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IANDS to host European-African near-death symposium Oct. 31
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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…
Frances Presley Rice releases commentary on Black pride and African American contributions
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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.
Tim Draper says Africa can leapfrog traditional finance with Bitcoin and blockchain
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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…
WHX Nairobi draws 8,500-plus visits and spotlights East Africa health market
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World Health Expo in Nairobi 2026 ended at KICC with record attendance, 250-plus exhibitors and a strong push for local manufacturing, digital health and smarter procurement.
Four finalists named for 2026 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
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Four entrepreneurs from Kenya, South Africa and Niger have reached the final of the 2026 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation.
South Africa’s EV tax break helps, but won’t decide factory wins alone
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South Africa’s 150% tax deduction for battery-electric and hydrogen vehicle production took effect on 1 March 2026, but industry data and Reuters reporting suggest tax relief alone will not determine where global automakers invest.
Bhardwaj unveils five-point rescue plan for Meerut sports goods cluster
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Uttar Pradesh MLC Dharmendra Kumar Bhardwaj has put forward a five-point plan to protect and expand Meerut’s sports-goods cluster, which supports an estimated 3.15 lakh workers and accounts for 40% to 45% of India’s sports-goods exports.
Battersea and GARC spotlight rabies vaccination push in South Africa
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Battersea and the Global Alliance for Rabies Control are using World Rabies Day to showcase how collaboration is expanding rabies prevention in South Africa.
SpinifexIT names Brendon Andrews-Warmuth managing director for EMEA and UKI
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SpinifexIT has appointed longtime executive Brendon Andrews-Warmuth to lead its business across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the United Kingdom and Ireland from Frankfurt.
ICUU expands global youth, democracy and ministerial work across four continents
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The International Council of Unitarians and Universalists says it is advancing new initiatives in Transylvania, Taiwan, Kansas City and Nairobi, spanning youth leadership, democracy advocacy, BIPOC ministry and minister training.
African businesses push for better market access through economic diplomacy
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Business and diplomatic leaders meeting in Pretoria said African smaller firms need stronger support to turn trade ambitions into real sales, contracts and jobs.
CMAS 2026 to focus on who controls Africa’s carbon markets
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The Carbon Markets Africa Summit will bring governments, investors and project developers to Kigali on Oct. 13-15 to debate who sets the terms for carbon projects, pricing and benefit-sharing across Africa.
ECOBLOX pitches sovereign AI infrastructure to African leaders in Mauritius
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ECOBLOX used a private SingularityNET summit in Mauritius on September 18, 2026, to argue that African nations should build domestic AI compute instead of relying on overseas data centers.
Modular classroom market seen reaching $14.88 billion by 2030
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The Business Research Company says the global modular classroom market is rising on student enrollment growth, faster construction needs and more government education spending.
Laura Harding joins New York reparations commission
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Laura Harding, Esq. has been appointed to the New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies by Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie.
Water 4 Mercy names Robert Boyd executive vice president of external relations
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Water 4 Mercy has hired veteran TV reporter Robert Boyd full time as executive vice president of external relations as the nonprofit expands its clean-water and community-development work across Africa.
TX Solar pitches off-grid street lights for Africa and Southeast Asia
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Yangzhou Tianxiang Road Lamp Equipment Co., Ltd. is promoting solar street lighting systems for remote communities across Africa and Southeast Asia, where grid extension is costly and slow.
Government procurement tool market seen reaching $15.05B by 2030
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The Business Research Company projects the government procurement tool market will rise from $7.76 billion in 2025 to $8.85 billion in 2026, then reach $15.05 billion by 2030. The report points to AI, automation, cloud platforms and tighter…
African agrivoltaics push expands in Kigali
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The African Agrivoltaics Platform Initiative used a Kigali reception to rally policymakers, investors and researchers around using solar-plus-farming systems to improve food, energy and water security across Africa.
Government and defense data center asset management market to reach $549.46 billion by 2030
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The government and defense data center asset management market is forecast to grow from $306.11 billion in 2025 to $549.46 billion by 2030, driven by cloud and hybrid IT adoption, cybersecurity pressure and modernization of mission-critical…
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