NAIROBI, Kenya, February 2, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ – MasterCard Worldwide (http://www.mastercard.com), a global payments and technology company, today launched its official East African regional headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. This development brings the number of MasterCard offices across the African continent to five, with other offices operational in Cairo, Casablanca, Lagos, Johannesburg and now Nairobi. [...]

GENEVA, Switzerland, February 1, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — All of us at the World Food Programme welcome the decision by the Nakuru High Court in Kenya this week to sentence five men to 56 years in prison each for the 2008 murder of our WFP colleague Silence Chirara. Nothing can be done to replace [...]

SUVA, Fiji, Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Republic of Fiji today announced its selection of the Canada-based firm CODE Incorporated to conduct electronic voter registration (EVR) in preparation for Fiji’s upcoming Parliamentary elections. CODE was chosen based on its experience, accuracy and transparency in assisting developing nations with logistically challenging terrains—a factor important for [...]

ARUSHA, Tanzania, January 19, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Alcon International Limited, a construction company based in Kenya, has asked the Appellate Division of the EACJ to set aside a ruling by the Court’s First Instance Division striking out its matter on grounds that it was improperly before the Court. Appearing before Justices Harold Nsekela, [...]

BRISTOL, England, January 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – On 17-19 April, leading CIOs from the region’s biggest firms will be descending on South Africa’s Arabella Western Cape Hotel & Spa for what promises to be the best attended and most well respected event for information technology professionals in Africa during 2012 – the CIO Africa Summit. [...]

54% of Canadians do not want to engage with brands via social media TORONTO, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Businesses are wasting time and money trying to reach people online without realizing many consumers resent big brands invading their social networks – according to research from TNS Canada, a Kantar company and part of WPP [...]

WASHINGTON, January 12, 2012 — What does 2012 hold for Kenya and its people? What can Kenyans expect from the surging information and communications technology field? Will the country always have to rely on foreign aid? How will it attract more foreign investors? These are just a few of the questions asked during the first-ever [...]

Ideal LifeVision Founder Ann Webb Announces First Humanitarian Expedition to Kenya, Africa, which will include 30 certified trainers training 1500 plus micro-loan recipients in Kenya. Partnership with Ascend International and Asante Foundation. Salt Lake City, UT, January 15, 2012 –(PR.com)– Travel to Kenya, Africa began after returning from New Delhi, India in October of 2011, [...]

NAIROBI, Kenya, January 13, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On her first official visit to Africa, UNEP Goodwill Ambassador and iconic face of fashion, Gisele Bündchen, went to the grassroots level in Kenya to experience the reality of energy poverty and to see how Kenyans are transforming their lives by accessing sustainable energy. “Energy affects [...]

Forex-Metal is currently looking for local representatives in different countries. Panama City, Panama, January 12, 2012 –(PR.com)– Forex-Metal, a leading online Forex and CFD broker, is expanding its operations in other countries and is currently looking for local representatives in such countries as Indonesia, India, Malaysia, China, Japan, Bangladesh, South Africa, Nigeria, the Philippines, Kenya, [...]