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US Court Sides with Apple, Tesla, Other Tech Companies over Child Labor in Africa
According to the complaint, the companies "deliberately obscured" their dependence on child labor, including many children pressured into work by hunger and extreme poverty, to ensure their growing need for the metal would be met.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- human rights, mining, youth
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MDaaS Raises $3 Million to Improve Healthcare Access and Expand Network Across Nigeria
MDaaS Global is a Nigerian health tech company that operates a network of tech-enabled diagnostic centers across the country.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: GOGLA and USEA Sign Partnership to Scale up the Productive Use of Renewable Energy in Uganda
The partnership seeks to enhance the use of renewable energy to improve food security and create economic empowerment in Uganda.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Investing in Women Can Accelerate Progress for Malawi’s Resilient Food Systems
The agri-food sector, contributing 22% to Malawi's GDP, 64% of the labor force, and 80% of export earnings, is the backbone of the nation's economy.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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MTN Aims to Double its Mobile Money Lending in Uganda to Shs1 Trillion This Year
MTN says it will this year double mobile money lending from Shs550b to more than Shs1 trillion.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How African Companies Are Solving the Continent’s Solar Finance Problem
While solar adoption is soaring in wealthier regions, it remains startlingly low in Africa. As of 2022, only about 13 gigawatts of solar capacity had been installed across the entire continent.
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- Energy, Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ethiopian Airlines Opens $55 Million E-Commerce Facility
Ethiopian Airlines is positioning Addis Ababa to be the cross-border e-commerce logistics hub for Africa and beyond.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenya, Saudi Arabia Strike ‘Voluntary’ Carbon Deal
Climate finance expert Fadhel Kaboub regards carbon credits as false climate solutions “as they enable global north historic polluters to continue polluting while offering minimal climate finance”.
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- Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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