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BII Commits $20 Million to Acumen’s Hardest-to-Reach Initiative
The platform aims to expand access to affordable, reliable energy in underserved African markets.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Ghana’s “Mission 300” Energy Pledge: Ambitious Words, but Oversight Must Deliver Action
"For such a pledge to succeed, we must demand transparency, accountability, and protection of Ghana’s long-term interests."
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: The limits of AI in Social Change
More actors—from grantmaking to service delivery—are exploring the use of AI. However, the excitement around scale and efficiency often overshadows a critical question: What does it mean to bring machine-generated abstraction into systems built on trust, context, and relationship?
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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Cambodia’s ATEC Raises $15.5 Million in Funding Round Co-Led by Lightrock and TRIREC
The rollout will focus on Bangladesh, Cambodia, Malawi, and Nepal, entrenching ATEC’s presence in Asia and Africa.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Jacqueline Novogratz and Acumen Raise $300 Million For Off-Grid Solar In Africa
Backers include Green Climate Fund, IFC, Shinhan Bank, Nordic Development Fund and Soros Economic Development Fund.
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- Energy, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Africa Holds Just 1% of Global AI Talent. Japan Wants to Change That
JICA’s plan has two broad goals: build a deep AI talent pool by supporting African universities and regional research networks, and expand bilateral cooperation with Japanese firms.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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‘Moonshot’ Education Finance Facility Aims to Turn $1 Into $7 in LMICs
The International Finance Facility for Education is finally up and running — and it’s “a smart aid approach,” according to its first CEO, Karthik Krishnan.
- Region
- Global
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SMBC Invests in Novastar Ventures’ New Fund
This commitment is a clear indicator of a wider, calculated trend of Japanese corporate capital being strategically deployed into Africa’s vibrant and rapidly expanding technology startup ecosystem.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Global
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