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ADF approves $5.5 million grant to fund phase two of flagship Desert to Power energy project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a $5.5 million technical assistance grant to kick-start the roll-out of the flagship...
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UN: “Great finance divide” amid COVID-19 poses major setback for sustainable development
The crippling cost of debt financing for many developing countries has hamstrung their recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, forced cutbacks in development spending, and...
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Getinge Partners with IFC to Bolster Supplies of Life-saving Equipment Across Africa
A leading manufacturer of medical and life sciences equipment, Getinge, has joined IFC's Africa Medical Equipment Facility, an initiative designed to help healthcare providers...
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Amid growing famine risk in Somalia, un humanitarian visit in Galkayo highlights dire conditions of displaced Somalis
On a visit to the city of Galkayo in northern Somalia, top United Nations humanitarian officials heard first-hand of the dire conditions that local...
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Afreximbank launches $4 bln Ukraine Crisis Adjustment Trade Financing Programme
The Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) approved the launch of the Ukraine Crisis Adjustment Trade Financing Programme for Africa (UKAFPA), a...
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Crisis in Ukraine, agricultural machinery must ‘work as a system’
The fourth edition of the FederUnacoma Think Tank dedicated to the geopolitical emergency and the commodity crisis took place on 31 March in Bologna....
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Jacobs Foundation calls for “culture shift” to put evidence at the heart of Africa’s $1.5 billion Edtech industry
The Jacobs Foundation called on investors, edtech companies, and academia throughout Africa and around the world to deepen their collaboration and integrate more research...
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E-commerce plays role in retailing to consumers
Shega.com, an E-commerce company announced that it has availed its platform in December 2021 with a variety of locally made and other fast moving...
