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In Quest for Universal Health Coverage, Kenya Faces Pharmacy Regulation Battles
A 2014 “Kenya Household Health Expenditure and Utilisation Survey” found that private clinics and pharmacies were the main private providers and that they accounted for 23% of all outpatient visits. Others have produced even higher estimates.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ethiopia to Issue Two Telecom Licenses, Minority Stake in Monopoly
Ethiopia’s telecoms industry is considered the big prize in a push to liberalize the country’s economy launched last year by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed because of its huge protected market serving a population of around 100 million.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How Africa’s Biggest Economy Became A Launchpad For MBA Careers
“Most economies in Africa are emerging markets. I think this is the only continent that challenges you to think deeply and differently in solving the numerous challenges that our society, as well as businesses, are faced with,” outlines Dr Uchenna Uzo, MBA Director at Lagos Business School (LBS).
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- Education
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How Ghana Plans To Finance The Sustainable Development Goals
This renewed push for impact investing in Ghana specifically, and more broadly around the world, comes out of necessity. According to Sylvia Lopez-Ekra, the UN Resident Coordinator for Ghana, $5 to 7 trillion are needed each year to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Google and Facebook Are Circling Africa With Huge Undersea Cables to Get Millions Online
The big picture for these companies is that the deployment of high-capacity fiber-optic cables will ultimately improve connectivity and likely make internet costs much cheaper, allowing more Africans to get—and stay—connected. For Google and Facebook, the tens of millions of people who will come online as a result also represent a larger target market for their ever-growing cache of products and advertising services.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Why Zimbabwe Has Banned Foreign Currencies
Zimbabwe's government has taken the controversial decision to ban local trading in foreign currencies, including the US dollar, with immediate effect.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public policy
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Lagos Has Become One of Airbnb’s Fastest-Growing Markets Globally
That growth trajectory is reflected in the growing supply of Airbnb listings in the city, as data from vacation rental data firm AirDNA shows. Between May 2018 and May 2019, available Airbnb listings in Lagos have nearly doubled.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- tourism
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Orange Eyes Ethiopia Move in Battle for New African Market
Orange SA is considering a bid for a minority stake in Ethiopia’s state-owned phone monopoly as Africa’s second-most populous country prepares to welcome foreign telecommunications investors for the first time.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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