Tag: Africa
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Hewlett-Packard eyes Africa for customer support
Reuters: Hewlett-Packard eyes Africa for customer support MARRAKESH, Morocco (Reuters) – Computer group Hewlett-Packard is looking to Africa as a potential platform for technical support for its customers elsewhere in the world, said its managing director Rainer Koch. "We see Africa as a potential base for providing all sort of services and technical support for…
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African Infrastructure in Three Pictures
This pictures come form William Easterly's blog. Lack of shipping routes going to Africa (except South Africa and Nigerian Oil): Source Scarcity of Airline Routes to Africa compared to rest of World (except South Africa): Source Scarcity of Internet Connections except South Africa (map of # of IP addresses in 2007): Source
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Nigeria nearing ‘a failed state’
BBC: Nigeria nearing 'a failed state' The head of Nigeria's leading lawyers' association has said the country is "gliding toward being a failed state". Oluwarotimi Akeredolu said democratic institutions had failed to adequately represent Nigerians and uphold the rule of law. The Nigerian Bar Association chief also expressed doubts over the government's commitment to tackling…
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Grass-roots food initiative in Africa serves Clinton’s goals
Christian Science Monitor: Grass-roots food initiative in Africa serves Clinton's goals Group helps to match African farmers, especially women, with on-the-ground experts and better technology. Washington – As she continues her seven-country tour through sub-Saharan Africa, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will focus on the $20 billion food security and agricultural development initiatives that…
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East Africa gets high-speed web
BBC: East Africa gets high-speed web The first undersea cable to bring high-speed internet access to East Africa has gone live. The fibre-optic cable, operated by African-owned firm Seacom, connects South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Mozambique to Europe and Asia. The firm says the cable will help to boost the prospects of the region's…
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Africa seen rising from bottom of new tech ranking
Forbes: Africa seen rising from bottom of new tech ranking TALLINN, June 30 (Reuters) – Many African countries should focus on lowering the cost of broadband access to help boost their economies, a World Bank report said on Tuesday. Seven sub-Saharan countries scored the lowest possible result in a new technology ranking by the World…
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Why Foreign Aid Is Hurting Africa
Wall Street Journal: Why Foreign Aid Is Hurting Africa … Giving alms to Africa remains one of the biggest ideas of our time — millions march for it, governments are judged by it, celebrities proselytize the need for it. Calls for more aid to Africa are growing louder, with advocates pushing for doubling the roughly…
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A campaign to promote good news for Africa
ReliefWeb: A campaign to promote good news for Africa The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is not alone when it comes to expressing concern that media coverage of Africa focuses on war, famine and poverty almost to the exclusion of everything else. We wanted to check our assumptions and assess…
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Steady growth puts Africa on course to dent poverty: World Bank
M&C: Steady growth puts Africa on course to dent poverty: World Bank Johannesburg – A decade of healthy growth in Africa has put the continent on track to tackle its high poverty levels, the World Bank said Wednesday releasing its 2007 Africa Development Indicators (ADI). The ADI report is based on over 1,000 indicators covering…