NIGERIA : CREATIVE INDUSTRY AWARDS 2014
byThe 25th of January 2014 saw The Creative Entrepreneurs Association of Nigeria host the Creative Industry Awards. It was attended by prestigious guests such…
January, 2014
REMEMBERING KOMLA DUMOR
byIn the sad, sudden passing of Komla Dumor, the world has lost a true African son. Unique in his reporting style, Komla embodied the…
LAPSSET: UNLEASHING NEW POSSIBILITIES
byThe Lamu Port, South Sudan, Ethiopia Transport Corridor was officially launched in 2012 by the former President of Kenya Mwai Kibaki, current President of…
FIGHTING SKIN BLEACHING
bySkin bleaching or skin lightening is a global pandemic. Wherever black people or melanin reside, there is a strong presence of skin bleaching products…
DON’T TRIVIALIZE CORRUPTION!
byTEDxEuston started the year extremely high. Their first event of 2014 featured the Minister of Finance from Nigeria dissecting the sources and effects of…
BOTSWANA : THE NEW AFRICAN JEWEL
byAs we delve deeper and deeper into the millennium, history has begun to repeat itself. ‘The scramble for Africa’ is back on, with businesses…
SOUTH SUDAN: THE QUINTESSENTIAL AFRICAN PROBLEM
byOn December 15th2013 the world woke up to reports of an attempted coup d’état on President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir (left). As more…
A TRUE INITIATIVE : FLYING DOCTORS NIGERIA
byIn the densely populated (169,000,000) State of Nigeria, according to UNICEF, there are only 1.67 hospital beds per 1000 people. This appalling fact, coupled…
MTN SOUTH AFRICA LAUNCHES MOBILE INTERNET CAFES
byMTN has begun rolling out a mobile internet cafe concept that will be spread out across South Africa. Its main aim to permit users…
SPOTLIGHT ON IROKOTV SUCCESS
byAs stated by Ventures Africa, iROKOtv has made public their achievement of a funding round that has grasped $8 million for the internet based…