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American billionaire Bill Gates. [Photo courtesy, Twitter]
Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has pledged $7 billion (Sh854 billion) to confront hunger, disease, gender inequality and poverty in African.
Speaking at the University of Nairobi during his first trip to the continent since the Covid-19 pandemic, Gates said his foundation has committed to working directly with countries to support breakthrough solutions in health, agriculture, and gender equality to improve livelihoods.
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