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.
01
Farmers need better tools.
02
Young people need better paths to good jobs.
03
Businesses need skilled workers.
04
Communities need better healthcare and safer neighborhoods.
05
Entrepreneurs need places to test ideas and build companies.
06
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.

01

The Skill Center

Master a world-class trade.
Automotive, metalwork & fabrication
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02

The Agricultural Center

Advance African agriculture and agribusiness.
Food processing and research
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03

Healthcare

Build better ways to care for people.
Future phase
04

Education

Advance how a continent learns.
Future phase
05

Public Safety

Strengthen the systems that keep communities thriving.
Future phase
About the Centers
How we work

One model. Five stages.

01

Research

We study the problem, using data and the knowledge of people who work on the ground.

02

Skills

We build the mastery to solve it: the people who can make, mend, and lead.

03

Innovation

We design solutions, test what works, and refine until they do.

04

Enterprise

We turn proven solutions into products, services, and enterprises.

05

Development

We help solutions reach more people and grow the economy around them.

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.

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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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