Africa: How to Harness the Ocean for Prosperity – Funding African Innovations Can Unlock the Blue Economy

Africa: Aid Funding Crisis Means Parliamentarians’ Visionary Leadership Even More Crucial

Yokohama City, Japan & Johannesburg, South Africa — As funding for sexual and reproductive health rights was on a “cliff edge,” parliamentarians now needed to play a “visionary” leadership role because “financing strong, resilient health systems for all their people rests with governments,” said Dr. Alvaro Bermejo, Director General of the International Planned Parenthood Federation…

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The ‘Mozart of Math’ rarely speaks on politics. The wide-ranging cuts to science funding made him change that.

The ‘Mozart of Math’ rarely speaks on politics. The wide-ranging cuts to science funding made him change that.

Terence Tao, one of the world’s foremost mathematicians, who is often called the “Mozart of Math,” would rather not talk politics. “I do scientific research,” Tao said. “I vote, I sign a petition, but I don’t consider myself an activist.” But after the July suspension of $584 million in federal grants at UCLA, which he…

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Africa: How to Harness the Ocean for Prosperity – Funding African Innovations Can Unlock the Blue Economy

Africa: $2.5 Billion in Funding From Gates Foundation To End Women’s ‘Needless Suffering’

Monrovia — The largest pledge ever by the Gates Foundation for research work into “chronically underfunded areas” of women’s health was announced by the foundation on Monday. The foundation’s commitment is U.S.$2.5 billion for health research and development, and will support more than 40 innovations, particularly those affecting women in low- and middle-income countries. “Investing in…

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Africa: Gates Foundation Announces Catalytic Funding to Spark New Era of Women-Centered Research and Innovation

Africa: Gates Foundation Announces Catalytic Funding to Spark New Era of Women-Centered Research and Innovation

Seattle — Investments Through 2030 to Catalyze Innovation in Maternal, Menstrual, Gynecological, and Sexual Health for Women Globally The Gates Foundation today announced a $2.5 billion commitment through 2030 to accelerate research and development (R&D) focused exclusively on women’s health. It will support the advancement of more than 40 innovations in five critical, chronically underfunded…

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Africa: How to Harness the Ocean for Prosperity – Funding African Innovations Can Unlock the Blue Economy

African Nations Urged To Form ‘Strong Coalitions’ To Bridge Funding Gap for Development

Monrovia — As global financial aid continues to decline, experts warn of the increasing risks posed to low-income countries and urge regional stakeholders to look inward to fund much-needed development. Speaking at the African Transformation online briefing on Tuesday, the Manager of Resources and Partnerships at the African Development Fund (ADF), Valerie Dabady, said the…

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Africa: How to Harness the Ocean for Prosperity – Funding African Innovations Can Unlock the Blue Economy

Africa: Google Announces $37m Funding in Africa

Google has outlined a wave of AI support across Africa, representing $37 million in cumulative funding — including previously committed but unannounced funding — to research, talent development, and infrastructure. The funding package includes funding and partnerships that aim to strengthen AI research, support African languages, improve food systems, expand digital skills, and build research…

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Africa: How to Harness the Ocean for Prosperity – Funding African Innovations Can Unlock the Blue Economy

Africa: Funding Cuts By Traditional Donors and the Future of Localization – Power, Paradox, and the Politics of Aid

Harare — In recent years, major international donors such as the European Union (EU), the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), USAID, and other bilaterals (such as BMZ, Sida, the Netherlands among others) have significantly reduced development funding to global majority countries. These shifts are occurring in the midst of rhetorical commitments to localization and…

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Tech start-ups lead way for venture capital funding

Tech start-ups lead way for venture capital funding

Southern Africa’s venture capital sector closed off 2024 with R13.35 billion in active investments across 1 325 deals. For the third consecutive year, ICT-focused start-ups continued to attract the lion’s share of venture capital (VC), accounting for nearly two-thirds of total investment. This, as data shows Southern Africa’s VC sector closed off 2024 with R13.35…

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VC funding in South Africa bucks international trend

VC funding in South Africa bucks international trend

Rapid growth in venture capitalist investments in Southern African – with early stage tech start-ups taking the lion’s share of the VC pot – is a sign of the region’s growth potential. This is especially true given the slowdown in venture capital funding commitments globally. This is according to Nicola Gubb, interim executive director of…

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