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The Federal Government of Nigeria Boosts World Bank-Assisted Girls’ Education With $700 Million
Nigeria is boosting World Bank’s $500 million funding for Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE).
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- impact investing, youth
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Analysis: Regenerative Agriculture Seen as Answer to Averting Africa’s Growing Food Crisis
Unsustainable farming, which exacerbates climate change and leads to further extreme weather events, is behind the degradation of Africa’s soils.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- climate change
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African Solar Sluggish as the Rest of the World Soars
Unlike the rest of the world, solar PV installations fell sharply in Africa in 2020, and in 2021 they remained below their pre-pandemic level.
- Categories
- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Tanzania to Allocate US $36 Million for Makonde Water Supply
The government of Tanzania has allocated a sum of US $36 Million for the implementation of the Makonde Plateau Water Supply Project.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bamboo Capital Partners Exits Banco Popular After Triple-Digit Growth
Through its investment in Banco Popular in 2012, Bamboo has positively impacted the development of local microfinance companies in Honduras.
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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Analysis: Can Insurance and Telemedicine Revolutionize Healthcare in Africa?
How can we ensure that these 343 million will actually get affordable health insurance? Three actions immediately stand out.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Aspen Power Partners Announces $350 Million Investment from Carlyle to Fuel Growth and Acquisition Strategy
The acquisition of Safari represents one of the industry’s largest distributed solar C&I transactions to date.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: New Roadmap Says Minigrid Industry Needs 10 Companies with 10 Times Current Scale to Achieve Universal Energy Access and SDG7
Husk Power Systems released the first-ever industry roadmap for minigrid developers for achieving scale and sustainability.
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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