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Over 200 organizations set for Africa Fintech Summit in Lusaka

Lusaka, Zambia | African Media Agency |  The stage is set for the largest gathering of fintech stakeholders from around Africa and the globe as the Africa Fintech Summit prepares for its 10th edition. The summit, renowned for fostering meaningful conversations, partnerships and other ecosystem-enabling engagements, is scheduled to take …

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MUSEVENI: Resource exploitation breeds coups, wars in Africa

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has warned foreign states and multinationals that the continued exploitation of Africa’s resources with no visible returns is a recipe for political instability. Speaking at the just-ended Uganda-South Africa Trade and Investment Summit in Kampala, Museveni blamed the colonialists and neo-colonialists for …

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Interest rates pushing Africa further into climate chaos

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Interest rates on external debt are hampering efforts by African governments to harness their resources for the green energy transition. President William Ruto of Kenya said that while Africa is endowed with vast renewable energy resources, it is being limited by high-interest rates on …

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High growth, low volumes: Africa’s SCF problem

UNCTAD says optimising Africa’s supply chains could bring significant rewards as demand for consumer technology and renewable energy increases Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The growth rate of Africa’s supply chain finance (SCF) market far outstripped the rest of the world last year, but uptake remains hampered by a lack …

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‘You’re not our bosses’

African civil society organisations tell off international partners Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Partnerships between global conservation organizations and their African-led counterparts might be critical to conservation efforts in Africa but they face challenges over power relations, transparency, and mismatched interests, according to a new report. Published on Aug.31 by …

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