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The ‘Cursed’ Women Living in Shame in Uganda
Many people in rural areas believe in witchcraft over medical science says Dr Florence Nalubega, a gynaecologist at Kitovu Hospital in Masaka.
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- Education, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Risky Business – Is China Wavering in Africa?
Last month, officials from the Chinese Development Bank arrived in Ghana to re-negotiate a $3 billion oil-backed infrastructure deal.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenya’s Mobile Money Competition to Heat Up
Traditional mobile money transfer companies in Kenya could be headed for tight competition if other large volume traders are given licences to enter the field.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Behavioral Change Tops Challenges for Mobile Money Use in West Africa
Cultural factors slow down the embrace of mobile money services.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How Donated Bicycles Are Helping Save Lives in Africa
Think supporting development means giving hand outs? Think again. Done right, development means giving a hand up. Take for example Aid for Africa member World Bicycle Relief and its recently established Buffalo Bikes Ltd.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Central Bank of Nigeria Approves Liquidation of 83 Microfinance Banks – NDIC
The Managing Director, Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation, Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim, on Tuesday said that the Central Bank of Nigeria had approved the liquidation of 83 licensed microfinance banks.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- governance, microfinance
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Secrets to a Successful mHealth Campaign
At the Mobile World Congress last week (25 February) I listened to Arjen Swank, business development manager of Text To Change (TTC), discuss the best way to implement a successful mobile health programme in Africa.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Key Drivers of Financial Innovation in Zimbabwe
Financial innovation can be defined as the act of creating and then popularising new financial instruments, technologies, institutions, markets, processes and business models, including the new application of existing ideas in a different market context.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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