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COP31-26, Türkiye: African leaders push for clean cooking financing and implementation

African leaders have called for increased financing, stronger partnerships and practical implementation to expand access to clean cooking across the continent, as the issue gained further high-level attention at the COP31 climate conference in Antalya, Tü

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ITU PP-26, Doha: Senegal’s Seynabou Seck Cisse elected Chair of ITU PP-26 Editorial Committee

Senegalese telecommunications executive Seynabou Seck Cisse has been elected Chair of Committee 4 of the Editorial Commission at the 2026 Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), currently taking place in Doha, Qatar.

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ITU PP-26, Doha: Estonia’s Nele Leosk elected Director of ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau

Estonia’s former Ambassador for Digital Affairs, Dr Nele Leosk, has been elected Director of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecommunication Development Bureau at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Doha, Qatar.

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Queen Máxima meets World Bank President Ajay Banga

United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Financial Health (UNSGSA), Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, has met with World Bank Group President Ajay Banga in The Hague to discuss their longstanding partnership and continued cooperation on fina

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PAPSS and WAMI renew partnership to advance cross-border payments in West Africa

The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) and the West African Monetary Institute (WAMI) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen regional payment integration and financial inclusion across the West African Monetary Z

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AI Skills and Compute Africa partners ST DIGITAL to expand access to computing resources in Francoph...

AI Skills and Compute Africa (AISCAfrica) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ST DIGITAL to accelerate access to computing resources for young innovators and researchers across Francophone West Africa, beginning with Côte d’Ivoire.

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Côte d’Ivoire targets 500 digital companies by 2031 under new startup initiative

Côte d’Ivoire has set an ambitious target of developing nearly 500 sustainable digital companies by 2031, as the government steps up efforts to position technology, innovation and artificial intelligence at the centre of its economic transformation.

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ITU colleagues congratulate Adel Darwish on election as Deputy Secretary-General

Colleagues and digital industry leaders have congratulated Adel Darwish on his election as Deputy Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), welcoming his appointment and expressing confidence in his new role.

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Namibia highlights digital public infrastructure progress in financial sector transformation

Namibia’s Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) has highlighted progress in digital public infrastructure, including preparations for the implementation of Electronic Identification and the launch of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI),

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ITU PP-26, Doha: ATU holds bilateral talks with São Tomé and Príncipe, Comoros and Mauritius at ITU...

The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) has held bilateral engagements with São Tomé and Príncipe, Comoros and Mauritius on the sidelines of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference in Doha, Qatar, to strengthen cooper

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