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Reporting on African technology, policy and capital.
Sistema.bio Closes $53M FarmCarbon: The Carbon Credit Structure Turning Livestock Waste Into Clean Energy for Africa's Smallholder Farmers
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Sistema.bio Closes $53M FarmCarbon: The Carbon Credit Structure Turning Livestock Waste Into Clean Energy for Africa’s Smallholder Farmers

Sistema.bio’s FarmCarbon vehicle inverts the typical carbon project logic — using carbon credit revenues to subsidise biodigester access for smallholder farmers. A $53M first close from BNP Paribas Asset Management, BII and Shell Foundation signals mainstream appetite for Africa’s agricultural methane market.
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AIIM Launches $200M ATAF: Africa's Infrastructure Money Is Finally Moving Into the Energy Transition
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AIIM Launches $200M ATAF: Africa’s Infrastructure Money Is Finally Moving Into the Energy Transition

African Infrastructure Investment Managers has reached a $65M first close on the $200M African Transition Acceleration Fund. FSD Africa Investments and Allied Climate Partners anchor with $50M. Proparco, IFC and KfW co-invest. Africa’s most experienced infrastructure manager is now running a dedicated energy-transition vehicle.
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How $10 Million Unlocks $4.4 Billion: The AfDB Bet That Could Trigger Namibia's Green Hydrogen Moment
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How $10 Million Unlocks $4.4 Billion: The AfDB Bet That Could Trigger Namibia’s Green Hydrogen Moment

The African Development Bank approved a $10M SEFA loan to Hyphen Hydrogen Energy to fund FEED studies — the technical prerequisite for a $4.4 billion Final Investment Decision. Understanding how small catalytic capital enables massive clean energy infrastructure is the key to understanding Africa’s energy transition financing.
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