Ibadan, Nigeria · Phase 1 opens 2028

Where Africa's talent builds what comes next.

Pan-African Innovation City is a campus rising in Ibadan, Nigeria — where people master world-class, in-demand skills and apply them to build the industries, enterprises, and solutions Africa's future depends on. Phase 1 opens in 2028.

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Where

Ibadan, Nigeria

Opens

Phase 1 · 2028

First centers

Skills + Agriculture

Model

Research → Development

Africa has problems

Africa also has people who can solve them.

Farmers need better tools.

Young people need better paths to good jobs.

Businesses need skilled workers.

Communities need better healthcare and safer neighborhoods.

Entrepreneurs need places to test ideas and build companies.

Researchers need ways to turn knowledge into solutions.

Our mission

We want to help. Our mission is simple: build the people, ideas, and enterprises that can make Africa more productive and prosperous.

What we do

One system, four moving parts.

01 — People

We build people

People are Africa's greatest resource. Through practical training and workforce development, we help people learn skills they can use to find work, start enterprises, and solve problems.

02 — Problems

We study problems

Good solutions start with understanding the problem. We use research, data, and the knowledge of people who work on the ground to understand real challenges.

03 — Solutions

We build solutions

We bring together people with different skills and knowledge — an engineer, a farmer, a researcher, an entrepreneur — each holding part of the answer.

04 — Enterprise

We build enterprises

A good idea should not stay on paper. When we find solutions that work, we look for ways to turn them into useful products, services, and enterprises.

What opens first

Two centers. One ambition.

The Skill Center

Master a world-class trade.

Automotive, metalwork & fabrication

Phase 1 · 2028

The Agricultural Center

Advance African agriculture and agribusiness.

Hatchery & food processing

Phase 1 · 2028

Healthcare

Build better ways to care for people.

Future phase

Education

Advance how a continent learns.

Future phase

Public Safety

Strengthen the systems that keep communities thriving.

Future phase

How we work

Five steps. One playground.

Find the problem

We listen to people and learn about the problems they face.

Understand it

We use research, data, and experience to understand what is really happening.

Build a solution

We bring together people with the skills and knowledge needed to solve it.

Test it

We find out what works, what doesn't, and how to make it better.

Put it to work

We train people, build enterprises, and help solutions reach more people.

Our vision

A more productive and prosperous Africa.

Africa's future will be built by Africans with the knowledge, skills, and opportunity to create. Pan-African Innovation City is where that work begins — and there is a place in it for you.

Build with us

Find your place in the City.

For talent

Build your future here.

Master a world-class skill and apply it to real African industries and enterprise.

Explore the Skill Center

For partners & funders

Build it with us.

Help bring Phase 1 to life and shape a landmark for African talent and industry.

Partner & invest

For institutions

Build with Africa.

Align your programs, research, and development goals with a continental hub for skills and innovation.

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