Africa
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Africa Must Embrace Frontier Technologies or Risk Being Left Behind, UN Warns
A major UN Economic Commission for Africa report warns that the continent must urgently pivot from input-driven growth to innovation-led development, or fail to create the jobs its rapidly growing youth population needs.
Pope Leo XIV Visits Africa With Message of Peace for Conflict-Torn Cameroon
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Cameroon on April 15, 2026, as part of an 11-day pastoral visit to Africa, meeting with local communities and pushing for dialogue in the country's long-running Anglophone separatist conflict.
African Tech Startups Raised $382 Million in Q1 2026 — But the Story Is Complicated
African tech startups raised $382 million in the first quarter of 2026, a 35% year-on-year increase — but analysts say the numbers mask a deeper structural shift in how capital is being deployed across the continent.
IMF Cuts Global Growth Forecast as Middle East War Shocks World Economy
The International Monetary Fund has revised global growth down to 3.1% for 2026, warning that the Middle East conflict is generating rising commodity prices, tighter financial conditions, and heightened uncertainty worldwide.