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German solar panel manufacturer Solarworld on the verge of bankruptcy as the German sector struggles against Asian competition/AFP BERLIN, June 18 – German solar panel manufacturer Solarworld announced Tuesday a capital injection by Qatar, a move which will save the company from bankruptcy as the German sector struggles against Asian competition. Solarworld [...]

A British Airways Airbus A380 flies over a Qatar Airways 787 Dreamliner at the Paris Air Show on June 17, 2013/AFP LE BOURGET, June 18 – Boeing launched the biggest version of its Dreamliner plane at the Paris Air Show Tuesday with over 100 orders worth about $30 billion and a [...]

The two winning projects will now be presented at Kakuma Refugee Camp on June 20 (Thursday) as part of the World Refugee Day celebrations/FILENAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 18 – Two projects developed by Kenyan-based software developers designed to connect refugees and victims of war have been selected as finalists in the [...]

Rising income levels and dramatic demographic shifts is leading to the emergence of distinct consumer segments that need to be served in fundamentally different ways/FILENAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 18 – Insurance Regulators in the East African region have been urged to come up with policies that will create a uniform way [...]

The 15-year tower management and leasing deal is focused on both the maintenance of existing sites by Eaton Towers and the building of new sites/FILENAIROBI, Kenya Jun 18 – Telkom Kenya, has signed an agreement with Eaton Towers for the management of its passive network infrastructure. The 15-year tower management and [...]

These are areas of approximately 1000 square metres or the size of a small football pitch and are lit using a new generation of energy efficient solar powered LED lighting/FILENAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 18 – The Electronics Company Royal Philips has announced that it will be installing 19 “Community [...]

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei will launch a new smartphone to better compete with high-end rivals like Apple and Samsung overseas/AFP SHANGHAI, June 18 – Chinese telecoms giant Huawei will launch a new smartphone on Tuesday to better compete with high-end rivals like Apple and Samsung overseas, a company official said. Huawei will [...]

An easyJet Airbus A319 on its way to take off on May 12, 2013 in Toulouse, France/AFP LONDON, June 18 – British no-frills airline easyJet on Tuesday announced a deal to purchase 135 Airbus single-aisle A320 passenger planes, including 100 new generation neo aircraft for $11.9 billion (8.9 billion euros), after [...]

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (R) is greeted by officials at Belfast airport on June 17, 2013/AFP ENNISKILLEN, June 17 – The European Union and the United States on Monday launched long-awaited formal negotiations on a vast trade pact. Speaking just before the formal start of the G8 summit in Northern [...]

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 17 – The Leasing Association of Kenya has welcomed the proposal by Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury, Henry Rotich, to allocate funds for the leasing of assets and equipment through public private partnership. The Leasing Association of Kenya Chairperson, Edna Kihara says that the proposals to facilitate [...]