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GAFSP Launches $75 Million Financing Window to Mobilize Private Investment Into High-Potential Agricultural Entrepreneurs
GAFSP is a multilateral partnership platform that has deployed more than US$2.5 billion of donor resources for global food and nutrition security financing since its establishment by the G20 in 2010.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: Applications Open for 100X Impact Accelerator’s 2025/2026 Cohort
100x is looking for highly scalable models, that can be for-profit or non-profit, addressing global challenges in the areas of climate and environment, democracy, education, health, and social cohesion, among others.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
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$1.57 Billion Loan From World Bank Approved for Nigeria
The bank said the money would help increase availability and effectiveness of financing for basic education and primary healthcare service delivery.
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- Education, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Countries Eye World’s First Joint ‘Debt-For-Nature’ Swap
Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique have all lost significant portions of mangrove shoreline, coral reefs and fish stock since the 1980s, threatening loss of livelihoods, food security and income from tourism.
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- Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- impact bonds, lending, tourism
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Press Release: Rare Raises US $6 Million in Outcome Funding to Launch World’s First Small-Scale Fisheries Impact Bond
Structured to be implemented over five years, investors including Pershing Square Foundation (PSF) and Minderoo Foundation are providing upfront capital to fund the project.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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Africa to Get First Manufacturing Hub for Next-Generation Malaria Nets
Vestergaard CEO Amar Ali tells Devex that government support, development financing, and finding a solid local partner will help in setting up the manufacturing hub for success.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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“It’s the Wild West”: Zombie Mines Multiply in South Africa’s Opaque Coal Sector
African Arguments visited ten “active” coal mines around Ermelo in South Africa. Three were abandoned, and had been for years according to locals.
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- Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Amid Business Restructuring, YC-Backed Vendease Slashes Workforce by 20%
Nigerian startup, Vendease will lay off 20% of its employees as it sets sights on sustainability.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- e-commerce, employment, startups
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