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A momentous week in AfricaWho would have thought Zimbabwe would have a new President in 2017 still? This year is full of surprises! We kept you updated through our #Newswatch and followed the developments on social media: #NEWSWATCH: Zimbabwe uncertainty as state TV remains under control of military; #NEWSWATCH: Singing and dancing on the streets of Zimbabwe and on social media. Our #AfricaAchiever for this month is Natasha Omokhodion-Banda, 99c managing director in Lusaka, Zambia, who is driving expansion on the continent. And in more good news, Facebook also announced plans to consolidate its investment in Nigeria, through high profile partnerships, training programmes and a physical space that will serve as a centre for learning and skills development. To subscribe yourself or colleagues to the daily or weekly Africa newsletters which focus on media and marketing and general business news from the continent, click here.Have a great week! Louise Marsland
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Louise Marsland Natasha Omokhodion-Banda is the new managing director of the Lusaka, Zambia, office of Ninety9cents (99c), responsible for growing the agency further into Africa. She is our #AfricaAchiever this month...read |
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| |  | New Internet Society report highlights how Africa can benefit more from the internet economy: Secure, trusted internet is critical to the advancing African economy... read | |  | InfoTrade in Kenya web portal officially launched to ensure international trade efficiency... read | |  | Hrusostomos Vicatos 'Internet of things' (IoT) started as a great marketing buzzword with the promise of business benefits and new services, much like 'cloud'... read | |  | Aalia Manie Artificial intelligence (AI) is the apex of today's technology age as we push the boundaries towards Industry 4.0 and super-intelligence... read | | | |  | The South African and Angolan governments' decision to exempt each other's ordinary passports from visa requirements is set to have a positive effect on business and leisure tourism, open doors for future trade and foreign direct investment... read | |  | Chinedu Eze Dr Akinwumi Adesina has said that high taxes imposed on airlines by government agencies was a major challenge dwarfing the growth and development of air transport in Africa... read | |  | According to the 2017 Ventureburn Tech Startup Survey, while the Western Cape remains the most popular region in South Africa in which to run a tech startup, Gauteng is gaining ground... read | |  | IHG has signed the Crowne Plaza Cairo Sheikh Zayed City hotel, the first Crowne Plaza in Cario, scheduled to open in 2021... read | |  | Issued By Go Content Lab Nairobi, the commercial nerve centre for Kenya, eagerly awaits the arrival of two additional business centres in December 2017... read | | | | William Arthur Ward "Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it." |
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