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Viewpoint: The End of Greenwashing Is Now Within Sight
For markets to work well, they must be transparent, trusted and standardized — three qualities that have largely eluded the market for carbon credits. But change is coming.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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The Coca-Cola Co. Announces Five-Year Investment in Kenya
The Diet Coke maker said it plans to increase investment in the region by “up to $175m”.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Microsoft and G42 Announce $1 Billion Comprehensive Digital Ecosystem Initiative for Kenya
The largest single private-sector digital investment in Kenya’s history will support economic development across East Africa.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Techstars-Backed BlackCopper Set Out to Disrupt Lending, Now It Owes Investors ₦1 Billion
Despite its bright start and significant press coverage, BlackCopper soon faced an existential crisis: it could not recover over 60,000 loans disbursed to customers.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital finance, failure, fintech, lending, startups
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UBA Gets Sh37 Billion Loan From Parent for SMEs
UBA Kenya joins the growing list of lenders directing money towards small businesses.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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OpenseedVC Announces First Close of $10 Million Fund to Back Early-stage African Operators
OpenseedVC is a venture capital firm that plans to support operator-launched startups in Africa and Europe with their first investment.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- startups, venture capital
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Maad Raises $3.2M Seed Amid B2B E-Commerce Sector Turbulence in Africa
Maad, a B2B e-commerce startup based in Senegal, has secured $3.2 million debt-equity funding to bolster its growth in the western Africa country and to explore fresh opportunities in the wider Francophone region.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-commerce, startups
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Press Release: Mediterrania Capital Partners Completes Exit Process from TGCC as it Approaches €1 Billion Capitalisation Milestone
Mediterrania Capital Partners (MCP), a Private Equity firm focused on growth investments for SMEs and mid-cap companies in North and Sub-Saharan Africa, announces it has completed its exit process from TGCC, a leading construction and civil engineering company based in Morocco.
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- Investing
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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- housing, infrastructure