Excited to share our reflections from the Second World Summit for Social Development (hashtag#WSSD2) in Doha, Qatar! At African Smart Cities Innovation Foundation (ASCIF), we hosted an impactful side event on "Advancing Food Security and Social Integration in Africa," sparking

🌍 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Fresh from Barcelona: Our latest blog is live! Read how ASCIF & TBP World Vision Project turned 45 minutes on the People-First Stage at hashtag#SCEWC25 into a continental

🌍 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 – 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘁 𝗪𝗲? The signs are everywhere: rising temperatures, extreme weather, and vulnerable communities bearing the brunt. At the African Smart Cities Innovation Foundation (ASCIF), we're not just observing, we're

🌍 Exciting News! Join the 𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 (𝗔𝗔𝗜𝗙); your gateway to unlocking economic opportunities across Africa! 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲: African Ambassadors & Diaspora as Economic

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝗔𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗙 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 – 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 🌍 As we launch into 2026, we're thrilled to share that this is our first post of the year, and the start of an exciting monthly series: "ASCIF

𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗔𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗙’𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 ASCIF's renewed partnership with the Zero Waste Foundation (forged at the 2025 Global Forum in Istanbul) continues to drive zero-waste transformation across African cities. We're prioritizing

𝗘𝗦𝗚++: 𝗔𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗙'𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 African Smart Cities Innovation Foundation (ASCIF) is evolving beyond standard ESG to regenerative models, focusing on community building, gender-inclusive programs, and support

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗴̆ı𝗿𝗯𝗮𝘀̧ – 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝟯𝟭 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻! On behalf of the African Smart Cities Innovation Foundation (ASCIF), heartfelt congratulations to Samed Agirbas,

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗗𝗠𝗔𝗣: 𝗔𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗙’𝗦 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗚𝗬 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗘-𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗔𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦 As operational hurdles increase, the ASCIF 2026 roadmap will focus on policy reviews, SOPs, voice and coalitions and integrated systems for waste management,

𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗳 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴! “ASCIF's 2026 Kickoff: Pioneering Smart, Sustainable, and Resilient African Cities” is now live! In this comprehensive article, we bring together the highlights from our “ASCIF Smart

𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝟯𝟭 & 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 Big things are happening on the global climate front, and ASCIF is proud to be part of it. We’re honored to stand with our partner Samed Ağırbaş, newly appointed COP31 Climate High-Level Champion, as

𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝟯𝟭 & 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 Big things are happening on the global climate front, and ASCIF is proud to be part of it. We’re honored to stand with our partner Samed Ağırbaş, newly appointed COP31 Climate High-Level Champion, as

𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲: 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 Through our Zero Waste Foundation partnership, African Smart Cities Innovation Foundation (ASCIF) concentrates on community education and habitat restoration in order to develop cleaner cities for

Last year at Smart City Expo World Congress Barcelona 2025, African Smart Cities Innovation Foundation (ASCIF) hosted a side-event titled “Margins to Maritime Hub- The Collaborative Rise of Africa’s Cities”. We showcased how ports, trade corridors, and urban connectivity can

𝗖𝗢𝗣𝟯𝟭 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻: 𝗔𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗙'𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮'𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 With COP31 set for 9-20 Nov 2026 in Antalya, Türkiye (joint presidency with Australia), African Smart Cities Innovation Foundation (ASCIF) is intensifying

𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 & 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 ASCIF's 2026 work centers community empowerment, especially women and youth; through sensitization, inclusive programs, and access to smart solutions. Strong communities build strong, resilient

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺: 𝗔𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗙 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲-𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 African cities are accelerating adoption of AI/IoT for adaptive infrastructure, circular economies, and digital equity. According to

𝗔𝗜: 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮'𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗼𝘀 New blog live on ascif.blog! Africa’s cities will hit 1.3 billion people by 2050 (AfDB). AI is already delivering real wins: ascif.blog/artificial-int…