Arise invests in South African fintech start-up Omnisient
Arise, a company that invests in African financial service providers and fintechs that advance financial inclusion, has invested…
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Summit to secure $4 billion clean cooking funding for African women
The upcoming Paris Summit scheduled to take place next week aims to Secure Commitments toward $4 billion needed…
Mastercard Foundation invites Africans to apply for funding
The Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity has launched an Agribusiness Challenge Fund, calling for proposals from…
IFAD set to channel funding for Sahel region
In a significant move to address the triple COVID, conflict and climate crisis in the Sahel, the International…
USAID secures additional funding to fight tuberculosis
To strengthen global efforts to fight tuberculosis, USAID has secured critical external investments to accelerate efforts and expand…
Renew Capital set to fund 50 tech startups in Africa
Renew Capital launched Renew Venture Lab Fund 2 (RVL2), aiming to invest in and empower up to 50…
Uganda secures $253 million funding for road construction
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved a loan of $252.83 million to…
Frost & Sullivan invites African companies to compete for funding
Frost & Sullivan Africa clean energy related project owners in Africa to list their projects and potentially participate…
African ministers discuss comprehensive reform proposals
African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development have called for key reforms of the Bretton Woods Institutions…
Platform urged to scale up its support to African countries
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed called on developing Africa’s common positions on emerging issues in support of…
Worldwide TB research and development funding surpasses $1 billion
For the first time in history, funding for tuberculosis (TB) research and development (R&D) hit a billion dollars…
Initiative to help entrepreneurs in Ethiopia get seed money
A new global initiative, The Generation Unlimited Youth Challenge is set to help young entrepreneurs in Ethiopia get…
Ghanaian digital commerce companies secure funding
Today, the Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator welcomed four Ghanaian digital commerce companies, OZÉ, Shopa, Swoove, and…
Digital transactions in Ethiopia to represent 39 percent GDP by 2025
A new report forecasts that the size of digitally transacted economic activities in Ethiopia will grow to 3…
IFAD to help 23,900 vulnerable South Sudanese
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is set to provide funding to assist 23,900 vulnerable rural people…
African development Bank set to fund women entrepreneurs
This May, the African Development Bank Group is launching a call for proposals for projects enhancing the viability…
EU to help Ethiopia create 400,000 new jobs
The European Union (EU) is set to provide 1.5 billion birr (45 million euros) finance to Ethiopia assisting…