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How Innovation Is Changing the African Narrative

    By Nnamdi Oranye, Co-Founder of the Disrupting Africa Forum Since 2006, I’ve had the immense privilege of traveling all over Africa, and what continues to inspire me is.

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EIB to Loan Ethiopia $200 Million for Migrants Jobs Plan

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to lend Ethiopia $200 million to build two industry parks that will employ 30,000 refugees in a move aimed at curbing migration to.

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Drug Resistance in People and Animals May Push Millions into Poverty: World Bank

By Alex Whiting If drug-resistant infections in people and animals are allowed to spread unchecked, some 28 million people will fall into poverty by 2050, and a century of progress.

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Global Fund Raises $12.9Bln to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria

A global fund has raised over $12.9 billion from international donors as part of a campaign aimed at effectively eradicating AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis by 2030, conference organizers said on.

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Yellow Fever under Control in Angola and DRC- WHO

    By Isabela Cocoli A yellow fever outbreak in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been brought under control after a vaccination campaign of millions of.

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Africa: Agricultural Sector Gets US $30 Billion Boost

  By Wanjala Danson, Contributor African leaders, businesses and development partners have pledged more than US $30 billion dollars in investments for Africa smallholder farmers. The investment will go into.

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UNICEF: 50 Million Children Displaced Worldwide

By Margaret Besheer The U.N. Children’s agency warns that the smallest people are often the biggest victims in the global refugee and migration crisis. “There are nearly 50 million children.

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How Donors Will Help Accelerate Universal Health Coverage across Africa

    By Samuel Nabwiiso The World Bank and the Global Fund will invest $24 billion in Africa over the next three to five years to accelerate universal health coverage.

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Kenya Commissions New Terminal at Mombasa, Boosting Capacity of Region’s Gateway

Kenya has recently inaugurated the first part of a new container terminal at Mombasa which is expected to boost by 50 percent the volume of cargo handled by East Africa’s.

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Ethiopia Working to Become Guinea Worm-Free Country by 2017

Ethiopia is working to become a Guinea worm-free country by next year, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH). In a joint press briefing Dr. Dadi Jimma, Deputy Director-General of.

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