Kenya Selected to Pilot Big Data for Better ICT Capacity
30/09/2016By Grace Makovu and Wanjala Danson Nairobi- Kenya has been selected by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) as one of six countries to pilot the use of big data for.
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Kenya Rolls Out New Child-friendly TB Drugs
28/09/2016By Lenny Ruvaga This week Kenya becomes the first country in the world to roll out child-friendly tuberculosis medicines nationwide. The improved treatment was first unveiled at a conference in.
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How Innovation Is Changing the African Narrative
26/09/2016By Nnamdi Oranye, Co-Founder of the Disrupting Africa Forum Since 2006, I’ve had the immense privilege of traveling all over Africa, and what continues to inspire me is.
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EIB to Loan Ethiopia $200 Million for Migrants Jobs Plan
23/09/2016The European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to lend Ethiopia $200 million to build two industry parks that will employ 30,000 refugees in a move aimed at curbing migration to.
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Drug Resistance in People and Animals May Push Millions into Poverty: World Bank
20/09/2016By Alex Whiting If drug-resistant infections in people and animals are allowed to spread unchecked, some 28 million people will fall into poverty by 2050, and a century of progress.
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Global Fund Raises $12.9Bln to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria
19/09/2016A global fund has raised over $12.9 billion from international donors as part of a campaign aimed at effectively eradicating AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis by 2030, conference organizers said on.
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Yellow Fever under Control in Angola and DRC- WHO
15/09/2016By Isabela Cocoli A yellow fever outbreak in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been brought under control after a vaccination campaign of millions of.
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Africa: Agricultural Sector Gets US $30 Billion Boost
15/09/2016By Wanjala Danson, Contributor African leaders, businesses and development partners have pledged more than US $30 billion dollars in investments for Africa smallholder farmers. The investment will go into.
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UNICEF: 50 Million Children Displaced Worldwide
08/09/2016By Margaret Besheer The U.N. Children’s agency warns that the smallest people are often the biggest victims in the global refugee and migration crisis. “There are nearly 50 million children.
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How Donors Will Help Accelerate Universal Health Coverage across Africa
06/09/2016By Samuel Nabwiiso The World Bank and the Global Fund will invest $24 billion in Africa over the next three to five years to accelerate universal health coverage.
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