New East African railway launched
28/11/2013Kenya has formally launched a new, Chinese-financed railway which should extend across East Africa to reach South Sudan, DR Congo and Burundi. The first section will link the Kenyan port.
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Samsung Offers Smart Business Solutions To Zimbabwean Government
26/11/2013Multinational tech giant, Samsung Electronics has partnered with Zimbabwean Lines Products and Services (LPS) to provide business-to-business (B2B) and government solutions across the Southern African country. The new partnership involves.
Entrepreneurship
Nigerian Business Mogul Tony Elumelu Makes $123 Million In 3 Weeks
25/11/2013It’s just paper gains, but it counts. Nigerian banker Tony O. Elumelu has become at least $123 million richer between November 1 and November 21 as shares of Transcorp PLC, a.
Development Stories
Google Announces Project To Boost Internet Connectivity In Uganda
25/11/2013US tech giant Google, today announced Project Link, an initiative to connect Internet service providers (ISPs) in Kampala, Uganda to a metro fiber network to boost connectivity and internet speed.
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Nigerian teachers honored by Microsoft for innovation
25/11/2013A school and three teachers from Nigeria were nominated amongst the world’s best as part of Microsoft’s 2014 class of Mentor Schools and the Inaugural Class of Expert Educators this.
International
50 years after assassination, US remembers former president John F Kennedy
25/11/2013The US has marked 50 years since President John F Kennedy was killed by an assassin’s bullet in Dallas, Texas. The city, which long struggled with the legacy of the.
Politics & Policy
Mali votes again amid high security
25/11/2013Mali has voted amid high security in parliamentary elections, the second nationwide poll since a French military intervention against Islamist militants in the north earlier this year. There was a.
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U.S. To Help Train Libyan Forces
20/11/2013Libya and its fledgling security forces, overwhelmed by militia violence and unrest since the overthrow of dictator Moammar Gadhafi two years ago, are going to get some help from the.
Sports
World Cup 2014: Africa hopes to make impact
20/11/2013Africa will be represented at next year’s World Cup in Brazil by the same five teams that played in South Africa in 2010 and the hope is that their experience.