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Invest in Tunisia, Start-up Democracy conference held in September 8, 2014 in Tunis, Tunisia. Foreign Minister of Tunisia Mongi Hamdi proclaimed that the international conference on Investment, is a message of confidence in
Tunisia and the capacity of its people to build their own future.Tunisia presented an "ambitious but realistic and achievable" economic
programme (2014-2018) to its international donors and partners at the international conference "Invest in Tunisia, Start-up Democracy."
Established by the Prime Ministry, the plan, which concocts the ground for development to the next elected government, is based on four strategic columns: regulator of public spending and promotion of structural reforms, revival of growth and employment, regional development and solidarity and social inclusion.
It tries to catch to recover the organisation of public expenditure and reduce waste of state resources, predominantly through control of the payroll by bringing its cost to a rate of 10% to 11% of the GDP from 13.75% now.
The programme also delivers for introducing reforms in the subsidy system through the direct targeting of eligible population. In this context, works are now in progress to establish a unified database (with unique identifier per household). A first version of the transfer system will be ready for real testing before the end of 2014.
The economic programme also devices to rationalize public investment that will be progressively increased to reach 8% of the GDP by 2018 (from 5.5% in 2014) which will help
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reinforce the relative advantages of Tunisia.
Speaking at the opening in Gammarth of the international
conference the Foreign Minister noted that it is also messages
of support to Tunisia's efforts aimed to recover its economy,
he added. Taking the floor,
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One of the world’s leading travel and vacation club membership organizations,
was recognized as “Africa’s Leading Travel Club” for 2014 as part of the World Travel Awards (WTA)—the second WTA regional award for the travel club this year. The World Travel Awards Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony was held at Transcorp Hilton Abuja in Abuja, Nigeria, Sept. 5, with
The government Rwf15 billion Treasury bond started trading on the floor of the Rwanda Stock Exchange (RSE), becoming the 11th bond to be listed on the local stock market.
Officials of the National Bank of Rwanda, the primary issuer, say they hope to build on the 232 per cent oversubscription success to attract more retail investors to trade in government instruments on the secondary market.
However, investors in government debt tend to hold onto their stocks until maturity period, resulting in inactivity on the secondary market.
This, analysts say, is holding back growth of the bond market.
“Although there is a lot of appetite for government paper, the challenge is that we have more investors buying to hold rather than to sell which has kept the secondary market a bit inactive,” John Rwagombwa, the central bank governor, said before ringing the bell to launch the trading. But Celestin Rwabukumba, the RSE chief executive, attributed low activity on the secondary market to the few products on the stock market.
“With time, as more bonds are listed, investors will be encouraged to sell some of their bonds so as to buy more lucrative ones,” Rwabukumba said.
“Buyers usually buy a product which has better yields than the deposit rates. However, there are few equities and bonds which they
The Democratic Alliance launched a petition urging the tourism and home affairs ministries to introduce electronic visas (e-visas) for tourists.
The DA wanted both ministries to introduce regulations that would pave the way for tourist e-visas so that jobs in South Africa could be saved, tourism spokesperson James Vos said in a statement.
“A study commissioned by the Tourism and Business Council of SA on the impact of the new immigration regulations indicates that the country may lose 270 000 international tourists.”
This would in turn see 21 000 jobs lost annually due to the regulations, costing South Africa R9.7-billion.
South Africa's new immigration regulations introduce a new visa regime. The regulations draw a clear distinction between short-stay visas and long-stay permanent residence permits.
They stipulate that visa applications need to be made by applicants in person, and those wanting to change the status of their visa can no longer do so in South Africa but at missions abroad.
Vos said visitors to South Africa needing to apply for their visas in person was an additional and unnecessary travel expense for those who did not live near South African embassies, consulates or visa centres.
hundreds of tourism professionals in attendance.
The award acknowledges DreamTrips’ distinguished travel club excellence in the Africa and Indian Ocean regions within the last year.
Industry leaders from across both regions identified DreamTrips for exceptional service and product offerings. Nominees in other Africa and
DreamTrips Vacation Club Named “Africa’s Leading Travel Club” at 2014 World Travel Awards Ceremony in Nigeria
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Indian Ocean travel categories include Four Seasons Hotels, Hilton, Marriott, Kenya Airways and Royal Air Maroc.
“We are grateful to be recognized as Africa’s best travel club a month after DreamTrips was named Europe’s Leading Travel Club,” WorldVentures Co-Founder and CEO Mike Azcue said. “Together with Rovia, our travel agency partner, the team composes unforgettable travel experiences, which include a unique product offering and exceptional customer service for our worldwide membership. This is a warm handshake from the tourism industry’s leadership.”
Since 1993, WTA has acknowledged and celebrated excellence across all sectors of the global tourism industry. Last year, DreamTrips was named “World’s Leading Travel Club” at the 2013 WTA Grand Finals. The Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony is the fourth stop on the annual Grand Tour which visited Dubai, Greece and Ecuador earlier this year, and will include stops in India and Anguilla before arriving in Morocco for the Grand Finals in November.
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Some potential visitors did not live in countries with these facilities at all. “Reports from China, one of South Africa’s largest tourism markets, confirmed that marketing packages relating to South African tourist destinations will come to an end by October 1 this year due to this added difficulty.”
This was a serious blow to South Africa's tourism industry and would condemn many South Africans to joblessness, without the hope of finding new employment.
“Tourism has been identified in the National Development Plan as a key job driver for our economy. Currently, tourism supports one in every 12 jobs in South Africa,” Vos said.
Introducing e-visas would protect jobs and present “significant advantages” by reducing the turnaround times for issuing travel documents.
Vos said e-visas were also more secure than existing permits.
“Electronic visas have proven to be highly effective in comparable countries such as Turkey,” he said.
“The DA has therefore launched this online petition for all South Africans and those abroad to register their disapproval of these destructive new regulations, and to express support for our proposal to institute electronic visas.”
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can invest in. But the existing ones are quite attractive.”
Targeting maturityHe said because there was no incentive to sell on the secondary market, the majority of investors, especially banks and insurance companies, held onto their investment until the end of the bond’s maturity period.
“These kinds of investors are not speculators and sell their
holdings only when they know they stand to gain. That’s why we have to get more attractive products to encourage them to sell and invest,” Rwabukumba explained.
The bond’s coupon rate is 11.875 per cent, with government making interest payments after every six months.
Elias Mugabe, a broker with CDH Capital, was the first to place a Rwf600,000 bid on the bond.
“These bonds are usually traded at Rwf100 each at the bourse, meaning that if I wanted to sell at a profit, I would sell at say Rwf101 each,” Mugabe told The New Times. Meanwhile, Rwagombwa said the government’s quarterly bond issuance programme was
meant to bolster activity in the secondary market as well as enabling investors to have more trading options.
