Archive for September, 2009

September 28th, 2009
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Econet Telecom Lesotho brings two-way email to their entire network with ForgetMeNot Africa

A new service will bring email services to rural and urban areas across the African country of Lesotho via any mobile phone, more than doubling the population’s access to email. (more…)

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September 21st, 2009
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Go to work on an egg

To us, an egg is just something we have for breakfast, but for one Ethiopian mother, it is a livelihood for the family and for the rest of the community too.

Kidan Feleke had kept indigenous chickens for a while, but they did not produce many eggs. In the first part of our St Mathews Childrens Fund (SMCF) success series, Kidan tells her story of  how SMCF helped her change this. (more…)

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September 15th, 2009
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Nokia to enter mobile banking

Nokia has announced a move into financial services. The new direction for Nokia will see it working with mobile payment specialist Obopay, in which Nokia invested $70m in March this year. (more…)

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September 7th, 2009
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Investors in Kuwaiti telco to announce deal worth $15 billion, local press reports.

Shareholders in Kuwaiti telecom giant Zain have reached a preliminary agreement with Gulf and Asian investors to sell 46% of their stake, Al-Rai newspaper said in its Monday edition. (more…)