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A Dubai-based company, Global Education Management Systems Ltd (GEMS) plans to invest $650 million in to emerging markets, and it has identified Africa as one of such markets. It plans[...]
E+CO is a US-based public investment company,it has announced the creation of Persistent Energy Partners LLC, a subsidiary firm, to expand financing of clean energy businesses in East Africa. The decision to[...]
INDIAFRICA, a shared future which was launched in Nigeria in August 2011 at Lagos Business School is “a unique people to people and youth outreach programme that brings Africans and[...]
Nineteen year old Proscovia Alengot Oromait has become Africa’s youngest Member of Paliament (MP), after beating eight other candidates to win the Usuk county election with 11,059 votes. She is a[...]
We need to continue drumming HIV prevention messages, especially regarding the elimination of new HIV infections among children, so that people wake up” First Lady of Uganda Janet Kataaha Museveni[...]
Uganda has one of the fastest-growing populations in the world, putting its natural resources under strain. While the government and nongovernmental organizations strive to implement policies and programs, local artists[...]
We earlier published a list of Africa’s sit tight leaders. At the time, only Ben Ali of Tunisia had been crossed out. Since then, the continent has made progress down[...]
(CP-Africa) – Google recently launched an online classifieds service, Google Trader, in Ghana. Prior to this, Google Trader was launched in Uganda. Google Trader is a service where users can[...]
“Google Internet balloons” to bring Internet access to rural and remote parts of the worldJune 17, 2013
Johannesburg and Lagos are Africa’s most popular destinations with over 4.6 million visitors expected in 2013June 7, 2013
Infographic: E-commerce in Africa – Preferences of African consumers in Nigeria, Kenya & South AfricaJune 3, 2013
Broadband Investment Plan: Nigerian Government targets 80 percent nationwide Internet coverage by 2018June 1, 2013
Google invests $12 million in South African Solar Project; project to power 30,000 homesMay 31, 2013
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