Harare, December 16th 2011: The United States government is banking on innovations and technology from Africa to address the challenge of climate change with the Apps4Africa: Climate Challenge Program. The Apps4Africa competition will be rolled out to countries in Southern Africa in 2012 according to a senior United States government official. “This approach echoes President Obama’s statement in Ghana in 2009 that the future of Africa is in the hands of the African people. Appsfor Africa is allowing Africans to come together and discuss the challenges, explore applications and respond to those challenges using technical solutions developed in Africa,” said... Continue Reading
… 20% of Proceeds To Benefit Selected Charities – Majid Michel’s management team, the ErawocBrosGroup announced the launching of Ghanaian lead actor and multiple award winner, Majid Michel’s official website. www.majidmichelonline.com. This is a comprehensive website that provides on-going information with all the tools necessary to assist Majid in his endeavors. Majid needed a website that reflects his tireless commitment to quality, delivering useful content to his fans and the industry. The website provides a place where people can get information, interact with Majid, submit scripts, read articles, book him, view updates of his movies, watch trailers, purchase any of his movies, browse through pictures and videos in... Continue Reading
IGN France International CONTINUED ITS AWARENESS ACTION IN DURBAN Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transportation and Housing presided the ceremony in Durban for the signature of licenses corresponding to the use of high resolution satellite images by her African counterparts. The images will be used in the fight against deforestation and the degradation of forests in Central Africa. The Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo have officially signed “national authority” licenses that will allow them to use SPOT images and more importantly to make them available for any project eligible under this program. IGN... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Gambian Correspondent – As journalists in The Gambia and beyond mark the seventh anniversary of the gruesome murder of the late Deyda Hydara, co-proprietor and managing editor of The Point newspaper, the Gambia Press Union has called on the Gambia Government to move heaven and earth to bring the killers of Deyda Hydara to book. The statement, signed by the Secretary General of the Union, among others stated that the failure to bring the perpetrators of this heinous crime to book will only entrench a culture of impunity in our society. Below we reproduce the full text of... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Gambian Correspondent – On the seventh anniversary of the gruesome murder of a beloved friend Deyda Hydara, heads of The Gambia’s various media houses and colleagues in the media have expressed concern about the slow pace of developments regarding the matter, and urged that more should be done to bring the culprit(s) to book. Born on 9 June 1946 at Dobson Street in Banjul, Deyda Hydara was gunned down by unknown assassins on the night of the thirteenth anniversary of The Point newspaper. Below we reproduce the statements by various media chiefs on the occasion of the anniversary:... Continue Reading
