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Half of Ivory Coast's press suspended in 'clean up'

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:16:00 +0200

ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST: More than half of the Ivory Coast's press industry have been suspended, the regulatory authority announced on Monday as it promised to "clean up" the sector.
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Appy birthdays

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:03:00 +0200

Côte D'Ivoire may be one of the few places where birther conspiracies run hotter than in America. For decades, opponents of the president, Alassane Ouattara, have accused him of hailing from neighboring Burkina Faso. They successfully exploited the controversy to keep him off the ballot in the 1995 and 2000 presidential elections. When he triumphed in the 2010 election, supporters of the incumbent, Laurent Gbagbo, blamed their man's defeat on hordes of "non-Ivorian" Ouattara voters.
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Orange inaugurates a new campus in Dakar

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:46:00 +0200

With the creation of a new Orange Campus site in Senegal, the France Telecom-Orange Group, which is present across 20 African countries, reaffirms its commitment to strengthening its worldwide managerial community and to supporting managers in their daily responsibilities.
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Promoting access to low-carbon development in Africa

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:01:00 +0200

As part of their work to support African nations along a low-emission path to development, partner UN agencies, the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) and the World Bank group are hosting the fifth Africa Carbon Forum in Cote d'Ivoire, on 3-5 July 2013.
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MTN goes live with cloud services

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:23:00 +0200

MTN is going live with its bouquet of distinct cloud services this April, following a trial period in six of its major markets across Africa.
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Pierre Odendaal selected for African Cristal Festival jury

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:45:00 +0200

Pierre Odendaal, chief creative officer at McCann Johannesburg, South Africa, has been selected to adjudicate the African Cristal Festival. The event takes place from 11-14 April 2013 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and is the first ever Pan-African summit for communication and media.
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GT Bank, Goethe-Institut to support African Metropolis

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:34:00 +0200

Guaranty Trust Bank, Nigeria's foremost financial institution, has partnered with the Goethe-Institut of South Africa and Steven Markovitz to support African Metropolis, an initiative of the Goethe-Institut and executive producer Steven Markovitz, with further support of the Hubert Bals Fund of the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
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Search for bravest women journalists

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:33:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, US: The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is seeking nominations for its 2013 Courage in Journalism Awards and Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Microsoft launches the 4Afrika Initiative

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:40:00 +0200

Microsoft Corporation on Tuesday, 5 February 2013, introduced the Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative, a new effort through which the company will actively engage in Africa's economic development to improve its global competitiveness.
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African News Innovation Challenge winners announced

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:12:00 +0200

20 digital journalism projects have earned US$1 million in funding and technical support as part of the African News Innovation Challenge (ANIC).
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