Gates Foundation
19 Jan
Africa’s leading Human Resource technology company, SeamlessHR, has announced that it has raised $9 million in its latest funding round from the Gates Foundation and Helios Digital Ventures as it continues to revolutionise the future of workforce productivity in Africa with cutting-edge technology. This new investment will drive the HR-Tech company’s plan to expand its…
3 Dec
Teresa Clarke, Chair, CEO, and Executive Editor of Africa.com, interviewed Paulin Basinga on advancing public health initiatives in Africa. In an era where global narratives about Africa often oscillate between despair and paternalism, Dr Paulin Basinga the newly appointed leader of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Africa, spoke of a vision of philanthropy…
4 Sep
The Gates Foundation has invested over $2.8 billion in Nigeria in the past 20 years, which is the foundation's largest commitment in all of Africa. Meanwhile, the Chairperson of the Foundation, Bill Gates, has said that Nigeria's economy has stagnated while the country's debt profile earlier this year exceeded 50 percent of its GDP for…
4 Sep
The Chairperson of the Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, has said that the Foundation is renewing its engagement with key partners on how to address some of the health challenges facing Nigeria while tapping into the incredible potential of the younger generation in Nigeria and Africa. He noted that the Foundation is making a significant investment…
10 Aug 2024
Healthcare consulting firm, Salient Advisory, has launched its latest market intelligence report, focusing on 24 leading Africa-focused supply chain innovators, which appear to be on the cusp of more substantive impact. The 24 innovators are Chefaa, DrugStoc, Field Inc, Figorr, Grinta, HealthPlus, Kasha, LifeBank, Maisha Meds, Meditect, mPedigree, MYDAWA, Pendulum, PharmaSecure, Remedial Health, RxAll, Sobrus,…
14 May 2024
Philanthropist Melinda French Gates announced Monday she was leaving the nonprofit foundation she established with her ex-husband Bill Gates -- an organization that has become one of the most influential in the world. The announcement from the 59-year-old French Gates comes three years after her divorce from the 68-year-old Microsoft co-founder. Under the agreement between…
13 May 2024
Melinda French Gates announced Monday she was leaving the philanthropy mega foundation she established with her ex-husband, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. The resignation, which becomes effective on June 7, will leave Bill Gates as the sole chair of one of the world's most influential and powerful non-governmental organizations. "After careful thought and reflection, I have…
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