African Media Agency – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sat, 08 Apr 2017 18:18:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png African Media Agency – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Truecaller partners Google to improve Video Calling for Millions https://www.theinfostride.com/truecaller-partners-google-to-improve-video-calling-for-millions/ Sat, 08 Apr 2017 18:18:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=161287 …As Truecaller Rolls Out New SMS and Flash Messaging Services to Users. Google Duo integration into Truecaller set to bring all-in-one communications app to millions, as Truecaller app adds new messaging and SMS blocking features. On 28 March 2017, Truecaller announced in LAGOS, Nigeria, a strategic agreement to integrate Google Duo, a high quality video [...]

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]]> Nigeria Is One of the Most Globally Connected Countries – Western Union https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-is-one-of-the-most-globally-connected-countries-western-union/ Thu, 03 Nov 2016 20:12:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=146578 Nigeria is one of the most connected countries in the world when it comes to receiving and sending money, according to The Western Union Company, a global leader in global payment services. Western Union has operated in Nigeria for 20 years. Western Union Moved Money into Nigeria from More Than 195 Countries and Territories in [...]

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]]> UN Better Than Cash Alliance Unveils 10 Ways Governments And Companies Can Create Digital Economies https://www.theinfostride.com/un-better-than-cash-alliance-unveils-10-ways-governments-and-companies-can-create-digital-economies/ Thu, 22 Sep 2016 16:45:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=144738 New United Nations Study Maps Top 10 Ways  Governments and Companies Can Create Digital Economies. For the first time, new evidence from 25 countries shows how governments and companies can move away from cash, as McKinsey Global Institute reveals a potential $3.7 trillion GDP boost A new report from the United Nations-based Better Than Cash [...]

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]]> Nokia Re-opens Company’s Administrative Office In Lagos, Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/nokia-re-opens-companys-administrative-office-in-lagos-nigeria/ Fri, 16 Sep 2016 11:39:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=144106 Nokia recently closed her administrative office in Lagos, Nigeria presumably due to issue with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). To demonstrate, her commitment to the Nigerian Market, Nokia wishes to clarify and place on record that they have effected constructive and collaborative engagement with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). As result of that, the company’s Lagos office [...]

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]]> aKoma Media: A Former CNN Anchor’s Journey of Reinvention https://www.theinfostride.com/akoma-media-a-former-cnn-anchors-journey-of-reinvention/ Thu, 11 Aug 2016 11:21:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=139708 It’s been a two-year breathless roller coaster going from Big Name Global Corporation to Just Me LLC. After an amazing fourteen years at CNN and magnificent personal and professional life experiences, it was time to reinvent myself. I was at the top of my game, but I had flat-lined. There was no more growth. I [...]

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]]> KfW Development Bank Offers US$150m Loan Facility To AFC https://www.theinfostride.com/kfw-development-bank-offers-us150m-loan-facility-to-afc/ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 18:44:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=133420 On June 22, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) announced in Lagos, Nigeria its acceptance of a US$150 million 15 year loan facility from KfW [Development Bank] (KfW). The loan agreement was signed today in London by Andrew Alli, CEO of AFC, and Jan Martin Witte, Head of Division for Infrastructure, of KfW. The funds will be [...]

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]]> Carnegie Mellon University Partners MasterCard Foundation To Educate Next Generation Of African Tech Leaders https://www.theinfostride.com/carnegie-mellon-university-partners-mastercard-foundation-to-educate-next-generation-of-african-tech-leaders/ Tue, 21 Jun 2016 12:12:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=133028 Carnegie Mellon University’s commitment to educating Africa’s next generation of technology leaders and entrepreneurs received a boost on June 20 in Kigali, Rwanda with a $10.8 million commitment from The MasterCard Foundation. This new partnership, which will be established at Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering program in Kigali, Rwanda, will benefit 125 academically talented but [...]

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]]> SAP Sponsors Africa Code Week 2016 to Tackle Continent’s Digital Skills Gap https://www.theinfostride.com/sap-sponsors-africa-code-week-2016-to-tackle-continents-digital-skills-gap/ Wed, 11 May 2016 19:10:18 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=128277 According to the release from WALLDORF, Germany today, SAP will train more than 150,000 youth in 30 African countries this year to foster digital literacy and equip the continent’s rising generation with job-relevant digital skills. SAP’s Africa Code Week 2016 will run from October 15 – 23, 2016, with thousands of free coding workshops and [...]

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]]> CDF: Capacity Remains The Missing Link In Achieving Development Goals In Africa https://www.theinfostride.com/cdf-capacity-remains-the-missing-link-in-achieving-development-goals-in-africa/ Wed, 04 May 2016 12:40:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=127531 At the Capacity Development Forum (CDF), being held in Harare from 3 – 5 May, there was general agreement for a more coordinated and strategic approach to developing capacity if Africa is to achieve the ambitious goals as defined by Agenda 2063. The 3rd CDF is being held as part of the Silver Jubilee of [...]

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]]> Africa Finance Corporation invests up to US$ 140 million in Gabon’s Special Economic Zone https://www.theinfostride.com/africa-finance-corporation-invests-up-to-us-140-million-in-gabons-special-economic-zone/ Fri, 08 Apr 2016 13:03:09 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=125120 [LAGOS, April 8]: Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) is pleased to announce it is to invest up to US $140 million in the Gabon Special Economic Zone (GSEZ). The GSEZ was created in 2010 to accelerate Gabon’s economic diversification and development and is a joint venture vehicle between Olam International, a leading agricultural business, and the [...]

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]]> AFC Defies 2015 Economic Headwinds with Total Assets Growth of 25% https://www.theinfostride.com/afc-defies-2015-economic-headwinds-with-total-assets-growth-of-25/ Tue, 05 Apr 2016 13:24:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=124946 Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) today announces its 2015 fiscal year results. Despite a difficult operating environment, AFC delivered strong underlying operating results, achieving 25% growth in its balance sheet, with total assets in excess of US$3.2 billion, net interest income increased by 39% to US$108.4 million with net interest margins growing to 4.4%, a 7% [...]

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]]> CEO Forum: Africa has the resources to handle its economy https://www.theinfostride.com/ceo-forum-africa-has-the-resources-to-handle-its-economy/ Sat, 26 Mar 2016 11:00:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=123981 On the second day of the Africa CEO Forum, speakers on various panels shared their belief that Africa has the necessary tools to develop by making use of its own resources. The continent thus possesses the means to take back its future into its own hands. Pierre-Antoine Balum, Partner and Africa Advisor at PWC, whilst [...]

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]]> Oba Otudeko awarded “CEO of the Year” at the 2016 Africa CEO Forum Awards https://www.theinfostride.com/oba-otudeko-awarded-ceo-of-the-year-at-the-2016-africa-ceo-forum-awards/ Sat, 26 Mar 2016 08:00:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=122526 The trophy for “CEO of the Year” is awarded to Oba Otudeko, CEO of HONEYWELL GROUP. In his speech, Oba Otudeko dedicated his award to all his staff: “This prize is a reward for our commitment. Our future is bright and belongs to all of us! “. He received this much-awaited and prestigious prize from [...]

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]]> Government Of Burundi Not Ready To Join Peace Talks https://www.theinfostride.com/government-of-burundi-not-ready-to-join-peace-talks/ Fri, 08 Jan 2016 10:22:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=117318 Burundi government will not take part in peace talks with the opposition scheduled for Wednesday, a senior official said, casting doubts on efforts to end months of violence. “No dialogue tomorrow neither on January 16 as many may think, because there has been no consensus on that date,” Joseph Bangurambona, the permanent secretary in Burundi’s [...]

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]]> United Nations Struck By New Sex Abuse Allegations In Central African Republic https://www.theinfostride.com/united-nations-struck-by-new-sex-abuse-allegations-in-central-african-republic/ Fri, 08 Jan 2016 09:14:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=117320 The United Nations (UN) has launched a fact finding mission into new allegations that its peacekeepers sexually abused four underage girls in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR). The UN mission in CAR, known as MINUSCA, said in a statement on Tuesday that it was “investigating fresh allegations concerning both sexual exploitation [...]

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]]> Zambia’s Presidential Election Set To Hold In August 2016 https://www.theinfostride.com/zambias-presidential-election-set-to-hold-in-august-2016/ Tue, 05 Jan 2016 11:32:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=117033 Zambia will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on August 11 under a new constitution, a government spokesman has said. President Edgar Lungu’s is expected to assent to the constitutional amendments on Tuesday, ratifying the election date, his spokesman Amos Chanda said on Monday. “The new constitution has a fixed election date and that will take [...]

