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Press Release: Rockefeller Foundation and International Development Research Centre Advance Solutions to Protect People’s Health from Climate Change Impacts in Senegal and Uganda
The $1.4M collaboration supports strengthening governance, evidence generation, and investment readiness of the two countries’ national health systems.
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- Environment, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Spiro Raises $100 Million, the Largest-Ever Investment in Africa’s E-Mobility
Spiro says it plans to deploy more than 100,000 electric bikes across Africa by the end of 2025, a 400% year-over-year jump that underscores its ambition to dominate a category long considered too fragmented to scale.
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Africa Finance Corporation Secures USD $100 Million Facility From Findev Canada, Marking Its Inaugural Transaction in the Canadian Market
The facility will strengthen AFC’s funding base and support a growing pipeline of renewable energy and low-carbon transport projects across Sub-Saharan Africa, further expanding the Corporation’s commitment to climate-resilient infrastructure development.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ampersand Lands New Funding Aims for 13,000 Electric Motorcycles and a Doubled Battery-Swap Network by 2026
"The fresh capital will fund a rapid roll-out of battery-swap stations and charging infrastructure aimed at cutting riders’ energy costs and shrinking urban emissions."
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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DHL Group Commits More Than €300 Million to Accelerate Trade Growth Across Africa
This investment underscores DHL’s commitment to Sub-Saharan Africa and supports AfCFTA’s goals to boost intra-African trade and strengthen Africa’s position in global markets.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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PREO Launches New Report on Interoperability in Electric Mobility at Africa E-Mobility Week
PREO’s report draws on five years of insights from its early-stage investments in electric mobility enterprises.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South African Exits Signal Long-Awaited Liquidity for VC Investors
A string of high-profile exits in South Africa’s tech and fintech sectors is sending a clear signal to investors that liquidity is back on the table, according to Endeavor South Africa.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Global Doctors’ Group Sets Ethical Boundaries for Medical AI
The policy, announced from Geneva on October 14, marks the WMA’s most comprehensive effort to address AI’s rapid expansion into clinical practice.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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