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Africa: How the CAF African Schools Football Championship Builds Infrastructure Across Africa
[Cosafa] The CAF African Schools Football Championship is delivering a lasting legacy beyond the pitch, with prize money being invested…
Africa: Africa Made It: Turning Africa's Cotton Wealth into Jobs, Industry and Economic Power
[allAfrica] Africa produces cotton, inspires global fashion and boasts a vibrant creative industry. Yet much of the economic value generated…
Africa: Author Simbarashe Kundizeza Cleared of AI Allegations
[DW] Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Kundizeza has been cleared of allegations that he had used artificial intelligence to write his award-winning…
Africa: COP31 High-Level Side Event - Towards Africa Food Systems Resilience Flagship (Resilafrica)
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] What: African Development Bank Group high-level side event at COP31 When: 13 November 2026 | 16:30-18:00…
Africa: African Development Bank Group and Agence Française De Développement Renew Partnership to Accelerate Joint Investments Across Africa
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The African Development Bank Group and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have signed a memorandum of…
Africa: Applications Open for UN-Backed Youth Ecopreneur Programme
[Daba Finance] Applications are now open for the 2026-27 cohort of the Youth Ecopreneur Programme (YECO), a United Nations-backed initiative.…
Africa: Nigeria's Rex Africa Launches Ai-Native Bank
[Daba Finance] Nigerian fintech startup Rex Africa has launched what it describes as the country's first AI-native bank. The new…
Africa: African Leaders Push To Cash In On Forests As Carbon Trading Gains Traction
[Bird Story Agency] Ghana has unlocked an expected $43 million in forest carbon payments - days after Gabon struck a…
Africa: At COP31 - Ghana Pushes for Bankable China-Africa Green Projects
[Ghanaian Times] ANTALYA -- GHANA has called for stronger efforts to translate China-Africa green development commitments into bankable projects, mobilised…
Africa: Islamic State Is Incentivising ISWAP to Target Military Stockpiles
[ISS] Rather than launching opportunistic ambushes, the Boko Haram faction targets military bases in return for payment from Islamic State.
Africa: Can Carbon Markets Help Africa Close Its Climate Finance Gap?
[allAfrica] Africa is in a difficult financial situation regarding climate change. The continent accounts for less than 4% of global…