The CSI community of East Africa

ICRC remains committed to helping Somalis

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:50:00 +0200

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) regrets the decision of the Office for Supervising the Affairs of Foreign Agencies of the Harakat Al-Shabaab Al Mujahideen to terminate the agreement under which the ICRC was allowed to deliver emergency food aid in Al-Shabaab administered areas of Somalia.
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Alliance Media Malawi has donated computers and ICT training sessions to the Kachanga School

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:26:00 +0200

Chikondi Chiumia of Alliance Media Malawi, a Blantyre-based billboard and airport advertising company which is part of the Alliance Media group, said they decided to support the Kachanga school because they operate the airport advertising concession at Blantyre's Chileka International Airport.
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COP17: Artists Project Earth presents concert

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:10:00 +0200

Artist Project Earth (APE) will present 'A Climate Change Concert for East Africa' as part of the COP17 conference which will take place on Sunday 4 December 2011 at the Durban beachfront, KwaZula-Natal, South Africa from 3pm and will continue until the early evening.
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Bizcommunity launches new dedicated sectors, newsletters

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:45:00 +0200

Bizcommunity.com - South Africa's largest online B2B publisher - is set to grow even more with the introduction of 16 new content channels, with weekly newsletters, as from yesterday Tuesday, 20 September 2011.
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2011 DStv Eutelsat Star Awards announce winners

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:46:00 +0200

MultiChoice Africa and Eutelsat in collaboration with Mindset Learn saw the first edition of the DStv Eutelsat Star Awards draw to an end last week with Ugandan student, Mary Musimire coming out top in the Best Entry Award category.
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New national famine relief campaign launched

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:47:00 +0200

Two Degrees Food, a social enterprise food company and Relief International, a global non-profit organisation in Somalia have partnered to launch a national Famine Relief Campaign o help children suffering from malnourishment in Somalia.
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Expedition to promote education across Africa

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:44:00 +0200

In an expedition through Africa, sponsored by Gabriel, the shock absorber brand, Justin Patrick Brogan of Write to Zero Degrees will travel through 12 countries to distribute educational material and to encourage governments en route to give priority to education for children.
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Kenya Airways contributes to National Famine Relief

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 09:01:00 +0200

After raising funds through different initiatives last month, Kenya Airways on Monday 5 September 2011 made a contribution towards the National Famine Relief.
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PepsiCo Foundation aids relief efforts in East Africa

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:55:00 +0200

NEW YORK: The PepsiCo Foundation announced on Tuesday 16 August 2011 that it will contribute US$1 million to famine relief efforts in the Horn of Africa.
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Assisting Somalia through airlifts, social media

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:12:00 +0200

kulula.com, in partnership with Interactive Africa flew 10.5 tons of aid to Somalia in a Boeing 737-200 on Friday 12 August 2011 and the SocInteract website has launched a way to for donors to support the relief programmes in Somalia, as the country faces one of its worst droughts in 60 years.
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