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]]> Malaria Outbreak Is Unprecedented In South Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/malaria-outbreak-is-unprecedented-in-south-sudan/ Tue, 05 Jan 2016 11:22:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=117035 Theresa Ahok is in a hurry in a remote northwest corner of South Sudan. The 35-year-old is from the village of Adiang and walked for an hour and a half before managing to flag down a truck to drive her and her sick son another hour to the hospital. “I’m racing”, she says,” and I’m worried [...]

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]]> Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza Threatens To Fight AU Peacekeepers https://www.theinfostride.com/burundis-president-pierre-nkurunziza-threatens-to-fight-au-peacekeepers/ Thu, 31 Dec 2015 11:55:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=116369 The President of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza, has threatened to fight African Union (AU) peacekeepers if they were deployed in the country to halt violence that has claimed hundreds of lives. Earlier this month, the AU said it was ready to send a 5,000-strong peacekeeping force to protect civilians caught up in months of unrest, triggered [...]

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]]> Algeria, A ‘Symbolic Target’ For ISIL, Champions Afripol https://www.theinfostride.com/algeria-a-symbolic-target-for-isil-champions-afripol/ Wed, 30 Dec 2015 18:27:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=116026 Top African police officials met in Algiers this month to ratify legal documents related to the creation of Afripol, the pan-African law enforcement agency expected to begin operations next year. Algeria has played a leading role in the establishment of Afripol, which provides a mechanism for cooperation and coordination among African police services. The agency’s [...]

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]]> Central African Republic Elections: Bloodshed Has Clotted But Wounds Still Ache https://www.theinfostride.com/central-african-republic-elections-bloodshed-has-clotted-but-wounds-still-ache/ Wed, 30 Dec 2015 11:44:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=116028 The capital of Central African Republic (CAR), Bangui is quite different to the first time I was here. Then, the main road leading away from the airport was often deserted, heads peeked around the edges of houses, people scurried across the road. Several times during that month last February I saw the dismembered bodies of [...]

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]]> Guinea Finally Declared Free From Ebola https://www.theinfostride.com/guinea-finally-declared-free-from-ebola/ Tue, 29 Dec 2015 21:23:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=115801 West African nation of Guinea has been declared Ebola free after more than 2,500 people died from the virus, leaving Liberia the only country still counting down for an end to the ruinous epidemic. People in the capital, Conakry, on Tuesday greeted the declaration by authorities and the UN World Health Organization with mixed emotions [...]

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]]> Is Central African Republic Ready To Hold A Free And Fair Election? https://www.theinfostride.com/is-central-african-republic-ready-to-hold-a-free-and-fair-election/ Tue, 29 Dec 2015 12:25:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=115753 Is Central African Republic (CAR) matured to hold a free and fair poll? After enduring a series of delays, this time the elections in CAR may actually take place. Despite the lack of resources and ongoing insecurity, voters in the CAR will be heading to the polls on Wednesday, in a closely watched election that is seen [...]

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]]> Tobacco Regulation In Kenya https://www.theinfostride.com/tobacco-regulation-in-kenya/ Thu, 24 Dec 2015 16:32:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=115066 The British parliament, last year, despite fierce lobbying from tobacco companies, decided that from May 2016 cigarettes would be sold only in plain packaging in the UK. Anti-smoking campaigners in that country were quick to declare it as the latest nail in the coffin of an industry that has seen consumption of its products shrink [...]

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]]> Unity Deal: UN Security Council Backs Libya https://www.theinfostride.com/unity-deal-un-security-council-backs-libya/ Thu, 24 Dec 2015 13:56:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=115020 United Nations (UN) Security Council has given its backing to Libya’s new government of national unity, a move it hopes will help stem mass migration to Europe and reverse gains made by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group. The 15-nation council gave its support on Wednesday to the deal signed last [...]

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]]> New Rebel Group Formed In Burundi To Oust President Nkurunziza https://www.theinfostride.com/new-rebel-group-formed-in-burundi-to-oust-president-nkurunziza/ Wed, 23 Dec 2015 22:58:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=114953 A rebel leader in Burundi said on Wednesday that opposition has come together for the first time with the stated aim of using force to oust President Pierre Nkurunziza. The rebels have called themselves the Republican Forces of Burundi – or “Forebu” from its name in French, Les Forces Republicaines du Burundi – said Edward Nshimirimana, [...]

