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Verdant Capital Makes $2 Million Mezzanine Investment in UsPlus
The Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund has completed an investment of $2 million in South Africa’s UsPlus.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South Africa’s Fintech Scene: NjiaPay Raises USD $1 Million and 6DOT50 Enables Crypto Car Payments
NjiaPay, a South African fintech company, raised USD 1 million in a pre-seed funding round.
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- Finance, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Leaders Secure US $50 Billion Investment to Bridge Energy Gap
The commitments, announced at the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit in Tanzania.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenyan Startup City Tries to Tackle Africa’s Problem of Urbanizing While Poor
Situated on 2,023 hectares, Tatu City aspires to be what its name suggests: a city, privately owned, that its designers hope will eventually have a population of 250,000.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Global Struggle Over How to Regulate AI
Big AI companies have come out hard against comprehensive regulatory efforts in the West — but are receiving a warm welcome from leaders in many other countries.
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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REA, GEF, UNDP Sign Deals to Deliver 23 Power Mini-grids to 70,000 Nigerians
An impact-focused initiative active in 21 countries, the Africa mini-grids programme, which was launched in 2022, is being funded by GEF and supported by the UNDP, according to statement issued by the partners.
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- Agriculture, Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Standard Chartered Ventures, Yabx Invest US $10 Million in African Fintech Furaha
Standard Chartered's venture arm and Tech Mahindra’s Yabx partner to launch digital lending platform targeting education finance gap in sub-Sahara African markets.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- fintech, venture capital
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Viewpoint: Healthcare Companies Should Advocate for ESG Policies Amid AI Push
The impacts of a warming global climate, such as increased air pollution, are directly linked to poorer patient health.
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- Environment, Health Care, WASH
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- Global
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- climate change, climate health, ESG, water