


{"id":20869,"date":"2025-11-14T04:10:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T03:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=20869"},"modified":"2026-09-04T10:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:54:10","slug":"algeria-to-host-major-african-innovation-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=20869","title":{"rendered":"Algeria to Host Major African Innovation Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Algiers, Algeria<\/strong> &#8211; Algeria is preparing to host the fourth edition of the African Start-up Conference, a major economic and technological event for the continent. Scheduled from December 6th to 8th, the conference is expected to draw over 200 exhibitors and investors from across <a class=\"dzsl-auto-link dzsl-external\" data-dzsl=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.au.int\/en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Africa<\/a> and beyond, with an anticipated 25,000 visitors.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s conference, held under the patronage of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, will focus on &#8216;Supporting the Rise of African Champions,&#8217; according to Minister of Knowledge <a class=\"dzsl-auto-link dzsl-internal\" data-dzsl=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=50\">Economy<\/a>, Start-ups, and Micro-enterprises, Noureddine Ouahida. The theme underscores the ambition of African nations to build an innovative and interconnected economic ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>The event will feature a high-level ministerial summit with over 40 ministers from various African countries, along with senior officials, representatives from international organizations, and experts and investors in <a class=\"dzsl-auto-link dzsl-internal\" data-dzsl=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=38\">technology<\/a> and entrepreneurship. This will provide a key platform for exchanging ideas, building strategic partnerships, and formulating new policies to support innovation across the continent.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda will be the &#8216;Guest of Honor&#8217; at this year&#8217;s conference, recognizing its significant progress in digital transformation and technological innovation. Minister Ouahida emphasized that Rwanda&#8217;s participation reflects Algeria&#8217;s commitment to strengthening intra-African cooperation in innovation and entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n<p>Ouahida also highlighted the importance of establishing a fund to finance start-ups and young innovators in Africa, an initiative spearheaded by <a class=\"dzsl-auto-link dzsl-internal\" data-dzsl=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?p=70797\">President Tebboune<\/a>. The fund aims to empower university students and emerging entrepreneurs, enabling them to play a greater role in driving continental economic growth and technological development.<\/p>\n<p>By hosting this major event at the Abdellatif Rahal International Conference Center, Algeria is solidifying its position as a regional leader in innovation and a key destination for investors and entrepreneurs. <em>This summit promises to be a pivotal moment for the African innovation landscape.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/?cat=1\">More Algeria articles on DZWatch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\">DZWatch &#8211; Your News Portal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algiers, Algeria &#8211; Algeria is preparing to host the fourth edition of the African Start-up Conference, a major economic and technological event for the continent. Scheduled from December 6th to 8th, the conference is expected to draw over 200 exhibitors and investors from across &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","iawp_total_views":4,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-algeria"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20869"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75827,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20869\/revisions\/75827"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dzwatch.dz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}