AGSEF (AFRICAN GOVERNMENT STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT FORUM) is an initiative founded and convened by The Just Ibe Company, The Association of African Startups in partnership with Arielle for Africa and other African stakeholders.
Every year a theme is developed and deliberated upon in an effort to unify practices across the continent across varying STRATA of society.
We want to create a development ecosystem that serves us as Africans as it delivers an environment that breeds creativity, entrepreneurship, collaborations, investments as key drivers to economic growth and development.
Our vision is to transform Africa into a unified global powerhouse by 2063, in alignment with the Africa Union’s blueprint for our continent’s transformation termed “Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want”. We envision a continent that is economically vibrant, socially inclusive, and globally influential, driving sustainable development and prosperity for all its people
Our mission is to serve as a strategic implementation partner for diverse stakeholders across Africa's private, public, and governmental sectors. By fostering collaboration and collective action, we aim to reposition Africa as a unified front for inclusive, economic, and sustainable development.
Core Values
Integrity
Resilience
Sustainability
People centredness
Accountability
Our Approach
Involves policy advocacy, capacity building, knowledge sharing and facilitation roundtable discussions among leaders and governmental stakeholders across Africa’s six geopolitical zones.
These forums serve as platforms for collaborative efforts, aimed at co-designing unified solutions in twelve strategic pillars:
Monetary System
Security
- Disaster Recovery
- Internal and external security
Mindset Reengineering
- Formal & informal
- Infusion of history
Infrastructure Development
Agriculture; Operation Feed Africa, Feed the world (OOFA,OFN)
- Cut off imports in 30 years
- Digitization
- Mechanization
- Food processing (Aggressive)
- Exports
Private, Public & Global Partnerships
- Rethink and reshape
Urbanization
Regionalization & Enforcing AFCTA with a view of developing value chains
Collapse borders: One passport for all
Rewrite government policies
Entrepreneurship
Diversity and inclusion
By engaging in these discussions and advocating for policy reforms, we aim to catalyze legislative actions that enhance Africa's unified and collective prosperity. Our approach prioritizes inclusivity, diversity, and equity to ensure that the voices and perspectives of all Africans are heard and valued. We give a voice to every region thus fostering brotherhood, unity, inclusion and diversity. Together in building the Africawe want by 2063. Use collaborative roundtables as a leverage to create African solutions by Africans that can be turned into policy documents adopted by African leaders and stakeholders to truly create a socially and economically viable continent that truly serves its people
Our Team

Somtochukwu Nwadukwe
Chief Ambassador, African Government Stakeholders Engagement Forum