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Digital revolution lights up Africa with maps, mobiles, money and markets In Africa, necessity is the mother of invention and Tech4Africa showcases the innovators transforming lives in the continent   David Smith and Toby Shapshak in Johannesburg The Guardian (UK) As a teenager Noé Diakubama made a sketch map of Mbandaka, on the Congo river, […]

Mobile phone incentive to rid Johannesburg’s township of rats David Smith The Sydney Morning Herald As it was in medieval Hamelin, so it is today in the South African township of Alexandra: wherever you go, you are never far from a rat.   But residents of the Johannesburg suburb have been offered a deal unavailable […]

Kenya Airways moves to meet rising demand for cargo   Xinhua NAIROBI — Kenya Airways said on Friday it will convert four of its Boeing B737-300 passenger jets into freighters as it ramps up its cargo unit to meet surging cargo transportation demand across Africa and beyond. The airline’s Chief Operating Officer Mbuvi Ngunze said […]

Zimbabwe to host All Africa Olympia Bodybuilding competition Xinhua HARARE– Zimbabwe will host the first ever All Africa Olympia Bodybuilding competition, which is expected to be held at the Harare International Conference Centre next month. Zimbabwe bodybuilders are looking forward to competing against Africa’s finest at the competition on Nov. 17. They are in the […]

Ghana’s oil city residents protest against sale of lands Xinhua TAKORADI, GHANA– The residents of Ghana’s oil city Sekondi-Takoradi on Thursday expressed dismay over the continuous sales of public lands by government officials. The anger of the citizens was fuelled by the recent sale of Kasuarina Belt, a piece of land located in the center […]

Group of white farmers who had their land seized in Zimbabwe plead with British Foreign Secretary William Hague not to lift sanctions on Robert Mugabe Kim Sengupta The Independent A group of farmers who had their land seized in Zimbabwe are launching a campaign today to protest against a proposed lifting of sanctions against Robert […]

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s precious regalia stolen in Oslo, Norway King of Ashanti/Asante The Chronicle (Ghana) When Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, packed his precious regalia left behind for him by his great ancestors and emplaned for Oslo, Norway, on the invitation of the latter’s foreign ministry, little did he realize that he would […]

The second China-Africa Think Tanks Forum opens in Ethiopia Government of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) A two days 2nd China-Africa Think Tanks Forum (CATTF-II) is taking place on Friday October 12 at the town of Bishoftu, about 45 km (27.9 miles) south of Addis Ababa, to discuss and exchange views on issues of common interest including […]

Nigeria attracts $10 billion (about N1.58 trillion) investment interest from Japan Ade Ogidan, Tokyo The Guardian TOKYO- An estimated $10 billion (about N1.58 trillion) investment, may soon be embarked upon by Japanese investors in Nigeria, following a major breakthrough recorded by the Federal Government’s team currently on investment drive in the Far East Asian countries. […]

China and India – Rivals in Africa Priya Esselborn Deutsche Welle The growing influence of China and India in Africa is being watched with skepticism. Many see the rising Asian economic powers as new colonial masters exploiting resource-rich Africa solely for their own benefit. In August 2012, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton brought the […]