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New app to connect Kenyan farmers with climate-smart seeds

Chris Arsenault

A new app launched in Kenya on Wednesday could help millions of farmers adapt to climate change by offering information on...

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Business journalists body in Malawi introduces awards

Geoffrey Banda

As a way of building interest of writing business and economic news stories among journalists and improving best services for consumers, Association of Business Journalists - ABJ is to introduce Annual Business Awards...

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[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 136: This Is Me, and Mike Wronski on social media

Tune in to the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show, 18 June 2015, from 9-10am, as show host Warren Harding chats to David Thomas and Mike Wronski...

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Mobile
KENYA
Kenya leads EAC in mobile money accounts

Ronald Ndungi

Kenya leads the EAC in mobile money accounts with 58 per cent of adults having an account, World Bank report has revealed... read more>>
PR & Communications
AFRICA
IPRA makes APO the official newswire of Public Relations World Congress 2015
The IPRA Public Relations World Congress is a major event in the PR calendar, bringing together PR agencies, in-house PR managers, public affairs directors, marketers from the corporate sector... read more>>
Media Freedom & Right to Know
SOUTH SUDAN
Two newspaper print-runs seized in Sudan's capital
KHARTOUM: The print-run of Al Ayam newspaper in Khartoum was confiscated on Saturday. Sudan's National Intelligence and Security Services also seized copies of Al Youm Al Tali newspaper on Friday... read more>>
TUNISIA
Tunisia: PM committed to free, independent media, says SNJT's B'ghouri
President of the National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) Néji B'ghouri said Prime Minister Habib Essid pledged to uphold freedom of press and equip media with the means needed to accomplish their mission independently. read more>>
TV
MALAWI
Malawi to meet the June 17 digital migration deadline - Minister

Stanley Nkhondoyachepa

LILONGWE: Malawi will meet the June 17 digital migration deadline in phases with the first phase covering Mzuzu and Zomba and the remaining parts... read more>>
International
SOUTH AFRICA
Facebook Awards 2015 winners announced
The winners of the fourth annual Facebook Awards recognising the best creative work on Facebook and Instagram in the last year, have been announced... read more>>
FRANCE
New country entries in Innovations Lions shortlist
Following the 226 entries from 41 countries, the shortlist of 34 entries has made it to the final round of judging in this year's the Innovation Lions. Tunisia, Ecuador and Argentina are shortlisted for the first time in 2015... read more>>
More International
Government news
BURUNDI
AU observers to oversee poll in Burundi
The African Union (AU) has announced that it will soon dispatch a 50-member observer mission to Burundi to assess the presidential elections scheduled for 15 July in that country. Parliamentary vote will be held on June 19. read more>>
More Government news
New events to diarise
2015 Africa CEO Roundtable and Conference on CSR
ThistlePraxis Consulting Limited - 18 Jun 2015 to 19 Jun 2015, Lagos

Africa's Big Seven
Exhibition Management Services (Pty) Ltd - 21 Jun 2015 to 23 Jun 2015, Johannesburg

Digital and Mobile Business Summit 2015
Knowledge Integration Web (Pty) Ltd - 26 Jun 2015, Johannesburg

VAS Africa
Informa - 30 Jun 2015 to 1 Jul 2015, Johannesburg

Africa Com
Informa - 17 Nov 2015 to 19 Nov 2015, Cape Town

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