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- Friday 19 October 2012
People Living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya Call for Political Recognition
Their manifesto stipulates the needs and demands of PLHIV which should be taken into consideration to secure meaningful engagement of people living with AIDS in national development especially in leadership and governance. - Friday 19 October 2012
Africa: ECA Boss Urges for Credible Elections
In remarks focused on elections and the intricacies of its recent developments in Africa, Mr. Lopes underscored that when elections are denuded of substance and value, they lose their intrinsic benefits. - Thursday 18 October 2012
Orange Live It Up Tour Goes to Catholic University of East Africa (CUEA)
The Tours, which target other learning institutions in the country, is part of Telkom Kenya’s drive to enhance uptake of its various innovative data products and services, by focusing on the student community. - Thursday 18 October 2012
DR Congo: UN Report: Rwanda Defence Minister Leading DRC Rebels
A confidential report by the UN Security Council’s Group of Experts seen by the Reuters news agency says the Rwanda is effectively commanding the Congolese M23 rebels who have been fighting government troops since April. - Thursday 17 October 2012
World: Ericsson Launches Stadium-optimized Wi-Fi Solution
The product is in response to the fact that even though attending a sports match, concert or other event in a full stadium is a great experience that many people instantly want to share with friends and family, by – for example – uploading videos and photos to social networking sites, interacting via Facebook, Twitter or SMS during such events can sometimes be challenging due to the sudden increase in network traffic. - Wednesday 17 October 2012
Somalia: President, FAO Commit to Ending Food Crisis
Participating in events to mark this year’s World Food Day celebrations in the Somali capital Mogadishu, Sheikh Mohamud, who became Somalia's first democratically elected president in 20 years, said agriculture forms a key tenet of his development strategy. - Tuesday 16 October 2012
Kenya: Orange Simplifies its Wireless Internet Bundles
The alignment, meant to achieve uniformity, has seen Orange harmonise its bundles and of the company will now offer 50 MB, 100 MB, 500MB, 1GB, 5GB, 10GB, 15GB and 20 GB. - Tuesday 16 October 2012
Kenya: Nyanza/Western CSOs Call for Peace ahead of Elections
More than 20 representatives of CSOs drawn from the two provinces meeting in Kisumu called on the government, political leaders and ordinary Kenyans to work towards building peace in the lead up to General Elections. - Tuesday 16 October 2012
Africa: AUC Launches the Pan African University Steering Committee
The Steering Committee is a precursor of the PAU Council and consists of representatives from key stakeholders including PAU host governments, host universities, Regional Economic Communities, Youth and Women’s organisations, the Association of African Universities, Private Sector and Civil Society. - Monday 15 October 2012
Libya Assembly Elects New Premier
A round up news,compiled by Newsfromafrica's Staff Writers. - Monday 15 October 2012
Somalia: EU Pledges to Work More Closely with Local Partners
This new approach is considered as a first important step in changing attitude of the EU towards Somali NGOs. - Saturday 13 October 2012
Nigerian Farmers Want Shell to Compensate for Land Damages
A round up news,compiled by Newsfromafrica's Staff Writers. - Saturday 13 October 2012
Fight Against Malaria Gets a Boost
The launch of PAMCA-Kenya could be a major contribution in the eradication of malaria as it will bring together researchers, policy makers and other professionals engaged in mosquito control. - Friday 12 October 2012
World: Ericsson Calling on Students and SMEs to Apply for Ericsson Application Awards 2013
Last year’s winner in the company category was MedAfrica app, a mobile health-care app developed in Kenya by Shimba Technologies while the first prize in the student category was awarded to a painting and chatting app developed in China. - Thursday 11 October 2012
Africa: Experts launch tool for identifying major rice weeds
A new interactive tool for identifying nearly 200 different weed species of lowland rice in East and West Africa was recently unveiled at the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)