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Cotonou summit highlights two decades of digital transformation

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The World Summit on the Information Society in Africa (WSIS+20) officially opened today in Cotonou, Benin, bringing together high-level representatives and stakeholders from across the continent and beyond. The event marks two decades of Africa’s engagement in shaping the global information society. The opening ceremony was presided over by H.E. Louis Gbèhounou Vlavonou, President of …

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Google to provide Africa AI policymaking courses

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The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Google are deepening their collaboration to help unlock the promise of digital transformation in the African continent. Together, they are rolling out a series of training programs aimed at equipping young Africans and government officials with practical skills in critical emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), …

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Mauritania shifts toward full privatized power generation – etbaba.com

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Mauritania is accelerating its shift toward a fully privatized power generation model, with bids due in the next two to three weeks for a new independent power plant tied to the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) gas project. The country’s Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Mohamed Ould Khaled, made the announcement at the Invest in African …

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AU debt conference convenes in Togo – etbaba.com

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Over 500 delegates, including Heads of State, Ministers of Finance, Central Bank Governors, development partners, and civil society organizations gathered in Lomé, Togo for the inaugural African Union Debt Conference. The conference is being held under the theme “Africa’s Public Debt Management Agenda: Restoring and Safeguarding Debt Sustainability.” The three-day conference was convened by the …

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Global Road Safety Week focuses on walking, cycling – etbaba.com

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The eighth UN Global Road Safety Week begins on 12 May. This year, the international campaign, requested by the United Nations General Assembly, focuses on walking and cycling. The campaign provides an opportunity to advocate for national and local action to make walking and cycling safer through evidence-based interventions grounded in a comprehensive safe system …

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Boeing launches pathways to space program in Africa – etbaba.com

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The Future African Space Explorer’s STEM Academy (FASESA) and Boeing [NYSE: BA] launched the second edition of the “Pathways to Space” program in Africa. The educational program returned this week to Ethiopia and Nigeria and made its debut in Kenya. The program will reach up to 300 state schools’ students aged 13-18. It is a …

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UK Government partners with Invest Africa – etbaba.com

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Invest Africa, the platform for promoting trade and investment across the African continent, establishes a strategic partnership with the UK Government for the 11th edition of The Africa Debate, taking place on Wednesday, 2 July 2025 in London. As the UK’s leading forum for high-level dialogue on Africa’s economic trajectory, The Africa Debate 2025 will …

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Afreximbank stresses Africa’s cotton potential – etbaba.com

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African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) recently hosted a two-day meeting of the Steering Committee of the Partenariat pour le Cotton (PPC), a global platform established to support transformation and value addition in the cotton-textile-garment (CTG) sector in developing countries. With an initial focus on the C4+ countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Côte d’Ivoire), PPC …

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African Development Bank supports Botswana’s automotive industry – etbaba.com

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The Botswanan town of Lobatse, some 70 km south of Gaborone, has been transformed into a vibrant manufacturing center. Across sprawling factory floors, hundreds of skilled hands meticulously assemble intricate wiring harnesses – components that will eventually power Volkswagen and Nissan vehicles across Africa and beyond. In the automotive industry, wire harnesses are an intricate …

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Reflection on Ethiopia’s external debt with figures – etbaba.com

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External debt (money owed to foreign creditors) has been on the rise globally over the past years. Sovereign and corporate bond borrowing in 2024 has reached 25 trillion nearly three times the 2007 level, according to Global Debt Report 2025 released recently by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Though the world’s richest …

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