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Analysis: How Polio Eradication in Africa Can Inform the Global COVID-19 Response
The global health community recently celebrated the eradication of wild poliovirus from the African continent.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report Indicates 70% of Nigerian Startups Face Funding Challenges
A white paper, titled “Protecting Nigeria’s Entrepreneurial Future” has revealed that 70% of Nigerian startups and scaleups are facing funding challenges due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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- Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: X4Impact, a Market Intelligence Platform for Social Innovation, Announced U.S. Launch During the 2020 Un General Assembly
As we enter a post-COVID-19 recovery phase, the free-access platform aims to spark the creation and funding of technologies to address our most urgent social issues mapped to UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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- Coronavirus, Technology
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Analysis: Charting a Path for a Resilient Recovery in Sub Saharan Africa
Countries need to ensure that the vast global fiscal support deployed to fight the pandemic also works to build a smarter, greener and more equitable future.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Youth Saving and Spending During COVID-19: Tracking Young People’s Financial Activity in Nigeria
How are young people in Africa saving and spending money during COVID-19, when many of their previous sources of income have disappeared? Mahlet Alemayehu at L-IFT shares the results of a study in which 117 young people living in Nigeria kept a record of their savings and spending over several months. The data can help financial service providers anticipate how young people will need to use their accounts, and determine what other services they may need as they navigate the challenges of the pandemic.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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ESG Assets Expected To Top $53 Trillion by 2022: Celent
Social, economic and market factors are accelerating investor appetite for a more sustainable approach to investing
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- Environment, Investing
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Viewpoint: Green Revolutionaries To Boost African Growth
The Green Economy has long been seen as a key player in Africa’s transformation.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Can Africa Really ‘Build Back Better’? How Financial Inclusion Must Evolve To Enable a COVID-19 Recovery
Sub-Saharan Africa has long been one of the financial inclusion sector’s top success stories. But according to David Ferrand, the former director of FSD Kenya, the overall impact of that newfound financial access has been disappointing. In this Q&A, he discusses the current challenges and future outlook of sub-Saharan Africa’s financial sector – and how financial inclusion players can help the region emerge stronger after COVID-19 subsides.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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