SOUTHERN AFRICAJo'burg prepares for Africa Day
[Lesego Madumo] The City of Johannesburg is gearing for this year's Africa Day, on 25 May, which will see workshops and exhibitions exploring complex questions and concerns, while music, dance, poetry and arts and crafts will add a lighter note. 15 May 2008 06:24

AFRICARegional power utility bloc plans to reach more consumers
[Gregory Gondwe] Power Institute for East and Southern Africa (PIESA), an association for power utilities in the region, is holding a three day regional meeting in Malawi's commercial capital, Blantyre, to explore new technologies that would help them reach out to a bulk of needy electricity consumers in Africa. 9 May 2008 13:36

SOUTHERN AFRICALimpopo, Swaziland to improve trade co-operation
[Gcina Ntsaluba] South Africa's Limpopo province and the Kingdom of Swaziland are to improve trade co-operation through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The Limpopo province is hosting a business delegation from Swaziland this week to forge regional economic ties. 7 May 2008 13:19

AFRICAAU to discuss economic, political integration
[Bathandwa Mbola] The Executive Council of Foreign Ministers of the African Union (AU) are to meet on Tuesday, 6 May 2008, in Arusha, Tanzania, to make appropriate recommendations regarding the political and economic integration of the continent. 5 May 2008 13:28

WEST AFRICASA, Senegal to solidify relations
[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

AFRICAIndia-Africa Summit to forge strategic economic relations
The first India-Africa summit is currently underway in the India capital, New Delhi, with the aim of forging a strategic economic partnership between the two regions. 8 Apr 2008 18:05

NIGERIAATCON to spearhead local content development
[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

UGANDAUganda to host COMESA telecom regulators
[David Muwanga] The Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) is organising a one-day symposium to be attended by telecommunications regulators from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) member states. This is going to be one of the activities of the commission that would be marking its tenth anniversary on 22 May 2008. Other activities would include launching of a new corporate identity and the logo. 31 Mar 2008 12:40

WEST AFRICAWest African countries to beef up banking
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

AFRICADeclaration to strengthen Africa, India relationship
Africa and India are to adopt a declaration to reinforce their existing relationship at the Africa-India Forum Summit to be held next month in India. 26 Mar 2008 14:06

AFRICAECA and partners to fast track Africa's research and development
[HANA Reporter] Strong linkages are needed between industry and Science and Technology (S&T) to prioritise innovation as part of the broader strategy to improve market competitiveness of Africa's products, said UN Under Secretary-General and ECA Executive Secretary, Abdoulie Janneh to participants attending the closing session of the Science with Africa Conference, held from 3-6 March 2008. 14 Mar 2008 11:17

SOUTHERN AFRICASA to participate in Nordic/Africa meeting
South African Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma is to lead a South African government delegation to the 7th Informal Nordic–Africa Foreign Ministers meeting. 3 Mar 2008 11:07

SOUTH AFRICALimpopo's Marula Festival kicks off
[Gcina Ntsaluba] An estimated 20,000 people are expected to attend the annual Marula Festival which kicks off in Phalaborwa, Limpopo, today, 29 February 2008. 29 Feb 2008 06:11