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GiveDirectly Loses $900,000 in DRC Mobile Cash Fraud
More than 1,700 families in DRC’s South Kivu province were impacted by the fraud scheme.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Helium Health Gets $30 Million, Backed by AXA IM Alts and 23andMe’s Anne Wojcicki
Helium Health provides software-as-a-service tools, financing and insights for healthcare providers and public health organizations.
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- Health Care, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Unlocking Solar Capital Africa: The Future is Bright
Strong collaboration between public and private actors is key to catalysing more capital towards energy access.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South African Healthtech Startup Kena Health Secures $2.1 Million Funding
The Kena Health App allows customers to consult with a doctor, nurse, or mental health professional from their smartphone.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: World Bank Approves $265 Million to Scale up Agriculture Commercialization and Improve Food Resilience in Malawi
The new financing is part of phase 3 of the regional Food Systems Resilience Program for Eastern and Southern Africa, or FSRP.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- agtech, food security, scale
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Vodafone Announces IoT for African Wildlife
The new technology would help people and wildlife to coexist peacefully.
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- Environment, Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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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).
- Categories
- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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