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Bboxx Launches in Nigeria To Deliver Clean Energy and Sustainable Development to 20 Million People
Bboxx, a next generation utility tackling the global energy poverty crisis, has officially launched in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and Bboxx’s largest market to date.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- employment, renewable energy, solar
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ABC Fund Deploys More Capital To Support Agri-Businesses in West Africa
The Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC Fund) is investing a total of EUR1.6 million in two companies in the shea sector, in Mali and Côte d’Ivoire.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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COP26: Climate Threats to Smallholder Farmers Drive New Investments in CGIAR Research, Pushing 2021 Pledges Close to $1 Billion
Facing mounting evidence that climate change will fall hardest on agriculture-dependent regions like sub-Saharan Africa, a coalition of funders at the United Nations climate summit pledged $575 million.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Jeff Bezos Promises $2 Billion To Fix Africa’s Forests and Food After Meeting Prince Charles
The world's second-richest man has upped his pledge to help fund reforestation, and agricultural transformation, in Africa.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South Africa’s RecoMed Raises $1.5 Million To Scale Its Online Healthcare Marketplace
South African online healthcare marketplace RecoMed has raised a $1.5 million financing round, the company confirmed to TechCrunch.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Africa’s First Climate Credit Facility for Agriculture Launches in Kenya
Africa’s first climate adaptation credit facility for agriculture, ADAPTA, has launched with USD 1.5 million in funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for Phase I in Kenya.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- climate change, innovation
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Productive Use of Energy in Africa Is Powering Socio-economic Transformation While Offering Investment Opportunities
The programme enables African businesses to harness clean energy to improve incomes, build climate resilience and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sendbox Raises $1.8 Million Seed to Digitise Deliveries for African SMEs
Sendbox, the Nigerian startup digitising deliveries for e-commerce and social commerce sellers in Africa, has closed a $1.8 million seed round to expand into more African markets, scale its product offerings and hire more talents.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- e-commerce, scale, startups
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