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70% of Lagos Phones Can’t Access 5G Despite Device Readiness, NCC Report Finds
A new industry report has revealed that Nigeria’s 5G rollout remains far behind device readiness, exposing a deep gap between user potential and network availability in the country’s largest cities.
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- Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Flutterwave Selects Polygon as Its Default Blockchain for Cross-Border Payments
Africa’s largest payments company joins forces with Polygon Labs to launch instant, low-cost cross-border payments for global multinationals and millions of consumers.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Government of Rwanda, Bboxx Team Up to Deliver 50,000 Affordable LPG Kits in Major Clean Cooking Push
Bboxx’s role builds on its ongoing partnership with the Government of Rwanda to drive inclusive energy access through innovative, data-driven solutions.
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- Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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EDFI ElectriFI Injects Further $1 Million into Uganda’s GOGO Electric
Funding will help expand battery-swap infrastructure for electric motorcycles.
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-mobility, infrastructure
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Kenya’s Farm to Feed Raises $1.5 Million to Build Climate-Resilient Food System
To date, Farm to Feed has grown 100 per cent year-on-year, onboarding 6,500 farmers onto the platform, selling over 2.1 million kgs of produce and avoiding 247 tonnes of CO2e.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- agtech, climate change, food security, scale, startups
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One Clean Cooking Project Could Generate Rwf 27 Billion From Carbon Credits
The project primarily targeted low-income households, providing them with modern, energy-efficient cook stoves that use less charcoal and firewood.
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- Energy, Environment, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank Group Receives $14 Million in Private Sector Lending for African Agribusinesses
The inaugural World Bank-hosted funding from the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program is set to unlock $200m in lending for smallholder farmers across five African countries to help bolster food security and resilience to climate change.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Uganda Secures $31 Million from Green Climate Fund for Cutting Deforestation — a First for Africa
The approval marks a historic milestone for both Uganda and Africa, as it represents the first GCF results-based payment project on the continent.
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- Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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