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Stanbic Nigeria completes cocoa financing for ATL

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:33:00 +0200

Stanbic IBTC Bank, Nigeria, a member of Standard Bank Group, has completed a US$15m cocoa financing for Agro Traders Limited (ATL) to fund the ATL's procurement of cocoa beans from the 2009/2010 Nigerian cocoa harvest, which it will export to Europe.
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Zain Nigeria awarded at 2009 NITTA

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:29:00 +0200

LAGOS: Zain Nigeria, at the weekend, was awarded Best Customer Care Operator of the Year in Nigeria, at the 2009 Nigeria Information Technology and Telecommunications Awards (NITTA).
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MTN Benin aids Mercy Ships

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:14:00 +0200

The MTN Benin Foundation has donated ten million CFA (approximately USD$20,000) to Mercy Ships, the health aid organisation. Mercy Ships, a global charity that has operated a fleet of hospital ships in developing nations since 1978, uses hospital ships to deliver free health care services to those without access.
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Radio summit for programme and station managers in Africa

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:19:00 +0200

Dear Fellow Broadcasters

There are expressions that say "iron sharpens iron", and that it takes a "diamond to polish a diamond". We also believe that in the field of broadcasting excellence breeds excellence.
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Gabon suspends six newspapers

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0200

The National Communications Council in Gabon has reportedly suspended six private newspapers for "violating the ethics of journalism" and "inciting ethnic divisions".
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Rapid Kiosk

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:41:00 +0200

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.
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Zain, Ericsson join forces to provide 3.5G in rural Ghana

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:40:00 +0200

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.
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Fabulous fabric framing system

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:51:00 +0200

Display Mania has officially launched their every popular textile/fabric framing system.
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New law threatens freedom of expression in Togo - IFJ

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:46:00 +0200

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.
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Senegal: Youth who refuse to farm

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:41:00 +0200

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.
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