Unicef and architecture for humanity are hiring

UNICEF and Architecture for Humanity is seeking design and engineering professional to help develop and build a number of educational facilities in West Africa. Our focus at the moment is in Liberia and Ivory Coast, but in the coming months we will look for candidates for Sierra Leone and Guinea.

Position One: Project Architect
Location:on site in Ganta, Liberia
Commitment: One Year starting June 2008
Type: Paid/Stipend Position

Position Two: Structural Engineer
Location:on site in Ganta, Liberia
Commitment: One Year starting June 2008
Type: Paid/Stipend Position

Position Three: Project Architect
Location:Rural Ivory Coast
Commitment: One Year starting fall 2008
Type: Paid/Stipend Position

Position Four: Structural Engineer
Location:Rural Ivory Coast
Commitment: One Year starting fall 2008
Type: Paid/Stipend Position

Email a resume, digital work samples (PDF) and any links to projects on the Open Architecture Network to Joyce Engebretsen at jobs@architectureforhumanity.org.

On the shelves

MTN Credit card

Johannesburg-



The MTN MasterCard Credit Card offers[ in South Africa] its users access to over 1 million ATM and 13 million vendors worldwide ,an irresistible airtime rewards programme - earn up to 10% off on your MTN to MTN calls,up to 55 days interest free credit on purchases and last but not least a free travel insurance

Coupe Decale/Afro-trance

Abidjan-





Tony Allen vs. Bonde do Role, “Awa Nare remix”
Usher vs. Chief Boima, “Love in this African Club”
Bablee, “Tout Est Dedans”
Elephant Man vs. Chief Boima, “Free Your Soul” (Decale refix)
DJ Znobia, “Mono Mono”
Radioclit, “Secousse”
Konono No. 1, “Paradiso”

Via Fader

Download here

Editor's note:Picture is courtesy of Fouka Riddim Inc

Interporl Africa is hiring

Find out more here

Post Resume here

Job offer closes on June six 2008

Interpol Africa

Ivory Coast targets 3% GDP growth

Abidjan-

According to the Ministere de l'economie et des finances, Ivory Coast should experience a much higher growth of their GDP for the 2007-2008 fiscal year.The 3% economic growth target should be realized given the present socio- economic and socio-political environment.

Emaar

Emaar Properties PJSC[DFM:EMAAR] is one of the world’s largest real estate companies and is rapidly evolving to become a global provider of premier lifestyles. Not just building homes, Emaar develops value-added, master-planned communities that meet the homebuyers’ full spectrum of lifestyle needs. Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Libya ,Tunisia are the African markets where the company has vast interests.

On the shelves

Following China,India,Brazil and soon Japan , Persian Gulf states are also diversifying by investing in [North]Africa.

On the shelves

AgriBusiness 2008

Milan-
Underlying themes to the conference[18-20 June]:

Better understanding of Africa’s needs in terms of producing food for its population


The role of Africa’s & Europe’s private sectors in accelerating Africa’s agro-industrial development

Strengthening the linkages alongside the supply chain in the agro-food Industry
Matching the demands from Africa with worldwide offers

Investing and financing opportunities in Africa

Innovative solutions in the agro-food sector





Register here

Read report of AgriBusiness 07 here

Zemidjan

Lome-

Pixipost

Tunis-

PixiPost a website specialized in Digital Photo Printing, is free of charge. Users get an account with a user name and password which allows them to access the Pixipost services: upload of photos, storage and order the selected prints.

User can easily obtain their photo prints, send them to a friend or to a member of their family, PixiPost offers you these services.

Microsoft targets Tunisia+Morocco+Algeria

Casablanca-


MSN MAGHREB,is Microsoft[Nasdaq:MSFT] effort to target an the internet user base estimated at 10,000,000 living in these three markets;Tunisia,Morocco and Algeria.

7.5% GDP growth for Zambia in 2008

Lusaka-Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry, expects the growth in the copper-rich country to clock in @7.5 per cent in 2008.
[Zambia Daily]

Ecobank to be a part of the future of EAC

Nairobi-

The BusinessDaily reports on the foreray of West African Bank in the East African community market" Boasting of an asset base of $6.5 billion, a footprint in a number of African countries, and listings on the Nigerian, Ghanian and the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilieres.
The financial company has plans of acquiring another bank in Burundi and starting from scratch in Tanzania and Uganda.
The company has also been reported to prepare for a listing on the Nairobi Stock Exchange in the near future.

Smart Village

Describes by wikipedia as a 600-acres ICT (Information & Communication Technology) Business-Park project in Egypt... located in Cairo metropolitan area, 20 minutes from downtown Cairo. The Smart Village spreads over three Million square meters, allocating 10% to Buildings and 90% to landscaping... currently in progress... will house 36,000 employees on 67 Office Buildings.



