South African AIDS Vaccine Initiative (SAAVI) and USAID Funding Cuts
The termination of USAID funding has halted BRILLIANT Consortium's vaccine trials.
Foreign aid cuts could mean 10 million more HIV infections by 2030 – and almost 3 million extra deaths
Among other issues, this has significant effects on US funding for HIV. The United States has been the world’s biggest donor to international HIV assistance, providing 73% of funding in 2023.
20 Top AI Startups in Africa and Their Funding
20 of Africa’s leading AI startups, their innovations, funding, and the impact they’re making in various industries.
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China’s dwindling marriage rate is fuelling demand for brides trafficked from abroad
China’s marriage rate is in steep decline. There were 6.1 million marriage registrations nationwide in 2024, down from 7.7 million the previous year. This decline has prompted Chen Songxi, a Chinese national political adviser, to propose lowering the legal marriage age from 22 to 18.
China’s AI Boom Leaves Data Centers Empty—What’s Next for Africa?
In June 2024, China had built or initiated construction on over 250 internet data centers, backed by local governments, state-owned enterprises, and private investors. Despite this explosive growth, the utilization rate of computing resources provided by private servers was reported to be less than 5%
Upmarket upcycling: The woman proving that trash is an opportunity
Nelly Gesare built a multimillion-shilling enterprise from waste and in the process showed the potential of sustainability-driven businesses in Africa. Her venture, Greenthing Kenya, transforms discarded materials into valuable products.
China’s DeepSeek releases AI model upgrade
DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, has unveiled an upgraded version of its language model, DeepSeek-V3-032.
AISAP, A Startup Pioneering AI-Driven Diagnostics, Has Been Recognized as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies
Israeli medical startup AISAP has been recognized by Fast Company as one of the world's most innovative companies for 2025, securing fourth place globally in the healthcare category.
Waiting for Godot: Turkana’s Oil and the Residents’ Unending Wait
Kenya will not join the league of oil producing countries in the world despite the decade long activities of Tullow Oil Plc that had made residents of Turkana harbor hopes of prosperity.