The Africa Prosperity Network (APN) has launched a continent-wide logo design competition ahead of the official unveiling of its flagship citizen movement, “Make Africa Borderless Now!”, set to debut at the Africa Prosperity Dialogues (APD) 2026 in Accra.
The open call invites young creative designers, visual artists, and cultural innovators from across Africa and the global African diaspora to submit original logo concepts that reflect the vision of a unified, borderless continent where people, goods, services, capital, and culture move freely across all 54 African nations.
The competition, which carries a USD $1,000 cash prize, closes on Friday, 23 January 2026, with the winning design to be announced on Monday, 26 January 2026 during the APD 2026 press briefing. The selected logo will be officially unveiled during the Africa Prosperity Dialogues, taking place from 4–6 February 2026 at the Accra International Conference Centre.
According to APN, the winning entry will become the visual identity of what it describes as Africa’s largest-ever citizen-driven integration movement, aimed at mobilising 10 million signatures from Africans on the continent and in the diaspora. The petition will be presented to African Heads of State and Government at the 40th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly in February 2027.
“This campaign represents a decisive moment in Africa’s journey towards true integration,” said Sidig Eltoum, Chief Executive Officer of the Africa Prosperity Network. “We are calling on Africa’s creative talent to help us visualise what a borderless Africa looks and feels like — a visa-free continent where a young entrepreneur in Nairobi can trade seamlessly with a customer in Lagos using just her mobile money wallet, where a graduate in Accra can get a job with his certificate in Addis Ababa, and where our shared cultures and innovations flow without hindrance.”
APN says submitted designs should reflect key themes such as continental unity, cultural richness, youth and innovation, economic transformation under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and a shared Pan-African identity that resonates across the continent and the diaspora. Designers are required to submit vector-format logos, accompanied by a brief concept statement and versions suitable for both digital and print use.
The “Make Africa Borderless Now!” movement is anchored on twelve priority areas, including visa-free travel, open skies, digital trade integration, cross-border mobile money interoperability, mutual recognition of skills and qualifications, and the establishment of a unified African customs union. Organisers say the campaign seeks to address what they describe as Africa’s paradox — that intra-African travel and trade remain more restrictive for Africans than for non-Africans.
The campaign will be formally launched during APD 2026, which runs under the theme: “Empowering SMEs, Women and Youth in Africa’s Single Market: Innovate. Collaborate. Trade.”
Young people are strongly encouraged to participate in the competition. Full submission guidelines and the official entry portal are available at makeafricaborderlessnow.com/logo-challenge.
