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Social Finance First: Standard Bank Pioneers $29 Million Helios Towers Facility
Standard Bank has launched its first social documentary credit facility, providing Helios Towers with a $29m trade finance solution structured under the Loan Market Association's social loan principles.
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- Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Abiki Brokers Joins Forces with FasterCapital to Revolutionize Insurance in Sub-Saharan Africa
By focusing on affordability, simplicity, and accessibility, the startup empowers low-income individuals and SMEs to access essential financial protection and teleconsultation directly from their mobile devices.
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- Health Care, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Airtel Africa Reduces Diesel Dependence
According to the World Broadband Association, the sector accounts for about 2% of global carbon emissions, while operators also have opportunities to reduce emissions through more efficient networks and lower-carbon energy sources.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Globe Launches Philippines’ First Starlink Satellite-to-Mobile Service
Globe said the launch supports its broader strategy to strengthen digital inclusion and improve disaster resilience by ensuring reliable connectivity remains available during emergencies and in underserved locations.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- South Asia
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Namibia Draws a Line as Starlink Faces Fresh Regulatory Roadblock
Southern African nation reinforces local ownership rules, delaying Elon Musk’s satellite internet ambitions and highlighting a broader debate over foreign investment in Africa’s telecom sector.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Beyond the Signal: Why Africa’s Next Telecom Era Will Be Built Beneath the Surface
The subsea cable buildout underway represents the most significant transformation in the continent’s digital infrastructure since mobile telephony arrived in the 1990s. But capacity without distribution remains an abstraction; redundancy without policy coordination remains a vulnerability.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Airtel Money Kenya Partners with ChildFund to Improve Education Access in Underserved Counties
The collaboration with ChildFund Kenya is expected to enhance educational opportunities and help equip children in underserved regions with better conditions to learn, grow, and reach their full potential.
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- Education, Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- academia, infrastructure, partnerships, youth
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MTN Targets Nigeria’s $236 Billion Credit Gap as its $500 Billion MoMo Business Pushes into Lending
MTN Group is moving to turn its African mobile-money empire into something much bigger than a payments business, as the telecoms giant prepares to separate its fintech operations in Nigeria and Uganda, bring in strategic investors, and push into lending across some of the continent’s most underbanked markets.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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