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(AFK Insider) Gates Foundation Pays For Contraceptive Delivery By Drone To African Women
By Dana SanchezPublished: January 29, 2016, 3:26 pm Drones are delivering contraceptives to hard-to-reach Ghanaian villages in...
Africa can no longer be called ‘poor’ overall, but poverty still an issue (CNN)
(CNN)Poverty in Africa has declined significantly in recent years, showing evidence that the past decade of economic growth has ...
(News24) Young SA nuclear physicist hopes to bring new mobile charging technology to SA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNCQCLlzxE018 November, 01:13 PMWe speak to young South African entrepreneur Shalton Mothwa abo...
(The Daily Nation) African Union to push for Africa’s voice in UN
By Aggrey MutamboAfrican Union chairman President Mugabe has been strident in his consistent call for the reform of the UN, arguing...
The future of jobs: What will survive by 2020, what won’t and what it means for Africa (Mail & Guardian Africa)
65% of children entering primary school today will ultimately end up working in completely new job types that don’t yet exist...
(All Africa) 10 Things to Watch in Africa in 2016
ANALYSISBy Nick Branson and Jamie HitchenStaying Power: Referenda in the Repu...
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Africa outperforms global economy despite downward revisions (This is Africa)
Africa continues to outperform other world regions despite falling commodity prices and rising conflict in 2015, ...
(The Economist) For most urban Africans, owning anything other than a slum home is out of reach
LAGOS, the congested commercial capital of Nigeria, has a population variously estimated at anything from 12m-21m. But what is certain ...
(Reuters) Zuma’s firing of South African finance minister dismays investors, ANC supporters
By Joe Brock and Ed CropleyJOHANNESBURG, Dec 10 South African President Jacob Zuma's sacking of his respected finance minister in f...