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The mandate assigned to the Agence française de développement (AFD) in 2018 on CCIs reflects the ongoing efforts launched by the CICID in 2016 that acknowledges the transversal role of culture in meeting the SDGs goals. The Cultural and Creative Industries include the sectors of activity whose main purpose is the creation, development, production, reproduction, distribution or marketing of goods, services and activities with a cultural, artistic and/or heritage content. The cultural and creative sector has a huge accelerator potential to support recovery and foster economic opportunities for Africa's youth, thanks to digital technology. In this context, creative entrepreneurship must be valued in the economic development strategies driven by African countries, with the potential to transform creativity and human capital into sustainable growth and development.