More than 25,000 participants from Africa and around the world pitched their ideas during a 72-hour ideathon December 21, 2020/AfDB The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has announced 20 finalists of the AfricavsVirus Challenge (https://AfricaVsVirus.com) who will receive a grant of up to $20,000 as well as access to business development […]
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GE Releases Position on Climate Change: Calls for Accelerated Deployment of Renewables & Gas Power To Drive Impactful, Faster Decarbonization
Renewables supported by gas-fired power and ongoing coal-to-gas conversion most impactful way to reduce carbon emissions in near term December 21, 2020/GE Whitepaper on energy transition builds on GE’s (www.GE.com) commitment to carbon neutrality in its operations by 2030 and announced intention to exit the new-build coal power market [1]; renewables supported […]
AstraZeneca delivers life-changing health access initiatives across African Continent in 2020
Pushing the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines December 21, 2020/AstraZeneca The World Health Organisation (WHO) identifies Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) as the number one cause of death worldwide [1], disproportionately affecting people in low and middle income countries [2]. Similarly, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has predicted that NCDs […]
