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Monthly Archives: January 2014

SAMSUNG GIVES BUDDING ENGINEERS A BOOST

30th Jan 2014 – And from Ventures Africa, Samsung Electronics Nigeria Limited has launched an engineering academy in Abuja, Nigeria to provide aspiring teenage engineers with training on refrigeration and air-conditioning systems. The academy is the second in the country after a similar one was launched in Lagos last year. ... Read More
 

EGYPTIAN DIRECTOR WINS BIG AT DIRECTORS GUILD AWARD.

29th Jan 2014 – Egyptian Jehane Noujaim’s short film ‘The Square’ recently won the Best Director – Documentary Feature at the Directors Guild Awards held last Saturday in Los Angeles. The Square follows the lives of several participants in the live protest in the Tahrir Square, putting a human face ... Read More
 

BONO, DBANJ AND TONY ELUMELU – AGRICULTURE IN NIGERIA GETS THE CELEB TREATMENT

29th Jan 2014 – International pop star Bono in collaboration and partnership with D’Banj and the Tony Elumelu Foundation have launched the ONE Campaign in Nigeria to launch a new initiative aimed at fighting extreme poverty in Africa through agriculture. Founded by Bono, ONE Campaign is a campaigning and advocacy ... Read More
 

DJIBOUTI PUTS ITS MONEY WHERE ITS MOUTH IS WITH PLANS FOR SELF SUFFICIENCY IN ENERGY

29th Jan 2014 – A big nod to clean energy AND self-sufficiency as Djibouti announces plans to invest $31 million in geothermal power plants in order to cut reliance on imported electricity from neighbouring Ethiopia. The country, which is in the Horn of Africa has a population of less than ... Read More