Daily Digest Monday, 6 July 2020
Latest News
Tennis star Serena Williams has launched a venture firm for investing in women, people of color, and young entrepreneurs
The tennis legend publicly shared on Wednesday the details of her investment firm, called Serena Ventures. The venture-capital firm has been quietly backing companies since 2014 and has invested in more than 30 companies already. Read more
Funding In Africa
African Development Bank concludes R2 billion investment in Nedbank SDG-linked bonds
The African Development Bank Group has concluded the investment of R2 billion (around $116 million) in Sustainable Development Goals-linked bonds (SDG bonds) issued by Nedbank South Africa. Read more
Actis-Backed African Education Group, Honoris United Universities , Acquires Nigerian University
Actis launched Honoris United Universities, a private pan-African higher education network, in 2017 with a $275 million fund. Read more

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Funding In North Africa
IFC, Proparco Invest $100m Into Humania For Investments In Healthcare In Egypt and Morocco
The IFC, a member of the World Bank group, the IFU, the Danish Investment Fund for developing countries, and PROPARCO, a subsidiary for the private sector of the French Development Agency (AFD) group, have made a Read more
Call For Applications & Webinars
Webinar : Launch of the East Africa Regional Economic Outlook
The East African Regional Office of the African Development Bank will launch the 2020 Regional Economic Outlook virtually on Wednesday, 8 July 2020, at 14:30 East Africa Time. The report is part of the Bank’s flagship African Economic Outlook publication. Register here
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