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Kenyan Court Suspends $736 Million Adani Power Line Deal
The Law Society has argued that the power deal is "a constitutional sham" and "tainted with secrecy".
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Rwanda to Halt Registration of Petrol Motor-Cycles in 2025
The Ministry of Infrastructure confirmed this policy as part of its push for cleaner, greener transportation options.
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- Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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High Capital Costs Are Stalling Clean Energy Investment Across Africa, New Report Finds
The report provides a comprehensive analysis of the WACC – a key metric used to assess project financing costs – across 48 African countries and five sub-regional groupings from 2023 to 2070.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Oxfam Report Reveals Billions in Unaccounted World Bank Climate Finance, Urges Urgent Transparency Reforms
Oxfam labels this reliance on ex ante figures “Unaccountable Accounting,” noting that it fails to provide accurate data on the extent and efficacy of climate investments.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Google Adds 15 More African Languages on Voice Search as it Increases its Focus on the Continent
The language extension has been made possible by advances in AI, specifically multilingual speech recognition.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: IFC Invests in Biodiversity Bond Issued by Davivienda to Support Sustainable Finance and Biodiversity Protection in Colombia
IFC's participation in the bond issuance represents an innovative financing instrument, as it supports the second biodiversity bond to be issued globally.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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African ‘Gender Equal’ VC Janngo Capital Closes Second Fund at $78 Million
The firm stylizes itself as a “gender equal” investor and has so far lived up to its name.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Camco Signs USD $50 Million Funded Activity Agreement With Green Climate Fund
The GCF’s investment in REPP 2 will be a cornerstone of the fund’s blended finance structure.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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