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African Development Bank’s Climate Action Window channels $31m to boost climate resilience in four countries
Africa

African Development Bank’s Climate Action Window channels $31m to boost climate resilience in four countries

Press Release – 10-Feb-2025 The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved over $31 million in funding under its African Climate Action Window (CAW) to strengthen climate resilience in Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Djibouti, and Madagascar. The Climate Action Window of the Bank Group’s African Development Fund seeks to mobilize $4 billion by 2025 to provide rapid and coherent access to … Continue reading African Development Bank’s Climate Action Window channels $31m to boost climate resilience in four countries

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Zindi
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Zindi’s Celina Lee Highlights AI Upskilling Imperative for Africans during Paris Summit

Press Release – 12/02/2025 – Paris, France – Celina Lee, the Co-Founder and CEO of Zindi, Africa’s largest network of data scientists, underscored the transformative potential of AI workforce development during a high-stakes panel session at the just-concluded AI Action Summit in Paris. Speaking alongside stakeholders such as Google’s Senior VP for Research, James Manyika, and Sylvian Duranton, MD and Senior Partner at BCG, Lee … Continue reading Zindi’s Celina Lee Highlights AI Upskilling Imperative for Africans during Paris Summit

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GEAPP and Rockefeller Foundation
Africa

GEAPP and Rockefeller Foundation Advance New Energy Access Projects in More than a Dozen African Countries

Press Release – Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | January 28, 2025 ― During the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) and The Rockefeller Foundation introduced nearly two dozen new energy access projects in 11 African countries and across the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the largest regional economic organization in Africa. The projects are funded through … Continue reading GEAPP and Rockefeller Foundation Advance New Energy Access Projects in More than a Dozen African Countries

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ATLAS
Africa, Europe

ATLAS Launches Groundbreaking 2×30 Challenge at Davos: Doubling Investments in Africa’s Agri-Food Systems by 2030

Press Release – Paris, France – 20 January, 2025 – At this year’s World Economic Forum, ATLAS (Agricultural Transitions Lab for African Solutions, an initiative of the Paris Peace Forum) is unveiling the 2×30 Challenge, which calls for doubling annual investments in Africa’s agri-food systems by 2030 – from $50 billion to $100 billion. This is a transformative step toward building more productive and resilient food systems across the continent. African agriculture currently receives less than 3% … Continue reading ATLAS Launches Groundbreaking 2×30 Challenge at Davos: Doubling Investments in Africa’s Agri-Food Systems by 2030

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Bart Turtelboom
Africa, Impact Newswire Exclusive, United States

Delphos Advises PowerGen On a Transaction Involving the Establishment of a Transformative Renewable Energy Platform across Africa

20th January, 2025 Washington D.C.– Delphos was selected as the specialist advisor to PowerGen Renewable Energy (“PowerGen”) on the equity raise of a renewable energy platform to increase energy access across Africa.  The first closing on the transaction was reached in January 2025 and will catalyze additional equity and debt capital later in 2025. This crucial capital, sourced from leading international impact investors including InfraCo, … Continue reading Delphos Advises PowerGen On a Transaction Involving the Establishment of a Transformative Renewable Energy Platform across Africa

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Zindi
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Yango and Zindi Announce the 2024 Lusaka Mobility Prediction Hackathon

African Data Scientists from Zambia are Predicting Traffic Created by Weather Challenges Lusaka, Zambia, 15th October, 2024 – Yango Group, a global tech company that creates everyday services, is excited to power the 2024 Lusaka Mobility Prediction Hackathon by Zindi. The event is set to take place on Saturday, October 26, from 10:00 to 18:00 SAST and will challenge participants to develop solutions for traffic … Continue reading Yango and Zindi Announce the 2024 Lusaka Mobility Prediction Hackathon

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SA AI Association Official
Africa

The South African AI Association Raises Concern about AI Model Training by the LinkedIn Platform

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA 15th October (South African AI Association) – The South African Artificial Intelligence Association (SAAIA), an industry body focused on promoting the advancement of responsible AI in South Africa, has made a submission to the Information Regulator of South Africa around the use of data to train AI Models for the LinkedIn Platform without prior consent. SAAIA seeks to encourage stakeholders to adopt … Continue reading The South African AI Association Raises Concern about AI Model Training by the LinkedIn Platform

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Mastercard and Amazon Payment Services
Africa, Middle East

Mastercard and Amazon Payment Services to Enable Digital Payment Acceptance Across Middle East and Africa

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Mastercard and Amazon Payment Services have signed a multi-year commercial partnership agreement to digitize payment acceptance in Middle East and Africa, across countries including Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, South Africa and UAE. “We are proud to partner with Amazon Payment Services to scale payment acceptance and accelerate digitization of payments with innovation solutions” Post this As part … Continue reading Mastercard and Amazon Payment Services to Enable Digital Payment Acceptance Across Middle East and Africa

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Hitech Construction Africa Limited
Africa, Europe

HITECH du Groupe Chagoury et Miawodo au Cœur du Développement des Communautés Locales

News Provided By Elie N., Hitech Construction Africa Limited – September 10, 2024 Dynamisation des Activités Économiques sur le tronçon Sokodé-Kambolé (RN14) au Togo : HITECH et Miawodo au Cœur du Développement des Communautés Locales PARIS, FRANCE, September 10, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — Le projet de réhabilitation de la Route Nationale 14, reliant Sokodé, Tchamba, Kambolé, et la frontière béninoise, marque une avancée significative pour la … Continue reading HITECH du Groupe Chagoury et Miawodo au Cœur du Développement des Communautés Locales

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