[Investing in Africa]
Tufts Now: “According to the Brookings Institution, 70 percent of the people in sub-Saharan Africa are under the age of thirty, and the World Economic Forum projects that by 2050, the population of Africa as a whole will double to 2.5 billion.”
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Sub-Saharan Africa
Mastercard Foundation: Investing in Africa’s Future and Youth
Africa’s Digital Divide worsened by Electricity Problems
[Africa’s Digital Divide\Electricity]
Scientific America: “The power-internet gap in sub-Saharan Africa will only get wider in an increasingly digital post-COVID world, if current energy system challenges remain unaddressed.”
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Solar Power Potential in Africa vastly Underutilized
[Africa\Solar Power]
The Africa Report: “Less than 1% of the world’s solar capacity is in Africa.”
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“POWER OF THE PURSE” REPORT HIGHLIGHTS POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK IMMIGRANTS IN AMERICA
[Black Immigration\U.S. Economy]
Black immigrants have higher than average rates of naturalization and English language proficiency among immigrants. They also serve in critical roles in the healthcare industry—an industry facing unprecedented labor shortages.
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COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS: DETAINED TANZANIAN JOURNALIST ERICK KABENDERA NEEDS MEDICAL ATTENTION
[Africa News]
CPJ Sub-Saharan Africa Representative Muthoki Mumo: “Tanzanian authorities have a duty to ensure that Kabendera receives the urgent medical care he needs, but more than that, they should put an end to their contrived legal delays and free Kabendera unconditionally.”
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