CENTRAL AFRICA

Comair's Air Malawi take-over bid grounded
[Gregory Gondwe] The Malawi government has scuppered South African Comair's bid to take over Air Malawi.

KENYA

No stranger to brinkmanship, Ramaphosa joins Kenyan mediation team
South African Cyril Ramaphosa has joined the mediation team led by Kofi Annan to deal with Kenya's post-election crisis, which has had a severe impact on business in that country.

SOUTH AFRICA

Oppose EU's economic agreements - Oxfam
[Michael Appel] Addis Ababa – International humanitarian organisation Oxfam and Afro-flag Youth Vision have urged African governments to jointly oppose the European Union's (EU) proposed Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs).

Uganda Finance Trust modifies corporate identity
[Walter Wafula] Finance Trust has become the new corporate name of Uganda Finance Trust Ltd, one of the four licensed microfinance deposit-taking institutions in Uganda. The new identity has a blue logo and the words “Let's Grow” – the new catchphrase.


Display Mania launches 0861DISPLAY - Display Mania
Display Mania's 0861 DISPLAY national contact number is now live and it is also running a promo on its snap frames, pull/roll up banners and gazebos during February 2008.

Science with Africa conference to assess MDGs
[HANA Reporter] The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and ISC-Intelligence in Science are organising a conference titled 'Science with Africa' that will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 3 - 7 March 2008.

The BlackBerry comes to Uganda
[David Muwanga] MTN Uganda and Research In Motion (RIM), a global leader in wireless technology have launched the easy to use BlackBerry Curve 8300 smartphone in Uganda.

Celtel group eyes top 10 by 2011
[Remmy Nweke] The Zain Group, owners of Celtel International with operations in about 15 African countries has said that it is restrategising to make the top 10 global mobile company in the next three years.

Ghana 2008 Mobile Football Trivia game ignites fans - Starfish Mobile
Starfish Mobile Ghana has teamed up with Tigo Ghana, an international mobile network operator to launch the latest Mobile Football Trivia Game which runs concurrently with the Cup of Nations Tournament. The trivia game was initiated to ignite African football fans to support their favourite teams and to expand their knowledge of the beautiful game.

UGANDA

Cheers! Ugandan Eagle flies high
[Walter Wafula] Nile Breweries' beer business project finds its way into the books of America's most prestigious university as a case-study in doing business in a developing country, according to a new publication entitled “Business Linkages: Lessons, Opportunities and Challenges.”

KENYA

Insecurity leaves crops rotting
Teresia Chebet and hundreds of other small-scale farmers in the western Kenyan district of Nandi North have not been directly affected by the violence that has ravaged the country in the past month, yet their livelihoods are threatened because markets have become inaccessible.