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Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
Chinese panels are now so affordable that businesses and families are snapping them up, slashing their bills and challenging utilities.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: AI Paradoxes: 5 Contradictions to Watch in 2026 and Why AI’s Future Isn’t Straightforward
Artificial intelligence promises transformation, yet its future is not easy to predict and may take multiple paths.
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- Technology
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- Global
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NextBillion’s Most Influential Articles of 2025: Announcing the Winners of Our Annual Contest
We've counted the votes in NextBillion’s “Most Influential Articles of the Year” contest, an annual tradition since 2012. The three winners are listed in this article. Congratulations to these guest writers, and to the other contestants in the contest, whose insights have clearly resonated with our readers this past year. And thank you to everyone who voted — and everyone who read and wrote for NextBillion in 2025. Best wishes for the new year!
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- Energy, Environment, Investing, Technology, Telecommunications
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Rwandan Fintech Startup Kayko Raises $1.2 Million Seed Funding Round
Rwandan fintech startup Kayko has raised US$1.2 million in seed funding for Kayko to support its mission of using data to unlock access to finance for small businesses across the country.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Upaya Invests In Accelero To Accelerate Affordable, Clean Mobility For Underserved Communities
Accelero is driven by the belief that affordable electric mobility can transform lives.
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- Technology, Transportation
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IFC Study Shows Emerging Market Infrastructure Returns Beat S&P 500
Standard Bank boss Sim Tshabalala has led the chorus calling for relaxed regulations in financing infrastructure.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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Lula Threatens to Walk Away if Further Delays to EU-Mercosur Trade Deal
Brazilian president says it is now or never after Italy joins France in saying it is not ready to sign trade deal.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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Analysis: When USAID Shut Down, Its Lessons Nearly Vanished. AI Helped Recover Them
A final sweep of 60 years of evidence reveals durable truths about how development succeeds and fails.
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- Education, Social Enterprise, Technology
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