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Home Financiers Strike Deal for Bottom of the Pyramid in Kenya
“Over the years, the country has accumulated a housing deficit of over three million, which has led to demand for housing exceeding supply and proliferation of slums. Now we are telling people to stop renting houses and move to their own homes.”
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Telecom That Developed M-Pesa Is Boxing Competitors Out Of The Mobile Money Market
Kenyan Telecom rejects push by competitors to use its money transfer agents.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Community-Based Methods for Improving Maternal and Newborn Health
High mortality rates for pregnant women and newborns continue to be a major health concern in Africa, with Ethiopia being one of the most affected countries.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenyan Healthcare Tech Firm Showcased at Sankalp Africa Summit
Kenyan healthcare technologies company MicroClinic Technologies has been named one of the top four high-impact small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Africa at the Sankalp Africa Summit held in Nairobi, Kenya.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Namibia: MTC Partners With Mobipay for MTC Money
The country's largest mobile network operator - MTC, has entered the mobile payment market in partnership with MobiPay in a first step taken by a Namibian mobile network operator.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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7 Businesses Win African Impact Innovation Fund
7 businesses have been announced as the winners of the Africa Impact Economy Innovations Fund (IEIF), an endowment supported by the Rockefeller Foundation and the Tony Elumelu Foundation to provide grant capital for entrepreneurs with projects that create jobs.
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- Impact Assessment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- impact investing
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Merck expands its Capacity Advancement Campaign to Mozambique
Merck Germany has expanded the Capacity Advancement Program first rolled out in Kenya to Mozambique, a move to show its taking Africa seriously.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- supply chains
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Press Release: Winners of the Sankalp Africa Awards for High Impact SMEs Announced
12 SMEs from around Africa showcased to an audience of 450 investors, donors, advisors and other SME sector supporters, 4 win awards at the first ever Sankalp Africa Summit in Nairobi.
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- Impact Assessment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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