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Visa Opens First African Data Centre in Johannesburg to Strengthen Fintech Infrastructure
The funding will be allocated towards building digital infrastructure, supporting local fintech firms, and providing training programs to enhance capacity across the sector.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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British International Investment Commits $50 Million to VPBank, Supporting Vietnam’s Green Energy Transition
BII’s investment is directed towards supporting climate-related projects including sustainable agriculture, clean transportation, circular economy and renewable energy.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Africa’s Innovations Are Overlooked Because Global Measures Don’t Fit: What Needs to Change
By 2020 at least 25 African countries had a national policy framework for science, technology and innovation. This compares with only about 8 in 2010.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Space42, Microsoft, and Esri Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Enhance Mapping Capabilities Across Africa
Over the next five years, the initiative will map 54 African countries and benefit over 1.4 billion people.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- data, infrastructure, scale
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Google Commits $37 Million to Power Africa’s AI Future
At the core of the new initiatives is the AI Community Center in Accra.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Airtel Targets Network Expansion, Mobile Money in Safaricom Battle
Kenya’s second-largest telecoms company grew faster than its larger rival in the first four months of this year, but wants to ramp that pace up.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Betsy Moszeter Joins Newday Impact as CEO to Lead Asset Management Growth and Launch Causeway, a Groundbreaking Platform for Values-Aligned Investing
In her pivotal role, Ms. Moszeter will spearhead the ambitious expansion of Newday’s asset management division.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Is Google Building a $6 Billion Data Centre Campus in India?
Reports show 1GW Visakhapatnam facility will be Google’s largest in Asia, with US$2bn committed to renewable energy and regional connectivity expansion.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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