| | | Today's headlines | SA bank goes mobile in Namibia
Media watchdog says Sierra Leone must prosecute journalist’s killers
New air-cargo service to Kenya
‘El Pistolero’ threatens Senegalese radio station staff
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Marketing | | EAST AFRICA Ethiopia makes millenium marketing move
Ethiopia is building its positive image by promoting the nation’s upcoming millennium celebrations at several American cities this year.
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Advertising | | SOUTH AFRICA Volcano assists Airlink's expansion in Africa with new routes to paradise - Volcano Group
 Airlink, true to its theme of the ‘Freedom of the African Skies’, continues to extend its reach with new African destinations and is proud to announce a new direct route from Johannesburg to Pemba, Mozambique.
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Digital | | AFRICA Affordable access for Africa at last
Altech and Citynet have signed a major deal to provide affordable broadband Internet access services in sub-Saharan Africa.
KENYA Kenya rethinks telecoms rule
[Zachary Ochieng] The government of Kenya will soon scrap the requirement to have 30% of shares in the country's Second National Operator owned by Kenyan partners.
EAST AFRICA Tyco to run marine survey
Herakles Telecom has awarded the Sea Cable System (SEACOM) marine survey to Tyco Telecommunications, a business unit of Tyco Electronics. The 13,000km marine survey commences the development of the undersea fibre-optic network which will provide high capacity bandwidth connectivity between South Africa, Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, India and Europe.
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Media | | WEST AFRICA Media watchdog says Sierra Leone must prosecute journalist’s killers
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is dismayed at the continued delay in the prosecution of the alleged killers of Harry Yansaneh, editor of the For Di People, a Freetown-based independent newspaper.
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Mobile | | AFRICA Mobile message foils forced marriage
The case of the unwilling Burkina Faso bride who used a text message to avoid an arranged marriage should serve as a ‘wake-up call’ for the whole education system in the country.
NAMIBIA SA bank goes mobile in Namibia
First National Bank (FNB) has boosted its position on the continent with the launch of its cell phone banking offering in Namibia, heralding a new era in that country's electronic banking system.
CENTRAL AFRICA French telecoms giant scores CAR coup
France Telecom has acquired a mobile and Internet licence in the Central African Republic.
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Radio | | WEST AFRICA ‘El Pistolero’ threatens Senegalese radio station staff
An armed ruling party politician in Senegal has burst into radio station, threatened to kill staff after a listener slammed his inclusion on an election list.
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