Public awarenessHe urged the Capital Markets Authority and RSE to sensitise the public on the benefits of investing in the bond market.
“There are still few retailers participating in these bonds. Overall, we had 24 retail investors
[for Rwf15 billion bond issued] from Kigali compared to 27 we had last time [February issuance], but we had 10 from outside Kigali coming on board this time,” he said.
Many Rwandans do not understand how the bond market operates or how they can benefit when they invest in shares.
The government started the bond issuance programme in 2008, but hit a snag the same year due to the global financial crisis. It resumed issuance in 2010 and 2011, with small issuances of Rwf10 billion.
It, however, stopped the programme opting to focus on Treasury bills, especially last year after some donors suspended aid. It was to enter the bond market with the hugely successful Eurobond issuance last year.
This year, the government has issued two bonds so far under the quarterly issuance programme; the Rwf12.5 billion three-year bond issued in February, and last week’s Rwf15 billion issue.
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Cape Town, which is currently served three-times-a-week via Johannesburg, is one of
the airline’s most popular African destinations. Now, thanks to continuous growth of the airline’s fleet and increasing passenger demand to the South African city, the airline is offering nonstop services to Cape Town for the first time.
With excellent connections to the world via Doha, the new non-stop route will benefit passengers throughout Qatar Airways’ global network.
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new airline route: Doha - Cape town nonstop on Qatar airways
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The route will be operated by Qatar Airways’ state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft which features 22 seats in Business Class and 232 seats in Economy Class, with the latest interactive inflight entertainment system featuring over 1000 options available in all cabin classes.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Officer, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said: “We are very pleased that we are now able to offer our passengers a dedicated non-stop service between Doha and Cape Town. Cape Town has
Africa is the next frontier according to Evy Mahlaba who is the regional director for Africa from South African Tourism “We can’t underestimate the potential of the African travel market. The World Bank has indicated an expectation of rapid growth in Africa from now till 2030. My aim is to capitalise on that market share and drive development on the continent that sees travel become a currency among Africans,' she says.
Evy also went on to say ‘With continental travel patterns that indicate movement all year round, and a local trade with the potential to deliver, Mahlaba’s vision of an intercontinental travel economy isn’t far off. The forecast is that travel within Africa and from outside Africa is a consistently growing Market something which needs to be exploited.
South Africa for example has targeted countries such as Nigeria, Angola, DRC and Ghana as countries they would like to patronize their market. South African Airways is rumoured to opening their West African hub here in Ghana which will undoubtedly go far in terms of strengthening relations between South Africa and Ghana as well as encouraging travel between the both countries. This is just an example of the growth between Africa to Africa markets.
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During the first US Africa Leader’s Summit, African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President Donald Kaberuka asserted, "A prosperous Africa is exactly what the world needs to get out of recession." In the presence of distinct group of business, policy and economic leaders, many challenges were accentuated to motivate people to modify their strategies and approach to the regions.
Experts discussed the most critical agenda items including trade, commercial ties, security and foreign investment. President Donald of AfDB was joined by young Nigerian entrepreneur Jason Njoku, Sudanese-born mobile communications mogul Mo Ibrahim; and Carolyn Campbell, Managing Director of Emerging Capital Partners. On discussion to work with the private sector to change investment scenario in Africa, Carolyn Campbell asserted, “The African Development Bank believed private sector investment could make private sector returns.” In the Summit, Kaberuka also stressed on the development of Africa quoting that transformation in the continent can be felt with support of international partnerships. He also revealed his believe in partnerships and collaborations as a medium leading to prosperity at a greater scale.
In his address, Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Mukhisa Kituyi said that Tunisia is finally ready to crop the fruits of its determinations, inviting the international community to contribute in sustainable and
inclusive manner to the country's democratic transition.
He protracted on this occasion, a message of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon, to this conference, in which he acclaims the government and the Tunisian people "for the remarkable achievements they have accomplished despite the radical attempts to block the democratic transition process."
"The UN support investment in Tunisia to set the potential of economy in the service of the citizens. Foreign Investment can support, to this effect, the start-up democracy to create jobs, achieve development and ensure the sustainable future" Ban Ki moon said in his message.
In a message sent to the conference U.S. Secretary of State emphasised, in
long been one of the most popular destinations with passengers throughout our worldwide network, and with the new services, we are now able to provide our customers with quicker and more convenient connections to one of the most beautiful cities in the world. We also look forward to our passengers from Cape Town experiencing our five-star service as they fly with us non-stop to Doha and onwards to over 140 destinations.”
All Qatar Airways passengers now fly through the airline's new hub in Doha - Hamad International Airport. The brand new facility offers passengers an unprecedented range of services with more than 70 retail outlets, more than 30 cafes and restaurants, and multiple five-star services, including a pool, a gym, squash courts and luxurious lounges.
Qatar Airways has seen rapid growth in just 17 years of operations, and is currently flying a modern fleet of 135 aircraft to 144 key business and leisure destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and the Americas.
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Algerian Minister Abdelmalek Sellal proclaimed his country's obligation to go forward to support Tunisia in the political, economic and security fields.
"Tunisia's security depends on that of Algeria" he said. In
turn, Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Ben Kirane underscored, in his address, that Tunisia went through "delicate" periods and that its friends from the whole world are today impatient to see the results to be attained, calling on them to support this fruitful involvement.
turn, the U.S. support to the efforts exerted in Tunisia, which helped achieve important gains such as the promulgation of the Constitution and economic development.
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, invited the business communities and financial institutions to support Tunisia in its economic and democratic transition and invest in a "land of promise and opportunity."
"The country is about to successfully complete its democratic transition thanks to the courage of Tunisians which helped them constantly move forward," he directed.
Speaking about terrorist
Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal (L) and French Prime Minister Manuel Valls attend the opening session of the "Invest in Tunisia, Start-up Democracy" international conference on September 8, 2014 in Tunis
threats, Manuel Valls said the battle against terrorism is not yet over and that the best response to this threat is to complete the process initiated by Tunisia to organise free and fair elections so that the Tunisian people elect their leaders."
He highlighted that "France's support to the transition in Tunisia is also that of companies and the business delegations that have never stopped believing in the country and in its potential."
Manuel Valls renewed his call on foreign investors to "trust in Tunisia as a future enterprise. The Tunisian government needs all private actors to successfully startup democracy, boost the economy and implement reforms and the new economic programme presented at this conference.
According to the French Premier, French operators have stated their preparedness to invest in Tunisia in such sectors as renewable energy, water treatment plants, modernisation of the port of Rades and others.
The international conference was jointly organised by Tunisia and France.
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of manufacturing production. The synthetic fiber section of the textile industry has documented substantial amount of growth over the past years.
