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Science focus urged at first US-African leaders summit
Science and technology must be at the heart of the debate at the first-ever US-Africa Leaders Summit that starts today, policy experts argue, as they call for 100,000 new science graduate places in the United States for Africans over the next ten years.
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- Education, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- research
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GE Foundation Commits $20-Million to Maternal and Child Health in Africa
The GE Foundation will spend an additional $20-million over the next five years to advance maternal and child health in Africa, an expansion of its existing global health development program, officials say.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How other countries are scrambling for Africa alongside the U.S.
This week in Washington, dozens of African heads of state are converging for a landmark series of meetings with U.S. officials and businesses.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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U.S. wants Nigeria to take economic leadership in Africa
The United States government has expressed the expectation of Nigeria to lead the African continent into economic advancement.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Caterpillar Foundation Announces $11 Million in Investments for Africa’s Future Through Water, Energy and Women
Foundation's focus on corporate social innovation helps put people on the path to prosperity
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ebola risk unheeded as Guinea’s villagers keep on eating fruit bats
Health workers struggle to separate myth from reality of Ebola as residents say abandoning tradition is out of the question
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mobile tech on the Africa health frontier
Billions have been spent to bring AIDS medicines to patients in Africa, but a technology with just as much lifesaving potential can be had for pennies: the text message.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mobile Money Grows In Africa But Hurdles Remain
Industry players say a fragmented and tough regulatory environment is holding the mobile money industry back.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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