2022 AfriLabs Annual Report

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An annual report of AfriLabs’ impact

Initiatives Launched and Featured During the AfriLabs Annual Gathering 2022

AfriLabs Connect

stakeholders on the best approach to creating an enabling environment for innovation. Intel Deep Tech Report The report launched at the AAG 2022 exploring startups, corporates, investors, events, and hubs across the African deep-tech ecosystem. AfriLabs signed a partnership agreement in May 2022 with Intel Corporation.

the pioneer ecosystem engagement platform that brings together the largest community of innovation enablers in Africa, ensuring synergy in the ecosystem.

AfriLabs Academy

is an initiative of AfriLabs and implemented under the AfriLabs Capacity Building Programme designed to equip African Hub managers and staff with the training and management skills needed to improve their ability and capacity to support the growing number of startups and MSMEs in their communities.

PAAC

Pan African Agritech Consortium led by Zixtech HUB with 8 founding members. PAAC was unveiled during the AfriLabs Agritech Workshop in Lusaka to bring structure and shared values to Agritech in Africa.

Catalytic Africa

a matching fund by AfriLabs and African Business Angels Network (ABAN) aiming to strengthen African startups, innovation hubs and angel investors while delivering impact results to institutional funders.

Mozilla Lean Data Practices

Lean data practices (or LDP) are flexible frameworks for advancing privacy, security, and innovation within organisations of various sizes and across various industries. Mozilla is excited to bring the LDP learnings to Africa hoping to reach more people through their self-paced LDP courses.

Kubatana Magazine Issue 2

In the last half of 2021, AfriLabs created an Annual Magazine named Kubatana which means ‘togetherness’ in the Shona language of Zimbabwe. This is a comprehensive compilation of the latest developments from the AfriLabs community, other African innovation leaders, organisations, ecosystem stories in Africa and the Diaspora.

Becoming a Private Pilot in 120 days

Braniz and Lloyds Aviation in association with AfriLabs provides aviation training programmes digitally and physically through its partnership with Newcastle Aerodrome and other partners in the aviation industry to bridge the technical and talent gap in the aviation industry in Africa promoting the spirit of the AAG22 Theme “Intra-Africa Connectivity, Collaboration and Innovation”

AfriLabs Policy Pathways

AfriLabs launched an innovation policy pathways document to advise African governments and other

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