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Africa: COVID-19 Aid Falling Short
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for African governments to strengthen social protection systems and fulfill people’s rights to social security and an adequate standard of living.
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- Coronavirus, Impact Assessment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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MPharma, a Telehealth Pioneer Out of Ghana, Gets Physical With 100 Virtual Centers Across Africa
The potential for telehealth across Africa is vast and promising as mobile connectivity deepens, and innovations that could potentially bridge the doctor-patient ratio gap increase, according to a Deloitte report.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Interview: Can Business Solve Global Problems? Lessons From Abraaj
Devex spoke with Simon Clark, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal who covered the story and recently co-authored a book about it, titled “The Key Man: The True Story of How the Global Elite Was Duped by a Capitalist Fairy Tale.”
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Women Left Behind: Gender Gap Emerges in Africa Vaccines
As health officials in Gambia and across Africa urge women to be vaccinated, they’ve confronted unwillingness among those of childbearing age.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- gender equality, vaccines
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Viewpoint: African Agriculture Without African Farmers
Mass dispossession of smallholder farmers is not a side effect of the ‘African Green Revolution’. It is the whole point.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Google’s $1 Billion Africa Investment Sparks Tax Debate
Google's plans to invest $1 billion in Africa's tech infrastructure and talent over the next five years has sparked a debate over big tech's tax obligations.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Green Climate Fund invests US $150 Million in African Development Bank’s Desert to Power initiative
Desert-to-Power is a flagship renewable energy and economic development initiative led by the African Development Bank whose objective is to light up and power the Sahel region.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Japan International Cooperation Agency Invests $2.5 Million In Fly-based Sanitation Startup in Nairobi
The Japan International Cooperation Agency has invested $2.5 million in a U.S. startup in Nairobi that uses flies to process biowaste in an initiative to help address the city's growing sanitation needs.
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- Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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