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Billboxx Raises USD 1.6 Million to Streamline African Business Payments
Billboxx aims to address inefficiencies in SME payment workflows across Africa and MENA.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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ExxonMobil’s 2030 Agenda: Fueling Decarbonization With $30 Billion While Ramping up Oil & Gas and LNG Output
These projects are anticipated to further expand the U.S. giant’s global LNG footprint and market access.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: UN Women and Visa Foundation Join Forces to Support Impact Businesses through the UN Women Care and Climate Entrepreneurship Accelerator
The UN Women and Visa Foundation partnership will address the urgent need for climate action and innovations in the care economy in the Asia-Pacific and the Latin America regions.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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Vietnam’s Kamereo Secures $7.8 Million Series B Funding to Accelerate Growth
With this latest funding round, the total amount raised by the company is now exceeding $15 million.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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Press Release: Ignite Power’s Subsidiary Westa Solar Secures $15 Million Investment from AFRIGREEN to Expand Across Africa’s C&I Sector
This agreement will drive the company’s mission to accelerate the adoption of solar energy in the region, starting with a focus on Nigeria.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Rethinking Africa’s Infrastructure Gap: Innovation Ecosystems as the Key to Sustainable Growth
Efosa Ojomo and Mara Hansen Staples argue that investments in infrastructure must be paired with investments in innovation ecosystems.
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- Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenyan Workers With AI Jobs Thought They Had Tickets to the Future Until the Grim Reality Set In
Being overworked, underpaid, and ill-treated is not what Kenyan workers had in mind when they were lured by U.S. companies with jobs in AI.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ghanaian Agtech Oyster Agribusiness Closes $2 Million to Expand Operation
This fresh capital injection will allow Oyster Agribusiness to expand its operations, reach more farmers, and scale its climate-smart agricultural initiatives.
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- Agriculture, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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