Around 60% to 70% of the raw materials essential in the industry are indigenously sourced, the main exceptions being high quality of cotton and synthetic materials.
The textile industry of Nigeria is labor intensive, it is projected that the sector affords employment
countryoftheWeek04NIGERIA AT A GLANCE
Country Official Name: Federal Republic of NigeriaHead of State: H.E. Dr. Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, GCFRCapital: AbujaIndependence: Unification of Southern and Northern Nigeria 1914. Independence from the United Kingdom 1st October 1960. Declared Republic 1st October 1963.Main Religion: Christianity and IslamGovernment: Federal Presidential SystemTotal Area: 924 000 sq. km. GDP: $509.9bnInflation Rate: 7.80%Population: 174,507,539Languages: English (official), Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, othersClimate: Temperatures 22-36C, annual rainfall ranges from 381 cm. along the coast to 64 cm. or less in the far north.Export Items: Crude Petroleum (78%), Petroleum Gas (9.1%), Refined Petroleum (6.7%), Cocoa Beans (1.1%), Rubber (0.74%)Import Items: Refined Petroleum (13%), Pasta (5.8%), Cars (4.0%), Cocoa Beans (2.4%), and Wheat (2.4%)Main Economic Sector: PetroleumTime Zone: WAT (UTC+1)Currency: Naira (NGN)
Lions are the kings of the jungle because of their raw power and strong point. Having
rich reserves of natural resources, and well-developed financial and communications sectors, Nigeria is the Giant of Africa due to its large population and economy. Perhaps this is why Nigeria can be deliberated as the King of Africa. Ins and outs are indefinite to label the bravery of this lion that impelled it to be the King of the Jungle.
Nigeria is situated in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean.
Truly InspiringNigeria is categorized as a
mixed economy developing market, and has by now touched lower middle income status according to the World Bank, with its plentiful supply of natural resources,
well-developed financial, legal, communications, transport sectors and stock exchange (the Nigerian Stock Exchange), which is the second largest in Africa. Nigeria was ranked 30th in the world in terms of GDP (PPP) in 2012. Nigeria is the United States' major trading partner in sub-Sahara supplies a fifth of its oil (11% of oil imports).
In 2014 its economy (GDP) became the largest in Africa, worth more than $500 billion, and overtook South Africa to become the world's 26th-largest economy. Furthermore, the debt-to-GDP ratio is only 11 percent (8 percent below
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the 2012 ratio). Nigeria’s economy grew in 2013 due to high oil prices and a healthy domestic market.
On the MoveNigeria offers mammoth
business prospects to all the savers in diverse sectors like agriculture, oil and gas, textiles and mining amongst others, and interestingly, reflected to be a lucrative investment destination. This country has a stable political environment and the government policies shaped fully embolden for both domestic and foreign investment. Investors can do well and earn prospects from its thriving and prosperous sectors.
• Proud of its RootsAgriculture in Nigeria accounts
for around one – third of the country’s GDP and two-thirds of employment. Nigeria's foremost crops embrace palm, peanut oil, rubber, and cotton. These crops are exported and are also sold locally.
Other agricultural products include sorghum, millet, maize (corn), yams and cassava. All of these are previously used as subsistence foods by farmers but are now widely sold for cash.
The country ranks twenty fifth worldwide and first in Africa in farm output. Majority of Nigeria's food production comes from small scale farmers using basic agricultural equipment. The government has recently put considerable amounts of money into refining farming through investment into rural infrastructure and irrigation projects and by presenting modern
agricultural chemicals.
• DrivingInnovationNigeria is opulent in natural
resources, particularly in case of hydrocarbons. In international ranking Nigeria holds the 10th oil producer and the 3rd largest oil producer in Africa. The Nigerian economy is mainly reliant on its oil sector which supplies 95% of its foreign exchange earnings.
The upstream segment of the oil industry is the most important segment of the Nigerian economy. According to the 2008 BP Statistical Energy Survey, Nigeria had proved oil reserves of 36.22 billion barrels at the end of 2008 or 2.7 % of the world's reserves. The government plans to enlarge its proven reserves to 40 billion barrels by 2010. Regardless of the problems allied with the ethnic uneasiness and the border disputes and government funding problems, the resource Nigeria has in the oil sector makes it into one of the most attractive destination for many oil-multinationals. Nigeria produced an average of 2353.07 thousand barrels of crude oil per day in 2007, 2.7% of the world total and a change of -4.8 % compared to 2006.
The petroleum industry of Nigeria is controlled by the Ministry of Petroleum Resources. The government retains close control over the industry and in the activities of the NNPC, whose senior executives are appointed by the ruling government.
• TheLatestEntryTextiles have been shaped
in Nigeria by the traditional methods now for several years, but the industrial action used in the production of textile is reasonably much more recent. The sector has now established to incorporate carpet production, dyeing, embroidery makings, fiber production, lace, spinning, weaving, knitting, printing and finishing. The sector produces a variety of fabrics ranging from African prints, shirting, embroideries, etc. to Guinea brocades, wax prints, jute and other products.
The textile sector of Nigeria largely includes of the Cotton Textile and Synthetic Fabrics and remains to account for a significant proportion of the overall growth
to around 150,000 Nigerians, excluding the thousands who are directly employed in the cottage sector of the industry.
Currently there is no restriction in ownership of the textile industry but international ownership is still limited. Through privatization, most of the equity investments previously held by government now have been shifted to private hands. The performance of the industry has amended largely by privatization.
• KeepingtheFaithThe mining of minerals scores
for only 0.3% of its GDP. The mining industry is unfledged thus Nigeria needs to import minerals which it could mine locally. The ownership privileges for the exploring, mining and selling of mineral resources are held by the Nigerian government.
The mineral resources of Nigeria embrace coal, iron, gold, uranium and tantalum.
The coal resources are disseminated over fifteen states. The Nigerian Coal Corporation is one accountable for most of the coalmines present in the region. The coal section of the Nigerian economy is slowly being privatized.
Iron ore is largely mined at the Itakpe which has an annual capacity of 5.5Mt per year. The state owned National Iron Ore Company functions in this region.
Western region of Nigeria is well-known for the gold deposits, the sites for mining are Maru, Anka, Malele, Tsohon Birnin Gwari-Kwaga, Gurmana, Bin Yauri,
Okolom-Dogondaji, and Iperindo in Kwara State. Uranium is found in 6 of the 36 states in Nigeria.
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BusinessBuzz 05DHL takes innovative approach to grow retail footprint in sub-Saharan Africa by 1000%
Airtel donates tools to Remera residents
DHL Express has grown its retail footprint in sub-Saharan Africa by an
astonishing 1,000% in less than three years –
Staying true to its reputation for speed, passion, teamwork and a can-do attitude, DHL Express has grown its retail footprint in sub-Saharan Africa by an astonishing 1,000% in less than three years.
In what could become a business school case study, the company’s number of service points increased from 300 to over 3,300, not by building its own bricks and mortar branches but by partnering with local business owners who act as DHL resellers. Thousands of vendors – such as an electronics store in West Africa, a travel agent in East Africa and a small grocery shop in Southern Africa – now allow their customers
Airtel Rwanda has donated an assortment of cleaning tools, including hoes, shovels, slashers and rakes to Kagara village in Nyabisindu cell, Remera Sector to be used during community projects like Umuganda.
The donation was handed over to village leaders by Airtel Rwanda managing director Teddy Bhullar after Umuganda activities.
Umuganda is a mandatory community service carried out every last Saturday of the month to enhance community involvement and strengthen national development programmes.
MTN launches data fest, apps development contestLocal apps (applications) developers have a chance to showcase their skills and market their innovations, thanks to a mobile app contest unveiled by MTN Rwanda on Tuesday.
MTN Mobile App competition aims at rewarding initiatives by individuals or groups of university students who conceive and deliver the best mobile applications in the spheres of education, health, agriculture, social networking and local government administration, according to Robert Rwakabogo, the MTN marketing operations senior manager.
He added that the contest will also nurture innovation and local talent to develop home-grown ICT solutions.
“We are looking for apps that benefit Rwandans by enabling them access local content to enhance and help them live better lives,” h e said.
to send DHL shipments alongside their normal offerings.
These small businesses benefit from commission on all DHL sales, an increase in foot traffic as well as being associated with a global brand.
“It’s really a win-win approach. We having given these small shop owners a unique business opportunity to grow their revenues and gain credibility by aligning themselves with an international brand. If they do well, we do well,” explains Sumesh Rahavendra, head of marketing for DHL Express Sub Saharan Africa.
The company is willing to partner with any entrepreneurial business that sees value in becoming a DHL reseller. All partners are provided with a complete branding kit and go through an extensive training
programme to ensure compliance with DHL’s requirements and procedures.
DHL has also forged similar partnerships with larger companies such as mobile network operators, retail business centres, supermarkets and fuel retailers.
Not only is partnering with existing vendors more cost effective than building its own branches, it also brings DHL closer to its customers.
An entrepreneur in Ghana can send a sample to a client in the US from the same place he picks up his daily newspaper, whereas a mother in Mauritius is now able to ship a birthday gift to her son in France while her car is being filled up at the fuel station.
DHL also simplified its pricing and packaging options to fit in with the needs of its customers as opposed to the other way around. To make people aware of its retail offering, the streets of Africa are often painted yellow and red through tactical advertising campaigns involving dancing, singing and special DHL giveaways.
“Through the passion and energy of our 4,000 employees across Sub Saharan Africa, we have changed the perception that DHL only caters for multinationals and big business. Our retail customers no longer have to sit in traffic to send a document or parcel, but can literally find a DHL service point right around the corner,”
Rwakabogo was speaking during the launch of MTN Data Fest at the telecom firm’s headquarters in Nyarutarama Kigali.
He said the mobile app contest will add momentum to existing efforts to support home-grown solutions through initiatives that positively impact society in a sustainable manner.
“The contest will be conducted in two phases; during the first stage contestants will submit concept proposals, which we will review; and the second stage will involve an app delivery and review by a panel of industry experts. The winners will be announced at the end of the MTN Data Fest,” he said.
Meanwhile, Rwakabogo said the two-month data festival seeks to enhance data penetration across the country, which currently is at 20 per cent.
He added that the festival will also focus on how small-and-medium businesses (SMEs) can use Internet to grow their enterprises.
“Our strategic objective is to drive data penetration in the
different regions of the country by offering exceptional value when using the Internet... We will also educate customers on the role of the Internet, especially in business,” Rwakabogo said.
Customers will also be trained on how to use
data centre services, including broadband, cloud computing and LTE, hot-spot premium, directory services and Internet
bundles.New Times
Bhullar pledged Airtel’s continued support to Umuganda activities so as to contribute to an environmentally clean country, strengthen the firm’s community engagement, as well as support the country’s development programmes.
The telecom firm also pledged 200 chairs and a public address system to Nyabisindu cell to facilitate future community meetings and events.
Florence Ntakontagize, the Nyabisindu cell leader, thanked Airtel for the gesture and donation to the community.
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says Rahavendra. “Perhaps most gratifying is the fact that we are empowering business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs across Africa with an additional opportunity to earn money and live better.”
He tells the story of a DHL reseller in Kenya whose mobile phone accessories shop is located right opposite a DHL corporate-owned store. When asked why customers would ship with her rather than go to the fully-branded DHL outlet, she said the average person relates much better with
her shop, perceiving it to be affordable and less formal than the one across the road.
“In a continent like Africa where the informal economy rules, a company’s retail strategy cannot revolve around high-end shopping malls,” adds Rahavendra. “You have to operate on a level where customers can understand, feel and relate to your product. You really need to ensure that your brand connects to the average person on the street,” concludes Rahavendra.
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It’s enthralling to witness how telecommunication companies have revolutionalised the African continent with mobile technology in the past few
years. According to International Telecommunications Union (ITU), there were 271 million mobile subscribers in Africa in 2007, compared to 15 million in 2000. Internet subscribers (i.e. excluding Internet café usage) in Africa were according to ITU about 9.7 million; up from 1.2 million in year 2000. The statistics above include the more pierced Northern African markets. In Southern Africa, South Africa take over with high penetration of 40 million mobile subscribers2, mostly pre-paid.
Having entered most parts of the continent, mobile companies settled to revolutionize by using their systems to transfer money within their customers. One of the mobile money transfers in Africa which revolutionalised East Africa is Safarican in Kenya. Kenya’s local mobile phone operator, Safaricom launched M-pesa in 2007. M-pesa allows users to charge their mobile phones with credit paid to any of M-pesa’s agents conveniently situated in commercial venues around the country. Any mobile phone airtime seller in a small street corner booth or shop that handles cash can be an M-pesa agent. There are over 17,500 M-pesa agents all over Kenya, compared to Kenya’s 840 bank branches. M-pesa agents are highly visible and available in Urban and rural areas and conveniently double up as M-pesa’s mobile money cashpoints.
Other African countries such as Ghana, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Nigeria also caught up with the mobile money transfer which later became known as mobile banking. As the banks in Africa saw the viability of the mobile system, they have now come into collaboration with the communication companies.
Zain, a competitor mobile phone operator in Kenya launched a banking service called Zap-M in 2009. The facility also covers Uganda and Tanzania and targeted at 100 million people. Zap extended its mobile banking services to Malawi, Niger and Sierra Leone within a year of its East African launch. With operations in 16 African countries serving over 42 million customers, Zain is a chief mobile phone operator in Africa and is famous for its “One Network” borderless mobile network in Africa. The One Network covers over 400 million prospective customers and is the world’s first
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Equity Bank, Africa’s largest bank with more than eight million customers has come up with an innovative facility for its customers allowing them easy access to their bank accounts. The bank make available its account holders a slim line SIM said to be laid on top of their mobile phone SIM cards. This facility of slim line SIM will permit customers to maintain their accounts, transactions through phone numbers and services. The SIM will add bank access to the phone menu and making bank transactions safe and secure.
With this facility, Equity Bank antedates to upsurge and fortify its customer base in Kenya as it will entice new customers while boosting more transactions. This ‘mobile virtual network’ banking service also provides the privilege of piggyback on existing infrastructure provided by Bharti Airtel, leading telecommunications firm in India and Africa.
No doubt, this new technology is a great competition for Africa’s presently leading company; Safaricom and its M-Pesa mobile money transfer platform. In the same vein, Chief Executive of Equity Bank, James Mwangi anticipates that the mobile offering is a breakthrough barriers of access and distance that comes up hampering banking sector in the continent.
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KenyagetsnewMobile Banking Services with Equity Bank
borderless mobile network in Africa.Headquartered in Lomé, Togo in West Africa,
Ecobank has also combined with Airtel, signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) announced in June 2011to promote mobile banking services in Africa. Ecobank functions in 30 African countries and Airtel in 19 countries in Africa and Asia. At the end of April 2011, Airtel had over 223 million customers across the 19 countries it operates in. Ecobank also has 750 branches across Africa.
In November 2010, Ecobank Ghana and Zain launched Ecobank Mobile Banking in Ghana. The service allows Ecobank account holders to manage their accounts using their mobile phones.
In Liberia, Lonestar Cell MTN and Ecobank Liberia have partnered to bring new mobile banking services called Mobile Money to customers in Liberia. Launched in September 2011, mobile money will allow customers to register for mobile bank accounts to make and receive cash payments, pay bills, transfer funds locally and receive international remittances.
WIZZIT Mobile Bank network established in 2004 also allows account holders to receive and make payments on their mobile phones. Vodacom, South Africa’s biggest mobile phone operator has formed a partnership with Nedbank to offer M-pesa services to customers. Users that do not have bank accounts are encouraged to register and open mobile accounts.
In Ghana, StanChart Bank delivered their first mobile banking application. The App allows customers, among other functions, quick and easy access to their accounts; the ability to transfer funds, pay bills and top up of mobile phone credits.
Breeze is accessible on Blackberry, Android and IOS. Customers need to go to their App Store and download the free app.
Airtel Ghana, through its award winning Airtel Money mobile commerce service and Databank have also launched an innovative service that brought convenience and flexibility to how customers of Databank’s investment packages top up their investments via their mobile phone.
Another mobile money innovation is when Airtel Ghana, the fastest growing telecommunications company in Ghana again crunched a deal for managed Value Added Services (VAS) with mobile software company, Rancard Solutions, a leader in mobile VAS technology with content discovery algorithms. Under the terms of the agreement, Airtel Ghana would use Rancard’s service management tool, Value Added Services Provider Manager (VASP Manager), to deploy and manage multiple content provider accounts and services. This enables the mobile network to render a rich, diverse and concerted mobile content and service experience for their subscribers.
The habit of using someone else’s bank account means that access is actually higher for certain segments of the unbanked. This is more common within families with few members having formal employment. That is why the mobile banking has come as smart way to go for the unbanked. But before the coming of mobile banking, banking business seems to be for the elites only.
What is the banking outlook like in Africa and
how will the mobile banking aid their forecasts? Doyens say Sub-Saharan Africa is set to enjoy a banking boom in the decade to 2020. Research indicates that Real GDP growth in the region averaged 6.8% a year in 2005-08, the best for a generation, and stayed positive in 2009, despite the global recession. The subsequent rebound has also been swift, and growth was forecasted to average 5.5% in 2011-12, generating brisk real per capita growth of 3.4% a year. Overcoming a long legacy of underdevelopment, the conditions are in place for a doubling of banking assets and deposits, a proliferation of outlets and the extension of services to swathes of the continent’s unbanked majority over the next decade and this is where mobile banking comes in handy.
Our goal is to make communications, banking, payments, retail and infotainment affordable and accessible to all in Africa, and we have a track record that is unrivalled in mobile telecommunications for delivering relevant and innovative mobile solutions to help customers overcome their daily challenges.
Rancard’s focus is to provide mobile network operators with the tools that enable them to improve their ARPUs and keep subscribers engaged through innovation. We believe with Rendezvous we enable mobile subscribers to find the content/applications/services they really want with software-enabled recommendations from people they trust inside of the network.
the afrICan MobIle bankIng revolutIon Is here!!!
Ecobank Ghana and Zain launched Ecobank Mobile Banking in Ghana. The service allows Ecobank account holders to manage their accounts using their mobile phones.
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Mumbai is what we lovingly call - the 'City of Dreams'. This marvellous metropolis is not only the financial
capital of India that aids as the center of all trade and investments, but also a cultural center.
It is a place where you can enjoy the most eminent stylish labels and merchandises from various fashion houses that overflow the eventful malls. A place where allure is not a rare word and is imitated brazenly in the Bollywood film industry.
To witness some of God's astonishing wonders- the splendid sunsets over the Arabian Sea, do take a look at the beaches in Mumbai, which is a dream-like vision. In Mumbai, night is when the day truly arises,
which is why Mumbai is also talk about as the 'city that never sleeps'. Once a cluster of seven islands, Mumbai was offered to King Charles II in 1661 as part of the dowry when he married Princess Catherine de Braganza of Portugal.
CityofDreams: Vivacious, thriving, on the move, energetic, amusing - this is Mumbai or as it is still often denoted as - Bombay. The most contemporary city in India, it catches the essence of the shifting pace set by liberalization and modernisation.
Lip-SmackingChoices: It is the capital of Maharashtra state, and its official language is Marathi though English and Hindi are broadly spoken and understood. The fast-paced life has given rise to packs of "fast-food
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outlets" on more or less every road, proposing lip-smacking choices of Mumbai's very own: Pau Bhaji, Bhel Puri and Kababs. There is no shortage, yet, of multi-culinary delicacies dished out in high-class restaurants by master chefs.
Shopper's Delight: Mumbai is a shopper's delight with inexpensive buys, élite boutiques, cultural markets and mini bazaars. This eventful city is also the centre of a blossoming cultural life, with an endless stream of concerts in music, dance and drama.
BindaasBollywood: Next to Hollywood, Mumbai is world's largest production centre for films. The Film City: 'Bollywood', as it is called, produces the second most number of films in the world every year.
Mumbai for All: Mumbai gratifies to the audacious and the idealistic through its boasting activities, nightclubs, pubs, theatres, beaches and restaurants.
Old and new, rich and poor, classical and modern- it’s all here for you to smell and relish!
The City That Never Sleeps!!
Gateway of india: This 26m-high edifice has four turrets and intricate latticework engraved into the yellow basalt stone. Local people as well as the foreign tourists come down to this place in the evening and take a cool rest from day's tiring work schedules.
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Marine Drive: It is the place where people hang out to cool down a while from the muggy hurried and busied life. As street lamps systematically line up on the edge of the beach, it is also known as called Queen's Necklace. Stalls on the beach, selling Bhelpuri, Kulfi and Paan make the chowpatty reviving.
Juhu Beach: Juhu is one of the most popular and posh beaches of India. Tourists can enjoy horse and donkey rides, dancing monkeys, acrobats, cricket matches, toy sellers etc. here.
essel World: Essel World offers over 40 exciting rides, games, and attractions. The Water Kingdom is said to be the largest of its kind in Asia. It is a perfect destination for a one-day holiday.
siddhivinayak temple: The temple has a Kalash, which is a pointed dome of 12 feet high Gabhara (sanctum sanctorum) weighing 1500 kg and plated in gold. So, it expedites the 'Darshan' of Sri Siddhivinayak from either the area surrounding the Gabhara or the stage (Sabha Mandap) constructed to conduct pujas and festivities.
Haji ali: Haji Ali Dargah is one of India’s most famed and prominent landmarks. The impressive Haji Ali is both a mosque and tomb. The Dargah is situated on a small island and is reachable through a narrow walking lane.
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ingredients • 2bonelessskinlesschickenbreasts• 1smalldicedtomato• 1/2whiteonion,diced• 2tablespoonscreamypeanutbutter• 1cupwater• 1dashgarlicpowder• 1tablespoonbutter• 2tablespoonspeanutoil,divided
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african-Style Peanut Chicken
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• Neem: Neem is among the best skin herbs on this planet. If you are eating the right meals that are needed for acne prevention, Neem will quite of great importance to yourskinwhenitcomestofightingacne. At least drink a glass of neem tea per day and you will notice great changes within a small period.
International Conference on Hydrology & MeteorologyIt is organized by the OMICS group. The conference will cover areas like Hydrology Is the Science That Encompasses the Occurrence, Distribution, Movement.Date: 15-16 Sep 2014 Venue: Novotel complex, Hyderabad, India
International Conference on Business Economics and Management It is organized by the OMICS group. The conference will cover areas like Business And Financial Operations, Supply Chain Management, and Tourism Ethics And Sustainability.Date: 15-16 Sep 2014 Venue: Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad, India
Sustainable and Inclusive Solutions SummitIt is organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry gurgaon. The conference will cover areas like CSR, Renewable energy, Biodiversity, Water, Agriculture, Smart cities, integrated reporting, Innovation, Mining, and many more.Date: 16-17 Sep 2014 Venue: The Lalit, New Delhi, India
Global Cancer Summit It is organized by the OMICS group. The conference invites various experts from different regions to discuss on areas like molecular and cellular oncology, Cancer genomics and systems biology, Tumor microenvironment, tumor immunology and immune therapy, Cancer stem cells, Robotics in oncological Surgery, Translational approach in cancer treatment metabolic complexity of signal transduction and present their various case studies related to the cancer researches done by them.Date: 16-18 Sep 2014 Venue: Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad, India
InfoComm India 2014 It is the biggest association serving the professional Audio- Video industry with over 4100 members worldwide is pleased to launch this event. This is the three day event organized by InfoComm Asia Pte Limited.Date: 17-19 Sep 2014Venue: Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, India
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cooked and remove from heat and set aside. 3. In a separate pan saute diced tomatoes and
onion in butter and peanut oil until soft. 4. Add peanut butter and stir well. 5. Then add the water and mix well. 6. Now add chicken to mixture and bring to boil. 7. At boiling point, reduce heat to medium and
cook for about 6 minutes 8. Serve warm over African Style Rice!
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1. What are you saying? आप कया कह रहे हंै?
2. how are you? आप कैसे हंै?
3. Where do you live? आप कहां रहते हंै?
The Minister of State for Commerce & Industry (Independent Charge), Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman meeting the Minister of Industry, Trade & Investment of Nigeria, Dr. Olusegun Aganga, on September 12, 2014
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Acne Short Riddle1. What is greater than god, more evil than the
devil, the poor have it, the rich need it, and if you eat it, you'll die? nothing
2. Who makes it, has no need of it.Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it? A coffin
3. Which creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening? Sticky Riddle
4. What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries? a towel
5. There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house. Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies. What is it? Watermelon
6. What kind of room has no doors or windows? a mushroom
7. What kind of tree can you carry in your hand? a palm
8. Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly? incorrectly
9. If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me. What am I? Secret
10. What gets broken without being held? a promise
11. Feed me and I live, yet give me a drink and I die. Fire
12. Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I? Forward i am ton, backwards i am not
13. He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he? a preacher
Dish with combinations of flavors.
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4. You are very beautiful. आप बहुत संुदर हंै|
5. how old are you? आप िकतने वष के हो ?
6. for how long you were waiting here? कब से आप यहाँ इंतज़ार कर रहे थे?
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Ghanaian artistes, Sarkodie, R2Bees and Shatta have earned nominations in this year's Channel O Music Awards.
They will face off with some of Africa's finest acts for laurels at the main awards which take place on Saturday, November 29
Sarkodie, r2Bees, Shatta Wale nominated for 2014 Channel o Music Video awards
GirLie o: Patoranking Video Lead Girl, Joanna fabikun crowned Miss Westafrica uK 2014
at Nasrec Expo Centre in Soweto, South Africa.
Sarkodie received two nominations namely, Most Gifted Male and the night's biggest award Most Gifted Video Of The Year. All the nominations are for his 'Illuminati' video.
For the Most Gifted Video Of The Year, he will battle Emmy Gee Ft Ab Crazy & Dj Dimplez for Rands And Nairas, Davido for Aye, K.O. Ft Kid X for Caracara, Burna Boy for Run My Race, Tiwa Savage Ft Don Jazzy for Eminado.
The rest of the nominees in that category are Dr Sid Ft Don Jazzy for Surulere, Riky Rick Ft Okmalumkoolkat for Amantombazane, Cassper
Nyovest for Doc Shebeleza, Dj Clock Ft Beatenberg for Pluto (I Remember), Aka for Congratulate, and Diamond for Number One.
In the Most Gifted Male category, Cassper Nyovest for Doc Shebeleza, Davido for Aye, Riky Rick Ft Okmalumkoolkat for Amantombazane, K.O. Ft Kid X for Caracara will face Sarkodie.
Tema-based music duo, R2Bees also received two nominations for their song Slow Down which features Nigerian artiste Wizkid. They were nominated in the Most Gifted Duo, Group Or Featuring, and Most Gifted West.
They will compete Uhuru Ft
The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts is making an addition to the country’s calendar of high profile events by introducing what it has christened 'Homofest 2014'.
The festival, slated for September 25th through to September 27th,
2014, is in partnership with the Ministry of Local Government
and Rural Development, the Greater Accra Regional
Coordinating Council and the National Lotteries Authority (NLA).
According to the sector Minister, Mrs.
Elizabeth Ofosu Agyare, the event will be an annual one to climax the celebration of the Homowo Festival of the
people of Ga-Adangbe after all the various stools namely Tema, Nungua, Teshie, Osu, La, Prampram, Ningo and Ga Mashie have completed their individual celebrations.
The Minister believes it is long overdue to have one unique yearly
platform to offer all Ghanaians and international tourists a rare opportunity to witness the rich culture and tradition of the Ga-Adangbe people – the
landlords of the capital of the country.The Minister disclosed the above,
when she joined the chiefs and people of La to celebrate this year’s Homowo under the theme “Cultural Knowledgebase to the Youth for a Disciplined Society."
A value addition to the planned Homofest is that, the grand durbar to climax the three-day celebrations on Saturday; September 27th, 2014 coincides with this year’s World Tourism Day under the theme “Tourism and Community Development." Activities lined up for the two events (Homofest and World Tourism Day) include a decentralized clean-up exercise in all the sixteen (16) Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies in the Greater Accra Region as part of efforts to rid the communities of filth and its attendant problems such as cholera, with its effect on tourism, culture and creative arts.
Present with the Minister at the event were Nii Amasa Namoale (MP for La Dade-Kotopon), Sylvester Mensah (Chief Executive, National Health Insurance Authority) and Rita Odoley Sowah (MCE, LaDMA).
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Ghana's tourism ministry hosts Homowo festival
Oskido & Professor for Y-Tjukutja, Dj Clock Ft Beatenberg for Pluto (I Remember), K.O. Ft Kid X for Caracara, and Kcee Ft Wizkid for Pull Over, for that award.
The Most Gifted West also has Davido for Aye, Burna Boy Ft D'banj for Won Da Mo, Olamide for Turn Up, and Dr Sid Ft Don Jazzy for Surulere as competitors.
2014 Ghana Music Awards Artiste of the Year, Shatta Wale
received a nomination in the Most Gifted Ragga Dancehall category.
Shatta Wale was nominated for his hit song Everybody Likes My Ting and will face off with Buffalo Souljah for Basawine, Orezi for Rihanna, Jesse Jagz Feat Wizkid for Bad Girl, and Patoranking for Girlie O (Remix), for that award.
Modern Ghana
Joanna Olu Ebun Fabikun was born on the 2nd October 1992 and was raised by Her Great aunt in a small city called Milton Keynes in the midlands UK; together they ran a small grocery store selling African food, which built her foundation in business and enterprise.
She is extremely proud of her mixed heritage comprising of a half English, half Irish father and Nigerian mother.
Growing up, Joanna played the Violin and had a keen interest in Netball. In 2012, Joanna lost her mother but the tragedy became
her driving force to attain greater things.
Joanna also known as Jojo Lara played the main girl in the video “So Many Tings” by MayD, where she played the role of a slave. This became her debut into acting with over 1.5 million views and also led her to play the lead role of a woman suffering from domestic violence in Patoranking's video titled 'Girlie O'.
Miss West Africa UK final took place on Saturday 6th September 2014 in the UK.
Modern Ghana
ghanaian hi-life ace akosua agyapong and dance hall prodigy mzvee to storm tamale with a live concert
With the trending of hi-life genre of music falling immensely, veteran
Akosua Agyapong now happens to be the pivot and spotlight who still has what it takes to resuscitate the genre to greater altitudes of pedestal. September 19, 2014 will go down in history, as the people of Tamale and other hi-life lovers will witness a breath taking concert being championed by Akosua Agyapong as well as Ghana’s current dancehall
songstress MzVee. The concert has been scheduled to take place at Radash hotel at exactly 5pm and will continue until midnight. The singer and actress in an exclusive interview with Pink Fm and Today newspaper also revealed the show is not going to witness musicians based in Accra only but other artistes based at Tamale.
According to her, the hi-life genre seemingly is becoming extinct whilst profane and weakly scripted music is dominating and
dictating the trend of music in Ghana.
As she delved deeper in talking about this, she stated emphatically that she will live up to expectation in continuing to script songs which are of strong lyrics and carries educative messages in order to educate the public.
The mother of six told an exclusive side of her concert which has been termed the oldies and newies. This she explained that her performance will be of a combination of some of her old songs as well as her new – ranging from Frema, Kokooko to some of the songs on her new abulm.
The entire management team of Mrs Asamoah Larbi (Aksua Agyapong) will be at the event in being supportive to the progress and course of the concert.
All and sundry are entreated to be at the place of event to witness the Akosua Live Concert as she and her fellow musicians help resuscitate hi-life genre of music.
Modern Ghana
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Chess body wants to take sport to schools
Hadi awarded most aggressive rider jersey
bujumbura Marathon: Participants say it was a success
Bujumbura is the capital, largest city, and main port of Burundi.
Big names from the world of athletics came to Bujumbura last weekend with the Kenyan contingent led by none other than Wilson Kipsang, holder of the world marathon record accompanied by 800 metres Olympic champion Wilfred Bungei and many others from the region, giving prominence to the Bujumbura event and showing solidarity with Burundi’s effort to position itself at last as an equal partner in the East African Community.
Burundi’s Tourism Board, which offices were only repainted
a week earlier under a self-help initiative by the tourism fraternity, was the main driver behind the event.
The three races, a half marathon of 21 kilometres and a 10 and 3 kilometre race were all well attended and the course through Bujumbura lined with spectators, cheering on amateurs and the more professional athletes who had come to race each other.
Carmen Nibigira, CEO of the Burundi Tourism Office – leaving shortly on study leave to complete her Ph.D. studies in the United States – was swift to point out that the event, among other objectives,
The 2016 African Nations Championship (Chan), Organising Committee
has said that Rwanda is on the right track to host the event.
The event will be hosted at different venues including Huye, Rubavu, Amahoro and Kigali Regional stadiums.
The Organising Committee of the tournament is doing everything possible to have the best event ever.
The Spokesperson of the Organising Committee, Emmanuel Bugingo said Rwanda is on the right track to host the tournament in 2016.