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]]> Group Accuses Burundi of Systematic Killings in capital https://www.theinfostride.com/group-accuses-burundi-of-systematic-killings-in-capital/ Tue, 22 Dec 2015 19:09:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=114633 According to a report by a UK-based human rights group, Burundi’s security forces systematically killed dozens of people on December 11 as an act of repression in the country’s capital, The government, however, blamed much of the violence on rebels. Amnesty International said it documented extrajudicial executions, arbitrary arrests, and looting by the police in [...]

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]]> UN Mission Chief On Challenges Of South Sudan Peace Deal {Questions & Answers} https://www.theinfostride.com/un-mission-chief-on-challenges-of-south-sudan-peace-deal-questions-answers/ Tue, 22 Dec 2015 10:16:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=114454 South Sudan recently marked the second anniversary since a brutal conflict began that has killed thousands of people and forced two million others from their homes. Under immense international pressure, President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar signed a peace deal in August. Nevertheless, fighting continues in many parts of the country with widespread [...]

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]]> Burkina Faso Issues Arrest Warrant For Blaise Compaore Over Sankara Killing https://www.theinfostride.com/burkina-faso-issues-arrest-warrant-for-blaise-compaore-over-sankara-killing/ Tue, 22 Dec 2015 08:11:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=114451 The government of Burkina Faso has issued an international arrest warrant for ousted leader Blaise Compaore in connection with the murder of former President Thomas Sankara, news reports said Monday. Sankara, a revolutionary figure who is still a hero to many in West Africa, was killed on October 15, 1987 during the coup that brought [...]

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]]> Bus Passengers Killed In Kenya Ambush Near Somalia Border https://www.theinfostride.com/bus-passengers-killed-in-kenya-ambush-near-somalia-border/ Mon, 21 Dec 2015 16:16:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=114372 Not less than two people have been killed in an ambush on a passenger bus in Kenya’s northeast near the border with Somalia, an official and residents said. The bus was believed to be carrying more than 50 passengers when it was attacked between Kutulo and Daba village in Mandera county early on Sunday, Mohamud Saleh, [...]

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]]> Boats Over Books For Many Of Ugandan Children https://www.theinfostride.com/boats-over-books-for-many-of-ugandan-children/ Mon, 21 Dec 2015 10:27:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=114293 Gracious Omondi invigilates the classroom. With incessant, searching eyes, he zigzags the only quarter filled, unpainted room, looking out for the wandering gaze of a student. It’s the final week of the third term exams at Victoria View Academy in Maluba, a small fishing village in Uganda. He has been teaching for more than 10 [...]

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]]> Has The World Trade Organisation Failed The Developing Countries? https://www.theinfostride.com/has-the-world-trade-organisation-failed-the-developing-countries/ https://www.theinfostride.com/has-the-world-trade-organisation-failed-the-developing-countries/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2015 10:18:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=114268 The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has come under renewed criticism for failing poor and developing countries in their 14-year-long battle to achieve a breakthrough in key agricultural trade talks. Several countries, including Kenya, India and Pakistan, have been calling the WTO to force developed countries to phase out subsidies paid to farmers whose overproduction threatens [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/has-the-world-trade-organisation-failed-the-developing-countries/feed/ 1 Military Officers In Niger Arrested Over Coup Plot https://www.theinfostride.com/military-officers-in-niger-arrested-over-coup-plot/ Sun, 20 Dec 2015 15:35:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=114099 The government of Niger has arrested nine military officers on suspicion of planning a coup, government officials said. The arrests, which took place earlier this week, came after a nearly one-month long surveillance operation, Hassoumi Massaoudou, Niger’s interior minister, told a press conference on Sunday. “Nine officers identified as responsible for the attempted coup have [...]

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]]> Deadly Bomb Attack Targets Somalia’s Capital Mogadishu https://www.theinfostride.com/deadly-bomb-attack-targets-somalias-capital-mogadishu/ Sat, 19 Dec 2015 23:09:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=113967 Somali police said several people have been killed after armed men detonated a car bomb and opened fire on a busy road in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. Reuters news agency said that at least three people were killed and eight others were wounded in Saturday’s attack, with the toll likely to rise. The explosion occurred on [...]

