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Analysis: Dhaka’s Waste-To-Energy Project Faces Opposition From Pollution-Weary Residents
"The so-called waste-to-energy plant will burn up to 3,000 metric tons of municipal waste daily, doubling as a solution to the city’s growing waste problem."
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- Energy, Technology, WASH
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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KawiSafi Ventures Invests in Orb Energy to Expand Commercial and Industrial Solar Across East Africa
Orb Energy provides rooftop and ground-mounted solar systems, solar plus battery storage and financing solutions for commercial and industrial customers.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Proparco Invests in Farm to Feed to Reduce Food Loss and Strengthen Smallholder Farmers’ Market Access
Proparco has invested €150,000 in Farm to Feed, a Kenyan agritech company tackling food loss while increasing incomes and market access for smallholder farmers.
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- Agriculture, Technology, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Musk Vows affordable Starlink in India Days Before Ambani’s Record Jio IPO
Cheap data is the playbook that built Jio in India, and the one Musk has used in markets like Kenya to unsettle local telecom players.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Governments, Funders and AI Leaders Advance Collective Action on AI for Learning at UNGA
Governments, AI firms, funders and education leaders across the Global AI for Learning Alliance advance a Collective Action Agenda focused on shared public goods for AI and learning.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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World Vision and VisionFund Insurance Advance Climate Protection for Vulnerable Communities in the Amazon Basin
"Working with Global Parametrics and co-financed by the InsuResilience Solutions Fund, VisionFund will design a two-peril parametric meso-insurance for World Vision offices in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru as part of the wider Amazon Basin Initiative."
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- Environment
- Region
- Latin America
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NeoFleet Capital Raises $4 Million to Finance Taxi Fleets Across Africa and Emerging Markets
NeoFleet said the $4 million will finance the expansion of its existing operations and entry into new mobility markets.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Global
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Acumen Invests $5 Million in Sun King to Scale Pay-As-You-Go Solar Energy Access in Zambia
Acumen’s equity investment is aimed at catalyzing local currency debt and providing energy access to nearly 5.6 million people.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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