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Sun King Raises $260 Million to Widen Clean Energy Access in Africa, Asia
One of the largest solar companies in Africa and Asia, Sun King, has raised $260 million in series D funding to deliver off-grid energy technologies to more people across the two continents.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Tofino Capital Launches $10 Million Fund for Frontier Tech in Africa, Other Markets
VC firm Tofino Capital has completed a first close of US$5 million of a US$10 million fund focused on investing in early-stage companies in Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Gojek’s Investment Arm Backs $22 Million Round of Audio Content Firm
The company is boosting its growth through Noicemaker Studio, which allows content creators to distribute their audio content directly on the Noice platform.
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- Entrepreneurship, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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USAID launches $4.2 Million Investment scheme to Support 5 local Companies in Ghana
The U.S Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S. Sullivan, has announced a new co-investment scheme by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) totaling $4.2 million to support five companies operating in the country.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mobile Money Loans Eating Into Banks’ Lending – Report
Despite partnering with telecoms, banks continue to fill the impact of mobile money as it eats into their asset quality and profits.
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- Finance
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Analysis: Plastics, the Circular Economy and Global Trade
Many governments are seeking ways to decrease single-use plastics and firms are working towards developing more closed-loop plastics to build sustainable value chains. There remains, however, a pressing need to ramp up the “3Rs” – reduce, reuse, and recycle.
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- Environment
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Viewpoint: Investing in Digital Agriculture Can Help Africa Beat This Pandemic
We need to bridge Africa's data gap to strengthen food, health and economic security, and overcome a predicted continent-wide recession
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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