaders from across Africa are coming together for a live webinar on Sexual and Reproductive Health and what it means for Africa's future.
Africa has the youngest population in the world. That's an incredible opportunity. But that opportunity only becomes real when young people are healthy, informed, and empowered to make choices about their own lives and bodies.
Youth leaders from Botswana, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Djibouti, Malawi and Ethiopia will be sharing real stories, real challenges, and real solutions. Not policy jargon, but lived experience.
This is your invitation to listen, learn, and join the conversation.
Register here 👉 https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_q6cjR-A7THOdJCMxV_BSQA
Hosted by AUDA-NEPAD, the Pan African Youth Union, and SAYoF.
Day 1 of the Interim Executive Committee Meeting on the establishment of the College of Regulatory Science Professionals in Africa (CARSP) is officially underway.
As Africa advances landmark initiatives such as the African Medicines Agency, building a strong, skilled and connected regulatory workforce is no longer optional, it is essential. CARSP represents an important step towards professionalising regulatory science across the continent by creating a platform for leadership development, knowledge exchange, standard-setting and continuous capacity strengthening in medical products regulation.
A stronger regulatory ecosystem means faster access to safe, effective and quality-assured medicines, vaccines and other health technologies for African populations. Over the next few days, experts and partners will work together to shape the governance, strategy and operational foundations of this important institution laying the groundwork for a more resilient and self-reliant African health regulatory landscape.
#CARSP #RegulatoryScience #AfricanMedicinesAgency #HealthSecurity #MedicinesRegulation #AfricaHealth #CapacityBuilding
Applications are now open to present your research at the Omniverse Research Exchange 2026 implemented by TechQuest STEM Academy, as part of the Omniverse Africa Summit 3.0 in Lagos, Nigeria.
Selected researchers would receive flight + 5 nights accommodation covered (from any of the 55 African countries), with funding from the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology & Space, Germany.
🔗 Apply: https://bit.ly/omniverseexchange26
📅 Applicantion Deadline: May 6, 2026
📍 Location: National Theatre, Lagos, Nigeria
📅 Event Date: June 2 – 5, 2026
As the world marks International Workers' Day, we extend our heartfelt tribute to the workers of Africa, the farmers, teachers, nurses, engineers, entrepreneurs, civil servants, artisans, and informal traders whose labour is the foundation upon which our continent's development is built.
Africa's workforce is its most valuable resource. Across 55 nations, hundreds of millions of men and women rise each day to power economies, feed families, care for communities, and drive the innovation that is shaping our continent's tomorrow. Yet too many of these workers remain vulnerable, exposed to informality, inequality, and inadequate social protection.
The future of work in Africa is being written right now, by the young woman launching a tech startup in Lagos, by the smallholder farmer in Malawi adopting climate-smart agriculture, by the healthcare worker in Dakar, and by the infrastructure engineer bridging communities from Cairo to Cape Town. These are the builders of our continent. They deserve investment, protection, and recognition.
To every African worker, you are not invisible. Your labour is the engine of this continent's progress. AUDA-NEPAD stands with you.
Happy International Labour Day, Africa.
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, visited the new offices of AUDA-NEPAD and APRM, where he was welcomed by CEO @nardos_bthomas and staff of both institutions. In his remarks, he encouraged staff to believe in the importance of their work and contribution to Africa’s development agenda. He expressed appreciation for the achievements recorded under Nardos’s leadership and congratulated her on her second term. The CEO thanked the Chairperson for taking the time to visit and extended appreciation to the South African government, as host country, for its continued support.
The 3rd Edition of the STISA Presidential African Youth in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Competition will bring together young African talent pushing the boundaries of technology, innovation, and homegrown solutions on the continent.
Join us on 6 May 2026, from 13:00 to 15:00 SAST, to witness what African youth are building and what it means for the continent's future.
Register here to secure your spot: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_A1Ui1hsIRHy1JbvcVvAArQ
Transport and energy must now be treated as industrial policy. A road that connects nothing transforms nothing. A power plant without industrial demand is an isolated asset. Infrastructure must serve production.
This is the position our CEO, @nardos_bthomas , brought to ministers and senior officials at the 5th Ordinary Session of the AU Specialised Technical Committee on Transport and Energy in Johannesburg this week.
The numbers make the case. Africa accounts for 17% of the world's population, yet contributes only 3.2% of global GDP. Intra-African trade sits at 14.4%. The annual infrastructure financing gap stands at up to $108 billion. Only 18% of PIDA PAP1 projects were completed by 2025. Roads without productive zones. Ports without industrial links. Energy without value chains. Africa is running a continental market on infrastructure never designed for continental production.
The shift required is from extractive corridors to productive corridors. From stand-alone infrastructure to integrated systems. From project inventories to economic strategy. 69 PIDA PAP2 projects, $161 billion on the table. The question is not volume. It is alignment with production, trade, and structural transformation.
The session is expected to close with a Ministerial Declaration and a 2026 to 2028 Action Plan. AUDA-NEPAD stands ready to support Member States, the AUC, RECs, and partners in turning that commitment into delivery
Africa's semiconductor future will not be built by any single country acting alone. It will be built through structured coordination, regional specialisation, and the deliberate sequencing of capability across the value chain.
Today, AUDA-NEPAD issues the Terms of Reference for the Africa Semiconductor Technical Advisory Group (ASTAG) — a 12-month strategic advisory body mandated to translate Africa's semiconductor ambitions into a coordinated programme of action.
ASTAG's mandate spans six thematic areas: critical mineral governance and materials processing, skills and capability development, fabrication and assembly infrastructure, innovation and chip design ecosystems, policy and regulatory frameworks, and partnerships and investment mobilisation.
The Advisory Group will produce five deliverables over its mandate, including a refined Africa Semiconductor Roadmap (2026–2030), a continental Asset and Capability Visibility Brief mapping existing semiconductor infrastructure across the continent, and a Regional Cluster and Specialisation Framework identifying complementary roles for leading semiconductor nodes in South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Kenya, and Rwanda.
Africa holds 30% of the world's critical mineral reserves. It accounts for less than 1% of global semiconductor output. ASTAG exists to close that gap, not through imitation, but through strategic specialisation grounded in Africa's existing assets, demand trajectory, and institutional architecture.
Nominations are now open. We are seeking 11 members with demonstrated expertise across the semiconductor value chain, from chip design and OSAT to industrial policy, materials science, and investment.
Application deadline: 30 May 2026
Apply here: https://forms.gle/o4nxpNgFPW9RaKn68
Full Terms of Reference: /document/d/1s7M1rF5eR6OM-4enYkUC6LnmGFuXPlaa/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109565588471237769321&rtpof=true&sd=true
