The US Agency for International Development (USAID), through its local investment arm; Kenya Investment Mechanism, has partnered with Vital Capital to fund agri-businesses in Kenya that have been adversely affected by Covid-19 pandemic. Vital Capital is an impact investment fund that focuses on companies operating in Sub-Saharan Africa. Kenya Investment ...
Several African tech startups are part of 18 ventures receiving $18.4m in grants from The U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) program. The grantee organizations from Africa include: Kenya Apollo Agricultureuses satellite imaging and agronomic machine learning to deliver input loans and customized agronomic advice to ...
Google, Omidyar Network, UK DFID and USAID and other government and private sector players launched the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), an association to lead policy and regulatory reforms towards having affordable internet prices in developing countries. A4AI will advocate for open, competitive and innovative broadband markets in a move ...
