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South Africa Hosts Historic G20 Summit 2025: Driving Solidarity for Africa’s Future

Johannesburg pulses with energy as South Africa gears up to host the 20th G20 Leaders’ Summit from November 22 to 23, 2025. This event stands out as the first G20 gathering on African soil, a powerful moment that amplifies the continent’s voice in global talks. President Cyril Ramaphosa leads the ....

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Burkina Faso: The African Development Bank Supports Training For Design Engineers At The Higher Institute Of Electrical Engineering (ISGE)

The African Development Bank’s support is helping to forge a stronger reputation for the ISGE, which can now welcome students from several African countries Twenty-four-year-old Josias Idani is looking forward to his career with confidence. Following his studies, which led to a design engineer diploma in June 2023, he now nurtures  his goal of expanding […]

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African Youth Lead In The Run Up To Africa Climate Week And COP28

African Youth Lead in the Run Up to Africa Climate Week and COP28 As President Biden has often said, we are now in the early years of what will be a decisive decade – especially on climate.  The choices that we make today, and the remainder of this decade will determine the fate of our […]

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Central Africa: A Dynamic Hub For Innovation And Investment

At the Invest in African Energy 2024 forum in Paris, Central Africa’s energy hotspots will showcase its most transformative projects, inviting global participation Central Africa holds some of Africa’s leading frontier markets for hydrocarbon exploration, featuring underexplored acreage, coupled with substantial proven oil and gas reserves. Along with emerging renewable developments and significant needs for […]

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Securing Critical Minerals For Energy Transition Requires Collective Action

The widespread and rapid increase in adoption of low-carbon technologies required for the energy transition will not be possible without a ramp-up of critical minerals supply at a pace never seen in history. Minerals such as lithium, cobalt, copper, nickel, and rare earth metals are essential inputs in the production of electric vehicles (EVs), renewable […]

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The Future Of Payments In Africa

Innovations, entrepreneurs, and capital are reshaping Africa’s fast-growing electronic-payments landscape with solutions for consumers and businesses alike. Human commerce has always sought more efficient mediums of exchange, and now this innovation is accelerating. The 21st century has witnessed dramatic shifts in how people pay for goods and services, with electronic payments increasingly displacing cash and, more […]

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Harvard Professors to Lead 7-Week Online Course for Africa’s Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Today marks the exciting launch of enrollment for AfricaLive!, a ground-breaking 7-week online course meticulously designed to empower aspiring entrepreneurs with the essential skills and insights for success in the rapidly evolving African business landscape. This highly anticipated program is the product of an extraordinary collaboration, bringing together the academic expertise of Harvard Business School […]

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