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New project to brand Africa on cyberspace and provide African community with a continental mark on the interment

The Headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia was the venue of a two days Experts’ meeting on .Africa gTLD project. This project aims at branding the African continent on the cyberspace and providing African community with a continental mark on the Internet. The meeting was organized by the African […]

Tullow Oil plc releases Interim Management Statement on its oil exploration

10 November 2010 – Tullow Oil plc (“Tullow”) issues the following Interim Management Statement, for the period 1 July to 9 November 2010, in accordance with reporting requirements of the EU Transparency Directive. The Group will announce its full year Trading Statement and Operational Update on 20 January 2011. To date, in the second half […]

PhD Position, Institute of General and Applied Linguistics and Cultural Studies (IASK), Germany

Postdoctoral researcher is expected to conduct independent research with projects embedded in the group’s research themes Study Subject: Science Employer: Heidelberg University Level: PhD Scholarship Description: The Department of Computational Linguistics at Heidelberg University opens a full-time position for a researcher in Computational Linguistics starting from April 2011. The Computational Linguistics Department at Heidelberg University […]

VC4Africa launches effort to match business and investors in Africa

Today VC4Africa starts the first African online venture capital matchmaking platform. Many investors are looking for businesses to get involved with but have difficulties in finding promise. At the same time many businesses seek knowledge, capital and practical support. Without matchmaking their promise is never realized, hindering economic growth. The VC4Africa community currently consists of […]

UNEP launches Young Environmental Journalist Award for Africa

Are you a young journalist with a passion for the environment? If so, then the United Nations wants to hear from you! The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is launching a major new award – the Young Environmental Journalist Award Africa. Radio, television, print and online journalists aged 25 to 35 years from any African […]

Over 25,000 Athletes to participate in MTN Kampala Marathon 2010

News Release Kampala, Uganda: Over twenty five thousand athletes are expected to participate in this year’s MTN Kampala Marathon slated for 5th December 2010. The MTN Kampala Marathon is the biggest sporting event on the country’s sporting calendar, and draws together sports and non-sports enthusiasts, from all walks of life. This year’s Marathon is the 8th […]

Making Finance Work for East Africa Conference hosted at Serena Kigali Rwanda

Theme Payment and Settlement Systems Development and Integration in the East African Community Date 22 – 24 November, 2010 Venue Serena Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda Introduction Payment and settlement systems make up the backbone of the financial system in any country. An efficient payment and settlement system ensures that payment obligations are processed and settled in […]

General Elections in the United Republic of Tanzania – Interim Statement by EAC Election observers

The East African Community, at the invitation of National Electoral Commission of Tanzania, deployed an Observer Mission to the General elections held on Sunday 31st October 2010. The Mission was led by Hon. Abdul Karim Harelimana, a Member of the East African Legislative Assembly from the Republic of Rwanda. The Mission comprised of fifteen observers […]

Commonwealth Ministers Pledge Support to the CTO’s Commonwealth Telecom Development Fund (CTDF)

LONDON, November 1, 2010 – At least thirty ICT ministers and departmental heads from over twenty two Commonwealth nations participated in a meeting organised by the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) at the recent ITU’s Plenipotentiary Conference in Guadalajara, Mexico,  to adopt CTO’s Commonwealth Telecom Development Fund (CTDF) initiative. The Fund, jointly promoted by investment advisers […]

Fellowship in Interdisciplinary Global Health Research

Position: The Hubert Department of Global Health (HGH), Rollins School of Public Health (RSPH), Emory University is seeking four pre or post-doctoral trainees to join an exciting program in interdisciplinary global health research in Ethiopia. These positions are full-time, residential fellowships for a period of up to one year (with approximately 6 months of fieldwork […]