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African Development Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Join Forces to Expand Clean Energy Access Across Rwanda
The addendum builds on the Board’s July 2025 approval of a $200 million African Development Bank Group loan and formalises the $100 million AIIB co-financing arrangement as part of a total programme cost of $300 million.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Polysmart Invests $60 Million in Nigeria’s Largest Plastic Recycling Plant
The plant will be the biggest of its kind with an input capacity of 100,000 tons of mixed plastics, significantly increasing the region’s overall recycling capacity and diverting vast amounts of plastic waste from landfills and waterways.
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- Environment, Investing, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- circular economy, recycling, waste
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Anthropic and the Government of Rwanda Sign MOU for AI in Health and Education
Anthropic says, "Together, these partnerships reflect a long-term collaboration that prioritizes capacity building, responsible deployment, and local autonomy over how new technologies are introduced."
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- Education, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: ‘Clean Energy for People and Planet’ Must Start With African Realities
For Africa, the clean energy agenda cannot be framed as a matter of global urgency translated into continental compliance. It must be ‘glocalised’, by adapting to local political economies, governance realities, historical trajectories of (under) development, and importantly, a consideration of indigenous energy systems.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Chowdeck Price Transparency Suit Could Set a Precedent for Nigeria’s Food Delivery Industry
“The goal here is not merely to secure compensation. It is to prompt industry-wide policy reflection, strengthen compliance practices, and foster a culture of pricing transparency that enables consumers to make informed decisions,” Abdulrahman Akinyemi, counsel to the claimant said.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- e-commerce, gig economy, regulations, startups
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MTN Bids $2.2 Billion to Regain Control of IHS Towers, Including in Cameroon
MTN has signed an agreement to acquire the shares of IHS Holding Limited (IHS) that it does not already own, in a transaction fully paid in cash.
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- Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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PwC Takes Over Koko Networks After Clean-Cooking Startup Enters Administration
The collapse caps nearly two years of worsening financial and operational pressure, including in 2024 when Koko was forced to pivot to more expensive and often insufficient local supply, a shift insiders say squeezed margins and destabilised its fuel logistics.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Delta40 Raises $20 Million to Expand Venture Studio–Led Startup Financing Across Africa
Backers include development finance institutions, foundations, family offices, and 25 startup founders, with 14 investors located on the African continent.
- Categories
- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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