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Nigeria DARES solar mini-grid programme — distributed clean energy for 17.5 million Nigerians

Energy & Climate Tech

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Nigeria DARES Programme: Inside the World’s Largest Public Solar Mini-Grid Deployment

UphivaBETAR
March 13, 2026

391 signed grant agreements. 28 mini-grids commissioning in Q1 2026. How the World Bank-backed DARES programme is building distributed clean power for 17.5 million Nigerians.

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EIB €1 billion commitment to Mission 300 Africa energy access programme

Business

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EIB’s €1 Billion Bet on Africa’s Power Crisis: Mission 300’s Biggest European Backer Yet

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March 13, 2026

The European Investment Bank commits more than €1 billion to Africa’s Mission 300 initiative, becoming the largest single European DFI backer of the 300-million-person electricity access programme.

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Africa fashion design economy — margin squeeze behind the $31 billion market 2026

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Africa’s Fashion Design Economy: The Margin Squeeze Behind a $31 Billion Market

March 13, 2026

Africa IPO pipeline 2026-2027 — Moniepoint, Wave, Onafriq, Breadfast listing candidates

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Africa’s IPO Pipeline 2026–2027: Which Startups Are Signalling for a Listing — and Where?

March 13, 2026

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Africa’s Comedy Economy: The Business Behind the Laughter

March 13, 2026

Energy & Climate Tech

7 minute read

Nigeria DARES Programme: Inside the World’s Largest Public Solar Mini-Grid Deployment

March 13, 2026

Energy Access

Nigeria DARES Programme: Inside the World’s Largest Public Solar Mini-Grid Deployment

EIB’s €1 Billion Bet on Africa’s Power Crisis: Mission 300’s Biggest European Backer Yet

Africa’s Fashion Design Economy: The Margin Squeeze Behind a $31 Billion Market

Africa’s IPO Pipeline 2026–2027: Which Startups Are Signalling for a Listing — and Where?

Africa’s Comedy Economy: The Business Behind the Laughter

Nigeria DARES Programme: Inside the World’s Largest Public Solar Mini-Grid Deployment

Africa Agricultural AI: Why Smallholder Farms Are the Hardest Localisation Challenge

Microsoft’s 3-Million-Person AI Training Blitz in Africa Is a Market-Capture Play as Much as a Skills Programme

AfDB Backs Saviu Ventures — Development Finance Enters Francophone Africa VC

South Africa’s Platform Tax Pivot: Budget 2026 Makes Digital Marketplaces the VAT Collector

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Africa’s Fashion Design Economy: The Margin Squeeze Behind a $31 Billion Market

Africa’s IPO Pipeline 2026–2027: Which Startups Are Signalling for a Listing — and Where?

Africa’s Comedy Economy: The Business Behind the Laughter

Nigeria DARES Programme: Inside the World’s Largest Public Solar Mini-Grid Deployment