Technology

Innovation Leadership Training Program launching in Zambia

• Published on 22 Apr. 2013 • Category : TechnologyThe John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) have signed an agreement to co-operate on providing leadership training on innovation for economic development.“The aim of the leadership training is to expand the capacity of COMESA to plan, design and implement activities in the field of science, technology and innovation,” said COMESA Secretary-General, Mr Sindiso Ngwenya, while signing the agreement at the Secretariat, on 12 April 2012.“The executive programme will focus on scienc(...)

Rwanda’s ICT ambition bearing fruit

• Published on 09 Apr. 2013 • Category : TechnologyRwanda’s claim to be the Africa’s leader in information and communication technologies (ICTs) got me thinking that the aspirations are realisable considering the fact that the ICT sector has registered considerable growth within a short period of time.When we compare the ICT industry in Rwanda at the pre- Genocide period and today, there is a big difference. I doubt whether the ICT sector had any mention during the pre-1994 government’s plans and policies.The only technology worth talking home about then was the fixed telephone network and the sole public radio station, all of which were(...)

South Africa's Naspers in $570 million Russia internet deal

• Published on 20 Mar. 2013 • Category : Technology South African media and e-commerce firm Naspers Holdings will merge two of its Russian internet sites with rival Avito.ru in a deal worth at least $570 million, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Cape Town-based Naspers, which has transformed itself into a $29 billion internet powerhouse by buying business in fast-growing markets, plans to merge its Slando.ru and OLX.ru classified sites with Avito, the FT said in its online edition. Read more...

Google in Africa

• Published on 13 Mar. 2013 • Category : Technology A fortnight ago, Google announced that it had donated Ksh. 265.67 million to the Network Startup Resource Centre (NSRC) and another KSh. 111.4 million to the Internet Society(ISOC). The donation to NSRC will go towards capacity building aimed at bringing network engineering experience to universities across Sub Sahara Africa. Also to benefit are National Research and Education Networks (NREN). The money will go towards building of labs, funding of a train-the-trainers program that will teach skills to experts who will then re-teach the same to staff in educational and research insti(...)

Nokia's Life launched in Kenya, hits 95 million global users

• Published on 06 Mar. 2013 • Category : Technology Nokia has announced that Nokia Life, one of the most popular mobile services for high growth markets, will launch in Kenya, one of Africa's largest economies. Continuing on its path to connect 'the next billion and beyond', Nokia Life services will be available to the subscribers of Kenya's leading mobile operators, Safaricom and Airtel. Nokia Life is one of the most popular life improvement information services suites specifically designed for people in fast growth, emerging markets. It delivers tailored, locally relevant content in local languages and works on a wide variety of Nokia (...)

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Innovation Leadership Training Program launching in Zambia

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Ethiopian capital to burn waste, hopes for energy bonanza

African Development Bank aims to boost investment to EAC

Africans enrolled in Chinese Universities up 30 percent in 2012.

African Health Ministers commit to ramped up TB/HIV treatment

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Citi Bank to start operations in Ghana

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Food and drug regulators to cut counterfeits

Gulf carriers aim for bigger slice of Africa market

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Burundi supports border communities.

Tanzanias financial sector is stable.

Gambia gets its first Journalism School

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Brazil tips Dar es Salaam on gas economy

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Biogas looks to women to expand sector.

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Africa’s first Pan-African airline hits 75,000 passengers.

Ambitious infrastructure project funded through contractor financing

Zimbabwe’s tobacco crop down 3 million in 2012.

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S.A. task force to monitor agriculture emissions

Nokia's Life launched in Kenya, hits 95 million global users

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Mozambique receives U.S.$9.3 Million for girls education.

Malawi President Joyce Banda featured in CFR remarkable women of 2012.

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South Sudan and Sudan come to agreement to resume oil exports.

New laws to stabilize oil market in Ghana.

Expert engaged to set up futures exchange in Nairobi

Analysis of micro enterprise growth in Africa and transitions to SME’s.

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