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AFRICA: Funding boost for local think tanks

bbitv.nextcom.no  • Jul 4, 2009

DAKAR, 2 July 2009 (IRIN) - Under a new initiative international donors are backing Africa-based policy research to improve local decision-making on complex global issues with potentially enormous humanitarian consequences like food security and climate change. Led by Canada?s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and funded by IDRC, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Hewlett Foundation, the Think Tank Initiative will provide core funding for 24 African think tanks over 10 years. US$30 million has been made available… Full Story »

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• Foundation Capital

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