By Umaru S. Jah-IA-Germany – The purpose of this article is to reinvigorate the analytical debates on the existence of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and the conspiracy theory ‘genre’ associated with it. I want to hasten to strongly argue that such debates on conspiracy theories are distracting the fight against the deadly virus in a detrimental manner. To all and sundry, I emphasize here, and with all my might, that contrary to those conspiracy theorists, the Ebola virus is REAL (capitalization on purpose) and its prevalence warrants extraordinary measures by respective governments and the citizens of the regions... Continue Reading
By Dennis Kabatto – Even before President Ernest Koroma declared a public state of emergency in Sierra Leone and days before the international community issued an Ebola red alert, Sierra Leonean born Mustapha Wai and his colleagues were advocating for a medical state of emergency in Sierra Leone and offering best practices suggestions to combat the outbreak of the Ebola epidemic. Mr. Wai, a Certified Public Accountant and Management Consultant based in Washington, DC and his colleagues have organized a Sierra Leone Diaspora Prayer Teleconference Vigil to End Ebola on Saturday at 4 pm (Eastern Standard Time (EST). I caught... Continue Reading
…As part of measures to fight Ebola – By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – In the wake of the spread of the deadly Ebola virus and in continuation of efforts to combat the disease, the Liberian Government has announced duty free on the importation of sanitation commodities into the country. According to President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, such commodities include chlorine, soap, sanitizers, fliers and buckets. The Liberian Leader also spoke against increase in prices of sanitation commodities used in the fight against the Ebola virus. The President warned that increase in prices of sanitation commodities will be treated as an offense... Continue Reading
You’ve come up with a great business idea – you have a business name, a logo, new business cards and have even registered your company – you’re officially an entrepreneur and you’re excited about the future. Right? Wrong! Raizcorp, Africa’s only unfunded for-profit business incubator, experiences this common misconception on a regular basis. Together with partners Engen Petroleum Ltd and longstanding media partner, SAfm, they aim to help entrepreneurs demystify this perception through the annual entrepreneurial programme, Pitch & Polish. An idea is only an idea, until you take action and it becomes a start-up business, which is only a... Continue Reading
LAGOS, Nigeria, July 22, 2014/ — Christopher Bell, Interactive Intelligence’s Channel Manager for Africa (http://www.inin.com), has recently called for the creation of a call centre association for Nigeria and other African countries as a way of promoting a standard for call centres. He mentions that such associations have already been set up in Zambia and Zimbabwe, and plans are underway to set one up in Kenya. Call centres are helping African governments to provide efficient and effective services to citizens”, says Rod Jones, contact centre consultant. Speaking in Lagos, Nigeria ahead of an Interactive Intelligence-sponsored masterclass for stakeholders, Jones says with leading edge... Continue Reading
