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Beanstalk AgTech Announces the Launch of Monsoon Ventures to Accelerate Agtech Commercialisation in Southeast Asia
The studio will invest capital, recruit complementary commercial expertise, map value chain pathways, and help ventures attract the right investors or strategic partnerships with regional players.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Nigeria’s Federal Government Targets One Million MSMEs, 50,000 Jobs With Renewable Energy Programme
". . . the minister said the programme would deploy renewable energy solutions to one million businesses, reduce production costs for MSMEs, expand financial inclusion and promote inclusive economic growth."
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: The Offline Messaging Apps Challenging Internet Shutdowns
Across the globe, state-enforced internet blackouts have become a primary weapon against protests and independent journalism during political crises.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Ghana Launches National Union for Informal Waste Workers
According to GAYO, the union will provide a unified platform for informal waste workers to engage government, municipalities, industries and development partners.
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- Environment, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Wind and Solar Projects in Kenya and South Africa Don’t Always Benefit the Communities That Host Them – Study
If green energy investments are to deliver on their promise of development, governments and investors need to start by asking communities what they consider a fair deal. Land, livelihoods, culture and ways of life may be just as important as financial returns.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: The End of Manual Finance? AI Agents Are Coming for Startup Payments
As regional startups scale across currencies and regulations, autonomous payment systems could reduce back-office friction and improve working capital.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Moove Becomes Africa’s Newest Unicorn After $250 Million Series C
The capital is earmarked for Moove’s push into autonomous vehicles, funding both fleet ownership and “Nests,” depot facilities where self-driving cars will be charged, serviced, and maintained.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- data, e-mobility, innovation, startups
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Press Release: Cross-Border Impact Ventures Announces US $58 Million First Close of Women’s and Children’s Health Technology Fund II
CBIV invests in companies developing technologies that address conditions affecting women and children specifically, differently or disproportionately at the Series A or B stage.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Global
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