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Pedestrians walk outside the Safaricom mobile phone customer care centre during the launch of its 5G internet service in the central business district of Nairobi, Kenya, 27 October 2022. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

Kenya's Safaricom raises $117m with local sustainability-linked loan

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Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management

By Sean Avery 6 May 2024

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Enter the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

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Dana Omran named 100 Resilient Cities MD for Africa

Dana Omran named 100 Resilient Cities MD for Africa

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New, in-depth African renewable energy report launched

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Entrepreneur brothers look to harness AI for greater good

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Data can assist with Africa's migration challenge

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GBCSA announces rebrand of Green Star SA rating system

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First solar-powered Nedbank branch launched

First solar-powered Nedbank branch launched

20 Sep 2017

Public, private sector leadership push for more inclusive vision in African development agenda

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Morocco tops new survey on quality of African urban life

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Praekelt Foundation partners with Facebook to support social change

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Maasai women lead solar revolution in Kenya

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