The impacts of climate change have been on stark display this year, from severe flooding in Brazil and East Africa to droughts in Mexico and Europe and wildfires in Canada. Record-breaking heat has claimed lives around the world. These disasters are evidence that the world has not yet done nearly enough to halt Read More
Green Climate Fund (GCF), the world’s largest climate fund to accelerate transformative climate action in developing countries, has approved $28 million (approximately Rwf38 billion) grant funding to support the Green City Kigali initiative. The funding announced in South Korea during the 40th Read More
The capital raised by BasiGo combines $24 Million in Series A equity funding and $17.5 Million in debt. The Series A equity round has been led by Africa50 with co-investment from Novastar Ventures, CFAO Kenya, Mobility54, SBI Investment, Trucks VC, Moxxie Ventures, Read More
President William Ruto has been honoured with the 2024 Presidential Green Industrialisation Investment Statesman of the Year Award, recognising his dedication to climate action. This accolade was presented during the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) Read More
The Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP) has been honored as the “Best Investable NDC Adaptation Investment Initiative of the Year” at the 2024 African NDC Investment Awards. The award, presented during the African NDC Institutional Investment Summit in New York, held on the margins of the Read More
Jacob’s Ladder Africa (JLA) has been honored with “The Best Youth NDC Investment Initiative of the Year” at the African NDC (Nationally Determined Contributions) Investment Awards 2024. Sellah Bogonko, Co-Founder and CEO of JLA, received the award on behalf of the organization Read More
24 September 2024, NDC Awards Media: Dubai, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Lagos, Washington, Brussels, Beijing The African NDC Investment Awards Secretariat proudly announced today the recognition of African governments and business leaders at the Africa Investor (Ai) NDC Investment Awards, held on September 24th, Read More
24 September 2024, NDC Awards Media New York, Addis Ababa, Dubai, Johannesburg, Nairobi, Lagos, Washington, Brussels, Beijing – Africa Investor (Ai) Group, the continent’s leading institutional investment platform, announced today the successful conclusion of the African NDC Institutional Investment Summit and Awards, Read More
September 1, 2024, NDC Investment Awards Media The shortlist for the highly coveted NDC Investment Awards, sponsored by the African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank (AfGIIB), was unveiled today by Africa Investor (Ai), the continent’s leading institutional investment platform. These first-of-their-kind global African Read More
As the finance industry faces mounting pressure to play its part in fighting the climate crisis in the developing world, bankers point to a significant hurdle—one the World Bank and other public sector financiers have yet to remove. The problem, they say, is data. Read More