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The official selection of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival will showcase three African feature films, all part of the Un Certain Regard section.

Two more fintech alliances have been announced in the last week, one involving a virtual and physical cards collaboration in Nigeria and another a financial infrastructure initiative that aims to be extended across the continent.

European Investment Bank (EIB) Group President Nadia Calviño visited Montenegro today, announcing new investments of more than €250 million for key development projects ranging from healthcare, railways and energy security and resilience in the private sector. The financing paves the way for a tripling of funding from the EIB in the country this year compared to 2025.

Total energy production in the United States increased to a new record of 107 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2025, a 3.4% increase from the previous record set in 2024, according to new data in our Monthly Energy Review. Total production was driven by record-high production in natural gas, crude oil, natural gas plant liquids (NGPLs), and renewables. This was the fourth consecutive year in which the United States set a record for total energy production.

French President Emmanuel Macron urged more investment in Africa on Sunday, as he prepared to co-host the Africa-Forward summit with his Kenyan counterpart.

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As part of International Coaching Week 2026, the Youth Charter (www.YouthCharter.org) has renewed its international call for greater recognition and investment in the role of coaching as a vehicle for social development, community engagement, peacebuilding, and youth empowerment. The international charity and UN-accredited NGO is using the occasion to highlight the growin

The French parliament on Thursday definitively adopted legislation to simplify the return of artworks looted during the colonial era to their countries of origin.