Country profiles
Every country profile presents the same sections so ecosystems can be read, compared and challenged on identical terms.
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A compact, state-led ecosystem where a small number of public agencies and a science park anchor most support activity, with limited private capital and a thin layer of independent hubs.
A donor-shaped ecosystem with active hubs in Lusaka and the Copperbelt, growing agritech and fintech activity, and a heavy dependence on grant funding rather than equity capital.
A small ecosystem organised around public research and a national commission, with the green-hydrogen agenda now pulling in European partners and new infrastructure investment.
An emerging ecosystem centred on Maputo, shaped by donor programmes and Lusophone networks, with energy and agriculture value chains providing most innovation demand.
The most institutionally complete ecosystem in the cohort: dense investor coverage, mature corporate innovation units, strong research universities and a large field of specialised support organisations.
A dense, investor-rich ecosystem where Nairobi acts as a regional headquarters for support organisations and funds, with strong fintech and agritech specialisation and growing secondary-city hubs.
A steadily formalising ecosystem where public commissions and university incubators supply most structured support, while private investment remains concentrated in Dar es Salaam.
A youthful ecosystem built around university-linked hubs and civil-society programmes, with strong grassroots activity but shallow commercial finance.
A tightly coordinated, policy-driven ecosystem where government infrastructure and regulatory sandboxes attract international partners despite a small domestic market.
An early-stage ecosystem with a very large addressable market, a handful of active hubs in Kinshasa, Goma and Lubumbashi, and severe infrastructure and finance constraints.
A well-networked ecosystem with a visible hub community, growing fintech activity and strong diaspora and European engagement, though local capital remains limited.
The Francophone West African gateway, where state programmes and Abidjan-based hubs drive activity and regional headquarters functions are increasingly located.
The largest and most competitive ecosystem in the cohort, with a dense investor field, mature fintech clusters in Lagos and a rapidly expanding but unevenly distributed hub network.
A policy-forward Francophone ecosystem where a startup act, public data infrastructure and an active Dakar hub community support a steadily maturing pipeline.
