With 37 African members, including 28 states and the African Union, the initiative is leveraging existing national programs to accelerate the fight against food insecurity and poverty. Ethiopia, Kenya, and Zambia are now emerging as testing grounds for this new approach to cooperation.
Africa, a strategic priority for the Alliance
The African continent occupies a central place in this initiative. This positioning is explained both by the scale of the challenges related to poverty and food insecurity, and by the desire of African countries to actively participate in shaping development policies. Africa is not only a beneficiary of the Alliance; it also participates in its governance. Kenya holds the position of Vice-President of the Champions Council, while Ethiopia, Egypt, Rwanda, South Africa, Mozambique, and the African Union Development Agency also sit on this strategic body. The strengthening of the institutional presence on the continent materialized in 2026 with the appointment of Marcelin Tonye Mahop as Regional Manager, responsible for coordinating partnerships from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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