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]]> Burundi To Prevent Foreign Troops From Entering Its Borders https://www.theinfostride.com/burundi-to-prevent-foreign-troops-from-entering-its-borders/ Sat, 19 Dec 2015 16:20:18 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=113931 The government of Burundi has reacted angrily to the African Union’s decision to deploy a 5,000 strong peacekeeping force to curb ongoing violence in the troubled country, saying it will prevent foreign troops from entering its borders. The African Union’s Peace and Security Council agreed on Friday night to deploy an African Prevention and Protection Mission [...]

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]]> Rwandans Back The President’s Third Term Contest https://www.theinfostride.com/rwandans-back-the-presidents-third-term-contest/ Sat, 19 Dec 2015 15:45:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=113929 Rwandan National Electoral Commission (NEC) ‎has announced the provisional results of the referendum that show the majority have voted for an amendment to the constitution to allow the president to contest for a third term. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb, reporting from Kigale, said voters have overwhelmingly backed a referendum that would allow President Paul Kagame [...]

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]]> UN Failed To Respond To Allegations Of Sexual Exploitation And Abuse In Central African Republic – Report https://www.theinfostride.com/un-failed-to-respond-to-allegations-of-sexual-exploitation-and-abuse-in-central-african-republic-report/ Fri, 18 Dec 2015 08:16:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=113508 A new report has emerged and condemned the United Nations (UN) for failing to respond to the child abuse claims against peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR). The independent investigation released on Thursday said the UN handling of the case was “seriously flawed”, accusing it of not taking the required action after the alleged [...]

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]]> Radio Project Reaching Out To Prostitutes In Ethiopia https://www.theinfostride.com/radio-project-reaching-out-to-prostitutes-in-ethiopia/ Fri, 18 Dec 2015 08:09:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=113505 Tens of thousands of women, many underage, in Ethiopia are being driven to a life of prostitution. The country’s deeply conservative culture makes it difficult to find help. But a new community radio project is trying to change that and help those struggling in the sex industry. http://bc05.ajmn.me/665003303001/201512/3101/665003303001_4664979036001_20151217-ethiopia-nostraps.mp4 Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports from Addis [...]

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]]> African-focused IT Giant, iSON acquires Global Technology Services from ENOC https://www.theinfostride.com/african-focused-it-giant-ison-acquires-global-technology-services-from-enoc/ Thu, 17 Dec 2015 19:40:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=113467 LAGOS, Nigeria – iSON Technologies, the fast growing IT services company and fully-owned subsidiary of iSON Group, along with its co investor Dhabi One Investment Services LLC has acquired Global Technology Services (GTS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC). The acquisition enables iSON Technologies to expand its services and client portfolio [...]

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]]> The Complex Factors Of Famine In South Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/the-complex-factors-of-famine-in-south-sudan/ Wed, 16 Dec 2015 11:03:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=113067 After two months of dipping and diving in the shallows of South Sudan’s swamps, surviving on water lily roots and fish, James Gul is hungry and desperate. He hasn’t eaten in two days and doesn’t know when he will get his next meal. The small patches of land that dot the world’s biggest wetlands have [...]

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]]> Central African Republic Rebel Leader Declares Autonomous State https://www.theinfostride.com/central-african-republic-rebel-leader-declares-autonomous-state/ Tue, 15 Dec 2015 23:44:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112940 The rebel leader in the Central African Republic (CAR) has declared an autonomous state in his northeastern stronghold after rejecting upcoming elections aimed at ending years of conflict. A spokesman and chief lieutenant for Nourredine Adam, the leader of a splinter faction of the Muslim Seleka rebel group, said the Republic of Logone was proclaimed [...]

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]]> 15,000 Children Recruited To Fight In South Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/15000-children-recruited-to-fight-in-south-sudan/ Tue, 15 Dec 2015 23:28:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112942 Rights advocates have called on South Sudan’s government and rebel leaders to punish commanders accused of recruiting thousands of child soldiers to fight in the country’s two-year civil war. In a report released on Tuesday, Human Rights Watch named more than 15 military commanders from both the government’s Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and the [...]

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]]> The Many Barriers To Aid In South Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/the-many-barriers-to-aid-in-south-sudan/ Tue, 15 Dec 2015 20:18:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112888 Aid organisations are unable to reach hundreds of thousands of people, and thousands more are at risk of starvation as civil war in South Sudan reaches the end of its second year, according to aid officials speaking to Al Jazeera. Despite a peace agreement signed in August, ongoing fighting has put the lives of thousands [...]

