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IBM, Monitise targets financial sector with mobile money solution in Kenya
IBM and Monitise have announced a global alliance to deliver cloud-based mobile commerce solutions to help financial services institutions embrace the mobile channel and better engage with customers.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Challenges lying ahead for impact investing
Having started as an impetus for microfinance nearly a decade ago, impact investing today influences a wide array of sectors and supports innovative business models.
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- South Asia
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GSK seeks approval for world’s first malaria vaccine
LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline said on Thursday it is applying for regulatory approval for the world's first vaccine against malaria, designed for children in Africa.
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From food aid to nutritious, locally produced food: A look at fortifying flour in Ethiopia
Right now in Ethiopia, nearly half of all children under the age of 5 are stunted and anemic.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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- South Asia
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Abia, Ford Foundation, Forward Africa partner on youth health and development
EXPANSION of integrated programming to improve the reproductive health and general development of young people in Abia state has taken a new turn in the state capital following the inauguration of a 15-member Technical Working Group (TWG).
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Samsung partners in good health for Sub-Saharan Africa
Samsung Electronics has joined GSMA, an organisation that represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, to partner in initiatives that will see an improved healthcare system.
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- Health Care
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Bill Gates: Health, agriculture key to Africa’s development
Health and agriculture development are key if African countries are to overcome poverty and grow, US software billionaire Bill Gates said Thursday, as he received an honourary degree in Ethiopia.
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- Environment, Health Care
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d.light Reaches 500,000th Pay-As-You-Go Customer, Launches Access Initiative
Company announces strategic focus to scale solar through financing globally
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- Energy, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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