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Mission Blue and IUCN Join Forces to Put Coastal Communities at the Heart of Ocean Action With the One Ocean Partnership
Mission Blue® and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) today announced a new collaboration to advance the One Ocean Partnership - a global effort to accelerate locally led ocean conservation by connecting coastal communities with the science, expertise, partnerships and finance they need to scale solutions and develop regenerative seascapes.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Accra Reset’s Plan for Health Sovereignty Includes Closing Some Global Health Bodies
The report outlines several steps to empower aid-reliant countries, starting with “one-stop country compacts” jointly led by the Ministries of Health, Finance and Planning, and including local stakeholders and “restructured” international partners.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Global
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Algeria’s Fintech Era Begins as Telecom Giant Djezzy Secures Country’s First PSP License
Once fully licensed, Djezzy Payment Services will be permitted to issue digital wallets, process electronic transactions, and operate agent-based financial networks without functioning as a full-service commercial bank.
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- Finance, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Five35 Ventures Completes 1st Portfolio Exit, Generates 3.5x Return From Complete Farmer Investment
The Africa Growth Fund is a US$200 million fund-of-funds designed to strengthen African-led, women-led investment vehicles and enable them to invest in businesses with the potential to contribute to inclusive growth and job creation.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Electrification Takes Centre Stage as Hormuz Shock Spurs Countries to Seek to Enhance Energy Security
New IEA analysis, requested by Türkiye and Australia to inform COP31 discussions, finds cost-effective technologies can bring proposed 35% electrification target within ‘striking distance’
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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Absolute Takes Its AI-Led Biological Agriculture Platform INERA to Africa, Begins Commercial Operations in Kenya
The move comes as Africa emerges as one of the world’s most consequential agricultural growth markets.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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World Bank Group Mobilizes Record Private Capital for Developing Countries, Driving Job Creation
Private capital mobilized by the World Bank Group has more than tripled over the past four years, rising from $35 billion in FY22 to $112 billion in FY26.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Wallace Global Fund to Spend Itself to Zero, Putting Its Entire Endowment Behind Movements as It Challenges Philanthropy to Pay Out More to Meet This Moment
Founded by former U.S. Vice President Henry A. Wallace, Wallace Global Fund supports people-powered movements working to advance human rights, defend democracy, and fight for a healthy planet.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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