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Analysis: Innovation Under Constraint in the Global South
For the impact economy, the central challenge is not replication but responsibility. If scale reshapes power, then impact-aligned capital must take responsibility for how that power is structured and where value ultimately accrues.
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- Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: EAAIF Commits EUR 40 Million of Sustainability-Linked Financing to Support the Upgrade and Expansion of Cabo Verde’s National Airport Network
The financing will support Phase 1B of a 40-year concession awarded in 2023 to Cabo Verde Airports, and will fund critical capacity upgrades, runway extensions, terminal expansions, etc.
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- Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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PwC Takes Over Koko Networks After Clean-Cooking Startup Enters Administration
The collapse caps nearly two years of worsening financial and operational pressure, including in 2024 when Koko was forced to pivot to more expensive and often insufficient local supply, a shift insiders say squeezed margins and destabilised its fuel logistics.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank and Djibouti Sign Agreements for $80 Million to Strengthen Infrastructure and Food Security
The program aims to improve food security, enhance climate resilience, and support sustainable livelihoods through climate‑smart agriculture, more robust pastoral and agro‑pastoral systems, and economic opportunities for women and youth.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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‘I Can’t Afford Cooking Gas,’ Shutdown of Kenya’s Koko Biofuel Firm Wipes Out Clean Cooking Options
In Nairobi's informal settlements, the closure of Kenyan supplier Koko Networks has left thousands of households without access to clean bioethanol cooking fuel.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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World Bank Supports Central Asia’s First Regional Electricity Market to Boost Energy Security and Affordability
During the REMIT Program’s first phase, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, as well as the Central Asian Countries’ Coordinating Dispatch Center (CDC) Energia, will benefit from program grants and concessional financing totaling $143.2 million.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
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- Europe & Eurasia
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African Development Bank Approves $16.5 Million Loan to Boost Kenya’s Clean Energy Transition
Beyond expanding generation capacity, the project will deliver affordable, sustainable baseload power to Kenya’s national grid at one of the lowest tariffs in the country, helping to drive down overall electricity costs.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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DEG Provides EUR 30 Million Funding to Africa Go Green Fund to Scale Energy Efficiency and Climate-Friendly Solutions Across Africa
AGG targets the scale-up of commercially viable climate solutions that reduce emissions and improve energy efficiency.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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