Zimbabwe
Development | Development | Expression | Policy | Policy
MISA Zimbabwe acknowledges proposed ICT bill
afrol News, 7 October - Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), Zimbabwe, has acknowledged initiatives made by Attorney General's office to develop information communication technology (ICT) Bill through circulation of a questionnaire which is primarily aimed at identifying deficits in ICT related legislation in the southern African state. Read more
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Development | Development | Nature | Science
Small space rock expected over Sudanese sky
afrol News, 7 October - A small space rock 'asteroid' measuring several feet in diameter was expected to enter earth atmosphere over northern Sudan before dawn today, setting off a potentially brilliant natural fireworks display. Read more
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Ghana
Affairs | Economy | Telecom | Telecom | Trade
Ghana sued over telecom sale
afrol News, 1 August - A group of concerned Ghanaian citizens has sued their government over its plans to sale 70% of the national telecommunications company to UK telecoms giant, Vodafone. Read more
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Uganda
Affairs | Affairs | Disasters | Economy | People
Climate change bleaks Uganda coffee harvest
afrol News, 18 July - Climate change has the potential to bleak the future production of Uganda's major export, coffee, a British charity Oxfam warns in a report, urging the government to speed up the process of adapting to climate change by immediately implementing the National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPA). Read more
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Botswana
Affairs | Affairs | Economy | Expression | Oppression | People | Telecom | Telecom
Fear surrounds Botswana Sim-card registration
afrol News, 11 July - Amid mounting fears of phone surveillance by state security agents, Botswana Telecommunications Authority (BTA) remains adamant with going ahead with the registration of all prepaid mobile phone sim-cards on 15 September 2008.
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Ghana
Development | Infrastructure | Telecom | Telecom
Vodafone to seal US$ 960m Ghana deal
afrol News, 2 July - The world's largest mobile phone service provider by sales, Vodafone, is at the brink of sealing a US$ 960 million deal with the government of Ghana today. Under the deal, Ghana government will sell 66.7 percent of Ghana Telecom's shares to the world mobile giant.
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Africa
Development | Diseases | Science
MDR-TB rapid tests available for poor countries
afrol News, 30 June - People with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) from poor income countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, can now get a faster diagnosis according to a new initiatives unveiled today by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Stop TB Partnership, UNITAID and Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND). Read more
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Burkina Faso
Infrastructure | Policy | Telecom
Burkina Faso opts for Internet boom
afrol News, 19 June - Burkina Faso's Prime Minister Tertius Zongo in a meeting with the country's telecom operators urged a new orientation in infrastructure investments. As telephone services now were available country-wide, focus must now be on the Internet.
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Angola
Affairs | Affairs | Development | Development | Economy | Food Security | Macroeconomy | People
'Bio-fuels don't harm crops'
afrol News, 19 May - Angola's deputy Minister of Urbanisation and Environment has told the UN Commission for Sustainable Development in New York that the production of bio-fuels in Angola does not harm the cultivation and harvesting of crops. Read more
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Africa
Affairs | Affairs | Development | Economy | Finance | Infrastructure | Poverty | Telecom
Japan to double aid to Africa
afrol News, 16 May - As part of its efforts to help Africa conquer poverty, Japan plans to boost private sector growth and human resource development as well as primary education, health and clean water supply. Japan is to double its financial assistance to Africa within five years.
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» 15.05.2008 - Nigeria firm signs mobile expansion deal
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