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Digital Aid in Africa with Steve George-Hilley
Leave a commentNovember 2, 2016 by Author
Steve George-Hilley discussing digital mobility and the future of technology in Africa to create a new digital economy
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al-Shabab terrorists attack on Mogadishu hotel
Leave a commentJune 27, 2016 by Author
An attack by the Islamist group al-Shabab in a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu has left at least 14 …
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Microsoft’s Bill Gates gives chickens to tackle poverty in Africa
Leave a commentJune 9, 2016 by Author
Microsoft’s founder Bill Gates has announced a new campaign to help extremely poor families in sub-Saharan Africa by giving them chickens.
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Burundi general shot dead dropping child off at school
Leave a commentApril 25, 2016 by Author
A security advisor to Burundi’s vice-president has been shot dead while dropping off his daughter at school. General Athanase Kararuza …
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Sharp rise in Boko Haram child bombers
Leave a commentApril 12, 2016 by Author
The UN child agency has declared that Boko Haram’s use of child bombers has increased over the last year with …
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Chase Bank Kenya placed under receivership
Leave a commentApril 8, 2016 by Author
Kenya’s central bank on Thursday placed Chase Bank Kenya under receivership for 12 months to protect depositors, creditors and the …
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Sierra Leone Solar Park Unveiled
Leave a commentMarch 11, 2016 by Author
Sierra Leone’s Energy ministry on Thursday announced the launching of a 6-megawatt Solar Park project situated in Newton in the …
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Boko Haram finance centres closed after government investigation
Leave a commentMarch 6, 2016 by Author
Four cattle markets in northern Nigeria, where stolen animals were allegedly being sold to finance the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency, …
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How technology is transforming the developing world
Leave a commentFebruary 27, 2016 by Author
The explosion of smartphone connectivity across Africa means that many more people are now online and able to interact with …
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Steven George-Hilley on Gambia aid and international development
Leave a commentFebruary 27, 2016 by Author
Steven George-Hilley discussing his experience in The Gambia. George-Hilley worked with villagers for two weeks in a remote part of the country
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