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Will Obama’s “New Africa” Deliver on Its Promises?
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 2014 (IPS) - As the three-day U.S- Africa Leaders Summit here drew to a close Wednesday, experts across the private, public and non-profit sectors continued to debate the opportunities and obstacles posed by the U.S’ expanding business partnership with Africa.
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OPINION: Why Global Health Researchers Should Climb Down From the Ivory Tower
In the late 1970s, the Chicago Police Department noticed that the city’s crime rate increased when cops stopped walking the beat and started driving around in patrol cars instead.
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- Education, Health Care
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Meet the Bots That Knew Ebola Was Coming
Online technology has improved the ability to detect and track outbreaks
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PEPFAR and CIFF Launch $200 million Accelerating Children’s HIV/AIDS Treatment Initiative (ACT) to Save Lives
Today, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), in partnership with the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), launched Accelerating Children’s HIV/AIDS Treatment (ACT).
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Indian Banks to ensure minimum remuneration to business correspondents
Over 220,000 BCs had been appointed by banks after the RBI pushed this as a cost-effective way of extending banking services to the unbanked villages
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World Bank Group Commits US$ 5 Billion to Boost Electricity Generation in Six African Countries
The World Bank Group today committed $5 billion in new technical and financial support for energy projects in six African countries-- Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, and Tanzania—which have partnered with President Obama’s Power Africa initiative.
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As America Turns Its Gaze Toward Africa, It Has The Chance To Promote A New Model Of Investment
This week U.S. investors and African leaders from the African continent will converge on Washington D.C. for the inaugural US - Africa Leader's Summit.
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Red Cross experiments with a very different money remittance approach
When Red Cross workers are helping with disaster relief in the middle of war-torn areas or natural disasters, the last thing they need to deal with are money-transfer headaches to secure critical supplies and services.
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