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Bboxx EDF Sign €11 Million Deal With OGEF to Accelerate Electrification of an Additional 1.5 Million People in Togo
The funding will enable Bboxx EDF to ramp up clean electrification delivery in Togo.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Trafigura Secures US $600 Million for Congo Cobalt and Copper Mines
An important component of the loan agreement involves the enhancement of environmental, social and governance (ESG).
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- Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- governance
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Tanzania’s YC Alum Ramani Raises $32 Million to Digitize Consumer-Packaged Goods Supply Chains, Lend Resellers
Ramani, a Tanzanian startup focused on consumer-packaged goods (CPG) supply chains, plans to introduce new financial services as it expands its operations in the East Africa.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- data, supply chains
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African Telcos Target Minors With New Mobile Money Solutions
African telecom operators are re-imagining these accounts, lining up digital junior wallets to allow young individuals aged below 18 years old to make more transactions over mobile phones.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- digital payments, savings
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Analysis: African Biotech Holds the Key to Transforming Not Just the Health of African People, but Our Economies as Well
African biotech has the potential to create countless new job opportunities for Africa’s young and talented population which could catalyze significant and sustainable economic growth across the continent.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- innovation, vaccines
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Most Tanzanian Merchants Believe That Digital Retail Payments Will Benefit Their Business. Why Are They Still Using Cash?
A large gap between the use of digital retail payments in high-income countries and low and middle-income countries (LMICs) cannot be completely explained by differences in access to digital financial tools.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Government Admits Poverty Fight Failure in Northern Uganda
The government has admitted that its efforts over the past decades to lift northern Uganda out of poverty have failed.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Liberia: African Development Bank Releases $5 Million to Enhance Food Security in the Face of Climate Change
In response to global warming, Liberia is launching its Emergency Food Production Programme to increase agricultural productivity
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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