West Africa: Sahel – the World Bank Group Launches a New Country Partnership Framework for Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger to Promote Jobs, Growth, and Resilience

West Africa: Sahel – the World Bank Group Launches a New Country Partnership Framework for Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger to Promote Jobs, Growth, and Resilience

Washington — The World Bank Group has supported new Country Partnership Frameworks (CPF) with Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger for the 2026-2031 period. These frameworks aim to stimulate job creation, especially for youth and women, by strengthening human capital, infrastructure, and agricultural productivity, while supporting targeted reforms and private sector development. Grounded in the…

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Paratus launches Starlink-powered connectivity for Africa’s essential services

Paratus launches Starlink-powered connectivity for Africa’s essential services

Pan-African telecommunications operator Paratus Group has announced that the launch of Paratus Essential Access to deliver priority connectivity to communities and emergency services across Africa. Essential services help communities thrive and flourish, but without connectivity, they cannot operate. Paratus Group is addressing this challenge head-on with their launch of Paratus Essential Access, a solution designed…

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West Africa: Sahel – the World Bank Group Launches a New Country Partnership Framework for Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger to Promote Jobs, Growth, and Resilience

Africa: Brainwave Africa Launches Digital Learning Platform, Urges Wider Adoption in Schools

Brainwave Africa on Saturday hosted a community dialogue in Kampala, bringing together teachers, parents, and students to discuss the future of digital learning in Uganda. The event, held in Bugolobi, also marked the official launch of the Brainwave Africa digital learning platform, a home-grown solution aimed at improving access to quality education. Speaking at the…

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West Africa: Sahel – the World Bank Group Launches a New Country Partnership Framework for Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger to Promote Jobs, Growth, and Resilience

Afreximbank Launches Inaugural Accelerator Programme Cohort to Scale Africa’s Digital Trade Ecosystem

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has officially launched the inaugural cohort of its “Afreximbank Accelerator Programme,” bringing together eight high-potential startups from across Africa and the diaspora for an intensive kick-off week taking place in Cairo from 23-27 March 2026. Selected from a highly competitive pool of over 1,600 applications, the cohort represents some of the…

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FlexClip Launches AI PowerPoint to Video Converter Tool

FlexClip Launches AI PowerPoint to Video Converter Tool

Online video creation platform FlexClip has announced the launch of a new artificial intelligence feature designed to convert PowerPoint presentations into fully produced videos. The tool, titled “AI PPT to Video Converter,” aims to streamline the process of turning static slide decks into dynamic visual content, targeting a range of professional and creative use cases….

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West Africa: Sahel – the World Bank Group Launches a New Country Partnership Framework for Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger to Promote Jobs, Growth, and Resilience

Africa: Prembly Launches Fraudlens to Track Fintech Fraud in Africa

Prembly, a Nigeria-based digital security and identity verification company, launched FraudLens, an open-source fraud intelligence platform designed to help financial institutions and digital businesses detect and prevent fraud. The platform aggregates fraud data from identity verification checks and reported incidents across businesses that use Prembly’s technology. FraudLens begins with data from Nigeria and aims to…

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