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[This Day] The African Union (AU) and the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) have begun preparing African diplomats for what could become one of the continent's biggest climate financing opportunities, training more than 80 ambassadors, senior diplomats and policy experts to negotiate a stronger African position in the rapidly expanding global carbon market.

[Premium Times] Mr Tijani stated that Nigeria's rise by 42 places to 38th globally and first in Africa reflects the deliberate efforts being made to build an AI ecosystem that is inclusive, responsible, and aligned with the country's development priorities.

[Daba Finance] Bridge Bank Group Côte d'Ivoire launched an initial public offering on the BRVM, offering 10 million shares at 6,750 CFA francs each in one of the regional exchange's largest listings in recent years.

[CFR] African intellectuals cannot continue to ignore the questions raised by recurrent xenophobia in South Africa.

[The Conversation Africa] With a Somali referee being denied entry into the US, and the surge of online racist abuse after 2026 World Cup matches, racism and exclusion in football are once again in the news.

[African Arguments] In Accra this June, the reparations debate moved from remembrance towards political architecture.

[Foroyaa] African governments and businesspersons like Dangote are expected to invest to eradicate poverty and build industrial components that would link agriculture to industry in order to promote the kind of development that will free Africa from heavy dependence on external aid. The African people are looking for track records in Nigeria or any other country where African investors have pulled up with governments to promote poverty eradication and self-reliant development on the continent. As the old saying

[CAF] With just two weeks to go until the kick-off of the TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026, taking place from 26 July to 16 August, the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) will launch the first edition of its Stars Spotlight Webinar Series on Friday, 10 July.

[This Day] · Bank commits $20bn into Nigerian economy in the last five years

[The Conversation Africa] At every Football World Cup and any other major football tournament, it is not only Les Bleus performances on the pitch that come under scrutiny, but also the players' identities, their migrant backgrounds and the extent to which they represent France and French society. This recurrent question speaks to unresolved issues and questions about France's collective national identity, long-standing debates about immigration, and how France views itself. Above and beyond the team's line-up, the unresolved

[Daba Finance] Investors in Kuramo Capital Management moved $458 million in African private-market assets to a continuation vehicle managed by Sango Capital, the investment firm led by former Bridgewater Associates partner Richard Okello.

[U.S. Mission to the UN] Ambassador Tammy Bruce

[African Arguments] Relatives will always have fights. These come and go, but once an outsider gets involved, this may threaten to collapse the household for good. This is what we are witnessing in the recent diplomatic tensions on the African continent, including xenophobic attacks in South Africa.

[African Arguments] Adesina and colleagues through their published article titled, 'The COVID-19 Pandemic response and the new era of austerity in Africa' discussed how the economic backslide that swept the African continent since the COVID-19 lockdown was a result of a misaligned response. According to them, the pandemic response policies were predominantly designed for high income countries and instead imposed in under-developed and developing African contexts. In their paper, Adesina et al draw on evidence from Angola in

[Democracy Works] Despite the critical role whistleblowers play in exposing corruption and strengthening accountability, many individuals who report wrongdoing continue to face significant personal, professional, and financial risks.