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AFRICA REGIONAL REPORT

AFRICA REGIONAL REPORT. Presented by John Hubbard & Mei Ying ECIS 591 – Global IT Management Seattle University - MBA June 3 rd , 2004. Map of Africa. Size: - 30,065,000 sq km - 11,608,000 sq miles Coastline: - 30,539 km - 18,976 miles Percent of Earth: - 20.2% Population:

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AFRICA REGIONAL REPORT

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  1. AFRICAREGIONAL REPORT Presented by John Hubbard & Mei Ying ECIS 591 – Global IT Management Seattle University - MBA June 3rd, 2004

  2. Map of Africa Size: - 30,065,000 sq km - 11,608,000 sq miles Coastline: - 30,539 km - 18,976 miles Percent of Earth: - 20.2% Population: - 905,954,600 (2004 est.) Internet Users: - 12,253,300 Internet Penetration: - 1.4%

  3. Africa’s Regions

  4. Politics & Economy North Africa - Egypt: Development: Egyptians Struggle to Feed Their Families - Egypt: Brotherhood under pressure East Africa - Kenya: WHO wants taxes on tobacco hiked - E. Africa: Experts in another round of Nile talks - Sudan: Sudan refugees 'in urgent need' Central Africa - DR of Congo: Ceasefire Agreement Signed And Broken in Bukavu - Cameroon: Inauguration of the pipeline: Kribi prepares

  5. Politics & Economy West Africa - Ghana: West African community sign cooperation pact. - Liberia: Is Charles Brumskine Liberia’s Howard Dean? - Benin:Addressing Export Problems in West Africa - Ivory Coast: Political Impasse in the Ivory Coast – Eyadema sends an emissary to be informed of the situation - Ivory Coast: Road maintenance will cost 60 CFA ($112K) per year - Senegal: Agricultural harvest 2004/05. Financial conditions and gathering techniques

  6. Politics & Economy South Africa - Tanzania: Overall inflation low (4.8%) - Mozambique: Consortium wins tender for Beira rail system - Botswana: Survey ranks Botswana as Africa’s top competitive economy.

  7. Health North Africa - Egypt: Health: Last Round in Polio Fight East Africa - Ethiopia: World Bank Approves 100 USD in support of projects in Ethiopia West Africa - Benin: Medical cooperation: Belgian NGO “Doctors without vacations” donated medical equipment and training to AMECS. - Ghana: 2.6M at risk of going blind - Senegal: Workshop in Nouakchott on maternal death rate in Africa

  8. Health South Africa - Tanzania: High infant mortality here to stay - Angola: Thirteen people died of malaria in Longondjo - Botswana: SADC GDP drops 2.6% because of HIV/AIDS - South Africa: Doctors quit over new health laws

  9. Technology North Africa - West Sahara: UNHCR To Start Phone Service For Refugees East Africa - Kenya: Deutsche Telkom Out of Race for Kenya's 2nd Fixed Line Operator Central Africa - Cameroon: Mobile phones: Soon invoicing in seconds - Cameroon: The return of electricity cuts in southern Cameroon. West Africa - Senegal: The reopening of the Academy of Sciences: Soon a national biotech development program South Africa - Botswana: Mobile phone teledensity outstrips fixed lines. - Botswana: ISDN – More power to the Pula.

  10. International North Africa - Libya: Libya takes another step to join world community East Africa - Ethiopia: Ethiopian PM on first ever visit to Israel Central Africa - Cameroon: Brazil jail revolt leaves 34 dead. West Africa - Ghana: The Effects of Globalization on Indigenous Culture - Senegal: The hunt for runaways – new threat against the Saudi kingdom

  11. International South Africa - Tanzania: US to fingerprint electronically - Botswana: Lawyer wants to keep boyfriend out of Bryant case - South Africa: ‘September 11 was like Pearl Harbour’ - South Africa: UN condemns Israeli army after schoolboys shot in class - South Africa: French mayor faces the axe over gay marriage

  12. AFRICA Summary: • Restricted online news • Struggling region • Introvert nations (limited connection with other regions) • More established countries in Africa: Kenya, South Africa, Botswana

  13. Links to Resources Egypt Middle East Times: http://www.metimes.com/2K4/issue2004-21/methaus.htm Ethiopia Addis Tribune: http://www.addistribune.com/current/news.htm Morocco Morocco Daily: http://www.moroccodaily.com/ Kenya Nation Media: http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgindex.asp East Standard: http://www.eastandard.net/ Nation Audio: http://www.nationaudio.com/News/EastAfrican/current/index.html Senegal Le Soleil Quotdien: http://www.lesoleil.sn/ Benin Le Matinal Online: http://nt7.h2com.com/index.cfm?requesttimeout=1000 Ghana Daily Graphic: http://www.graphic.com.gh/

  14. Links to Resources Ivory Coast Fraternité Matin: http://www.fratmat.co.ci/content/index.php Cameroon Cameroon Tribune: http://www.cameroon-tribune.cm/ Tanzania The Express: http://www.theexpress.com/ Mozambique Mozambique News Agency: http://www.poptel.org.uk/mozambique-news/ Angola Jornal de Angola: http://www.jornaldeangola.com/ Botswana The Botswana Gazette: http://www.gazette.bw/ Mmegi: http://www.mmegi.bw/ South Africa The Star: http://www.thestar.co.za/ Pretoria News: http://www.pretorianews.co.za/ Sunday Times: http://www.suntimes.co.za/

  15. Links to Resources Other Information http://allafrica.com/ http://www.wnafrica.com/ http://www.africadaily.com/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/default.stm http://www.africaonline.com/site/ http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/reference_maps/africa.html http://www.africaguide.com/flags.htm http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats1.htm http://www.poptel.org.uk/mozambique-news/

  16. Nile River 10 Nile Basin Countries: • Burundi • Congo • Egypt • Eritrea • Ethiopia • Kenya • Rwanda • Sudan • Tanzania • Uganda Back to Politics/Economy

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