France is inviting 1,000 African entrepreneurs to the city of 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 in June next year. 

Applications are open until January 31. 

The selection of contractors will meet the following criteria: You have to be an African entrepreneur, having an activity related to one of the seven districts of The City of Solutions and gender parity.

Others include geographical balance of origin of contractors, balance of themes on the seven districts and 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. Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

An applicant must also be registered on the Digital Africa platform

The City of Solutions’ seven themed districts to create the city of the future together: Access to essential services; feeding the cities; building and enhancing the city; moving around the city; living in the city; financing and structuring projects and connecting the city.

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