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Averting an African Food Crisis in the Wake of the Ukraine War
Today, the war in Ukraine — threatens to plunge the continent into yet another episode of famine and deprivation.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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Across Europe, African Students Fight to Study After Ukraine Exit
Trapped in a legal limbo, thousands of third-nation students risk seeing their years-long education vanishing into thin air.
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- Education
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: Will Unicorn Minters Tiger Global, SoftBank Now Focus On Early-Stage Startups in India
New York hedge fund, Tiger Global reported its first seed stage investment in India by participating in a 2.6 million seed round of Shopflo, an e-commerce enablement platform.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Ukraine War Fuels Food Crisis in Distant Africa
Price rises sparked by the Russian war on Ukraine, are worsening the food crisis across Africa.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Only Eight Years Left to Reset Priorities for a Climate-Safe Future
Despite many countries announcing more ambitious political commitments to net-zero, the policies and actions announced to date fall woefully short of achieving 1.5°C. We must rapidly increase the transition to renewable energy if we’re to avert climate catastrophe
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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JPIN Launches Strategic Funds With a Combined Value of US $150 Million for Innovation
JPIN, a startup investment bank, has announced the launch of two strategic funds aimed at fuelling innovation across the globe.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: “Elephant in the Room”: Clean Energy’s Need for Unsustainable Minerals
Ars is taking a look at the technologies we normally cover, from cars to chipmaking, and finding out how we can boost their sustainability and minimize their climate impact.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Global
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Kinara Capital Raises $50 Million in Equity from Nuveen, ASN Microkredietfonds to Boost Lending to MSMEs in India
India’s Kinara Capital recently raised INR 3.8 billion (USD 50 million) in equity from the Global Impact Fund of US-based Nuveen.
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- Finance
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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