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Google’s Africa Investment Fund Makes First Investment in Uganda’s SafeBoda
Internet giant Google announced that it has made the first investment from its Africa Investment Fund in Ugandan super app SafeBoda.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank Approves USD $170 Million for Investment in Nigeria’s Digital, Creative Start-Ups
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved a loan of US$170 million to finance a digital and creative enterprises program in Nigeria.
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- Education
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Nowports Raises $60 Million to Revolutionize Latin America’s Supply Chain
Tiger Global leads this Series B. World-renowned investors such as SoftBank Latin America Fund and DST join the round.
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- Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Medical Credit Fund Raises USD 36.6 Million to Support Health Entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa
This financing round will expand the Fund’s presence and support to healthcare providers in sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on primary healthcare services, including malaria prevention and treatment as well as maternal and childcare.
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- Health Care, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Climate Startups Invited to Apply for Adaptation SME Accelerator Project
Run by Village Capital and The Lightsmith Group, ASAP will accelerate 16 SMEs and startups that are scaling climate adaptation and resilience solutions in Africa and Asia.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Global
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- accelerators, climate change, scale, startups
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Viewpoint: Dump Diamonds for Digital? Botswana Bets on Tech
Phatsima has also built an organisation that trains thousands of young girls in robotics, coding and entrepreneurship programmes.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- fintech
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Press Release: G7 Development Finance Institutions Create Platform to Boost Investment in Fragile States
New DFI collaboration will support the Build Back Better World (B3W) Initiative designed to boost investment in fragile and conflict-affected states in Africa.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigerian Ed-Tech Startup Edukoya Raises $3.5 Million Pre-Seed Round Led by Target Global
Launched in beta this month, Edukoya connects African students with the digital curriculum content and on-demand teachers for real-time online learning.
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- Education
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- edtech, innovation
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