Gates has been critical of Elon Musk in the past regarding budget cuts towards humanitarian aid efforts in third world countries, and at an event in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, revealed plans to divest most of his USD 200 bn in the next 20 years to fight child mortality rates, disease, and poverty in Africa.
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Bill Gates spendet verspricht grössten Teil seines Vermögens an Afrika zu verschenken

THE GUARDIAN

Gates hat bei einer Veranstaltung im äthiopischen Addis Abeba bekanntgegeben, dass er in den nächsten 20 Jahren den Großteil seines 200 Milliarden US-Dollar umfassenden Vermögens abstoßen werde, um Kindersterblichkeit, Krankheiten und Armut in Afrika zu bekämpfen.

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