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How Millennium Challenge Corp. Partnership Will Help PEPFAR ‘go local’ in South Africa
The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the U.S. Agency for International Development work together to help strengthen public health systems in South Africa by funding ARV distribution and equipment.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- governance, supply chains
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Ebola Outbreak in Guinea May Spread to Liberia
An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus is believed to have killed at least 59 people in Guinea and may already have spread to neighboring Liberia, health officials said Monday.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Financial Literacy Crucial to Nigeria’s Economic Growth
Financial literacy among Nigerians especially the young people will foster economic growth and development even as the country seeks the attainment of financial inclusion in the economy,
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- Education
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bottom Of The Pyramid Overspending On Mobile Services in Africa
Expert at a World Consumer Rights Day event in Nairobi said on Friday poor African’s are spending too much on mobile phone services to the extent of foregoing basic needs, ITWeb Africa reported.
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- Education, Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Accion Microfinance Bank Share capital Reaches N1.205bn in Nigeria
The micro finance bank’s robust financial base reflects on over N21.7billion disbursed in loans to more than 110,000 customers since inception.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenya’s Safaricom Plans to Disrupt Mobile Market with Contactless Transactions
For a successful deployment, Safaricom is expected to build an NFC infrastructure countrywide, just like it did with its mobile money agents so as its subscribers can pay for services and buy goods anywhere in the country.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Uganda Telecom to Upgrade Mobile Money Platform
Uganda telecom, a partially state owned telecommunication service provider, has signaled it will embark on upgrading its mobile money banking platform, M-Sente, in the next two weeks to enable their customers enjoy the service flawlessly.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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PRESS RELEASE: Western Union Expands Mobile Money Transfer Network in Nigeria
New relationship with Paga gives more than 1.2 million Paga subscribers access to Western Union services.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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