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COP 28: African Development Bank’s $1 Billion Insurance Facility to Protect Millions of Farmers in Africa
African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi Adesina said the Africa Climate Risk Insurance Facility for Adaptation (ACRIFA) aims to mobilise $1 billion of concessionary financing, high-risk capital and grants to support the African insurance industry.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: African Energy Transitions Should Be Driven from the Ground Up
Energy transition plans, and the technical analyses that inform them, must reflect the diversity and specificity of local needs and realities.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Cheap Labor: Are Tech Giants Exploiting Ugandans?
Young Ugandans are training the artificial intelligence software and systems of the world's tech giants. But experts say their labor for companies such as Google and Microsoft comes far too cheap.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank Kicks off Creation of Four Green Banks in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has started creating four green banks in Africa to mobilise up to $1.5 billion by 2030 towards green financing.
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- Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How Companies in Africa Are Transforming Cost Centers into Cash
In his first public announcement since becoming CEO in 2021, Intel’s chief executive Pat Gelsinger announced a strategy shift.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Orange Withdraws from Ethio Telecom Sale Process
The France-based operator group explained it would not move forward with a plan to attempt to acquire a 45 per cent stake in the Ethiopian business.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- mobile finance
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Kenya to Sell 35 State Companies as Africa Seeks to Jumpstart IPOs
With 40 exchanges across the continent, Africa could have as many as five company listings a day.
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- Investing, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria’s AltSchool Africa to Receive Support from Rwanda’s $30 Million Tech Fund
AltSchool Africa is a Nigerian edtech startup offering online-only learning.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- edtech, innovation, startups
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