Gates to spend $7b to fight hunger, disease and poverty in Africa

Summary The foundation is calling on global leaders to commit to finding solutions and strengthening systems in Africa by investing in people and innovations that can save lives and create opportunities for the world’s most vulnerable.  The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committing $7 billion over the next four years to support African countries to deal with hunger, disease, gender inequality and poverty.   The Foundation’s co-chair Bill Gates said these resources would help strengthen health systems and enhance access to health care, reduce child deaths due to diarrhoeal diseases, pneumonia, malaria and measles. “This new…

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Michelle Mrema: those with different abilities deserve to be empowered to reach their highest potential.

Michelle Mrema

Former Miss Africa Michelle Mrema is a leading Tanzanian business executive who believes those with different abilities deserve to be empowered to reach their highest potential. She supports people with different abilities to push their agenda in the public domain to get the societal help and understanding they need. She believes that businesses should drive improvements in the accessibility…

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Soipan Tuya: Maa Woman making Big Strides

By Linnet Muchoki  Roselinda Soipan Tuya, is Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary (CS) for the Environment and Forestry. She was born in 1979 in Narok County. She is the daughter of former Narok South Member of Parliament Samson Ole Tuya. Her mother had no formal education, and her father was the only one among 15 siblings to attend school. Her father…

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Modus launches $75 million Africa-focused fund

Modus, a Venture Platform operating in MENA comprising VC funds, Venture Builders, and a Corporate Innovation arm, has announced the launch of Modus Africa – a $75 million SDG-focused VC fund that will invest in Africa’s boldest startups powered by AI and Blockchain technologies. The fund is led by two General Partners – Vianney Mathonnet and Andre Jr. Ayotte, who…

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Modus launches $75 million Africa-focused fund

Modus, a Venture Platform operating in MENA comprising VC funds, Venture Builders, and a Corporate Innovation arm, has announced the launch of Modus Africa – a $75 million SDG-focused VC fund that will invest in Africa’s boldest startups powered by AI and Blockchain technologies. The fund is led by two General Partners – Vianney Mathonnet and Andre Jr. Ayotte, who…

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Inside billionaire Bill Gates’ trip to Nairobi

Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will be in Nairobi, Kenya, to visit national and local leaders, partners, and grantees; meet with regional scientists and innovators; and announce the foundation’s forward-looking commitment to support new innovations and ingenuity aimed at improving health, food security, and gender equality in African countries. Since the foundation’s inception in…

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Meet the librarian who now carves decor items for a living

When Clement Kiptoon first set foot in Lamu in January 2020, all he had was a librarian’s certificate and lots of hope in a county kilometres away from his family’s home in Baringo. Kiptoon completed his Higher National Diploma in Library Archives and Information Science in 2017 after studying and graduating at the Nehema Institute of Science and Technology…

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World population hits 8 billion people on November 15

A baby born somewhere on Tuesday will be the world’s eight billionth person, according to a projection by the United Nations. “The milestone is an occasion to celebrate diversity and advancements while considering humanity’s shared responsibility for the planet,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement. Also read: What census data means for Tanzania The UN attributes the…

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Rebecca Miano: Lawyer, Woman of ‘Energy” now in charge of Kenya’s affairs in  East African Community, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands

Rebecca Miano

By Linnet Muchoki  The soft-spoken lady is the first female Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen). Such an achievement by itself, in a highly ‘mele’ Kenya world, talks a lot about what kind of a person she is. Her name is  Rebecca Miano. In September 2022, President William Ruto appointed to serve in the…

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