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]]> Egyptian Government extends Journalist’s Detention for a Second Time https://www.theinfostride.com/egyptian-government-extends-journalists-detention-for-a-second-time/ Mon, 14 Dec 2015 23:47:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112729 The Egypt’s government has for the second time extended the detention of a journalist accused of “releasing false news aimed at spreading terror” and “joining a banned group” by another 15 days pending further investigation, the detainee’s family and local media said. Award-winning investigative journalist Ismail Alexandrani is likely be held until at least the [...]

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]]> May Coup Attempt: Burundian Former Minister on Trial https://www.theinfostride.com/may-coup-attempt-burundian-former-minister-on-trial/ Mon, 14 Dec 2015 23:12:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112731 Burundian government, on Monday, has commenced trial of 28 men accused of launching a failed coup in May amid heightened tensions after attacks last week in which 87 people were killed. Former Defence Minister Cyrille Ndayirukiye and five other generals were among those standing trial for their alleged involvement in an attempt to oust President Nkurunziza while he was [...]

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]]> African Entrepreneurs Consider China As The New Land Of Opportunities https://www.theinfostride.com/african-entrepreneurs-consider-china-as-the-new-land-of-opportunities/ Mon, 14 Dec 2015 20:25:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112640 China has been considered as the new land of opportunities for many African entrepreneurs today. One of the African entrepreneurs doing business in China is Annie Ngimbi from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). With demand for Chinese products growing, Ngimbi is on a shopping spree in China’s third largest city, Guangzhou. She has three weeks to [...]

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]]> South African President Zuma Replaces Finance Minister For The 2nd Time In Four Days https://www.theinfostride.com/south-african-president-zuma-rreplaces-finance-minister-for-the-2nd-time-in-four-days/ Mon, 14 Dec 2015 09:12:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112612 The president of South Africa, Mr. Jacob Zuma, has replaced the country’s finance minister for the second time in four days, following criticism and market turmoil. Pravin Gordhan, who previously served as finance minister from 2009 to 2014, was appointed as the minister of finance on Sunday, replacing David van Rooyen, who had only been [...]

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]]> Heavy Fighting Erupts During Referendum Voting In Central African Republic https://www.theinfostride.com/heavy-fighting-erupts-during-referendum-voting-in-central-african-republic/ Mon, 14 Dec 2015 06:53:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112564 At least two people have been killed and 20 others wounded when heavy fighting broke out in a Muslim enclave of Central African Republic’s capital Bangui as people voted in a constitutional referendum. Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Sunday that it treated 12 people for gunshot wounds. Gunfire and the explosion of rocket-propelled [...]

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]]> Internal Fragmentation Casts Doubt Over Libya National Unity Government Deal https://www.theinfostride.com/internal-fragmentation-casts-doubt-over-libya-national-unity-government-deal/ Sat, 12 Dec 2015 19:23:26 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112248 Libya’s rival factions have agreed to sign a United Nations-backed deal for government of national unity, but questions over whether the main political and military actors are backing the agreement have raised serious concerns over the forthcoming process. Representatives from Libya’s two rival parliaments – Salah Makhzoum of the General National Congress (GNC) based in [...]

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]]> Dozens Of People Found Dead On The Streets Of Burundi’s Capital https://www.theinfostride.com/dozens-of-people-found-dead-on-the-streets-of-burundis-capital/ Sat, 12 Dec 2015 19:19:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112250 Burundi’s political violence escalated on Saturday with dozens of people found shot dead in the capital, a day after the government said an unidentified group carried out coordinated attacks on three military installations. A climate of fear has engulfed Bujumbura after the sound of battle could be heard throughout Friday and sporadic gunfire overnight. Residents [...]

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]]> At Least 16 Injured In Grenade Attack On Ethiopian Mosque https://www.theinfostride.com/at-least-16-injured-in-grenade-attack-on-ethiopian-mosque/ Sat, 12 Dec 2015 08:54:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112123 An unidentified attacker has reportedly thrown a hand grenade into the largest mosque in Ethiopia’s capital, injuring at least 16 people, officials said. Information Minister Getachew Reda told Al Jazeera that no one died in the attack, which occured at the Anwar Mosque in Addis Ababa after Friday prayers. No one immediately claimed responsibility for [...]

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