May 10

• Partnering With Africa's Farmers

  SA Info

  Companies from around the world committed US$3.5-billion in investments to Africa's agricultural development over the last year under the stewardship of the Grow Africa... Read more »

• Philips Showcases Results of Healthcare Pilot Project With Tygerberg Hospital in South Africa [press release]

  Philips

  Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) today announced the successful outcome of Philips' pilot project at the Tygerberg Hospital. Read more »

• HPV Vaccine Deals to Protect Millions Against Cervical Cancer [press release]

  GAVI

  Historic agreements show power of innovative public-private partnership Read more »

• Youth Unveil 'Vision 2062'

  Observer

  A group of Ugandan youths have launched an ambitious 49-year development strategy titled; 'Vision 2062', which places careful emphasis on the need for good governance, effective... Read more »

• Nokia Unveils Asha 501 With a New Platform

  Capital FM

  Nokia has launched the Asha platform for a new range of Asha phones that promises to revolutionize the affordable smart phone market. The new Nokia Asha 501 is the first device to... Read more »

• Safaricom Launches Incubation Challenge

  CIO

  Safaricom Limited has today launched the Safaricom Development Challenge, a competition aimed at equipping entry level developers with entrepreneurial and technology skills. Read more »

• Mastercard to Power Nigerian Identity Card Programme

  This Day

  The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and MasterCard have announced the rollout of 13 million MasterCard-branded National Identity Smart Cards with electronic payment... Read more »

• What Is Cool About the Kia Soul?

  Observer

  The Kia Soul set the award winning-trend when it became the first Korean car to be recognised at the prestigious Red Dot Design awards in 2009. Read more »

• Change With Stability and Continuity - a Political Homework. Part Xii [opinion]

  New Times

  These series have attracted incredibly large responses from readers both within our country as in Diaspora, so much so that, numbers of readers are approaching six digit figure, a... Read more »

• When to Run for the Hills!

  Capital FM

  They say it's never over until the fat lady sings! But more often than not you will always find that most people leave the theater hall way before the fat lady gets on stage and... Read more »

• Konyagi Launches Knights Whisky in Dar es Salaam

  Daily News

  TANZANIA Distilleries Limited (TDL) has unveiled Knight Whisky, a new product for both the local distilled alcohol beverage market and for export. Read more »

• Nokia to Launch New Phone

  The Star

  Nokia has launched an 8,500 shillings smartphone targeting the youth. The low- cost touch phone Nokia Asha 501 will be available locally from June. The phone will have an... Read more »

May 9

• Three Tips for Boosting Social Innovation in Africa [guest blog]

  WEF

  At the World Economic Forum on Africa this week, I’ll be discussing some of the lessons I’ve learned over the past year in a session entitled “New Solutions:... Read more »

• Four Young Gambians Invent Prototype Aeroplane

  Daily Observer

  Four young talented Gambians from Brikama; namely Alagie Sanyang, Bafoday Samateh, Musa Touray and Bakebba Drammeh have invented a prototype aeroplane. Named Gilanka Airline, the... Read more »

• Innovation Prize for Africa Winner

  Ghanaian Chronicle

  With global population expected to grow to 9 billion by 2050 and more than 900 million people living in hunger, the demand for nutritious food is rapidly increasing. Acknowledging... Read more »

• 600 Teachers Trained On Research-Based Practices

  Focus

  Teachers from 90 schools have received additional training on research-based pedagogical practices after obtaining print and audio instructional materials and training in March. Read more »

• Technology Prop As IBM Innovation Centre Opens

  Capital FM

  Kenya's emerging position as a global ICT hub has received fresh acclaim after the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) launched its first East Africa innovation... Read more »

• Dr. Kasirye Is Continent's Best in Education Researcher

  New Vision

  The African Development Bank's institute has named Dr. Ibrahim Kasirye as the best emerging education researcher for the year 2011/2012. Read more »

• Zantel Launches 'Recharge and Win' Promotion

  Daily News

  ZANTEL mobile company has launched a new promotion, dubbed 'Recharge and Win,' as part of its campaign to woo more customers. Zantel Commercial Director for Zanzibar, Mr Mohamed... Read more »

• Five Minute Interview - Liz Tapawa [interview]

  The Star

  I'm good at............meeting new people. Read more »

• Farmers Association in Sheib-Mensheb Organizes Seminar With a View to Raising Agricultural Output

  Shabait

  Farmers Association in Sheib-Mensheb has organized a seminar for members with a view to raising agricultural output. Read more »

• New Water Harvesting Technology Unveiled

  The Herald

  NEW and Master Technologies (Pvt) Limited, a local company, in conjunction with its parent company, New and Master Technologies South Africa, have unveiled a new water harvesting... Read more »

May 8

• Kenya Pushes Technology Into Overdrive

  Africa Renewal

  The country that gave the world two groundbreaking innovations in tech-nology: M-Pesa, a mobile banking system, and Ushahidi, a platform for crowd sourcing information during... Read more »

• New Strategy to Fight City Crime

  Capital FM

  Nairobi police in plainclothes will now be deployed undercover on various city commuter routes in a new initiative to curb rising cases of robbery in Public Service Vehicles. Read more »

• Top Retailers Look to Innovation As Fight for Clients Intensifies

  New Times

  With the fight for customers getting intense, top retail brands are looking to innovation to hook smart shoppers. The fight between Nakumatt Holdings and Simba Supermarket for... Read more »