Gates Foundation pledges $7 billion for Africa
18/11/2022The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said on Thursday it was committing $7 billion to Africa over the next four years, noting that the Ukraine crisis was reducing the amount.
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President Bio: Leading Change Through Human Capital Development To Upscale Sierra Leone
18/11/2022In two stints, and at different times, President Julius Maada Bio has led his country in the capacity of the Presidency; and in each of these times, he has proved.
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Sierra Leone: Bio Launches National Youth Employment, Entrepreneurship Fair
17/11/2022President Julius Maada Bio has officially opened the first-ever National Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Fair in Sierra Leone. This development seeks to open doors and mechanisms that are favourable to.
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Ministry of Health, UNHCR Promotes ‘Access to Health Care and Social Protection to Refugees in Rabat
17/11/2022The Ministry of Health and Social Protection has partnered with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to sign an agreement that seeks to promote refugees’ access to health and social.
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COP27: EU Pledges €1 Billion to Fund Climate Adaptation, Resilience in Africa
17/11/2022The European Commission has said it would support Africa with the sum of €1 billion to help fund climate change adaptation and resilience. The program aims to improve cooperation between.
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Ruto Hosts Bill Gates, Commends his Support for Kenya, Africa
17/11/2022Bill Gates, one of the world’s richest men, was recently hosted by President William Ruto at the State House in Nairobi. Gates arrived in Kenya for a series of engagements.
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Ebola Trial Vaccines To Start In Uganda
17/11/2022Three candidate vaccines against the strain of Ebola wreaking havoc in Uganda will be shipped to the East African country next week for trials, the World Health Organization, WHO, said.
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Milken-Motsepe $2 Million Prize To Support Clean Energy Innovators In Africa
17/11/2022The Milken Institute and the Motsepe Foundation have announced a $2 million prize to support innovators and entrepreneurs providing access to green energy in Africa, the institute said on Thursday..
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EU Forms ‘Key Energy Partnership’ With Egypt At COP27 With Focus On Renewable Hydrogen
17/11/2022The European Union (EU) and Egypt have taken a step further to bolster their cooperation on the clean energy transition by establishing a strategic partnership on renewable hydrogen. The EU.