The United Nations Development Programme, African governments and the private sector plan to raise $1 billion and open a string of technology hubs across the continent to boost start-up innovation.

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The United Nations Development Programme is set to launch a “Government Blockchain Academy” to teach the public sector about crypto and other emerging tech. The agency said on Monday that it would ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. In a just-about hourlong address to the UN General Assembly, US President Donald ...