African News Archives - Page 36 of 46

10Oct

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African News

Spirit AeroSystems Aftermarket Customer Support Signs Spare Parts Agreement with Ethiopian Airlines

WICHITA, Kan., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. [NYSE: SPR] and Ethiopian Airlines announced the signing of a supply agreement whereby Spirit Aftermarket Customer Support (ACS) will provide thrust reverser, fuselage, and wing component spare parts for Ethiopian Airlines' fleet of Boeing aircraft. This multi-year contract will enable Ethiopian Airlines to obtain predictable and competitive pricing for all parts in the Spirit catalog while ensuring availability for key parts and components. "We are proud that Ethiopian Airlines has decided to partner with Spirit AeroSystems on this important support agreement," said Mike Williams, VP/GM of Spirit Aftermarket Customer Support. "As this is our first contract customer in Africa, this is a significant milesto...

10Oct

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African News, Tanzania News

IBM Presents Plan To Speed Timely Agricultural Information To Tanzanian Farmers

IBM's pro bono consultation also recommends strategy to improve air travel, tourism and education DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A team of IBM (NYSE: IBM) experts today presented recommendations to the Tanzanian government for improving the timeliness and availability of information needed by farmers to grow crops more successfully, feed more people and become more economically sustainable. IBM also suggested ways that information could be made more readily available for schools, leading to a more educated populace prepared for better paying jobs. In addition, the company presented a plan to improve the convenience of air travel in Tanzania, grow tourism and encourage investment. The 12-person IBM team making today's recommendations, comprising indi...

10Oct

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African News, Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea Airline Inaugurates Service To Europe

Ceiba Intercontinental Adds Malabo – Madrid Route MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, Oct., 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Equatorial Guinea's national airline, Ceiba Intercontinental, made its historic first intercontinental flight on October 4 from Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to Madrid. Ceiba will service the route with a newly acquired Boeing 777 aircraft. The Ministry of Civil Aviation of Equatorial Guinea purchased the aircraft as the first step in the government's efforts to meet the growing demand for air service to the country and support its growing economy. "Flying to Madrid from Malabo, on board an aircraft of this type and owned by Equatorial Guinea, is a dream come true," said Fausto Abeso Fuma, Delegate Minister of Aviation. Upon his arrival in Spain on the inaugural fligh...

10Oct

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African News, South Africa News

Frost & Sullivan: Mobile Operators Reap the Benefits from Infrastructure Investment in Sub Saharan Africa

Decline in retail price to push growth of voice and internet services CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Oct., 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadband penetration in African countries is significantly low, with a majority of countries recording penetration levels of less than 5%. This has had a considerable impact on internet usage levels in the region. African countries, however, have experienced a steady uptake of mobile communications and are poised to witness an appreciable growth of mobile, broadband and internet services over the next 4-5 years. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.wireless.frost.com), Sub Saharan African Communications Quantitative Quarterly Tracker Q3 2012, covering key countries in the region, finds that the market had 181.7 million mobile and fixed telephon...

10Oct

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African News

XMPro Inc. Partners with Bytes Connect to Deliver iBOS Solutions to African Customers

XMPro Inc. announces new partnership with Bytes Connect for iBOS technology to African Customers. Johannesburg, South Africa, October 10, 2012 --(PR.com)-- XMPro Inc. is pleased to announce a new partnership with Bytes Connect, a division of Bytes Technology Group, to provide cutting edge iBOS (Intelligent Business Operations Server) technology to African Customers. Bytes Connect offers a range of strategic ICT services and has a strong partner base including Microsoft, Dell, HP, Genesys, CISCO, Alcatel and others. Bytes Connect is eager to enhance their offerings with XMPro’s iBOS solution; Raymond Rea, Bytes Connect Software Services Manager commented, "We have identified XMPro as a proven solution when addressing the area of integrated business operations and are glad to be ab...

10Oct

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African News

eMarketing Egypt Releases Its Third Annual Report About Facebook in Egypt: E-Marketing Insights

"Facebook evolved to be of extreme importance for any digital marketing efforts, and understanding all about Facebook users becomes an essential step to start any Facebook marketing activity," said Ahmad Nagy; eMarketing Egypt Managing Director. Cairo, Egypt, October, 2012 --(PR.com)-- www.emarketing-egypt.comeMarketing Egypt announced the third report in its annual series of reports about Facebook in Egypt: Facebook in Egypt... e-Marketing Insights. "Facebook evolved to be of extreme importance for any digital marketing efforts, and understanding all about Facebook users becomes an essential step to start any Facebook marketing activity," said Ahmad Nagy; eMarketing Egypt Managing Director. “For the third year in row we try to provide marketers with a crystal view of Facebook in...

10Oct

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African News

Airtel splash out over K14 million in promotion

By Olive Masamba With the commitment to change the lives of its subscribers, Airtel Malawi is has given away various prizes in the Yabooka SMS promotion amounting to over K14 million, according to the company’s Data Manager Frank. The promotion, which has seen the number of subscribers rising each and every day, is an extension to the Yabooka promotion which nine lucky winners won brand news Toyota Hilux vehicles and one walking away with the grand prize of a K38 million Prado. Magombo said the company is committed to changing people’s lives in the country by introducing top class telecommunication solutions and promotions unmatched by any service provider. “Airtel believes in empowering Malawians by coming up with meaningful promotions whose prizes change their lives. We condu...

10Oct

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African News, South Africa News

‘Sh’boom’ heralds launch of major new Standard Bank TV campaign

Standard Bank has launched the next phase of its brand campaign “Moving Forward” including a major television commercial that captures key moments in world history, demonstrating progress and the positive emotion people feel when they move forward. The campaign, developed by the group’s advertising agency TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris, will flight in South Africa and other African markets where Standard Bank has a presence. The 60 second commercial follows a series of global events - from the first flight in the early 1900’s to the first democratic elections in South Africa. These moments capture significant social change and technology advances that have moved the world and humanity forward in a positive way. The famous tune “Sh’boom” by The Crew Cuts, which enjoyed nine weeks at Number...

10Oct

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African News, South Africa News

SA fanatical gamers are in for more entertainment

By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa Oh ye! South African gaming solution is responding to high demand from fanatical gamers. And this week, gamers are to benefit from a niche product from South African hosting solution provider, Openweb. Reports show that the launch of its new 4MB and 10MB Uncapped Gold Solution positions itself square in the heart of SA gamers, answering a genuine local need for the type of reliability and bandwidth demanded in supreme quality gaming. Keoma Wright, Openweb CEO, explains: "The contention ratio is why Gold Uncapped works so well. We keep contention low and prioritise traffic for gaming. Latency can make or break a gamer - if your ISP doesn't add a priority flag on your gaming traffic, even if your gaming connection seems to be working well, you won't stan...

10Oct

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African News, South Africa News

South Africa: John Thompson flying higher

By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa Here is a company that knows how to make it big in the international business arena. The South African group, John Thompson is continuing its strong international performance with multiple export orders into the East African tea industry, brewing industry and the highly competitive Far East market, research reveals. According to JT, the tea industry, mostly concentrated in the East African region, has placed orders for a total of five wood-fired boiler units during the year to date. This industry also has vast tracks of land available for planting of blue gum trees making this the cheapest and most sustainable fuel. And the John Thompson Simpac boiler has been custom designed for wood log firing. It complies with latest design code yet is robustly built ...