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Zambia Launches Plan to Electrify Rural Healthcare Facilities With Solar
The Government of Zambia has launched an Action Plan to provide reliable and affordable electricity to underserved health centers using solar.
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- Energy, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- energy access, solar
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VC Firm Launch Africa Closes First Fund at $36.3 Million
Pan-African venture capital fund Launch Africa Ventures today is announcing the close of its $36.3 million fund, which it has primarily used to invest in B2B and B2B2C startups across Africa.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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EDFI and Oikocredit invest $8 Million in Solar Panda’s Solar Kits in Kenya
Canadian company Solar Panda is using the pay-as-you-go model to spread its electricity access solutions in Kenya.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Patient Capital for African Agriculture Gives Back Far More Than It Receives
In 2021, global hunger surpassed all previous records, with close to 193 million people acutely food insecure. This crisis is worsening, and African countries are at its epicenter.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- food security
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Press Release: Governments and Donors Urged to Step up Support for Minigrids to Accelerate Universal Energy Access in Rural Areas in Africa
The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) has today called for more support from governments and donors to the minigrid sector in Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Battle for a Share of Zimbabwe’s Billion Dollar Remittance Industry
The scramble is on for Zimbabwe’s billion dollar remittance industry with local and international fintech institutions vying for a share of the pie.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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EU Launches 1.3 Billion € Nigerian Green Energy Project Under Team Europe Initiative (Tei)
The project is aimed at stimulating sustainable climate-smart agriculture and renewable energy for economic growth and diversification.
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- Agriculture, Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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ZirooPay Targets Deeper Mobile Point-Of-Sale Penetration in Nigeria
Nigeria’s retail Point-of-Sale solution provider, ZirooPay has embarked on an aggressive drive to deepen the penetration of its unique mobile POS assets.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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