Safaricom gets boost as top firms snub Ethiopia bid
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The fact that only two bids were made has narrowed the agency’s options and the bidding process could be reopened, especially if the financial offers fall below the government’s targets.
While both Safaricom and MTN have substantial financial backing, they have emphasised that they will not overpay for the Ethiopian licences.
Wednesday April 28 2021
By VICTOR JUMA
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The fact that only two bids were made has narrowed the agency’s options and the bidding process could be reopened, especially if the financial offers fall below the government’s targets.
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Why America’s Next Covid Push Should Be Outside America
Helping the rest of the world get vaccinated isn’t just a humanitarian issue it’s a national security imperative.
A health care worker inoculates a woman with a Covid vaccine at a district hospital in the outskirts of New Delhi on April 22, 2021. | Photo by Anindito Mukherjee/Getty Images
By MARK MCCLELLAN, KRISHNA UDAYAKUMAR, MICHAEL MERSON and GARY EDSON
04/28/2021 03:32 PM EDT
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Mark McClellan directs the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, is a former FDA commissioner and CMS administrator, and is an independent member of the Board of Directors of Johnson & Johnson.
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In an extended Earth Day event, President Biden hosted the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate (“Summit”) on April 22 and 23, seeking to unite nations around the world in the goal of reducing global greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions. Forty international leaders attended the much-anticipated event, including China President Xi Jinping, Russia President Vladimir Putin and United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The Summit marks the United States’ return to the world stage as a leader in climate regulation. The following summarizes key announcements from the Summit.
Emissions Reduction Pledges
At the outset of the Summit, President Biden announced the United States’ emissions reduction pledge: