Kenya: Students Showcase Kenya’s First Tablet
The Jubilee Manifesto to have every class one child have access to a laptop may soon be realised, thanks to a locally made tablet established by a youth group.
The tablet dubbed Student with A Goal (Swag) has been made locally except for the [...]
Tanzania: Sales People in Demand – Survey
Dar es Salaam — Some 92% of East African businesses recently surveyed, are planning to hire or maintain employees as they eye revenue increases of an average 58% this year.
Peter Vieira, Regus, Area Director for East Africa and Zambia, said [...]
Sudan Plans to Curb Unemployment Through Micro-Financing
Khartoum — Sudan intends to establish a specialised micro-finance bank with a capital of $ 5 million to fight poverty, raise standards of living, and curb unemployment.
The bank is a joint venture between Zain Telecom, the Gulf Program for [...]
Kenyan Gets Nod for Top UN Job
Nairobi — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon last week announced the nomination of former Kenyan trade minister, Dr Mukhisa Kituyi as Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
His term [...]
Africa Day Should Spur Renewed Drive to Get Serious About Growth and Jobs
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In the run-up to Africa Day on 25 May, it is important to highlight the Western Cape Government’s continuing drive to create opportunities for growth and jobs by positioning the region to benefit from the untapped trade [...]
Africa: Web Tool Tracks Insecticide-Resistant Malaria Mosquitoes
Nairobi — An online mapping system to track insecticide resistance in malaria-causing mosquitoes around the world has been launched.
The free interactive website identifies places in more than 50 malaria-endemic countries where mosquitoes [...]
Africa: How Impact Sourcing Is Creating Opportunity
An emerging set of business leaders has found a promising solution to both drive efficiency and tackle unemployment. Impact Sourcing is the growing segment of the global business process outsourcing and IT outsourcing sectors that intentionally [...]
Kenya: Digital Jobs Africa
Featured Grantee: Digital Divide Data
Created in 2011, Digital Divide Data (DDD) Kenya is based on the belief that the world’s poorest citizens can produce their own solutions to poverty with access to the knowledge, skills and opportunities [...]
Africa: The Rockefeller Foundation Announces New Initiative to Create Digital Jobs in Africa
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Pledges nearly $100 million to impact One million lives in six countries through leverage and private sector partnership
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Dr. Judith Rodin, President of The Rockefeller [...]
Africa: FDI to Africa On Continuous Rise
Nairobi — Africa’s share of global foreign direct investment (FDI) has grown to 5.6 percent over the past five years from 3.2 percent, highlighting the growing interest from foreign investors, according to Ernst & Young’s third [...]
