What do African women want for the future of their continent? Join #WomenEntrepreneurs , African leaders & development partners for the #WeFi Abidjan Summit & be part of the conversation online here: The World Bank Group #Africa #womenleaders #womensleadership #Africanwomen http://wrld.bg/1ldz30onqA6 via @AfDB_Group @IsDB_Group …see more

#Datajournalism #evidencebasedpolicy #abortionrights #reproductivehealth #reproductivejustice #womenshealth #globalhealth #HealthForAll

For #ThrowbackThursday , the slideshow I created featuring the 60 young #midwives who graduated from the Edna Adan Ismail University Hospital's #Midwifery Program on June 30, 2018. By turns, the new midwives were solemn and excited during the ceremony in #Hargeisa , the capital of #Somaliland . Many were the first in their families to receive formal education. Some come from villages and regions where they would soon be the only person with medical training available to serve thousands of people. But they will succeed, because they've all been infused with the determination and vision of Madame Edna, for whom the word "impossible" is just fuel to keep achieving. She has surpassed her personal goal of training 1,000 midwives in Somaliland, so I imagine she has re-set the bar. You can read more about Edna Adan Ismail in my National Geographic Magazine January 2019 #GlobalHealth feature story about #maternalmortality . #health #education #reproductivehealth #medicaltraining #midwivessavelives #midwivesmatter Women Deliver The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH) …see more

More great news from the GlobalCitizen Festival: Leading philanthropists as well as African and European governments have announced more than US$150 million to tackle #neglectedtropicaldiseases largely unknown in western countries, but which affect 1.5 billion people – or one in five on the planet. The over $150 million funding will unlock a total aid package worth many, many more times that sum thanks to the free donation of medicines from pharmaceutical companies. The announcements to fund the prevention and treatment of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) were made at a star-studded festival in Johannesburg, South Africa, co-hosted by the Government of South Africa, the HOUSE OF MANDELA , the motsepe Foundation Foundation, and the activist network Global Citizen. Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases #BeatNTDs #globalhealth #globaldevelopment #HealthForAll https://lnkd.in/eei_6fh …see more

From Yahoo! Finance: Here's what happens when you give cash to the extremely poor https://lnkd.in/eQMev_z @YahooFinance

Learn more about the work of Jamaa Birth Village, a non-profit organization in Ferguson, Missouri. Founded in October 2015, Jamaa Birth Village has worked with over 250 St. Louis area families in providing perinatal care, with the goal of lowering infant and maternal mortality rates that are significantly higher for African-American women. #justice #rights #pregnancy #birth #reproductivehealth #reproductiverights #maternalhealth #globalhealth #HealthForAll …see more

I've just tuned in to the opening plenary of the Devex  World 2018 Conference in Washinton, DC. The "New Tools for Global Development" session showcases the work of transformative leaders developing radically new tools that will shape the way all of us work. We'll be hearing from Raj Kumar , President and Editor in Chief of Devex , Ray Washburne, President & CEO of Overseas Private Investment Corporation , Miguel McKelvey  at WeWork , Shivani Siroya , Founder & CEO of Tala , JAHA DUKUREH Jaha Dukureh, Founder of Safe Hands for Girls, Inc. , Rula Ghani, First Lady of Afghanistan, Maury Blackman , CEO of Premise Data , and Devry Boughner Vorwerk , Corporate Vice President of Global Corporate Affairs at Cargill . #devexworld #globaldevelopment …see more

In Sierra Leone, nearly 1 in 17 women will die in pregnancy or childbirth. We can, and must, change that. Ophelia Dahl , Executive Director of Partners In Health , shares her thoughts about maternal health, via WBUR 90.9 FM. #maternalhealth #MidwivesSaveLives #globalhealth #HealthForAll …see more

The intensifying battle for #Africa’s burgeoning #tech landscape, via TechCrunch https://lnkd.in/eqx9_78

Today is an exciting day for the malaria community. It marks the launch of Malaria No More UK 's "Malaria Must Die" campaign, ahead of the 16-20th April 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) summit in London.  Globally,#malaria kills a child every two minutes. Half the world is at risk. The "Malaria Must Die" coalition will urge Commonwealth leaders to be a part of the generation that will #endmalaria for good. Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria   African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) #CHOGM2018 #RollBackMalaria #MalariaMustDie #HealthForAll #globalhealth #globaldevelopment https://lnkd.in/dbG532D … …see more

From Newsweek : #Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh has been defeated after 22 years in power https://lnkd.in/eKCBUqj @Newsweek #Africa

MiddleGame Ventures blog post and quote from yours truly plus press release for our newest investment in Keyrock #bitcoin #cryptocurrencies #ethereum #btc #cryptotrading #financialservices #digitalassets #fintech …see more

hypothetical: the future Messi will be paid in some sort of digital currency (full crypto or not). his agent, manager and financial advisor will have to be fluent in digital currency. his fans will too.

if there is an industry that might profit the most from the pandemic and might suffer the most from the pandemic (simultaneous), it is tue Insurance industry.

‪which bank CEO, being gifted with the super power of accurate foresight, would have gone all in on partnerships with big tech firms pre covid-19?‬ ‪which bank CEO, post covid-19, is not planning on partnering with Facebook’s Libra (especially w/latest pivot)?‬

clear and to the point. there are not many ways to protect manufacturing, IP, key strategic assets, tech...

‪- centralized decentralization‬ ‪- decentralized centralization‬ ‪- centralized centralization‬ ‪- decentralized decentralization ‬ ‪neither works absolutely or at the margin (without proper governance)‬ …see more

the absence of blockchain or cryptocurrency or tokens or ICOs or DAO may be depressing news for some.

Libra is dead long live Libra. dead in its original vision and launched as is. newly elected board comprised of CEO, A16, Xapo (crypto custody, A16 ecosystem), Kiva (non profit microcredit) and PayU (payment gateway roll up owned by Naspers). the recent claim is 1,500 organizations were interested in joining and 180 meet Libra’s criteria. board composition is interesting: payment gateway corp with global footprint & ties to payment networks, custody skills, non profit for virginity, leading VC for thought leadership & strategic innovation power. several thoughts come to mind: - expect Libra to be backed by only the $ as a simplification measure that will please regs & govts. (SDR backing would have been neat but i suspect it would have been too difficult from start) - Libra needs on/off ramp access to financial system to thrive, so expect those partners that left to work on a partnership behind the scenes. - would not be surprised to see large banks among the 180 eligible partners, but they will wait & are where the winds blow - Libra to clarify privacy & data usage/management. - Libra to become more of a payment system & less “crypto voodoo” to appeal to regs & govts. #currencies #tokens #Libra #payments #USD #fintech #Facebook …see more

very interesting timing here. if this is not a geopolitically motivate move, then what is. very chinese might I add. #payments #financialservices #banking …see more