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Sendbox Raises $1.8 Million Seed to Digitise Deliveries for African SMEs
Sendbox, the Nigerian startup digitising deliveries for e-commerce and social commerce sellers in Africa, has closed a $1.8 million seed round to expand into more African markets, scale its product offerings and hire more talents.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-commerce, scale, startups
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Kenya’s Twiga Raises $50 Million To Scale Food Solutions Across Africa
Twiga Foods uses technology to build supply chains in food and retail distribution in Africa, and it recently announced a $50 million Series C round to scale its efforts in the East African nation and other neighboring countries.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Airtel Africa Launches Its Long-term Sustainability Strategy, Building on Its Corporate Purpose To Transform Lives
Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, today launched a comprehensive sustainability strategy which sets out its detailed plans to improve the lives of millions of people across Africa.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Africa Is the Key To Ending Harmful Use of Polluting Fuels in the Home
In wealthy countries, most people can barely imagine using anything other than electricity or gas to cook in their homes.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Gender Inequality in Chad and the Impact of COVID-19
In Chad, only half of women participate in the labor force in contrast with nearly three-quarters of men. As this column reports, during the pandemic things got worse: Covid-19 forced some of the sectors in which women are mostly employed to shut down.
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- Coronavirus
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: What EU’s Farm-to-Fork Strategy Will Mean for South Africa Agriculture
The strategy was launched in 2020 and is at the core of a broader initiative called the European Green Deal, which aims to reduce the environmental and carbon footprint in the way food is produced and consumed.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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TLcom and 4DX Drive $13.1 Million Seed Round To Scale Autochek’s Platform Across Africa
African automotive company Autochek has secured a $13.1 million seed round almost a year after raising $3.4 million pre-seed in November 2020.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- transportation
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Nigerian Start-Ups Digitise Local Food Supply Chain
Two firms, Vendease and Sabi, which were formed last year, have created digital marketplaces allowing wholesalers, shopkeepers, restaurateurs and hotels to buy directly from farms and manufacturers.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- food security, startups
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