AFRICAACP launches film production support programme
The African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) presents the ACP-EU Support Programme for the ACP Cinema and Audiovisual Sector. The Secretariat of the ACP Group of States and the European Union have designed a new support programme for the ACP audiovisual sector, ACP Films (ie. cinema and television). ACP Films is managed by the ACP Secretariat and financed by the 9th European Development Fund (EDF). 25 Apr 2008 11:00

SOUTHERN AFRICAMalawi's Central Bank has to compensate girls for photographs
[Gregory Gondwe] The Reserve Bank of Malawi has been ordered by the Malawi's office of the Ombudsman to compensate three girls for using their photographs on a K10 banknote in 1997 without seeking their consent. 11 Apr 2008 06:15

EAST AFRICATelling it like it is
Fleishman-Hillard, a leading global PR firm, recently announced its strategic partnership with Tell-Em Public Relations, one of East Africa's leading PR agencies. Carole Kimutai finds out more about the new alliance from Elizabeth Cook, Tell-Em's Public Relations General Manager. 20 Mar 2008 10:06

AFRICAGlitz and glamour in Togo
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

MOZAMBIQUECommercial over-fishing threatens coastal livelihoods in Mozambique
Artisanal fishing provides a critical source of food and income to thousands of Mozambicans, but the ever-increasing local and international demand for fish, combined with rapidly depleting stocks, is putting increasing strain on this way of life. 7 Feb 2008 08:06

EAST AFRICAKenyan crisis ripple effects felt across the region
Unrest in Kenya threatens humanitarian and commercial operations throughout the Great Lakes region, potentially affecting more than 100 million lives, according to analysts. 7 Feb 2008 06:37

AFRICASubsidising Malawi's agriculture is not enough
Malawi is riding high on the success of its fertiliser subsidy programme and has become a regional exporter hoping to profit from booming food prices, but analysts are a bit more wary. 6 Feb 2008 10:16

UGANDACheers! Ugandan Eagle flies high
[Walter Wafula] Nile Breweries' beer business project finds its way into the books of America's most prestigious university as a case-study in doing business in a developing country, according to a new publication entitled “Business Linkages: Lessons, Opportunities and Challenges.” 4 Feb 2008 11:03

KENYAInsecurity leaves crops rotting
Teresia Chebet and hundreds of other small-scale farmers in the western Kenyan district of Nandi North have not been directly affected by the violence that has ravaged the country in the past month, yet their livelihoods are threatened because markets have become inaccessible. 4 Feb 2008 06:23

ZIMBABWEGenerator sales soar on worries of major blackouts
[Dumisani Ndlela] Two countrywide blackouts this week sent Zimbabwean businesses scurrying for back-up power supplies on worries of major power supply interruptions this year from the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), the country's power utility. Generator retailers reported soaring generator sales. 24 Jan 2008 07:31

ZIMBABWENo middle ground for crops between drought and deluge for Zimbabwe's farmers
After six years of drought, the forecast was that Zimbabwe was set for good rains and a decent harvest this season - and then came the deluge. 17 Jan 2008 07:37

KENYAKenyan dairy firm invests in IT upgrade
[Carole Kimutai] Spin Knit Dairy Kenya is planning to invest over KSh10 million in the upgrade of its technology infrastructure and install an automated milk reception system. 16 Jan 2008 09:45

SOUTH AFRICAVideo workshop project provides boost for Ghanaian musician
ACCRA: Ghanaian musician Tic Tac's new video for his hit track Kangaroo, taken from the hit new album Accra Connection, is the product of TV channel MTV base's landmark video training workshop, held in Accra in August 2006. 22 Mar 2007 16:17