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Angola’s Leila Lopes was recently crowned Miss Universe for 2011, making her the first beauty queen from her country to win such a title, and the first on the continent …
Angolan Beauty Crowned Miss Universe 2011 Read More
Libyan oil officials Tuesday said a state-owned oil company has begun producing about a tenth of its pre-war daily oil output and is set to resume oil exports within a …
Libya Firm Begins to Produce Oil Again Read More
Rocky You is determined to see his company’s $100 Chinese-made smartphone catch on in Nigeria, so he visits crowded Lagos shopping malls every few days to make his case directly …
Nigeria Gives Huawei a Place to Prove Itself Read More
Iringa residents have been challenged to adopt modern farming to develop the country through the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT). The challenge was issued by the executive secretary …
Adopt new farming methods to develop Tanzania Read More
Woolworths Holdings, one of Africa’s biggest retailers will before the end of this year add two new branches in Uganda and one in Tanzania to its stable, strengthening the garment …
Woolworths to boost presence in East Africa Read More
Private equity firm gathers funds from five global institutions to boost its holding company planning a Kenya to Uganda railroad Egypt’s Citadel Capital has completed a US$70 million capital increase …
Egypt’s Citadel raises $70 million for east Africa railway venture Read More
Gaborone. Botswana Stock Exchange listed Turnstar Holdings is readying to take on the Tanzania property market. According to the company’s new managing director, Jacob Motlhabane, Turnstar is closer to acquiring …
Botswana firm to acquire Mlimani City properties Read More
Defence forces from the East African Community states and US will hold a joint field training exercise codenamed ‘Exercise ‘Natural Fire 11’ in Zanzibar from September 11 to 21.The Tanzania …
Zanzibar hosts joint military exercise of EAC, US forces Read More
Kenya Thursday reached a medical milestone by having the first surgery enabled via video links successfully concluded at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi. Video Conference Surgery, as the …
Medical Milestone a Major Boost for Health Sector Read More
When Laduma Ngxokolo, a textile graduate from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), decided to create a range of men’s knitwear as part of a research project for his studies, …
Xhosa Clothing and Culture Go Global Read More