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Pesa launched its new “The Gold Standard” brand campaign and named Nigerian artist Adekunle Gold as brand ambassador as it pushes deeper into cross-border payments for Africans worldwide.

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Global Citizen and the Waislitz Foundation announced three recipients of the 2026 Global Citizen Waislitz Awards in Johannesburg on Aug. 18, with each winner set to receive $100,000. The grants will support climate-smart food production, waterless…

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William N. Martin, founder of Think Tank Project and SAFR, was featured on Close Up Radio in an August 12 interview about decision making, workplace culture and performance under pressure.

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Varda Foundation has made its SoilHive soil data platform open source, aiming to help governments, researchers and industry securely share soil information while keeping national control of the data.

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Reusable bag demand is pushing printing equipment higher on the buying list for converters and packaging factories in 2026. A new supplier review highlights five China-based manufacturers, with Zhejiang Zhengxin Machinery profiled in the most…

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Türkiye, Ghana and Luxembourg have joined The Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets, lifting membership to 14 governments as COP31 approaches in Türkiye.

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Helpster Charity says it has saved more than 5,000 lives by mid-2026, doubling the patient impact it recorded in all of 2025. The health-tech charity now aims to reach 10,000 lives saved by Dec. 31 through faster verification, more hospital…

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Former Mauritius President Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim received three international honors at the iChange Nations Global Leadership and Humanitarian Awards on July 21 in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

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Baboo Travel is rolling out hyper-curated three-day itineraries aimed at travelers squeezed by burnout, high prices and limited vacation time.

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Shannon Fernando, founder of Alabaster International, used her TEDxBeverlyGrove 2026 talk to argue that lasting food security depends less on scarcity than on access, trust and institutional permission.

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A new 16-country survey finds roughly three in five young Africans think Donald Trump’s second term could improve their countries’ prospects, even as concerns persist over USAID cuts and U.S. access to African resources.

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Ahmad Tea hosted Manchester City striker Antoine Semenyo in Hong Kong on Aug. 2 for a tea tasting tied to its global “Preparation Is Everything” campaign.

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At a 2026 United Nations High-level Political Forum side event in New York, volunteer leaders and young representatives argued that stronger volunteer systems, safer digital tools and youth-led action are essential to delivering the Sustainable…

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Singapore named four winners at the Singapore National Coffee Championship 2026 after three days of competition in Singapore.

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The African Diaspora International Film Festival will stream its third Virtual Film Series offering, Family Films, nationwide July 10-19, 2026. The eight-film lineup mixes animation, drama, documentary and adventure, with tickets priced at $10 per…

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Chongqing Bincheng Electrical & Mechanical Technology, known as BINCEN, outlined six capabilities it says define its industrial electronic weighbridges, including high-precision measurement, digital recordkeeping, anti-cheating controls and…

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The Zayed Sustainability Prize has ended submissions for its 2027 cycle with 10,233 entries from 177 countries, its highest total ever.

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BINCEN says truck scales in tropical and rainy regions need layered protection against UV, humidity and flooding.

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BINCEN outlined a rainy season protection framework for its weighbridge and truck scale products, including weatherproof hardware, pre-storm checks, storm fault diagnosis and after-sales support.

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Chongqing Bincheng Electrical & Mechanical Technology Co., Ltd. has introduced a high-precision automatic weighing and batching system for concrete plants, built around PLC control and ISO 9001 quality management.