Walking is central to everyday mobility across Africa, yet it remains under-recognised in transport planning, investment, data and street design. The UN Decade of Action for Sustainable Transport is an opportunity to change this. The Dialogue will help turn this global commitment into a shared African pathway, connecting regional ambition with national and local action. This is why we are also celebrating the launch of the Walking Cities Lab’s (WCL) African Living Laboratory , our regional anchor for the WCL’s mission to make walking a global priority as a core part of VREF’s Walking as a Mode of Transport programme. Dialogue participants will help shape the Lab’s agenda, share their knowledge and experience, and become founding partners in our regional communities of knowledge and practice to make walking a global priority. The dialogue will contribute to the continued development and implementation of PAAPAM by connecting regional commitments with practical national and local action. It will provide a space to review progress, identify implementation priorities and strengthen collaboration between African governments, cities, development partners and active-mobility champions.