{"id":165512,"date":"2025-06-03T21:08:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T20:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/bill-gates-to-give-most-of-his-200bn-fortune-to-africa"},"modified":"2025-06-03T22:23:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T21:23:04","slug":"bill-gates-to-give-most-of-his-200bn-fortune-to-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/bill-gates-to-give-most-of-his-200bn-fortune-to-africa","title":{"rendered":"Bill Gates to give most of his $200bn fortune to Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>BBC) Microsoft founder Bill Gates says that most of his fortune will be spent on improving health and education services in Africa over the next 20 years<\/p>\n<p>The 69-year-old said that \u201cby unleashing human potential through health and education, every country in Africa should be on a path to prosperity\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Ethiopia\u2019s capital Addis Ababa, he also urged Africa\u2019s young innovators to think about how to build Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve healthcare on the continent.<\/p>\n<p>Gates announced last month that he would give away 99% of his vast fortune \u2013 which he expects to reach $200bn (\u00a3150bn) \u2013 by 2045, by when his foundation planned to end its operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI recently made a commitment that my wealth will be given away over the next 20 years. The majority of that funding will be spent on helping you address challenges here in Africa,\u201d he said in an address at the African Union (AU) headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>Mozambique\u2019s former First Lady Grac\u0327a Machel welcomed his announcement, saying it came in a \u201cmoment of crisis\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are counting on Mr Gates\u2019 steadfast commitment to continue walking this path of transformation alongside us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The US government has cut aid to Africa, including programmes to treat patients with HIV and AIDS as part of US President Donald Trump\u2019s \u201cAmerica First\u201d policy, raising concerns about the future of healthcare on the continent.<\/p>\n<p>Gates said his foundation, which has a long history of operating in Africa, would focus on improving primary healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Gates, who founded tech giant Microsoft, is the fifth-richest person in the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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