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Giz and Orange Launch an Orange Digital Center in Ethiopia, the 3rd in the Africa and Middle East Region, to Train Young People in Digital Technology and Boost Their Employability
Occupying a space of 500m2, it is the first center in East Africa that will operate as a strategic network, allowing experiences and expertise to be shared between countries and offering a simple and inclusive approach to strengthen the employability of young people, to encourage innovative entrepreneurship and to promote the local digital ecosystem.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Amartha Bags US $50 Million Debt Financing to Provide Working Capital to Female Entrepreneurs in Rural Indonesia
Amartha, an Indonesian P2P lending platform focused on women micro-entrepreneurs, announced today it has secured a US$50 million debt financing from US-based Lendable.
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- Entrepreneurship
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- South Asia
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Investment for Women-Led Businesses is Missing Ingredient in African Entrepreneurship
Women make up 58% of African’s self-employed population, yet there are still significant imbalances between opportunities to scale, access to funding and training between men and women-led businesses on the continent.
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- Entrepreneurship
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Accelerator for Women-Led Green Energy Businesses Launches in Malawi and Nigeria
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum has launched an Accelerator Program targeting women-led or owned green energy businesses.
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- Energy, Entrepreneurship
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Digital Lending Platform KreditBee Secures $75 Million in Series C
Bangalore-based digital lending startup KreditBee has raised US$75m in a Series C funding round, with participation from Premji Invest and others
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Analysis: Funds Are Emerging to Back African Female Tech Founders
Globally, less than 5% of venture capital went to female-led startups in 2019.
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Kenyan Recycles Plastic Waste Into Bricks Stronger Than Concrete
“Our product is almost five to seven times stronger than concrete,” said Matee, the founder of Nairobi-based Gjenge Makers, which transforms plastic waste into durable building materials.
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- Entrepreneurship, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Indian Health Tech Startup Phable Raises $12 Million to Serve Patients With Chronic Conditions
Hundreds of millions of people in India suffer from chronic diseases. One of the biggest challenges they face is the volume of transactions they have to manage each day. There are appointments with doctors and labs for tests, purchasing of medicines, medical devices and insurance, and keeping a log of their test results.
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- Entrepreneurship, Health Care
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- Asia Pacific
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