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South Africa: Golden Valley Wind Energy Project Reaches Commercial Operation
Renewable power developer BioTherm Energy has completed all four of its projects in South Africa, with the latest, the Golden Valley Wind Energy Facility, having come on stream in the Eastern Cape.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Southern Africa Taps $380 Million in World Bank Financing to Facilitate Regional Trade and Investment for More Inclusive Growth
The new Southern Africa Trade and Connectivity Project (SATCP) will benefit both countries and local communities through investments.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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3rd Annual $100k GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition Launched
Looking for young, agrifood change-makers with business models that can revolutionize food systems across the African continent.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- scale
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Analysis: Implementing Gender Responsive Strategies Towards Combatting COVID-19 in Africa
The year 2020 witnessed the full effect of the Covid-19 global pandemic that met a world unprepared to deal with the disruptions it brought on
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- gender lens
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Ethiopia Overhauls Its Education System With IOHK Blockchain Partnership
Global blockchain research and development company IOHK has announced a unique partnership with the government of Ethiopia.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- blockchain, digital identity, edtech
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Mobile Money Finally Comes to Ethiopia
Ethio Telecom, the – for now – monopoly telecommunications provider in Ethiopia, has announced the roll-out of a mobile money service.
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- Finance, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: DigiPlex Supports Sustainable School-Building in Cote d’Ivoire with 1.2 Million NOK Donation to UNICEF
DigiPlex is supporting a pioneering UNICEF scheme that empowers mothers economically by creating an innovative recycling market, transforming plastic waste into building bricks for new school construction.
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- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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First Circular Agribusiness Accelerator in East Africa to Launch
Established by Bopinc and Village Capital O-Farms will be the First Circular Agribusiness Accelerator in East Africa.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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