Applications have opened for the 2026 AfCFTA Digital Innovation Challenge, an initiative of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat designed to identify and support digital innovations capable of strengthening cross-border trade across Africa. The challenge places particular emphasis on solutions that can advance implementation of the AfCFTA Protocol on Digital Trade and the Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade. It also seeks innovations that can help African micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) participate more effectively in intra-African trade. The initiative is open to individuals, teams, startups and enterprises...