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Africa: Financing Africa’s Digital Future – Institutions Push for Smarter, Coordinated Funding

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago08 mins

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — Africa’s digital revolution is gathering pace, but the financing needed to sustain it remains uneven, fragmented, and often out of reach. To bridge this gap, African multilateral financial institutions, policymakers, development partners, and private sector leaders are calling for a more coordinated, innovative, and better-structured financing approach to support Africa’s digital…

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Africa: Portfolio Diplomacy – Rethinking African Economic Statecraft in a Multipolar World

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago013 mins

Walk through Nairobi and the twenty-first century global economy comes into view. Chinese-built expressways carry commuters to office towers occupied by American technology firms. French retailer Carrefour has become one of the country’s largest supermarket chains. Japanese vehicles dominate the roads while Indian pharmaceutical companies supply hospitals and pharmacies. Increasingly, Gulf investors are financing the…

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Africa: Nigerian Army Named Africa’s Best in Counter-Terrorism Operations for 2025

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago04 mins

Abuja — The Nigerian Army has been recognised as Africa’s Best National Army in Counter-Terrorism Operations for 2025 by African Security Watch, in recognition of its exceptional operational achievements, strategic leadership and unwavering commitment to combating terrorism and violent extremism across Nigeria. According to a statement by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel…

Dolphin Telecoms South Africa launches 90-Day Unlimited WhatsApp Bundle for R99

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago04 mins

Dolphin Telecoms South Africa launches 90-Day Unlimited WhatsApp Bundle for R99. For millions of Africans living and working away from home, staying connected means far more than calls or browsing. It means speaking to family daily, supporting children studying abroad and staying reachable for work wherever life takes them. Dolphin Telecoms South Africa is building…

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Africa: ‘We’re Committed to Increasing Finance for Africa’ – CAF Urges Review of FIFA Proposal

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago03 mins

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced plans to review FIFA’s proposal to open the commercial operations of the FIFA World Cup and other major tournaments to private investment. In a statement issued on Wednesday, CAF said its president, Patrice Motsepe, will meet with the Confederation’s Executive Committee next week to examine the proposal…

Africa: ‘What Is the Plan?’ – Inside South Africa’s Reckoning With a Post-PEPFAR World

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago028 mins

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — “What is the plan before we get back to a stage where we are burying people?” When Belinda Tewela, a South African healthcare worker, took the microphone at the International AIDS Conference in Rio de Janeiro, she did not speak about billion-dollar funding gaps or international policy. She spoke about…

Africa: Cotton Farmers Could Earn From Soil Carbon Credits

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago014 mins

A scheme tested in Uzbekistan could let African cotton farmers earn twice over, once for the fibre and once for the carbon stored in the soil beneath their fields. Cotton has always paid farmers for what they harvest. Its next payout may come from what stays in the soil, as carbon held on African farms…

Africa: SA Blocks Ghana’s Attempt to Put Xenophobic Violence On African Union Agenda

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago02 mins

South Africa foiled Ghana’s bid at the AU to put xenophobic attacks in South Africa on the October mid-year agenda, pushing instead for a continent-wide migration summit. South Africa has thwarted a bid by Ghana to place xenophobic violence in the country on the agenda for the African Union’s Mid-Year Coordination Meeting in October. Ghana…

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Africa: Research, Innovation Key to Africa’s Seed Market Ambitions

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago012 mins

Africa can significantly increase its share of the estimated $85 billion global seed market by investing in agricultural research, strengthening seed systems, embracing innovation and creating a predictable business environment that attracts private investment, experts have said. Despite its vast agricultural resources, rich biodiversity and growing pool of scientists, Africa accounts for only about 2.2…

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Africa: ‘Am I Safe Here?’ – The Question Standing Between Transgender Africans and HIV Care

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago035 mins

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — The greatest barrier to ending AIDS among transgender people in Africa is not a lack of medicine, but laws, stigma and exclusion. Across sub-Saharan Africa, laws that criminalise homosexuality continue to collide with public health goals, leaving gay and bisexual men, and transgender people more broadly, dangerously underserved in the…