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Africa’s Top Fintech Player Is Getting Ready for an IPO

By Yinka Adegoke and Alexander Onukwue Flutterwave, the Nigeria-based digital payments company and Africa’s most...

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US Launches Africa Trade Desk, Targets $300 Million Deals in 18 Months

Prosper Africa, a US government national security initiative, has announced the launch of Africa Trade...

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MTN and Investec Partner to Bring PayShap to Mobile Money, Driving Financial Inclusion in South Africa

By Smart Megwai MTN South Africa, in collaboration with Investec and Electrum, is set to...

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Press Release: DFC and IDB Invest Expand the Americas Partnership Platform by Creating a New Co-Financing Framework to Promote Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Monday, April 22, 2024 The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and IDB Invest today...

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Nigeria Secures $1 Billion to Boost Indigenous Medicine Production

By Blessing Joseph The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the acquisition of over $1...

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Analysis: How Impact Valuation Helps Companies Meet the Latest Sustainability Reporting Requirements

By Jochen A Berner , Beate Stuis As companies navigate the implementation of laws such...

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AI in African Healthcare: The Good, the Bad and the RECKLESS

Artificial intelligence (AI) has gone mainstream in the past year, with revolutionary tools now available...

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Goodwell Invests in OmniRetail, Fuelling Better Opportunities for Informal Retailers

Goodwell Investments , an impact investor focused on innovative businesses in emerging markets, is pleased...

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Press Release: Global Verification Body Verra Certifies d.light’s Clean Cookstove Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa

San Francisco, CA., and Nairobi, Kenya – A series of pioneering projects by d.light, the...

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Press Release: Lawyers for Democratic Republic of the Congo write to Tim Cook Demanding Answers on Fears Supply Chain Tainted by Blood Minerals

On April 22, 2024, a group of international lawyers engaged on behalf of the Democratic...

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The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism Receives $7.3 Million to Boost Agricultural Productivity and Smallholder Farmers’ Income

Global Affairs Canada (link is external) has provided $7.3 million in funding to the Africa...

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Press Release: USAID Announces Additional $35.7 Million in New Funding to Fight Plastic Pollution

Imagine a garbage truck full of plastic: old food containers, water bottles, wrapping from packages...

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Analysis: China Is Extending Its Lead Over the US in Africa’s Energy Transition

By Martin K.N Siele China’s manufacturing “overcapacity,” fueled by government subsidies, is giving its companies...

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Private Business Alone Can’t Bring Energy to the Last Mile: Why Philanthropy Should Shift its Focus to Scalable Non-Profit Models

Dotted across rural Uganda are countless former pay-as-you-go (PAYG) electricity shops, now overpainted with signs...

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UAE Commits $50 Million to Development Initiative

By Zainab Mansoor The UAE has committed $50 millon to the second phase of the...

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