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Press Release: IFC Supports SEACOM to Boost Digital Connectivity for African Businesses in Seven Countries
IFC has partnered with SEACOM to boost broadband access in Africa and increase the availability of IT services for small and medium-sized businesses.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: African Cities and Climate Change: The Real Debate Is Who Should Pay to Fix the Problem
So who should foot the bill for mitigating the impacts and adapting infrastructure to future extreme weather events?
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- Environment, Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- climate change
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South Africa Launches $1 Billion Dedicated Green Hydrogen Fund
SA-H2 is the second-of-its-kind, blended finance fund for African green hydrogen projects.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigerian Electronics Marketplace Eze Secures $3.7 Million Seed Funding Round
Eze is a B2B wholesale marketplace for smartphones, laptops, tablets, and other electronics.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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CrossBoundary Energy Raises US $50 Million from FEI to Advance Commercial and Industrial Portfolio Across Africa
CrossBoundary Energy provides tailored, fully financed renewable energy solutions to its corporate customers allowing them to avoid upfront capital expenditure and technical risks.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Airtel Joins MTN and Mafab to Launch 5G Services in Lagos, Ogun, Abuja, and Rivers
Airtel Nigeria is poised to leverage these capabilities to offer its subscribers super-fast data services and redefine services in various sectors of the economy.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: United States Announces $89 Million Award to Advance Access to Clean, Reliable Energy in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Power Africa program will support 10 million on- and off-grid connections for households and businesses in the region.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Seedstars Youth Wellbeing Ventures Mandate to Invest $20 Million in Small African Companies
The aim of the funding is to improve the well-being of young people in low- and middle-income countries across the continent.
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- Finance, Health Care, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- employment, housing, philanthropy, sanitation, water, youth
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