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Press Release: Amid Widening Sustainable Development Goals Financing Gap, Alliance Invests in Building New Generation of African Investors
AVPA, a network of social investors collaborating to mobilize and deploy capital for impact, has launched a new program designed to strengthen the capabilities of African social investors.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Water Crises in South Africa Could Lead to Investment Opportunities
South Africa is a water-stressed country, and Investment to address these challenges present a substantial opportunity in the municipal water sector for investors and businesses alike.
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- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Fintech Startup Yellow Raises $20 Million in Debt Financing
Yellow builds cutting edge software to enable its sales force to serve customers in Africa enabling access to off-grid solar.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Tanzania Slashes Controversial Mobile Money Levy
The levy charged on sending, receiving money using mobile phones drew criticism for heaping burden on people.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Leveraging SME Financing as Engine of Economic Growth and Job Creation in Sierra Leone
According to a new World Bank economic analysis for Sierra Leone, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are critical to achieving goals of economic diversification.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nutreco Receives $4.8 Million Grant to Unlock Sustainable Feed Solutions for Small-Scale Producers in Africa
Nutreco will invest funds in a roll-out of sustainable feed mills in hard-to-reach communities in Africa.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- infrastructure
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Press Release: Report: Global Energy Crisis Shows Urgency of Accelerating Investment in Cheaper and Cleaner Energy in Africa
IEA’s Africa Energy Outlook 2022 sets out path to bring modern energy access to all Africans this decade while creating new growth industries in critical minerals and green hydrogen.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy
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Healthtracka Raises $1.5 Million to Accelerate Inclusive Healthcare Across Africa
Healthtracka will utilize the funding to scale its B2B2C offering where partner companies in Nigeria can deliver at-home testing to their employees and accelerate its growth beyond current reach.
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- Finance, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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