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About

Africa Development Impact Forum is a UNECA-led platform bridging Africa’s policy implementation gap to accelerate economic transformation, and inclusive growth.

The inaugural ADIF 2026 Forum will bring leaders, policymakers and implementers, and the private sector together to identify, co-design, and scale solutions driving job creation across sectors. 

It features a Call-to-Action Challenge that crowdsources ideas and best practices from across the continent, five-months Stock take Webinar Series, a two-day hybrid Forum, and a post-Forum implementation clock to monitor and ensure commitments made during the forum translate into tangible, on-ground impact.

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Vision

To close the gap between design and policy implementation and impact through collaboration, accountability, and action-oriented engagement.

Mission

An Africa where evidence-based policies translate into impactful implementation outcomes that lead to increased jobs, livelihoods of economic transformation and sustainable development.

Objectives

Specifically, the Forum aims:

  • To foster urgent actions towards the SDGs, Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, and the Pact for the Future.
  • To convene, connect and facilitate collaboration, knowledge exchange, and partnerships between stakeholders committed to advancing Africa’s socio-economic agenda.
  • To showcase and learn from implementation-ready models, research and best practices on design, execution and monitoring of policies.
  • To generate action-based solutions that benefit public and private sectors, communities, and countries for inclusive growth.

ADIF Value Proposition

Action-Oriented

ADIF moves beyond dialogue, focusing on measurable outcomes and implementation pathways

Innovation-Driven

Integrates hackathons, simulation labs, and practical solution mapping.

Multi-stakeholder

Government, private sector, youth, academia, development partners.

Evidence-Based

Grounded in research and applied policy insights.

Accountability-Focused

Includes an Implementation Clock to track progress post-forum.

Three-stage engagement model

Pre-Forum → Forum → post-Forum

ADIF Three-stage engagement model

  • Stocktaking Webinar Series
    Pre-Forum

    November 2025 - April 2026

    Call to Action - Challage: identify High-potential evidence-based models ready for scaling, Thematic Stock take webinars: Build momntum and shape a shared agenda for the forum.

  • Policy & Strategy Hackathon
    During Forum

    June 2026

    Simulation Roundtable Hackaton, Test and Refining Actionable Solutions, Co-create compleate implementation roadmaps with clear ownership

  • Implementation Clock
    Post-Forum

    July 2026 - July 2027

    Implementation Clock, Monitoring accountability Dashboard, Thechnical advisory board. Track, support, scale up proven models. Ensure commitments made during the forum translate into tangable, on-the ground impact. Field Missions: advisory needs assesment; research gaps; funding mechanismes.