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African Development Bank Approves $20 Million Investment in Private Equity Fund Targeting the Infrastructure Sector in Africa
The mobilization of private capital is critical to closing the infrastructure financing gap in Africa.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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IPD, Mastercard Foundation Commit $45 Million to Expand Vaccine Manufacturing in Africa
The organisations announced the partnership dubbed MADIBA (Manufacturing in Africa for disease immunization and building autonomy).
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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A Report by Bill Gate’s Foundations Shows Nigeria’s Impressive Mobile Money Performance
The Bill & Belinda Gates Foundation helped the GSM Association (GSMA) put up the State of the Industry on Mobile Money Report 2023.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Smallest Agri-SMEs in Africa Owner-Managed by Women Bore the Brunt of COVID-19
The new research was led by a team of CABI scientists and published in the journal CABI Agriculture & Bioscience.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- COVID-19, MSMEs, research, women entrepreneurs
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Google’s AI Program to Support Health-Tech Startups Solving African Healthcare Issues
The Google initiative was set up to help startups solve some of the world’s important challenges with innovative technology.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: IFC and Interbank Partner to Boost Trade and Strengthen Trade Finance in Burundi
Interbank Burundi has joined IFC's Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) to support the growth of trade finance, counter foreign exchange shortages and support regional trade.
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- Agriculture, Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Africa Likely to Leapfrog Leading Fintech Regions if It Adopts New Technologies
The report notes that while cash is “still king” in Africa, fintech startups are ideally positioned to solve the continent’s financial exclusion woes.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- data, financial inclusion, fintech, startups
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Press Release: Sun King and Citi Close First $130 Million Sustainable Securitisation to Broaden Access to Finance for Off-Grid Solar in Kenya
The transaction aims to expedite clean and reliable energy access for Kenyan families and businesses.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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