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- Tuesday 25 October 2011
Nile Basin Countries to Meet over Climate Change
The 3rd NBDF will also promote a sense of collective responsibility and custodianship regarding the Nile, as well as promote on-going efforts by the Nile Basin Countries to face the challenges of Climate Change. - Tuesday 25 October 2011
EAC Secretary General Roots for Private Sector Development to Spur Economic Growth
Increased regional trade cooperation through the removal of intra-regional trade restrictions, such as tariffs, quotas and non-tariff barriers, is a critical in addressing the challenges posed by small domestic markets, limited economies of scale and increasing marginalization of developing economies in world trade. - Tuesday 25 October 2011
Kenya: Dettol to Build Hand Washing Facilities in Schools Across the Country
Coming close on the heels of the Global Hand Washing Day, part of the amount will also be used in the provision of sanitation facilities in areas with dire needs across the country with a view to preventing diarrhoea and other illnesses that are transmitted through contaminated hands. - Monday 24 October 2011
Econet Wireless Supports A Green Revolution in Africa
AGRA will make use of the new funds to further develop plans for Breadbasket Investments, engaging with the governments of the selected countries in a bid to ramp up investments in the selected breadbaskets and to leverage on Governments’ network of partners to provide additional financing to ensure successful implementation of their respective CAADP Compacts. - Monday 24 October 2011
Somalia: AMISOM Commanders Meet With Somali President Over Ongoing Deynile Operations
In the operation, AMISOM forces have lost one armoured vehicle and incurred some casualties, including10 confirmed deaths and 2 missing in action. - Saturday 22 October 2011
Kenya to Target Al-Shabab Supporters in Nairobi
The operation is seen to target the city’s suburb of Eastleigh, a booming business centre largely inhabited by Somalis mostly ethnic and some asylum seekers fleeing the long-standing war in Somalia. - Friday 21 October 2011
Liberia: Journalists Raise Alarm Over Run-Off Intimidation
In one of the latest acts of violence, a Molotov cocktail was thrown at the Monrovia headquarters of Love FM and Love TV, starting a fire that caused considerable damaged and forcing both the radio and the TV station off the air for several hours. - Thursday 20 October 2011
East Africa: Rwanda Hosts Joint Military Exercise
The exercise codenamed “Ushirikiano Imara” (loosely translated as Firm Cooperation) will be conducted at the Rwanda Military Academy at Nyakinama, Musanze District from 21-27 October and will involve civilians and military personnel. - Wednesday 19 October 2011
Africa: Migration Dialogue Roots for Regional Integration
The dialogue was attended by senior African policy-makers and academics to discuss collaboration to ensure that migration is beneficial to economic growth and regional integration on the continent. - Wednesday 19 October 2011
Ethiopia Hosts First Africa Climate Change Conference
The three-day conference is expected to provide a forum for dialogue, awareness raising so as to mobilize effective commitment and actions on climate change by African stakeholders. - Wednesday 19 October 2011
New Facebook App Connects Customers to Operators
Self-care application from Nokia Siemens Networks uses social network to manage personal telecom services. - Tuesday 18 October 2011
Nigeria: UN-REDD Programme Approves US$4 Million Funding
With this most recent funding allocation to Nigeria, the UN-REDD Programme is now providing direct support to 14 countries while also working with 21 other partner countries across Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean. - Tuesday 18 October 2011
Kenyan Troops in Somalia Pursue Al-Shabab
A round up news, compiled by Newsfromafrica staff writers. - Monday 17 October 2011
Kenya: Scangroup CEO Nominated for Africa Business Award
The award is made annually as part of the All African Business Leader Awards and is sponsored by auditing and Professional Services firm KPMG, the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), ABN Events and CNBC Africa. - Monday 17 October 2011
Africa: Bharti Airtel Enhances Mobile Internet Browsing Experience & Multi-Media Messaging Services
Under a three-year contract, Nokia Siemens Networks will provide its mobile internet browsing solution (MIBS) and multimedia messaging solution (MMSC), hosted on a virtualized and centrally managed VaaS platform.