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ABC Fund Invests $4.5 Million in African Agri-Businesses
The Agri-Business Capital Fund (“ABC Fund”) has made a significant investment in the agri-tech industry across Africa.
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- Agriculture, Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bboxx Partners With Jibu to Provide Clean Water Using Iot Technology in Africa
With a heritage in sustainable energy provision, Bboxx has evolved into a super platform, accelerating access to a broader range of essential products and services for millions of people in hard-to-reach areas across Sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Social Enterprise, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: A $7 Million Gift from MacKenzie Scott Will Help Village Enterprise End Extreme Poverty for 20 Million People in Africa
As Women’s History Month comes to a close, Village Enterprise is thrilled to announce a gift of $7 million from MacKenzie Scott.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Health Care, Technology
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Filipino Fintech Advance Secures $16 Million in a Pre-series A Funding
With the funding announcement, Advance also announced that it has expanded into Vietnam by acquiring BravoHr.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- employment, fintech, innovation
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Analysis: Closing the Access Gap for Water and Sanitation in Eastern and Southern Africa
Access to clean water and proper sanitation is a fundamental human right, yet millions of people in Eastern and Southern Africa continue to lack access to these basic services.
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- Technology, WASH
- Region
- Global
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- accelerators, hygiene, poverty alleviation, sanitation, scale, SDGs, water
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Logistics Startup Fez Delivery Secures $1 Million
This funding announcement follows Fez Delivery's acceptance as one of the only two logistics companies in Nigeria to have received investment from Techstars Toronto.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Senegal Cement Giant Secures €242 Million From IFC
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has provided €242m in financing for Sococim Industries, Senegal's leading cement producer, to build a new production line at its Rufisque cement plant and reduce its carbon footprint.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- infrastructure
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Payday Raises $3 Million Seed Funding to Drive Product Expansion
Payday, with over 330,000 users and 40,000 daily transactions, has raised a $3 million Seed round led by Moniepoint Inc., a later-stage financial services holding company.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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