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Walkman is GSMA Best Handset

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:43:00 +0200

Sony Ericsson's W910i Walkman phone strutted off with the prize for Best Handset the GSM Association's 13th Global Mobile Awards 2008. The ceremony was held on 12 February in Barcelona, Spain, as part of the Mobile World Congress. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Rwanda implements NEPAD agri plan

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:02:00 +0200

Rwanda is reviewing its progress towards implementing the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) compact signed in March 2007. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Retail chain affirms investments plans

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:42:00 +0200

Kenyan supermarket chain Nakumatt Holdings Ltd will spend US$25 million for projects despite underlying political tensions in Kenya. It has reiterated its confidence in the local economy, pledging to push on with its investment and expansion plans. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Chirundu becomes one-stop border post

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:24:00 +0200

Zambia and Zimbabwe have signed a bilateral agreement that will see the transformation of Chirundu into a one-stop border post - and that will reduce transit times for imports and exports through border. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Press harassment hinders Niger's development, watchdogs warn

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:32:00 +0200

Press freedom groups agree that an increase in arrests, intimidation and harassment of journalists in Niger is impeding development in one of the poorest countries in the world. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Don't impose food price controls, warns World Bank

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:03:00 +0200

Food prices have risen nearly 75% within a decade and will continue to do so, hurting the poor, warned the World Bank's annual Global Economic Prospects 2008, which suggested that governments ease control over food prices and provide targeted safety nets. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Kenya: Arson, riots leave slum dwellers destitute

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:43:00 +0200

Mother of five, Rose Mueni, used to eke out a living selling fruit in Nairobi's sprawling Kibera slum before her home and stall were torched in the post-election violence that engulfed the settlement on the night of 30 December. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Banking in a futuristic United Africa

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:39:00 +0200

African leaders met recently in Accra for a three-day summit where they promoted the idea of a “Unitary Government for Africa”. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Future techniques in online marketing

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:49:00 +0200

Senior Editor in Charge of Adotas, Sarah Novotny summarizes key future trends in Online advertising as predicted by Dilip DaSilva, Exponential's founder and CEO. Excerpting from the summary, Novotny says there are six key trends identified in this release. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Zimbabwe can't calculate inflation

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:48:00 +0200

Zimbabwe is so short on consumer goods, the government can't even calculate inflation, the chief statistician said on Tuesday. Read full story... | Send to a friend