Bill Gates Pledges $7 Billion to Boost Health, Agriculture in Africa
- Foundation to focus on five African nations over next 4 years
- South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya among nations to get grants
Bill Gates
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Bill Gates’ philanthropic foundation is pledging more than $7 billion to improve health, gender equality and boost farming productivity in Africa.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will spend the funds over the next four years, according to a statement from the organization. The grants are in addition to the financing the foundation has made to organizations fighting AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, it said.