Funding Investment

CDC to Boost Digital Infrastructure Across sub-Saharan Africa With Over $50m Investment

CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor, has announced commitments totalling US$50.9 million to expand digital

CDC Group
Funding

CDC Group Supports Uhuru Growth Fund I in Reaching $113m First Close

Uhuru Investment Partners (Uhuru), a leading middle-market private equity firm based out of Lagos and Abidjan, has announced the first

Startup
Funding Investment

CDC Group Again Targets Over US$1bn Annual Investment in African Businesses

CDC will invest over $1 billion in Africa in 2021, maintaining its strong investment pace Provides much needed countercyclical funding

NCDC
Health Innovation Technology

NCDC and UNICEF Launch Chatbot to Combat COVID-19 Misinformation in Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), with support from UNICEF, through the U-Report platform, has launched an SMS-based interactive chatbot to provide Nigerians with

CDC Group
Funding Investment Telecom

CDC Group Invests $40m in Liquid Telecom to Further Support Africa’s Digital Transformation

CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, has announced an additional US$40 million equity investment into Liquid

NCDC
Digital Health

NCDC Launches Digital Platform For Speedy COVID-19 Result Delivery

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has announced that it has launched a digital platform to ensure speedy delivery

COVID-19
Education Health

NCDC Launches COVID-19 Online Course on Infection Prevention and Control

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has launched a course on Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), in the context

Helios
Africa Funding Investment

CDC Group Invests With $100m Helios IV Fund

CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, and a leading impact investor, has invested $100 million in Helios Investors IV,

mPharma
Funding Health

mPharma, a Ghanaian Healthtech Firm Scores $17m Led by CDC Group

MPharma, a Ghanaian healthtech startup, has raised $17 million investment led by CDC Group. The funding round which Quartz reports

CcHub
Entrepreneurship Funding Health

CcHUB & Africa CDC Name 8 African Firms Using Smart Ways to Counter Misinformation on COVID-19

In an effort to flatten the curve, CcHub, and African CDC to provide funding support to innovative communication-related COVID-19 related projects that