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CrossBoundary Energy Secures Additional US $200 Million Senior Debt With Multiple New Lenders to Further Renewable Energy Portfolio Expansion Across Africa
"The transaction will further the construction of CrossBoundary Energy’s renewable energy infrastructure in Africa, providing energy-as-a-service to customers in mining, heavy industry, and telecommunications."
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank Grants $100 Million Loan to Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund
EAAIF aims to invest more than $850 million in infrastructure across Africa and Asia by 2027.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Brazil Wins Limited Backing for COP30 Climate-Health Plan, But Nations Commit No Finance
"The World Health Organization calls climate change “the greatest single risk to humanity,” and the World Bank estimates it could cause up to 15.6 million deaths between 2026 and 2050, with health impacts costing $8.6 to $15.4 trillion by mid-century."
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- Environment, Health Care, Technology
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- Global
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Press Release: Amid Rising Heat, Sustainable Cooling Can Slash Emissions and Save Trillions of Dollars
Sustainable Cooling Pathway would cut 64% off cooling emissions by 2050, protect 3 billion people from rising heat, save up to US$43 trillion in avoided electricity, infrastructure costs.
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- Energy, Environment, Health Care
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- Global
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Pan-African Seed-Stage Ventures Platform Secures $64 Million 1st close for Fund II
Founded in 2016, Ventures Platform targets companies that bridge infrastructural gaps and promote prosperity.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Alliance of African Multilateral Financial Institutions and African Union Development Agency-NEPAD Launch USD $1.5 Billion AAMFI Infrastructure Financing Facility
The initiative underscores the continent’s renewed commitment to addressing its infrastructure financing gap through home-grown and coordinated mechanisms.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South Africa Secures $925 Million From the World Bank to Rebuild Its Ailing Cities
The World Bank has approved a $925 million loan to South Africa to help revive its major cities through a six-year urban renewal program estimated to cost three times that amount.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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GAIA Climate Loan Fund Seals $600 Million First Close, Driving Adaptation in Emerging Markets
The GAIA facility is blazing a new trail in climate finance by extending long-term loans to public sector borrowers in almost two-dozen emerging and developing markets.
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- Environment, Finance
- Region
- Global
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