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Vietnam’s VinSpace Signs Deal With Elon Musk’s SpaceX to Launch Its First Satellites in 2027
VinSpace will launch its satellites on a SpaceX Transporter rideshare mission run by Elon Musk’s company, which carries satellites from multiple customers on a single rocket to share launch costs, it said in a statement.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- South Asia
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Nigeria Launches an Ambitious National Digital Cloud Policy
The final phase will involve scaling government migration, expanding infrastructure, onboarding participating states, strengthening regional interconnection and increasing digital service exports.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Naran Secures $10 Million to Empower Gig Economy Drivers Across Emerging Markets
The company tackles a pervasive issue in emerging markets: gig economy workers often lack the credit history or steady, verifiable income required to secure traditional bank loans.
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- Finance, Transportation
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- Global
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Analysis: USAID’s Exit Leaves a Gap in the Drive for Meaningful Connectivity
Sonia Jorge, founder and executive director of the Global Digital Inclusion Partnership (GDIP), says meaningful connectivity requires affordable access, adequate network quality, a device capable of using relevant services, regular use and the skills to participate safely and productively online. A basic connection may allow a call or a mobile-money transaction, but it may not be enough for telemedicine, education, public information or an online business.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South Africa Secures $500 Million for Climate Resilient Cities
AIIB has approved a $500 million sovereign-backed loan to strengthen water, electricity and waste services across South Africa’s metropolitan municipalities.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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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
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- 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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