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What Spiro’s $100M Funding Means for Africa’s EV and Clean Energy Ambitions

October 22, 2025 Africa Digest News No Comments

For investors tracking Africa’s clean tech curve, Spiro’s $100 million raise is a landmark moment. Announced on October 21, 2025, and powered by a $75 million commitment from FEDA, the deal underscores growing confidence in the continent’s e-mobility infrastructure and the scalability of battery-swapping models tailored for Africa’s urban economies. As Africa’s urban centres struggle…

Clean energy, Funding

Why Funding B5 Plus Is Key to Ghana’s Green Industrial Drive

October 15, 2025 Africa Digest News No Comments

Development finance is often measured in numbers, but Norfund’s $15 million loan to Ghana’s B5 Plus could have an impact far beyond its balance sheet. It’s a strategic bet on green steel, circular manufacturing, and a lower-carbon future for West Africa’s booming construction and infrastructure markets. The Steel Sector’s Carbon Challenge and Ghana’s Opportunity Steel…

Funding

What Investors See in Rana Energy’s $3M Virtual Solar Network Play

October 15, 2025 Africa Digest News No Comments

It’s one thing to attract seed funding it’s another to win investor confidence in a capital-intensive sector. Rana Energy has done both, raising $3 million in hybrid funding from Techstars, EchoVC Eco, and green debt partners to prove that Africa’s clean energy story can be both scalable and investable. The Funding Blueprint: Equity Meets Green…

Funding

What Bboxx’s Partnership with CreditChek Means for Off-Grid Africa

October 15, 2025 Africa Digest News No Comments

As global investors look for scalable models of sustainable impact, Bboxx and CreditChek are providing one. Their collaboration merges clean energy infrastructure with fintech precision, demonstrating how cross-sector partnerships can promote inclusive growth. This partnership is timed perfectly with the World Bank’s ambitious $750 million Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-up (DARES) project, which aims…

Clean energy

How Coral Reefs Became the First Victims of Earth’s Climate Tipping Point

October 14, 2025 Africa Digest News No Comments

In a strong warning that points out the accelerating pace of climate change, a landmark report released on October 13, 2025, declares that the world’s warm-water coral reefs have crossed the planet’s first major climate change tipping point. This irreversible shift means widespread mortality is now underway, with massive portions of these vital ecosystems facing…

Environment

Can a Single Molecule Redefine Sustainability? Inside the 2025 Nobel Chemistry Win

October 10, 2025 Africa Digest News No Comments

In a world battling with escalating climate crises and resource scarcity, the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry shines a spotlight on innovation at the molecular level. On October 8, 2025, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the prestigious prize to three pioneering chemists: Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University in Japan, Richard Robson of the…

Science

Will Egypt’s Extended Plastic Project Deliver a Circular Breakthrough?

October 8, 2025 Africa Digest News No Comments

What looks like a delay is actually a rethink. Egypt has stretched its flagship circular economy project on single-use plastics to 2027, a move officials say will allow deeper reform, stronger enforcement, and a more sustainable shift away from disposable culture. The decision to push the project’s timeline from 2026 to 2027 comes from Egypt’s…

MENA

How Tagaddod’s Funding Powers Africa’s Role in Sustainable Aviation Fuel

October 7, 2025 Africa Digest News No Comments

In a world chasing net-zero goals, the clean energy obstacle is shifting from innovation to implementation. Tagaddod, one of Egypt’s fastest-growing cleantech firms, just raised $26.3 million to scale sustainable fuel production, a crucial step toward greener transport across Africa and beyond. This isn’t just another startup cash infusion; it’s a vote of confidence in…

Funding

Who Is Leading Africa’s Energy Future? Meet the AEW 2025 Winners

October 3, 2025 Africa Digest News No Comments

As the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies wraps up its flagship conference in Cape Town, South Africa (September 29 – October 3), the spotlight has firmly shifted to the sector’s unsung heroes and game-changers. The AEW 2025 winners were unveiled during the prestigious African Energy Awards, a ceremony that recognises innovation, leadership,…

News

Why Kenya Could Become Africa’s EV Market Leader by 2030

September 30, 2025 Africa Digest News No Comments

Can Africa lead the global EV revolution? Kenya seems determined to try, with a Sh6.12 billion push to install 10,000 charging stations by 2030 an ambitious step toward cleaner, smarter mobility. This ambitious plan, unveiled under the National Energy Compact 2025–2030, signals Kenya’s intent to overcome traditional barriers and position itself as Africa’s EV frontrunner….

Clean energy