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most important and interesting african news stories delivered to your inbox every day 3 second sign up get the top10 your email editorial staff2016 10 15t22 27 06 00 00 1 three students tell you why they won t give up on the fees protestsfor more than a year across south africa students have been marching for free higher education many of their parents fought apartheid and they say this is their generation s cause . read more source cnneditorial staff2016 10 15t22 26 59 00 00 2 behind the scenes of the chibok girls releasethe deal for the release of 21 girls was brokered by the swiss government and the international committee of the red cross . read more source al jazeeraeditorial staff2016 10 15t22 26 50 00 00 3 ethiopia owns up to its faultafter almost a year of anti government protests ethiopia admitted that the death toll from police crackdowns and deadly stampedes could exceed more than 500 people . read more source quartz africaeditorial staff2016 10 15t22 26 43 00 00 4 mozambique talks hang on a threadlast week s brazen killing of a senior opposition negotiator jeremias pondeca dealt a blow to mozambique s already troubled peace talks further postponing the oft delayed closed door talks that are aimed at finding a path to peace ... editorial staff2016 10 15t22 26 33 00 00 5 zimbabwe cracks down on activistspatson dzamara linda masarira makomborero haruzivishe rangarirai nhende and leverage masvondo have been abducted from harare gardens by a police vehicle . read more source mail & guardian africaeditorial staff2016 10 15t22 28 28 00 00 6 have the chickens come home to roost for rwanda s president former rwandan army chief faustin kayumba nyamwasa who lives in exile in south africa says that mr paul kagame was responsible for the attack that sparked the country s genocide in 1994 . read more source ... editorial staff2016 10 15t22 26 17 00 00 7 the only african on the pope s listdieudonne nzapalainga the archbishop of central africa republic s capital bangui says his elevation by pope francis to the position of a cardinal is an honour to the poor . read more source africa newseditorial staff2016 10 15t22 26 10 00 00 8 there s an uneasy silence in burundiin a country where illiteracy and lack of internet access are rife radio is the primary source of news so the government s radio embargo has hurtled the burundian public into an information vacuum . read more ... editorial staff2016 10 15t22 26 04 00 00 9 mindful of mental illness in africamental health remains one of the most misunderstood illnesses across the continent and there is still a lot of stigma attached to it . as a result of the stigma and lack of knowledge many people ... editorial staff2016 10 15t22 25 58 00 00 10 how elderly people in uganda are making their dreams come truewhen the project launched in 2010 many people were sceptical ; the 10 monthly grant per household was seen as too little . however evidence suggests the small amounts are having a big impact . read more ... sponsored contenteditorial staff2016 10 14t17 57 50 00 00how cloud technology can transform it in africacloud technology is being hailed as an african success story but what does its future hold by brett parker sap africa managing director in march 2016 ibm opened its first cloud data centre in south africa providing cloud services to enterprise clients . just a month later sap announced that ... editorial staff2016 10 14t17 53 25 00 00think about the digital tomorrow todayby ashley boag acting managing director of sap east africa disruption is a word one hears in the business context all the time these days . being told that your business is in danger from unseen and unpredictable forces is not comforting . the truth is that potential of something coming along ... editorial staff2016 10 14t17 47 55 00 00accelerating innovation with leadershipby bill gates as the u.s. presidential candidates lay out competing visions for the country i have been thinking about a topic they have not yet discussed in detail what political leadership can do to accelerate innovation . innovation is the reason our lives have improved over the last century . from ... editorial staff2016 10 14t17 31 58 00 00regional health forum participants call for new measures to reduce harmful non communicable diseasesharm reduction should be central to effective public health strategies scientists healthcare providers policymakers and private sector companies met in dubai for the first ever middle east and africa mea health forum on harm reduction for healthier societies . with a focus on obesity and tobacco participants at the inaugural forum considered some of ... editorial staff2016 10 14t17 26 41 00 00manchester city nets key partnership with mundipharmamundipharma becomes the official healthcare product partner of manchester city football club the multi year partnership will enhance the connection both organisations have with their fans and people around the world