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East African states sign mental health declaration in Kampala
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East African Community partner states backed a Kampala Declaration on Oct. 22 to strengthen mental health policy, financing and access across the region.
NEFTi picks 4 African filmmakers for cross-border short film challenge
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Four award-winning filmmakers from Botswana, Zambia, Kenya and Nigeria have been selected for NEFTi 441, a collaborative project to make one 20-minute narrative film.
TEDx talk says hunger is a permission problem, not a scarcity problem
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Alabaster International founder Shannon Fernando-Rubera released a TEDxBeverlyGrove talk arguing that hunger solutions already exist in communities but are often blocked by outside systems.
Four finalists named for 2026 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
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Four entrepreneurs from Kenya, South Africa and Niger have reached the final of the 2026 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation.
SYUTECH tops 2026 ranking of Chinese edge banding machine suppliers
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A 2026 buyer guide ranks Foshan Shunde SaiYu Technology Co., Ltd. first among 10 Chinese edge banding machine suppliers, citing verifiable CE documentation, a four-model product range and an 80% export share.
STeP certification market to reach $2.68 billion by 2030
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The market for OEKO-TEX Sustainable Textile and Leather Production certification is projected to grow from $1.61 billion in 2025 to $1.78 billion in 2026, with Europe leading and Asia-Pacific set to grow fastest.
Thirty2give to launch Is It Well app in four countries
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Thirty2give LLC will launch its Is It Well mobile app on October 5, 2026, in Brazil, Japan, Kenya and Zambia.
Four African engineering finalists named for 2026 prize
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Four entrepreneurs from Kenya, South Africa and Niger have been named finalists for the 2026 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation.
Shannon Fernando’s TEDx talk on aid and food security is now live
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Shannon Fernando has released her TEDxBeverlyGrove talk, which centers on a 2019 mission to Turkana, Kenya and the longer effort to move Ethiopian crop Enset across an international border into Kenya.
Oxford Israel alumni group to host diplomats, investors and academics in Herzliya
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The Oxford Israel Alumni Society and Reichman University’s Raphael Recanati International School will bring together diplomats, academics and business leaders in Herzliya on 22 October 2026. The event highlights Israel’s research, technology and…
GCCA launches global ostomy program to widen access to supplies
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The Global Colon Cancer Association has launched a Global Ostomy Program to improve access to ostomy supplies and strengthen advocacy for people living with an ostomy worldwide.
WHX Nairobi draws 8,500-plus visits and spotlights East Africa health market
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World Health Expo in Nairobi 2026 ended at KICC with record attendance, 250-plus exhibitors and a strong push for local manufacturing, digital health and smarter procurement.
Christian Craighead recounts Nairobi terror attack on Shawn Ryan Show
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Former British SAS operator Christian Craighead joined The Shawn Ryan Show to give his first detailed personal account of the 2019 DusitD2 attack in Nairobi, Kenya.
Boomitra pledges 20 million acres in Groundswell campaign
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Boomitra will expand its regenerative agriculture work to 20 million acres by 2030 as part of One Billion Acres, the impact campaign tied to the Prime Video documentary Groundswell.
Jewish National Fund-USA raises $192 million in fiscal 2026
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Jewish National Fund-USA raised $192 million in its 2026 fiscal year, pushing its three-year total past $700 million as it funds rebuilding, growth and Zionist engagement across Israel’s North and South.
Five Chinese mobile crushing station makers vie for aggregate and recycling demand
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China’s mobile crushing station market is expanding as quarrying, infrastructure work and construction-waste recycling favor equipment that can move between sites without major civil works.
Wawira Njiru wins German Africa Prize 2026
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Kenyan social innovator Wawira Njiru has received the German Africa Prize 2026 for turning school feeding into a model for jobs, local food systems and economic development.
Faith and tech leaders meet in Nairobi to shape AI ethics
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Faith, technology and policy leaders met in Nairobi for the third Faith-AI Covenant roundtable to discuss how artificial intelligence can protect human dignity, support youth resilience and reflect African voices.
New CGIAR report warns food-system pressures could widen gender gap by 2050
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A new CGIAR GENDER Accelerator report says climate shocks, trade disruption and other crises could leave women in low-income countries further behind unless governments, funders and businesses act now. The report lays out targeted reforms to make…
Deuter releases elephant-inspired ambient album What the Elephant Told
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Curve Blue released Deuter’s new album What the Elephant Told today, pairing ambient new age music with track titles drawn from elephants at Kenya’s Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.
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