Day: October 23, 2026

AFC backs sustainable African fashion industry

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Returns as Lead Sponsor of Lagos Fashion Week 2026, Convening Session on Financing a Sustainable African Fashion Industry Lagos Fashion Week has established itself as a globally recognised platform showcasing African design, creativity and innovation Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, is returning as Lead Sponsor of Lagos Fashion Week 2026, reaffirming its commitment to empowering Africa’s creative industries as engines of inclusive economic growth, industrialization and job creation according to an official statement issued in Lagos, Wednesday. Africa’s fashion industry…

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Zimbabwe-Zambia Energy Projects Summit returns to Livingstone for third edition

Zambia’s installed generation has reached 4,722MW, up from 3,777MW in 2024, with solar now at 1,027MW. Zambian Vice President Mutale Nalumango gave the figures in Lusaka this month on behalf of President Hakainde Hichilema. The developers, utilities and lenders working on the next round of projects on both sides of the Zambezi meet in Livingstone from 3 November. The Zimbabwe-Zambia Energy Projects Summit (Zim-Zam) returns to the Radisson Blu Mosi-Oa-Tunya in Livingstone from 3 – 5 November 2026 for its third edition, with investment, projects and delivery across the two…

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Maximizing Economic  gains from Africa’s Critical Minerals

OECD Global’s Blue Print for African Governments, others. By Mohammed A. Abu On the occasion of the African Minerals Policy Forum – Mining in Motion in Accra, Ghana, the OECD has just released a new policy paper Critical Minerals in Africa: A regional overview. It examines Africa’s current and potential future role in global critical minerals supply chains and offers policy recommendations to leverage mineral endowments in support of development objectives. As the discourse on the need for more prudent governance and sustainable management of Africa’s abundant minerals potential in…

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