BUSINESS
Yahoo! MEA exec resigns to launch emerging markets social TV
Ahmed Nassef has announced that he has left his role as Yahoo's Vice President and Managing Director for Middle East and Africa to found Telfez. Read More
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Millicom to pump USD80m into Tigo Rwanda
Millicom says it will invest USD80 million in Tigo in the next five years.
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Up to 28,000 jobs from new Maadi Technology Park
Egyptian authorities have inaugurated the next phase of the new technology park at Maadi, which is ...
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Swift Networks acquires DoPC
In a major development, Swift Networks has announced that it has acquired the long term evolution ...
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Wednesday 12 Jun
Africa must think beyond blue collar jobs
SOUTH AFRICA
Pan-African job creation initiatives need to look beyond basic job creation, to high level ICT skills development, to develop the economies, says Greg Vercellotti, executive director at Dariel Solutions.»Monday 10 Jun
Interswitch moves for growth
NIGERIA
Pan-African integrated payment processing and transaction switching company Interswitch has spun off two of its core divisions for growth.»Monday 10 Jun
China-Africa Development Fund opens industrial park in SA
SOUTH AFRICA
Electronics firm Hisense has officially opened its new Home Appliances Industrial Park in Atlantis in Western Cape, South Africa. »Sunday 9 Jun
USD100m to support trade finance in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has formally signed a USD 100 million unfunded Risk Participation agreement (RPA) with Commerzbank AG to support trade finance in Africa.»Friday 7 Jun
Red tape slows business in Africa
The sheer complexity of travelling to many African countries is hampering the roll-out of business there, says Carlos Ferraz, GM of Motorola Solutions.»Friday 7 Jun
IDC:East Africa PC market shrinks
IDC reports that the East Africa PC market, which covers Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Ethiopia, shrank 6.4% year on year in Q1. »Friday 7 Jun
Agambire calls on foreign students to bring knowledge home
GHANA
rlg Chief Executive Roland Agambire has told African youth living and studying abroad they have a moral duty to return to their countries and bring their international knowledge to bear on ongoing reconstruction efforts on the continent. »Thursday 6 Jun
IDC: another ‘remarkable quarter’ for MEA tablet market
The tablet market in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region grew 184% year on year in the first quarter of 2013, says IDC.»Thursday 6 Jun
London conference to focus on investment in Guinea
GUINEA
Following on from a Mining Code Briefing on 12 June, the ‘Invest in Guinea’ initiative is organising an all-day Invest in Guinea Conference on 13 June in London.»Thursday 6 Jun
NetApp announces new distribution strategy for Africa
Storage vendor NetApp has announced that it has selected the Westcon Group of companies to be its sole long term distribution partner in Africa. »Wednesday 5 Jun
Malawi plans USD40 million trade system
MALAWI
Malawi plans to create a USD40 million National Single Window (NSW) automated transaction system to facilitate trade.»Wednesday 5 Jun
NITA-U pushes BPO
UGANDA
In line with moves to grow Uganda’s BPO sector, Uganda’s National Information Technology Authority (NITA-U), in partnership with Techno Brain Uganda, has staged a BPO breakfast event for the Chief Executive Officers for the banking sector.»Tuesday 4 Jun
Huawei hosts South Africa IP Summit 2013
SOUTH AFRICA
Huawei today held its IP Summit for South Africa geared towards addressing business needs and challenges to deliver the best user experience to end user customers. »Monday 3 Jun
Micro Sensors and MEMS components to generate almost USD8bn by 2018
A new Juniper Research report finds that the market for mobile MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) sensors and components will reach almost USD8 billion in 2018. »Sunday 2 Jun
Japan to resume Yen loan to Ghana
GHANA
Japan has agreed to resume the Yen Loan portfolio that was withdrawn following the decision by Ghana in the early 2000s. »Saturday 1 Jun
Japan pledges USD32bn in aid to Africa
Japan is to make $A14 billion in development aid available to African countries over the next five years. »FEATURED STORY
Red tape slows business in AfricaThe sheer complexity of travelling to many African countries is hampering the roll-out of business there, says Carlos Ferraz, GM of Motorola Solutions.
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Africa must think beyond blue collar jobsPan-African job creation initiatives need to look beyond basic job creation, to high level ICT skills development, to develop the economies, says Greg Vercellotti, executive director at Dariel Solutions.