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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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Mirova Invests $8.5 Million in “Sustainable” Macadamia Farming in Kenya and Tanzania
In the two East African countries, Pajoma aims to manage 6,200 hectares of land “according to demanding sustainability criteria.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Rwanda Launches $62.89 Million Project to Boost Smallholders’ Agri-Exports
Additionally, the project targets youth by ensuring access to wage employment and fostering leadership development.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigerian Startup Bfree Secures $3 Million Funding to Facilitate Ethical Debt Recovery for Lenders
Bfree, a Nigerian startup specializing in debt collection, was established with the aim of automating and instituting ethical processes for debt recovery.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- lending
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