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Guinea and Sierra Leone to Jointly Develop Fiber Optic Infrastructure
"This move is intended to boost digital interconnection between the two West African countries, with the promise of more stable, affordable, and competitive broadband services for telecom providers, businesses, and public institutions."
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Humentum and MzN International Partner to Strengthen NGO Capacity Against Geopolitical Headwinds
"This partnership is more than the sum of its parts. It is a practical response to the growing need for NGOs to adapt, modernise, and become more sustainable. "
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
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MyNextCar Lands $10 Million to Scale Bolt’s Budget Ride-Hailing Fleet in South Africa
Emso Asset Management, a London-based firm with growing interest in mobility ventures across Africa led the round.
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- Investing, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Acumen Invests $1 Million in Somalia’s KIMS to Grow Off-Grid Solar
"Sharia-compliant solar financing to boost energy access in Somalia."
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Afreximbank Downgrade Raises Questions About Bank’s Strategy
"The Cairo-based institution, which has grown by leaps and bounds over the last decade, often seems determined not to be bogged down by orthodox multilateral development bank practices."
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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WRI Study Reveals Ten-Fold Impact of Climate Adaptation and Resilience Investments
"The study found that every $1 invested in climate adaptation and resilience generates more than $10 in benefits over ten years."
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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CrossBoundary Access and ANKA Announce $20 Million Mini-Grid Partnership in Madagascar
"This partnership will connect over 62,000 Malagasy people to electricity by 2026."
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Which Countries Will Be Hit Hardest by the US Remittance Tax?
The figures in this article show how the United States’s proposed tax could impact formal remittances, including both the tax itself and the price effects.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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