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BII Commits $50 million to Access Bank to Support Businesses in Nigeria
Access Bank is one of the largest banks in Nigeria, that is committed to providing support to businesses through funding, capacity building and networking opportunities.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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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