About ACEA
The African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) is a government-led coalition of African countries, with a mission to spur Africa's transformation to a circular economy that delivers economic growth, jobs, and positive environmental outcomes.
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ACEA's Secretariat is hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and is supported by the Africa Circular Economy Facility (ACEF), the only multi-donors trust funds dedicated to mainstreaming circular economy as an inclusive green growth strategy across the continent, set up by the AfDB.
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DECEMBER 2025
ACEA at UNEA-7: Advancing Africa's circular economy agenda
The African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) engaged at the seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) as circular economy moved further into global policy discourse, positioned not solely as an environmental response but also as an industrial resilience strategy.
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ACEA, which is hosted by the African Development Bank, participated in sessions where implementation questions, standards, safeguards, and pathways to scale, are being refined. ACEA also advanced circular economy in Africa's policy narrative during key moments throughout the Assembly
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National Circular Economy Roadmaps of Benin, Chad, Cameroon and Ethiopia
