Africa
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Africa
AfDB and Germany partner on railway development to boost Africa’s regional connectivity and integration
ABIDJAN, October 3, 2026 — The African Development Bank Group [AfDB] has signed a letter of intent [LOI] with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development [BMZ] to cooperate on…
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Technology
UNGA81: AfDB Group and partners launch free AI training for African public officials
NEW YORK, September 28, 2026 — The African Development Bank Group [ AfDB ], together with the UNDP AI Hub for Sustainable Development, Google and Apolitical, has launched a free training programme…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Afreximbank extends US$10 million facility to Azania Bank to support SMEs in Tanzania
DODOMA, September 18, 2026 — The African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank] has extended a US$10-million financing facility to Azania Bank Tanzania to improve access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises [SMEs] across…
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Energy & Mining
U.S., Argentine representatives join African Mining Week 2026 as mineral diplomacy reshapes supply chains
CAPE TOWN, September 17, 2026 — Senior representatives from the United States and Argentina will participate in African Mining Week [AMW] 2026 in Cape Town as African countries seek to attract investment…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Twenty years of progress on gender parity now fragile, WEF report finds
KAMPALA, September 17, 2026 – Twenty years after the World Economic Forum [WEF] first measured the global gender gap, the world is closer to parity than ever, but progress remains fragile, with…
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Finance & Banking
PAPSS targets accelerated adoption and transaction growth as network expands across Africa
LAGOS, September 12, 2026 — The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System [ PAPSS ] is preparing to accelerate adoption and transaction growth across Africa as it enters the next phase of its…
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Agriculture
Agroecology: ESAFF Uganda launches training for sixth cohort of journalists and communicators
KAMPALA, September 11, 2026 — Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum [ESAFF] Uganda has launched training for the sixth cohort of journalists and communicators, aimed at equipping them with skills…
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East Africa
Kenya leads East African credit unions in savings and assets, WOCCU report shows
KAMPALA, September 9, 2026 — Kenya’s credit union movement has emerged as the strongest in East Africa in terms of savings, lending and assets, while Rwanda has the region’s largest membership, according…
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Agriculture
AfDB Group launches US$5.1bln response plan to cushion African countries from energy, fertiliser shocks
KAMPALA, September 9, 2026 — The African Development Bank [AfDB] Group has approved a framework providing up to US$5.1 billion to help African countries mitigate the impact of the global energy and…
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Trade
How Africa can accelerate intra-African trade momentum
CAIRO, September 4, 2026 — Boosting trade flows amongst African countries remains a key economic priority. There is significant opportunity to accelerate the growing intra-African trade in order to unlock investment, catalyse…
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