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Daily news and weekly updates from Africa
- Thursday 17 March 2011
Kenya: Barclays waives ATM services levy
Customers to use ATM, Mobile and Internet banking services for free. - Thursday 17 March 2011
European Football Backs EU, FAO Bid to Fight Hunger in the Sahel
The visiting Bulgarian football star Hristo Stoitchkov has spoken out in support of the EU and FAO's efforts to rebuild the livelihoods of people affected by the 2010 food crisis in the Sahel during a two-day visit to Burkina Faso. - Wednesday 16 March 2011
UNON Gets Director-General
Ethiopian diplomat to head the newly created position. - Wednesday 16 March 2011
Kenya’s PEV Deferral Case to be Heard at the UN
Coalition sharply divided on deferral of the cases of six suspected masterminds of the 2007 post-election violence - Tuesday 15 March 2011
Nairobi Hosts 4th East African Media Summit
The two-day summit currently underway in Nairobi runs from 14-15 March at the Hilton Hotel. - Monday 14 March 2011
Telkom Kenya Launches Double Play Service
Leading data service provider revamps landline service and launches Fibre To The Home (FTTH) with speeds of up to 8MB/s. - Monday 14 March 2011
Misys and Sevenseas Technologies in Major Partnership
Misys, the global application software and services company, today announced it has signed a strategic partnership with Seven Seas Technologies to support sales and marketing campaigns and speed implementation and delivery of services to customers in East Africa. - Monday 14 March 2011
Uganda: Catholic Church to Empower Youths on ICT
Last week, the government revealed of its plans to outsource over 100,000 jobs in the ICT sector in an ambitious plan to provide employment for the youth - Saturday 12 March 2011
AccessKenya Launches First Retail Outlet
Launch brings a hi-tech experiential ‘internet and IT world’ closer to the customer. - Saturday 12 March 2011
Orange Partners with Nakumatt in Airtime Deal
The telecommunications company has entered a strategic partnership with leading retail chain Nakumatt Holdings to have Orange airtime sold at the supermarkets outlets. - Friday 11 March 2011
Bees’ Colonies Decline, Thanks to Air, Chemical Pollution
The rise in the use of chemicals in agriculture, including ‘systemic insecticides’ and those used to coat seeds, is being found to be damaging or toxic to bees. Some can, in combination, be even more potent to pollinators, a phenomenon known as the ‘cocktail effect’. - Friday 11 March 2011
All Set for Africa’s Technology Trade Fair
The continent’s largest advanced technology trade exhibition is slated for July 2011. - Thursday 10 March 2011
Sudan: Crackdown on Peaceful Protest Continues
Amnesty International appeals to Sudanese authorities to release the protestors. - Thursday 10 March 2011
Amnesty Urges Kenya to Comply with ICC Summons
The human rights watchdog Amnesty International has urged the Kenyan authorities to ensure that government officials suspected of being implicated in post-election violence in 2008 comply with a summons from the International Criminal Court (ICC). - Wednesday 9 March 2011
ICC Summons Post-Election Violence Suspects
Govt’s shuttle diplomacy suffers setback as pre-trial chamber judges move swiftly.