Canada is positioning Africa as a key growth frontier for wheat exports as rising population, rapid urbanisation and changing dietary patterns drive long-term demand across the continent, a senior industry…
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Africa Day 2026: Debt, Digital Control and Economic Sovereignty Redefine the Continent’s Liberation Debate
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy Watchblue economyEconomic ResponsibilityeventsGeneralGlobal Policy & AfricaGreen Investment & InfrastructureLaws, Standards & FrameworksMultilateral InstitutionsOpinionOpinion & CommentaryPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSocial ResponsibilitySociety & DevelopmentSustainability reportingSustainable developmentVoices & PerspectivesPan-African by Kathambi Muriithi 943 views 5 minutes readAs African nations marked Africa Day 2026 this week, the annual commemoration of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963 evolved beyond a celebration of political…
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Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company KES 3bn Sustainability Bond Oversubscribed 313 Percent on NSE Boosts Affordable Housing Finance
AfricaAfrican Businessescorporate sustainabilityDevelopment FinanceEconomic ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGreen Investment & InfrastructureSociety & DevelopmentSustainabilitysustainability eventsSustainable developmentSustainable Finance & ESGurban sustainability by Kathambi Muriithi 837 views 4 minutes readThe Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company (Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company) has listed a KES 3 billion sustainability bond on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (Nairobi Securities Exchange), after receiving KES 9.38 billion…
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Madagascar’s cocoa industry is facing renewed economic uncertainty as declining international cocoa prices place increasing pressure on producers, exporters and small-scale processors dependent on the sector for income and trade…
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Africa continues to strengthen its position as one of the world’s largest honey-producing regions, but the continent still captures only a fraction of the global honey trade as weak processing…
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The Food and Agriculture Organization has launched a major technical training programme aimed at strengthening digital soil fertility analysis systems across Africa and Latin America, as governments intensify efforts to…
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IGAD Appoints Rania Mustafa Hassan to Lead Sudan Mission as Regional Bloc Deepens Peace Engagement
AfricaAfrican BusinessesAfrican Policy WatchBusinessCarbon MarketsClimate & EnvironmentClimate Science (Africa-focused)Development FinanceEast AfricaEconomic ResponsibilityFinance & EconomyGlobal Policy & AfricaInternational NewsMultilateral InstitutionsPolicy & GovernancePolicy & RegulationSustainability partnershipsSustainability reportingPan-African by External Source 1K views 4 minutes readThe Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has appointed Rania Mustafa Hassan as Acting Head of Mission to Sudan, signalling a renewed phase of regional diplomatic engagement as the East African…
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Africa’s push to expand nuclear energy is gaining momentum, but financing remains the continent’s biggest obstacle to turning ambitious plans into operational projects, according to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)…
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Egypt is intensifying efforts to stabilize and expand its oil production capacity after state-owned Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) signed a $208 million agreement with Cheiron Petroleum and British energy…
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Global tea markets are entering a second consecutive year of declining prices, raising fresh concerns for African exporters and millions of smallholder farmers who depend on tea as a critical…
