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MPharma, a Telehealth Pioneer Out of Ghana, Gets Physical With 100 Virtual Centers Across Africa
The potential for telehealth across Africa is vast and promising as mobile connectivity deepens, and innovations that could potentially bridge the doctor-patient ratio gap increase, according to a Deloitte report.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Google’s $1 Billion Africa Investment Sparks Tax Debate
Google's plans to invest $1 billion in Africa's tech infrastructure and talent over the next five years has sparked a debate over big tech's tax obligations.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria’s War on Tech
In a nation struggling with widespread unemployment and poverty, Nigeria’s rapidly expanding tech industry is one of the few beacons of hope for upward mobility, especially amongst the youth.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital payments, fintech, mobility, startups, tech, technology
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Backed by Greycroft, Klasha Gets $2.4 Million To Improve Cross-border Commerce in Africa
Klasha, a Lagos and San Francisco-based startup, sees a niche in cross-border commerce and provides multiple integrations and APIs to facilitate transactions in that space.
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- Entrepreneurship, Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Google Sets up $50 Million Fund To Invest in African Startups
Google plans to invest up to $50 million in African early- and growth-stage startups via its Africa Investment Fund, ramping up efforts to support more businesses on the continent.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Fintech Can Help Fill Climate Resilience Gaps in Emerging Markets
As lessons are learned from the fuel crisis, public and private sector players must act quickly to ensure that critical supply chains can withstand the shocks of increasingly severe climate impacts.
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- Environment, Technology
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- Global
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Aspire Raises $158 Million Series B To Build a Full-Stack “Financial Operating System” for Southeast Asian Businesses
Aspire also operates in Indonesia and Vietnam and is laying the groundwork, including regulatory, to expand into other Southeast Asian markets,
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- Finance, Technology
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- South Asia
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$100 Million Innovation Fund to Fuel African Tech Investments
The Global Innovation Initiative Group (GIIG), an investment vehicle for early-stage tech start-ups, has established a new fund to invest in early-stage tech innovation start-ups across Africa.
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- Entrepreneurship, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- entrepreneurship, innovation, startups, tech, technology
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