WEST AFRICA
Many in the African diaspora trace their rhythmic roots to Angola's drumming. On Friday 31 July to Sunday 02 August, musicians from Brazil, Mozambique, South Africa and the USA will descend on Cine Atlântico in Angola's capital city, Luanda, for the launch of the Luanda International Jazz Festival. 6 Jul 2009 17:04
WEST AFRICA
The 6th West & Central Africa Com conference will take place from 17 - 18 June 2009 in Abuja, Nigeria. According to Informa Telecoms & Media's World Cellular Information Service, growth remains robust in Nigeria: in the last quarter of 2008, the West Africa market recorded the highest number of net additions since GSM was introduced in 2001. 27 May 2009 11:44
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The group managing director of United Bank for Africa (UBA)Plc, Tony Elumelu, has been voted African Banker of the Year 2008. 13 Oct 2008 10:44
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More than 1,500 stakeholders in the creative arts from Africa are poised to converge on Abuja on Sunday, 7 September 2008, to promote visual arts on the continent. 5 Sep 2008 11:27
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[Bathandwa Mbola] South Africa is to host Senegal for the inaugural launch of the South Africa - Senegal Joint Commission for Bilateral Commission (JCBC) aimed at strengthening the country's ties with the emerging giant in the West African region. 29 Apr 2008 15:40
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[Jonah Iboma] The Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has said that it will take steps to redress the situation of low level content in Nigeria's booming information and communications technology industry. The trade body of telecom companies in Nigeria said that as a first step towards solving the problem, it would convene a national summit that would examine the issue and set a path on local content development. 4 Apr 2008 10:24
WEST AFRICA
A cross-section of experts from across the banking sector, insurance and stock markets in the West Africa sub-region will hold a two-day meeting in Accra, Ghana, this week. 27 Mar 2008 15:07
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The football fraternity and the people of Lomé, capital of Togo, West Africa, won't forget the night of Friday 1st of February 2008. 11 Feb 2008 07:55
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[Bai-Bai Sesay] The one day Financial Technologies conference, organised by the SBTS Group was held in the capital Freetown on Thursday, 18 October. 22 Oct 2007 09:52
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[Zachary Ochieng] The second International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training has come to a successful conclusion in Nairobi, with participating companies showcasing their latest acquisitions in e-learning. 4 Jun 2007 11:49