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Press Release: Goodwell and Alitheia invest in Hinckley E-Waste Recycling Ltd.
Goodwell and Alitheia invested in Hinckley through uMunthu II, a fund providing smart equity to early growth stage companies throughout Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- impact investing, recycling, waste
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Wave Raises $137 Million in Debt to Expand Mobile Money Services Across Africa
Wave's mobile-first approach, centred on low fees, has helped bring millions of previously unbanked individuals into the formal financial system.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Adidas Expansion Bets on Nigeria’s Affluent Class
The arrival of the new Adidas store is emblematic of the potential foreign firms see in affluent Nigerians.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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FMO Funds Ugandan E-motorbike Company
FMO has disclosed an approved loan of up to $1 million to Zembo Motorcycles.
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Paymenow Bags $22.4 Million to Expand On-Demand Salary Services Across Africa
The funding, structured under a sustainable finance format, is one of the largest institutional bets to date on the earned wages access (EWA) model in the region.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- financial inclusion, fintech, lending, scale, startups
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The Startups Helping African Countries Capture the Value of Their Mineral Exports
These companies are offering audit trails and compliance platforms, local reagent plants, and data-backed logistics services.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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MTN Nigeria Enters Cloud Race With Completion of First Phase of $235 Million Data Centre
At the heart of MTN’s strategy is a push to democratise cloud access for startups and local developers.
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- Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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US Aid Cuts Halt HIV Vaccine Research in South Africa, with Global Impact
The news devastated the researchers, who live and work in a region where more people live with HIV than anywhere else in the world.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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