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Africa Mobile Networks Secures $20 Million Loan for Rural Push
This latest financial backing follows a $36 million private equity investment from a consortium led by South African private equity firm Metier in 2021.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: DFC Approves More Than $655 Million of Investments to Bolster Infrastructure, Energy Security, Food Security, and Healthcare in Q2 of FY2023
The transactions will support U.S. foreign policy and development priorities across the globe.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Equator Secures $40 Million in Commitments for Fund Targeting Climate Tech Startups in Africa
Despite the role technologies play in improving the world’s environmental footprint, raising venture capital has proved chiefly hard in years past.
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- Environment, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: How Agroecology Can Boost Productivity, Reduce Hunger
Sustainable farming should help the society meet its food needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- food security
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Press Release: Miller Center & AlphaMundi Foundation Partner to Accelerate Scaling for High-Performing Enterprises
The partnership builds on AMF’s expertise in gender and climate investing to provide structured blended finance products to scale small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) in Africa and Latin America,
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- Education, Environment, Social Enterprise
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- Global
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New Report Shines Spotlight on E-Mobility Innovators Unlocking Access to the US $3.65 Billion Motorcycle Market in Sub-Saharan Africa
Electric motorcycles are set to be a dominant force in sub-Saharan Africa’s sustainable mobility transformation.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Rwazi, A Market Intelligence Firm, Raises $4 Million In Seed Funding
The funding will help the startup with planned product launches and market expansion.
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- Investing, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: CapShift Releases Guide to Sustainable and Regenerative Food And Agriculture Investing
CapShift has released “How to Invest in Sustainable and Regenerative Food and Agriculture,” a guide to understanding the complex landscape of food and agriculture investing.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- agtech, climate change
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