ABF Hackathon 2026 Application - Abidjan Border Forum

I. APPLICANT IDENTIFICATION: TEAM/INDIVIDUAL

Full Name

Number of participants (if a team)

Primary email address

II. INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT LEADER / TEAM LEADER

First and Last Name

Gender

Female

Male

Nationality

Country/Region of Application

Employment Status

Company / Institution

Field of expertise / Area of specialization

Address

Phone

ID Number (National ID Card / Passport)

III. OTHER TEAM MEMBERS

No. | First and Last Name | Gender | Phone / Email

IV. PROJECT PRESENTATION

1. Hackathon category (select one)

Best Cross-Border Project

Best Border Affairs Journalist

Best School Project

2. Project/Production Title

3. Project/Production Date

2023

2024

2025

2026

4. Technical Field of the Project / Production (primary scientific or technological discipline in which the project is situated)

5. Field of Application / Production (specific sector in which the project will be used in practice)

6. Brief description of the project / work (5 to 15 lines maximum)

7. Identified Problem: Describe the problem that your project / production addresses.

8. Innovative nature of the project or production

Describe the proposed innovation:

Process;
Service ;
Technology;
Significant improvement, etc.

V. IMPACTS AND BENEFITS

Social Benefits

Economic Benefits

Environmental Benefits

VI. PROJECT PROGRESS (School Hackathon and Cross-Border Project Hackathon)

Please indicate the steps already completed:

Conceptual idea

Feasibility study

Prototype built

Validated tests

Product already in the pilot phase

Other

Other (please specify)

Additional details:

VII. APPLICATION PACKAGE

Documents to be attached

Resume of the project leader or team leader for institutions (maximum 2 pages per resume)

Copy of a valid ID for each participant

Copy of a passport valid for at least 6 months (for participants outside Côte d’Ivoire)

Passport-sized photo of the project leader or team leader for institutions

Parental consent for minors

Certificate of registration or legal authorization to operate (for associations, institutions, media organizations, or communications agencies)

Valid professional journalist ID card or valid communications professional ID card

Diagrams, photos, video, audio, or mock-ups

VIII. COMMITMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

I, the undersigned, certify that the information provided in this form is accurate and acknowledge that I have read the Hackathon rules.

Yes

No (By checking this box, your application will not be considered)

I acknowledge that I have read the Hackathon rules available on the website: www.abf-africa.com in their entirety and agree to all the terms.

Yes

No (this application will not be considered)

APPLICATION FORM - HACKATHON

General Information

I. APPLICANT IDENTIFICATION: TEAM/INDIVIDUAL

II. INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT LEADER / TEAM LEADER

III. OTHER TEAM MEMBERS

IV. PROJECT PRESENTATION

V. IMPACTS AND BENEFITS

VI. PROJECT PROGRESS (School Hackathon and Cross-Border Project Hackathon)

VII. APPLICATION PACKAGE

VIII. COMMITMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

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APPLICATION FORM - HACKATHON

General Information

I. APPLICANT IDENTIFICATION: TEAM/INDIVIDUAL

II. INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT LEADER / TEAM LEADER

III. OTHER TEAM MEMBERS

IV. PROJECT PRESENTATION

V. IMPACTS AND BENEFITS

VI. PROJECT PROGRESS (School Hackathon and Cross-Border Project Hackathon)

VII. APPLICATION PACKAGE

VIII. COMMITMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

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SOCIAL NETWORK

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