At the centre of this effort is the Africa Health Knowledge Hub, a digital platform designed to improve access to research, scientific evidence and practical lessons from public health programmes across the continent.
Putin accused Western governments of exploiting Africa’s natural resources, maintaining colonial-era attitudes and using debt to constrain the continent’s development. He said Russia offered a different approach based on cooperation in trade, technology and investment.
Dakar 2026 event also places Africa’s young people at the heart of a global conversation about inclusion and opportunity. The programme combines elite competition with engagement sports, allowing young people in Senegal and the wider region to discover disciplines they may not ordinarily encounter.
This was the central conversation at the Gates Foundation’s Goalkeepers 2026 gathering in Dakar, Senegal, where African innovators, policymakers, development practitioners and global technology stakeholders came together to examine how AI can accelerate progress while ensuring that its benefits reach underserved communities.
The proposed Lamu investment offers East Africa an opportunity to reduce dependence on imported fuel, deepen regional trade and accelerate industrialisation. Its wider significance, however, lies in Africa’s ambition to process more of its own resources and retain greater value within the continent.
For decades, Beijing has anchored its foreign policy on the principle of “non-interference” in the internal affairs of other nations. In Africa, this doctrine has
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