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MarketForce Secures $2 Million Pre-series A Round, Plans to Launch in Nigeria and Scale Up RejaReja in East Africa
MarketForce aims to digitize offline transactions and transform how informal retail merchants buy and sell.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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DFC, IFC, EIB, and AFD Boosting COVID-19 Vaccine Production in Africa with Senegal-based Vaccine Manufacturer IPD
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, International Finance Corporation, European Investment Bank, and the French Development Agency announced their commitment to support Fondation Institut Pasteur de Dakar to bolster the production of COVID-19 vaccines in the country.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- manufacturing, vaccines
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Press Release: Utilities 2.0 Twaake Pilot: New Integrated Energy Approach Could Deliver Universal Electrification in Uganda for Half the Cost, Fraction of the Time as Grid-Only
A coalition of global energy sector leaders launched a first-of-its-kind integrated energy pilot in Uganda.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Daystar Power Receives $20 Million in Funding to Boost Operations in West Africa
Nigeria-based, Daystar Power, has received an investment from the International Finance Corporation(IFC), a subsidiary of the World Bank Group.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Why Africa’s Push to Make Vaccines Should Look Further Than COVID-19
It’s unlikely that vaccine manufacturing will offer Africa a quick fix for COVID-19. Countries on the continent are grappling with a diverse array of challenges.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- nonprofits, vaccines
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Statkraft to Support Solar in Africa to Address Energy Poverty
Statkraft is partnering with SolarAid to address energy poverty through solar power in sub-Saharan Africa over the next three years.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- energy access
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Ecobank Group Integrates Express Cash by Semoa to Accelerate Financial Inclusion in Africa
The Ecobank Group has announced enabling mobile money users in Togo to carry out banking faster and easier, across the West African Economic and Monetary Union through a new digital banking service called ‘Express cash by Semoa’.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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GrEEn Project Partners with Fidelity Bank and Viamo to Improve Access to Financial Services
Fidelity Bank and Viamo are partnering with GrEEn Projects to bring financial innovation to the Ashanti and Western regions.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- financial inclusion, youth
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