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Press Release: British International Investment and Firstrand Advance Transition Finance Across Africa With $150 Million Facility
The facility will provide access to finance for high-emitting businesses seeking to decarbonise their operations.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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BURN and Key Carbon Joint Venture Receives First CCP-Labelled Credit Issuance
In an endorsement of the market’s demand for new standards of integrity, the entire issuance was presold through the climate action platform Patch.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Meta Completes 2Africa, the World’s Longest Open-Access Subsea Cable
On key routes, the network is said to offer up to 180 terabits per second (Tbps) of capacity — more than all existing subsea cables serving Africa combined.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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U.S. Backs $150 Million Zipline Expansion to Transform Africa’s Healthcare Delivery
"The U.S. Department of State has approved a $150 million award to Zipline, the world’s largest autonomous logistics company, to support the expansion of its life-saving artificial intelligence-powered drone delivery infrastructure across Africa."
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bill Gates Pledges $1.4 Billion to Help Farmers Adapt to Extreme Weather in Africa and Asia
"Billionaire Bill Gates’ foundation will invest at least $1.4 billion over the next four years to help farmers in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia access technologies that enhance resilience to extreme weather."
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Dangote Extends Continental Dominance, Seals $1 Billion Investment Push in Zimbabwe
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, visited Harare, Zimbabwe, on Wednesday to formalize plans to invest up to $1 billion in the country, targeting major projects in cement manufacturing, power generation, and fuel transportation infrastructure.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Pay-As-You-Go Solar Kit Sales Surge 54% in Sub-Saharan Africa in H1 2025
The report shows that PAYGo sales, where customers purchase solar kits in installments, surpassed cash sales for the first time since 2018.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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COP30: Canada Backs IFAD Investment in Efforts to Boost Funding for Climate Adaptation
The contribution to IFAD was announced at the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), in Belem, Brazil, by the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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