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Kenya’s Farm to Feed Raises $1.5 Million to Build Climate-Resilient Food System
To date, Farm to Feed has grown 100 per cent year-on-year, onboarding 6,500 farmers onto the platform, selling over 2.1 million kgs of produce and avoiding 247 tonnes of CO2e.
- Categories
- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- agtech, climate change, food security, scale, startups
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One Clean Cooking Project Could Generate Rwf 27 Billion From Carbon Credits
The project primarily targeted low-income households, providing them with modern, energy-efficient cook stoves that use less charcoal and firewood.
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- Energy, Environment, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank Group Receives $14 Million in Private Sector Lending for African Agribusinesses
The inaugural World Bank-hosted funding from the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program is set to unlock $200m in lending for smallholder farmers across five African countries to help bolster food security and resilience to climate change.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Uganda Secures $31 Million from Green Climate Fund for Cutting Deforestation — a First for Africa
The approval marks a historic milestone for both Uganda and Africa, as it represents the first GCF results-based payment project on the continent.
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- Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Safaricom Partners With Naivas to Expand 5G Home Internet Accessibility Across Kenya
The partnership with Naivas is part of Safaricom’s Silver Jubilee celebrations, as the company marks 25 years of connecting and transforming lives in Kenya and beyond.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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UNICEF and Co-Develop Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Safe and Inclusive Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) in Tanzania and Lesotho
This strategic collaboration aims to accelerate digital transformation while placing children’s rights and inclusion at the heart of national DPI efforts.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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IRC and GiveWell Partner to Deliver Safe Water to 1.7 Million People in Chad, Nigeria, and Somalia With Cost-Effective Approach
This 18-month pilot will introduce a cost-effective approach to water treatment across refugee camps, displacement settlements, and vulnerable host communities.
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- Social Enterprise, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Fintech Driving Financial Inclusion Closes Funding Round With Over $200 Million
Moniepoint, which focuses on driving financial inclusion for MSMEs and individuals, received an additional $90m backing, after initially raising $110m in October 2024, including from several impact investors.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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