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Senegal has been selected as the host country for the world-class Africa Food Systems (AFS) Forum 2025 Summit, the first time ever the country is hosting the annual summit. The upcoming summit is expected to drive significant advancements in food systems across Africa, building on the momentum from previous forums and setting even bolder commitments that will transform the continent’s food systems.

For the past nine years, Siddy Latabu has been trading in fish, supplying silverfish and smoked fish in Kitgum Main Market to sellers in Kitgum and neighbouring districts including Pader, Agago, and Lamwo. But it wasn’t until she discovered dfcu Bank’s GROW loan that her business truly grew to new heights.

As the new Miss Universe 2024, Victoria Kjaer will embark on a year of global advocacy, championing social causes and inspiring millions.

For the second time this year, the Government of Uganda has decided to shelve the new A-Level Curriculum. The first…

Nyege Nyege 2024 Chief Executive Officer, Derek Debru, defended the festival as a celebration of culture and diversity.

Aquila’s expansion into Rwanda and Uganda reflects growth and sends a strong message about the capabilities of Kenyan firms to not only serve local markets but also establish a regional footprint, underlining the rise of SMEs as a cornerstone of Africa’s economic growth.

Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, has opened its Emirates World store in Nairobi, Kenya, underscoring its commitment to deliver an elevated customer experience, alongside world-class products and services to the market. This opening introduces the airline’s refreshed retail store concept to Africa for the first time, with more stores planned across the market in the coming months.

The Emirates Group today announced its best-ever half-year financial performance, posting a profit before tax of AED 10.4 billion (US$ 2.8 billion) for the first six months of 2024-25, surpassing its record profit before tax for the same period last year. This is the first financial year that the UAE corporate income tax, enacted in 2023, is applied to the Emirates Group. After accounting for the 9% tax charge, the Group’s profit after tax is AED 9.3 billion (USD 2.5 billion).

Empowering women is like watering the roots of a tree, it nourishes the entire community. This was one of dfcu Bank’s considerations when it started the dfcu Women in Business Program (WiB) in 2007.

As the name suggests, Women in Business is intended to support women entrepreneurs by increasing access to the full range of the bank’s products and providing business advisory and credit at preferential rates

Catering to Emirates’ global customer base, the curated content from Spotify will include a range of popular music playlists, as well as top podcasts in English, Portuguese, Tagalog and German, with more languages including Spanish and Hindi to be added in 2025. New podcasts and music will be added regularly to complement Emirates’ existing library of more than 3500 hours of global music and thought-provoking conversations.