The U.S. Trade and Development Agency is strengthening power infrastructure along the Lobito Corridor, a strategic logistics route in Central and Southern Africa vital to diversifying America’s critical minerals supply chains. Today, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Week, USTDA signed an agreement with Anzana Electric Group Limited (Anzana) to fund a feasibility study to expand hydropower generation and upgrade electricity distribution networks across the Lualaba Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the North-Western province of Zambia. The project will improve power reliability for copper and cobalt mining operations and for more than three million residents of the region. 

“Reliable power allows mines to operate, businesses to profit, and families to thrive,” said Thomas R. Hardy, USTDA’s Deputy Director. “This work strengthens the mineral supply chains America’s security and economy depend on, while building the power systems our partners in the DRC and Zambia need to grow.” 

Yango Group has concluded the Pan-African Yango Fellowship 2026 programme with a two-day Graduation programme and Pitch Day in Abidjan, bringing together 24 Fellows from six African countries to present the tech projects they developed over the course of the programme.

The cohort included fellows from Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Zambia, Senegal, Ethiopia and Mozambique, selected from more than 600 applicants. Over the 12-week programme, fellows worked in six mixed-country teams, moving from problem framing and research through solution design, business modelling, prototyping and final pitching. The resulting projects span cashless payments for informal transport, digital financial identity for informal merchants, medicine supply visibility for community health workers, cross-border job matching, smart waste collection and recycling, and low-cost water-quality testing for rural communities.

The closing programme in Abidjan combined project development with exposure to technology and business leaders. Fellows joined a session on AI for impact with Celina Lee, co-founder of Zindi, took part in hands-on public speaking and pitch coaching, and met Yango Group leaders from several African markets to discuss career growth, entrepreneurship and building technology businesses in different local contexts.

The Turkish COP31 Presidency will today affirm that COP31 will be a critical moment to advance electrification and climate-responsible AI. At the UN Headquarters, COP31 President-Designate Murat Kurum will unveil the Presidency’s flagship electrification pledge to increase electricity’s share of global final energy consumption to 35% by 2035, as well as multiple initiatives to electrify buildings, transport and industry, supported by modern grids. He will also announce the Antalya Pledge on AI and the AI for Clean Tech initiative to address the rising energy consumption of data centres and harness AI’s potential for climate action.

“A warming world, a global energy system in disarray, and growing fears of the rise of AI all demand action,” Kurum, Türkiye’s Minister for Environment and Urban Planning, said in a statement ahead of the launch. “COP31 will meet this moment.

Emirates has launched a new autumn offer giving eligible customers complimentary access to three popular Dubai attractions, along with discounts and travel benefits available through the airline’s customer programmes.

Under the promotion, travellers booking eligible return flights to Dubai will receive complimentary access vouchers valued at AED 535. The package includes admission to Atlantis Aquaventure Waterpark, Lost World Aquarium and the Dubai City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off bus tour.

The offer applies to tickets purchased between September 21 and October 11, 2026, for travel between September 24 and December 13. It is available to eligible customers across all cabin classes, although certain points of origin may be excluded and terms and conditions apply.

Adnan Kazim, Emirates’ Deputy President and Chief Commercial Officer, said the offer was designed to help travellers experience Dubai’s leisure, dining, shopping and entertainment options.

“Dubai offers an extraordinary range of experiences across leisure, dining, shopping and entertainment for every budget, age and taste,” Kazim said. “We’re pleased to help our customers make the most of it when they come to Dubai, with complimentary excursions and a curated set of offers designed to add value throughout their stay.”