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Twenty startups have been named semi-finalists in the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC) 2025, announced by MEST Africa in partnership with Absa, highlighting the continent’s most promising ventures in FinTech and other high-value chain solutions.

Tropical Storm Melissa has slowed to a crawl in the Caribbean, inching forward at just 2 mph, leaving forecasters with an “extremely uncertain” forecast of the storm’s next stops.

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has announced its partnership with Lagos Fashion Week 2025, underscoring its commitment to empowering Africa’s youth and creative industries, as engines for inclusive economic growth.

Caribbean HR professionals will gather in the British Virgin Islands next week for the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) Tourism Human Resources Conference, taking place October 28–31, 2025, at Maria’s By The Sea in Tortola.

The Kingdom of Bahrain is set to welcome senior international delegates from across the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Gulf region - to the third edition of Gateway Gulf, taking place from 2–3 November 2025 at the Four Seasons Hotel, Bahrain Bay.

The global market for luxury watches is growing significantly.

On October 24th and 25th, 2025, the AFRICA24 Group will provide exceptional coverage of the investiture and swearing-in ceremony of Dr. George Elombi, elected 4th President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank).

Dubai continues to advance its position as the Middle East, Africa and South Asia's (MEASA) leading global financial centre.

Atlantic Lithium have said that it has uncovered extensive lithium-in-soil anomalies and new spodumene pegmatite occurrences across its Rubino and Agboville exploration licences in Côte d’Ivoire, further underscoring the region’s prospectivity.

Organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), Manar Abu Dhabi is a public light art exhibition that aims to foster creativity while celebrating the emirate's diverse landscapes.

Iconic French luxury department store Galeries Lafayette is set to open its first flagship outlet in India, becoming the latest global brand to tap into the country's booming luxury market.

A sweeping new survey of more than 1,000 American Catholic priests has revealed generational divides, robust trust in Pope Leo, and weakening confidence in the U.S. episcopate.

A conservation group linked to Prince Harry and Chad's government have agreed to sign a new partnership - less than two weeks after the central African country severed ties with the organisation.

Professor Wang Xiaoyun from Tsinghua University was honoured as one of the five laureates at the 2025 L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards in May for her significant contributions to cryptography and cryptographic mathematics.

Africa’s vast natural resources hold enormous potential to drive climate action and sustainable growth, but turning that potential into investment requires collaboration, integrity and readiness.

The facility, which will be set up in the port city of Visakhapatnam, will be part of Google's global network of AI centres spread across 12 countries.