After announcing the closure of the Gates Foundation in 2045 and the donation of 99% of its assets, The founder of Microsoft Bill Gates said he intends to invest almost everything in improving health and educational services in Africa for the next 20 years.
Speaking to Addis Ababa, BBC reports, the 69 -year -old billionaire said that “freeing human potential through health and education, every African country should take the path of prosperity”. Gates announced last month that he would have donated 99% of his immense heritage, which should reach 200 billion dollars, to its foundation. If confirmed, it will be one of the greatest philanthropic donations ever, overcoming the historical contributions of industrialists such as John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie net of inflation. Only the commitment of the Berkshire Hathaway investor, Warren Buffett, to donate his heritage – currently estimated by Forbes in 160 billion dollars – could be greater according to the fluctuations of the share market.