South African bank Absa has launched a multi-currency travel prepaid cash card through MasterCard, which is available in four currencies and is a first for the country and the continent. The bank will also be launching an Islamic Banking multi-currency passport soon, which is a first Sharia’h compliant and unique solution for clients travelling overseas. […]
Liberia: From Stabilization to Transformation – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
28 May 2013 by
A decade after the worst fighting of its long conflict, which killed an estimated 200,000 of a pre-war population of 2.8 million and forcibly displaced a majority – as many as 1.8 million people – Liberia has addressed much of the worst devastation. But enormous challenges remain. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says that her first […]
Africa tempts high tech companies
24 May 2013 by
Multinational high tech companies looking for new frontiers and fresh ideas are lining up for a slice of Africa’s relatively untapped consumer market. Many experts are saying the continent is poised to be the next hotbed of technological innovation. Others are even more optimistic. “Africa is that frontier right now,” said Canada-based New Media marketing […]
Over seven million people now receiving HIV treatment in Africa – UN Report
23 May 2013 by
UN NEWS SERVICE, 21 MAY 2013 The number of people in Africa receiving antiretroviral treatment increased from less than 1 million to 7.1 million over seven years, according to a United Nations report which documents the progress in the AIDS response in the world’s second largest continent. … read more »
British Nigerian indentified as suspect in London terrorist attack
23 May 2013 by
Michael ‘Mujaheed’ Adebolaja, a 20-year old British Nigerian, is identified as one of the two men who hacked to death a British soldier in a street near an army barracks in London on May 22, 2013. Adebolaja, an alleged a Muslim convert, who answers his Muslim name ‘Mujaheed’, meaning one who fights jihad and goes […]
Kenyan president indicted
23 May 2013 by
President Uhuru Kenyatta accused of human rights abuse Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto have been named in a report investigating post-election violence and human rights abuses between 2007 and 2008. In a report released late on Tuesday, a special commission said Kenyatta and Ruto helped to plan and fund the violence, […]
Enhanced security for Urban Beach Week
23 May 2013 by
Urban is code for what? Sun, sand, music and heightened security pretty much sums up Memorial Day Weekend on South Beach. The Miami Beach Police Department is currently preparing for the annual holiday weekend party, commonly referred to as Urban Beach Week, by beefing up security as much as possible. Continue reading…