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Africa: Unido, Kenya Climate Ventures Move to Unlock Private Capital for Africa’s Climate Adaptation

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Nairobi — The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Kenya Climate Ventures (KCV) have launched a partnership aimed at unlocking more domestic and international capital for climate adaptation and resilience businesses across Sub-Saharan Africa. The two institutions signed a Joint Declaration at the Adaptation Investment Summit for Africa 2026 in Nairobi, creating a framework…

Reunert invests in ‘AI horsepower’ to unlock revenue

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Reunert group CEO Anthonie de Beer. (Image supplied) Reunert Group is investing in artificial intelligence (AI) across its 17 business units, as the JSE-listed technology group pursues new business growth, to ultimately increase revenue. Speaking during a panel discussion on Reunert’s AI deployment at the recent IQbusiness Geshidocon 2026 conference, Reunert group CEO Anthonie de…

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Africa: COP17 – How Africa Can Unlock Billions for Land Restoration – – Official

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She said Africa needs to move land restoration from the aid column into the investment column by developing bankable landscape programmes, strengthening land tenure, deploying risk-sharing instruments and ensuring that farmers and pastoralists benefit from carbon and other emerging environmental markets. As negotiations continue at the 17th session of the United Nations Convention to Combat…

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Africa Must Unlock the Capital Beneath Its Farmers’ Feet

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago011 mins

Agriculture is the foundation for Africa’s economic takeoff, but without land tenure reform, its potential will remain untapped. Africa’s quality of governance has largely stagnated or declined over the past decade, as reflected in the World Bank’s Governance Effectiveness Index, Afrobarometer surveys across countries and the Ibrahim Index of African Governance. Africa’s youthful population is…

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Africa: Tanzania’s VAT Refund Revolution – the Quiet Reform That Could Unlock Billions in Private Investment

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago011 mins

When governments unveil annual budgets, headlines focus on the big numbers: spending, growth and tax collection. But sometimes the real story sits quietly in the technical annexes. Tanzania’s 2026/27 budget, due to take effect from July, includes plans for 6.3%GDP growth and the biggest spending plan in the country’s history while narrowing the deficit. Yet…

80 unemployed youths unlock digital opportunities

eriinfo.com1 month ago04 mins

MTN celebrates 80 graduates from the Western Cape who completed its Digital Skills for Digital Jobs programme. (Image source: MTN South Africa’s Facebook page) MTN South Africa says 80 unemployed young people have graduated from its Digital Skills for Digital Jobs (DS4DJ) programme in the Western Cape. The participants earned accredited qualifications in data analytics,…

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Africa Urged to Unlock Untapped Livestock Potential for Food Security, Economic Growth

eriinfo.com2 months ago010 mins

Addis Ababa — Africa must unlock its vast and largely untapped livestock potential to strengthen food and nutrition security and accelerate inclusive economic growth, experts told ENA. For millions of Africans, livestock is more than a source of food or income. It is the foundation of livelihoods, particularly for pastoral communities. Yet experts say the…

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Africa Pastoral Markets Forum Seeks to Unlock Livestock Sector As Driver of Economic Growth

eriinfo.com2 months ago08 mins

Addis Ababa — The First Africa Pastoral Markets Forum opened in Addis Ababa on Monday with a call to transform Africa’s pastoral livestock sector into a major driver of economic growth, employment, trade, investment, and resilience across the continent. The five-day forum, running from July 13 to 17, has brought together representatives from 15 African…

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Africa: Regulators, Investors Push Green Finance to Unlock Africa’s Transition At Fitc Summit

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Regulators and investors have urged urgent expansion of green finance instruments — from green bonds to sustainability-linked loans — as the key to unlocking Africa’s low-carbon transition, closing the continent’s climate finance gap and attracting global capital. The urgent need for Africa to transform sustainability commitments into measurable action took centre stage as business leaders,…

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Africa Urged to Fix Logistics Gaps to Unlock Markets for Smallholder Farmers

eriinfo.com4 months ago04 mins

Agricultural experts, lenders and corporate executives are calling for increased investment in rural logistics and transport systems across Africa, warning that weak infrastructure is preventing millions of smallholder farmers from accessing profitable markets despite gains in farm productivity. Speaking during the 2026 Africa CEO Forum 2026 in Kigali, panelists said post-harvest losses, inadequate cold storage,…