The Yabelo-Mega road that connects Ethiopia and Kenya has been inaugurated and is open for traffic. Speaking at the inauguration, Ethiopian Minister for Transport, Workneh Gebeyhu, said the road is one of several many projects underway in the country aimed at linking Ethiopia with its neighbors through infrastructure.
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Former executives from Thrillist and Microsoft launch Dwnld, a platform that makes websites into mobile apps. Dwnld, a platform that can turn any website into a smartphone application in just minutes and at minimal cost, launched on Wednesday.
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Three students had time on their hands in the summer of 2009 when their university lecturers in Nigeria went on strike. Instead of slacking off, Ayodeji Adewunmi, Olalekan Olude and Opeyemi Awoyemi started an online job search company.
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ANALYSIS In an unprecedented step, the first of its kind in the history of the African Union (AU), the Peace and Security Council (PSC) has decided to deploy a humanitarian mission to help end the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus.
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Senegal’s government has announced that it has begun the shift from the Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport to the new Blaise Diagne International Airport located about 70 km from Dakar. By TAMBA JEAN-MATTHEW in Dakar | Friday, March 7 2014 at 13:14
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The Minister of Science and Technology, Mr Abdu Bulama, has urged stakeholders in the sector to support the country in the promotion of knowledge-based economy driven by innovation. Bulama made this known at the inauguration of the Technical Advisory Committee of the Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NBRRI) in Abuja on Tuesday.
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The Taiwanese tech giant isn’t giving up on hybrid laptops, or on Microsoft’s operating system, revealing a slew of new notebooks at the IFA tech trade show in Berlin. by Luke Westaway @lukewestaway September 3, 2014 3:20 AM PD Acer is keeping the hybrid faith, unleashing a slew of new half-laptop half-tablet gadgets upon the world, including the
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By Zerihun Getachew It is disclosed that Ethiopia has planned to launch medium research satellite within the next five years.The Entoto Observatory and Research Center (EORC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Sunday with Finland based Space Technology and Science Group (STSG) to this effect.
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By Rob Bailey, Robin Willoughby and David Grzywacz Summary Increasing agricultural productivity and adapting farming to climate change are central to Africa’s development prospects. There are important opportunities to enhance yields and increase resilience through the adoption of improved crop varieties.
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At a CVS store near Times Square, the shelves are notable for what they no longer display: cigarettes. Now the only smoking products to be found are those that could help customers quit. As of midnight on Tuesday, all 7,700 CVS locations nationwide will no longer sell tobacco products, fulfilling a pledge the company made in February,
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