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  WITTY GLOBAL BLOGS | THURSDAY FLAGSHIP EDITION Africa's $2 Billion Creative Economy Financing Push: What Nigerian Filmmakers, Musicians and Digital Creators Need to Know By Itoro Uwah | Thursday, November 12, 2026 CREATIVE ECONOMY | BUSINESS | TECHNOLOGY | INVESTMENT LAGOS, NIGERIA — Africa's creative economy is attracting renewed attention from development financiers and policymakers, following the Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) WKND 2026 gathering in Lagos from November 5 to 8. Organised by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and hosted by Nigeria, the gathering brought together creative entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers and cultural-industry professionals to explore financing, intellectual property, technology and market access. Afreximbank's CANEX financing ambition has expanded to $2 billion, reflecting a growing institutional effort to support African cultural and creative enterprises. However, the figure must be understood correctly...
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BEFOCUS NEWS DESK — Today’s Trending Youth Empowerment Headlines

BEFOCUS NEWS DESK — Today’s Trending Headlines

Updated: October 20, 2025 • Africa/Lagos
  1. Nigerian Teenage Girls Chase Soccer Dreams in Muslim North — Reuters
  2. FC Barcelona Youth Set to Shine at the First “Messi Cup” in Miami — BarçaBlaugranes
  3. “Gyttja, Caziques, Mbaqanga” — Scrabble’s Now a Competitive Youth Sport — Times of India
  4. African Youth Innovators Drive a Tech & Green Revolution — Africanews
  5. Youth Entrepreneurs Are Key to Tackling Climate Change in Africa — TIME
  6. Ayra Starr, Robin Roberts & Kawhi Leonard Lift Youth at Giants of Africa (Rwanda) — People
  7. The Promise of African Soft Power — Le Monde
  8. Gen Z Protests Against Inequality Are Shaking Morocco — AP News
  9. Global Youth Sports Industry Boom — $40B and Rising — Newswire
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