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Mawingu Raises $20 Million to Expand Affordable Internet Across Rural Kenya
Mawingu’s model combines solar-powered wireless technology with a community-focused approach to bring down costs and overcome the logistical hurdles that have kept larger telecommunications companies out of these areas.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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EU Announces $638 Million to Support Africa’s Clean Energy Transition
The funding will back projects in nine countries, targeting regional power infrastructure and rural access to clean electricity.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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P4G Awards $3.8 Million to 14 Climate Startups Driving Green Innovation in Emerging Markets
This funding will help these early-stage businesses grow breakthrough solutions making them investment-ready to accelerate green growth in emerging markets.
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- Energy, Finance, Technology
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- Global
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BII Commits $20 Million to Acumen’s Hardest-to-Reach Initiative
The platform aims to expand access to affordable, reliable energy in underserved African markets.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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SunCulture and Bridgin To Launch 15 Million USD Structure to Finance Climate-Smart Agriculture in Kenya
Through this partnership, Bridgin will finance portfolios of SunCulture’s farmer receivables, allowing the company to reach more customers while de-risking its balance sheet and reinvesting in scale.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: How Fossil Fuel Dependency Keeps Nigerians in Darkness
Nigeria holds more than 200 trillion cubic feet of proven natural gas reserves — the largest in Africa and ninth globally. Yet millions still face daily blackouts.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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MOPO Secures £5 Million Investment From Norfund to Expand Clean Energy Access Across Africa
MOPO operates a pay-per-use battery rental system that delivers clean and dependable energy to households and businesses through solar charging hubs managed by local agents.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Aligning Capital with Justice: How Innovative Finance Can Enable the Final Stretch Toward Energy Access in Africa
The world has made unprecedented progress toward universal energy access, and today over 90% of the global population has electricity. But as Roeland Menger at Nithio explains, the remaining 10% live in rural and low-income communities — primarily in Africa — that typical business and funding models can't reach. He argues that the exclusion of these markets is not only ineffective but unjust, and highlights several innovative investment approaches that are expanding decentralized energy to the last mile.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing