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$123 Million Upgrade to Tasmanian Hydropower Icon Begins
Hydro Tasmania is redeveloping the Tarraleah hydropower scheme.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy
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Education Cannot Wait Renews Multi-Year Resilience Programme in Uganda with US$25 Million in Catalytic Funding Investment
New investment delivered by Save the Children and UNHCR in partnership with Government of Uganda will reach 122,000 refugee and host community children
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- Education
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Africa Receives Investment Boost to Develop Water Infrastructure
Metito and British International Investment join forces to establish Africa Water Infrastructure Development platform.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- climate change, hygiene, infrastructure, sanitation, scale, SDGs, water
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Nigerian Credit-Led Fintech FairMoney Acquires PayForce in Retail-Merchant Banking Play
Nigerian credit-led digital banking platform FairMoney has acquired PayForce (sub-brand of YC-backed CrowdForce).
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital finance, fintech, MSMEs
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Press Release: Flat6Labs Launches $95 Million Seed Fund to Back Early-Stage Startups in Africa
Seed investor and accelerator Flat6Labs, has launched a new $95 million Africa Seed Fund (ASF) to nurture the growth and development of African early-stage tech startups.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- agtech, climate change, edtech, fintech, innovation, startups
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Two African Banks Stake $16 Billion in Oil, Gas Projects
About $16 billion is being invested in oil and gas projects across Africa by the African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the African Finance Corporation (AFC).
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Agros Raises US $2.7 Million in Pre-Series A Funding Round
Sustainable agriculture solutions help Asian farmers decarbonize and double their profits, says agritech start-up.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- South Asia
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- agtech, energy access
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Petrobras (PBR) to Invest $6 Billion in Sustainable Exploration in Latin America
Petrobras has stated that it is awaiting approval from Brazil's environmental authorities to commence exploration in the region.
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- Energy
- Region
- Latin America
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