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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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