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Analysis: How Smallholder Farmers Are Coping With the Pandemic
As smallholder farmers, Hakuzimana says they are faced with countless challenges such as limited market, wastage of produce and limited access to sources of agricultural productivity.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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COVID-19 Knocked $200 Million off Remittances Last Year in Uganda
Remittances fell by $200m for the year ended December 2020, highlighting the impact of Covid-19 within and without Uganda.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Atlas AI Launches Aperture™ – Unlocking Unparalleled Insight to Target Investment and Drive Impact in Emerging Markets
Atlas AI today announced the launch of Aperture™, a market and economic intelligence platform unlocking unparalleled insight into demographic, economic and infrastructure conditions across the emerging markets.
- Categories
- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mobile Money Contributed 10% of $2.87 Billion Revenue Generated by Airtel Africa in 2020
Voice revenue continues to be the major source of revenue for the telco in the country. It grew by double-digits to $657m in the nine-month period. There was no mobile money revenue in Nigeria but the revenue generated from data was huge.
- Categories
- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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New Sanitation and Wastewater Management Benchmark Tool in Africa
Africa must invest in innovative sanitation and wastewater management to achieve development goals – report
- Categories
- Technology, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Potential of Floating Solar PV in Africa Vastly Underrated
Many African countries are heavily dependent on hydropower to provide baseline power, which is being affected by increasingly frequent droughts. At the same time, Africa is characterised by a very high solar potential.
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- Energy, Impact Assessment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- renewable energy
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AXA IM Alts Leads New Investment Round in Sanergy’s Africa and Asia Expansion
With AXA IM Alts’s support, Sanergy would be well-positioned to scale its operations in Kenya and across the region.
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- Agriculture, Environment, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- innovation, recycling
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Nigerian Fintech Startup, Cowrywise, Raises $3 Million Pre-Series a Funding Led by Quona Capital
Nigerian wealth management startup, Cowrywise, has announced that it has raised $3 million pre-series A funding.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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