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Report: $1.2 Trillion Needed To Disrupt African Agriculture Through Off-Grid, Renewable Solutions
Zooming in on Africa’s most important sector, which accounts for 75% of rural economic activity, the agriculture value chain represents the most significant opportunity for PUE capital investment.
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- Agriculture, Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Asian Development Bank Approves $600 Million Loan To Help PLN Improve Electricity Services in Java Island
The Sustainable and Reliable Energy Access Program will rehabilitate, strengthen, and expand PLN’s power grid and promote clean energy use.
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- Energy
- Region
- South Asia
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Al Ansari Exchange, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Sign $10 Million Agreement To Improve Regional Healthcare in the Middle East and Africa
They discussed the importance of supporting global efforts to improve healthcare and the important role philanthropists play in powering such programmes in different parts of the world.
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- Health Care
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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- philanthropy
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Analysis: COVID-19 Pushing Over 500 Million People Into Extreme Poverty: UN
The pandemic is likely to halt two decades of global progress toward universal health coverage, triggering declining immunizations and increased tuberculosis and malaria deaths, the global health body said.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
- Region
- Global
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World Bank $150 Million Project To Boost Electrification in Somalia
According to International Development Association, the project will increase access to cleaner, lower-cost electricity for 1.1 million households in Somalia.
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- Energy
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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Plastics in Soil Threaten Food Security, Health, and Environment: FAO
While plastic refuse littering beaches and oceans draws high-profile attention, the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Assessment of agricultural plastics and their sustainability, suggests that the land we use to grow our food is contaminated with even larger quantities of plastic pollutants.
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- Agriculture, WASH
- Region
- Global
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- food security
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Press Release: DAI Acquires International Asset Management Firm, MicroVest
Acquisition in high-growth ESG/impact investing arena enhances DAI's ability to spur investment in emerging and frontier economies
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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African Edtech Startup Ulesson Raises $15m, Backed by Nielsen Ventures and Tencent
Founded by Nigerian serial founder Sim Shagaya in 2019, uLesson came into the market when the pandemic hit last year.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- edtech, impact investing, startups
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