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Climate Investment Raises $450 Million to Scale Breakthrough Decarbonization Technologies and Bridge Climate Tech’s Missing Middle
Decarbonization Acceleration Fund (DAF) targets companies with validated technologies and commercial traction across heavy-emitting sectors including energy, industry, transport and buildings.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Tazapay Raises $36 Million in Total Series B Funding to Scale Next-Generation Payment Rails Globally; Circle Ventures Leads Extension
The extension reflects investor alignment around Tazapay's regulated, last-mile infrastructure, which harnesses modern digital settlement technology to power cross-border payments for businesses operating across emerging markets — replacing legacy banking rails with faster, more capital-efficient alternatives.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Airtel, SpaceX Test Starlink Mobile in Kenya
If scaled successfully, the initiative may not only improve connectivity but also unlock new economic opportunities, from mobile banking to e-commerce, particularly in rural and hard-to-reach communities.
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- Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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$48 Million First Close for Aqua-Spark Africa Aquaculture Fund
Aqua-Spark has announced the official first close of its new Aqua-Spark Africa fund at USD 48 million, marking a significant milestone in the development of aquaculture across sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Proparco Commits $15 Million to AIIM’s African Transition Acceleration Fund
The pan-African fund targets a $200 million raise and will back early-stage project developers.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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World Bank Group’s IFC Invests in Malaysia’s Zetrix AI to Improve Access to Digital Public Infrastructure Services
IFC’s 155.6 million Malaysian Ringgit ($40 million) investment will support the development and rollout of new, blockchain-based DPI applications and artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled products that aim to improve digital inclusion, access to services, and economic efficiency in Malaysia and the broader ASEAN region.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Africa Emerges as World Fastest-Growing Solar Market in 2025 – Report
Africa’s solar adoption is gradually becoming mainstream market.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Join Forces to Expand Clean Energy Access Across Rwanda
The addendum builds on the Board’s July 2025 approval of a $200 million African Development Bank Group loan and formalises the $100 million AIIB co-financing arrangement as part of a total programme cost of $300 million.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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