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Could this rare bean be the solution to the global coffee crisis?

Fast Company Tech

The farmer had never grown coffee in her village in western South Sudan, but now hopes a rare, climate-resistant species will help pull her family from poverty. Native to South Sudan and a handful of other African countries, including Congo, Central African Republic, and Uganda, excelsa is also farmed in India, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

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YC W22 batch nets 24 African startups, including 18 from Nigeria

TechCrunch

Location : Khartoum, Sudan. Quick thoughts : Sudan suffers from inflation and currency devaluation problems, like most African economies. Sudan’s first YC-backed startup is helping consumers protect and grow their wealth. Website : [link]. Founded in : 2021. Team size : 11. Website : [link]. Founded in : 2021.

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What Can I Do About Genocide? An Interview with Janessa Goldbeck

Have Fun - Do Good

Some of the programs that we have currently running are the Sudan Divestment Task Force , which is leading up the campaign to divest state pensions from companies doing business in Sudan on a recently passed Federal legislation to ban future state contracts. His campaign was successful. It is cool to see that happening.

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Sudan Activist Conference Call: What You Can Do to Make a Difference in Darfur

Have Fun - Do Good

In an effort to understand why the violence there is still happening, and what I can do to help, I've called in for two of the monthly conference calls for Sudan Activists produced by ENOUGH , the Genocide Intervention Network , STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition , and the Save Darfur Coalition.

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Daily Crunch: Discord and Spotify resuming service after widespread outage

TechCrunch

It turns out that Bloom, the company in question, is the first startup from Sudan to take part in the U.S. state governments fell prey to hacking from China’s APT41 group, which, we’re sure, will aid in trade talks between the two nations. accelerator. The first is Lolita Taub putting together a new venture firm called Ganas Ventures.

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DOGE damage is just getting started, IT experts warn

Mashable Tech

Acting like the IT guy: this wasn't really Musk trying to be cute, or somehow downplaying all the chaos his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had unleashed in its first month of existence. government. government, Minder says. is bad ," Minder says, struggling for words. Minder is pessimistic. How DOGE can wreck U.S.

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Here are all the winners of the 2020 Webby Awards

The Verge

Webby Award and Webby People’s Voice Award for Car Site & Car Culture : 100 years making history by HOY. Webby Award for Government & Civil Innovation : USAFacts. Webby People’s Voice Award for Government & Civil Innovation : VOTE411 - Election Information You Need. Webby Award for Green : Save Whales by Red Collar.

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