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MAX Launches West Africa’s First Solar-Powered Battery Swap Station
Nigerian electric mobility startup MAX has launched West Africa’s first solar-powered battery swap station.
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Africa’s First Cell & Gene Therapy Startup Altera Biosciences Raises R29 Million
This milestone positions Altera at the forefront of biotech innovation in Africa.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenya Leads Africa in Regenerative Farming, AGRA Report Finds
Through the Sustainable Transitioning of Agriculture for Resilient and Adaptable Kenya (STRAK) project, Kenya has made significant strides in climate-smart agriculture.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Senegal’s Eyone Medical Raises $3 Million to Digitise West Africa’s Health Records
The platform is used in over 60 healthcare institutions across Senegal, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon, and France.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Local Banks Back Sun King’s $156 Million Pay-As-You-Go Solar Financing in Kenya
The scale of this raise highlights Sun King’s leadership in off‑grid energy, but it also accentuates a growing divide in the market.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Global DFIs Anchor Oversubscribed $600 Million Axian Telecom Bond
The fund said this latest bond issuance also helps to strengthen Africa’s nascent debt capital markets, etc.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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HAVAÍC Reaches $25 Million Second Close for African Tech Fund
The fund, targeting a final close of $50 million, focuses on early-stage, post-revenue technology startups born in Africa with global potential.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Orange Money and JUMO Partner to Offer Small Loans Across Africa
Orange Money Group and banking-as-a-service financial provider JUMO have partnered to enhance digital financial services across Africa through a new small loan function.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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