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WEST AFRICA West Africa to benefit from youth programWASHINGTON: The World Cocoa Foundation, late last week, announced a public-private partnership for rural education with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Africa Education Initiative and its members as well as The Jacobs Foundation and the Norwegian Association of Chocolate Manufacturers. 5 Oct 2009 09:00 WEST AFRICA African conference points way to new journalism[Desmond Ekeh] Journalism, and indeed, media practice in Nigeria, is set to take a huge leap into the future as the Pan African University, Lagos recently concluded a three-day intensive and intellectually driven conference on “Journalism and the new media technologies in Africa: new technologies, new practices and the renewal of media training in Africa.” 7 Sep 2009 10:08 WEST AFRICA Bookings open for September course in Cape Town - Quo Vadis CommunicationsBookings are open for the Cape Town leg of the Organisational Communications course which will be held in September and October. Run by Quo Vadis Communications, the course has been specifically tailored to meet the needs of both the corporate and civil society sectors. 17 Aug 2009 17:21 WEST AFRICA Media freedom and responsibility training in Accra
WEST AFRICA 2010 media training programme underway in SenegalLast week sports journalists began a programme sponsored by FIFA to provide mid-career training to more than 300 reporters and photographers across Africa. The programme is part of FIFA's "Win in Africa with Africa" development programme. 15 May 2009 12:20 WEST AFRICA Nigeria: Relicom, Synthesis stage reading renaissance eventRelicom, in partnership with Synthesis Communications is staging an event called Evening of Reading to encourage Nigerians to read. The companies have designed the platform for lovers of poetry and writers to meet and listen to poetry recited in a relaxed environment. 6 May 2009 16:23 WEST AFRICA West Africa: Combating world's lowest literacy ratesDAKAR: Illiteracy rates in West Africa are the highest in the world, cramping development and weakening citizens' power to effect socio-economic and political change, say education agencies, who are calling on governments and donors to step up literacy and education efforts. 24 Apr 2009 11:46 WEST AFRICA Nigerian youth motivated by Future Awards 2009In demonstration of its commitment to support Nigerian youth as well as reward young people who have excelled exceptionally in their chosen areas of specialisation, telecoms operator, Zain has thrown its full weight behind this year's edition of the Future Awards. 19 Jan 2009 12:23 WEST AFRICA Diambars Football Academy to launch in SA“Diambars” is a Senegalese word for fighters, which was allocated to a football academy concept designed to address the plight African football stars who chase fame and fortune in the world of football at the expense of education. 25 Nov 2008 10:34 WEST AFRICA Ghana: MTN unveils training centreCommitted to invest in its human resource capacity in its operational areas in the West, East and Central African (WECA) regions, telecommunications giant, Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN), over the weekend in Accra, unveiled a training centre to help train and upgrade the company's staff in order to meet future challenges. 29 Oct 2008 09:48 WEST AFRICA China doubles its scholarships for African studentsAccra: The Chinese government has doubled the number of scholarships it grants to Africa to 4000 students per year, says Yu Wenzhe, China's ambassador to Ghana. 25 Aug 2008 15:30 WEST AFRICA USB named SA's top business school - USB-EDThe University of Stellenbosch Business School has been named the number one business school in South Africa by the Professional Management Review. The USB achieved the highest overall score of 4.11 out of a possible 5 points in the annual national survey of MBA accredited schools. 13 Aug 2008 14:39 WEST AFRICA In Africa, Scrabble is a serious matter
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The International Institute for Journalism (IIJ), Germany and the Ghana International Press Centre in Accra are inviting young journalists, no older than 35, in member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to attend a training course on freedom and responsibility in the media, in Ghana from 27 September to 10 October 2009. 
Dakar: To compete in the Scrabble competition, 32-year-old Elisee Poka spent five days in a bus traversing Africa's potholed roads. His competitors from France arrived by plane. 
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