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African Development Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Join Forces to Expand Clean Energy Access Across Rwanda
The addendum builds on the Board’s July 2025 approval of a $200 million African Development Bank Group loan and formalises the $100 million AIIB co-financing arrangement as part of a total programme cost of $300 million.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Delta40 Raises $20 Million to Expand Venture Studio–Led Startup Financing Across Africa
Backers include development finance institutions, foundations, family offices, and 25 startup founders, with 14 investors located on the African continent.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: IDB Lab to Invest $8 Million in AgVentures III Fund to Advance Agtech Innovation
Fund manager SP Ventures' impact thesis is to generate social benefits for vulnerable populations by supporting technologies that democratize access to productivity and efficiency for small- and medium-sized farmers.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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Analysis: BII’s Problem Isn’t Ambition, It’s Capital—and Here’s How to Fix It
The UK’s development budget is under sustained pressure, with planned reductions from £15.4 billion to £9.2 billion, a reduction of roughly £6.1 billion by 2027.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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Viewpoint: After 2030: Defending the Global Goals in an Age of Retreat
If the SDGs are to be replaced or reimagined after 2030, the most urgent task is to identify what must not be lost.
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- Agriculture, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Technology, WASH
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- Global
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Nearly 40% of African Startup Funding Now Comes From Local Investors
The rise of local fund managers can be traced to support from development finance institutions such as the International Finance Corporation (IFC) through its Catalyst program, as well as British International Investment, Proparco, and AfricaGrow, which backed African VCs as global investors retreated from the continent.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank Approves $16.5 Million Loan to Boost Kenya’s Clean Energy Transition
Beyond expanding generation capacity, the project will deliver affordable, sustainable baseload power to Kenya’s national grid at one of the lowest tariffs in the country, helping to drive down overall electricity costs.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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AllianzGI Launches $1 Billion Emerging Markets Climate Finance Fund
The fund will focus on emerging markets globally including Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as Asia Pacific.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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