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INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION PLATFORM

Connecting the Global North and Central Africa

Nordic Central is an international connector platform linking the Global North and Central Africa. We help partners turn Africa’s immense potential into structured collaboration by building trusted networks, facilitating first engagements, and enabling long-term partnerships across sectors.
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Global Context

Africa: the opportunity of our generation

Africa is emerging as one of the most strategic growth regions of the 21st century, combining demographic momentum, abundant resources, and accelerating integration into the global economy.

Demographics & Markets

Young, fast-growing population driving workforce expansion and future consumer markets.

Resources & Climate

Abundant natural resources and favorable conditions for agriculture, energy, and sustainable industries.

Digital Leapfrogging

Rapid adoption of digital technologies enabling new business models and regional connectivity.

Regional Integration

Expanding trade frameworks and cross-border markets creating scale and opportunity.

1,4B+

Africa’s population is the youngest and fastest-growing globally, shaping the future workforce and consumer markets.

60%

share of the world's uncultivated arable lands, positioning Africa as a critical driver of future global food security.

40%+

current internet penetration, driven by rapid mobile adoption and accelerating digital inclusion.

$3T+

combined GDP, reflecting a large and expanding economic and investment landscape.
Structural challenge

The missing link

Despite strong interest from the Global North, engagement with Central Africa is often slowed by the lack of reliable partners, trusted networks, and clear pathways for a first engagement. Complexity, uncertainty, and perceived risk prevent opportunity from turning into action.

Market Reality

High Interest

Strong appetite from companies, investors, and institutions to engage with Africa’s growth markets.

Operational Reality

Low connectivity

Difficulty identifying reliable partners, trusted networks, and clear pathways for a first engagement.

Our Contribution

Trusted Connection

Facilitating credible introductions and enabling first steps that lead to structured, long-term collaboration.

Turning Africa’s potential into trusted partnerships

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About nordic central

Bridging insight and action across regions

Nordic Central operates at the intersection of policy insight, applied research, and strategic partnerships, supporting cooperation between the Global North and Central Africa.

We work with institutions, companies, and organizations to clarify opportunities, align interests, and enable collaboration across borders. Nordic Central combines contextual intelligence with on-the-ground networks to translate strategic interest into structured engagement, supporting initiatives designed for credibility, continuity, and long-term impact.

FROM INSIGHT TO COLLABORATION

Insight & Context

We develop and share applied research, market intelligence, and policy insight to help partners understand regional dynamics, opportunities, and constraints.

Convening & Facilitation

We convene stakeholders through forums, working sessions, delegations, and targeted introductions, creating trusted spaces for dialogue and partnership building.

Nordic Central works through a structured yet flexible approach that supports partners at different stages of engagement — from early exploration to active collaboration and sustained initiatives.

Strategic Alignment

We align interests across public institutions, private actors, and organizations to identify shared objectives and viable collaboration pathways.

Initiative Support & Continuity

We support launch, structuring and follow-up of initiatives, partnerships, and programs, helping ensure continuity beyond initial engagements.
Current Initiative

Advancing women and children’s inclusion

Nordic Central is supporting a multi-stakeholder initiative in Chad focused on strengthening the role of women and children. The initiative brings together public institutions, organizations, and partners to explore concrete pathways for inclusion, empowerment, and long-term development through dialogue, coordination, and partnership-building.
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Testimonials

Voices from our partners

Nordic Central is trusted for its ability to navigate complexity, build credible bridges, and turn high-level engagement into concrete outcomes. Our partners value our discretion, reliability, and capacity to align diverse stakeholders across regions.
”Nordic Central played a decisive role in making our visit to Sweden and Finland  impactful. The program was exceptionally well structured, bringing together senior public institutions, international organizations, health actors, investors, and private-sector leaders.
Beyond the meetings, Nordic Central created an environment of trust, dialogue, and mutual understanding that laid the foundation for lasting cooperation.”

Madame Brigitte Touadéra

First Lady of the Central African Republic
Our Network

Trusted by institutions and partners

Nordic Central works with a diverse network of public institutions, organizations, and partners across regions. These collaborations reflect our role as a trusted platform for dialogue, cooperation, and long-term engagement.

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If you are interested in cooperation, partnerships, or initiatives connecting the Global North and Central Africa, we welcome your message.

Sweden | Norway | France | Chad | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Gabon

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info@nordiccentral.org