Sep 06 2022
Press Releases
The USD 5 million fund invests in small and medium sized businesses to expand access to ‘good food’ for low-income communities across Africa. KIGALI, RWANDA | September 06, 2022 – The …
Aug 29 2022
Press Releases
New $5.5 million collaboration with e-GUIDE and Atlas AI launches in Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda to catalyze investment in agriculture, energy, and transportation infrastructure NEW YORK / NAIROBI | August …
Aug 23 2022
Perspective
Data professionals are a crucial part of helping organizations simplify complex problems. But due to their high demand across numerous sectors, data talent can be hard to acquire for nonprofit …
May 25 2022
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We're celebrating #AfricaDay by hearing from innovators on how they are helping transform Africa into a global powerhouse of the future. Join the #RFBreakthrough discussion live featuring panelists:
William Asiko, @The …
May 17 2022
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In 2013 the Africa Union developed AGENDA 2063 as Africa's blueprint and master plan for transforming Africa into the global powerhouse of the future. The continent embarked on this plan …
Apr 12 2022
When the Covid-19 pandemic began, only a single lab in Malawi was working to sample SARS-CoV-2 viruses in this country of 19.55 million people. Only four people were working in …
Oct 07 2021
Agriculture accounts for 40% of Ethiopia’s GDP, employing about three-quarters of the country's workforce. Three quarters of farmers are smallholders who work on farms of about 2 acres, earning $707 …
Oct 07 2021
Uganda has the 7th highest inland fishery production in the world: the sector supports the livelihoods of over 5.3 million Ugandans and provides direct employment to over 1.2 million people. …
Oct 06 2021
Nigeria has Africa’s 5th largest cattle herd, yet the country imports most of the milk it consumes – $1.3 billion worth per year. Small scale pastoralists account for 95% of …
Sep 23 2021
Press Releases
Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation to expand pathogen surveillance capability in Africa New York, Nairobi and Stellenbosch | September 23, 2021 – Today Stellenbosch University, the University of KwaZulu-Natal and …