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Medical Credit Fund Raises USD 36.6 Million to Support Health Entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa
This financing round will expand the Fund’s presence and support to healthcare providers in sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on primary healthcare services, including malaria prevention and treatment as well as maternal and childcare.
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- Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Dump Diamonds for Digital? Botswana Bets on Tech
Phatsima has also built an organisation that trains thousands of young girls in robotics, coding and entrepreneurship programmes.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- fintech
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Press Release: G7 Development Finance Institutions Create Platform to Boost Investment in Fragile States
New DFI collaboration will support the Build Back Better World (B3W) Initiative designed to boost investment in fragile and conflict-affected states in Africa.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigerian Ed-Tech Startup Edukoya Raises $3.5 Million Pre-Seed Round Led by Target Global
Launched in beta this month, Edukoya connects African students with the digital curriculum content and on-demand teachers for real-time online learning.
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- Education
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- edtech, innovation
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BMZ, KfW Creating Clean Energy and Energy Inclusion for Africa (CEI Africa) with Goals Including to Enable Diaspora Investments via Crowdfunding
Two German institutions, Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) and KfW, which was formerly known as Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau, are launching a foundation called Clean Energy and Energy Inclusion for Africa (CEI Africa).
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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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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