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AfDB Fashionomics Africa Contest 2026

Key Information

Organisation

African Development Bank

Status

Open

Application Deadline

30 Oct 2026

Program Type

Competition

Amount

USD 10,000

About this Program

Promoting sustainable fashion and textile startups through innovation and tech.

Benefits & What You Get

Seed funding; business training; visibility at major fashion summits.

Eligibility

African fashion entrepreneurs focusing on sustainable materials.

Startups That Could Apply

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Kiira Motors Corporation East Africa's first solar bus

Expensya Tunisia Tunisian tech success story

Trella Uber for trucks in MENA

Botlhale AI Voice AI for African languages

Kasha Rwanda Women's health e-commerce

Union54 Zambia's fintech unicorn story

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