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This Startup Pays African Students to Learn How to Code
Most twenty-somethings in Nairobi are underemployed—and most also can't afford to pay for college to get better jobs. On a trip to the Kenyan capital to give a talk about the future of education, edtech pioneer Jeremy Johnson was asked a difficult question: How is it possible to scale high-quality education if people can't pay for tuition?
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- Education
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Mystery of the Power Bank Phone Taking Over Ghana
Have you noticed an odd bulge in people’s shorts around Accra? It’s likely because, like many of my friends, they’ve recently acquired a new phone. But it’s not the iPhone 6 Plus, and it’s not the Samsung Galaxy S6.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Time for Decisive Action on Antimicrobial Resistance
A 12-year-old schoolboy from Southern California dies of pneumonia caused by a bacterial infection. A 25-year-old pharmacy worker from England nearly succumbs to sepsis as a result of a urinary tract infection. An Egyptian businessman beats leukemia only to be infected with a resistant type of E. coli. Each of these stories is a real life example of the devastating impact of one of the biggest threats to global health in our world today — antibiotic resistance.
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- Health Care
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Press Release: Orange Launches the 2015 Orange African Social Venture Prize
Orange (http://www.orange.com) is launching the call for applications for the 5th edition of the Orange African Social Venture Prize. This initiative aims to encourage innovative start-up projects which help to accelerate development on the African continent.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Clinic where doctors access X-ray reports round-the-clock
Ms Nyokabi Kaguthi runs her dream shop in a field dominated by male medical practitioners. She is the founder and director of Africa Telerad, a startup that provides medical diagnostic reports.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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A Toilet In Every Home: Zambians Celebrate Sanitation Milestone
A recent daylong event celebrated a milestone in Zambia, where the practice of defecating in the open is all too common. In April, Chienge, in the northernmost province of Luapula, became the first district in Zambia to be declared free of open defecation by the government.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Amazon and the Bank of India Are Helping Small Businesses
The State Bank of India (SBI) and Amazon.in have agreed to work together and focus efforts on improving payments and e-commerce solutions for small businesses across the country.
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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Zimbabwe Uses the Most Condoms in the World, Reduces HIV Infections
Zimbabwe’s condom usage now tops that of any other country in the world, with over 109 million condoms used in 2014. These safe sex practices have helped the southern African country lower the number of HIV infections, according to data collected by the state-run National Aids Council (NAC) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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