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Submarine cable to connect Tunisia to Europe

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:56:00 +0200

Tunisiana and Orange Tunisia have announced the signing of a partnership agreement with Interoute, the owner operator of Europe's next generation network, for the commissioning of a submarine cable, called Didon, connecting the city of Kélibia, Tunisia to Interoute's pan European fiber optic network, via its landing station in Mazara del Vallo, Siciliy, Italy.
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Orange African Social Venture Prize returns in 2013

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:05:00 +0200

Following on from the success of the first two programmes run in 2011 and 2012, Orange, the telecommunications corporation, has launched the third Orange African Social Venture Prize. The project promotes social innovations in support of developments that use Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).
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Initiative to create digital jobs in Africa

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:02:00 +0200

Dr. Judith Rodin, president of The Rockefeller Foundation, on Monday, 13 May 2013, launched a new foundation initiative that will focus on Africa's youth and employment, Digital Jobs Africa.
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Call to enter shnit International shortfilmfestival

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:44:00 +0200

The 11th edition of the shnit International shortfilmfestival will be held 2-6 October 2013, in Cape Town, as well as Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Buenos Aires, the US, Nigeria, Egypt, Costa Rica and Singapore. International submissions are open for films of all genres, with a total length up to 40 minutes.
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Egypt police arrest Islamist show host over slander

Fri, 03 May 2013 07:40:00 +0200

CAIRO: Egyptian police arrested an Islamist television show host on Wednesday, 1 May 2013, after a court sentenced him to a year in prison for slandering an actress, a police official said.
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Mobile to drive BI this year

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:53:00 +0200

Mobile is top of the big four influencers of BI change across Africa this year. The massive growth in mobile across Africa is driving resurgence in business intelligence (BI) growth, as executives across the continent see the value of having relevant, updated data at hand at all times.
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Libya must let journalist travel for medical care

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:16:00 +0200

The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned about the health of editor Amara al-Khatabi and calls on Libyan authorities to allow him to travel in order to receive urgent medical assistance abroad.
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Alliance Media remembers genocide in Rwanda

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:35:00 +0200

This month marks the 19th anniversary of the genocide that took place in Rwanda in 1994. In just 100 days, over 800,000 men, women and children lost their lives in a wave of violence that began when the Hutus massacred the Tutsis.
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Web radios become voices of Tunisia slums

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:44:00 +0200

Two web radio stations were launched in Tunisia earlier this month to deliver the voice of the region's population to officials and to send reassuring messages to neighbourhood youth.
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Streamlining business into Africa

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:49:00 +0200

Offering local knowledge and African expertise, Database 360 recently helped its hundredth client overcome the obstacles of breaking into African markets with accurate and up-to-date databases for businesses across the continent.
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