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Inside Francis Dufay’s Urgent Plans to Rescue Jumia, the Struggling Amazon of Africa
As chief executive, Dufay inherited a struggling business that is no longer growing, putting it at risk of running out of money in a little over a year.
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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- e-commerce, startups
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Analysis: How Can We Address the E-Waste Challenge and Promote a Sustainable Off-Grid Solar Industry?
At GOGLA we have been working with industry leaders for several years to address product quality and e-waste challenges.
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- Energy, Technology, Telecommunications, WASH
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- Global
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The Dark Side of Solar: How Off-Grid Products Are Creating Waste in Africa
Solar e-waste negatively impacts local communities; waste and landfill sites, commonly located close to poorer communities.
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- Energy, Technology, WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Elon Musks’ Starlink Partners with Jumia to Boost Fast-Speed Internet in Africa
The partnership with Jumia will help Starlink sell terminals in areas that lack formal addresses and city mapping, Bloomberg reported.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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CAF to Allocate USD$5 Million to Finance Innovative Startups
The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean approved an investment of USD$5 million in NXTP Ventures Fund III to foster the development of technology startups in the region.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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- impact investing, innovation, MSMEs, scale, startups
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Byju’s New India CEO Arjun Mohan to Cut More Than 4,500 Jobs
The final size of the India workforce at Byju’s may still vary as various teams will be assessing the impact of the latest changes.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- edtech, employment, failure
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Fintech Mundi Raises USD$15 Million Investment Round
Fintech Mundi unveiled a new Series A-2 funding round totaling USD$15 million, with Haymaker Ventures being the lead investor.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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- fintech, international trade, MSMEs
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P1 Ventures Closes $25 Million of its Second $50 Million to Back Early-stage Startups
According to Hajjar, P1 Ventures is motivated to deviate from the norm and support the underdogs because it comes from a relatively small economy.
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- Health Care, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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