


Youth-led African enterprises awarded $800,000 COP28
Eight dynamic African young women-led businesses emerged as winners of the 2023 YouthAdapt challenge. Each company will receive grant funding of up to $100,000. They will also receive comprehensive mentorship and coaching as part of a 12-month accelerator program. Since its launch in 2021, the YouthADAPT initiative (https://apo-opa.co/49ZU0zH) has provided more than $5 million to

Gambia will adopt a Digital ID implementation framework
By Omar Bah After at least nine months of multi-stakeholder collaboration, The Gambia is set to adopt its Digital Transformation and Digital ID Strategies later this month. To be adopted in a workshop program for December 19-20 in Banjul, the move will represent a key achievement in efforts to modernize and enhance inclusive and life-changing