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President Zoellick appoints Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as MD, World Bank
The rise of Egypt's technopreneurs
Gabonese communication council suspends two newspapers
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Marketing | | EGYPT The rise of Egypt's technopreneurs
Khaled Ismail and Sysdsoft are shaping the way WiMax works around the globe. Ahmed Ibrahim and Karim Khorshed's EgyptNetwork is exporting SMS platforms to the region's telecom players. They're the new faces of technology: Grown in Egypt, globally competitive.
AFRICA President Zoellick appoints Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as MD, World Bank
World Bank President, Robert B. Zoellick, today announced the appointment of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, from Nigeria, as a Managing Director of the World Bank.
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Advertising | | AFRICA Major internet hubs creating one-stop-shops for advertisers
The recent rush by major Internet portals to buy advertising and extend their sales networks is a sign that the business of being a one-stop-shop for information and entertainment isn't what it used to be.
SOUTHERN AFRICA Have you asked your pharmacist?
This article refers specifically to some do's and don'ts when working with the South African pharmaceutical industry, but there are many aspects of it that can be applied to other industries as well, throughout Africa.
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Digital | | NIGERIA Global banking software company lands multimillion dollar deal
[Carole Kimutai] Temenos AG of Switzerland has signed a US$4.62 million (KSh 323.4 million) agreement with Commercial Bank of Africa Limited (CBA) for the installation of a new core banking system. CBA has been using the iFlex product, Microbanker as its core banking system since 1995.
ALGERIA Microsoft to partner with Algeria
[Laeed Zaghlami] The CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer has affirmed the company's commitment to a partnership with Algeria.
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Education and Training | | GHANA Ghana: Positive attitude can enhance service delivery in hospitality industry says official
Neequaye Sasraku, Deputy Director in-charge of Studies at the Hotel Catering and Tourism Training Institute (HOTCATT) has observed that the hospitality industry had problems with quality service delivery and urged operators to adopt a positive attitude when dealing with their clients.
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Mobile | | AFRICA African digital villages receive a boost
[Joyce Joan Wangui] Telecommunications equipment supplier Ericsson in partnership with Columbia's University's Earth Institute has set aside Sh600 million to connect African villages to the information super highway.
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Newspapers | | WEST AFRICA Gabonese communication council suspends two newspapers
On 8 October 2007, the National Communication Council (Conseil national de la communication, CNC), Gabon's media regulatory body, suspended two newspapers: La Nation, a privately-owned bi-monthly based in the capital, Libreville, and Le Gri-Gri International, a satirical, privately-owned bi-monthly published in Paris, but distributed in Gabon.
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