November 18, 2022

Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft founder Bill Gates pledged an additional $7 billion in development funds to Africa. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said the money would be spent over the next four years to support African countries as they confront hunger, disease, gender inequality and poverty. Making the announcement in Nairobi, Gates reaffirmed the foundation’s long-term commitment to Africa, saying the new commitment is in addition to existing funds that support organizations like the Vaccine Alliance and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. “Constantly reducing maternal mortality, constantly reducing neonatal mortality, under-5 mortality, that’s really the

As world leaders meet in Egypt to discuss ways to combat climate change, one possible solution is brewing across the continent in Benin. Benin has built an industrial park to move the country away from exporting raw materials to making finished products. If implemented on a larger scale, activists say, the trend would cut down on emissions from shipping that contribute to global warming. Although still under construction, Arise IIP’s Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone is already processing cashew nuts and making clothes for Western markets. Making finished products is new to Benin, Africa’s largest raw cotton exporter, and is providing jobs