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Africa50 Secures $50 Million to Boost Early-Stage Investment for Climate-Resilient Projects
Africa50 is a specialist investor in African infrastructure – developing, de-risking and delivering projects to unlock economic growth across the continent.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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CoreWeave Targets APAC With Plans for Three AI Data Centres in Indonesia
CoreWeave said that the move is a response to demand for AI cloud services accelerating in the Asia-Pacific region, and particularly in Indonesia.
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- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Press Release: World Bank Group Support to Help Philippines Expand Resilient Water and Sanitation Services for Water Security and Jobs
The project is expected to generate 8,700 jobs within five years of completion, rising to around 46,500 jobs over a 25-year period.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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AUDA-NEPAD Launches Africa Green Transition PPP Fund, a New Investment Platform to Finance Africa’s Green Industrial Future
The Fund will channel blended finance and institutional capital into renewable energy, power transmission, water-energy projects and industrial decarbonisation across Africa. It was launched at the STC Ministerial Segment in Abidjan, with a first closing targeted at the Africa Business Forum 2026.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Why EV Infrastructure, Not Vehicles, Will Determine Africa’s Mobility Transition
In many emerging electric mobility markets, the question is no longer whether riders are willing to adopt EVs. It is whether the broader infrastructure ecosystem, including charging, swapping, grid capacity, and financing, can scale quickly enough to keep pace.
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- Energy, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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US to Invest $2.5 Billion in Southeast Asia, Including AI Initiative, $1.5 Billion in Energy
The U.S. Mission to ASEAN revealed the investment in a statement on Tuesday, as part of a special press briefing on the outcome of the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM-59).
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- Investing, Technology, Telecommunications
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- South Asia
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EAAIF Commits $50 Million to Key Renewable Projects in Asia
The facility is designed to move projects toward a ready-to-build stage. Funding will support development work before construction and help projects meet international technical, environmental and governance standards.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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BasiGo and Rubis Energy Kenya Partner to Expand EV Charging Infrastructure Across Kenya
The partnership is deploying high-power DC Fast Chargers, which will serve BasiGo Electric buses while also being available to the public.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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