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Report: ‘Fully Financing’ HIV Response in Africa Will Save Millions of Lives: UNAIDS
The report demonstrates that failing to mobilise the required funding to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 has substantial health, social and economic costs.
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- Education, Health Care, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- failure, public health
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ZestMoney Set to Lay Off Around 100 Employees After Acquisition Deal With PhonePe Falls Through
According to reports, the fintech company will trim its workforce by around 20% as part of its business continuity and survival plan.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Google, Others Say Uganda Anti-LGBTQ Bill Bad for Business
A business group in Uganda including corporate giants such as Google says it opposes the country's anti-LGBTQ legislation.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Microsoft Begins Wave of African Layoffs in Kenya
While the layoffs have mostly been concentrated in Seattle, Washington, where Microsoft’s operations are based, other countries have not been spared—Kenya being the first in Africa.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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IPPC Report Highlights Rich Nations’ Failure to Help Developing World Adapt to Climate Change
Scientists say funding needs to increase ‘many-fold’ in order to reach climate goals and protect communities disproportionately affected by global warming.
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- Environment, Impact Assessment
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- Global
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Diaspora Remittances, Impact of SVB’s Failure on African Startups in Focus as African Diaspora Investment Symposium Begins
The closure of SVB Bank triggered panic on the African continent, and that fear is not without reason.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- failure, fintech, remittances, startups
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Nigeria Launches $618 Million Tech Fund for Young Investors
Nigeria launched a $618 million fund on Tuesday to support tech and creative sectors for young investors who struggle to raise capital in Africa's largest economy.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- creative economy, failure, startups, youth
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Report: Social Enterprise Sector Failing Indigenous Businesses
A new report urges social enterprises to better support and value First Nations businesses, laying out practical recommendations for change.
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- Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
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- failure, human rights