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Ministers cut own wages to end public sector strike

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:41:00 +0200

A week of strikes and protests in Cote d'Ivoire's economic capital Abidjan ended on Sunday following a government announcement that it would continue to subsidise fuel, and that government ministers would slash their own wages by 50% to help cover the cost. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Africa's Olympic win

Mon, 26 May 2008 14:43:00 +0200

The African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) has concluded an agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to acquire the free-to-air broadcast rights for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. The broadcast rights relate to 41 sub-Saharan territories excluding South Africa. Read full story... | Send to a friend

CNN Multichoice African Journalist 2008 finalists

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:04:00 +0200

Finalists in the prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2008 Competition were announced today, 15 May 2008, by Azubuike Ishiekwene, Chair of the independent judging panel. This year the competition, now in its 13th year, received a record 1912 entries from 44 countries throughout the African continent, including French- and Portuguese-speaking Africa. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Ivory Coast, EU sign interim trade deal

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:16:00 +0200

Abidjan – Cote D'Ivoire has clinched an interim trade agreement with the European Union (EU) before preferential trade terms expire at the end of this year, the west African nation's government said. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Bank takes 140 African traders to Hong Kong

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:01:00 +0200

Standard Charted Bank PLC is sponsoring 140 small and medium enterprise African traders to attend the 2007 World SME Expo in Hong Kong, as part of its new annual SME Trade Corridors' initiative. Read full story... | Send to a friend

UBA aims to be Africa's sixth largest bank in 2010

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:00:00 +0200

According to the group MD and CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Tony Elumelu, the Nigerian bank's ambition is to become the 6th largest bank in Africa by 2010, with long term plans to mature as the leading African bank. Read full story... | Send to a friend

African nations agree to $1 billion Indian satellite project

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:04:00 +0200

A critical mass of countries are signing on to a plan for India to invest $1 billion in the Pan-African e-Network satellite project, a joint initiative with the Africa Union aimed at developing the region's information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Music video project for Africa

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 14:43:00 +0200

Pan-African music entertainment network MTV Networks Africa and oil marketer Shell have partnered to boost Africa's contemporary music industry. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Four young Kenyans become mobile reporters

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:56:00 +0200

“This is a great opportunity to promote responsive journalism and democracy in Kenya,” says Munene Kilongi. He is standing in a street in Nairobi while he is sending his report on the elections in Kenya from his mobile phone. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Harnessing Africa's dynamic potential

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:42:00 +0200

Africa is an entire continent crammed with potential and possibilities. This is the view of the Switch Group – one that it is already acting on, with a new branch office in Kenya and another planned for Nigeria. Read full story... | Send to a friend