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Nearly 120 second-generation Ethiopians and their family members have traveled from Canada to Addis Ababa for a monthlon...
19/08/2026

Nearly 120 second-generation Ethiopians and their family members have traveled from Canada to Addis Ababa for a monthlong visit focused on cultural exchange, volunteer work and community engagement.

The group departed from Toronto Pearson International Airport as part of an initiative coordinated by former Ethiopian national team footballer Ashenafi Girma, according to Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The visit is part of an effort to strengthen connections between Ethiopia and younger generations of its diaspora, with participants expected to spend a month experiencing the country and engaging with local communities.

Read More: https://bantugazette.com/a-new-generation-looks-to-ethiopia-as-young-diaspora-members-begin-heritage-visit/

Machines can now “see, analyze, decide and act” with less human intervention, a Rwandan defense official warned last wee...
17/08/2026

Machines can now “see, analyze, decide and act” with less human intervention, a Rwandan defense official warned last week as security leaders gathered in Kigali to evaluate the implications of autonomous weapons for Africa.

Col. Patrick Nyirishema, head of defense research and development at the Rwanda Defence Force, said advances in autonomous systems are increasingly enabling machines to perform functions with reduced human involvement.

Read more https://bantugazette.com/machines-can-now-see-analyze-decide-and-act-rwanda-defense-official-warns-africa-on-autonomous-weapons/

Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have raised concerns over the growing use of cocoa substitutes and the reformulation of chocolat...
15/08/2026

Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have raised concerns over the growing use of cocoa substitutes and the reformulation of chocolate products with less cocoa, warning that the practice could undermine efforts to improve farmers’ incomes and make cocoa production more sustainable.

The Côte d'Ivoire - Ghana Cocoa Initiative, or CIGCI, said in a statement that producers in the two countries are facing increasingly demanding requirements on traceability, deforestation, social compliance and cocoa quality, all of which require significant investment.

Read More https://bantugazette.com/ghana-cote-divoire-raise-alarm-over-cocoa-substitutes-in-chocolate-products/

SADC’s Critical Minerals Can Power Africa’s Structural TransformationAfrica is once again at the centre of a global reso...
14/08/2026

SADC’s Critical Minerals Can Power Africa’s Structural Transformation

Africa is once again at the centre of a global resource race. As the world shifts to clean energy, demand for critical energy transition minerals is surging, and Africa holds a significant share of them. For generations, the continent has supplied the world with raw and semi-finished commodities while receiving a disproportionately small share of the massive wealth created from the sector.

But endowment is neither a strategy nor a destiny.

Unless the continent changes course, this new boom risks repeating an old narrative of exporting raw materials while importing prosperity, with countries and mining communities left with degraded landscapes, limited services, a few lasting economic opportunities and very little to show from the harnessing of their mineral resource wealth.

Read full op-ed by Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)

https://bantugazette.com/sadcs-critical-minerals-can-power-africas-structural-transformation/

Rwanda’s agricultural export revenue surpassed $1 billion in the 2025-26 fiscal year, reaching a record for the sector, ...
14/08/2026

Rwanda’s agricultural export revenue surpassed $1 billion in the 2025-26 fiscal year, reaching a record for the sector, the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB) said.

Agricultural exports generated $1.1 billion during the fiscal year, compared with $893 million in 2024-25. The agency described the result as a historic milestone and said revenue increased 24.3%.

The growth comes as Rwanda seeks to strengthen the competitiveness of its agricultural exports through improved quality standards, greater access to international markets and increased value addition.

Read More https://bantugazette.com/rwandas-agricultural-export-revenue-surpasses-1-billion-in-2025-26/

Accra’s streets have turned into a vast open‑air gallery this week as the annual Chale Wote Street Art Festival brings v...
13/08/2026

Accra’s streets have turned into a vast open‑air gallery this week as the annual Chale Wote Street Art Festival brings visual art, music, performance and processions to the capital.

Chale Wote has grown into West Africa’s most visible street art festival, reshaping Accra’s public spaces into stages for cultural memory and contemporary experimentation.

The 2026 edition, themed “Carnival of the Black Sun,” emphasizes the festival’s role as both a community ritual and a global conversation, where Ghanaian heritage meets diasporic creativity and challenges the commercialization of culture.

Read more https://bantugazette.com/ghanas-chale-wote-festival-transforms-accras-streets-with-art-and-performance/

Somali referee Omar Artan took charge of the UEFA Super Cup in Salzburg on Wednesday, becoming the first official from o...
13/08/2026

Somali referee Omar Artan took charge of the UEFA Super Cup in Salzburg on Wednesday, becoming the first official from outside Europe to referee the annual fixture between the continent’s top two club champions.

Artan framed his rise as an invitation to others. “I was lucky, but I have worked very hard to be here and I’m really proud,” he told UEFA in an interview published ahead of the match.

Read More https://bantugazette.com/somalias-omar-artan-becomes-1st-non-european-to-referee-the-uefa-super-cup/

Liberian President Joseph Boakai has warned government officials that delays, inconsistent performance and implementatio...
12/08/2026

Liberian President Joseph Boakai has warned government officials that delays, inconsistent performance and implementation gaps will no longer be tolerated as his administration pushes to deliver on its national development agenda.

“Our promise to the Liberian people was to move beyond plans,” Boakai said. “We have seen and heard a lot of rhetoric. We want to deliver tangible results improving livelihoods.”

Read more https://bantugazette.com/liberian-president-boakai-warns-officials-over-delays-in-development-agenda/

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