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IFC, Appian Launch $1 Billion Critical Minerals Fund in Africa and Latin America
The fund, anchored by an initial $100 million commitment from IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will focus on nickel, copper, cobalt and rare earths, all essential for the energy transition and digital technologies.
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Analysis: EVs Are Depreciating Much Faster Than Gas-Powered Cars
Plummeting resale values are threatening to derail the world’s transition to electric transportation.
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Spiro Raises $100 Million, the Largest-Ever Investment in Africa’s E-Mobility
Spiro says it plans to deploy more than 100,000 electric bikes across Africa by the end of 2025, a 400% year-over-year jump that underscores its ambition to dominate a category long considered too fragmented to scale.
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Africa Finance Corporation Secures USD $100 Million Facility From Findev Canada, Marking Its Inaugural Transaction in the Canadian Market
The facility will strengthen AFC’s funding base and support a growing pipeline of renewable energy and low-carbon transport projects across Sub-Saharan Africa, further expanding the Corporation’s commitment to climate-resilient infrastructure development.
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Ampersand Lands New Funding Aims for 13,000 Electric Motorcycles and a Doubled Battery-Swap Network by 2026
"The fresh capital will fund a rapid roll-out of battery-swap stations and charging infrastructure aimed at cutting riders’ energy costs and shrinking urban emissions."
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PREO Launches New Report on Interoperability in Electric Mobility at Africa E-Mobility Week
PREO’s report draws on five years of insights from its early-stage investments in electric mobility enterprises.
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Nigeria Anchors Africa’s $3 Billion Solar Push Amid Grid Collapse
In a sign that Nigeria may soon anchor West Africa’s energy leap, four states on Tuesday, October 14, inked solar mini-grid agreements as part of a sweeping push behind a $3 billion renewable energy fund.
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Global Investors Are Pouring More Money into Climate Tech
Clean energy companies, EV makers and other green firms attracted $56 billion in the first nine months of 2025 — more than in all of 2024.
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- Energy
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- Global
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