07 Apr 2014 Lagos and Calabar will be joining 95 other cities around the world for the first time, for this year’s edition of the International Space Apps Challenge; a 2-day global technology Hackathonthat will see everyday people, designers, developers, entrepreneurs and students carry out world-wide collaboration around NASA’s Open data. The teams will solve ... Read More
04 Apr 2014 Speaking on the EU- Africa Summit, President YahyaJammeh of the Gambia has made it clear that he will not attend the summit in Brussels. The president was speaking to reporters at the Banjul International Airport shortly after his arrival from Cote d’Ivoire, where he attended the 44th Ordinary Session of the Conference ... Read More
04 Apr 2014 ThisDay Live shares a report from the Telegraph that GlaxoSmithKline is poised to announce a multimillion pound investment in Sub-Saharan Africa, to step up its presence in the region. Britain’s biggest drug maker plans to build up to five new factories, creating hundreds of jobs. The company already manufactures drugs in Kenya, ... Read More
04 Apr 2014 A report from This Day Live informing us that Governor LiyelImoke of Cross River State has commended Dansa Agro Allied Products Limited for the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects it has carried out for its host communities in the state. The Governor made his approving remarks at the official opening of the ... Read More
04 Apr 2014 A little while ago, we told you that 20 semifinalists had been selected in the Africa Connected competition which seeks to see how people can use the web to promote business and humanitarian ventures. Well, now we have our winners as announced by Google at an event in Nairobi! In no particular ... Read More
12 Mar 2014 Global Newsreel tells us all we need to know about the summit of American Chamber member countries in Africa held recently in Accra, Ghana. It was hosted by the Africa Bureau of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and attended by AmCham members from sub-Sahara Africa, executives of ... Read More
12 Mar 2014 In a surprise move, President YahyaJammeh of Gambia has announced that his country will drop English as its official language; according to a report from Modern Ghana. Without specifying which of his country’s many languages would be adopted, he is quoted to have said “We’re going to ... Read More
12 Mar 2014 We move on to banking news as Ventures Africa informs us that Pan- African banking group, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated has opened its first branch in Africa’s second most populous country, Ethiopia. The newly-opened office is strategically located in YererBer district in Addis Ababa; and is close to ... Read More
12 Mar 2014 From Modern Ghana we bring the report that Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced he and his deputy William Ruto will be taking a 20-percent pay cut. In addition, Ministers’ salaries will be reduced by 10 percent and the government will also limit foreign travel to only ... Read More
07 Mar 2014 More sports news, but this time from Modern Ghana with the report that Ghana’s U20 women’s team have drawn hosts Canada, Finland and Korea Republic for the 2014 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup. Two years ago in Japan, the Back Princesses lost all three matches to finish ... Read More
