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TechnoServe and Nespresso partner to build a more sustainable coffee industry in East Africa
TechnoServe and Nespresso are launching a partnership in East Africa to improve the livelihoods of smallholder coffee farmers while creating a more sustainable source of supply for Nespresso.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Civil war is killing children in the Central African Republic — but it’s not doing it with bullets
Experts weigh in on the short- and long-term ways war negatively impacts child health.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mandela’s long hospitalization sparks end-of-life discussions in South Africa
Sean Davison's mother, a doctor, knew she faced an impending, painful death from cancer. Not willing to endure it, she chose to end her life by not eating. That attempt, Davison said, went terribly wrong.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Pneumonia: The “forgotten killer”
GlobalPost correspondent Marissa Miley heads to Zambia to look at efforts to prevent and treat the leading cause of death for children under five.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Capturing the bottom of the pyramid: big brands target South Africa’s marginal consumers
According to a CNN report, South Africa’s emerging middle class have quickly matured as a retail market. To reach them, corporates have adopted an entirely new, uniquely African, platform.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenya’s Mothers Shun Free Maternity Health Care
It has been a month since the Kenyan government waived the maternity fee at public health facilities, but Millicent Awino is still one of the many expectant mothers in favour of a home birth.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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One man’s innovation turns Ugandan hospitals hi-tech
Have you ever wanted to know how many doctor visits you make per year or what your annual expenditure on health care is?
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenyan pay-as-you-go solar company wins global green energy award
Azuri Technologies – a company that gives Kenyan households pay-as-you-go access to solar power, is the winner of the 2013 Ashden Award, the world’s leading green energy prize.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy
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