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BlackRock Agrees to Invest $400 Million in Dubai Decarbonization Firm Positive Zero
The investment will help Positive Zero, a decentralized decarbonization infrastructure business, with its goal of boosting energy transition projects in Gulf countries.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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AfDB, IEA, and CCA Join Forces to Help African Governments Deliver Clean Cooking for All
The African Development Bank (AfDB), International Energy Agency (IEA), and Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) announced their intention to form an Africa Clean Cooking Consortium (ACCC).
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- clean cooking, climate change, NGOs, partnerships, SDGs
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Jumia Discontinues Food Delivery Across Seven Markets, Shifts Focus to Expanding Physical Goods Business
Jumia is redirecting its focus toward the core physical goods business and maintaining its JumiaPay operations across all 11 markets.
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- Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-commerce, failure, startups
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Africa Sees Sharp Rise in Road Traffic Deaths as Motorbike Taxis Boom
Fatalities rose by 17% in a decade on the continent, despite falling globally, with campaigners calling for stricter safety standards on motorcycle helmets.
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- Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public health
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Press Release: Rare Unveils World’s First Impact Bond for Small-Scale Fisheries
The SSF Impact Bond will finance the community-led co-management of small-scale fisheries, a proven pathway to meeting the needs of people and nature.
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- Investing
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- South Asia
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Press Release: First-Of-A-Kind USD$100 Million Electrification Platform to Transform Millions of Lives in Africa
It will connect millions of new customers with a bundle of clean energy, clean cooking, smartphones, smart financing and e-mobility products – many for the first time.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Vammo Aims to Scale E-Motorcycle Battery Swapping Across Latin America
The startup, formerly Leoparda Electric, offers an e-motorcycle subscription that comes with unlimited access to battery swapping stations.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Latin America
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Upcycled Cacao Fruit Juice, Anyone? Investors Gave Swiss-Ghanaian Startup $15 Million to Scale Koa Pure
The upcycled cacao startup makes products from the fruit of the plant, and its latest investment round involves both returning and new investors.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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