AfriLabs​ ​welcomes​ ​new​ ​Hubs​ ​into​ ​its​ ​Pan-African​ ​Network

Earlier this year as Afrilabs, Expanded its partnership to other hubs in Africa, Connecting Hubs, and startups. The growth seems to not stop and this is a great news for the ecosystem,   AfriLabs; The largest network of over 60 technology and innovation hubs across 27 African countries has expanded by 7 new hub members, also extending its membership base to three new African countries – Sierra Leone, Somalia, and Djibouti.

Since it’s inception in 2011, the network has grown steadily over the years. At the beginning of this year, it welcomed eleven new hubs into its network making a total of 18 new members so far in 2017.
The new members of the AfriLabs network are GE Garage Nigeria, Ecolia Labs Cameroon, Kumasi Hive Ghana, iRise Hub Somalia, aLabs Sierra Leone, CTID (Centre de Technologie, d’Innovation pour le Development) Djibouti, Centre d’innovation de Lubumbashi Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).  We are beyond ecstatic about AfriLabs expanding its network.

“We look forward to carrying out more projects with our partners and members across Africa to support these hubs and the start-ups, entrepreneurs and innovators in their communities achieve even greater impact. We look forward to a borderless and advanced Africa and members of our network collaborating to make this dream a reality” – Anna Ekeledo, Executive Director, AfriLabs.

Afrilabs is also set to host  Annual Gathering in Egypt,  October, 18th to 20th this year.