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Africa Climate Finance Conference Ends With Call to Turn Commitments Into Investable Solutions

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago05 mins

The Third Annual Africa Climate Finance Conference has ended in Kampala with a call for African governments, financial institutions, development partners and the private sector to move beyond climate commitments and channel funding into bankable, locally led solutions. Held under the theme, “From Commitments to Capital: Operationalizing Africa’s Climate Finance Architecture,” the two-day conference brought…

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Africa Must Turn Political Freedom Into Economic Freedom – Ruto

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago07 mins

Nairobi — President William Ruto has called on African countries to move beyond the political liberation secured by previous generations and pursue economic independence through industrialisation, manufacturing and intra-African trade. Addressing leaders at the inauguration of Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema for a second term in Lusaka on Tuesday, Ruto said Africa’s next historic task was…

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Africa Must Turn Its Wealth Into Bargaining Power to Rewrite Global Debt Rules – Experts

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago015 mins

The call comes months after African Union leaders adopted the Common African Position on Debt, which seeks to strengthen Africa’s collective hand in debt negotiations and push for changes to the global financial system. Africa must turn its natural resources, market size and technological capacity into bargaining power to secure a stronger voice in the…

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Africa Can Turn the Current Crisis Into Resilient Food Systems. Kigali Is Where It Comes Together

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago013 mins

Heads of state, agriculture and finance ministers and investors meet in Kigali from August 31 for the Africa Food Systems Forum, the continent’s largest agricultural gathering. They arrive with an opportunity: to build a food system that holds up against what is coming – climate change, biodiversity loss and declining soil health, alongside our dependence…

Rescue efforts turn to recovery as aftershocks shake Venezuela | Humanitarian Crises News

eriinfo.com3 months ago01 mins

NewsFeed Rescue workers in one Caracas neighbourhood say no help has arrived, two days after twin quakes tore through the city. Al Jazeera’s Noris Soto says aftershocks are making the search for survivors harder and rescue efforts are turning to the recovery of bodies. Published On 27 Jun 202627 Jun 2026 Click here to share…

MTN enlists Alipay owner to turn MoMo into a super app

eriinfo.com3 months ago04 mins

MTN Group Fintech has signed a technology partnership with Ant International – part of Ant Group, the Chinese company behind Alipay – to rebuild its MoMo mobile money service into a “super app”, beginning with a launch in Nigeria next quarter. Under the agreement, announced on Tuesday, MTN will use Ant’s technology to add a…

Vodacom: Partnerships that turn digital access into meaningful inclusion

eriinfo.com4 months ago010 mins

South Africa’s digital divide continues to threaten economic development. But this divide is not just about connectivity – it is about whether access translates into meaningful opportunities for young people: learning, employment, and participation in an economy that is already digital by default. This challenge was at the heart of a panel discussion on digital…

Cash-strapped South Africans turn to emergency airtime

eriinfo.com4 months ago07 mins

More South Africans are turning to emergency airtime to stay connected. (Image generated via ChatGPT) As South Africans battle relentless financial pressure, millions are increasingly turning to emergency airtime and data advances to stay connected. What was once marketed by mobile operators as a short-term convenience has now become a lifeline for cash-strapped consumers −…

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Africa Must Turn Trust and Critical Minerals Into Factories, Jobs and Lasting Growth

eriinfo.com4 months ago02 mins

South Africa’s G20 presidency last year revived an old and uncomfortable question: If Africa has been “rising” for more than two decades, why has so much of that promise failed to translate into factories, jobs, exports and broad-based prosperity? The answer, according to economists and investment thinkers, lies not in the absence of opportunity, but…

UK MPs turn on PM Starmer, analysts say he’s unlikely to last the year

eriinfo.com4 months ago010 mins

U.K. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer attends an opening session on the first day of the Labour Party conference at ACC Liverpool on September 28, 2025 in Liverpool, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership is hanging by a thread as a growing number of his…