Archive for: September, 2012

Africa: Frontline SMS Bring a Free, Innovative Solution to African Broadcasters

By Russell Southwood   London — As TV and radio broadcast markets intensify across several liberalized African countries, broadcasters need to find solutions to create more interactive with their audiences and build loyalty among them. SMS is one of those. There are a few SMS management software available out there but FrontlineSMS, a rather discreet […]

Africa: Press Statement Issued By the Hon. Minister of Health, Alban Sumana Bagbin, On the Occasion of Africa Traditional Medicine Day

press release   31st August 2012 is Africa Traditional Medicine Day. The theme for marking the Day is “A Decade of Traditional Medicine Development: What Are the Impacts?” Ghana has since 1991 followed a consistent policy of developing aspects of traditional medicine that has the potential of contributing immensely to healthcare in the country. The […]

African Cooperation ‘Dropped From EU Research Calls’

By Paula Park   From 2013, African scientists may be more likely to be left out of lucrative collaborations with European Union (EU) researchers, according to some policy experts. A mandate for EU research groups to include African partners in projects was dropped from the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) 2013 calls for proposals for EU […]

Africa: World Bank Chief Heads for South Africa

New World Bank president Jim Yong Kim heads for Côte d’Ivoire and South Africa this week on his first official visit outside the US since taking up his new position in July. “Africa is truly taking off, and I look forward to hearing directly from governments and people on the continent on how the Bank […]

Africa: U.S. Strategy for Africa

By Eleanor Whitehead   As the US announces a new strategy for Africa, its delay in extending a crucial preferential trade agreement has cost thousands of African jobs. Is America losing competitiveness on the continent? Three years after President Obama visited Ghana on his first state trip to Africa, amid rising criticism over the lack […]

Africa: Iraq War – Desmond Tutu Urges International Court to Prosecute Blair, Bush

By Oluwaseun Oluwarotimi   Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu has called on the International Criminal Court [ICC] to try former British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair and George Bush, a former American President for their role in the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. Tutu, the retired Anglican Church’s archbishop of South Africa, wrote on […]

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