Bolstering the African Voice — A chance for African media stakeholders to shape the continent’s future

Maputo – A Mozambican court has ordered a Chinese timber company, Tienhe, to pay a fine of $3.5 million and withdrew its licence of operating in the country because it was involved in smuggling rhino horns.

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Former African presidents advocate visa free movement within the continent
eTurboNews
During their annual forum in the Tanzanian capital city of Dar es Salaam before the break of last week, former African presidents have seriously advocated for free movement of people within the African continent, looking for the waiving of visa ...

CEOs in Africa are optimistic about their company’s prospects for revenue growth over the medium term, according to PwC’s ‘Africa Business Agenda, 2014’ report issued today (http://www.pwc.com). Suresh Kana, Senior Partner for PwC Africa, says: “CEOs in Africa feel more positive about their ability to generate revenue growth and about prospects for the economy now that they are emerging from the global financial recession.”

“It is interesting to note however that CEOs are slightly more...

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Kenyan President Vows To Make East African Community Pride Of The Continent
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NAIROBI, April 30 (BERNAMA-NNN-KBC) -- President Uhuru Kenyatta says his wish as current chairman of the East African Community (EAC) is to make the five-nation regional bloc a shining example to the rest of Africa. The EAC integration process is ...
East African Community Secretariat unveils digital resource centreThe Standard Digital News
WTO pledges to support east African integration...

Radio dominates the advertising sector in Tanzania, contributing just over 50% of revenues, with TV accounting for about 30%

Increased Internet access will generate more consumer spend than any other media product or service in the next five years in the South African entertainment and media industry, according to a report issued by PwC today (http://www.pwc.com). South Africa’s entertainment and media market is expected to grow by 10.2% compounded annually (CAGR) from 2014 – 2018 to a...

African ladies are otherwise known for other things than Boxing, except for this one who is changing and making the story looks different.Ms.Bintou Yawa Schmill, 29 years young, a totally black African breed  1.71m, Togo born and based in Germany, started her boxing career at a tender age. Something she did as an Amature has become a success story. She wickedly punched competitors, messlessly and won 24 fights ,and 2 draw in the category welterweight -64Kg.
Her fingerprint show her since...

*Thousands of delegates have descended on Addis Ababa to set the new financing architecture for a new global partnership

Closing Africa’s infrastructure gap is a top priority in order to put the continent on a path for double digit growth and sustainable development. This is according to world-renowned professor of economics, Jeffrey Sachs.

“There is no choice, Africa needs 10 per cent per year of economic growth in the next 15 years,” Professor Sachs said. The only way to achieve this,...

“For me, Mwalimu Nyerere is not the Father of the Nation for Tanzanians only; he is the father of the African Continent,” Ms Chaka-chaka told the media in Arusha yesterday.

CityLab
The Bright Future of Dar es Salaam, an Unlikely African Megacity
CityLab
Once isolated and overlooked, Dar es Salaam is on track to become Africa's fastest-growing urban center. Sam Sturgis · @sampsturgis; 10:15 AM ET; Comments. Share on Facebook; Tweet. Image Flickr/Andrew Moore Currently a city of 4.1 million. Dar will ...