Government and innovation agencies supporting startups and ecosystems across Africa.
Ministère du Numérique et de la Digitalisation
Benin
Digital economy e-government and tech sector development
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Liberia
Trade enterprise and commercial policy
Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation
Ghana
ICT policy digital economy and national digitalisation programmes
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT)
Egypt
Top-level ministry for ICT and digital transformation
Ministry of Communications Innovation and Digital Economy
Nigeria
Top-level ministry overseeing all digital economy initiatives
Ministry of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform
Morocco
Digital transformation and e-government lead ministry
Ministry of Economy and Trade
Libya
Primary ministry for business and economic affairs
Ministry of ICT and Digital Economy
Kenya
Lead ministry for ICT startup policy and digital economy
Ministry of ICT and Digital Economy (Zimbabwe)
Zimbabwe
ICT policy digital economy and e-government
Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade (MIT Namibia)
Namibia
Industrial and trade policy; SME support programmes
Ministry of Industry and Trade
Sudan
Lead ministry for trade industry and enterprise policy
Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT Namibia)
ICT policy digital economy and national broadband strategy
Ministry of Information and Communications Technology
ICT policy and digital economy
Ministry of Information Communication Technology and Postal Services
South Sudan
ICT policy; nascent digital economy programmes
Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT)
Ethiopia
Primary ministry for technology innovation and digital economy
Ministry of Knowledge Economy Startups and Micro-Enterprises
Algeria
Primary ministry for startup ecosystem and digital economy
Ministry of Mines Industry and Energy
Equatorial Guinea
Covers industrial and enterprise development
Ministry of Post Telecom and Technology
Somalia
Telecoms policy and digital economy; limited capacity during reconstruction
Ministry of Technologies of Communication and Digital Economy
Tunisia
Lead ministry for ICT and digital economy
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Trade facilitation and SME policy
MINTTICS (Ministry of Telecoms and Digital Economy)
Angola
Telecoms digital economy and media ministry
Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB)
Investment promotion and business facilitation
National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI)
SME support and entrepreneurship
National Communications Authority (NCA Somalia)
Telecoms regulator
