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Chinese Firms to Build Namibia’s Largest Solar Power Plant
The plant will help stabilise future electricity tariff increases, support Namibia's economic growth and promote environmental sustainability, Kahenge Haulofu, NamPower managing director, said in a statement.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kredete Raises $2.25 Million to Help African Immigrants Build Credit Score and Make Low-Cost Remittances
Kredete leverages blockchain technology to enable African immigrants to build credit and send money home with low fees, offering a dual benefit that addresses significant financial integration challenges for immigrants.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenyan E-commerce Startup Chpter Raises $1.2 Million in Pre-seed Round
Chpter helps businesses convert social media from a marketing channel to a sales platform with chat.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Congo Scraps $1.2 Billion Biometric ID Project Over Cost Concerns
Congo currently lacks a national ID system, which complicates basic tasks for its citizens, such as opening bank accounts, obtaining official documents, and registering to vote.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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AWS to Invest Over a Billion Dollars to Boost Cloud, AI in Africa
Chris Erasmus, the AWS country general manager for South Africa, shared these insights at the AWS Summit 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Egypt-Born FlapKap Raises $34 Million Pre-Series A to Scale SME Financing Across MENA
FlapKap aims to continue to address a major challenge in the MENA region, where the SME financing gap is estimated at $180 billion, per the International Finance Corporation.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Tunisian Energy Management Startup Wattnow Raises Multi-Million Dollar Funding Round
Wattnow has successfully covered and delivered substantial value to clients across more than 11 countries, including key markets in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, as well as North America.
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- Energy, Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenya’s Digital ID Rollout Holds Trust, Transparency Lessons: CFI Report
The report argues that transparency has been inadequate in Kenya’s digital ID initiatives, and that “(t)he terms of donor engagement and vendor contracts are unclear.”
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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