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Safaricom Triples M-Pesa Users in Ethiopia to 3.1 Million
Safaricom’s Ethiopia subsidiary launched the mobile money service on August 15 last year.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Can Mr. Beast Break Through on the Chinese Internet?
The world’s biggest YouTuber is breaking into the one market Western content creators have generally avoided: China.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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IKEA Supports SME Waste Management Projects with $5.1 Million in Kenya
The collaborative effort will support the development of policies and regulations that encourage private sector engagement in waste management and circular economy practices.
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- Investing, Technology, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Smile ID Unveils Groundbreaking Report on Rising Identity Fraud in Africa
Smile ID announced its 100,000,000th identity verification and Africa’s first-ever analysis and report on Identity Fraud across Africa.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- data, digital identity, research
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Climate Finance: Fintech Nithio Raises $10 Million for Its African Operations
The mechanism provides financing to companies that supply clean energy to households and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa.
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- Environment, Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: African Smallholder Farmers Benefit from Reduced Crop Losses and Higher Incomes from a Novel Pest Alert Service
This review is a keystone paper that brings together six years of work on PRISE.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Should I Stay or Should I Go?: Why Latin American Entrepreneurs Should Stay in the Region — And How Corporate Venturing Can Power Their Growth
Many young entrepreneurs in Latin America are leaving the region to pursue their entrepreneurial journey abroad. International legal advisor Eugenia Di Marco explores the reasons behind this decision, and discusses a promising source of support that could convince them to stay: corporate venturing — i.e., investments and initiatives aimed at supporting external innovation and building a vibrant business ecosystem where startups can thrive.
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- Investing, Technology
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New UN Database to Help Countries Tap Climate ‘Loss and Damage’ Fund
To access the new loss and damage fund set up at COP28, poorer countries need support to collect better data on climate disasters.
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- Environment, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Global
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