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uYilo To Scale E-Mobility Projects Across Africa After EU Funding Deal
The uYilo eMobility Programme has received multimillion-rand funding from the European Union, which it says will be used to enable and mobilise electric mobility across Africa.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Grid Challenges Are a Massive Obstacle to Africa’s Access to Energy
RES4Africa and PwC have released a new study Private Sector Participation in African Grid Development. The study identifies underfinancing, inefficiency and insufficient extension of electricity grids as the main obstacles to Africa’s access to energy.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- energy access
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Press Release: Gambia Secures $40 Million for an Inclusive, Resilient and Competitive Agriculture
The World Bank Board approved $40 million from the International Development Association (IDA)* to promote the development of inclusive, resilient, and competitive agricultural value chains, with specific focus on smallholder farmers and agribusinesses in Gambia.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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An Uneven Recovery: The Impact of COVID-19 on Latin America and the Caribbean
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Latin America and Caribbean country's quality of available jobs has declined, as has the number of hours of paid work per week, according to data from a new survey by the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Latin America
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myDawa Secures $1.2 Million in Gates Grant to Sell HIV Drug in Kenya
E-pharmacy firm MYDAWA has been awarded a grant of $1.2 Million USD from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Expanding Access to Trade Finance Is Necessary for SMEs in Africa
When it comes to enhancing access to trade finance for African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), current challenges call for innovative solutions.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Gardner Capital and Kiva Partner to Accelerate Minority-Led Small Business Access to Finance in Texas
Gardner Capital is partnering with Kiva through Gardner Capital's GCRE Upward Mobility Fund to accelerate minority-led small business access to finance in Texas.
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- Finance
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- North America
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- renewable energy
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Press Release: Bessemer Venture Partners Raises $220 Million to Back Founders in India
Bessemer Venture Partners announced the close of a dedicated $220 million fund in India to build on its long-standing success in the country and back the next generation of innovators in India.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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