{
  "id": 19660851,
  "title": "CANEX Create-thon, powered by Gebeya, announces nine winners at Afreximbank's CANEX WKND 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/canex-create-thon-powered-by-gebeya-announces-nine-winners-at",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-12T14:11:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Africa Business",
    "slug": "africa-business",
    "url": "https://african.business/2026/11/partner-content/canex-create-thon-powered-by-gebeya-announces-nine-winners-at-afreximbanks-canex-wknd-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The CANEX Create-thon, powered by Gebeya, recently concluded with the announcement of nine winners at Afreximbank's CANEX WKND 2026. The competition, organized through the African Export-Import Bank's Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) programme, challenged creators to transform African-inspired ideas into digital projects using Gebeya's Dala Studio, which offers AI tools for producing games, videos, and music. Around 6,000 participants from 43 countries submitted 792 entries, with the top three in each category advancing to the live pitch finale. The event aimed to demonstrate how technology can help African creators turn ideas into AI-powered digital creations, while also discussing the skills, infrastructure, and commercial opportunities needed for sustainable creative businesses.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}