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Tiger Global leads $3M round in Zambia’s Union54 for its card-issuing API

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The Zambian fintech also received checks from angel investors such as Babs Ogundeyi, the CEO of Nigerian neobank Kuda; Risana Zitha, managing director of Renaissance Capital; and Gbenga Ajayi, former director of SMB Growth at Wise. . Mlambo touts Zambia as a solid place to carry out business.

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Geoff Livingston Guest Post: Follow @childfund and Help Feed Children

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These efforts will directly benefit children in Gambia, Zambia, Kenya and Ethiopia. A goat for a family farm in Zambia. As part of the effort, ChildFund International is sending Flip cameras to program directorate offices in each of the four countries to report back. Mango trees in Kenya. Vegetable seeds in Ethiopia.

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This YC Summer batch features the largest group of African startups yet

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As a result, it is not surprising that this is the largest cohort from Africa,” Y Combinator managing director and group arptner Michael Seibel told TechCrunch when asked if any extra factor contributed to the rise in accepted African startups. Union54 (Zambia). Amenli (Egypt).

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Sun King raises $260M to widen clean energy access in Africa, Asia

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It also has a presence in Zambia, Uganda, Tanzania and Nigeria, where it says its customers tripled over the last one year. It has sold its products in over 40 countries including Kenya, one of its first markets, where it reports to have benefited 18 million people over 10 years of operations.

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How data enabled Senegal to respond to COVID-19 while continuing to fight malaria

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There was a real fear that this new disease would lead to lethality similar to Ebola,” says Dr Alioune Badara Ly, the Deputy Director of the Health Emergency Operations Centre, Ministère de la Santé et de l'Action Sociale in Dakar, Senegal. To do this, having up-to-date data on these diseases or epidemics is essential.” .

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mPharma raises $35million in round participated by Tinder co-founder’s JAM fund, Bharti executive

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Patients in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda and Ethiopia, where mPharma has a presence, now have access to the virtual services. The number of virtual centers is primed to grow further alongside mPharma’s plan to increase its community pharmacies by 10 times over the next three years, from the current 200 centers.

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How data enabled Senegal to respond to COVID-19 while continuing to fight malaria

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There was a real fear that this new disease would lead to lethality similar to Ebola,” says Dr Alioune Badara Ly, the Deputy Director of the Health Emergency Operations Centre, Ministère de la Santé et de l'Action Sociale in Dakar, Senegal. To do this, having up-to-date data on these diseases or epidemics is essential.” .

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