Governments should create incentives for the production of well-located affordable housing that minimizes construction costs, enhances sustainability, and offers better mobility.
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d.light closes USD$125M funding through a securitization facility to meet growing demand for off-grid solar products in Tanzania
d.light, the global provider of transformational household products and affordable finance for low-income households, today announced a $30 million securitization facility has been successfully secured from the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank Group (TDB Group), with the capability to purchase up to $125 million of receivable assets.
AWS announces the 25 startups selected for its first ‘fintech in Africa’ accelerator
Cohort participants from Kenya, Nigeria , South Africa, Egypt, Ghana, Uganda, and Cameroon 25 African fintech startups have been selected for the inaugural Amazon Web […]
Government Endorses Elimination of Problematic Plastics by the Kenya Plastics Pact
The Kenya Plastics Pact has published a list of problematic and unnecessary plastic items to be eliminated in Kenya. This adds to the already existing Government’s plastic […]
Jiji Kenya Wins as the Mobile App of the Year| Shopping and E-commerce in the Mobile App and Summit Awards, 2021
Jiji, one of the most popular e-commerce sites in Kenya and the largest online classifieds in Kenya, has scooped the Mobile App of the Year, […]
AUDA-NEPAD, JICA, Afreximbank & BCG Empower Accelerator Cohort Of Five Successful East African Healthcare Companies
This is off the back of the Home-Grown Solutions (HGS) Accelerator for Pandemic Resilience, an initiative that aims to accelerate the growth of African healthcare […]
A Just Transition to Climate Resilience Could Transform Kenya into a Green Powerhouse
The Continent Is Highly Vulnerable to Climate Change, However, and Needs Significant Global Investment to Adapt to Higher Temperatures, Build Low-Carbon Economies, and Create Local […]
Messing with nature is risky business!
For a long time now, economy and the conservation of biodiversity seemed to be two different worlds. Not many CEOs or financial managers were able […]
Kenya Still Faces Challenges in Sending 100% of Students to High School
Kenya has long aimed to bring 100 percent of its primary students to high school. Over one million Kenyan students finished their primary school education […]
Autochek Officially Launches in Kenya
African automotive company aims to increase its footprint across East Africa Nairobi, Kenya – Autochek, the automotive technology company that aims to facilitate auto finance […]