Current Vacancies

• InfraStructure Manager
• Senior Lawyer
• Administrative Assistant

Harare International Airport

Major carriers serving this destination

Air Botswana

Air Malawi

Air Zimbabwe

Ethiopian Airlines

Kenya Airways

South African Airways

Youth,Abidjan,Culture

SansTitre72, originally uploaded by Clément Guillaume.

Nas@SMVA

Lagos-

[US]Recession proof stocks

New York-



Also visit trasherfunds

W.A.L.E.D.A.N.C.E

DC-

Africa Star

Libreville-
8 contestants from Ivory Coast,Gabon,Benin,Mali,Guinea,DRC,Cameroon and Senegal will battle it out for six weeks in hopes of winning the final prize, a career in show business.
The contest is broadcasted live every friday on the national networks of the contestants countries of origin.

Africastar.tv

Words by India Arie

Omnifinance acquired by Access Bank Plc

Abidjan-

Omnifinance Bank, Cote D’Ivoire said Nigerian Access Bank has acquired an 88 per cent through a combination of purchase of existing shares and injection of additional capital. Omnifinance Bank now has a capital base in excess of US$20million. This follows acquisitions by Access bank in Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo
[Source]

Pangea day movie list

Demons and Dreamers:In this excerpt from "The Reckoning," child soldiers and ICC prosecutors work to build a global system to end impunity.

Sierra Leone refugee all stars:The remarkable, life-affirming story of a group of six Sierra Leonean musicians who come together to form a band while living in a West African refugee camp

Inja:In South Africa, a long-brutalized dog comes between a white landowner and his young black farmhand

Moving Windmill:In late 2006, a Malawian newspaper wrote about William Kamkwmamba, a remarkable young man from a remote rural village north of the capital city. Forced to drop out of high school for lack of money, William saw a picture of a windmill in a textbook and decided to build one to power his family's home. Using found materials and scrapyard parts such as a broken bicycle, tractor fan, melted plastic pipes, bamboo and used copper wires, he built a series of windmills which would change his and his family's life

What is a ETF ?

Wikipedia describes exchange-traded fund (or ETF) as being an investment vehicle traded on stock exchanges, much like stocks or bonds. An ETF holds assets such as stocks, bonds, or futures
An ETF combines the valuation feature of a mutual fund or unit investment trust, which can be purchased or redeemed at the end of each trading day for its net asset value, with the tradability feature of a closed-end fund, which trades throughout the trading day at prices that may be substantially more or less than its net asset value.

Editor's note: Some Africans ETFs are South African index fund and the Emerging Africa and Middle east fund.

Ecobank to cover 30 markets

Lome-

Ecobank[GSE:EBG;NSE:ECOBANK] will cover 30 markets by year end amid entering new markets in Gabon,Kenya,Burundi and RDC.[AfricanManager]


Editor's note: Ecobank 2007 annual report, here.

love thirst by Jean Grae

New york-

Jean Grae - Love Thirst
by itsshake

African mobile marketing and advertising summit

Victoria Island-

go and discover the many opportunities for advertising and brand extension, primarily via mobile video, at the 2008 African mobile marketing and advertising summit taking place May 21st.

Key topics include:

• How can network operators, content providers and device manufacturers generate revenue through mobile marketing?
• What are the emerging technologies surrounding mobile marketing, and how can they be used effectively?
• How can mobile marketing alienate the consumer, and how can this be prevented?
• Mobile advertising
• Entertainment and sport: Leveraging mobile to captivate your audience
• How SMS and MMS have effectively been utilised for advertising and marketing.
• Delivering proven ROI for advertisers.
• Why mobiles are changing advertising.
• Building brands via mobile media campaigns.
• Interactive campaigns with instant response.
• How to build CRM databases.
• Understanding the future opportunities.

Editor's note:The African mobile market is estimated at about 200 million phone users

Young South African hopes,dreams and fears

Johannesburg-



via the Times


Editor's note: Probably reflects a lot of what other African youths are feeling

Morroco real estate boom attracts

Casablanca-
Deutsche Asset Management ,a subdivision of the Deutsche bank group [nyse:DB],created a real estate fund that would serve their objectif of entering the the booming real estate market in Morroco.

The group has a presence in Algeria,South Africa,Egypt and Nigeria.


[LesAfriques]

Taking Telkom Kenya forward

Nairobi-

Ericson AB [Nasdaq:ERIC;OMX:ERIC B],the world-leading supplier of telecom related technology is taking the Telkom Kenya[Euronext:FTE;Nyse:FTE]forward amid the signature of a 145 million USD contract between the two.


[LesAfriques]









Editor's note: France Telecom owns 51% of Telkom Kenya.

Eni tries a new integrated model of investment

Brazzaville-

ENI[BIT:ENI ], a multinational Italian oil and gas company with activities that include exploration, extraction, refining and marketing fuels and energy, has a good presence in Africa with interest in Libya, Nigeria,Egypt,Angola,Tunisia and the Congo.

