About Accelerate Africa
Accelerate Africa (AA) is a leading continental organization dedicated to fostering economic growth, social development, and sustainable job creation across Africa. With a steadfast focus on empowering startup founders, emerging SMEs and entrepreneurs.
Through strategic programmes, partnerships, and capacity-building initiatives, Accelerate Africa is building a resilient and competitive African private sector—contributing to the realization of “The Africa We Want.”
A private sector focus platform to support the Africa Union Agenda 2063 and the successful implementation of the AfCFTA to achieve the Africa We Want:
Country Network
Membership
SMEs Support
Conference Participants
Our Mission
Create a new generation of economic leaders with focus on agribusiness and value chain, energy, technology and digital transformation towards industrialization of the African continent. Africa can do better!
Our Vision
Unleash and transform Africa’s economic potentials, building vibrant and resilient private sector.
Driving Africa’s Entrepreneurial Growth
Accelerate Africa fosters a dynamic and inclusive ecosystem that empowers startups, SMEs, and entrepreneurs to thrive across the continent. By connecting businesses to opportunities in investment, market access, and capacity development, the platform supports sustainable growth and long-term impact.
Through strategic partnerships and a strong focus on innovation, Accelerate Africa enables enterprises to scale beyond borders, leverage AfCFTA opportunities, and contribute meaningfully to Africa’s economic transformation.
Accelerate Africa
Main: (+237) 621 144 101
Kigali Office: (+250) 781 722 859
Email: africa@accelerate-africa.org
Head Office
Continental Secretariat
Rue / Av. 1771, Bastos
Yaoundé, Cameroon
8am – 5pm daily