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Africa’s first smartphone unveiled in Republic of Congo Xinhua BRAZZAVILLE– Verone Mankou, 25, the designer of the first African touch screen, on Thursday unveiled his latest product, a smartphone which is the very first of its kind to be designed in Africa. The smartphone which was christened “elikia”, meaning “hope” in the local Lingala language, […]

U.S. August 2012 unemployment rate decreased for all adult groups except black women While the unemployment rate dropped to 8.1 percent from 8.3 percent in July 2012, it was largely due to Americans giving up the search for work.     On September 6, 2012 President Barack Obama accepted his 2nd Democratic nomination for presidency […]

Little enthusiasm for US elections in Africa Deutsche Welle Barack Obama’s election as US president in 2008 was widely welcomed in Africa. That enthusiasm has largely given way to skepticism. Many Africans today do not trust either candidate’s policies towards Africa. As US President Barack Obama and his rival, Republican candidate Mitt Romney, prepare to […]

Kufuor urges youth to ensure good leadership   Ghana News Agency   Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has called on the youth in the country to look beyond their party affiliations in ensuring good leadership for the country.   “I want you to see beyond your immediate party connections and look at the long-term well […]

Paralympics 2012: How technology is transforming the Games By Eddie Wrenn Daily Mail As Britain’s paralympic basketball team takes to the court, they have a secret weapon – a hi-tech foam seat designed by BMW engineers using cutting-edge technologies from motor sport. It is just part of a range of cutting-edge technologies on show at […]

Angola’s President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and his MPLA party win landslide election By Pascal Fletcher and Shrikesh Laxmidas Reuters LUANDA – Angola’s long-serving President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and his MPLA party scored a landslide win on Saturday in an election criticized as one-sided and not credible by opponents and civil society activists, according […]

World’s largest marine park unveiled     By Neil Sands | AFP     The world’s largest marine park, a vast swathe of ocean almost twice the size of France, has been unveiled by the Cook Islands at the opening of the Pacific Islands Forum.   Prime Minister Henry Puna said the 1.065 million square […]

African central bank governors seek continental monetary integration Xinhua ALGIERS– African central banks’ governors urged here on Thursday for speeding up the process of monetary integration in Africa, as a step towards achieving the goals of creating the African Central Bank (ACB) and ultimately issuing an African single currency. Representatives from 31 African central banks, […]

Brazil to spend $23 billion on low-income housing    Xinhua   BRASILIA– Brazil has earmarked 46.7 billion Brazilian reais (about 23 billion U.S. dollars) to build low-income houses, the government gazette Diario Official said Wednesday. The housing program called “My Home, My Life” began in 2009 and is projected to conclude in 2014. According to […]

London’s Heathrow airport expansion- 3rd runway ruled out Minister hints at resignation in Heathrow airport row By Rhys Jones Reuters LONDON- Britain’s transport minister said on Tuesday she would probably resign if the government gave in to pressure to expand London’s Heathrow airport. Prime Minister Cameron’s government has ruled out building a third runway at […]