They recently developed an interesting model of investment in the republic of Congo.

The model combines the traditional activities of hydrocarbon exploration and production with sustainability and important initiatives with unconventional and renewable sources. The agreements:

- exploration and exploitation of non-conventional oil in tar sands in
Tchikatanga and Tchikatanga-Makola
- Memorandum of Understanding on the Food Plus Biodiesel
- Power Station nearby the Djeno oil terminal

[Financial Times]

2008 first quarter result: Adjusted net profit up 13.8%
Net profit up 28.3%
Cash flow 4.76 billion Euros

Editor note: The company is currently hiring for the position of YARD MAINTENANCE ENGINEER in Nigeria and Angola. find out more here

Hello hater by Maino

Look at you by Sha Stimuli

Koffi Anan live interview at SXSW conference

Austin-


Online Videos by Veoh.com

Top Nigerian websites

1. Nairaland - A discussion forum for Nigerians, which attempts to cover every topic from romance to entertainment, technology and business. (Ranked 13 out of 100)
2. NaijaHotJobs - A Nigerian community where you can find jobs, discuss employment trends and general topics making a buzz around Nigeria. (Ranked 36 out of 100)
3. NewNigerians - A forum for meeting Nigerian Internet Veterans and discussing topics from business to politics; from sports to relationships (Ranked 70 out of 100)
4. CareersNigeria - A weblog that publishes latest jobs, employment gist and careers opportunities in Nigeria for graduates and top candidates. (Ranked 78 out of 100)
5. AllJobsNigeria - A forum that publishes latest jobs, employment gist and careers opportunities in Nigeria. (Ranked 80 out of 100)
6. NaijaEcash - A personal blog of a Nigerian Entrepreneur that shares secrets about earning income online legitimately. (Ranked 99 out of 100)

via StartupsNigeria

New regional superpower:Angola

Ecotourism in Sierra Leone

Tiwai health village is a health and fitness center located near the high biodeversity Tiwiai Island Gola forest.

The next Einstein will be African

AIMS has formed a partnership with the African University of Science and Technology due to open in July in Abuja, Nigeria while centres are being explored in Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia and Rwanda and Ghana, Madagascar, Nigeria, Sudan and Uganda.

Personnalities supporting the iniative include Paul Kagame, ForestWhitaker, and Mosibudi Mangena.




Join their Facebook group

Watch video reports on their Youtube[NASDAQ:GOOG] channel

Ways you can contribute:

Scholarships

Send a student to AIMS for ten months for $10,000
Support one student per year for three years for $30,000
Endow a scholarship for $200,000
Provide half a scholarship in Africa, post-AIMS for $5000

Individual and Corporate Expertise

Project management and management consulting, teaching, legal, financial services, IT, PR, property development, diplomatic awareness and design

Materials

Computers, communications and Internet equipment, books, software, office and security equipment

Awareness

Connect AIMS with governments, universities, companies, foundations, celebrities and luminaries, media partners and public relations

Beadex 08: Beads, décor, jewellery, fashion, fiber art, paintings, healing, and lifestyle

May 16-18 2008

Reasons why you should attend Beadex 2008 if you are currently in South Africa.

Facts regarding previous edition:
Beadex 2007 attracted over 7000 visitors to the show.
Beadex provides networking opportunities for industry players and visitors.
Beadex provides a one-stop shop for beading and jewellery products to be showcased under one roof.
Beadex provides the platform to bring the industry together and to set the tone for the future growth of the industry in South Africa and Africa.


Also check out:
Bead and Button Magazine

My Abod:Low cost, high quality housing

Tshwane-



Quick and simple to assemble: The assembly of the entire Abōd single unit structure can be completed in one day.

High-quality yet affordable and enduring structure (20-30 year durability) with a projected low cost via mass manufacturing


Easily personalized: Abōd is available with a wide range of readily installed upgrade/add-on options, including multiple colors and finishes (some can be painted). The Abōd layouts can accommodate kitchen units, toilet/shower/bath units, cooking units, loft expansions, end walls, window-walls, small-business walls, unique door designs, overhangs, flooring choices, closet units, and much more.

Easily expanded: Connect two or more Abōd units together in various shapes to create a larger home structure.


Secure and permanent yet easily and quickly disassembled and moved with a special security tool by the owner: This is especially vital where land can only be leased, not owned.

Distinctive, nature-based, engineered shape: The Catenary Arch appears often in nature. It is simple and structurally sound but also aesthetically pleasing.

Compact (cost-effective) to deliver: By truck, ship or plane, the “home in a box” includes the entire structure (unassembled) that fits into a box (1.2193m x 3.6576m x 0.6096m) .

