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Nigeria Readies $40 Million Startup Seed Fund Backed by Japan
Nigeria had a thriving startup ecosystem even before the startup law was passed, raising more than $2 billion between 2015 and 2022.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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WHO Warns of HIV Treatment Shortages Due to US Aid Cuts
"As of March 4,167 health facilities had shut down due to funding shortages, and without urgent intervention, over 220 more facilities could close by June."
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- Health Care
- Region
- Global
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Amazon, Google, Meta Join Pledge to Help Triple Global Nuclear Energy Capacity
The pledge comes as several major technology companies have pivoted over the past several months to nuclear energy as a solution to address the need for a rapid increase in electricity production.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Global
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- renewable energy, scale
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Opinion: the US Aid Crisis Is an Opportunity for Outcome-Based Finance
"Outcome-based funding is a ready-made solution as the future of USAID and global development funding more broadly hangs in the balance."
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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SEforALL Global Forum Mobilized Over $900 Million for Clean Energy
Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) has announced the mobilization of more than $900 million to scale energy access and drive the clean energy transition.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank to Unlock $10 Billion for African Farmers With New $500 Million Facility
"The facility, designed to close the financing gap for smallholder farmers, will deploy innovative financial instruments. . . "
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- Agriculture, Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- fintech, lending, scale, smallholder farmers
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Ethiopia Introduces New Tax to Fill Gap After USAID Funding Pause
Ethiopia with its over 125 million people had been the biggest beneficiary of U.S. aid in sub-Saharan Africa, receiving $1.8 billion in the 2023 financial year.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public policy
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China’s AI Frenzy: DeepSeek Is Already Everywhere — Cars, Phones, Even Hospitals
Chinese companies, as a signal of patriotism, are racing to build services on top of the homegrown AI model that has taken the world by storm since January.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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