Technology
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EU moves closer to digital euro as parliament backs key framework amid push to curb US payment dominance
BONN, June 24, 2026 — The European Union [EU] has taken a significant step towards introducing a digital euro after the European Parliament’s economic committee gave its backing to draft legislation designed…
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AFC arranges over EUR100mln financing to strengthen food security in Togo
LOME, June 24, 2026 — Africa Finance Corporation [AFC], the continent’s infrastructure solutions provider, has arranged a EUR 108.3 million sovereign-backed financing facility for Togolese government to support food security through modernisation…
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Stakeholders call for increased investment in smallholder irrigation schemes
KAMPALA, June 24, 2026 — Stakeholders from Uganda’s agriculture, finance, public and private sectors have called on government and development partners to increase investment in and support for the adoption of irrigation…
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Affinity Africa report lays bare the cost of Africa’s cash dependency — and the actions needed to break it
ACCRA and LONDON, June 17, 2026 — Affinity Africa, Ghana’s leading digital banking platform, has released a new report in collaboration with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation and Yale’s International Leadership Centre examining the drivers…
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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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