EAST AFRICAAnimation in Kenya comes of age
[Carole Kimutai] Animation is an industry which has been dominated by the West. In Africa, the concept is relatively new, but this year nine animation films from Kenya will be screened at the prestigious Africa in Motion (AiM) festival that will run 23 October - 2 November 2008 in Edinburgh, UK. 6 Oct 2008 09:54

EAST 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

EAST 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

EAST AFRICATelling it like it is
Fleishman-Hillard, a leading global PR firm, recently announced its strategic partnership with Tell-Em Public Relations, one of East Africa's leading PR agencies. Carole Kimutai finds out more about the new alliance from Elizabeth Cook, Tell-Em's Public Relations General Manager. 20 Mar 2008 10:06

EAST 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

EAST 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

EAST AFRICACheers! Ugandan Eagle flies high
[Walter Wafula] Nile Breweries' beer business project finds its way into the books of America's most prestigious university as a case-study in doing business in a developing country, according to a new publication entitled “Business Linkages: Lessons, Opportunities and Challenges.” 4 Feb 2008 11:03

EAST AFRICAInsecurity leaves crops rotting
Teresia Chebet and hundreds of other small-scale farmers in the western Kenyan district of Nandi North have not been directly affected by the violence that has ravaged the country in the past month, yet their livelihoods are threatened because markets have become inaccessible. 4 Feb 2008 06:23

EAST AFRICAKenyan dairy firm invests in IT upgrade
[Carole Kimutai] Spin Knit Dairy Kenya is planning to invest over KSh10 million in the upgrade of its technology infrastructure and install an automated milk reception system. 16 Jan 2008 09:45

EAST 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

EAST 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

EAST 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

EAST 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