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Op-Ed: Why Many Africans Don’t Trust Bill Gates and His Foundation’s Philanthropy

Summary by OkayAfrica
Picture this: American billionaire Bill Gates, in the middle of a hot day, moving through the bustling roads of Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, on the back of an Okada – the local slang for motorcycle. You don’t need to imagine, it’s right there in a new ad for the Gates Foundation, which features rapper/producer MI Abaga and comedians Broda Shaggi and Layi Wasabi.Gates helping Abaga finetune a cover recording of Nigerian singer Veno Mariog…
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OkayAfrica broke the news in on Monday, July 14, 2025.
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