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C. Scott Brown / Android AuthorityTL;DR Gmail users will now be able to edit and revise email drafts via the prompt bar. Using the custom refine instructions in Help Me Write, you can type a follow-up prompt to describe what you want changed. This feature is available for Google AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra users, in addition to Enterprise and Business customers. When you need help writing out an email, Google’s “Help Me Write” tool is right there to help out. The Gemini-powered Gmail feature can whip up a draft with just a simple prompt. However, as it is an…

  By Albert K. Owusu For more than 150 years, African governance has operated on borrowed templates, sidelining  Africa’s own relational worldview of custodianship, continuity, and communal existence. This  absence has left institutions vulnerable to dependency and external validation. In Ghana today,  the pattern is visible in parliamentary discourse: opposition parties and governments alike invoke  petitions to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a rhetorical weapon. Whether or not such  petitions are carried out, the symbolism is corrosive. Each threat signals that domestic  institutions are inadequate, eroding sovereignty and reinforcing the narrative that accountability  must come from outside rather than…

** For the best experience, download the free Africa Private Equity News app Android | iOS **The Competition Commission of South Africa has recommended that the Competition Tribunal approve investment firm Harith’s proposed acquisition of low-cost airline FlySafair.In February, Harith and its affiliates entered into a sale and purchase agreement to acquire FlySafair.Founded in 2006, Harith is a Johannesburg-based pan-African investment firm with over $3 billion in assets under management. It focuses on sectors including energy, digital connectivity, transportation, and logistics.The transaction follows a shareholder exit process at FlySafair that has been under consideration for several years.Want to know who…

Seun Rasheed Interview with Seun RasheedFOUNDER AND CEO, SOUK FARMS Lives in: Kigali, Rwanda Nigerian-born Seun Rasheed was working for oil giant Shell in Qatar when a holiday to Rwanda set him on a different path. During the trip, the wide gap between the local price of passion fruit and what it sold for in Europe caught his attention. He realised there was an opportunity to build an export business around that price gap. Seven years later, SOUK Farms supplies Rwandan-grown produce – including avocados, chillies and beans – to supermarkets in Europe and the Middle East. How we made…

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Accrue, an agent-led stablecoin fintech that operates in several African markets, has launched a banking platform for small and medium-sized businesses, in a move to capture rising demand for faster, cheaper cross-border business payments. Accrue Business allows businesses to hold, send, and receive stablecoins, collect international payments, and pay suppliers across borders using the same infrastructure that powers Cashramp, the company’s consumer remittance product.  Businesses can create a stablecoin wallet, virtual US dollar and euro accounts, invoicing tools, virtual cards, and stablecoin-based payroll, allowing them to receive international payments, pay suppliers across Africa, Europe, and the United States, manage employee…

PU Exchange has launched its mobile app, the PUEX app, pulling crypto trading, gift card exchange and everyday bill payments into one platform. It is now live on both the Apple App Store and Google Play. For a long time, using PU Exchange meant trading over WhatsApp. The new app moves all of that into one place, where everything happens in a few taps. Everything in one app On the PUEX app, users can: Buy and sell crypto — BTC, ETH, USDT and other major coins. Buy and sell gift cards — turn cards into naira, or buy the cards…

Microsoft is introducing an in-meeting toggle for Microsoft Teams that allows licensed organizers and presenters to turn Meeting AI on or off during live meetings. This feature, as outlined in Microsoft’s Message Center notice MC1319216, covers Copilot, Facilitator, and recap functionalities.The rollout will start in early July 2026 for the Targeted Release audience and will continue through late July 2026 for general worldwide availability. The update takes existing tenant policies and compliance controls into account. If Meeting AI is disabled via policy, the toggle will not be visible.What the New Meeting AI Toggle Does and How It Ties to TranscriptionA…

By AVCANow in its fifth year, the AVCA Sustainable Investing in Africa Summit has become a leading platform for investors, business leaders, policymakers and development partners to explore the evolving role of private capital in shaping Africa’s sustainable future. The Summit explores best practices for investing with a sustainability lens, emerging trends and risks and innovative, homegrown solutions for long-term growth. Date: Thursday, 15 October 2026Venue: Jumeirah Carlton Tower, LondonThis year’s theme, Built to Last: The New Global Reality, reflects a world being reshaped by geopolitical fragmentation, climate volatility, technological disruption and shifting economic power. As traditional assumptions about growth,…

Marco Rubio, Secretary of State On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Sao Tome and Principe as you celebrate the 51st anniversary of your independence. The United States and Sao Tome and Principe share a strong commitment to democracy and constitutional governance. I look forward to building on that foundation in the year ahead, and I applaud your efforts to develop your economy and safeguard your territorial waters. As you mark this day, we wish the people of Sao Tome and Principe continued success and prosperity. original source: Sao Tome and Principe National Day…