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BioNTech Secures $145 Million to Boost mRNA Vaccine Capabilities in Africa
The German biotech will use the funding to enhance the mRNA vaccine research and development capacity of its facility in Kigali, Rwanda.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Alpla, Re-Purpose Invest to Recycle Plastic in South Africa
European packaging producer says a planned site in Ballito, South Africa, will be able to handle 35,000 metric tons annually of discarded plastic.
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- WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- partnerships, recycling, waste
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Scaling Impact in the Last Mile Distribution Sector: The Pros and Cons of Different Pathways to Scale
The last mile distribution sector has gained significant momentum. But as Russell Lyseight at the Global Distributors Collective and Emma Colenbrander at Spring Impact point out, there is still a huge discrepancy between the size of the problem (i.e., last mile consumers’ lack of access to beneficial products and services) and the distribution solutions that currently exist. They explore several approaches last mile distributors can use to close this gap.
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- Agriculture, Energy
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Fship Ties up With India Post for Last-Mile Delivery of E-commerce Products
The collaboration will benefit Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) startups as well as small and medium businesses across India by enhancing last-mile delivery services for e-commerce products, the company said.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Nodle and Watu Use Blockchain to Help Boda Boda Riders in Africa
Global blockchain innovator brings the power of its decentralized smartphone network to financial inclusion pioneer to help drive mobility and enhance prosperity.
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- Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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M-KOPA, Bolt Join Kenya’s EV Push To Put 5,000 E-Bikes On The Road
M-KOPA, a prominent African fintech platform offering asset finance has joined forces with Bolt, one of the main players in on-demand mobility in Africa, to launch an electric bike fleet in Kenya.
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- Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-mobility, fintech, partnerships
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Press Release: Saudi Arabia and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Announce Landmark Push to Eradicate Polio and Lift Millions out of Poverty
Saudi Arabia and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today pledged to work together to help protect 370 million children annually from polio and lift millions out of poverty across 33 Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) member countries.
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- Health Care, Investing
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- North Africa & Near East
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BlackRock, Temasek Raise $1.4 Billion for Decarbonization-Focused Growth Fund
Since launch, the Decarbonization Team has grown to more than 25 members across offices in New York, San Francisco, Singapore, London, Paris and Houston.
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- Global
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