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  "id": 1769246,
  "title": "$65,000 Up for Grabs as ECOWAS Revives Startup Awards",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/65-000-up-for-grabs-as-ecowas-revives-startup-awards",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T17:57:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/18/65000-up-for-grabs-as-ecowas-revives-startup-awards/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has unveiled a $65,000 prize pool for the second edition of its Startup Awards, with about 60 entrepreneurs",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}