- Article
- Category: Business
- African startups raised a record $5.2 billion in 2021, yet funding declined to $3.2 billion in 2023 amid global economic headwinds, and the market has yet to fully recover its previous momentum....
Tag: Finance + Invest
- News
- Category: z-default
- Energy service providers in Uganda struggle to access financing because financiers grapple with the concept of informed risk. At same time that consumers struggle with affordability of energy assets, energy service providers contend with balancing product and service affordability. ...
- News
- Category: z-default
- With EUR 20 million support from the European Union (EU), the Government is launching a Results Based Financing (RBF) mechanism for the rollout of the next wave of solar mini-grids expected to electrify 35,000 households....
- News
- Category: Finance
- Decentralized energy systems are reshaping the Global South, with innovative models like pay-as-you-go and rooftop leasing making renewables more accessible. Impact investing and crowdsourcing are bridging clean energy funding gaps and democratizing participation in sustainable projects....
- Article
- Category: Finance, Livelihood + Living
- In the Global South, where agriculture forms the backbone of rural livelihoods, farmers face ongoing challenges, including limited access to modern agricultural technologies and climate change impacts....
- Article
- Category: Business, Finance
- Just after sunrise in Nairobi, Amos, a motorcycle taxi driver, grabs his fully charged dual battery and heads out to start his day. With a quick click, he connects it to his electric motorcycle, confident it'll power him for hours as he navigates the congested city streets, delivering goods – and sometimes people....
- Article
- Category: Business, Finance
- Many fintech innovators are utilizing new data and innovating new types of analysis to extend the frontier of credit to include excluded and underserved microenterprises, particularly those owned by women....
- Article
- Category: Business, Finance
- Solar energy projects are rapidly gaining traction in Africa, where abundant sunlight offers a sustainable solution to the continent’s energy challenges. Solar power, particularly distributed renewable energy (DRE) solutions, is driving economic growth, improving living standards and supporting the transition to a low-carbon future....
- Article
- Category: Finance
- In 2023, the landscape of energy access-related crowdfunding, saw dynamic shifts, yet debt crowdfunding platforms have shown resilience as they expand into other sectors such as commercial and industrial (C&I) scale solar....
- Article
- Category: Finance
- The world is facing a critical challenge: ensuring everyone has access to electricity by 2030, an objective outlined in Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7). However, recent trends paint a concerning picture....