NORTH AFRICAIndian hair care company to open third plant in Egypt
Marico India will officially inaugurate Wednesday its third plant in Egypt's Sadat City that will bring Parachute, the company's largest selling hair care brand worth LE 700 million, to the Arab world's most populous market. 4 Nov 2008 10:37

NORTH AFRICATanzanian band takes on Europe
The Ngoma Africa band, a Tanzanian band based in Germany has released a new single CD Apache Wacha Pombe, which means, “Apache stop over drinking alcohol”. And by all accounts, it's a hit in Europe! 10 Jun 2008 08:07

NORTH AFRICAACP launches film production support programme
The African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) presents the ACP-EU Support Programme for the ACP Cinema and Audiovisual Sector. The Secretariat of the ACP Group of States and the European Union have designed a new support programme for the ACP audiovisual sector, ACP Films (ie. cinema and television). ACP Films is managed by the ACP Secretariat and financed by the 9th European Development Fund (EDF). 25 Apr 2008 11:00

NORTH AFRICAGlitz and glamour in Togo
The football fraternity and the people of Lomé, capital of Togo, West Africa, won't forget the night of Friday 1st of February 2008. 11 Feb 2008 07:55

NORTH AFRICAKenyan crisis ripple effects felt across the region
Unrest in Kenya threatens humanitarian and commercial operations throughout the Great Lakes region, potentially affecting more than 100 million lives, according to analysts. 7 Feb 2008 06:37

NORTH AFRICAMusic video project for Africa
Pan-African music entertainment network MTV Networks Africa and oil marketer Shell have partnered to boost Africa's contemporary music industry. 22 Nov 2007 14:43

NORTH AFRICABizcommunity.com launches expanded retail offering
Bizcommunity.com has entered into a strategic partnership with ActivRetail, online resource hub to the fast moving grocery industry, to boost the offering of its online FMCG retail news and product information daily news service launched to the industry in Africa in July this year. 29 Oct 2007 08:32

NORTH AFRICALoss prevention programs: essential for every business
As the retail and supermarket sectors become increasingly competitive, with operating results becoming ever more important, it is essential for retailers to battle stock shrinkage. And employers in other fields need to be aware of the risk of shrinkage - of everything from office stationary to bigger items, and the misuse of items such as company vehicles. 29 Aug 2007 13:56

NORTH AFRICAZimbabwe's freight industry faces ‘collapse'
Zimbabwe's freight industry is operating at under 30% of its capacity - an unsustainable rate that could see the industry collapse. Observers say the main reason is for the low operational level is the currently crippling rate of exchange for the local currency. 16 Aug 2007 11:12