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Safaricom – MTN Deal Allows Cross-Border Mobile Money Transactions Between Rwanda and Kenya
SAFARICOM has partnered with MTN Rwanda to enable customers to make mobile money transactions between Kenya and Rwanda.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Chancellor George Osborne and Bill Gates to Unite to End Malaria
Chancellor George Osborne and Bill Gates have announced they are to join forces as part of the global effort to end malaria.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Where Technology and Medicine Meet in Rural Zambia
When health officer Kennedy Mulenga was faced with a male patient developing breasts at the remote Ngwerere Clinic 30km north of the Zambian capital, Lusaka, he logged onto Virtual Doctors to get help solving the medical mystery.
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Nigerian Job Placement Technology Entrepreneur Wins Anzisha 2015 Grand Prize for African Youth Entrepreneurship
The Anzisha Prize is thrilled to announce this year’s winner of the $25,000 Grand Prize in the 5th year of Africa’s premier award for youth entrepreneurship. Chris Kwekowe (22), founder of Slatecube which offers a job-relevant skills learning platform and job placement services, impressed the judges. Slatecube has had significant success to date with potential for scale and will serve as an inspiring beacon for other youth interested in entrepreneurship. The decision was not easy, however, given the talented pool of finalists. Fintech entrepreneur Fabrice Alomo (22, Cameroon) was 1st Runner Up ($15,000) and fashion entrepreneur Mabel Suglo (22, Ghana) was 2nd Runner Up ($12,500).
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Airtel Africa, Facebook Partner to Launch Free Basic Services in 17 African Countries
Airtel Africa, which operates in 17 countries across Africa, has announced its partnership with Facebook which will see the launch of Free Basics in Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Health Services Firm Expands Operations to Nigeria
Merck, a leading science and technology company on Wednesday announced the opening of its new office in Nigeria.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Beer merger poses ‘major threat to global health’
Experts warn of 'disturbing' implications for epidemic of alcohol related harm in the developing world, particularly Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public health
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Kenyan m-Health Startup Miti Health Receives $100K
Kenyan startup Miti Health, which provides chemists with business management and supply chain software on the Android platform, has received a US$100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations Grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to research ways of expanding the use of mobile tools among Kenyan private health providers.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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