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The WomenIN Festival 2025 wrapped up a powerful two-day celebration at Newlands Cricket Ground on 13–14 November, bringing together hundreds of women from across South Africa for an immersive programme focused on empowerment, leadership development, wellbeing, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, creativity and social impact.

The Rome Process/Mattei Plan Financing Facility (RPFF) Governing Council convened for its first-ever in-person meeting in Rabat, Morocco, on the margins of the Africa Investment Forum (AIF).

Kallang Alive Sport Management, the company that manages the Singapore Sports Hub, have announced it has officially changed its corporate name to The Kallang Group and Singapore Sports Hub will begin operating under a new name, The Kallang.

From 24th -27th of November 2025, the 2nd China-Africa Forum on Green Energy Science and Technology Innovation, hosted by Shandong Jianzhu University, organized by the University of Johannesburg, and co-organized by the Shandong International Talent Exchange Service Center, was successfully held in Johannesburg, South Africa.

A benefit concert in Fairfield will help people impacted by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica.

Firefighters were still searching for hundreds of missing people after a massive fire tore through multiple high-rise residential buildings in Hong Kong.

At this week’s Mobile World Congress Doha, imec – a global leader in nanoelectronics and digital innovation – unveiled its plans to launch a regional research & development hub in Qatar in early 2026.

The Caribbean Chamber of Commerce in Europe (CCCE) is presenting the third edition of “Caribbean Days” at the Steigenberger Icon Wiltcher’s Hotel this week.

The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), a Shariah-based multilateral insurer and member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, is pleased to announce the accession of the Republic of Sierra Leone as its 51st Member Country.

UNIDO has announced the winners of the inaugural ONE World Sustainability Awards at the twenty-first session of the UNIDO General Conference (GC21) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, celebrating innovators whose work advances sustainable, inclusive industrial development across the globe.

The Future Minerals Forum (FMF), convened by the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, unveiled the full three-day program for its fifth and biggest edition, themed "Dawn of a Global Cause."

Niger has taken a major step forward in improving the country's broadband connectivity and regional digital integration by completing provisional acceptance of the fibre-optic sections built under the Trans-Sahara Optical Fibre Backbone Project (TSB) – a project financed by the African Development Bank Group.

The Jamaica Red Cross took early action to protect people across the eight parishes most at risk, mobilising volunteers, pre-positioning emergency supplies and preparing shelters ahead of the storm’s arrival.

Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, the latest addition to the Saadiyat Cultural District, marked its much-anticipated grand opening with an exclusive VIP preview, bringing together global talent, cultural leaders and special guests for a first look inside the region's newest landmark.

Discover Puerto Rico has launched ‘My Home, My Christmas’, an immersive digital experience inviting global audiences to explore the unique Christmas traditions of the island through interactive storytelling, traditional recipes, and the celebration of family bonds.

His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chair of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has officially inaugurated Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, a landmark institution which reinforces the UAE's leadership in culture and scientific research.