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African Development Bank Seeks to Spur $55 Billion for Energy
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina, who took over this month, said he’s aiming to eliminate Africa’s energy deficit by 2025 by mobilizing $55 billion of investment.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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This Nigerian Architect Wants to Turn Africa’s Water Slums into Floating Cities
Nigerian architect Kunlè Adeyemi is re-imagining African’s water slums as floating islands.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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MTN Enables Mobile Money ‘Deposit and Withdraw’ Service for DFCU Bank Customers in Uganda
MTN Mobile Money customers with accounts in DFCU Bank can now deposit and withdraw money from their Mobile Money wallets directly to their bank accounts conveniently on their phones. This follows the launch of a strategic partnership between the two brands in which MTN is extending the service to dfcu Bank customers.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Power, Protection, and Pleasure With Female Condoms
They huddled around the table, with their matching school uniform of maroon pants and white tops. Some were on their tiptoes, heads bobbing up and down trying to get a good look. Others were crouched down so they could see between the girls in front of them. Two in the back whispered to each other, curious about the demonstration they were seeing.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Smartphone Malaria Tech Makes Debut
The answer to Africa’s malaria challenge could fit in a pocket.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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They Call It ‘Silicon Savannah’: What an East African Nation Teaches About Innovation
Kenya giant mobile phone company Safaricom recently made a move that, if other technology firms in Africa follow, could have revolutionary effects. It launched a Shillings 50 million ($500,000) innovation fund.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Five Ugandan Women Create Women’s Health App
Five women from Makerere University in Uganda have created a test kit that connects to an app on smartphone which detects harmful vaginal bacteria that can cause bacterial vaginosis and other infections, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported today.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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More Rwandans Go Digital As Rate of Poverty Drops
The number of Rwandans owning a mobile phone has increased from 6.2 per cent of the country's total population in 2000 to 63.6 per cent in 2014 as poverty dropped to 39 per cent, the fourth Integrated Household Living Survey, launched yesterday in Kigali, says.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa