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Ugandan Government Plans to Implement Shs 6.4 Trillion E-Mobility Strategy
When fully implemented, government says, e-mobility will generate at least $15m (Shs55.3 trillion) in annual revenue.
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-mobility, employment
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Dutch and Austrian DFIs back REGMIFA to Support sub-Saharan African MSMEs
The Dutch development bank FMO and Austrian DFI Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank have invested $20m into the Regional MSME Investment Fund for sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank Approves $1 Billion Loan to South Africa’s State-Owned Rail and Ports Company
South Africa has the most industrialized economy in Africa, but its deteriorating rail and ports are seen as significant barriers to foreign business investment.
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- Investing, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: $1.7 Million Funding Boost for Innovators Advancing Clean Energy Agriculture Technology
Efficiency for Access has awarded $1.7m of funding to innovators to help develop clean energy agricultural technologies and appliances in Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: AI’s Potential in African Agriculture, Energy and Climate Action – GSMA
A new GSMA report puts forward the huge potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to support Africa's socio-economic growth.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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CIFF to Boost Access to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis With $2 Million Initiative
The PrEP ring is a long-acting HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) option for women.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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“Farming Is Not a Crime”: Kenya’s Smallholder Farmers Are Challenging a Law Preventing Them From Sharing Indigenous Seeds
Smallholder farmers in Kenya acquire seeds through farmer-managed systems that encourage informal seed saving and sharing, a practice that a 2012 Seeds and Plant Varieties Act opposes.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Gender Power Imbalances Shape Women’s Lives in Africa
In four out of five countries, fewer say women are treated with respect and dignity.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- data, gender equality, gender lens, research
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