<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>the Marketing &amp; Media community of West Africa</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com//412/11.html</link><description>West Africa Marketing and Media news</description><ttl>15</ttl><category>Marketing & Media news - West Africa</category><image><url>http://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/11/logo5.gif</url><title>Bizcommunity.com</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/</link></image><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:27:16 +0200</pubDate><item><title>Radio summit for programme and station managers in Africa</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/59/42343.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color=009999&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dear Fellow Broadcasters&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;There are expressions that say &amp;quot;iron sharpens iron&amp;quot;, and that it takes a &amp;quot;diamond to polish a diamond&amp;quot;. We also believe that in the field of broadcasting excellence breeds excellence. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/59/42343.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&amp;c=59&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=42343"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/59/42343.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:19:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/412/11.html</source></item><item><title>Gabon suspends six newspapers</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/412/90/42123.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;The National Communications Council in Gabon has reportedly suspended six private newspapers for &amp;quot;violating the ethics of journalism&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;inciting ethnic divisions&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/412/90/42123.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=412&amp;c=90&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=42123"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/412/90/42123.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/412/11.html</source></item><item><title>Rapid Kiosk</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/70/41993.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://mars.bizcommunity.com/c/0911/40136.jpg?r=0" width="55" height="65" align="left"  /&gt;With the 2010 FIFA World Cup just around the corner, not to mention glorious summer, the Rapid Kiosk is the natural choice for public events and portable, instant retail solutions.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/70/41993.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&amp;c=70&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=41993"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/70/41993.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:41:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/412/11.html</source></item><item><title>Zain, Ericsson join forces to provide 3.5G in rural Ghana</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/83/16/41883.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Working with the Millennium Villages Project, in collaboration between the Earth Institute at Columbia University, Millennium Promise and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Ericsson and Zain have deployed mobile communications services in the Amansie-West district of the Ashanti region of Ghana.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/83/16/41883.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=83&amp;c=16&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=41883"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/83/16/41883.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:40:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/412/11.html</source></item><item><title>Fabulous fabric framing system</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/12/41807.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://mars.bizcommunity.com/c/0911/39802.jpg?r=1" width="55" height="65" align="left"  /&gt;Display Mania has officially launched their every popular textile/fabric framing system.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/12/41807.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&amp;c=12&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=41807"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/12/41807.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:51:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/412/11.html</source></item><item><title>New law threatens freedom of expression in Togo - IFJ</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/412/15/41797.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://mars.bizcommunity.com/c/0911/39788.jpg?r=0" width="59" height="65" align="left"  /&gt;The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) denounced yesterday, 5 November 2009, the vote on Friday, 30 October 2009 by the National Assembly of a legislation reinforcing  the powers  of the High Authority of Audio-visual and Communication (HAAC) which allegedly threatens press freedom and freedom of expression in Togo.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/412/15/41797.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=412&amp;c=15&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=41797"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/412/15/41797.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:46:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/412/11.html</source></item><item><title>Senegal: Youth who refuse to farm</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/412/87/41793.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;ZIGUINCHOR: Landmines and armed attacks in Senegal's Casamance region are preventing farmers from maximising production from the region's fertile soil, but there is another problem, too: not enough young people are taking up farming, residents and experts say.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/412/87/41793.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=412&amp;c=87&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=41793"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/412/87/41793.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:41:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/412/11.html</source></item><item><title>What can SishaFax do for your business?</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/16/41660.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://mars.bizcommunity.com/c/0911/39555.jpg?r=0" width="65" height="55" align="left"  /&gt;At SishaFax we are currently saving millions of rands for our clients. All of whom are making use of our Free Fax2Email service. If any lesson is to be learned from the recent economic downturn, it has to be that regardless of the current economic situation an organisation should always perform at optimal standards. The key to this is to cut down on wastage of any kind and to adopt a streamlined and cost-efficient operation.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/16/41660.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&amp;c=16&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=41660"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/16/41660.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:24:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/412/11.html</source></item><item><title>Nigerian bank reform</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/157/87/41731.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Nigeria's banking sector has been ordered to start reporting on suspicious cash transactions from people involved in politics. The new regulation requires banks to check the identity of anyone making a transaction above 250,000 naira (around US$1,600).&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/157/87/41731.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=157&amp;c=87&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=41731"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/157/87/41731.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/412/11.html</source></item><item><title>Celebrity branding in Nigeria</title><link>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/157/82/41725.html</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://mars.bizcommunity.com/c/0911/39678.jpg?r=0" width="59" height="65" align="left"  /&gt;Companies now eagerly part with cash to ensure that celebrities are effectively used to promote their brands especially via the electronic media. But, how do consumers perceive some of these efforts. Again, have consumers been truly influenced, as a result, to switch brands?&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/157/82/41725.html"&gt;Read full story...&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=157&amp;c=82&amp;ct=1&amp;ci=41725"&gt;Send to a friend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><guid>http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/157/82/41725.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:52:00 +0200</pubDate><source>http://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/412/11.html</source></item></channel></rss>