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Private Equity Fund Leapfrog Exits From Kenyan Insurer
Private equity fund LeapFrog Investments has exited a Kenyan insurance firm in which it first injected capital in 2011.
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IMJ Investment Partners’ Koichi Saito: Bopping to the BoP startup
Koichi Saito, Director, IMJ Investment Partners doesn’t think Manila needs Google Glass
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RSF Social Finance Makes a Loan to Madécasse
RSF is pleased to announce a new loan to Madécasse, a social enterprise that makes chocolate and vanilla products in Africa. RSF provided a line of credit that will allow Madécasse to finance their inventory purchases and assist with cash flow gaps throughout the year.
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Firestone Did What Governments Have Not: Stopped Ebola In Its Tracks
Firestone detected its first Ebola case on March 30, when an employee's wife arrived from northern Liberia. Since then Firestone has done a remarkable job of keeping the virus at bay.
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Vaccines targeting adults, teens best chance to eliminate TB
Targets to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) by 2050 are more likely to be met if new vaccines are developed for adults and adolescents rather than infants, according to a new research.
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Ebola Vaccine Trials May Give Placebo to Those at Risk
As global health officials rush to begin human trials of two promising Ebola vaccines in West African medical workers, a daunting question remains unanswered: Who gets the placebo injection?
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Ebola Protective Suits Are In Short Supply
The Ebola outbreak created a demand for personal protective equipment. Clinics can go through hundreds of PPE suits a day. Manufacturers increased production but agencies say there's still a shortage.
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Kenya’s Wananchi Group raises $130m for African expansion
Kenya’s Wananchi Group, which owns the Zuku pay-TV and fibre brands, has raised US$130 million in funding to expand in East and Southern Africa.
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