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Three Things to Know About Rwanda’s €200 Million Deal with JPMorgan Chase
Rwanda mobilised the funding under a new form of long-term commercial loan that is provided by JPMorgan Chase Bank and partly guaranteed by the African Development Fund (ADF).
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Africa Must Stop Putting Healthcare Abroad Over Its Own Peoples’ Needs
Without healthcare, a basic human need, any talk of development is a pie in the sky.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Africa to Get Only 2% of $2 Trillion Global Clean Energy Investment in 2024- Report
The report explained that the continent will need a yearly investment of $200 billion by 2030 to achieve its energy and climate-related goals.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Rewarding Farmers for Regenerative Agriculture Is ‘Critical for Decarbonising the Food Sector’
A report by the World Benchmarking Alliance, opens new tab found that although more companies were adopting regenerative agriculture practices, few were putting people at the centre of this.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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Lagos Set to Generate Power From Solid Waste, as Sanwo-Olu Signs Deal with Dutch Firm
Lagos State has taken a major step towards turning tonnes of solid waste generated in the metropolis to usable energy.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Wasoko-MaxAB E-Commerce Merger Faces Delays Amid Headwinds in Africa
The delay is important in part because of how high-profile this deal has been so far. It’s been described as “the largest merger in African e-commerce” by both companies.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-commerce, scale, startups
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NPCI International Payments and Central Reserve Bank of Peru to Enable UPI-like Real-Time Transactions
UPI‘s collaborative and open banking ethos “enables greater connectivity and interoperability with both domestic and international payment networks.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Press Release: Afreximbank Disburses $40 Million to Support Fidelity Bank’s Acquisition of Union Bank UK
The acquisition is expected to contribute to Africa’s economic growth and development by increasing intra- and extra-African trade finance and trade flows.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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