An innovative graphene-based film helps shield people from disease-carrying mosquitos, according to a new study funded by the National
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Mini Grids for Half a Billion People: Market Outlook and Handbook for Decision Makers
Mini grids have the potential to provide electricity to as many as 500 million people by 2030, with the right policies and about $220 billion of investment to build around 210,000 mini grids.
Africa pledges to deliver Blue Economy at Africa Blue Economy Forum (ABEF) 2019
The prospect of a fully sustainable Blue Economy for Africa gathered significant momentum following the second Africa Blue Economy Forum held in Tunis on 25-26 June.
Rotary announces US$100 million to eradicate polio
Rotary is giving US$100 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that once paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children each year.
African countries call for collaborative solutions to indebtedness
Representatives from four African countries today called for a balanced approach to growing debt vulnerabilities to help low-income African countries meet their commitments to lenders.
Entrepreneurship funds in Africa: distinguishing the good from the bad
Entrepreneurs have a pivotal role to play in Africa’s unemployment crisis. Today over a third of the continent’s young workforce (those aged 15-35) are unemployed.
Mondelēz International announces measures to eliminate deforestation in palm oil supply chain
Mondelēz International today announced a stronger set of expectations and principles on direct suppliers of palm oil to improve transparency and speed the transition to sustainable practices across the sector.
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