More Kenyans to get electricity
An additional one million Kenyans will be connected to the national power grid in the next five years, Energy Minister, Kiraitu Murungi has said.

EGYPT

Internet penetration a major opportunity for Egypt's marketeers
Common wisdom says that when times call for cost-trimming, marketing budgets are the first to be cut.

BOTSWANA

200-MW solar power plant on the cards for Botswana
As efforts to bridge the demand-supply gap currently dogging Botswana continue, the Department of Energy Affairs (DEA) is spearheading plans for a possible 200-megawatt (MW) solar power station.

African broadcasters drive 2010 HIV-prevention initiative
A new continent-wide HIV-prevention initiative, harnessing Africa's passion for soccer, will combine a sustained media campaign with community-level outreach and education programs using soccer to promote healthy living and responsible choices among African youth.

Diambars Football Academy to launch in SA
“Diambars” is a Senegalese word for fighters, which was allocated to a football academy concept designed to address the plight African football stars who chase fame and fortune in the world of football at the expense of education.

First Dubai Lynx 2009 jury presidents announced
Richard Beaven, Worldwide CEO of Initiative, and Dylan Taylor, the direct creative director of BMF have been appointed media jury president and direct, sales promotion and interactive jury president respectively for the 3rd Dubai Lynx awards. The awards is considered the leading creative advertising and communications awards for the Middle East and North Africa.

APEX 2009 judging panel announced
The Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA) has announced its panel of judges for the 2009 APEX Awards.

South Africa Ad Network is launched - sabiOne.com
African online display ad network sabiOne.com has launched a South African channel named the 'South Africa Ad Network' within the platform. This has been necessitated by the high number of publishers covering the SA market and the need for better local targeting and ad customisation by local advertisers.

EAST AFRICA

Ethiopian secures foreign funding for new aircraft
Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) last week secured finance from Export Development Canada (EDC) - Canada's export credit agency - for the purchase of eight aircraft that will operate on local routes.

GHANA

New CEO of GT aims high...
...as he unveils vision to provide quality services, the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Telecom (GT), David Venn, has unveiled his vision for the Ghanaian telecommunications industry, and promised to introduce innovative and quality products and services onto the market.

Alcatel-Lucent promotes Moroccan education through ICTs
The Ministry of National Education, Higher Education, Executives training and Scientific Research of Morocco (MENESFCRS) and Alcatel-Lucent signed a co-operation agreement for a new educational program entitled, “Dynamic Knowledge for Education”.

Mobile web usage in Egypt continues to rise
Mobile web usage in Egypt has continued on a surprising rise since its debut last month in the top countries for Opera Mini usage. The country displaces the UK and Poland in Opera's State of the Mobile Web report for the mobile web.

2008 Global Mobile Marketing Awards winners
NEW YORK; LONDON, UK; SINGAPORE & SAO PAULO: The winners of the Fourth Annual Global Mobile Marketing Awards were announced recently at the Annual Global Awards dinner and ceremony that marked the conclusion of the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA)'s Mobile Marketing Forum in San Diego.

Kenya: Sex for jobs in export processing zones
NAIROBI: At the gates of one of Kenya's export processing zones (EPZs) men and women push and shove each other, trying to get their national identity cards taken by the guards.

Africa could be reducing greenhouse gases
In fact, new research shows that the continent could actually be taking more carbon out of the atmosphere than it releases.

Congo: Financial crisis threatens timber jobs
BRAZZAVILLE: Guy-Blaise Bakala, a timber worker in Pointe-Noire in the south of the Republic of Congo, has been sleeping badly since his bosses first announced they would have to let some workers go because the financial crisis is hitting the key timber sector.