PRESS RELEASE   Africa: Schneider Electric inaugurate a technology for producing electricity, drinking water and heat simultaneously   –       MiCROSOL simultaneously produces 50 MWh/year of electricity, 1,000 m3/year of drinking water, and around 800 MWh/year of thermal energy   –       Kenya will be pilot country for the industrialization and commercialization NAIROBI,... Read more

    TUNIS, Tunisia, November 12, 2013/ — The African Development Bank (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) has launched a Web consultation on its new Governance Strategy for 2014-2018 (http://j.mp/17iy6G4) aimed at receiving feedback from all its stakeholders on their expectations on the Bank’s future governance interventions. “The vision of AfDB is that Africa is... Read more

The plan is designed to help increase energy access through off-grid electricity schemes based on small hydro, solar PV, biomass, and hybrid systems   Washington, DC, November 12, 2013/ — With African Development Bank (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) backing, Liberia has garnered support for a far-reaching renewable energy investment plan (https://www.climateinvestmentfunds.org/cif/sites/climateinvestmentfunds.org/files/SREP%20Trust%20Fund%20Meeting%20FINAL%20without%20diagram.pdf)with $50 million... Read more

  Since 2010, the Zambian government has been providing $12 U.S. to district households with at least one child under the age of five   Washington, D.C., November 12, 2013/ — A two-year randomized control trial evaluating Zambia’s Child Grant social cash transfer program found dramatic improvements in the amount of food... Read more

    Blackberry email and BBM messaging accounts for over 13% of traffic across Africa   CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, November 11, 2013/ — Sandvine, (TSX:SVC) (http://www.sandvine.com) a leading provider of intelligent broadband network solutions for fixed and mobile operators, today released its Internet traffic trends report, entitled “Global Internet Phenomena Report 2H2013” (https://www.sandvine.com/trends/global-internet-phenomena),... Read more

SkyVision cloud-based solutions will enable customers to reduce overall IT expenses   CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, November 11, 2013/ — SkyVision Global Networks Ltd. (http://www.skyvision.net), a leading global communication provider, today announced its launch of a full suite of Cloud services and solutions. The official launch will take place at AfricaCom 2013, November 12-14,... Read more

  WINDHOEK, Namibia, November 11, 2013/ — The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) and Namibia on Friday, November 8, 2013 signed a ZAR 2.9 billion (US $338 million) sovereign guaranteed loan to Nambia Ports Authority (Namport) to finance the construction of a container terminal at Walvis Bay New Port. Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/african-development-bank-2.png Photo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/index.php?level=picture&id=728... Read more

    The recent investment includes the launch of a new airside facility in Dakar, Senegal, and the addition of 3 aircraft – a Boeing 757 and two ATR72s CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, November 11, 2013/ — DHL (http://www.dhl.com), the world’s leading logistics company, has announced an investment in both a facility and air... Read more