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African Development Bank Group Earmarks $8 Million to Establish Interoperable Bank ID System in 4 West African Countries
The purpose of the new bank ID system is to enable the linkage of bank accounts across different financial service providers in what is seen as a financial inclusion push.
- Categories
- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: ‘Fully Financing’ HIV Response in Africa Will Save Millions of Lives: UNAIDS
The report demonstrates that failing to mobilise the required funding to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 has substantial health, social and economic costs.
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- Education, Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- failure, public health
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USAID Plans $45 Million Lagos Urban WASH Scheme
To ensure potable and safe water supply, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched an intervention programme in Lagos, which will promote operational reforms, infrastructure improvements and institutional capacity building.
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- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- hygiene, sanitation, water
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OPEC Fund Financing Clean Cooking Energy Transition in Madagascar
The grant funding will provide technical assistance support for Madagascar’s National Clean Cooking Transition Programme.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Global Environment Facility Adds $13 Million to AGRI3 Fund for Sustainable Agriculture
This funding mechanism supports the development of sustainable agriculture and forest conservation.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- climate finance, forests
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Press Release: UNDP to Support Seven Innovative Financial Solutions for Clean Energy in East Africa
The seven solutions are the winners of the UNDP Climate Aggregation Platform Financial Innovation Challenge which aims to crowdsource innovative financial aggregation solutions for clean energy assets in East Africa.
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- Environment, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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With $200 Million, Spiro Will Deploy 140,000 Electric Motorcycles in Uganda
The investment should help decarbonize the transport sector Uganda, which is increasingly courted by car manufacturers.
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- Environment, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Visa Foundation Commits $5 Million to Support Women Entrepreneurs in Africa
Visa Foundation says it expects to contribute $5 million in grants and impact investments in Africa that will support women’s participation in the digital economy.
- Categories
- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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