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EU Creates €32 Million Fund to Boost Drug and Vaccine Production in Ghana
The grant will help the FDA enhance its quality control measures, ensuring that vaccines and other pharmaceuticals adhere to international standards.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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India’s Rapido Becomes a Unicorn With Fresh $120 Million Funding
Rapido’s growing prominence in India’s mobility sector has emerged as a formidable challenger to the long-standing duopoly of Uber and Ola.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- gig economy, startups
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Report: Baby Steps Being Taken Towards Greater Gender Diversity in African Startup Ecosystem, Says New Report
The report contains both quantitative and qualitative data – quantifying female founders and VCs in the ecosystem, as well as their access to funding and opportunities, and polling them directly about their experiences within the ecosystem.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- gender equality, research, startups
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New Research Suggests Africa’s Green Economy Could Create More Than 3 Million Direct Jobs by 2030
“Forecasting Green Jobs in Africa” underscores the critical importance of a skilled workforce as an input accelerating African green industries.
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- Agriculture, Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Africa Is Beating HIV. But the Rest of the World Is Falling Behind.
As the number of new infections in the region declines, progress in the rest of the world has been stalling, or even reversing.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Flutterwave’s Ghana Payment License Paves Way for Secure Transactions
The milestone marks a significant expansion of Flutterwave's operations in Africa by enabling the company to offer a comprehensive suite of payment services.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank Group Approves $500 Million Loan to Boost Electricity Access in Nigeria
The loan will help close the financing gap of the Federal Budget in the 2024/25 fiscal year.
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: India Retains Eighth Position in Global Agriculture Exports in 2023: WTO
Among top ten farm exporters, only Brazil, EU, Thailand increased exports in 2023, per WTO’s Trade Statistics 2023 report.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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