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Analysis: South Africa’s Proposed Fracking Regulations Should Do More to Protect Groundwater
South Africa may turn to unconventional oil and gas resources to augment its energy supply.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- climate change
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Zimbabwe’s InnBucks Gets Green Light to Resume Services
Zimbabwean mobile money platform, InnBucks, has resumed its service following its abrupt suspension by the country's central bank earlier this year.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Expanded Access to Solar Power in Africa Can Stimulate Economic Development – But There Are Risks
UN SDG7 aspires to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. But in Africa, around 600 million people continue to live without access to electricity.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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A $200 Million Injection From the U.S. Will Allow Aspen to Produce More Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccines for Africa
The investment will allow the plant to expand its capacity beyond its current rate of 300 million doses per year.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Pastel Locks in $5.5 Million Seed Funding Led by TLcom to Optimise African SMEs
80% of Nigeria’s 40 million micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) fail to last beyond their fifth year, owing to a lack of digitisation and sub-optimal business practices.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: DFC Disburses $83 Million for Africa Data Centres to Expand ICT Infrastructure in South Africa
This marks the first disbursement of an up to $300 million loan for Africa Data Centres, boosting Information and Communications Technology infrastructure across Africa.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- data, infrastructure, partnerships
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Kenya Is the First Country in Africa to Teach Coding as a School Subject
Kenya’s president, Uhuru Kenyatta, announced coding will be added as a subject in primary and secondary schools.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- cybersecurity, employment
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Nonprofits Launch $100 Million Plan to Support Local Health Workers Mostly in Africa
A new philanthropic project hopes to invest $100 million in 10 countries, mostly in Africa, by 2030 to support 200,000 community health workers.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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