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WIDAFEST 2026 opens Aug. 20 in Windsor with the Toronto Caribbean Carnival joining for the first time, adding mas, steelpan and J’Ouvert to the four-day festival.

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Call Sheet Media has acquired Donnell D. Pannell’s historical fantasy screenplay ‘The Embers of Aerthos,’ a project now entering development with a focus on an African-inspired world of kingdoms, mythology and war. The move adds an original…

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The Royal Academy of Engineering has opened applications for the 2027 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation and is urging engineers and innovators in Angola to apply.

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The Royal Academy of Engineering has opened applications for the 2027 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation and is urging engineers and innovators in Namibia to enter.

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The National Black Church Initiative is urging the Senate to approve the Clarity Act before lawmakers leave for August recess, arguing the bill would curb digital asset fraud and open more economic opportunities for Black communities.

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BASF South Africa marked 60 years in the country on Mandela Day by launching a phased STEM education legacy project at Sandringham High School in Johannesburg.

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unconnected.org and Q-KON announced a partnership July 23, 2026, to bring satellite connectivity to off-grid communities, schools, clinics and economic hubs across Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Azilen Technologies unveiled an Agentic AI banking model at FINNOVEX South Africa 2026 in Johannesburg and won an award for customer experience enhancement.

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All Sports Group has partnered with the Africa Fitness Honors & Expo to cover the 2026 event in Accra, Ghana, marking its first major initiative on the continent.

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Mercy University on July 22 named Dr. DaMia Harris-Madden and Dr. John A. Chabot to its Board of Trustees, bringing state government, child welfare, healthcare and surgical expertise into its governing body.

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Dayton Contemporary Dance Company announced its 58th season, “Continuum… Legacy in Motion,” with five programs running from September through May. The season marks Qarrianne Blayr’s first as Artistic Directress and Debbie Blunden-Diggs’ first as…

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AfriVest, the Africa programme of DAMREV Group, launched a new website that lays out its digital asset infrastructure, standards, and research library for governments, central banks, cooperatives, and institutions.

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APPO’s NOC-CEO Forum returns to Cape Town on Oct. 12, bringing top African national oil company leaders together alongside African Energy Week 2026. The meeting is set to focus on financing, refining, gas trade and cross-border cooperation as…

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Azilen Technologies and EFT Corporation convened African banking leaders in Harare to discuss how AI could reshape customer service, compliance and payments.

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Türkiye will use the inaugural GITEX Ai Türkiye in Istanbul next month to highlight its plan to train 10,000 AI specialists, 100,000 application professionals and 5 million AI-literate citizens by 2028. The event will bring together global tech…

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The electromagnetic flowmeter market is projected to climb from $16.9 billion in 2026 to $28.2 billion by 2035, driven by water infrastructure spending, industrial automation and regulatory compliance.

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The Business Research Company says the global organoid kit market is set to rise from $1.31 billion in 2025 to $1.52 billion in 2026, with growth tied to drug discovery, personalized medicine and biomedical research.

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Roberts & Ryan Inc. said July 13, 2026, that Jim Burmeister and retired Maj. Gen. Tracy W. King have joined its Advisory Board.

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Pocfarmer has committed $2 million to establish a charity foundation focused on children’s education, community development and local jobs across underserved regions in Africa.

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The Business Research Company says the optical imaging market is expanding fast, with growth tied to non-invasive diagnostics, precision medicine and AI-enabled analysis.