About ACEA
The African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) is a government-led coalition of African countries, with a mission to spur Africa's transformation to a circular economy that delivers economic growth, jobs, and positive environmental outcomes.
ACEA's Secretariat is hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and is supported by the Africa Circular Economy Facility (ACEF), the only multi-donors trust funds dedicated to mainstreaming circular economy as an inclusive green growth strategy across the continent, set up by the AfDB.
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October 2026
MAKING EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY WORK:
FINANCING RWANDA’S DIGITAL AFTERLIFE
Rwanda’s digital and energy transformations are creating a growing stock of electronic equipment whose economic value does not disappear when devices reach the end of their useful lives. Extended producer responsibility can ensure this value enters a financed recovery system, so the costs of safe collection and treatment no longer fall on workers, communities, and the public purse.
With financial and technical support from the African Development Bank’s Africa Circular Economy Facility and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Private Sector Federation is testing how this system works in practice.
