Magatte Wade was born in Senegal and educated in France. Her first company, Adina World Beverages, was founded in her home kitchen and was originally based on indigenous Senegalese beverage recipes using organic ingredients. The company is now the most widely distributed U.S. consumer brand founded by an African entrepreneur. The World Economic Forum …
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Finance Minister of Nigeria for World Bank President
Now in her second stint as Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Ngozi’s work in Nigeria focused on weeding out corruption and encouraging transparency. During her career she has also been a managing director at the World Bank, which some count as a plus because it gives her familiarity with the institution. The Guardian called her an “iron lady” and has an excellent summary of her past history here. The New York Times has also published an interview with her where she summarizes the changes she’d make to the World Bank as president, including encouraging job growth and making the Bank a faster moving institution overall.
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included. International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Catalog Sources World Development Indicators
Android Developer Challenge 2011 Finalists Share their & Experience Lessons Learnt
Posted by cpafrica on November 28, 2011, filed in: INNOVATION, MOBILE & MOBILE WEB, STARTUPS On Thursday, November 17th, Gbenga Sesan held a Google Plus hangout with finalists of the Android Developer Challenge (ADC), Sub Saharan Africa. The hangout was an opportunity for African web developers, entrepreneurs and Internet marketers to hear from the winners about their experience building winning applications, …
Clowns and matador fight Wall Street bull (VIDEO)
A man dressed as a matador fightswith the Wall Street Bull in Manhattan. Photo credit: Bess Adler. If you ask anyone involved in the Occupy movement, they’ll be sure to tell you that Wall Street is full of clowns. In a new video circulating the Web, some demonstrators decided to give them some company. Hannah …
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Maryland Immigrants Get A Boost Toward Citizenship
By: Matt Bush // November 2, 2011 The process of becoming a U.S. citizen can be a long and expensive one for immigrants, but a new program in Maryland is trying to ease at least one of those burdens. Take Edward Zayzay, a native Liberian, who first came to the United States to go to …
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Mutassim Gaddafi captured alive – but then shown dead (VIDEO)
The last amateur video of Gaddafi’s son Mutassim, who was captured together with his father, shows him alive in custody, and even casually smoking a cigarette. However, other images show him dead with gunshot wounds to his neck and abdomen. The photos and videos released depict the arrested Mutassim sitting against a wall, drinking water, …
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Gaddafi son wants to surrender to The Hague – NTC
Col. Gaddafi is dead and details of his murky deals with Western leaders have been buried with him. But Gaddafi’s son is safe and reportedly ready to surrender to the International Criminal Court, where he may spill secrets of his father’s regime. The court’s chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, said on Friday he is in contact …
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Toshiba’s TouchPoints campaign launched in SA
http://www.itweb.co.za/ New branding campaign highlights Toshiba innovation. Press release issued by Tribeca Public Relations Johannesburg, 27 Oct 2011 Visit our press office Toshiba Computer Systems has launched its 360-degree TouchPoints marketing and advertising campaign to the South African market, at a time when the local company is mobilising local resources to deliver on …
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‘Sea of Poppies’: An Epic Tale Of Opium And Empire
Dayanita Singh Born in Calcutta in 1956, Amitav Ghosh was raised and educated in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Iran, Egypt, India and England. He is the author of numerous books, including The Hungry Tide and The Glass Palace, the 2001 winner of the Grand Prize for Fiction at the Frankfurt International e-Book Awards. A Multilingual …
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