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Gates Foundation injects $75 million more into African and south Asian disease control
If you had as much money as you wanted, literally US$79.3-billion and a whole bunch of time what would you do? I would build…
Is Elon Musk’s Tesla Energy just what Africa’s energy grid needs?
It’s a week-day evening in South Africa and I’m tapping away at my keyboard for an article due the next day. Suddenly, I get…
6 trends that will help accelerate Nigeria’s tech revolution #MWA2015
On Day One of Mobile West Africa in Lagos, Nigeria, a panel of five experts predicted what they believe are the next things that…