Politics: Africa’s undemocratic third term template
17/08/2015There are three African presidents who have caught the attention of the global media all for the same reason in the last couple of months or more. Presidents Kagame, Nkurunziza.
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Africa
Robert Mugabe Set to Hand Over SADC Chair to Botswana’s Khama
15/08/2015Botswana President Ian Khama is set to become the next Southern African Development Community (SADC) chair when Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe vacates the position next week, reports said. Mugabe is.
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Business & Economy
Kenya Power To Buy 70MW From Obama’s Power Africa Firm
14/08/2015Kenya Power has signed a 70-megawatt power purchase agreement (PPA) with a company that is partly funded by US President Barack Obama’s Power Africa initiative, boosting the country’s goal of adding.
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Business & Economy
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Donates $4.7M To Fund Technology For African Journalim
14/08/2015Code for Africa has received a $4.7 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to fund data journalism schools and projects, according to Journalism.co.uk. Based in Nairobi, Code for.
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Development Stories
Uganda’s State-Owned Power Company Invests $24M In Smart Meters
14/08/2015Uganda’s retail power distributor Umeme Power Company is reported to be investing US$24mn in automated meter-reading technology that uses smart meters to help it curb energy losses among large commercial.
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Development Stories
Ghana Embarks On Nuclear Power Project
13/08/2015The Ghana Nuclear Regulatory Bill has been passed and is awaiting the President’s assent. The objectives of the Bill are to establish the Ghana Nuclear Regulatory Authority with clear functions.
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Politics & Policy
Guinea-Bissau’s President Vaz sacks his government
13/08/2015Guinea-Bissau’s President Jose Mario Vaz has dismissed the government following a rift with Prime Minister Domingos Pereira. The two men are said to have disagreed on a number of issues.
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Women in leadership
Kenyan President Appoints First Female Army Brigadier
12/08/2015The Kenya Defence Forces have appointed the first female Brigadier in its ranks following promotions announced yesterday. Colonel Fatumah Ahmed was promoted to the rank of Brigadier and appointed managing.
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Africa
Politics & Policy
New media technologies and political participation in Africa
12/08/2015The euphoria concerning the potential of new technologies to transform society and increase democracy is based on a flawed instrumentalist assumption that technologies by themselves have transformative power, but ICT.
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Politics & Policy
Kenya-Uganda: Kenyatta seeks a more friendly East African integration
12/08/2015Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has challenged East African states to facilitate the free movement of people and encourage business in the region for quick economic transformation. Announcing that Kenya will.
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