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Africa's entrepreneurial explosion: a space ripe for the taking

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:32:00 +0200

"Africa's current environment is ripe for gaming to take off," says Michael Szymanski, the director of Business Development for the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), an incubator that manages the MEST seed fund in Accra.
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Vodacom Nigeria 'invites' interaction with a PocketMedia Changer

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:48:00 +0200

Connectivity is changing the face of Nigerian business. To get this message across to its client base, Vodacom Business had an innovative invitation produced by PocketMedia Solutions, called the Changer, which served as an invitation to the launch of its new Machine-to-Machine Solutions.
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Kagiso's MSN moves into Kenya and Nigeria

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:20:00 +0200

Howzit MSN, reportedly one of Africa's largest portals with approximately 3.3 million unique browsers per month, is set to launch dedicated versions of its site for Nigeria and Kenya.
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Journalists impose media blackout on Liberian presidency

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:47:00 +0200

On May 9 2013, Liberian journalists - under the banner of the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) - took several actions in response to disparaging and threatening remarks made against journalists. The remarks were made at programs marking the annual observance of World Press Freedom Day in Buchanan, Grand Bassa county on May 3, 2013 by the director of the Executive Protection Service (EPS), Daniel Othello Warrick.
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IFJ condemns public threats against journos in Liberia

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:21:00 +0200

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has supported journalists in Liberia who have issued a media blackout, by printing black front pages after a government official was accused of threatening them. Radio and TV stations are also protesting against the government by suspending broadcasts for two hours daily beginning on Friday, 10 May, 2013.
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iROKO to 'SPARK' Nigerian startups

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:26:00 +0200

Internet entrepreneurs of iROKOtv and Nollywood fame, Jason Njoku and Bastian Gotter on Wednesday, 8 May 2013, announced the official launch of SPARK, a $1m-backed company to support and develop aspiring Nigerian tech and internet entrepreneurs.
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Court throws out case against Malian editor

Fri, 03 May 2013 07:43:00 +0200

BAMAKO: A Malian newspaper editor detained for nearly a month after publishing an open letter from disgruntled soldiers was freed on Tuesday, 30 April 2013, after the case was declared "null and void".
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KULUYA to expand commercial activities

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:11:00 +0200

KULUYA.com, the online African gaming company, have announced that it has raised another small seed stage investment valuing the company at $2 Million. The investment will be used to expand the gaming site's commercial activities.
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Afri Radio to sue regulatory body

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:58:00 +0200

Afri Radio, a privately-owned radio station has resolved to take legal action against the statutory media regulatory body, the Independent Media Commission (IMC) after its broadcast license was withdrawn on 12 April 2013, following a meeting between the IMC and other senior government officials.
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Police rearrest leadership editors

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:00:00 +0200

The Nigeria Police Force yesterday rearrested and detained the Leadership Newspapers' group news editor Tony Amokeodo and political correspondent Chibuzo Ukaibe.
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