Gitonga Njeru

Gitonga Njeru is a freelance journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. His stories have appeared in the Guardian, BBC, Thomson Reuters, the Economist, the Africa Report, ChinAfrica Magazine and many others.

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Can mobile loans help break the cycle of poverty in east Africa?

11 August 2017

Development

Can mobile loans help break the cycle of poverty in east Africa?

“Digital mobile technologies help in creating employment. Some 700,000 people in the region have moved away from the poverty trap. They are now [...]Read the full article

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