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Afrik Tests World-First Voting Platform to Decide Africa’s Green Future
Pioneering digital platform leverages blockchain technology to democratize investment in Africa's renewable energy and digital infrastructure.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Key Players and Positions in the Global Plastic Treaty Negotiations
"With plastic pollution expected to increase by 70% between 2020 and 2040, it is clear that a successful treaty is one that is ambitious, substantive and burdensome for the status quo."
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- Environment, WASH
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Temu and Shein Are Reshaping Africa’s Biggest Online Retailer
"Temu and Shein operate with advantages African platforms struggle to match: tightly integrated global supply chains, vast cash reserves, and little pressure for short-term profits."
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- Technology
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- Global
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Why Kenya Is Selling Part of Its 34.9% Stake in Safaricom
"The sale could open doors to Africa-focused institutional investors or private equity funds, many actively scouting African telecoms assets for their stable cash flows and strong margins."
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Swedfund Commits to Novastar Ventures Fund
Through this indirect investment, Swedfund aims to catalyse funding for early-stage African businesses across sectors.
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- Energy, Investing, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: 20 Million People Improved Their Energy Access Through Off-Grid Solar in 2024, According to the New Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report
"Demand for off-grid solutions remains high despite negative macroeconomic factors like high inflation and climate emergencies, and it is considered the most cost-effective way to power almost half of the new connections under Mission 300."
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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GROWiT Raises $3 Million in Series A round led by GVFL
GROWiT tools are intended to support farming practices by helping improve productivity and reduce input costs.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: China Is Now the Biggest Debt Collector in the Developing World, Report Says
Skeptics have argued for years that China's lending to the developing world is aimed at laying a debt trap for borrowing governments. But Deborah Brautigam, director of the China-Africa Research Initiative at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, says it's useful to view China's lending as driven more by commercial logic than overt political leverage.
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- Uncategorized
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- Global