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The event aims to assemble trade officials, technology policymakers, business leaders, and other stakeholders. The central theme, “AI and Trade: Turning Potential into Progress,” will steer discussions centered on artificial intelligence and its impact on international commerce. The focus will be on policies designed to broaden access to AI tools while fostering a more inclusive approach to global trade.

The Africa Business Investment Summit (ABIS) 2026 takes place on August 27-28, 2026, at MGM National Harbor, Washington DC Metro Area under the Patronage of His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, King of the Asante Kingdom, in partnership with the Millennium Excellence. A gathering of investors, business executives, and African government officials will place approximately $4 billion in investment opportunities before global institutional capital, reflecting a growing interest in the continent as investors look beyond traditional developed markets for higher returns, diversification, and long-term growth. The Summit will open with a royal keynote from the Asante King Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, and feature institutional investors, private equity and private credit firms, multilateral development institutions, blended finance organizations, development finance institutions, sovereign representatives, policymakers, family offices, and business leaders to explore investment opportunities across infrastructure, mining, natural resources, agriculture, manufacturing, technology, energy, and other strategic sectors.

Today marks the formation of the Open Secure AI Alliance by leading tech firms and Nvidia Washington, America. On Monday, Nvidia, an American technology giant, announced the creation of a worldwide coalition composed of about 40 major players in tech and cybersecurity. The coalition aims to protect artificial intelligence infrastructure from systemic vulnerabilities. According to official reports from Emirates News Agency, Nvidia has launched the Open Secure AI Alliance to enhance AI security in collaboration with core industry partners including Microsoft, Dell Technologies, CrowdStrike, SpaceX, and Hugging Face. This global initiative seeks to develop unified open-source defensive protocols, identify infrastructure weaknesses, and shield autonomous software models from advanced cyber threats.

Syria expanded emergency operations along the Euphrates as rising waters damaged bridges, hit farmland and affected 2,400 families.

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis discussed investment, AI and regional security in Abu Dhabi.

World Bank Group to provide India, USD 8 to 10 billion yearly for five years under a new partnership framework aimed at private jobs, skills, and cleaner growth.

UAE-India Business Council sets a 2026 agenda spanning research, facilitation and missions, focusing on AI, clean energy, fintech and infrastructure links.

Eleven people died and two were injured after a train testing seismic equipment collided with workers in Yunnan, China. Investigation underway.

India became a net exporter of finished steel in October as exports rose 44.7% and imports fell 55.6%, according to provisional government data.

India’s decade under PM Modi reshaped its economy, digital systems, and infrastructure through reforms, inclusion, and development.