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Africa Gamble: Rising Sports Betting Piggybacks on Mobile Revolution
“It costs me almost nothing and I can win a lot!,” Rajab Wesonga, 36, told AFKInsider as he placed his bet for the week on Sportpesa, Kenya’s most popular sports betting mobile website.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria: Cement Firm Partners With Microfinance Bank to Build 5,000 New Homes
A NEW deal has been sealed between a cement firm, Messrs United Cement Company of Nigeria (UNICEM) and microfinance bank for the building of 5,000 new housing units in the country.
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Cash Aid Feeds Business Surge in Northern Kenya
When the government of Kenya began giving cash instead of food aid to poor people in Kenya's drought-stricken northern region, the aim was to help them buy food more efficiently and conveniently.
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Press Release: Botswana-UPenn Partnership Teams with Microsoft to Launch Telemedicine Service over TV White Spaces Network
The Botswana-UPenn Partnership (BUP) is collaborating with Microsoft, the Botswana Innovation Hub, and other global partners to launch the first telemedicine service in Africa using TV white spaces to bring internet connectivity to hospitals and clinics across rural areas of Botswana. The pilot project, called “Project Kgolagano,” will provide clinical consultations and diagnoses to a patient population who would otherwise have to travel far distances to the capital city of Gaborone, Botswana, for specialized care.
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Six Nigerian Banks Unveils New m-Payment System
Mobile payment system just got more convenient in Nigeria as a consortium of six banks have inaugurated the Unified Payments’ electronic money transaction scheme known as PayAttitude.
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Airtel and Verifone Team on Mobile NFC Payments in Ghana
Mobile network operator Airtel has teamed up with Verifone Mobile Money to bring contactless m-payments to Ghana.
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Africa’s Surprising Future
Africa's population is growing rapidly -- and unlike much of the world, it's also getting younger. Based on current trends, the continent's population is poised to increase from just over 1 billion today to more than 4 billion by the end of the century. And while countries like the United States, Japan and many of those in Europe are aging, within the next 35 years, 40% of all our planet's children will likely call Africa home.
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- Education, Impact Assessment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Financial Inclusion in Africa: “Things Are Further Behind Than People Think”
Plenty of progress has been made on increasing the size of Africa’s banked population. The trouble is, from the amount of noise that is made about the topic, you would be forgiven for thinking we had fixed the problem when we really haven’t.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa