{"id":27726,"date":"2026-03-04T16:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=events&#038;p=27726"},"modified":"2026-03-14T11:11:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T09:11:06","slug":"africa-matters-2026","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/events\/africa-matters-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"AFRICA MATTERS 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"103\" data-end=\"408\">Africa Matters \u2013 <em data-start=\"120\" data-end=\"165\">Climate Change: Financing Africa\u2019s Recovery<\/em> is a high-level summit that brings together policymakers, investors, experts, and thought leaders to address one of the continent\u2019s most pressing challenges: how to finance Africa\u2019s recovery and build resilience in the face of climate change.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"712\">Hosted by <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline 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