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• Rwanda: Korean Firm Signs $38 Million Internet Deal

  Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:48:41 GMT
  Rwanda Information Technology Authority (RITA) Friday signed a US$ 38 million contract with Korea Telecom (KT) to have the latter set up the National Backbone Project which will enable high-speed internet network in the country using fiber-optic technology.

• Benin: Erosion-Inducing Coastal Sand Mining to Be Outlawed

  Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:47:18 GMT
  Faced with rising sea levels and coastal erosion caused in part by coastal sand mining, carting away of free beach sand for commercial uses, the national government has begun a campaign to save its coastal sand by digging up sand inland, instead. But communities near these newly-created sand collection spots are fighting back.

• Rwanda: Fuel Prices Fall

  Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:45:53 GMT
  The Government has announced that it has reduced petrol and gas oil prices by 4.761 percent effective Monday, October 6. This was disclosed by State Minister for Industry and Investment Promotion, Vincent Karega during a press briefing. He said that this was driven by steadily decreasing fuel prices on the international markets.

• Rwanda: Lower Fuel Prices Should Translate Into Cheaper Goods

  Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:42:41 GMT
  Due to decreasing fuel prices on the world market, the government has announced a reduction on petrol and gas oil prices by 4.761 percent starting Monday, October 6. This directly translates into pump prices for petrol and diesel going from the current Frw924 to Frw880.

• Zimbabwe: Suspension of RTGS Commendable

  Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:22:08 GMT
  The sudden suspension of the RTGS, potentially allowing almost instant transfers between accounts at different banks, will not hurt legitimate business much so long as the banks do not try and take advantage of the change to milk their customers.

• East Africa: EAC MPs Want OLPC Adopted in All States

  Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:42:33 GMT
  Regional Members of Parliament have called for the adoption of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program by all five partner states of the East African Community (EAC).

• Uganda: Electronic Banking Fraud Taking Root

  Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:19:53 GMT
  The three Stanbic Bank officials who are suspected of having connived with city businessman Justus Kashoma to defraud the bank of billions of shillings. We all have to watch out for e-fraud

• Uganda: Kira Town Boda Cyclists to Register With Police

  Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:35:13 GMT
  Security officials in Kira town, Wakiso district, have resolved that all bodaboda operators register with the police and wear uniforms bearing their registration numbers.

• Uganda: Two Lcoals, Five Sudanese Killed in Bus Crash

  Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:34:03 GMT
  At least seven people, including two Ugandans, have been confirmed dead in a bus accident that occurred in the mountainous areas near the Uganda-Sudan border on Tuesday afternoon.

• Eritrea: Eritrea Signs Agreements With Defba Oil Share Company On Exploration of Oil Resource

  Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:31:29 GMT
  The Government of Eritrea today signed two agreements with Defba Oil Share Company on oil exploration and development.

• Nigeria: Rewarding Non-Violence in the Niger Delta

  Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:48:08 GMT
  At a time of historically high oil prices, a model has emerged in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta that could allow more than a million barrels per day of production to come back on-stream without additional exploration or even new investment in production facilities – if only the Nigerian government would pursue it.

• Sierra Leone: NOSLINA hits home run on last day of President Koroma's trip

  Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:58:24 GMT
  Speak of saving the best for last, on Monday, September 29, NOSLINA (the National Organization of Sierra Leoneans in North America) clearly hit a home run when in league with Boulle Corporation and the Corporate Council on Africa (a consortium of corporate giants such as Coca Cola,  Exxon-Mobil and Microsoft that do business in Africa) they held a high level luncheon for Sierra Leone's President  Ernest Koroma and members of his delegation at the prestigious Willard Hotel in Washington DC.

• Africa: GM Sorghum Test Approved

  Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:04:29 GMT
  As Africa grapples with the question of food insecurity, biotechnology buffs seem to have an answer: genetically modified crops that could feed a continent vulnerable to famine and food deficits. But environmentalists warn of new dangers.

• Eritrea: Food Shortages Feared As Rains Fail

  Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:23:07 GMT
  A combination of poor rains, decreased food production and the knock-on effects of increased global prices would adversely affect vulnerable groups in Eritrea this year, aid agencies warned.

• South Africa: Telkom Confirms Wireless Network Plan

  Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:58:18 GMT
  TELKOM has confirmed its plan to roll out a new wireless network with the prime aim of winning more business from small and medium-sized enterprises.

• Rwanda: China to Strengthen Ties With Country

  Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:34:45 GMT
  The Chinese Embassy in Kigali Tuesday celebrated the 59th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China.

• Nigeria: Summers, Forbes Headline Meeting in Abuja

  Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:46:54 GMT
  The third THISDAY Townhall Meeting will hold in Abuja today, with leading Nigerian and international economists and financial experts holding discussions on the global financial crisis and the lessons for the country.

• Uganda: Experts Rap Donors Over Poverty

  Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:26:59 GMT
  Research experts have accused donors of deliberately undermining poverty eradication efforts on the African continent by withholding financial and technical commitments.

• Nigeria: Is the Country in Financial Danger?

  Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:06:57 GMT
  Hours after the United States Senate approved a $700 billion emergency bailout plan for the crisis-ridden American financial system, some stockbrokers in Lagos said the American financial meltdown portends grave danger for Nigeria's ailing stock market.

• Africa: Broadcasters Grapple With How to Create Local Content That Travels Well

  Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:25:03 GMT
  Last week saw 200 African broadcasters and film-makers gather for the first genuinely pan-African conference for these two important sectors. There was a palpable excitement in the air as participants realised that the African broadcast and film industries are at a turning point with both increased audiences and investment. One recurring theme throughout the conference was the contradictory need for local content that might travel well to other countries and the relationship with the cost of international rights. Other themes (advertising, digitalisation and convergence) are picked up in stories in the news sections below. Russell Southwood reports on the consistent drum-beat for more content with people you recognize.

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