The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) has officially launched its 29th Call for Proposals, inviting applications from organizations and enterprises working to strengthen smallholder livelihoods, promote sustainable agriculture, and build resilient commodity value chains across developing countries. (more…)
Applications are open for MEST AI Startup Program 2027. The fully-funded 12-month program is designed for ambitious founders across West and East Africa ready to build with those shaping what’s next. Over 7 months, you will form a team, validate a real AI business idea, build and deploy an MVP, and learn directly from world-class practitioners at Google, Meta, OpenAI, and beyond. The most promising ventures go further, entering a four-month incubation phase focused on scaling, acquiring real customers, and pitching for pre-seed investment. (more…)
Applications are open for Mandela Rhodes Foundation Äänit Prize 2026. The Mandela Rhodes Foundation has officially announced the 2026 edition of the prestigious Äänit Prize, a social impact funding initiative designed to support innovative African entrepreneurs and changemakers creating solutions for some of the continent’s most pressing challenges. (more…)
Applications are open for Aspire Leaders Program 2026. The Aspire Leaders Program welcomes limited-income and first-generation university students and recent graduates from around the world to join a free online interactive leadership development journey that is manageable along your other commitments. *Note program content is delivered in English. (more…)
Applications are open for African Union (AU) Food and Energy Sovereignty Challenge 2026. This Call for Solutions constitutes a large-scale industrial mobilization aimed at propelling African technological ingenuity to secure the continent’s food and energy future. The African Union is mobilizing the “Sovereignty Builders”: an elite cohort of high-growth SMEs, Startups, and Deeptech companies possessing the technical maturity to transform proof-of-concepts into structural pillars of the African continental market. (more…)
Applications are open for Crop Trust Power of Diversity Grants 2026. The Power of Diversity Grants 2026 is an international agricultural grant program managed by the Crop Trust under the Power of Diversity Funding Facility. The program is designed to support the production, processing, marketing, and promotion of underutilized but highly nutritious and climate-resilient crops known as “Opportunity Crops.” (more…)
