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U.S. Aid Cuts Leave $11 Million in Birth Control Supplies for Sub-Saharan Africa Stranded
"Millions of contraceptives intended to support women across Africa are reportedly sitting idle in warehouses and are at risk of being destroyed due to delays and funding cuts from the United States government."
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria’s Salpha Energy Raises $1.3 Million Funding to Scale Local Solar Assembly
Salpha will use the funding to scale operations, expand its product portfolio, and strengthen its local solar assembly facility.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The OpenAg Foundation Launches Raising $1.3 Million USD for Water Security Project to Help One Million in Southern Africa
The boreholes will supply clean water to people, livestock, and wildlife, enabling farmers to irrigate crops and easing tensions in regions where scarce resources have fuelled conflict.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Union Investment Cuts TotalEnergies Stake Over East African Project Allegations
The TotalEnergies spokesperson cited the company's June 2024 response to a previous JFI report that, after investigating, "the highlighted concerns do not appear to be related to the Kingfisher project operations".
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- human rights, solar, wind
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Bill Gates Vows to Give Most of $200 Billion Fortune to African Health and Education
Tech mogul says: “Every country in Africa should be on a path to prosperity.’
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Research: Nigerian and Kenyan Farmers Can Be First Step to Making Rural Mini Grids More Profitable and Affordable
"This article draws from research conducted under the ‘Sustainability, Inclusiveness and Governance of Mini grids in Africa’ (SIGMA) project, funded by a Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) research grant (ES/T006684/1)."
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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US $80 Million Partnership to Boost Learning and Strengthen Ghana’s Education System
Private and philanthropic partners, known as SCALE (System Change Architecture for Learning Excellence), have announced a major new investment in the country’s education system during a partnership signing event in Accra.
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- Education
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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British International Investment Is Joined by PROPARCO and FMO to Expand the Reach of the Africa Resilience Investment Accelerator (ARIA) Across the Continent
Beyond supporting transactions, ARIA works with a broad coalition of companies, investors, governments and donors to help build business-enabling environments.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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