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1.2 Billion Young People, 400 Million Jobs : The Challenge Reshaping Development
In Bangkok, the World Bank put a striking gap at the center of the debate: the number of young people entering the labor market far exceeds projected jobs. The response will depend on finance, infrastructure, and the ability of small businesses to grow.
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The Signal That Markets Cannot Ignore: Egypt Avoids Downgrade
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Entertainment Week Africa 2026 Turns Lagos Into a Marketplace for the Continent’s Creative
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Dakar 2026: Africa Makes Olympic History, but the Real Test Starts After the Games
The Youth Olympic Games make Dakar the first African host of an Olympic event. Global visibility, reused venues and the cost-of-living crisis mean the legacy will be measured in the years ahead.
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The World Changes Its Map: Africa Finally Reclaims Its True Scale
By 164 votes to one, the UN General Assembly backed a world map that better respects the true area of continents. Equal Earth ends the artificial shrinking of Africa, turning cartography into a global debate about education, perception and power.
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Abuja Bets on Creative Tech With ATAF 2026
Abuja Tech x Art Fest 2026 wants to place Nigeria's capital on Africa's creative-tech map, connecting startups, artists, investors and public policy.
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Achievers Summit Africa 2026 Opens in Lagos With a Bet on Youth, Enterprise and Deals
Achievers Summit Africa 2026 opens in Lagos with a clear message: turn African youth, enterprise and leadership into contracts, networks and economic power.
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Google Cloud’s Africa AI Push Turns Accra and the Eastern Cape Into Strategic Infrastructure
Google Cloud is turning its Africa bet into an infrastructure strategy: an Eastern Cape hub, an applied AI lab in Accra, creative training and startup acceleration.
Business · 6 min read
The Signal from Luanda: Africa Aims to Transform Its Oceans into Economic Power
In Luanda, African states adopted a declaration aimed at making oceans, lakes, and rivers a driver of jobs, food security, and investment. Behind this decision lies a market already estimated at nearly $300 billion.
Culture · 6 min read
The World Rediscovering Ghana’s Coffins: The Spectacular Art Transforming the Final Journey
Giant fish, airplanes, musical instruments, or cocoa pods: Ghana's fantasy coffins tell an entire life story in a sculpture. A new international exhibition places this Ga art, revealed in Paris in 1989, at the center of the global stage.
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The World Holds a Historic Weapon Against HIV — But a Financial Crisis Threatens to Upset Everything
The AIDS 2026 conference concludes in Rio with a striking paradox: prevention and treatment tools have never been more powerful, yet an unprecedented funding crisis threatens to deprive millions of these advancements.