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#SomeoneTellCNN... Kenya isn't happy with them

American news broadcaster, CNN, is getting some heat from the Kenyan Twitter community. This is ahead of Barack Obama's visit to the country, which CNN reported as a "terror hotbed".

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Planning digital development in Africa

The fourth edition of the Forum Forbes Afrique, held in Brazzaville on 21 July 2015, discussed the necessary conditions for the planned digital development in Africa.

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The emperor in clothes

Danette Breitenbach

It is anarchy out there with many brands and companies reviewing their media at present, in particular brands such as Unilever and Coca-Cola. This is because they are seeking assurances...

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Education
SOUTH AFRICA
Training is the key to aligning your new African businesses with your strategy
South African companies that want to succeed as they expand into other African countries, must be willing to make real investments in training staff in their processes and systems... read more>>
Mobile
ZIMBABWE
Mobile transactions surpass U.S.$2bn

Martin Kadzere

The value of transactions processed through mobile platforms surpassed $2 billion during the first five months of the year, highlighting the increasing number of people turning to mobile devices to transact. read more>>
ZIMBABWE
U.S firm takes over Nettcash
A United States based mobile payments firm, Mozido, said yesterday it has acquired a majority stake in Zimbabwean firm NettCash, which also runs similar operations, as part of its expansion programme. read more>>
OOH
NIGERIA
Posterscope brings future of OOH media to Nigeria
Posterscope, an out-of-home communication agency, has formally launched an office in Nigeria. Nigeria is the 32nd market globally that Posterscope is venturing into... read more>>
International
UNITED KINGDOM
Pearson sells Financial Times to Japan's Nikkei
LONDON, UK: British publisher Pearson on Thursday said it had agreed to sell its salmon-pink flagship business newspaper the Financial Times to Japanese digital media group Nikkei. read more>>
MONGOLIA
Google's Street View enters Mongolia on horseback
ULAN BATOR: After recording images of towns and cities across the world, Google's Street View service launched on Thursday in a less likely location -- the vast, sparsely-populated Asian country of Mongolia. read more>>
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Africa
KENYA
Should SMEs invest in long term assets?

Richard Mungai

Could you be too ambitious in your plan to invest in long term assets in your small business? read more>>
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New events to diarise
IABC Africa 22nd Annual Conference
IABC Africa Region - 29 Jul 2015 to 31 Jul 2015, Johannesburg

5th Telecom CEM, CRM and Loyalty Summit
Fexton Conferences - 17 Aug 2015 to 18 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

2015 All Africa Business Leaders Awards
ABN Productions - 26 Aug 2015, Lagos | 17 Sep 2015, Nairobi | 1 Oct 2015, Johannesburg | 13 Nov 2015, Johannesburg

18th AutoExpo Africa 2015
Expogroup - 27 Aug 2015 to 29 Aug 2015, Dar-es-Salaam

Africa Com
Informa - 17 Nov 2015 to 19 Nov 2015, Cape Town

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