Yves here. Mentions of the Gates Foundation regularly produces almost Pavlovian reactions of antipathy for social engineering by squllionaires. However, it is not as if that response is unwarranted. As the case below, the Gates/Rockefeller Foundation initiative, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, not only did not produce much-hyped increases in agricultural productivity, but…
Since he returned to office, President Donald Trump’s administration has upended foreign aid. It’s labeled well-established, long-running programs as “not aligned with American interests” and slashed their budgets. Still, the billions of taxpayer dollars Congress has allocated for foreign aid programs must be spent; lawmakers have insisted the government continue to fund humanitarian aid, global…
Egypt is preparing to launch Africa’s first virtual hospital in Ismailia as Ahmed El-Sobky, chairman of the General Authority for Healthcare, inspected the facility on Wednesday, 15 July, to review its readiness ahead of its opening. The virtual hospital will connect hospitals and healthcare facilities nationwide through a digital network, allowing specialist physicians to…
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has deported or repatriated more than 53,000 African immigrants in the space of a month in a crackdown by authorities that has coincided with a series of sometimes violent protests against illegal migration. More than 80% of the immigrants sent home were from Malawi, South African Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi said…
