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Historical recognition for Akinwumi Adesina: University of Gambia re-names Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences in his honour
BANJUL, January 3, 2026 — The President of the Republic of The Gambia, President Adama Barrow has unveiled a plaque renaming the University of Gambia’s School of Agriculture and Environmental Services as…
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Invest in African Energy 2026 to Spotlight Africa’s Energy Growth Amid Low-Carbon Push
PARIS, December 31, 2025 — Africa’s integrated energy companies face a dual mandate: expanding energy access while reducing carbon emissions. This challenge will be the focus of the panel, “The Dual Mandate:…
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Data Centres Could Be the Spark Africa’s Power Sector Needs
By NJ Ayuk JOHANNESBURG, December 31, 2025 — A quarter of the way into the 21st century, digital technology has infiltrated the daily lives of billions of people to an incredible degree…
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High Chief Ayeola Tajudeen Oriyomi, President of ICA-Africa, dies aged 56
LONDON, 30 December 2025 — High Chief Ayeola Tajudeen Oriyomi, a leading figure in Africa’s cooperative movement and President of the International Cooperative Alliance Africa [ICA-Africa], died suddenly at the age of…
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Bankable energy: Why Africa’s downstream sector is emerging as the next global investment frontier
KAMPALA, December 26, 2025 — Africa’s downstream energy sector is standing at a critical turning point, with its vast growth potential increasingly attracting global attention. However, as investors weigh opportunities, predictability, not…
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AEC, ccCASH Partner to bring climate finance directly to African households
SANDTON, December 25, 2025 — The African Energy Chamber [AEC] has signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] with [B]energy, developer of the ccCASH initiative, to establish a continent-wide mechanism for clean cooking…
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African Mining Week Returns to Cape Town, October 14-16, 2026
KAMPALA, December 24, 2025 — African Mining Week [AMW], Africa’s premier mining forum, returns to the Cape Town International Convention Center from October 14-16, 2026, under the theme, “Mining the Future: Critical…
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AfDB and Nedbank sign multi-billion-rand funding partnership to transform housing access and boost African trade
PRETORIA, December 22, 2025— The African Development Bank Group [AfDB] and Nedbank Group have signed a landmark deal to boost access to affordable housing in South Africa and strengthen trade across the…
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Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire, Corus International sign collaboration agreement to boost cooperatives in West Africa
ABIDJAN December 20, 2025 — Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire and Corus International recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] aimed at strengthening the development, structuring, and professionalisation of agricultural cooperatives in West Africa. This initiative…
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Uganda’s export receipts double year-on-year to Shs 5.3trn – report
KAMPALA, December 19, 2025 — A year-on-year assessment shows that Uganda’s exports almost doubled by 94.4 percent, increasing from US$ 769.62 million in October 2024 to approximately US$ 1.5 billion [approximately Shs…
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