Melbourne, Australia – 23-27 March 2025 — The WHO Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) continues to deepen its longstanding collaboration with the McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer, advancing legal capacity to support tobacco control across the Region. Since the partnership began in 2014, the McCabe Centre has trained 50 lawyers from the WHO

Hamilton Labs, a U.S.-based financial infrastructure provider, has raised an undisclosed investment from AXIAN Investment, the venture arm of pan-African conglomerate AXIAN Group, to scale its dollar stablecoin infrastructure across Africa. This funding will support the launch of Hamilton’s flagship stablecoin, USDh, and its expansion through integrations with fintech platforms to serve African consumers and