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Africa: CAF Brings Together Africa’s Biggest Women’s Football Stars for Second ‘Stars Spotlight’ Webinar Ahead of TotalEnergies CAF Wafcon Morocco 2026

eriinfo.com2 months ago03 mins

With just over a week to go before the kick-off of the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), Morocco 2026, the Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) will host the second edition of its exclusive ‘Stars Spotlight’ Webinar Series, bringing together some of the continent’s biggest names in Women’s Football. The English-language webinar will…

Kenyan court dismisses Rastafarians’ bid to legalise cannabis

eriinfo.com2 months ago02 mins

Kenya’s High Court has dismissed a bid by a Rastafarian group seeking to legalise the use of cannabis for religious purposes. The Rastafarian community had argued that the ban on smoking cannabis infringed on their rights to freedom of religion and belief guaranteed under the constitution. In a landmark judgement, Justice Bahati Mwamuye said the…

Africa: All of Africa Today – July 15, 2026

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EU Bans Sudan Gold Imports to Curb War Funding The European Union has banned purchases, imports, and transfers of gold from Sudan, as well as exports of mercury and cyanide used in gold mining, in a bid to starve a key source of revenue for the country’s civil war. The conflict between the Sudanese army and the…

Biometrics alone won’t stop AI-powered fraud

eriinfo.com2 months ago07 mins

Eighteen months ago, one of South Africa’s largest retailers wasn’t worried about AI. Onboarding worked. Compliance checks passed audits. Fraud was a known, managed cost of doing business. Then a syndicate found them. The attack looked ordinary. Customers submitted genuine South African ID documents. Except they weren’t genuine anymore. Using AI, fraudsters had altered key…

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Africa: Climate Tech Overtakes Fintech As Africa’s Top Venture Funding Sector – Report

eriinfo.com2 months ago06 mins

Climate tech’s part in the venture funding became dramatically pronounced in 2025, when it alone contributed 40 per cent or $1.5 billion, compared to other years in the near-decade period under review, the study said. That was up from 13 per cent or $206 million in 2016. Climate tech, the field of technologies and solutions…

Spain reaches World Cup final with dominant 2-0 win over France

eriinfo.com2 months ago06 mins

In a match Tuesday in Arlington, Texas, featuring two of soccer’s biggest heavyweights, Spain put in a masterful performance, frustrating France to the tune of a 2-0 win to advance to Sunday’s World Cup final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. It marks Spain’s second-ever appearance in a World Cup final. Spain won the tournament…

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Africa: Xenophobia – South Africa Returnees Recount Ordeals

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Nigerians, who recently returned from South Africa on account of the xenophobic attacks in the Rainbow country, have recounted ordeals, appealing to the Federal Government to urgently introduce rehabilitation and reintegration programmes to help them rebuild their lives after allegedly losing homes, businesses and other means of livelihood. They also alleged betrayal by family members,…

Woolworths unveils AI-powered meal planning assistant

eriinfo.com2 months ago05 mins

Woolworths is using AI to simplify meal planning. Woolworths has unveiled an AI-powered food assistant that uses conversational AI to help customers find recipes, plan meals and shop for ingredients through its mobile app. Called My Woolies Chef, the tool will be made available to a limited group of MyDifference loyalty programme members from September…

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Africa: Tinubu Urges Africa to End Raw Cocoa Exports

eriinfo.com2 months ago05 mins

President Bola Tinubu has called on African countries to end their long-standing dependence on exporting raw cocoa beans and focus on value addition to increase earnings from the global chocolate industry. Tinubu made the call on Tuesday at the Africa Cocoa Summit in Abuja, themed ‘From Bean to Brand,’ where stakeholders discussed strategies for strengthening…

Saving shea: How a Ugandan woman is turning waste into clean energy | News

eriinfo.com2 months ago09 mins

Alebtong, Uganda – When Lucy Everlyn Atim returned home after six years working as a child rights activist in South Sudan’s refugee settlements, her favourite shea tree was gone. Known locally as moyao, the tree had shaped her childhood. Every morning, she and her friends gathered beneath its branches to eat its sweet, creamy fruit…