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Press Release: MCC, Zambia Sign $491 Million Compact to Advance Agriculture Sector
The Zambia Farm-to-Market Compact will be implemented by the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA)–Zambia II, a new entity created by the Government of Zambia specifically to lead implementation of this compact program.
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- Agriculture, WASH
- Region
- Global
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IFC Commits $25 Million to Acumen’s Fund for Expanding Energy Access in Africa
The grant encourages solar companies to lower interest rates for end-users by achieving specific key performance indicators (KPIs).
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Afreximbank Announces Aim to Double Creative Africa Nexus Funding to $2 Billion to Boost Africa’s Creative Economy
The new funding will primarily focus on infrastructure development, which remains a key challenge in the creative sectors.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nexif Ratch Energy Secures Financial Close for Its 145 MWP Bacolod Solar Power Project in the Philippines
It is a 145 MWp ground-mounted solar photovoltaic project that will connect to NGCP’s Bacolod Substation and can potentially power to up to 52,600 households.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
- Tags
- infrastructure, renewable energy, solar, wind
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‘A Proudly South African Project’: Start Of The Journey For The Country’s First Electric Minibus Taxi
South Africa’s first electric minibus taxi, eKamva, was unveiled at the Smarter Mobility Africa Summit in Johannesburg today.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Huawei to Open Cloud Region in Nigeria by End of October
Huawei Technologies has announced plans to establish a datacentre in Nigeria, in a move to meet the country’s data storage regulations.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Pan-African Telco Paratus Group Partners with Low Earth Orbit Satellite Operators to Extend its Internet Network
Through its partnership agreements with global low earth orbit (LEO), Paratus is positioning itself to offer an extensive LEO satellite network across Africa as regulatory and satellite coverage hurdles are overcome.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA) and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) power ARISE IIP’s US $443 Million Capital Raise
ARISE IIP is a leading pan-African developer and operator of world-class industrial parks.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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