IPP Executive Chairman Dr Reginald Mengi yesterday awarded 10m/- to Viana Mulokozi a student from Ardhi University in Dar es Salaam after she emerged the February winner of the ‘Nitabuni, Nitatekeleza, Nitafanikiwa’ (3Ns) Twitter competition. Viana, currently pursuing a Bachelors of Science in Building Economics in Dar es Salaam, submitted a business idea dubbed Centralized Field Training Allocation System…
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 9, 2015/ — Quantum Global group), the African investment and private equity specialist, is seeking to target African delegates at the prestigious international gathering of global real estate businesses (MIPIM) (http://www.mipim.com) in Cannes next week. The group is undergoing a period of rapid growth as it seeks to add to its burgeoning African footprint and its rapidly expanding raft…
The African Development Bank (AfDB), the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) launched the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Programme Phase 1 (ATASP-1) on 6 March 2015 at IITA’s location in Abuja, Nigeria. The ATASP-1 is financed by AfDB to the tune of USD 170 million and aims at…
The Chief Executive of MCB, the largest bank in East Africa, will host an online press conference Wednesday 11th March 2015 at 11 a.m. GMT PORT-LOUIS, Mauritius, March 6, 2015/ — The Chief Executive of MCB (http://www.mcb.mu), the largest bank in East Africa, will host an online press conference Wednesday 11th March 2015 at 11 a.m. GMT to provide updates on the strategy of the…
Agricultural Scientists Argue that Systems Research Offers Solutions to Tackle Poverty, Hunger and Environmental Degradation Together IBADAN, NIGERIA, March 3, 2015 – Agricultural scientists and researchers from over 30 nations gather today at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, Nigeria, for the International Conference on Integrated Systems for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture, which lasts through March 6….
Africa produces 9.9 million tonnes of fish a year and yet its share of global trade in this valuable commodity is just 4.9% NAIROBI, Kenya, March 2, 2015/ — A new pan-African project has been launched to strengthen the continent’s great potential for increased trade in fish. Africa, a continent that is endowed with plentiful fish resources in oceans, rivers, lakes, floodplains…
APO Announces an Alliance with NewsBank, one of the world’s premier information providers DAKAR, Senegal, March 3, 2015/ — APO (African Press Organization) (http://www.apo-opa.com), the sole press release newswire in Africa and the global leader in media relations relating to Africa, announced today an alliance with NewsBank (http://www.newsbank.com), one of the world’s premier information providers for more than 40 years, to provide…
• 14% increase in passenger numbers between 2013 and 2014 in Africa • 100% increase in number of routes in Africa • Schedule increased to 63 flights a week across 12 points in North and East Africa Dubai, UAE, March 3, 2015/ — flydubai (http://www.flydubai.com), in its fifth year of operation, today announced its Annual Results for 2014 and reported a…
Morogoro, Tanzania, 17 February. Policy -makers, researchers, and development practitioners are developing scenarios for the future in socio-economics, food security, and climate to help to review the new Environmental Policy of Tanzania to ensure it is resilient to climate change. The scenarios created will help to identify and address any gaps in the new policy. This is at a…
HOTUBA YA MAOMBOLEZO Na Ndugu Elly Kimbwereza KIFO CHA MSANII MKONGWE HODI MAME SIKU YA MAZISHI YAKE IJUMAA TAREHE 6-2-2015 MBAGA Nasimama mbele yenu, kama mwakilishi wa Tona Lodge na mratibu wa utalii wa kiutamaduni na asili milima ya upare nikiungana nanyi nyote kwa majonzi ya msiba uliotupata. Kijiji kinaombeleza na dunia nzima imeguswa. Tumeunganishwa…