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Togo’s New Cybersecurity Center will Serve the Whole of Africa
A new cybersecurity center in Togo is poised to add into efforts by individual African countries to secure the continent’s cyberspace.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Precise Consult to Manufacture 250,000 Solar Home Systems Locally in Ethiopia
This initiative will allow the distribution of kits for the productive use of solar energy, particularly in the agricultural sector.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- energy access, housing, manufacturing, solar
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Liquid Continues to Expand Across Zambia
The company says that this launch will bring high-speed connectivity and a suite of intelligent technologies to the district for the first time.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: How Female-Led Start-Ups Can Transform Africa
An African drive for gender equality and women’s empowerment has consequently given rise to women entrepreneurs and female-led startups on the continent.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Koolboks Closes $2.5 Million Seed Round to Scale Solar Refrigeration Across Africa
Koolboks, the sustainable cooling company providing accessible cold storage solutions to businesses across Africa, has closed a $2.5M Seed funding round.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- energy access, scale, solar
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United Nations Development Program Allocates $1 Billion to African Startup Hubs
The African startup ecosystem continues to boom despite ongoing economic crises and long-standing structure issues related to education and training, funding, and infrastructure.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- infrastructure, startups
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Analysis: South Africa’s Proposed Fracking Regulations Should Do More to Protect Groundwater
South Africa may turn to unconventional oil and gas resources to augment its energy supply.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- climate change
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Zimbabwe’s InnBucks Gets Green Light to Resume Services
Zimbabwean mobile money platform, InnBucks, has resumed its service following its abrupt suspension by the country's central bank earlier this year.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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