Readily manufactured in large quantities: All components are made from stock materials, readily acquired locally wherever possible, in most regions of the world.

Low fire risk: The Abōd is comprised of primarily non-combustible materials, so the risk of fire is minimal.

See building process here.

My Abod

Africa rising

With more than 900 million consumers, the continent of Africa is one of the world's fastest growing markets.


More @ Africaunchained.

Purchase it on:
Amazon.fr

Amazon.jp

Amazon.co.uk

Amazon.ca

Amazon.de

Light+Energy= opportunity

Lebônê Solutions, Inc, a social enterprise working in off-grid energy delivery and lightingtechnology. The mission of Lebônê is to help end the energy and lighting crisis in Africa byidentifying and harnessing emerging technologies, developing and adapting them for the African market, and delivering them to rural villages in an innovative and accessible manner.

The problem:
-shortage of electrical power with negative effect on socio-economic ecosystem.

The solution:
-lighting technology+microbial fuel cells

The partner:Publish Post
-Living Power Sytem

via Timbuktuchronicles.

Africa's top[30 ] universities

UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

RHODES UNIVERSITY

STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA

UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND

UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA

UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO

UNIVERSITE DE LA REUNION

NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE

CAIRO UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITE CHEIKH ANTA DIOP DE DAKAR

UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE

UNIVERSITE ABDELMALEK ESSADI

INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FORMATION DES MAITRES DE LA REUNION

UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS

UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG

UNIVERSITE CADI AYYAD

STRATHMORE UNIVERSITY NAIROBI

UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM

UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA

POLYTECHNIC OF NAMIBIA

UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI

UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO MONDLANE

ARAB ACADEMY FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AND MARITIME TRANSPORT

AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY

ECOLE MOHAMMADIA D'INGENIEURS

AL AKHAWAYN UNIVERSITY IFRANE

...according to Webometrics ranking of world universities

La Maison D'Ai

Cotonou-
La Maison d'Ai is a design house in Cotonou,Benin. The designers offer different designs to decorate and accomodate your personal space.

Virtual City

Nairobi-

Virtual City is a company that is a testament to the entrepreneurial spirit and quality that defines today’s Kenyan company. Started in 1999, Virtual City has grown from humble beginnings as a Web service company to one of the region’s leaders in the development, implementation and management of Electronic Commerce, Mobile Commerce and Knowledge Management Systems.

The Mobile Solutions they develop provide a channel through which data may be collected through hand held devices such as PDA’s, Portable Printers & Mobile Phones.

E.g:
On & Off Site Data Entry
On & Off Site Transaction Processing
On & Off Site Viewing of Client Data
Inventory Management & Monitoring of Stock Movements
Automatic update into Back-End Systems
Onsite Printing - cash sales, invoices, receipts
Electronic Transfer of Data
Automated Data Reconciliation
Electronic Confirmation & Approvals

A list of some of their clients

Top 5 destination for remittances in Africa

1)Nigeria[$3.3 billion]
2)Kenya[$1.3 billion]
3)Sudan[$1.2 billion]
4)Senegal/Uganda[$0.9 billion]
5)South Africa[$0.7 billion]

  [BDAfrica]

Tchoucou Tchoucou by DJ Kedjevara

Abidjan-



Via Abidjanshow

On the shelves

Ebony magazine

Further unlocking Africa

Watch full length  video here and discover companies [ Video of just the Finalists] in Africa that are :
Creating value for high paying customers
Paying high and rising wages to their employees
About stewardship towards the environment and the community
Exercising leadership

See also , Pioneers of Prosperity.

On the shelves

Visit URB

Africa top 10 internet countries

Via StartupNigeria

Kaps

Nairobi-
The company is a solution provider of car parking, access control and revenue management systems since 1999. KAPS has been the clear leader regionally in this sector.

Services include:
Automation Systems Specification design and Installation

Outsourced Parking Management

Outsourced Information systems and Revenue collection Services

Systems Management and Maintenance

Automation Systems Specification design and Installation

Salif Keita

Bamako-

Non oil sectors account for 80% of Nigeria 7 percent GDP growth

Lagos-

"Gross Domestic Product (GDP) valued at current prices rose 23.39 percent from N18.57 trillion in 2006 to N22.91 trillion in 2007, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said.
The implication is that, the value of total goods and services in output within the period increased by N4.34 trillion.
The agency estimates that real GDP growth rate was 7.64 percent for the year as against 5.63 percent recorded in the preceding year.

The non-oil GDP growth was driven by growth in agriculture - 7.67 percent; solid minerals - 10.51 percent, manufacturing – 10.6 percent; and telecommunication - 32.85 percent.
The telecommunication sector maintained its leading position in the sectoral non-oil GDP growth rate at 32.85 percent in 2007."
[BusinessDay]

On the shelves

The current state of affairs in Africa