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EIB-Supported Gender Lens Investment Fund Alitheia IDF Announces Final Close at $100 Million
Largest gender-inclusive private equity fund in Africa; 2X Flagship fund applying the 2X Challenge criteria; Boosting diversity across Africa.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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AFEX Launches $100 Million Food Security Fund To Boost Smallholder Farmers
Nigeria’s commodity firm, AFEX has launched a new $100 million Fund over a 10-year period to support smallholder farmers.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Medical Credit Fund Raises €32.5 Million To Support Health Entrepreneurs in Nigeria, Others in Sub-Saharan Africa
This round of funding will help the Fund increase its presence and support for healthcare professionals in Sub-Saharan Africa, with an emphasis on primary healthcare services.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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$210 Million For Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones-Nigeria
A $210 million loan approved by the African Development Bank’s Board of Directors on Monday could impact the lives of millions of people in Africa’s most populous country.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- gender equality
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PanAfrican Capital Holdings Sets up the Catalyst Project To Promote African Entrepreneurship
PanAfrican Capital Holdings ‘PAC Holdings’ has set up a venture capital project, to be known as The Catalyst to identify and invest in growth to product-expansion stage companies.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: $1.2 Trillion Needed To Disrupt African Agriculture Through Off-Grid, Renewable Solutions
Zooming in on Africa’s most important sector, which accounts for 75% of rural economic activity, the agriculture value chain represents the most significant opportunity for PUE capital investment.
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- Agriculture, Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Edtech Startup Ulesson Raises $15m, Backed by Nielsen Ventures and Tencent
Founded by Nigerian serial founder Sim Shagaya in 2019, uLesson came into the market when the pandemic hit last year.
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- Education, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- edtech, impact investing, startups
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4DX Ventures and Flutterwave Co-invest in Payments Processor CinetPay in Africa
CinetPay, a digital finance platform that enables merchants in Francophone Africa to seamlessly accept and make payments, has announced a $2.4 million seed fundraising round from 4DX Ventures and Flutterwave.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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