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	TANZANIA TBWA launches virtual entrepreneurship academy in Tanzania Advertising agency, TBWA\ Khanga Rue has launched a free 12-class series on entrepreneurship for young people in Tanzania called “Noa Ubongo” or “Sharpen Your Brain” in Swahili… read

SENEGAL
MasterCard assists 1.1 million African smallholder farmers

The MasterCard Foundation has committed a total of US$38.3 million for programs to improve productivity and market access for farmers in 11 African countries... read

SOUTH SUDAN
People in need of aid in famine-hit South Sudan

The humanitarian crisis in South Sudan is rapidly escalating, and hunger and malnutrition have reached new disturbing levels. By July 2017, 5.5 million will be severely food insecure… read

NIGERIA
Recession: Nigerian businesses can remain profitable

For companies in Nigeria currently battling the recession, the challenges are slowing sales and reduced earnings due to spiralling costs from high inflation and forex rates… read

SOUTH AFRICA
#eComConfex: Become digitally intelligent, or go home

Lauren Hartzenberg

If your business does not have digital intelligence at its core by 2020 you may as well go home. This is according to James McCormick... read

DESIGN INDABA

	SOUTH AFRICA #DesignIndaba2017: The 'duct tape' design solution that is Airbnb Ilse van den Berg Joe Gebbia, entrepreneur and co-fouder of Airbnb, was a highlight of day two at Design Indaba 2017. The company is currently worth US$30bn dollars with 2 million listings in over 191 countries... read

	SOUTH AFRICA #DesignIndaba2017: Students' social activism FTW! Leigh Andrews Global design students Bo-Won Keum of the Rhode Island School of Design affectionately known as ‘Risdee' (RISD) and Rhys Jones of Canada's Carleton University of Industrial Design, enthralled attendees at the second day of Design Indaba 2017 with their use of design to make the world a better place... read

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SOUTH AFRICA
Selecting location-based advertising providers

Marketers should be asking more questions about location-based advertising providers to separate the ‘real location providers' from the many buzzword-sprouting imitators... read

SOUTH AFRICA
Countdown to Food & Hospitality Africa

The second Food & Hospitality Africa (F&HA), powered by Hostex, will open at Gallagher Convention Centre on 7 May 2017... read

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	@AJENews In Zambia, at least 8 people were killed in a stampede as a church donated food to thousands of people… https://t.co/cbZuyLujci
	@calestous RT @calestous: The aging of Africa, 1960-2060 (projection) https://t.co/ABbl780isX by @aronstrandberg
	@socialmedia2day 22 #Snapchat Tricks You Didn't Know Existed https://t.co/teoKZvBnW9 #socialmedia https://t.co/uhKgewEnlu
	@allafrica Nigerian Govt Cautions Citizens Against Travelling to U.S.: https://t.co/uozhuw4Efu #Nigeria https://t.co/egQQ9R55oR
	@socialmedia2day 10 Must-Have Skills for #Content Marketers in 2017 (via @Ironpaper_Inc) https://t.co/IjLIjpiA6N https://t.co/6KSikx3yNC
	@business Solar power may get a boost from Africa's biggest oil exporter https://t.co/6v3UlPYURs https://t.co/OKl4Mn7cDn
	@Afrinnovator Uganda: Airtel to Build Internet Fibre in Western Uganda https://t.co/DdWD8itK3w #Africa #Business
	@socialmedia2day How a Social Care Philosophy Can Guide Your Strategy (by @dgingiss) https://t.co/zoSYy5Sf1D #smm https://t.co/yGz9H1KBPx
	@AJENews Somalia struggles in the face of a drought as govt & aid agencies scramble to avert a full-scale famine… https://t.co/AxTieTLfhf
	@allafrica $65 Million Grant to Boost Wildlife Conservation in Malawi: https://t.co/ufxZtFdZ1s #Africa
	@Forbes 7 technology trends that will dominate 2017 https://t.co/BwUyfHOxCZ https://t.co/2qdBbIFDqV
	@Biztechafrica Africa's newest satellite network starts broadcasting https://t.co/ALEReExJJN
	@africaupdates RT @antonioguterres: Just arrived in Somalia on emergency visit to focus on famine & cholera. People are dying. The world must act now to s…
	@CNN Ford is trying 3D printing for car parts, figuring lighter weights will mean more fuel efficiency… https://t.co/2gNMacsVlz

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