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Big Cabal Media Raises $2.3 Million to Expand its Line of Digital Products in Africa
Big Cabal Media (BCM), a leading African digital media company, has announced a $2.3 million Seed funding round, emphasising its commitment to keep building exciting and authoritative media products and brands.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Why Didn’t the U.S. Cut off Russia From SWIFT? It’s Complicated.
Removing access to the financial messaging service would be the most severe penalty but could have unwanted consequences, including compromising energy exports to Europe.
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- Energy, Finance, Telecommunications
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- Europe & Eurasia
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Press Release: Rock Connect Partners with IFC to Support Greater Connectivity in Jamaica
Rock Connect has signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation to provide market expertise to support the buildout of Rock Connect’s network and expedite provision of broadband to Jamaica’s unserved and underserved communities.
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- Telecommunications
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- North America
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Nestcoin Raises $6.45 Million in Pre-Seed Capital to Accelerate Crypto and web3 Adoption in Frontier Markets
Nestcoin, a company building, operating, and investing in web3 applications, announces that it has raised $6.45 million in pre-seed capital.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How Cross-Industry Collaboration Can Spur the Digitalisation of the Last-Mile Distribution Sector
Last-mile distributors play a critical role in bringing energy and other life-changing products and services to customers in sub-Saharan Africa, and digitalisation is key to enabling these companies to operate at scale. But as Javier Baranda Alonso at Energy 4 Impact explains, both distributors and digital service providers often struggle to understand and service each other’s needs. He shares insights from a research report that highlights ways to accelerate the digitalisation of last-mile distribution by building bridges between the two sectors.
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- Energy, Social Enterprise, Technology, Telecommunications
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Press Release: Zenlayer Receives C+ Funding from Telkom Indonesia
Financing Solidifies Zenlayer’s Position as a Leading Edge Cloud Services Provider in Southeast Asia.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- South Asia
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How Low- to Middle-Income Internet Users View Data Privacy and Protection: New Research From India and the United States
One side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the increased adoption and expansion of digital services, including among low- to middle-income users. Decodis CEO Daryl Collins argues that it is becoming increasingly important to create a sense of inclusion and confidence among these consumers, as their usage of these services grows. She shares research findings that show how a sample of low- to middle-income customers in the U.S. and India are navigating the digital world – and what they think about the data-sharing these services are based on.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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Press Release: Airtel Africa Launches Its Long-term Sustainability Strategy, Building on Its Corporate Purpose To Transform Lives
Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, today launched a comprehensive sustainability strategy which sets out its detailed plans to improve the lives of millions of people across Africa.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa