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A new report says Kenya’s nicotine pouch regulations could influence tobacco harm-reduction policy across East Africa and beyond.

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Africa PPP 2026 will return to Nairobi in November with a push to turn infrastructure plans into financeable projects and delivery partnerships.

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Prajakta Koli has become the ambassador for Heifer International’s campaign spotlighting women farmers as the UN marks the International Year of the Woman Farmer.

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Colombia’s Senate approved Bill 440 on June 10, 2026, making the country the first in Latin America to prohibit female genital mutilation.

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East African Community partner states backed a Kampala Declaration on Oct. 22 to strengthen mental health policy, financing and access across the region.

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Photojournalist and workshop facilitator Saskia Keeley is using participatory photography in New York and abroad to help marginalized communities process lived experience, reclaim voice, and build connection.

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The Oxford Israel Alumni Society and Reichman University’s Raphael Recanati International School will bring together diplomats, academics and business leaders in Herzliya on 22 October 2026. The event highlights Israel’s research, technology and…

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Mamane Kabirou Ousseini a remporté à Johannesburg le premier prix de l’Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2026 pour Likita Care, sa plateforme de surveillance médicale conçue au Niger.

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A new CGIAR GENDER Accelerator report says climate shocks, trade disruption and other crises could leave women in low-income countries further behind unless governments, funders and businesses act now. The report lays out targeted reforms to make…

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A new UtilForge.org report says people with disabilities, older adults and households with little savings bear the heaviest losses from online scams across 31 countries.

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Alabaster International founder Shannon Fernando-Rubera released a TEDxBeverlyGrove talk arguing that hunger solutions already exist in communities but are often blocked by outside systems.

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Misti Herbal Remedies Private Limited is broadening its reach to customers outside India with skincare, haircare, body care and personal care products shaped by Ayurvedic inspiration and modern cosmetic science.

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ColdMatch Group is expanding its focus on refrigeration infrastructure built for desert and high-heat markets, where food security, logistics and post-harvest losses are driving demand.

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Dubai-based WOI.eco is launching country-specific platforms it says can help governments and founders turn entrepreneurship into a national growth engine.

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The market for OEKO-TEX Sustainable Textile and Leather Production certification is projected to grow from $1.61 billion in 2025 to $1.78 billion in 2026, with Europe leading and Asia-Pacific set to grow fastest.

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Four award-winning filmmakers from Botswana, Zambia, Kenya and Nigeria have been selected for NEFTi 441, a collaborative project to make one 20-minute narrative film.

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Four entrepreneurs from Kenya, South Africa and Niger have reached the final of the 2026 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation.

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Tim Draper says Africa could move faster than legacy financial systems by embracing Bitcoin, blockchain and mobile-first finance, as the Africa Blockchain Festival prepares to meet in Nairobi Oct. 15-17. The comments highlight a growing push to…

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Shannon Fernando has released her TEDxBeverlyGrove talk, which centers on a 2019 mission to Turkana, Kenya and the longer effort to move Ethiopian crop Enset across an international border into Kenya.

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Influential Women is spotlighting Tammi Hayes, founder and president of Capital Strategies Group, whose path from Cold War Moscow to Boston cybersecurity boardrooms shaped a career in investment banking, private equity, and advisory work.