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African Development Fund Provides $5 Million for Desert to Power Program in 4 Countries
The African Development Fund is providing a technical assistance grant for the implementation of the Desert to Power program in four countries in the eastern Sahel.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South Africa HR Startup SmartWage Raises $2 Million Seed Round
South Africa’s SmartWage, an HR and communications technology startup, has raised US$2 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Softbank Shifts Latin America Plan With New Early-Stage Spinout, Upload Ventures
SoftBank Latin America Fund announced that it is spinning out its early-stage Latin American investment arm into a new autonomous entity, dubbed Upload Ventures.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Agriculture Is Linked With Malaria in Complex Ways: Evidence From 16 African Countries
The African population is expected to triple by 2100. This means that more food, water and agricultural commodities are required. To meet these needs, African governments and development agencies have set up large agricultural projects.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Russia’s War on Ukraine Compounds Food Crisis in West Africa
The number of people going hungry in West Africa has reached its highest level in decades, with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine exacerbating a food crisis.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- food security
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Bopinc and Village Capital Launch the Last in a Series of Landscaping Studies on the Potential of Circular Agribusiness in East Africa
A new groundbreaking study from the O-Farms program, implemented by Bopinc and Village Capital and supported by the IKEA Foundation,
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- circular economy
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Nigerian Ed-Tech Startup Klas Raises $130K Angel Funding Round
Nigerian ed-tech startup Klas, which allows anyone to set up an online school and deliver live classes, has raised a US$130,000 angel funding round to help it scale.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- edtech
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UPS Partners With Jumia to Expand Delivery Network in Africa
Global logistics and package delivery company UPS will leverage Jumia’s network across Africa to grow its reach in the continent.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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