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M-Pesa Rolls Out in Ghana, Expands Into West African Market
Vodafone Group announced the rollout of mobile money platform M-Pesa in Ghana, the 11th market where it has launched the service so far.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Creating an Uber Motorcycle Service in Uganda to Get Expectant Mothers to the Clinic
Naboth is 25-year-olds, boda-boda driver. He’s shy, and warm. His father passed away two years ago. Unable to afford school, he bought a boda-boda to support himself and his family. His mother then sent him to a PSI-supported clinic to talk to Jane — a midwife.
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- Health Care, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- transportation
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Buy a Hot Coffee to Help Healthcare in Africa
In a tiny remote village in Africa a young woman known as Christina is studying to become a midwife.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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In Response to Crisis, Bank of Ghana to Review Licensing Regime for Microfinance Companies
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has decided to review the process of granting licences to microfinance institutions (MFIs) to forestall illegal operations by unqualified MFIs in the country.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Why This $5 Million May Matter Most for Off Grid Electric
When it received a $5 million award from the U.S. Agency for International Development last month, Off Grid Electric became the first company to receive all three rounds of funding from the Development Innovation Ventures program.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy, solar
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Viewpoint: Amended Financial Law Could Revolutionise Banking in Uganda
After nearly six years in the making, it took Members of Parliament a single day to pass amendments to the 2004 Financial Institutions Act.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- Islamic finance
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Ghana Microfinance Crisis Growing Into Security Crisis
Bono Ahafo Micro Finance crisis has grown into a security crisis as aggrieved clients demonstrate attack and threaten to stop financial institutions from operating.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- microfinance
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Sidestepping M-Pesa, BitPesa Partners With Airtel and MTN Money Mobile Wallets
Kenyan based Pan African bitcoin trading platform, BitPesa has partnered with Airtel and MTN Money mobile wallets weeks after Safaricom asked third party integrator Lipisha Consortium to sever ties with BitPesa.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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