Archive for: February, 2013

Africa the Focal Point in Emerging Markets

Emerging markets are becoming integral participants of the global economy. The rapid growth in these markets is pushing businesses towards adapting and creating products and service offerings to cater for such markets – across all industries and sectors. Recent Forbes research highlights that the expected growth in emerging markets is estimated at a rate of […]

Africa: Sunday Inspires Nigeria to Afcon Glory

The 19-year wait is over. On Sunday night, the Super Eagles of Nigeria were crowned as the champions of Africa in front of a capacity crowd at the National Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. Nigeria beat Burkina Faso 1-0. This moment has taken a while to arrive for Nigeria. On Sunday night, as the Super […]

Africa: Weekly Summary – Tribunal to Try Habre, Two Rwandan Ministers Acquitted

Arusha — A special tribunal to try Chad’s ex-dictator Hissène Habré, two former Rwandan ministers acquitted, and a Congolese acquitted by the International Criminal Court still detained in an asylum seekers’ centre in the Netherlands. These are some of the top stories of the week. SENEGAL/HABRE Tribunal to try Habré: Senegal on Friday inaugurated a […]

Africa: Climate Conversations – Do Earthworms Contribute to Climate Change?

By Neil Palmer We often hear about livestock being a major cause of greenhouse gas emissions. Picture them: Formidable herds of flatulent quadrupeds munching their way – figuratively speaking – through millions of hectares of rainforest. But it seems we need to look below the surface, literally, to find another climate change culprit: earthworms. That’s […]

EC officials held for attempting to validate unsigned pink sheets

Reports reaching Joy News indicate that two officials of the Electoral Commission are being held at the Savelugu District Police Station for allegedly attempting to illegally secure evidence to facilitate the EC’s case in court against the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The officials were dragged to the police station by some supporters of the NPP […]

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