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Senior African Union, Islamic and regional officials used a G20 Interfaith Forum session in Salt Lake City to argue that religious communities must be part of peacebuilding, mediation and youth protection efforts across Africa.

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The East African Community will hold its 2nd Annual East African Mental Health Summit on Oct. 21-22 in Uganda to push a regional framework for integrating mental health across sectors.

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Industry leaders, investors and technology providers will gather in Casablanca on 11-12 November 2026 for the 15th Africa Cementrade Summit.

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Esomar will bring its 2027 Africa conference, BORN AHEAD, to Casablanca from 18-20 April 2027, with a call for speakers now open.

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CIMA has launched Lions’ Lair Africa, an innovation challenge that will connect early-stage sustainability and green businesses across Africa with investors, mentors and business leaders.

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New research from The TEFL Academy finds that nearly half of South African career changers are anxious about AI’s effect on their prospects, while most say AI literacy and human skills will be essential at work.

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Design Week Lagos returns Oct. 18-25 in Lagos with a new theme, 180 New Ideas, and a citywide program focused on how African materials, talent and research can move from concept to market.

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HRH King Dr. Ruben Maurice West received the Pan African Global Lifetime Icon Award at a gathering of international dignitaries recognizing his humanitarian service, diplomacy and leadership across Africa.

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Chartered Institute of Professional Certifications has launched the CAIX™ program, a new certification for import, export and sanctions compliance professionals focused on African markets.

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Executable Technologies has launched Oria, an AI voice assistant available worldwide on the web, iPhone and Android, with support for voice, text and camera use. The product is designed to work across Africa’s languages and payment systems, and it…

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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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CIMA will bring finance and business leaders to Cape Town from 28 to 30 October 2026 for ENGAGE Africa 2026, its third flagship conference on the future of the profession.

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The International Working Group for Health Systems Strengthening, BlueCloudX, TCIS Africa and Africa CDC Youth have launched a five-month program to train young people for careers in clinical trials and research.

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Water Wells for Africa is celebrating 30 years of work in Malawi and the installation of its 680th well, as founder Kurt Dahlin’s project moves into a new phase with a goal of 1,000 wells.

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SplashArk says Cameroon is the first African market for its free commerce app, which lets merchants, service providers and creators sell, take bookings and go live while getting paid by mobile money or card.

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SplashArk said Cameroon is the first market in its Africa rollout, bringing its free selling and booking app to small businesses, service providers and creators.

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FOMO has launched an AI-powered concierge across South Africa and Dubai to help users find personalized experiences by describing budget, location, interests and occasion in everyday language.

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Evolving Systems is highlighting secure service activation and SIM lifecycle management as African telecom networks add subscribers and complexity.

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The International Association for Near-Death Studies will hold its second European/African symposium on near-death experiences on Oct. 31, 2026, via Zoom. The four-hour event will feature personal accounts from four people with near-death…

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Author and commentator Frances Presley Rice has released a new commentary that frames African American history around Black pride, agency, and nation-building.