Econet Develops Weather-Indexed Insurance For Smallholder Farmers
26/09/2013Telecommunication giant Econet Wireless, has developed a weather-indexed drought insurance service for small holder farmers, allowing them to make a financial claim.
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General Electric (GE) Wins $1.9 Billion Deal To Supply Algerian Turbines
23/09/2013General Electric (GE) on Sunday said it had won a $1.9 billion deal to provide Algeria with turbines for six power plants..
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MTN Sponsors 24 Youths To One Young World Summit
21/09/2013MTN, the National Host Sponsor of the 2013 One Young World Summit, the first to be held in Africa, selected 24 youth.
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Spinlet, the iTunes of Africa, hits 650K subscribers — and is targeting 50M users by 2016
20/09/2013A Canadian who worked for a company that owns half of China’s Tencent is helping reinvent music in Africa via a company.
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Technology And The Future Of Healthcare In Africa
17/09/2013Imagine if you could track your general health status on a daily basis through an app on your phone. Consider the following.
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Kenya Discovers Huge Water Source
13/09/2013Test drilling confirmed there was water underneath the arid ground A huge water source has been discovered in the arid Turkana region.
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Kenya Seeks Nigeria’s Support, Offers 46 Oil Blocks
10/09/2013New east African oil player, Kenya has partnered with Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer to help it build a sustainable framework for.
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Microsoft Partners South Africa’s Jobs Fund To Grow Economy
09/09/2013Microsoft has partnered with South African government’s Jobs Fund to grow the local economy and help small businesses who operate online expand.
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The State Of West And Central Africa’s Insurance Industry
08/09/2013“With drought, we do not eat, we do not have money, and we hope for the best”, Aboubacar’s laments over the insurance.
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UBA To Invest $2 Billion In Africa’s Power Projects
05/09/2013CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Phillips Oduoza, has revealed that the bank plans to invest an additional $2 billion into.
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