Partnerships confirmed for Mobile Web East Africa 2012

UK based company, All Amber last week officially announced that partnerships have been confirmed with two organisations in the East Africa technology ecosystem for Mobile Web East Africa 2012, which takes place in Nairobi, Kenya on 22-23 February 2012. 6 Feb 2012 11:08

AABLA goes regional, nominations now open

The All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA), in partnership with CNBC Africa and ABN Productions, have announced that this years awards will be hosted in a series of regional award ceremonies across Africa and nominations for the awards open today, 1 February 2012. 1 Feb 2012 10:46

Mobile marketing summits set for Com World Series

Informa Telecom & Media and the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) have announced their partnership on a series of mobile marketing summits, to be held in association with the flagship series of digital events in Africa & the Middle East, Com World Series. 31 Jan 2012 15:05

AFCON 2012: Samsung launch interactive, online events

Samsung Electronics, the long-time supporter of African football, is rallying fans across the continent to show their passion for the game by launching a series of interactive live and online events for fans to gather and share the excitement of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations 2012, taking place in Gabon-Equatorial Guinea. 31 Jan 2012 14:25

Y&R Kenya wins big at 2011 MSK Brand Warriors Awards

At the recent 2011 MSK Brand Warriors Awards, the Y&R Group in Kenya announced that five of its clients were among the top winners. 23 Nov 2011 13:04

Ugandan journos to benefit from TechFest

[Walter Wafula] Ugandan journalists will benefit from the inaugural TechFest Uganda expo, a technology expo which aims to encourage professionals from different industries to exploit today's technology innovations to their advantage, which takes place from 18-19 November 2011 alongside the Orange Expo 2011 (UMA Show grounds), in Kampala. 17 Nov 2011 09:39

COP17: Artists Project Earth presents concert

Artist Project Earth (APE) will present 'A Climate Change Concert for East Africa' as part of the COP17 conference which will take place on Sunday 4 December 2011 at the Durban beachfront, KwaZula-Natal, South Africa from 3pm and will continue until the early evening. 16 Nov 2011 13:10

PictureWorks CEO to tip East Africans on innovative leadership

[Walter Wafula] Don Strickland, an innovator of digital imaging and multimedia services for mobile, and internet services is scheduled to tip business managers about innovative leadership at The Monitor Thought Leaders Forum set to take place in Uganda on 14 November 2011. 24 Oct 2011 11:00

WTC Africa Initiative and Italy join hands in trade

Following a trade agreement reached between the World Trade Center Africa Initiative and Italy, business between Africa and Europe is set to receive a significant boost. The agreement will see business leaders from 12 African countries meet their Italian counterparts in on-site deal rooms next year, at the inaugural Afritalia Commerce Exchange. 12 Oct 2011 13:52

Annual PRAU Excellence Awards set for November

[Walter Wafula] The best public relations brains in Uganda's PR industry will be honoured at the third annual PRAU Excellence Awards, to be held in Kampala at the Kampala Serena Hotel on 14 November 2011. 7 Oct 2011 12:31

Investment conference focus on development on Africa

The 6th Columbia International Investment Conference, entitled "The Resource Boom and FDI in Africa: new players, new opportunities, a new agenda for development", will take place at Columbia University, New York, from 26-27 October 2011. 26 Sep 2011 10:38

Convergence Africa to be launched

Legatum, a private international investment group, and Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm, announced the launch of Convergence Africa, a one-day conference aimed at bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, policy-makers and businesspeople who will drive Africa's growth. The conference will take place on 8 December 2011 at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. 23 Sep 2011 10:26

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Bizcommunity launches new dedicated sectors, newsletters

Bizcommunity.com - South Africa's largest online B2B publisher - is set to grow even more with the introduction of 16 new content channels, with weekly newsletters, as from last week Tuesday, 20 September 2011. 20 Sep 2011 15:45

Google urges journos to go digital to thrive

[Walter Wafula] At the recent Google's gUganda conference held in Kampala, Ugandan journalists were urged to embrace digital tools such as smartphones and tablet computers to secure their future as content providers. 19 Sep 2011 12:37