Politics
Kenya will take 50,000 young interns into the public service from January, up from 8,000
Head of Public Service Felix Koskei says the placements will give graduates real work experience alongside mentors.
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Youth and Enterprise
Young Africans starting companies, creating jobs and turning ideas into work, from every section of PANM.
Technology
NIGERIA'S AI AMBITION: YOUNG PEOPLE SHOW STRONG INTEREST, BUT DIGITAL SKILLS GAP REMAINS A CHALLENGE.
Nigeria has emerged among the Commonwealth's leading countries in youth readiness for artificial intelligence, but concerns over practical digital skills raise questions about whether young people are adequately prepared to benefit from the growing AI economy.
Technology
Oracle will train Egyptian entrepreneurs in cloud computing as part of a 150,000-person plan
Egypt's investment authority agreed the programme with the US company, which is also discussing making technology locally.
Culture
Guinea's young filmmakers are trying to bring the country's cinema back
Cinemas stand closed and money is scarce, but training programmes and an incubator are building a new generation.
Technology
Twelve Egyptian green start-ups graduate with EGP 57.5m in backing
GreenShift firms turn plastic, farm and food waste into building materials and products, and one cleans the Nile.
Technology
Nigerian start-up wins $200,000 for turning farm waste into cooking gas
D-Olivette Labs took an AGFUND prize for Bio-360, an AI- and sensor-driven biodigester that also makes power and fertiliser.
Culture
Entertainment Week Africa puts grant money behind creative start-ups
Businesses in EWA's 2026 Deal Room will compete for grants paid out at the Lagos event in November. A survey of 377 Nigerian creatives named affordable funding their biggest barrier.
Technology
Systems Limited plans to grow its Egyptian team by half, training graduates for regional banks
The IT firm has $10m invested in Egypt and about 300 staff, aims for 450 by the end of 2027 and is setting up digital banking centres for two UAE banks.
Business
Twelve million young Africans a year, three million formal jobs: Harare's skills week takes on the gap
Africa Skills Week 2026, opened by President Mnangagwa, wants training tied to industry and the free trade area's value chains.
Technology
East London's science park now supports more than 71 young companies
South Africa's only science park inside an industrial zone hosts Science Minister Blade Nzimande on Friday, as the government looks for ways to turn research into products.
Business
Egypt to host Africa's Global Entrepreneurship Festival, with Dangote and Magdi Yacoub
After Nigeria and Ghana, the festival comes to New Cairo from 6 to 8 November, with more than 200 investors and entrepreneurs from 70 countries.
Business
Zamfara graduates 300 young people with skills and starter packs
The trainees, backed by the EU and IOM, leave with the tools to start businesses in the trades they learned.
Business
A foundation backing students and first-time founders in Nigeria, with mentors attached
The Eli Adewole Foundation pairs education and business grants with mentorship and skills training. Its argument is that money alone rarely gets a young person from potential to progress.
Technology
Four Kenyan women win hackathon with an AI fare-payment system for matatus
The team behind Naulisako beat 40 other young developers in a 30-hour contest at Konza Technopolis and will now compete against winners from five other African countries.
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