{"id":41371,"date":"2019-11-20T22:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T20:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/southern-africa\/botswana\/africans-entrepreneurs-take-part-in-challenge-of-1000-at-the-africa-france-2020-summit\/"},"modified":"2019-11-20T22:00:05","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T20:00:05","slug":"africans-entrepreneurs-take-part-in-challenge-of-1000-at-the-africa-france-2020-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/southern-africa\/botswana\/africans-entrepreneurs-take-part-in-challenge-of-1000-at-the-africa-france-2020-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Africans entrepreneurs : take part in Challenge of 1,000 at the Africa-France 2020 Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"image_wrap\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Are you an African entrepreneur? Do you bear innovative solutions to promote the emergence of sustainable cities? Come and present them during the &#8220;Challenge of 1.000&#8221; at the Africa-France 2020 Summit.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>France invites 1,000 African entrepreneurs to come to Bordeaux to present their solutions at The City of Solutions, a show dedicated to projects and solutions for sustainable cities and territories to be held during the 28th edition of the Africa-France Summit. June 4, 5 and 6, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Applications are open until January 31st, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The selection of contractors will meet the following criteria :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You have to be an African entrepreneur, having an activity related to one of the 7 districts of The City of Solutions*;<\/li>\n<li>Gender Parity, female candidates are encouraged to apply!;<\/li>\n<li>Geographical balance of origin of Contractors;<\/li>\n<li>Balance of themes on the 7 districts*<\/li>\n<li>Bear a viable product or solution, innovative or duplicable at a lower cost, to make French and African cities more sustainable from an environmental and social point of view;<\/li>\n<li>Be registered on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/digital-africa.co\/en\/challenge-of-1000\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"the Digital Africa platform (new window)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Digital Africa platform<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*<strong>The City of Solutions, 7 themed districts to create the city of the future together<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Access to essential services<\/li>\n<li>Feeding the cities<\/li>\n<li>Building and enhancing the city<\/li>\n<li>Moving around the city<\/li>\n<li>Living in the city<\/li>\n<li>Financing and structuring projects<\/li>\n<li>Connecting the city<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Embassy of France in Gaborone, Botswana.<\/i><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/africans-entrepreneurs--take-part-in-challenge-of-1000-at-the-africafrance-2020-summit?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today Africa \u2013 Southern Africa <a title=\"Botswana\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/category\/southern-africa\/botswana\/\">Botswana<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you an African entrepreneur? Do you bear innovative solutions to promote the emergence of sustainable cities? Come and present them during the &#8220;Challenge of 1.000&#8221; at the Africa-France 2020 Summit. 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