premier league club manchester city have signed healthcare and pharmaceutical business mundipharma as one of their most recent regional partners . ... editorial staff2016 10 14t17 18 10 00 00hitachi enterprise cloud changes the game for enterprise cloud deploymentnew solution choices enable businesses to choose for the unique requirements of their digital transformation hitachi data systems a wholly owned subsidiary of hitachi ltd. tse 6501 announced three new ways to improve and accelerate digital transformation initiatives . current market offerings lack flexibility and choice for customers forcing it to face ... editorial staff2016 10 14t17 06 49 00 00progress in african governance over last decade held back by deterioration in safety and rule of lawthe 2016 ibrahim index of african governance iiag reveals that improvement in overall governance in africa over the past ten years has been held back by a widespread deterioration in the category of safety & rule of law . the tenth edition of the iiag the most comprehensive analysis of african ... editorial staff2016 10 05t13 16 59 00 00the digital ready bank what the african banking market can and should learn from europeby darrel orsmond industry head financial services at sap africa challenge according to a 2015 kpmg report banking penetration is as low as 36 % in some of the larger african economies . solution digital transformation can drive adoption of banking services by enabling banks to develop and deploy tailored customer focused products and solutions . ... editorial staff2016 10 15t08 23 22 00 00 1 how africa can capitalise on new trade agreementsintra africa regional trade still accounts for just 25 percent of total exports for the sub saharan region according to the brookings institute . by comparison european and asian intra regional exports are at 70 percent and 50 percent ... editorial staff2016 10 15t08 19 19 00 00 2 doughnut giants battle for the south african marketdunkin donuts opened its first store in cape town this week it wants to have 290 stores in south africa in 10 years and also expand the brand into six more countries in the region . ... editorial staff2016 10 15t08 15 17 00 00 3 nigeria s plan to create more jobsat the 22nd nigerian economic summit the vice president of nigeria yemi osinbanjo said the government is looking at job creation in three main sectors agriculture construction and ict . read more source ventures africaeditorial staff2016 10 15t08 06 14 00 00 4 tanzania opens eight sectors to attract investorsthe government of tanzania has marked eight areas to private investors as part of industrialisation efforts in the country s endeavour to becoming a middle income economy by 2025 . read more source africa newseditorial staff2016 10 15t08 02 07 00 00 5 ivanka trump s shoes will now be made in ethiopiathe head of huajian group a chinese shoe manufacturer that produces for the trump s brand says they are discussing plans to relocate the company s production to ethiopia where labour is cheaper . read more source ... editorial staff2016 10 15t07 59 03 00 00 6 starting africa s first stem campusnigerian american obinna ukwuani who grew up in washington d.c. sacrificed a comfortable life and took a big risk to follow his dream to open africa s first science technology engineering mathematics school in nigeria . read more ... editorial staff2016 10 15t07 56 16 00 00 7 climate change summit in morocco to address challenges in agriculturethe summit will discuss how fertiliser is fantastically important and how boosting the productivity of africa s lands is not only necessary for feeding larger populations but also a possible means of reducing emissions . read more ... editorial staff2016 10 15t07 51 28 00 00 8 egypt is in line for a new capital citythe china fortune land development company has agreed to provide 20 billion for the currently unnamed city after a meeting between heads of the firm and egyptian president abdel fattah el sisi . read more ... editorial staff2016 10 15t07 45 43 00 00 9 hotel figures set to soar in sub saharathe hotel and hospitality industry is expected to grow by 3 to 5 percent per annum in the next three years according to an overview report on hotel real estate in sub saharan africa . read more ... editorial staff2016 10 15t07 47 16 00 00 10 cameroon s quest to boost palm oil productionthe cameroon development corp. wants to help increase the country s annual production to 450 000 metric tons . to help farmers the government is providing subsidies to buy fertilizers and distributing 6 million high yielding palm plants for ... editorial staff2016 10 10t10 59 13 00 00 1 yves saint laurent s legacy in bloom with new museum at jardin majorellein marrakech famed fashion designer yves saint laurent created a magical garden oasis which is slated to become an even greater attraction when its brand new museum opens next door . read more source cnneditorial staff2016 10 10t11 00 38 00 00 2 how the beautifully black art of lynette yiadom