KENYA

Kenya's tourist arrivals drop by 90 per cent
Kenya's tourist arrivals last month dropped by nearly 90 per cent as a result of post-election violence, according to industry players.

Emirates comes to Cape Town
Emirates fever is set to hit Cape Town as the Dubai-based airline thrusts itself into a series of awareness-building events ahead of the launch of its services to the city; its second in South Africa.


Bank records cellphone banking transactions worth millions in Namibia
Time off work usually means a chance to lie back, switch off your computer, and relax. This past festive season proved to be a different retreat in Namibia. Not only were consumers on holiday with their family and friends, they decided to bring an extra friend along, the cellphone, their only constant link to their bank.

SOUTHERN AFRICA

SADC to launch conservation brand
A unifying brand for nature conservation areas across borders in Southern Africa, is to be launched in Durban later this year.

Developing states must foster technology
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has emphasized the need for governments in Africa and in other developing regions to create and develop market systems backed by appropriate technology.

A golden voice in AIDS prevention
She has been mesmerizing fans for three decades.

4,000 more base stations for Nigeria
Celtel Nigeria has outlined strategies to improve the quality of service (QoS) on its network by deploying 1,000 more base stations before December 2008.

AFRICA

Celtel to change brand name to Zain in Africa too
It is now official: Celtel Communications is set to re-brand its operations in Africa from June and adopt a new name — Zain.

NIGERIA

Nigeria shops for new investors for NITEL/MTel
The Federal Government has embarked on the search for new investors for NITEL and MTel to improve on its dwindling fortunes. In a meeting with Transnational Corporation (Transcorp) last December, government made clear its position to get another investor to salvage the telecom company.

CNBC Africa survey provides some interesting insights
CNBC Africa conducted a small survey by means of an on-line questionnaire, and though the sampling is too small as a base for definitive, the results have proved valuable. There are some significant differences in responses from South Africans and respondent in the rest of Africa.

Here comes the sun
Africa's energy sources are reaching the crossroads, Oil Africa 2008 highlights key global issues such as peak oil and alternative energy sources. To ignore the future shock and its impact on costs and prices across the board, we need to look NOW at renewable sources of energy. And there's one clearly visible every day...

GHANA

Ghana to diversify exports to EU
The Ghana Export Promotion Council (GEPC) and the Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI) of the Netherlands have signed a pact to boost non-traditional exports to countries in the European Union.