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Pan-African Insurance Push: FANAF is convening a July 6–8 General Assembly on Insurance for All in Benin, aiming to adopt a Pan-African Pact for Insurance Inclusion and a 2026–2030 action plan to double insurance penetration by 2040. Regional Trade Integration: SADC legislators wrapped UNCTAD capacity training on AfCFTA implementation, with a focus on trade governance and the non-tariff barriers that keep small traders stuck at borders. Digital Payments for SMEs: BancABC and Visa signed a five-year partnership to expand secure digital payments for retail and SMEs in Zimbabwe. Banking + SME Financing: Centenary Bank and the African Guarantee Fund launched a Uganda SME financing partnership, with an enterprise summit targeting smarter, more inclusive credit for women and youth. SME Tools from Fintech: Paystack launched a Small Business Program in Nigeria offering a bundle of discounts on tools and services (up to ₦4m) to help merchants run and grow. Ghana Formalization Platform: Trident’s Sikaflow goes live in Ghana, bundling commerce, business management, tax automation and financial services to help MSMEs move from informal to formal. Youth Jobs Focus: The World Bank urged Ghana to prioritize youth job creation and smoother education-to-work transitions, warning unemployment could become a wider drag across Africa. Local Enterprise Spotlight: An Eastern Cape entrepreneur is turning an ancient tradition into rural jobs via heritage-inspired bone broth production.

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