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IOSCO Announces Call for Applications for Its First TechSprint on Investor Education in the Age of AI

March 2, 2026/IOSCO The call for applications for the first IOSCO TechSprint, powered by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) AI Lab, was launched today. The online portal will be open from today, 2 March, to 30 April 2026. In collaboration with the FCA AI Lab, IOSCO is organizing a TechSprint focused […]

AfDB, AU Renew Push for Visa-Free Travel to Accelerate Africa’s Economic Transformation

Participants concluded that achieving a visa-free Africa will require aligning migration policies, digital identity systems, and border infrastructure, alongside sustained political commitment February 26, 2026/AfDB African policymakers, business leaders, and development institutions have renewed calls for visa-free travel across the continent, describing the free movement of people as essential to […]

Liquid Intelligent Technologies Announces Debt Repayment and Agrees New Credit Facilities

Strategic Financial Actions Support Growth Ambitions Across Africa February 25, 2026/Cassava Technologies Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies, has today confirmed the full repayment of its ZAR term loan and USD revolving credit facility. In tandem with this repayment, Liquid has agreed $410 million in new ZAR and […]