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March 2015

Ethiopia: AU to Set Up an African CDC

Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork Dr. Marie Goreti Harakeye, Head of HIV/AIDS, TB & OID Division Under the AU Department of Social Affairs The African Union (AU) is planning to establish a pan-African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (African CDC) by mid-2015. First proposed by Ethiopia and approved by the AU Commission in 2013 […]

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Africa: Lab-Free Immune Therapy Developed

Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork  A cheap and simple way to obtain the main type of disease-supressing antibody in human blood could help save the lives of patients in the developing world with malfunctioning immune systems. The method of collecting immunoglobulin G (IgG) may enable more patients with primary immunodeficiencies (PID) to get the regular

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Ivory Coast-born Thiam named new Credit Suisse chief, becomes first black CEO of European bank

Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork CREDIT Suisse Group AG’s appointment of Tidjane Thiam as chief executive officer boosted shareholder expectations that the firm will shift away from investment banking toward its more profitable money management businesses. Credit Suisse shares gained 7% on the appointment. Thiam joins from Prudential Plc, whose stock has more than tripled during

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From Sudan to Senegal, Africa’s head-turning new airports…with a helping hand from Chinese friends

Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork EVEN though Africa accounts for about 15% of the world’s human population, its air traffic handles only 2.85% of air passengers. It is also home to only two airports which feature in the top 150 worldwide airports for highest annual passengers handled: Johannesburg’s OR Tambo and Cairo International, at two opposite sides of the

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MTN Côte d’Ivoire to broadcast live TV channels on smartphones

Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork Mobile World Congress 2015 (MWC) is really pulling out all the stops this year. At the event, MTN confirmed a partnership with Summview in order to launch a new service dubbed “MTN TV” on mobile devices. MTN Côte d’Ivoire is now expected to offer users access to a set number

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Ethiopia: New International Airport to Be ‘As Big As Heathrow’

Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork Ethiopia is set to complete expansion work on Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in 2018 and is planning to commission a new facility to meet rising demand. According to Global Construction Review (GCR), less than a decade ago, Bole handled fewer than a million passengers a year, but that rose

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Vodafone reveals Instant Classrooms for refugees in Africa

Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork The Vodafone Foundation has announced the Instant Classroom initiative, a digital ‘school in a box’, which according to Vodafone, can be set up in a matter of minutes. The initiative is intent on helping pupils in refugee camps as well as offer them the opportunity to continue their education. The

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Video Interview: 5G technology set to change the way we connect – Ericsson

Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork At Mobile World Congress 2015 (MWC), IT News Africa caught up with Erik Dahlman who is currently one of Ericsson’s top 5G experts. During the course of the interview, Dahlman gives a brief overview of what 5G technology is. Additionally, he discusses when 5G will be rolled-out as well as

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FDA approves Corgenix’s Ebola test for emergency use

Follow us on Twitter: @GoAfricaNetwork Diagnostics company Corgenix Medical Corp said on Thursday U.S. health regulators had approved its rapid Ebola test for emergency use, in response to the world’s worst outbreak of the virus that killed more than 10,000 so far. The company’s ReEBOV Antigen Rapid Test, which involves putting a drop of blood

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