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Orange and Ecobank form African m-banking partnership
Orange has struck a deal with Ecobank that will enable customers in several African countries to transfer money between accounts with the telco and financial services group through their mobile phones.
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A Failed Trial in Africa Raises Questions About How to Test H.I.V. Drugs
The surprising failure of a large clinical trial of H.I.V.-prevention methods in Africa — and the elaborate deceptions employed by the women in it — have opened an ethical debate about how to run such studies in poor countries and have already changed the design of some that are now underway.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South Africa Inventions Aim to Stop Slum Fires, Floods
South Africans social entrepreneurs have come up with inventions aimed at curbing deadly fires and floods in the country's crowded informal settlements.
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- Impact Assessment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ethiopia Launches Mobile Money Schemes to Extend Banking Reach
Ethiopian banks and microfinance firms are launching mobile money services, helping reach swathes of the population that now have little access to branches or services, the mobile technology providers and banks said.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Could a $34 Smartphone Device Improve HIV Diagnosis in Africa?
A $34 device that plugs into the audio jack of a smartphone was nearly as effective as far more costly diagnostic blood testing equipment in identifying antibodies for HIV and syphilis in a pilot study in Africa, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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Experts Call for Innovations to Aid Africa’s Healthcare
Local technologies and innovations can transform healthcare delivery in Africa, health experts and biomedical researchers have told a conference.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bitcoin’s Big Opportunity in Africa
On a Tuesday night at a Nairobi tech incubator, Michael Kimani preaches the virtues of crypto currencies to a small gathering of tech-savvy Kenyans.
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Rwanda: How Mobile Money Is Leading the Drive Toward a Cashless Economy
Since its launch in 2011, the nation's journey toward a cashless economy has registered steady progress with benefits such as reducing financial exclusion and enhancing customer experience.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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