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Tony Blair: Access to Electricity Is the Single Most Vital Precondition for Success in African Nations
A decade on from the Gleneagles Summit, Africa is undergoing a remarkable transformation. Standards of living are increasing, the middle class is set to double in the next ten years and a continent that was then a scar on the conscience of the world is now the most exciting. Africa’s challenges are still better known than its prospects; but with a digital revolution in full-swing and data revolution underway, African nations have a chance to leapfrog stages of development.
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Scholarships for savings: Nigerian bank uses incentives to advance financial inclusion among students
First Bank Plc has put in place a set of incentives, including scholarships, that would encourage young Nigerians, particularly students, to voluntarily embrace savings culture and by extension, help drive financial inclusion.
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Study: Ebola Virus Didn’t Mutate Into More Dangerous Strain
The Ebola virus in West Africa that has killed 11,000 is not more virulent than prior strains as had been feared, according to a study published Tuesday.
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5 African e-health startups to watch
Africa’s basic infrastructural challenges – such as poor transport links, and the limited number of medical professionals and clinics – have long hindered the health sector. However, across the continent, Africa’s innovators are looking to leverage technology to ensure quality medical care is universally accessible.
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Nigeria: Twitter Users Share Four Billion Ebola Messages in a Week
In one week at the height of the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in West Africa in 2014, Twitter users shared over four billion Ebola-related messages.
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- Education, Health Care, Impact Assessment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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NDC says no to ‘needless’ Ebola vaccines trial in Volta region
The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) outfit in the Volta region is warning it will resist any attempt by the government to use Voltarians as “guinea pigs in a needless” Ebola vaccines trial.
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Sending money out of South Africa set to become easier and cheaper
An exemption to a financial intelligence law will reduce the cost and lessen the bureaucracy involved in transferring cash across the border.
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Kenya’s largest bank signs up 1.8 million mobile banking customers since March
Kenya's biggest bank by assets, KCB, has signed up 1.8 million customers for its mobile phone-based service since it was launched in March and is on target for 10 million users within a year from now, its chief financial officer said.
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