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Nigeria’s Koolboks Raises $11 Million to Scale Solar-Powered Refrigeration Across Africa
The company designs solar-powered refrigeration units that pair ice-battery thermal storage with IoT telemetry.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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WDI Partners with Adaptive Change Advisors
Through this partnership, WDI and ACA will develop professional and inclusive programming to bridge the persistent gaps in the innovation ecosystem, etc.
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- Global
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500 Global and UNDP Launch New Innovation Programs to Boost Africa’s Ecosystem
The launch is the latest in a series of firm actions to reinforce support for the African venture ecosystem.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mongolia’s AND Global Secures US $21.4 Million Series B to Drive Fintech Expansion in Southeast Asia
The capital will enable the expansion of AND Global's AI-driven solutions throughout Southeast Asia and launch new tools for MSMEs.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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- financial inclusion, fintech, innovation, lending, MSMEs
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Africa’s Innovations Are Overlooked Because Global Measures Don’t Fit: What Needs to Change
By 2020 at least 25 African countries had a national policy framework for science, technology and innovation. This compares with only about 8 in 2010.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Fund Seeks Historic Shift to Tap Capital Markets
Currently prohibited by its charter from borrowing, the ADF aims to raise $5 billion every three years in “patient capital” to support Africa’s lowest-income economies.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Village Capital Appoints Ellen Brooks as Chief Executive Officer
Ellen will join Village Capital from the International Rescue Committee (IRC), where she was the Director of Innovative Finance.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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NITI Aayog Launches India Electric Mobility Index to Accelerate State EV Progress
By integrating these dimensions, the IEMI presents a holistic picture of each state’s electric mobility landscape, identifying strengths to replicate and weaknesses requiring focused interventions.
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- Energy, Investing, Transportation
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- Asia Pacific