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Google Picks South Africa for Its First Cloud Region in Africa
Google said it is also building Dedicated Cloud Interconnect sites, which link users’ on-premises networks with Google’s grid.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Energy Infrastructure Firms to Scale Mini-Grid Model in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda
The project will see the companies co-develop four new mini-grids and four agri-processing hubs on Idjwi Island, DRC, followed by a further four solar mini-grids and three APHs in south-east Rwanda.
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- Agriculture, Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- infrastructure, scale, SDGs
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South African Digital Identity Startup iiDENTIFii Raises Record $15 Million
Cybercrime within the financial sector is a growing threat to Africa. iiDENTIFii will use this investment to fund its expansion across the continent.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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CrossBoundary Energy Commissions First-Of-Its-Kind Commercial Solar and Battery System in Sierra Leone
Renewable energy investment company CrossBoundary Energy has commissioned a solar photovoltaic power plant with a battery storage system for a plantation forestry group in Sierra Leone.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- solar
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Equity Bank Avails $6 Billion Fund to Boost Business Recovery Across Africa
Equity Bank Rwanda Plc has called on businesses to take advantage of the $6 billion fund available to support recovery and post Covid-19 resilience.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Wiocc Secures R540-Million Equity Investment for Expansion in Africa
This investment supports our goal of establishing an integrated, open-access, core-to-edge cloud ecosystem throughout the African continent.
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- Investing, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA) Announces Its First Close of US $670 Million Across Four Fund Strategies
FEDA, the impact investment arm of the Afreximbank has been set up to support intra-African trade growth, value-add export development and industrialization.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Solar Mini Grids Could Power Half a Billion People by 2030, World Bank Says
Providing electricity to 490 million people will require constructing more than 217,000 mini grids at a cost of $127bn.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- energy access
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