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Africa is Getting its First Full-Service Vaccine Facility
The new vaccine facility, dubbed Madiba (Manufacturing in Africa for Disease Immunisation and Building Autonomy) will be built in Diamniadio.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- manufacturing, vaccines
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Nigerian Startup Klasha Gets an Additional $2.1 Million for Its Cross-Border Commerce Play
Lagos and San Francisco-based Klasha has received an additional $2.1 million to complete its $4.5 million seed round.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How Two Africans Overcame Bias To Build A Startup Worth Billions
A pair of twentysomethings from Uganda and Ghana thought there was a fortune to be made bringing transnational financial services to Africa's 1.2 billion people.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Expanding Financial Opportunity to All: Kiva CEO Chris Tsakalakis Discusses the Pioneering Lending Platform’s Evolving Focus
In April of last year, Chris Tsakalakis was named CEO of the San Francisco-based microlending nonprofit Kiva, after successful leadership stints at Vivino, the world’s largest online wine marketplace, and StubHub, the world’s largest online ticket marketplace. We caught up with Tsakalakis roughly one year into his tenure at Kiva, to discuss his vision and priorities for the organization, the lessons he’s learned in his time at the helm, and his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities facing Kiva and the broader microfinance sector in the coming years.
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The Philippine Fintech Market to Reach 44 BN USD Despite the Socio-Economic Hurdles
The largest growth occurred in the mobile wallets, online payments, and wire transfers segments.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Talk360 Raises $4 Million Seed Round to Expand its Calling Business, Build African Payment Platform
Talk360’s calling app raises capital to expand footprint and brand across Africa, and open its’ payment platform to other merchants.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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AfricInvest Closes African Midcap-Focused Fund at Over $400 Million
AfricInvest, a leading investment platform active in multiple alternative asset classes including private equity, venture capital, private credit and listed equities, has announced the final close of its AfricInvest Fund IV with total commitments of US$411 million.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: M Auto Becomes the Largest E-Vehicle Company in Africa
Simultaneous launch in Togo and Benin gives Africans unprecedented access to green and affordable electric powered two-wheelers.
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- Finance, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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