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New CGIAR report warns food-system pressures could widen gender gap by 2050
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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…
Faith and tech leaders meet in Nairobi to shape AI ethics
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Faith, technology and policy leaders met in Nairobi for the third Faith-AI Covenant roundtable to discuss how artificial intelligence can protect human dignity, support youth resilience and reflect African voices.
IDS Next puts FX Spa on Oracle Marketplace
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IDS Next has launched its FX Spa wellness ERP on Oracle Marketplace, extending its hotel and spa software into Oracle Hospitality environments.
Esomar to hold Africa 2027 conference in Casablanca
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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.
Zimbabwe honors Kham Royal Kingdom leader with civility award
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His Royal Majesty King Tikoe Tefo Meshack Lekitlane received the Global Voice of Civility Award in Harare on Oct. 7 for community development, entrepreneurship and efforts to restore San identity.
NEFTi picks 4 African filmmakers for cross-border short film challenge
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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.
King Dr. Ruben Maurice West wins Pan African Global Lifetime Icon Award
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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.
Thirty2give to launch Is It Well app in four countries
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Thirty2give LLC will launch its Is It Well mobile app on October 5, 2026, in Brazil, Japan, Kenya and Zambia.
Shannon Fernando’s TEDx talk on aid and food security is now live
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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.
TEDx talk says hunger is a permission problem, not a scarcity problem
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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.
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.
Four African engineering finalists named for 2026 prize
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Four entrepreneurs from Kenya, South Africa and Niger have been named finalists for the 2026 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation.
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.
Christian Craighead recounts Nairobi terror attack on Shawn Ryan Show
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Former British SAS operator Christian Craighead joined The Shawn Ryan Show to give his first detailed personal account of the 2019 DusitD2 attack in Nairobi, Kenya.
WOI.eco wants to build startup nations at country scale
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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.
More Than 550 Christian Leaders Visit Israel for Eagles’ Wings Delegation
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More than 550 Christian leaders from 51 nations are in Israel for a ten-day Eagles’ Wings delegation during Sukkot and near the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks.
Deuter releases elephant-inspired ambient album What the Elephant Told
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Curve Blue released Deuter’s new album What the Elephant Told today, pairing ambient new age music with track titles drawn from elephants at Kenya’s Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.
Pesa joins Payments Canada as RTR launch nears
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Pesa has become a member of Payments Canada, giving the cross-border payments provider a pathway to apply for access to Canada’s national payment systems as the country prepares to launch its Real-Time Rail in Q4 2026. The move could help Pesa…
Tammi Hayes turns a global career into a cybersecurity venture fund
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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.
Wawira Njiru wins German Africa Prize 2026
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Kenyan social innovator Wawira Njiru has received the German Africa Prize 2026 for turning school feeding into a model for jobs, local food systems and economic development.
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