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Congo to Auction Land to Oil Companies: ‘Our Priority Is Not to Save the Planet’
Peatlands and rainforests in the Congo Basin protect the planet by storing carbon. Now, in a giant leap backward for the climate, they’re being auctioned off for drilling.
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- Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- climate change
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Press Release: CrossBoundary Energy Secures US $40 Million in Equity to Expand Commercial and Industrial Portfolio Across Africa
The equity will allow CrossBoundary Energy to further scale its investments in renewable energy solutions for commercial and industrial businesses across Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Rubber Used by Leading European Tire Makers Linked to Forest Loss in Africa
France’s Michelin and Germany’s Continental AG, are sourcing rubber from agribusinesses implicated in deforestation and undermining land rights in western and central Africa.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: The United States Announces $116 Million in Additional Assistance for Mozambique
USAID will also launch a challenge fund to encourage local agribusinesses to test and expand new business models, develop products, and adopt innovative technologies.
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- Agriculture, Health Care, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Financing Africa’s $100 Billion Annual Infrastructure Gap Just Got Trickier
If Africa wants to leapfrog its infrastructural hurdles, then it must look beyond its own pockets to bridge its huge financing gap.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Black-Owned Startups Face Funding Gap in South Africa, Report Says
The report looked at the extent to which “historically disadvantaged persons” (HDPs) were excluded within parts of the digital ecosystem.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Western Nonprofits Are Trampling Over Africans’ Rights and Land
Extensive scholarship and reports show that protected areas, especially those imposed and stripped off all Indigenous peoples’ rights, fail to protect biodiversity in the global south.
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- Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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This €110 Million VC Fund for Africa Is Now Prioritizing Startups That Can Break Even Quickly
This amount makes CAIF one of the largest Africa-focused venture capital funds, alongside others like TLcom Capital.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- startups, venture capital
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