Technology
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Tanzania’s agricultural coops power digital transformation for millions of farmers
DODOMA, June 16, 2026 — Millions of smallholder farmers in Tanzania are increasingly overcoming long-standing market barriers through a government-backed digital cooperative model that has already processed transactions worth more than Tsh…
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AFC backs US$ 7bln Dangote fertiliser expansion to strengthen Africa’s food security
LAGOS, June 16, 2026 — Africa Finance Corporation [AFC], the continent’s infrastructure solutions provider, is helping drive a US$ 7 billion fertiliser expansion programme by Dangote Group designed to triple production capacity…
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Growing need for payment infrastructure in Africa’s trading ecosystem highlighted at Finance Magnates Africa Summit 2026
CAPE TOWN, June 11, 2026 — As African trading platforms expand across multiple markets, payment infrastructure has become the limiting factor in their growth. Across the continent, many financial services businesses still…
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Uganda ranks #24 globally and #7 in Africa in 2026 latest Global Outsourcing Talent Index
KAMPALA, June 10, 2026 — Uganda is one of only seven African nations in the global top 25, a continental cluster that now accounts for 28 percent of the world’s most competitive…
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Morocco To Host ShafDB’s 45th Annual AGM This Week
RABAT – June 8, 2026 – Morocco will host the 45th Annual General Meeting [AGM] of Shelter Afrique Development Bank [ShafDB]. The annual meetings, scheduled to take place from June 9-11, 2026…
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Mitigating climate change: Gov’t launches Shs 5bln biogas pilot in schools
KAMPALA, June 5, 2026 — The government is set to launch a renewable biogas pilot project in government-aided schools as part of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the effects…
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Rugby Africa boss to Join Panel on Sport as a Driver of African Industrialisation at the 33rd Afreximbank Annual Meetings
KAMPALA, June 3, 2026 — Rugby Africa, the governing body for rugby across the continent, says its President, Herbert Mensah, will participate in the 33rd African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank] Annual Meetings [AAM],…
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Spiro secures US$ 215mln to expand electric mobility infrastructure across Africa
KAMPALA, May 2, 2026 — Africa’s largest electric vehicle [EV] company Spiro has raised US$ 215 million [about Shs 817,000,000 billion] in fresh equity financing to accelerate the expansion of its electric…
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AfDB commits Shs 2.4trn to Uganda’s SGR project
KAMPALA, June 1, 2026 — The African Development Bank [AfDB] has reaffirmed its commitment to financing the construction of Uganda’s long-awaited Standard Gauge Railway [ SGR ], providing a major boost to…
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AfDB’s 2025 Annual Report Highlights Strong Results and a New Chapter for Africa’s Transformation
BRAZZAVILLE, June 1, 2026 — The African Development Bank Group [AfDB] has released its 2025 Annual Report, showcasing another year of strong development results and reaffirming its commitment to advancing a prosperous, inclusive,…
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