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Uganda is trying to close a for-profit school chain backed by Zuckerburg, Gates and the World Bank
Ugandan education officials have called for the closure of 63 nurseries and primary schools operated by Bridge International Academies (BIA), a controversial for-profit school chain that offers standardized, internet-based education in developing countries.
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- Education
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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A Better (Smelly) Mosquito Trap, but With Caveats
A new type of mosquito trap running on solar electricity and using human odor as bait has cut mosquito populations by 70 percent in a test on a malaria-ridden island in Kenya, according to a new study.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Opinion: Africans Investing in Africa: New Engine of Africa’s Growth
Rising disposable incomes, a young and talented population, growing urbanization, and an increasingly robust business climate have all combined to produce an emerging middle-class that is poised to drive consumption, innovation, industrialization and trade. Global investor confidence in Africa is higher than it has ever been.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Uganda: Stop Cheating Clients, Minister Urges Microfinance Institutions
The minister for Microfinance, Mr Kyeyune Haruna Kasolo, has warned microfinance institutions to stop cheating the general public by charging very high interest rates on loans.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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There’s a Growing Pressure on African Mobile Operators to Become Innovators
Africa may well be the world’s premier mobile-first continent, but vast swathes of the population still don’t have mobile or internet connectivity. This is a severe limitation as local mobile networks plan out building a customer base, especially when the spending power of that base is low.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- mobile finance
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Bank of Ghana to Approve Interest on Mobile Money Deposits
The Bank of Ghana will at the end of 2016 give approval for the payment of interest on mobile money deposits in the country. The Deputy Head of Payment Systems at the Bank of Ghana Carissa Kudowor dropped the hint at the MTN Mobile Money Stakeholder Conference in Accra.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- mobile finance
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Viewpoint: The Cost of Sanitary Pads Should Be a Public Health Emergency
This week fact-checking ninjas, Africa Check revealed that it’s not actually seven million girls who miss school every month because of the inaccessibility of feminine hygiene products. And while the actual number of girls who miss school because the price of pads and tampons is fewer than 7 million, the price of pads and tampons should still be treated as a public health emergency.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Vodacom finds healthy market for funeral insurance in South Africa
Vodacom has launched a new funeral insurance product following the successful launch of its insurance business more than four years ago.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa