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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) has announced the opening of a new branch office in Dar es Salaam, as part of the company's continued geographic expansion initiative to increase its presence in key growth markets and support its global growth strategy. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110601/NY12335) The new subsidiary office is part of a broad program of investment that IBM is...
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, May 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to recent press reports, Washington based power company Symbion Power has confirmed that they have indeed signed an agreement to acquire a 120 MW power plant in Tanzania. Alongside current options for the equipment internationally, Symbion intends to submit a bid proposal to Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO). The plant has recently been tested by independent engineers and has been confirmed to be in excellent...
ATLANTA, May 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- East Coast Diversified Corporation (OTC.BB:ECDC), through its subsidiary EarthSearch Communications, Inc., announces purchase order from UTrack Total Control in Tanzania, a new member to its partner network. UTrack is one of the largest Fleet Management and logistics solutions providers in Tanzania and the East African region. The company began testing EarthSearch products in mid March, completing all testing late in April before agreeing to join the...
If you want to improve HIV testing rates in remote rural areas, get the community involved, says UCLA's Thomas Coates, who has directed a new study examining HIV testing programs in communities in Africa and Southeast Asia.The research, published online in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, shows that when community mobilization activities and post-test psychosocial support services were added to easily accessible HIV counseling and testing programs, rates of initial and repeat testing in these...
ATLANTA, April 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- East Coast Diversified Corporation (OTC.BB:ECDC), through its subsidiary EarthSearch Communications, Inc., announced that it has delivered on purchase orders from its Tanzania partner for additional oil tanker monitoring solution. "The purchase order more than any, validates that the solution is making a difference to the customers business operation and that we are delivering desired application to our partners and customers," said Kayode Aladesuyi,...
PARIS, March 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Major Potential Linked in Particular to New Discoveries in 2010 and the Acquisition of Assets in Nigeria: 419 Mboe (Excluding Mafia Deep) - Non-Recurring Exploration Expenses of EUR211m Notice: The Group's reserves correspond to commercially exploitable volumes of hydrocarbons revealed by exploration and delineation wells. P1+P2 reserves net of royalties have been certified by DeGolyer & MacNaughton for Gabon...
The 10-day African safari promises the best of Kenya and Tanzania's premier parks. Castro Valley, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) March 11, 2011 While many potential visitors shy away from planning a summer visit to Africa, Tour de Jambo's Samuel Mwangi says the summer months are a perfect time to visit. Tour de Jambo Africa has put together a 10-day safari that promises the best of Kenya and Tanzania's premier parks. In Kenya, the tour will visit the small, but rewarding, Lake Nakuru National...
The doors to a specialized pediatric HIV/AIDS outpatient clinic in Tanzania opened today in Mbeya, the region with the second highest HIV/AIDS prevalence in the country. While Tanzania, home to about 1.4 million people with HIV/AIDS, has made significant strides in HIV/AIDS treatment, pediatric care continues to be a key area of need. It is estimated that there are currently 140,000 children in Tanzania living with HIV/AIDS. Only 8 percent of these children are currently receiving...
SOMERVILLE, Mass., Feb. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Second Wind is helping a group of Dartmouth College engineering students bring sustainable development to a remote region of Tanzania. Second Wind has donated a Nomad 2 Wind Data Logger to the Dartmouth Humanitarian Engineering Project (DHE) to help determine whether winds in Tanzania's Kigoma region can drive a wind turbine consistently and productively. The turbine would provide electricity for tasks such as pumping water and charging cell...
NEW YORK, Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Ardent Mines Limited ("Ardent" - OTC Bulletin Board: ADNT) announces signing of definitive agreement for exploration and exploitation of promising gold property in Tanzania. The property in Tanzania shows indicative potential for 500,000 to 1,000,000 ounces of gold mineral reserves, including high grade areas. The agreement was signed with Afrocan Resources Ltd., a Canadian company that owns Capri General Trading Company Ltd., which in turn controls...
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The southern reedbuck (Redunca arundinum), also known as the common reedbuck or the rietbok, is a species of antelope that can be found in southern Africa. Its range extends from Tanzania and Gabon to South Africa, including Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Namibia, and Zambia, among other areas. It prefers a habitat within grasslands, woodlands, pastures, and valleys. This species uses reeds and other tall vegetation located near water to remain hidden from predators....
The southern tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax arboreus), also known as the southern tree dassie, eastern tree hyrax, or eastern tree dassie, can be found in many areas including Angola, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, and Tanzania. It prefers a habitat within topical or subtropical arid and moist lowland forests, as well as temperate forests and moist savannah or rocky areas. The southern tree hyrax differs from the rock hyrax in that is nocturnal and resides in trees,...
The grey-faced Sengi (Rhynchocyon udzungwensis) is an elephant shrew that is native to south-central Tanzania, specifically the Udzungwa Mountains. It was found in 2005, in a small area of the Udzungwa Mountains, the Ndundulu Forest. This discovery was considered monumental, as there had been no discoveries of any new elephant shrew species for over a century. The grey-faced sengi occurs in two known populations, within a very small area of its habitat reaching 120 square miles. It resides...
Grant’s gazelle (Nanger granti) is native to Africa. Its northern range of Tanzania extends south to Ethiopia and the Sudan, and from the coast of Kenya to Lake Victoria. It prefers habitats within shrub lands and grass plains, but can also be found in regions that are more arid. In Swahili, Grant’s gazelle is called Swala Granti. It was placed within the Nanger subgenus of the genus Gazella, before Nanger became a separate genus. Grant’s gazelle holds five recognized subspecies. The...
Elaphrosaurus or "lightweight lizard" is a genus of carnivorous dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Period. It lived in what is now the Kimmeridgian state of Tanzania. Its skeleton was found in the Tendaguru Beds of Tanzania. A related animal was found in the Morrison Formation of the western United States. Most fossils of theropods found have only been fragments, until the discovery of a single nearly complete skeleton of Elaphrosaurus. It did not contain the skull. Elaphrosaurus was about...
