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Press Release: Pesalink and PAPSS Unlock Cross-Border Payments in Local Currencies in Kenya
The partnership enables instant 24/7 cross-border payments from PAPSS participants into banks and mobile money operators within the Pesalink network in Kenya, all settled in local currencies.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Proparco Grants Wema Bank a First €5 Million Guarantee to Finance Impact-Driven MSMEs in Nigeria
Proparco is granting a NGN 9 billion ARIZ portfolio guarantee (equivalent to €5 million) to Wema Bank in Nigeria. This marks the first collaboration between the two institutions.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
- 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.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Anthropic and the Government of Rwanda Sign MOU for AI in Health and Education
Anthropic says, "Together, these partnerships reflect a long-term collaboration that prioritizes capacity building, responsible deployment, and local autonomy over how new technologies are introduced."
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: ‘Clean Energy for People and Planet’ Must Start With African Realities
For Africa, the clean energy agenda cannot be framed as a matter of global urgency translated into continental compliance. It must be ‘glocalised’, by adapting to local political economies, governance realities, historical trajectories of (under) development, and importantly, a consideration of indigenous energy systems.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Anthropic Opens Bengaluru Office and Announces New Partnerships Across India
Anthropic will partner across enterprise, education, and agriculture sectors that deepen its commitment to India.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: IDB Lab to Invest $8 Million in AgVentures III Fund to Advance Agtech Innovation
Fund manager SP Ventures' impact thesis is to generate social benefits for vulnerable populations by supporting technologies that democratize access to productivity and efficiency for small- and medium-sized farmers.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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Critical Minerals, Complex Choices: WDI Report Unpacks the Dilemmas, Pathways for Countries with Vast Reserves
In the following Q&A, report authors Diana E. Páez, WDI Senior Director, Energy & Mobility; Dana Gorodetsky, WDI Program Manager, Energy & Mobility; and Gerald E. Arhin, Research Fellow in the Political Economy of Climate Compatible Development, University College London; discuss the core dilemmas countries face, share lessons from their comparative analysis, and offer guidance for policymakers navigating these complex choices.
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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