As part of its "shared innovation" series, AFD highlights innovative programs that have been created, developed or encouraged in its partner countries.

Six partners with expertise in supporting innovative companies have been appointed to manage the Seed Fund by Digital Africa, which AFD launched one year ago. Despite the health crisis, the first start-ups have started to emerge.

In our series on “Shared Innovation”, AFD highlights innovative programs devised and developed in our partner countries.

Poaching poses a major threat to the survival of numerous species – many of which are endangered. How to tackle it? In Libreville, the National Agency for the Preservation of Nature has just set up a wildlife genetic analysis laboratory financed by AFD and the World Bank. By analyzing DNA samples, it is now possible to trace and identify those involved – and prosecute offenders.

In our series on “Shared Innovation”, AFD highlights innovative programs devised and developed in our partner countries.

At his "fablab" or fabrication laboratory called “AUI-Techno,” Serge Armel Njidjou has designed neonatal incubators specifically for his native Cameroon, where power outages can put foreign-built incubators out of commission. Using solar energy for back-up power and other innovations, Njidjou has become a torchbearer in the fight against premature infant mortality. In this interview, he tells us about an award-winning project that could help hundreds of thousands of families across the continent.