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African Hospital Staff Laid off en Masse Amid Trump Aid Freeze
Thousands of doctors, nurses, lab technicians, and other health personnel at US-funded programmes have reported job losses.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Chinese Temu Sellers Use Fake U.S. Postage Labels to Boost Their Profits
Some vendors have figured out how to maintain ultralow prices: Trick the U.S. postal service into delivering products for free.
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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East Ventures and SV Investment Announce $100 Million Fund to Drive Tech Startups Across SE Asia and Korea
The fund, launched in October 2023, is designed to invest in revenue-generating tech startups across key sectors, such as biotech, healthcare, future mobility, green technology, and media & content.
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- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Nigeria-Born Banking Startups Target Emerging Market Gig Workers
The startups are not banks in themselves, but partnerships with lenders licensed by central banks make them de facto digital banks.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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£3.5 Million CEPREC Centre Launched to Tackle Africa’s Energy Challenges
The initiative is a collaboration among over 30 stakeholders from government, industry, and academia across the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Energy, Technology, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Meta Lays Off 3,600 Staff, Impacting Nigeria, Africa
While the company frames these terminations as part of routine restructuring, affected employees in Nigeria, Africa, and beyond now face an uncertain job market amid the tech industry’s ongoing transformation.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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KOIS and MzN Launch Impact Accelerator to Bridge Gap Left by USAID at Humanitarian Finance Summit
Partnership launches, Human Planet - a global impact accelerator to convene humanitarian players and impact investors on projects fostering capital mobilisation.
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- Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
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USAID Suspension Is Disrupting Global Health Programs in 50 Countries – WHO Warns
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that the recent suspension of U.S. foreign aid has disrupted critical health programs in 50 countries.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Global
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