December 2011 Blog Posts (10)

Green public relations is on the rise to address increased government intervention, public scrutiny and media attention regarding environmental concerns.

On a global scale, industry is adopting “green” business practices, not only to reduce costs, but also in support of reputation management and brand building. Companies in mining, energy, oil, gas and aviation or transport which have some of the biggest emissions of carbon dioxide in the economy, seem to be highly…

Agriculture is seen today in most parts of Africa as the only way to fight malnutrition, food shortages, high import bills and hiking prices that poor people cannot afford.

In the Gambia grassroots agriculture is very well in the move and encouraging Gambians living abroad to start involving themselves in the development of Agriculture for both consumption and export.

This blog will  be publishing news and events related to agricultural developments in The Gambia. The…

Kofi Annan: Nobel Peace Prize-winner; former UN Secretary-General and now See Africa Differently interviewee! He speaks to Gary Nunn about the fibre optic cables that will transform Africa, the agricultural revolution that has already transformed Africa - and how we can transform perceptions of the continent



Gary Nunn (GN): See Africa Differently is a campaign to showcase the under-reported progress from Africa. As Chair of the Africa Progress Panel, what do you predict will be…

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Ray Faure, Deputy Managing Editor Business LIVE.

With 2011 drawing to a close and the festive season almost upon us, banks, once again, are urging customers to exercise vigilance when transacting over the holidays.

Traditionally, banking fraud spikes over the holidays as more South Africans…

The two-day 67th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers opens at the Commission on Monday 19th December 2011 to among other issues, consider the outcome of the last Ministerial Monitoring Committee meeting on the negotiation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between West Africa and the European Union.

At its 30th November 2011 meeting in Accra, Ghana, the Committee deferred to the Council, a decision on the next step in the negotiations following…

Africa Cellular Towers, which operates in African cellular and power-line markets, said macroeconomic factors and continued depressed trading conditions hit its interim results for the six months ended August.

Despite a slight improvement on the same period last year, the manufacturer, supplier and installer of cellular lattice towers said if steps to restructure the business failed the company may cease to be a going concern.



The company implemented a turnaround strategy in May…

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Nigerian minister lauds

Kuwait, woos investors

By Chidi Emmanuel

KUWAIT: The Nigerian Minister of Health Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu has lauded the efforts of Kuwait government in health and human development. The minister who was on a three-day visit to Kuwait to attend the 17th joint action forum of the African Program for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) praised the Kuwait-Nigeria bilateral relations which he said is worthy of emulation. “Kuwait is more African than some African…

The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund Renewable Energy and Adaptation to Climate Technologies Funding Window. Deadline for Applications 15th December 2011



The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) provides grants and interest free loans to businesses who wish to implement innovative, commercially viable, high impact projects in Africa in the areas of agriculture, financial services, renewable energy, and technologies for adapting to climate change.



The AECF has…