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Press Release: CrossBoundary Energy Partners with Zoodlabs to Develop Off-grid Hybrid Solar Power Plant
The agreement covers the installation of an off-grid solar power plant with a battery storage system to provide continuous electricity to Zoodlabs’ undersea fibre optic facilities in Sierra Leone.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Zola Electric Closes $90 Million Funding Round To Scale Technology and Enter New Markets
Zola Electric, one such provider, is announcing today that it has closed $90 million in new funding to enter new markets and drive distributed renewable energy.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: New Report Urges International Investment in African Philanthropy for Sustainable Social Impact
Hard hitting new research co-commissioned by Vodacom, Safaricom and Vodafone Foundation suggests that the sustainable development of the not-for-profit sector in Africa is being challenged by an imbalance in international investment.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Governments Must Prioritise Off-Grid Energy in Africa’s Economic Recovery
The pandemic has exacerbated some hard truths about the inequality of energy access, with those lacking it hit hardest - but we have the tools to end energy poverty now.
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- Coronavirus, Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Palmetto Pledges $5 Million to Women’s Solar Training in Africa
Under “Get Solar, Give Solar,’ Palmetto has pledged a $5 million, multi-year commitment to offer significant support for Solar Sister’s core operation.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ford, Macarthur Foundations Launch $5 Million Fund to Support ‘Youth Ecosystem’ in Nigeria
NYFF is a five-year collaborative fund seeded by $3 million from the Ford Foundation and $2 million from the MacArthur Foundation.
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- Education
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- youth
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Releaf Secures $4.2 Million in Seed Funding and Grants to Drive Industrialisation of Food Processing in Africa
Releaf, an agtech start-up that develops proprietary hardware and software solutions has made African farmers and food factories more efficient and profitable.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Africa Finance Corporation Plans $500 Million Infrastructure Climate Resilient Fund Under Newly Created Asset Management Division, AFC Capital Partners
As part of its drive to address Africa’s vulnerability to climate risk, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has created an independent asset management arm, AFC Capital Partners.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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