Africa
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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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2026 Women’s Day: ICA-Africa and Co-operative University of Kenya to Host Leadership Programme for Women
KAMPALA, February 26, 2026 – In celebration of this year’s International Women’s Day [IWD], the International Cooperative Alliance – Africa [ICA-Africa], in partnership with the Co-operative University of Kenya, will host a…
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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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African ministers outline industry priorities ahead of African Mining Week 2026
KAMPALA, February 24, 2026 — With the demand for critical minerals projected to quadruple by 2040 and traditional commodities such as gold reaching record highs in 2026, Africa is increasingly positioned at the…
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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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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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AfCFTA, AGRA partner to fast-track intra-African trade in agro-products
KAMPALA, February 18, 2026 —The African Continental Free Trade Area [AfCFTA] and AGRA, formally Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, have reinforced their strategic partnership to accelerate intra- African trade, positioning…
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African leaders call for sustainable malaria financing as progress stalls and funding crisis deepens
KAMAPALA, February 18, 2026 — Against a backdrop of stalled progress, declining international funding, and intensifying threats, African Heads of State and Government have issued a unified call for a new era…
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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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Why Africa’s energy supply gap is its defining commercial opportunity
KAMPALA, February 16, 2026— Nearly 600 million people across Africa still lack access to electricity, with electrification progress barely keeping pace with population growth and leaving the continent far from universal access…
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