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Zimbabwe: Boom Times Over for Mobile Telecoms
Economic slowdown and excessive regulatory fees and charges, an unpredictable environment and the extraordinary growth in social media platforms, are beginning to take their toll on the mobile phone industry.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Rwanda accused of manipulating poverty statistics
Rwandan authorities manipulated the latest official statistics on poverty to make it look like it was going down, while much of the source data suggested it was actually on the increase, according to information obtained by FRANCE 24.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenya’s Silicon Savannah Spurs Tech in Sub-Saharan Africa
Most discussions of the origins of Africa’s tech movement circle back to Kenya, which was home to several major technological innovations between 2007 and 2010. This innovation inspired the country’s Silicon Savannah moniker, and has provided an example for other African countries to follow.
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Groups Sign Funding Deal to Increase Competitiveness for Small Holder Farmers in East Africa
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has entered into a partnership with KCB Group to facilitate the implementation of a platform that enables smallholder farmers across the East African region access credit and training.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Pfizer Partners With South Africa to Produce Pneumococcal Vaccine
Global pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, has partnered with South Africa's Biovac Institute to produce a potentially life-saving pneumonia vaccine for infants, a cabinet minister said on Tuesday.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South Africa Mulls Allowing Generics for AbbVie HIV Drug
South Africa's government is looking into a recommendation by medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres to allow generic versions of HIV drug Lopinavir after shortages resulted in interruptions to some treatments in the country with the highest number of infections by the virus.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Urine malaria test wins top prize at health innovation awards
Fyodor, an innovative method of testing for malaria through urine, on Wednesday won the top prize of $100,000 at the inaugural Health Innovation Challenge Awards held in Lagos.
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Vodacom to Scale Up M-Health in South Africa
Eye sight screening, hearing tests, proper heart checks, patient care and round-the-clock pregnancy monitoring – these are just some of the functions that can now be done with a smart phone. These next generation health solutions were launched at GovTech, SITA’s pre-eminent South African ICT conference, and are powered by Vodacom Business’ fixed and mobile infrastructure.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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