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Three Youth-Led African Agritech Businesses Receive Investment To Help Scale Up African Agriculture
African youth-led Agritech businesses will receive mentorship and $1.5 million in grants to help them expand solutions to long-standing challenges faced by smallholder farmers across the continent.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- agtech, impact investing
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African Development Bank’s AFAWA Hits $1 Billion Investment Milestone in Lending to Women Entrepreneurs in Africa
This is yet another milestone for the bank following a historic summit last week to tackle the escalating challenges of food security in Africa.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South African Digital Lender Lulalend to Launch Banking Product Off the Back of $35 Million Series B
The digital lender, launched in 2014, has raised $35 million in a Series B round led by international impact investor Lightrock, with participation from new investors.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: How the U.S. Can Better Support Africa’s Energy Transition
The climate and energy policies of the United States and African countries should build on three shared interests—and address three strategic tensions.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Quality Education in Africa: EU Launches €100 Million Regional Teachers’ Initiative
Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen launched a Regional Teachers' Initiative for Africa, a €100 million investment from the EU budget in empowering the world's fastest-growing youth population through quality education.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Husk Power Reaches Minigrid Profitability
Net-zero energy services company Husk Power Systems has become the first minigrid company to achieve profitability.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenya to Employ Mobile Money to Fight Tax Evasion
Kenya has introduced a new policy aimed at using mobile money to curb tax evasion in that country.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Diaspora Remittances Now Kenya’s Largest Foreign Exchange Earner
Kenya is now earning more foreign exchange from diaspora remittances than each of its major exports.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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