Bboxx is a data-driven super platform that is working to help transform lives by unlocking potential through connecting consumers and deploying innovative products across Africa. Bboxx started off as a company that focused on the small home solar system market. The company has since evolved to become a data-driven platform.

German investment holding company Calvert International AG (CIAG) said on Monday that it has acquired a 100% stake in compatriot Emerging Energy Corporation AG (EEC), an investor focused on the African renewables market.

Kuza Freezer collects plastic that washes up on a Mombasa beach, breaks it down, and recycles it into cold storage units, aka freezers. The freezers, which are powered by solar panels, are then sold to small-scale fish businesses for Ksh 100,000. Since its founding three years ago, Kuza Freezer has already delivered more than 350 of its units.

Astra Energy and Powertron Global have announced the launch of a joint venture for waste-to-energy investments in Africa. Astra already has a portfolio of projects, notably in the autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar in Tanzania and in Lesotho.

French start-up Osmosun®, formerly Mascara NT, has big plans for the future, including plans to become a leading player in water treatment and brackish water desalination worldwide. The start-up is already present on the markets of Mozambique, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Senegal.