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Press Release: DFC Board of Directors Approves $1.6 Billion of Investment to Advance Energy Supply, Food Security, Climate Solutions, and Other Key Development Challenges
DFC Board of Directors has approved $1.6 Billion of Investment to Advance Energy Supply, Food Security, Climate Solutions, and Other Key Development Challenges.
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- Energy
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- Global
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60 African Startups Receive $4 Million Equity-Free Funding From Google
Google has announced that 60 African startups have been selected for the second cohort of its Google for Startups Black Founders Fund.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Environmental Impact Assessments Don’t Work in Nigeria: Here’s Why
Synda Obaji shares why Nigeria’s Environmental Impact Assessment Act needs to be amended to bring it in line with international best practices.
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- Environment, Impact Assessment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Pomelo Exits Stealth Mode With $20 Million Seed to Rethink International Money Transfer
Pomelo wants to make it easier to send remittance payments and conduct international money transfers, with a credit twist.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: Expanded Access to Solar Power in Africa Can Stimulate Economic Development – But There Are Risks
UN SDG7 aspires to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. But in Africa, around 600 million people continue to live without access to electricity.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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A $200 Million Injection From the U.S. Will Allow Aspen to Produce More Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccines for Africa
The investment will allow the plant to expand its capacity beyond its current rate of 300 million doses per year.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Votorantim Partners With Temasek to Launch $700 Million Fund to Invest in Brazil
Brazil's Votorantim group and Singapore's Temasek Holdings teamed up to launch a $700 million fund to invest in Brazilian companies, they said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
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- Investing
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- Latin America
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Viewpoint: Who Wins From Exploiting Africa’s Oil and Gas?
When the environmental imperative to abandon fossil fuels is so strong, what are the arguments for developing them and who will really profit from it?
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa