Kenya Airways to add flights DNA India | Flying to Africa is set to get more exciting. Kenya Airways, which flies Mumbai-Nairobi, is looking to introduce a Boeing 787 Dreamliner on the route in 2014. | Besides, KQ (the official moniker for the airline) plans to expand presence in India in a big way by increasing frequencies from Mumbai a...
Nationwide Strike Begins In Nigeria Over Gas Costs The Street | LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A national strike paralyzed much of Nigeria on Monday, with more than 10,000 demonstrators swarming its commercial capital to protest soaring fuel prices and decades of government corruption in the oil-rich country. | Some protesters pulled metal barriers into the street, w...
IFC Partners with Advans S.A. to Set Up Microfinance Bank in Oyo State All Africa IFC (Washington, DC)-IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is investing $1.1 million (174.5 million Nigerian naira) alongside Advans S.A., German development bank KfW, and Dutch development bank FMO to establish La Fayette Microfinance Bank in Oyo S...
NGOs Call for Focus on Intra-African Trade All Africa Oxfam (Oxford)-As the 18th African Union Summit starts in Addis Ababa, civil society organizations from across Africa are concerned that the summit's central theme, "Boosting Intra- African Trade," risks being overshadowed and will not get the focus ...
Artists: SoundExchange Has Free Money For You, No Nigerian Princes Involved Fast Company Artists: SoundExchange Has Free Money For You, No Nigerian Princes Involved | BY Austin CarrToday | Since its inception, SoundExchange, the organization that collects royalty payments from digital music services like Pandora, has brought in more than...
Sierra Vista Bank turns a profit in 2011 The Business Review Sacramento Business Journal by Mark Anderson, Staff Writer Date: Friday, January 27, 2012, 11:21am PST Related: , Related News Mark Anderson Staff Writer - Sacramento Business Journal | | Latest from The Business Journals ea...
UN Spokesperson Calls for Greater Intra-African Trade All Africa AIM (Maputo)-Abdoulie Janneh, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), on Wednesday called for increased urgency in implementing African regional integration "if our continent is to reap the related gains". | ...
Government to Open the File of Private Funds All Africa Egypt Online (Cairo)-Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri ordered opening the file of private funds and studying its conditions to uncover the truth for the public, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Fayza Abul Naga announced on Thursday ...
Jacaranda 94.2 Brand Xpand - Tailor-Made Radio Advertising That Doesn't Break the Bank All Africa Biz-Community (Cape Town)-Advertising with South Africa's No.1 independent radio station - talking to more than two million loyal listeners in a prime income group - has its obvious benefits, but what if you're completely new to marketing over the ai...
Banks Loan Gabon 13.7 Mn Euros to Process Timber All Africa RNW Africa (Hilversum)-The National Wood Company of Gabon (SNBG) has obtained a loan of 13.7 million euros ($18 million) to help in building a plant to treat timber at Libreville's port, Owendo, officials announced Friday. | ...
Nigeria seen holding interest rates Independent online Nigeria will keep its key interest rate on hold at 12 percent at its first rate setting meeting of the year on Tuesday, as it considers the inflation effect of a removal of subsidy from fuel and the naira stabilises, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. ...
