Energy & mobility · Kenya · Profile
The journey of Mark Mwangi’s Amitruck on rough terrain
A profile of the logistics marketplace and its approach to freight transport in Kenya.
Topic
E-mobility
Reporting on E-mobility.
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Funding
SA-based Everlectric Lands Venture Debt Funding To Drive EV Adoption
Everlectric majors on commercial battery electric vehicle (BEV) panel vans, catering to logistics providers and other businesses.
Funding
Hakki Africa Secures $12.7 Million In Funding From Japanese Investors
Hakki has developed a credit-scoring system that uses alternative data sources like M-Pesa mobile money usage and ride earnings stability as parameters in determining how to provide affordable financing options for drivers looking to own vehicles.
Funding
China’s Gotion Joins Morocco EV Fray, Invests €128 Million
Gotion’s new facility will have an initial production capacity of 20 gigawatt hours (GWh), with a potential to expand to 100 GWh.
Startups
Egypt’s SWVL Draws Plans Beyond 2028 Amid Bankruptcy Claims
The mobility company has scheduled its Annual Meeting of Shareholders for January 30, 2025. This meeting will set the stage for critical decisions about Swvl’s future.
Funding
Solarbox Secures $1M In Pre-seed Funding, Makes Push For Solar-Powered e-mobility Solutions
The initiative will be an effort to tap into Senegal’s significant solar energy potential, which stands among the highest globally
Energy & mobility · Rwanda
Rwanda’s Ampersand secures $2 million in additional funding
AHL Venture Partners and Everstrong Capital back the electric-mobility company’s expansion in East Africa.