Africa Matters

CommProve Wins Strategic African Networking Monitoring Contract

An African regulator is planning to make the network performance information for specific locations publicly available on their website   DUBLIN, Ireland, March 25, 2015/ — CommProve, a leader in end-to-end network management for actionable customer insights, has today announced its working with an African telecommunications regulator to monitor the Quality of Service (QoS) of multiple mobile network operators (MNOs) in country….

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WISE’s project starting to bear fruits as Kilombero farmers increase productivity

Over 3,000 smallholder farmers in Kilombero District are being helped to increase agricultural productivity by over 30 per cent through improved farmers’ organisations. Women In Social Entrepreneurship (WISE) has been implementing for the last six months a project that has been enhancing institutional, managerial and entrepreneurial capacities of about 62 farmers groups, with membership running to over 3,000. The…

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Communicating with the one of the world’s fastest growing middle class

Companies should be innovative when it comes to marketing on the African continent – DHL JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, March 18, 2015/ — Despite the vast opportunities that Africa is presenting to various brands and businesses, communicating with the continent’s one billion consumers can be a challenge due to the various cultures, political situations and language barriers that exist. This is according to Megan…

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Kenya: Chase Bank continues with an impressive growth of 48% in Profit After Tax

Chase Bank (K) Ltd announces its financial results for the year ended 31st December 2014. According to the Bank’s Chief Executive Officer Paul Njaga, the bank has managed to record impressive growth in all its financial metrics. This was supported by a stable macro-economic environment, continued focus on the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) segment of the bank and improved…

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Entrepreneurs Organisation launches it’s new chapter in Dar es salaam.

The Entrepreneurs Organization (EO), a global business network of over 11,000 business owners in 144 chapters across 46 countries, has launched its newest chapter in Dar es salaam. The organization which was founded by a group of entrepreneurs enables business owners to learn from one another, leading to greater business success and enriched personal life. As a global business…

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Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) to bolster African expansion

MCB is affirming its growing African ambitions PORT-LOUIS, Mauritius, March 16, 2015 The Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) is affirming its growing African ambitions through its participation as one of the four Diamond Sponsors of the forthcoming Africa CEO Forum. This event, one of major rendezvous of the financial and corporate African scene, will welcome some 800 participants from 38 countries…

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Former VP tips Burundi women

Gitega, Burundi, 12/03/2015: She’s back; back not just to Burundi but back home in the East African Spirit.  She’s been here before and is back again to walk along with the Barundi as they stroll into yet another election period, zealous to build on the peace savored for the past decade. Drawing from a myriad of experiences working with and for…

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Dr. Reginald Mengi awards 10 Million Shillings to February winner of 3N competition

IPP Executive Chairman Dr Reginald Mengi yesterday awarded 10m/- to Viana Mulokozi a student from Ardhi University in Dar es Salaam after she emerged the February winner of the ‘Nitabuni, Nitatekeleza, Nitafanikiwa’ (3Ns) Twitter competition. Viana, currently pursuing a Bachelors of Science in Building Economics in Dar es Salaam, submitted a business idea dubbed Centralized Field Training Allocation System…

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Quantum Global group to target African delegates at world’s largest Real Estate convention

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 9, 2015/ — Quantum Global group), the African investment and private equity specialist, is seeking to target African delegates at the prestigious international gathering of global real estate businesses (MIPIM) (http://www.mipim.com) in Cannes next week. The group is undergoing a period of rapid growth as it seeks to add to its burgeoning African footprint and its rapidly expanding raft…

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African Development Bank, Nigerian Government, and IITA join forces in developing a youth scheme for food security and income in Africa

   The African Development Bank (AfDB), the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) launched the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Programme Phase 1 (ATASP-1) on 6 March 2015 at IITA’s location in Abuja, Nigeria. The ATASP-1 is financed by AfDB to the tune of USD 170 million and aims at…

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Ask your questions LIVE to the Chief Executive of The Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB)

The Chief Executive of MCB, the largest bank in East Africa, will host an online press conference Wednesday 11th March 2015 at 11 a.m. GMT PORT-LOUIS, Mauritius, March 6, 2015/ — The Chief Executive of MCB (http://www.mcb.mu), the largest bank in East Africa, will host an online press conference Wednesday 11th March 2015 at 11 a.m. GMT to provide updates on the strategy of the…

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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CALLS FOR INTEGRATED SYSTEMS RESEARCH FOR SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION IN SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Scientists Argue that Systems Research Offers Solutions to Tackle Poverty, Hunger and Environmental Degradation Together IBADAN, NIGERIA, March 3, 2015 – Agricultural scientists and researchers from over 30 nations gather today at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, Nigeria, for the International Conference on Integrated Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture, which lasts through March 6….

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Pan-Africa Project to Focus on Potential of Fish Trade for Increased Nutrition and Income

Africa produces 9.9 million tonnes of fish a year and yet its share of global trade in this valuable commodity is just 4.9% NAIROBI, Kenya, March 2, 2015/ — A new pan-African project has been launched to strengthen the continent’s great potential for increased trade in fish. Africa, a continent that is endowed with plentiful fish resources in oceans, rivers, lakes, floodplains…

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APO to Provide Africa-Related News Releases to Millions of Students and Researchers Around the World

APO Announces an Alliance with NewsBank, one of the world’s premier information providers DAKAR, Senegal, March 3, 2015/ — APO (African Press Organization) (http://www.apo-opa.com), the sole press release newswire in Africa and the global leader in media relations relating to Africa,  announced today an alliance with NewsBank (http://www.newsbank.com), one of the world’s premier information providers for more than 40 years, to provide…

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2014 sees flydubai achieve increased revenues of USD 1.2 billion up 19.1% and profits of USD 68 million

•          14% increase in passenger numbers between 2013 and 2014 in Africa  •          100% increase in number of routes in Africa  •          Schedule increased to 63 flights a week across 12 points in North and East Africa   Dubai, UAE, March 3, 2015/ — flydubai (http://www.flydubai.com), in its fifth year of operation, today announced its Annual Results for 2014 and reported a…

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