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Timbuktoo Initiative: Akufo-Addo, Kagame launch project to mobilise $1 billion to support Africa

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Timbuktoo Initiative: Akufo-Addo, Kagame launch project to mobilise US$1 billion to support Africa

President Akufo-Addo and his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame on Wednesday (17 January) launched the Timbutoo Africa Initiative to support the youth in Africa.

The Timbuktoo Africa Initiative is expected to mobilise and invest US$1 billion of catalytic and commercial capital to transform 100 million livelihoods and create 10 million dignified new jobs.

In a special session of the World Economic Forum at its 24th Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, the secretary general of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, Wamkele Mene and UNDP administrator, Achim Steiner presented the initiative, which is positioned to be the world’s largest financing facility bringing catalytic and commercial capital together to support Africa’s startup ecosystem.

Attended by global corporate leaders, as well as African financial institutions, the occasion marked what is considered a major step in sparking the African startup revolution, harnessing the momentum of Africa’s major youth demographic and abundance of innovative talent.

“We cannot accept that another generation of African young people do not have the tools to reach their full potential,” Kagame said.

“With timbuktoo’s billion-dollar target, we can create more opportunities for Africa’s youth to put their talent and creativity to good use.”

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“For many African countries, our foremost challenge now is to ensure we put in place the right structures to enable young Africans to create innovative and compelling businesses that can contribute significantly to job creation and sustainable economic growth,” highlighted Nana Akufo-Addo.

“I’m excited about the future of our continent. I look forward to seeing us create a future where innovation is encouraged, ingenuity is supported and prosperity is shared,” Akufo-Addo added.

Promoted by the UNDP, the initiative aims to address critical gaps and work with African governments, investors, corporates, and universities, to support the African startup ecosystem.

“timbuktoo is a new model of development. We are gathering key actors to push on all fronts at the same time. From startup-friendly legislation, global-class startup building, and de-risking capital to increase investment, to the UniPods – University Innovation Pods – across Africa, we aim to fill critical gaps and support the startup ecosystem. This will enable innovations to grow and benefit people in Africa and elsewhere on the planet,” stressed Administrator Steiner.

Currently, Africa’s share of global startup value stands at just 0.2%, compared to 2% of global trade value. The vast majority, 89 percent, of venture capital coming into Africa is foreign capital and 83% is concentrated in four countries: Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Egypt, with over 60% of capital flowing to one sector, fintech.

“A knowledge-driven African economy can transform the continent, far beyond even the wealth of the resources that lie beneath its ground and on its land. It is a true revolution,” Eziakonwa emphasised.

“timbuktoo will turn ideas and nascent innovations into meaningful scaling and disruptive pan-African enterprises that attract global and local investment, generating wealth and wellbeing for millions of people in Africa and beyond, focusing on innovative solutions for people and planet”.

With an unparalleled surge in private venture capital investments, growing six times faster than the global average in 2022, a vibrant youthful population and rapidly expanding tech startups, Africa is a future tech powerhouse. Key African companies are already leading in some global digital technologies, such as mobile money, and millions of people are leapfrogging traditional development paths.

He announced an immediate contribution of US$3 million to start the timbuktoo Africa Innovation Fund which will be hosted in Kigali.

timbuktoo’s ambition is to mobilize and invest US$ 1 billion of catalytic and commercial capital to transform 100 million livelihoods and create 10 million dignified new jobs.

What makes timbuktoo unique is its design, which blends commercial and catalytic capital to de-risk private investment, with a pan-African approach to supporting startups, while also focusing on the whole ecosystem, engaging and deepening the linkages between government policy, universities, corporates, development partners, catalytic partners, and commercial investors.

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  1. Micky says:
    2 years ago

    Very good initiative. Let us all support it.

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