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Africa Launches $14 Million Program To Shore up Coffee Sector Amid COVID-19
ICO projects a loss of exports valued between $100m and $200m, potentially affecting 6.6 million jobs in coffee sector, particularly in east Africa
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenyan MNO Safaricom Launches 2nd Edition of Spark Venture Fund, Ups Size To $6 Million
Leading Kenyan mobile network operator (MNO) Safaricom has announced the second edition of its Spark Venture Fund, which will invest a total of US$6 million in several innovative Kenyan tech startups.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- impact investing, scale, startups
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Analysis: Kenya must build resilience of agriculture to survive ever-increasing threats
The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed the vulnerability of the agri-food value chain to external shocks, thus there is need for stakeholders to help build resilience of the sector.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Interview: Fred Swaniker on How Entrepreneurs Could Help Africa Emerge Stronger From the Coronavirus Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has crippled much of the global economy, with potentially disastrous impacts for many African nations. But there are signs of hope, too.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- innovation, youth
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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Reins in Mobile Money Companies
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor, Dr John Mangudya has ordered mobile money companies to immediately stop registering multiple individual wallets which are being used as conduits for bypassing regulatory transaction limits by illicit money dealers in its latest mid-term monetary policy statement released today.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Launch of the Fair Cobalt Alliance: Working together to improve conditions in cobalt mines and communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Fair Cobalt Alliance (FCA) is set up to work with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government and civil society partners to tackle problems in the cobalt supply chain linked to artisanal and small scale mining (ASM), such as poor working conditions and child labour, and build a source of responsible cobalt from the ASM sector.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mobile Money Payment Limits in Zimbabwe Frustrating Business, Consumers
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s decision to continue restricting mobile money transaction limits at a time inflation has been rising has negatively affected the ease of doing business and hurt small businesses and the marginalized.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Africa Minigrid Benchmarking Report Launched
New data confirms distributed energy minigrids most reliable, affordable option for African governments seeking effective rural electrification and improved livelihoods, but lengthy and unpredictable approvals stymie growth.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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