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Zanifu Raises $11.2 Million to Scale Its Inventory Financing Offering in Kenya
The fintech provides inventory credit to retailers, and the new funding will enable it to expand the solution to distributors too.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- distribution, financial inclusion, fintech, lending, MSMEs, scale, startups
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Press Release: Call for Applications: Women Entrepreneurs are Encouraged to Join IFC’s “She Wins Africa” Program
She Wins Africa will provide investment readiness training for participants and facilitate connections with potential investors through matchmaking and pitching events.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Safaricom Launches M-Pesa Mobile Money Service in Ethiopia
The company is betting that Ethiopia, which has around 120 million people and one of Africa's youngest populations, will power growth for years to come.
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- Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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VitruvianMD Secures $1.25 Million Funding to Revolutionise Medical Diagnostics
VitruvianMD’s visionary approach is addressing a critical issue—diagnostician shortages.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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€73 Million for Electrification and Sustainable Agriculture in Madagascar
TalakyBe will be implemented in 25 rural councils in the Anosy region in south-east Madagascar.
- Categories
- Agriculture, Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- agtech, forests, renewable energy, solar
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Gabon ‘Blue Bond’ Swap Raises Hopes for Wave of African Debt-For-Nature Deals
Excitement about debt-for-nature swaps has built this year after Ecuador secured a record $1.6 billion swap in May, freeing up $18 million annually for the Galapagos Islands.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- blue economy, impact bonds
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Kenya’s Ed Partners Secures $1.5 Million Debt Funding to Fund Affordable Private Schools
The funds will be utilised to offer more affordable loans to Kenyan private schools.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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d.light Harnesses $125 Million to Boost Off-Grid Solar Solutions in Tanzania
d.light champions the mission of providing affordable solar-powered household commodities.
- Categories
- Energy, Finance, Social Enterprise, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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