Ep. 10: The Challenge of Getting Covid Vaccines to Africa
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Private companies are partnering with governments to get much-needed Covid vaccines to communities all over Africa. In this episode, Andy van der Velde and Suzandi Viljoen from the multinational logistics and courier company, Aramex, share fascinating insights into cargo plane shortages, cold chain storage using converted shipping containers, and what exactly goes into getting those vaccines across the “last mile”.
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Published 08/17/21
More than half a trillion US dollars flows through the mobile money market in sub-Saharan Africa each year. In this episode, Nikolai Barnwell, CEO of tech company pawaPay, explains how this fascinating ecosystem works and why it will soon be the continent’s dominant financial service offering.
Published 07/27/21