Africa
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Energy & Mining
AFC joins African Energy Week 2026 as Gold Partner amid record capital deployment across Africa
JOHANNESBURG, September 2, 2026 — The Africa Finance Corporation [ AFC ] has joined African Energy Week [AEW] 2026 as a Gold Partner, reinforcing the event’s role as a key meeting point…
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Trade
Africa’s coffee exports fall 13.5 percent in June as Uganda records a major decline
KAMPALA, September 1, 2026 — Coffee exports from Africa fell by 13.5 percent in June 2026, with a sharp decline in shipments from Uganda emerging as one of the major contributors to…
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Finance & Banking
Afreximbank strengthens regional leadership with new appointments across Africa and the Caribbean
KAMPALA, September 1, 2026 — African Export-Import Bank [ Afreximbank ] has announced senior leadership appointments and confirmations to strengthen regional operations, deepen client engagement, and enhance delivery of the Bank’s mandate…
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Agriculture
Congo Basin leaders demand 30 percent of food systems funding for agroecology
YAOUNDÉ, August 31, 2026 — African governments and regional institutions have been urged to dedicate at least 30 percent of public investments shaping food systems to agroecology as stakeholders from across Africa…
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Finance & Banking
EBRD backs early-stage African technology companies
LONDON, August 27, 2026 — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development [EBRD] is investing US$ 8 million in Ventures Platform Pan-African Fund II, marking the Bank’s first commitment to a pan-African…
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Cooperatives & Communities
ICA -Africa Regional Conference to Examine Cooperatives, Care Economy and Decent Work
KAMPALA, August 26, 2026 — The International Cooperative Alliance-Africa [ICA-Africa] and its cooperative members in Ethiopia will convene a regional conference in Addis Ababa in October to examine how worker cooperatives and…
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Finance & Banking
Afreximbank delivers strong half-year 2026 performance, driven by robust growth and profitability
KAMPALA, August 24, 2026 — African Export-Import Bank [ Afreximbank ] and its subsidiaries (“the Group”) delivered a strong financial performance for the six months ended 30 June 2026, underscoring the resilience…
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Trade
Uganda’s export earnings rise 11.0 percent in June 2026 – report
KAMPALA, June 22, 2026 — Uganda’s export earnings in June 2026 amounted to US$ 1.3 billion, an increase of 11.0 percent from US$ 1.2bln in June 2025, driven by higher earnings from…
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East Africa
Tanzania Investment Forum to connect global capital with investment opportunities
KAMPALA, August 21, 2026 — Tanzania is set to host its inaugural Tanzania Investment Forum in London on 8 October, bringing together government officials, international investors, development finance institutions and business leaders…
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Opinions & Commentary
Restoring Land, Rebuilding Hope
ABIDJAN, August 19, 2026 — Africa’s future is being shaped in its drylands. Desertification, land degradation and drought are undermining food systems, rural economies, water security and social cohesion. Yet restoring degraded…
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