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IFC Commits $6 Million to First Circle Capital to Back Early-Stage Fintech Growth in Africa
"Founded and managed by a female-led executive team, First Circle operates from offices in Kampala (Uganda) and Casablanca (Morocco) and is registered as a limited partnership in Delaware."
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Vodacom and Starlink Partner to Connect Africa
Vodacom Group and Starlink have partnered to deliver high-speed, low-latency broadband Internet to businesses across Africa.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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DEG Discloses Investment in Helios Fund
German development financier DEG has disclosed an investment of $25 million in Helios V.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Pan-African Seed-Stage Ventures Platform Secures $64 Million 1st close for Fund II
Founded in 2016, Ventures Platform targets companies that bridge infrastructural gaps and promote prosperity.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Alliance of African Multilateral Financial Institutions and African Union Development Agency-NEPAD Launch USD $1.5 Billion AAMFI Infrastructure Financing Facility
The initiative underscores the continent’s renewed commitment to addressing its infrastructure financing gap through home-grown and coordinated mechanisms.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South Africa Secures $925 Million From the World Bank to Rebuild Its Ailing Cities
The World Bank has approved a $925 million loan to South Africa to help revive its major cities through a six-year urban renewal program estimated to cost three times that amount.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Rwanda Launches $13 Million Outcomes-Based Early Childhood Education Programme
Building on its early childhood reforms, the Government of Rwanda is pioneering outcomes-based financing as a core part of its national strategy, linking funding to measurable improvements in the quality and inclusivity of early learning.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Rails, Not Rockstars
The Global South's AI revolution is here, if we bypass the hype and fund the infrastructure that will enable it.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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