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2026 Publishing Prize Jury unveiled ahead of CANEX WKND in Lagos, Nigeria   The CANEX Book Factory, a publishing incubator by Afreximbank’s Creative African Nexus (CANEX) Programme, has announced a three-member jury for the 2026 CANEX Prize for Publishing. This announcement comes ahead of CANEX WKND 2026, taking place from 5–8 November in Lagos, Nigeria.

‘He Was Willing to Die So Namibia Might Live’: Maxuilili Honoured at Heroes’ Acre By Eyo Nsima Immanuel Nathaniel Maxuilili, who spent nearly three decades sustaining the SWAPO liberation struggle inside Namibia, has been reinterred at Heroes’ Acre, with his family honouring him as a fearless nationalist who sacrificed his freedom for an independent and

Afreximbank H1 earnings rise 30% to $535m as loans climb to $35.4bn By Eyo Nsima The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) recorded a 30 per cent increase in net income to $534.7 million in the first half of 2026, driven by stronger lending and higher interest income, while asset quality also improved. Net income rose from

Ogun Waterside Backs Dangote Deep Seaport, Pledges Peaceful Investment Climate   Ogun Waterside Local Government has pledged its full support for the proposed Dangote Deep Seaport, describing the project as a transformative investment that will accelerate industrialisation, create employment and reposition the coastal council as a major logistics and maritime hub in Nigeria.   The

Namibia to honour liberation veterans with national awards Tuesday   Namibia will on Tuesday confer National Honours on veterans of the country’s Liberation Struggle, in a major ceremony aimed at recognising those who contributed to the country’s struggle for independence. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will confer the honours on August 25 at the Independence Stadium in

Decades after their deaths, Namibia to rebury eight liberation heroes By Eyo Nsima More than four decades after some of them died in prison, on the battlefield or under mysterious circumstances, Namibia will on Monday honour eight heroes of its liberation struggle with a state reburial ceremony at Heroes’ Acre in Windhoek. The programme released