Africa
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Health
Africa CDC and WHO call for urgent, community-led action to contain Ebola in the DRC
KAMPALA, August 7, 2026 –The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention [Africa CDC] and the World Health Organization [WHO] have called for an urgent scale-up of the community-led Ebola response in…
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Finance & Banking
Afreximbank’s ATDC launches national trade platforms in Zimbabwe, Malawi
CAIRO, July 31, 2026 — Africa Trade and Distribution Company Limited [ ATDC ], a subsidiary of African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank], has signed agreements to establish National ATDC Zimbabwe and National ATDC…
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Africa Mindset Reset Forum to Challenge and Transform Mindsets in Kigali
KAMPALA, July 29, 2026 — The Kigali-based African School of Governance [ASG] will host the inaugural Africa Mindset Reset Forum, an Africa-led convening focused on the leadership mindsets, institutions and results-oriented culture…
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Finance & Banking
Afreximbank raises US$ 1.5bln in largest-ever bond issuance
KAMPALA, July 28, 2026 — The African Export-Import Bank [ Afreximbank ] has successfully priced a US$ 1.5 billion dual-tranche Reg S/144A senior unsecured benchmark Eurobond, marking its first US dollar public…
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New playbook showcases access to finance success for Africa’s women entrepreneurs
KAMPALA, July 24, 2026 — The African Development Bank Group’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa [AFAWA], in partnership with social impact innovation company Lionesses of Africa, has unveiled a new…
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News
Tayebwa calls on OACPS to prioritise value addition and end raw mineral exports
BRUSSELS, July 20, 2026 — The Deputy Speaker of Parliament of Uganda and President of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States [ OACPS ] Parliamentary Assembly, Thomas Tayebwa, has called…
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AEC 2026 concludes with a strong commitment from AfDB Group, UNDP and OECD to a resilient and prosperous Africa
ABIDJAN, July 13, 2026 — “Global economic storms will continue to test African institutions, but they can never erode the fundamental wealth and resilience of Africa’s people. With the strong partnership among…
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Exploring New Economic Pathways for a Changing Africa
ABIDJAN, July 13, 2026 — African countries must act collectively to shape their own future in an increasingly multipolar world. This was the central message at the opening of the 2026 African…
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Health
DRC Bundibugyo Virus Death Toll Rises to 600 as Uganda Reports No New Cases
KAMPALA July 9, 2026 — The Democratic Republic of the Congo [DRC] has recorded 51 new confirmed cases of Bundibugyo Virus Disease [BVD] and 20 additional deaths over the past 24 hours,…
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Tshisekedi Leads Ebola Response Push as Ramaphosa Brings African Solidarity
KINSHASA, July 6, 2026 — The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo [DRC], Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, on Friday welcomed the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, to the Institut…
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