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Press Release: Crossboundary Access and Mobile Power Announce $10 Million Partnership to Scale Battery Swapping Services Across Nigeria
CrossBoundary Access will finance the development and construction activities and will own the projects, while Mobile Power will ensure that residents receive clean, reliable electricity for years to come.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South African Fintech Startup Stitch Announces $25 Million Series A Extension Round
The funding will be used by Stitch to continue building its end-to-end payments solutions.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- business development, MSMEs, scale
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Kenyan Legislative Committee Calls for Worldcoin Shutdown in the Country
The committee has recommended that the country develops “a comprehensive oversight framework and policies on virtual assets and virtual assets service providers in Kenya.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- cryptocurrency, data, regulations
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Health Workers Stranded as $1.5 Billion Mastercard Vaccine Scheme Halts
Some workers in Nigeria have not been paid for four to six months of their work.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- COVID-19, public health, vaccines
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MCC Awards Kenya $60 Million to Help Improve Urban Transport
Threshold grants help countries to reduce constraints to faster economic growth and increase transparency and accountability in the provision of public services.
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- Investing, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Dark Side of Solar: How Off-Grid Products Are Creating Waste in Africa
Solar e-waste negatively impacts local communities; waste and landfill sites, commonly located close to poorer communities.
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- Energy, Technology, WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Elon Musks’ Starlink Partners with Jumia to Boost Fast-Speed Internet in Africa
The partnership with Jumia will help Starlink sell terminals in areas that lack formal addresses and city mapping, Bloomberg reported.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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P1 Ventures Closes $25 Million of its Second $50 Million to Back Early-stage Startups
According to Hajjar, P1 Ventures is motivated to deviate from the norm and support the underdogs because it comes from a relatively small economy.
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- Health Care, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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