By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Financial Afrik
Illustrative image · Darlene Alderson · Pexels · Licence PexelsTogo could benefit from $172 million linked to the development of artificial intelligence and connecting young people. The funding is conditional on progress in digital access, according to Financial Afrik.
Afric’innov, a network of more than 130 support organisations in 26 African countries, wants to adapt its model to the rise of artificial intelligence. Its Lomé summit, which opened on 6 November, is to produce a manifesto after four months of discussions on services, funding, AI and public policy, according to Afric’innov.
🇹🇬 Togo · Source: Togo First ·
Tokenising Ghanaian government bonds and Treasury bills could make it easier for foreign investors to access the local market, according to Ebenezer Ghanney, CEO of WeWire. The approach could broaden the government's funding sources, with regulatory oversight considered essential, he said in Accra.
🇬🇭 Ghana · Source: MyJoyOnline ·
In Togo’s Zio prefecture, damage linked to transhumance is reducing female farmers’ incomes and making it harder to obtain compensation. Testimonies collected in Assomé and Bolou show their difficulties in defending their land and security, according to 27avril.
🇹🇬 Togo · Source: 27avril ·
The Ugandan government has acquired a 20.15% stake in Kenya Pipeline Company, the Kenyan operator of petroleum product transport. The stake is presented as potentially generating about $200 million in profits for Uganda, according to Morrison Rwakakamba in PML Daily.
🇺🇬 Uganda · Source: PML Daily ·
Successful health school applicants to start on 9 November in TogoSuccessful applicants in the 2026 entrance examination for Togo’s national health training schools will begin on 9 November at 7am. Training covers fields including medical assistants, midwives and health aides, according to a statement from Health Minister Jean-Marie Koffi Ewonoule TESSI.
665 fuel tankers arrive in Bamako under escortA convoy of 665 fuel tankers arrived in Bamako on 7 November under escort by the Malian Armed Forces. The delivery is intended to strengthen the capital’s hydrocarbon stocks and support continuity of domestic supply, according to Mali Actu.The week in Africa
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