AFRICA

CMOs not sold on social networking ads
More than half - 55% in fact - of the chief marketing officers at leading brands surveyed by Epsilon said they're not too interested (22%), or not interested at all (33%), in incorporating social networking sites into their marketing strategies.

NORTH AFRICA

Dubai Lynx Awards 2009 open for entries
The 3rd Dubai Lynx Awards, the Middle East and North Africa Advertising Awards for creative excellence, has now opened for entries. The event will be held from 15-17 March 2009 in Dubai, UAE. Work can be entered in TV/cinema, outdoor, print, radio, interactive, direct and sales promotion, media and integrated categories.

Pan-African Awards for Entrepreneurship winners announced
What do a volunteering charity for tourists visiting Uganda, an educational tv show for children in Ethiopia and a bee-keeping project for students in Kenya have in common? They have all won top prizes in a competition for the most entrepreneurial education programs in Africa, run by UK-based education charity, Teach A Man To Fish.

A24 Media, 70 content generators since launch
Nation Media Group, a multimedia house in East and Central Africa, is the latest broadcaster to become associated with A24 Media, joining K24, a 24-hour Kenyan news channel, and Royal Media Services, an electronic media house in Kenya.

AFRICA

Egyptian journalist wins 2008 Gebran Tueni Award
Ibrahim Essa, editor-in-chief of Al Dustour, the daily newspaper in Egypt, has been awarded the 2008 Gebran Tueni Award, the annual prize of the World Association of Newspapers that honours an editor or publisher in the MENA region.

Mobile internet usage soars in Nigeria
Internet access through mobile phones has increased considerably in Nigeria, a development that confirms the country's status as a technological leader on the continent.

World Bank provides Sh500 million for Kenya's telecoms
The World Bank has released Sh500 million to help boost Kenya's telecommunications sector. The Breton Woods financial institution's capital injection is set to benefit both Kenya's call centre sector and business process outsourcing (BPO) amongst others.

Fleishman-Hillard, from Cape to Cairo
After ten years of investment in Africa, Fleishman-Hillard's African network now stretches from Cape Town to Cairo, with over 100 people on the ground. The company has recognised Africa's role in shaping the global economy in the 21st century and therefore has entrenched its presence on the continent.

Namibia: High Court backs labour rights
Namibia's high court has ruled that labour agencies should be prevented from hiring out workers on a short-term basis to larger firms.

ANGOLA

Comfortable, hygienic shopping in Angola
[Pedro de Gouveia] NossoSuper is a national chain of supermarkets which was established by the Angolan government in 2005. The government created PRESILD - The Programme fore the Restructuring of Logistics and Distribution of Essential Products to the Population.


NEPAD to host SADC stakeholder engagement SA
NEPAD will host a regional stakeholder engagement from 4-5 December 2008 in Midrand, South Africa in order to create awareness of NEPAD at the national level and to learn from the experiences of implementing NEPAD at national level in the SADC region.

Qatar to grow crops in Kenya
Qatar is hoping to grow crops in north-east Kenya. The Gulf state, made up mostly of barren desert, has asked Kenya to lease 40,000 hectares of land. In return it will fund a port on the tourist island of Lamu costing 3.5 billion US Dollars.