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Africa’s Green Economy Summit 2026 Charts a Course from Vision to Viability
CAPE TOWN, February 27, 2026 — The Africa’s Green Economy Summit [AGES] 2026 opened its doors in Cape Town Tuesday, marking a pivotal moment in the continent’s economic trajectory. Convening a powerful coalition…
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Pioneering Coral Breeding Lab Opens, Boosting Reef Regeneration Efforts
NAIROBI, February 26, 2026 — Canon EMEA, in partnership with Coral Spawning International [CSI] and Nature Seychelles [NS], has successfully achieved, and experienced its first coral spawning event in the newly established…
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Kenya’s SACCOs eye fintech alliances as digital transactions surge
NAIROBI, February 24, 2026 — Leaders of Kenya’s Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] have identified collaboration with financial technology firms [fintechs] as a top strategic priority for 2026, signalling a decisive…
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Africa’s Green Economy Summit 2026: Pan‑African green pipeline ready for scale and investors invited to catalyse USD 3.09bn in climate solution
KAMPALA, February 23, 2026 — Africa’s Green Economy Summit [24–27 February 2026] will present a curated, deal‑ready pipeline of climate projects from more than 25 African countries. Since 2023 our mission has…
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Capital markets finance, by other means
By Conor Perry LONDON, February 23, 2026 — Europe’s small and medium-sized enterprises face a financing gap of €39bn per year. This is partly a function of the overwhelming reliance of European…
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Africa taps regional partnerships to turn critical minerals into economic powerhouse
CAPE TOWN, February 22, 2026 — As Africa seeks to capitalise on surging global demand for critical minerals to drive GDP growth and industrialisation, regional collaboration is emerging as a strategic imperative to…
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Brazilian coffee cooperatives step up workplace safety drive
MINAS GERAIS, February 21, 2026 – Coffee cooperatives, smallholder farmers and rural trade unions in Brazil’s main coffee-growing region have stepped up efforts to improve workplace safety and health, following a series…
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Climate change threatens more than 75 percent of global coffee supply as rising temperatures make key regions too hot for cultivation
ADDIS ABABA — In Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee, more than four million households rely on the crop as their primary source of income, accounting for nearly one-third of national export earnings.…
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IsDBI announces free access to all eBooks during Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr
JEDDAH, February 18, 2026 — The Islamic Development Bank Institute [ IsDBI ] has announced complimentary access to its complete collection of eBooks available through its online bookstore from February 18, to…
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From vision to capital: African blocs align to close the continent’s financing gap
KAMPALA, February 17, 2026 — African regional blocs have thrown their weight behind a new continent-wide financial reform agenda aimed at closing Africa’s vast development funding gap and mobilising domestic capital at…
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