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Africa’s Business Heroes Competition Announces Top 10 Finalists
The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative on Monday unveiled the top 10 finalists of the second annual Africa’s Business Heroes, a competition organized by the Jack Ma Foundation to identify and recognize the continent’s top entrepreneurs.
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- Energy
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Minigrid Company Husk Nabs $5 Million in Funding
Husk Power Systems, a minigrid company that focuses on India and Africa, has received a $5 million investment from FMO, a Dutch development bank.
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- innovation, scale
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West African Energy Startup Easy Solar Raises $5 Million Series A Round To Scale Operations
West African energy startup Easy Solar has raised a US$5 million Series A debt and equity funding round to help it scale operations and launch new products in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Renewable Energy Jobs Continue Growth To 11.5 Million Worldwide
IRENA’s annual jobs review confirms long-term growth trend; strong policy action essential to ensure continued employment expansion in the COVID-19 era.
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- Coronavirus, Energy, Environment
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‘Doktari’ Turns Plastic Bags Into Building Materials
Meet Dr Oscar Joshua Aghan, who uses plastic bags that are still in circulation to make building materials.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Building Forward From COVID-19 Towards the Ambition of the 2030 Agenda
In the midst of a global pandemic, it’s clear that we are up against enormous challenges, and progress in key areas is slow or regressing, as the recent Sustainable Development Goals report shows.
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- Coronavirus, Energy
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Press Release: Pakistan Making Shift To Clean Power Production and Lower Energy Costs With World Bank Support
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved $450 million in financing to support Pakistan’s transition to renewable energy resources that reduce its reliance on fossil fuel imports and lower costs of electricity production.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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- North Africa & Near East
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