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BasiGo Raises $42 Million to Deliver 1,000 Electric Buses in East Africa in 3 Years
The company will put the new funding towards delivering 1,000 electric buses in East Africa within the next 3 years.
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- Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- e-mobility, PAYGO finance, scale
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IZI Secures $221k Grant to Expand Rwanda’s E-Mobility
This funding will facilitate the deployment of five additional electric buses in Kigali.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Advance Mobility Bags $3 Million From India Accelerator, Finvolve
With this funding, Advance Mobility aims to scale up operations and expand footprint.
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- Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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‘A Proudly South African Project’: Start Of The Journey For The Country’s First Electric Minibus Taxi
South Africa’s first electric minibus taxi, eKamva, was unveiled at the Smarter Mobility Africa Summit in Johannesburg today.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ghanaian Clean-Tech Startup, Kofa Raises $5 Million Funding via SPV
Kofa Technologies has recently announced a $5 million fund raise via SPV to expand its battery swapping network with more stations in Ghana.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-mobility, research, solar, startups
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Zeno Raises $9.5 Million to Take On Ampersand and BasiGo With Electric Motorbikes in 2025
The startup intends to accelerate its plans to introduce swappable battery technology across East Africa with the introduction of its first electric motorbikes in early 2025.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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M-Kopa Must Pay Taxes to Kenya After Losing Appeal
The startup appealed against a $6.8 million tax demand for 2017 to 2019, arguing that it’s incorporated in the UK.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Zimbabwe Turns to Private Firms to Boost Freight Rail Volumes
Zimbabwe's state-owned railway operator has opened its network up to private players as it seeks to boost freight volumes that had collapsed after decades of underinvestment.
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- Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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