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Africa Mini Grids Summit 2014

August 29, 2014

Major players in the power industry will convene in Nairobi this November to synergize the commercial potential of Mini Grids in Africa 1. Singapore, 27 August 2014 – The Africa Mini Grids Summit 2014 will convene in Nairobi, Kenya from 18th to 19th November 2014. This timely and authoritative summit provides a high-level strategic platform […]

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: Africa, Grids, Mini, Solar

Fastjet takes EasyJet low-cost model into African airspace

November 19, 2012 25 Comments

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s low-cost African airline is ready for takeoff in Tanzania

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: Africa, Air transport, Airline industry, Article, Business, easyJet, Gwyn Topham, Kenya, Main section, News, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, Tanzania, The Observer, Travel, Uganda, World news

From Senegal to Sudan, does building resilience work?

November 16, 2012 Leave a Comment

Making poor people resilient to disaster is gaining credence, but some experts caution that it is not a panacea for development

Filed Under: Global Tagged With: Africa, Article, Blogposts, Global development, Liz Ford, Mark Tran, Natural disasters and extreme weather, Poverty matters blog, Sahel, World news

Hamas says ‘gates of hell opened’ as Israel kills military leader in Gaza

November 15, 2012 Leave a Comment

Ahmed al-Jabari’s assassination in missile strike marks ‘start of broader operation’ that may involve ground troops, says Israel

Filed Under: Global Tagged With: Africa, Article, Binyamin Netanyahu, Egypt, Gaza, Hamas, Harriet Sherwood, Hezbollah, israel, Main section, Middle East and North Africa, News, Palestinian territories, The Guardian, Top stories, World news

Africa’s employment crisis: ‘Time to see the world through young people’

November 14, 2012 Leave a Comment

Africa’s population boom means 1m new jobs are needed each month. Read how young people want to tackle the challenge

Filed Under: Global Tagged With: Africa, Article, Education, Employment, Features, Global development, Global development voices, Interviews, Lucy Lamble, Society, World news, Young people

South Africa opposition tables no-confidence motion in Zuma

November 9, 2012 29 Comments

Eight parties unite and call on ruling ANC MPs to ‘search their conscience’ and vote against leader accused of corruption

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Africa, Article, David Smith, Jacob Zuma, News, South Africa, World news

Julius Malema ‘unshaken’ after money laundering charge

September 27, 2012 1 Comment

Firebrand politician mocks South African president after reports that he would face more serious charges prove unfounded

Filed Under: Facing Justice Tagged With: Africa, Article, David Smith, International, Jacob Zuma, Julius Malema, Main section, News, South Africa, World news

Kenyan Amisom peacekeeper held after ‘shooting dead six Somali civilians’

September 26, 2012 1 Comment

African Union offensive against al-Shabaab may be undermined by what Somali army spokesman calls ‘deliberate killing’

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Africa, African Union, Article, David Smith, Kenya, Middle East and North Africa, News, somalia, World news

West Africa’s technological revolution driven by mobile phones

September 24, 2012 1 Comment

Whether it’s tracking locusts or government spending, west Africa’s hi-tech firms are finding new solutions to social problems

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: Africa, Article, Features, Ghana, Global development, Mauritania, Mobile phones, Monica Mark, Nigeria, Technology, World news

Morgan Tsvangirai’s messy love life is a gift to his enemies

September 20, 2012 1 Comment

Zimbabwe’s prime minister may yet succeed Robert Mugabe but his poor judgment about his private life gives cause for concern

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Africa, Article, Comment, Comment is free, Morgan Tsvangirai, Petina Gappah, Robert Mugabe, World news, Zimbabwe

Striking South Africa platinum miners agree deal with Lonmin

September 19, 2012 29 Comments

Miners to return to work after pay rise ends five weeks of bitter industrial action during which 45 people were killed

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Africa, Article, Business, David Smith, Financial, Lonmin, Main section, Mining, News, South Africa, The Guardian, World news

Kenyan rubbish dump offers little money for much misery

September 19, 2012 1 Comment

Campaigners want to close a dump in Nairobi that spreads disease, but thousands of scavengers rely on it for survival

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Africa, Article, Clar Ni Chonghaile, Environment, Environmental sustainability, Global development, Kenya, News, Pollution, Recycling, Waste, World news

Kenyan troops close in on al-Shabaab’s Somali stronghold

September 18, 2012 1 Comment

African Union forces set to take rebel-held port of Kismayo, according to military, as rights groups fear civilian death toll

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Africa, al-shabaab, Article, Clar Ni Chonghaile, International, Kenya, Main section, Middle East and North Africa, News, somalia, World news

Striking South African miners cut wage demands

September 18, 2012 1 Comment

Hopes rise for end to bitter dispute that has left 45 people dead as Lonmin closes in on deal with platinum miners

Filed Under: Global Tagged With: Africa, Article, Business, Josephine Moulds, Lonmin, Mining, News, South Africa, World news

Nigerian police kill Boko Haram spokesman

September 17, 2012 1 Comment

Abu Qaqa, one of few publicly known members of Islamist group, shot after trying to flee military checkpoint, sources say

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Africa, Article, Boko Haram, International, Main section, Monica Mark, News, Nigeria, World news

Egyptian soldier killed and seven injured in Sinai attacks

September 17, 2012 1 Comment

Security forces had been carrying out raids arresting suspected militants linked to killing of 16 border guards

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Abdel-Rahman Hussein, Africa, Article, Egypt, Middle East and North Africa, News, World news

Deadly clashes in Kenya fuel fears of election violence

September 14, 2012 3 Comments

Death of at least 116 people in coastal region raises suspicions of political motives and Somali involvement as elections near

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Africa, Article, Clar Ni Chonghaile, International, Kenya, Main section, News, The Guardian, World news

Kalonzo Musyoka hails technology city as start of something big for Kenya

September 3, 2012 1 Comment

ICT hub will promote foreign investment and domestic growth, says Kenyan vice-president eyeing top job in March elections

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: Africa, Article, Features, Global development, Governance, Interviews, Kenya, Liz Ford, World news

Why Nigeria’s film industry can’t yet square up to Hollywood

August 22, 2012 1 Comment

Nollywood is in a transitional phase, but its still has some way to go to be truly mainstream

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: Africa, After Hollywood, Article, Blogposts, Culture, Film, Film blog, Nigeria, Phil Hoad, World cinema, World news

Lonmin set to breach loan agreements over South African mine strike

August 22, 2012 1 Comment

Company warns investors shutdown of mine, where police shot 34 workers, will lead to debt covenants being breached

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: Africa, Article, Business, Financial, Lonmin, Main section, Mining, News, Rupert Neate, South Africa, The Guardian, World news

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