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Press Release: Rockefeller Foundation Invests US$15.9 Million to Expand Electricity Access at Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit
This latest round of funding builds upon The Rockefeller Foundation’s and the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet’s (GEAPP) initial US$10 million into the RFCC’s Mission 300 Accelerator.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Trump Suspends US Foreign Assistance for 90 Days Pending Reviews
The order, among many Trump signed on his first day back in office, said the “foreign aid industry and bureaucracy are not aligned with American interests and in many cases antithetical to American values”
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- Global
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Angola Seals $231 Million Satellite Deal With France
Airbus Defence and Space in France will construct ANGEO-1, the first Angolan Earth observation satellite.
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- Environment, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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UK Pledges £7.2 Million to Support Nature Positive Economies in Developing Countries
£7.2M allocated to the International Nature Positive Economy Programme, targeting sustainable development in low and lower-middle income nations.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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AFRICA50 Invests $15 Million in Egypt’s Raya Data Center
Africa50 is an infrastructure investment platform focused on facilitating project development, mobilizing public and private sector finance, and investing in infrastructure on the continent.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Global
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Press Release: Goldman Sachs, IFC Partner With African Banks to Empower Women Entrepreneurs in Africa
Under the partnership, nine financial institutions from across Africa have agreed to join the 10,000 Women initiative.
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- Education
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- 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
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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CreditAccess Grameen Raises 25 Million Euros From German Investment Corporation DEG
Blended finance tools like co-financing bring together development finance and private sector investments, helping to mobilise funds for sustainable development.
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- Finance
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- Asia Pacific