Opposition leader Sata wins Zambian elections

Zambian elections
Zambia's opposition leader Michael Sata has won the country's presidential election after two days of vote counting following a tight race with incumbent Rupiah Banda. Sata was declared winner by Chief Justice Ernest Sakala after polling 43% of the vote with just seven constituencies left to be counted.Read more…

FULL STATEMENT: Zambia's Rupiah Banda concedes

Jean Mandela with Zambia president Rupiah Banda
"I have called this press conference to say a few words. The election campaign of 2011 is over. The people of Zambia have spoken and we must all listen. Some will be happy with what they have heard, others will not. The time now is for maturity, for composure and for compassion."Read more…

US sets new drones base in the Ethiopia

Drone
The United States is creating a base in Ethiopia to coordinate and fly drones over the Horn of Africa countries especially Somalia. The drones known as MQ-9 Reaper based in Seychelles can supplement air strikes on targets inside the war torn Somalia. The US military has a base in Djibouti which existed for years now.Read more…

Irrigation project saves farming in Kenya

Kenyan farmers
Many families have struggled to get a livelihood in the rural areas in Kenya for domestic and irrigation use due to erratic rains. For years many families have struggled to get clean water from the rivers that are kilometers away from their homes to no success but in the year 2000 through Constituency Development funds, water projects were established ending the agony of many rural dwellers.Read more…

Nigeria's elections set new records in use of social media

Goodluck Jonathan sworn in
In 2008, then US presidential candidate Barack Obama broke new ground by using social media in ways never seen before. Yet it was Goodluck Jonathan, the recently elected president of Nigeria, who took the extraordinary step of announcing his bid for the highest office on Facebook. On Wednesday, 15 September 2010, he informed his 217,000-plus fans on the world's most popular networking platform of his intent.Read more…

AECF awards $12m to 19 Tanzanian-based firms

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The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) today announced the results of the first round of two simultaneous competitions to promote business innovation in Tanzania: the agribusiness window (TZAW) and renewable energy & adaptation to climate change window (REACT). REACT is open to investments in the EAC, which includes Tanzania.Read more…