“We want to keep promises that Rwanda delivers and has
RwandaontracktohostChan-Organising Committee
always delivered. This has been proven in events we have hosted in the past.”
It will be recalled that Caf gave hosting rights to Rwanda after the country hosted two successful youth continental tournaments in a space of three years; 2009 Africa Youth championship and the African U-17 Championship two years later.
Chan, a tournament designed exclusively for footballers playing in their domestic leagues has since been held in Cote d’Ivoire (2009), Sudan (2011) and South Africa (2014).
New Times
Rwanda Chess Federation president Kevin Ganza says the body is keen on introducing the sport in schools countrywide.
He has called on school administrators to help the
federation in this effort.“Chess improves the level
of concentration among pupils and boosts problem-solving skills, mathematics and reading comprehension among others,
and this is what our children need,” he said.
He added that Chess is a good sport, especially when one begins it at a young age.
“It is not just about the
king, queen and knights, it is about thinking strategically, anticipating consequences, weighing options and making decisions. It is a very important game,” he told Times Sport.
“We need chess and we want it grow in Rwanda. It’s therefore very important that we start it in schools right away from primary schools, to secondary school
Team Rwanda rider Janvier Hadi bagged the most aggressive rider jersey despite finishing 100th in stage four of the on-going Tour of Alberta on Saturday to drop to 109th in the general classification ahead of Sunday’s stage five.
A group of eight, including Canadians Nic Hamilton and Bruno Langlois, went out front early and stayed there for about 150 kilometres, only to be tracked down and swallowed by the chase group in the waning minutes of the race.
Theo Bos of the Netherlands pulled away with about half a kilometre to go, drafting past teammate Sep Vanmarcke on the home stretch and sprinting to the finish line to win Stage Four of the five-stage competition.
and through to the Universities,’’ he added. University of Rwanda’s College of Science and Technology, UR-College of Arts and Social Sciences, Agahozo Shalom Youth Village, Ecole Francaise and College Doctrina Vitae are some of the learning institutions that have tried to introduce and support chess.
New Times
Hadi, a guest rider in the Garneau-Quebecor Team, spearheaded the jailbreak group that was eventually tracked down from behind to win the most aggressive rider jersey.
163.5km stage 4 run from Edmonton to Strathcona County featured six sections of rough pavement, which the locals refer to as “Canadian Pavé.”
The course also included three sections of gravel roads that totaled about 5km. The stage finished with three laps of a 2.8km circuit, the tightest and shortest closing circuit of the week.
Conclusion at the Tour of Alberta took over the streets of downtown Edmonton with a 121km circuit race.
New Times
was to strike a partnership with Kenya as the country’s Embassy was one of the key sponsors of the event. ‘I run for fraternity, I love Bujumbura’ was the theme of for the races, adding sports to the objective to position Bujumbura as East Africa’s culture and culinary capital. Key sponsors of the inaugural event were among others Kenya Airways, the Kenya Commercial Bank, the Kenya Ports Authority and the Paul Tergat Foundation which nurtures young sporting talent.
The winners were reportedly all Burundians and according to Carmen Nibigira: ‘Everyone who participated was a winner. The objective was to participate and come to share the fraternity in our amazing capital Bujumbura, a city in which we love sport and practice it with pride. This is what makes our capital unique and stand out’.
Well there you have it, Bujumbura and the whole of Burundi awaits with more events and festivals and all and of course to explore the shores of Lake Tanganyika and the forests and parks.
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How you will describe the picture of the medical sector of India? How it is different from Africa?
Medical sector in India has world class institutions with proven expertise catering to all types of health care requirements. African medical sector lacks specialty and super-specialty medical institutions.
No doubt, a rapid growth has been experienced by the African economy in the field of medicine. As per your prolonged experience, what are patient’s basic requirements in Africa?
Quality diagnosis and appropriate, affordable treatment solutions.
What role does medical tourism plays in today’s world? In your view, how it is a boon for African patients?
Medical tourism is becoming a profitable industry in countries like Thailand, India, Singapore, Morocco and many other countries. Medical tourism in India offers world class health care solutions at affordable
cost to the patients in Africa.
Give a brief about Heal & Bliss and its endeavours?
Heal and Bliss Private Limited (www.healnbliss.com) has been pioneer in offering medical tourism to patients in Africa since 2002. Heal & Bliss offers best possible solutions to its clients through a pool of over 200 hospitals in India.
Still any people are unaware with the concept of medical tourism. What measures should be taken to promote and endorse medical tourism?
Regular awareness campaigns through social media, electronic media and print media should be undertaken. In addition, medical professionals in the targeted countries should be made aware about the medical tourism facilities available in India. Government of India through its embassies and missions should promote India as a medical tourism destination.
One disease took lives of many
people in Africa in last few months, Ebola. Could you please elaborate on it and its preventive measures? What steps should be taken by the government in this regard?
Ebola was discovered in 1976 near the Ebola River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since then, outbreaks have appeared sporadically in several African countries. The 2014 Ebola outbreak is the largest Ebola outbreak in history and the first in West Africa. The current outbreak is affecting multiple countries in West Africa namely Liberia (1698 cases), Sierra Leone (1216 cases), Guinea (771 cases), Nigeria (21 cases), and Senegal (1case). The virus is spread through direct contact (through broken skin or mucous membranes) with blood and body fluids (urine, feces, saliva, vomit, and semen) of a person who is sick with Ebola, or with objects (like needles) that have been contaminated with the virus. Ebola is not spread through the air or by water or, in general, by food; however, in Africa, Ebola may be spreading as a result of handling bushmeat (wild animals hunted for food) and contact with
infected bats. If you are in or traveling to an area affected by the Ebola outbreak, protect yourself by doing the following:• Wash hands frequently.• Avoid contact with blood and
body fluids of any person, particularly someone who is sick.
• Do not handle items that may have come in contact with an infected person’s blood or body fluids.
• Do not touch the body of someone who has died from Ebola.
• Do not touch bats and nonhuman primates or their blood and fluids and do not touch or eat raw meat prepared from these animals.
• Avoid hospitals where Ebola patients are being treated. The U.S. Embassy or consulate is often able to provide advice on medical facilities.
• Seek medical care immediately if you develop fever (temperature of 101.5oF/ 38.6oC) and any of the other following symptoms: headache, muscle pain, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain, or unexplained bruising or bleeding.
Without a shadow of doubt, medical tourism is booming as people seek for more affordable and advanced medical services in foreign countries. In an exclusive interview to Indo Africa Times, Dr. R.P. Vashist, Director, Heal ‘&’ Bliss Medical Tourism Pvt. Ltd spotted light on the prominence and promotion of medical tourism in today’s era. Also, he enlightened us with “The Killing Disease- Ebola”, its history, symptoms and preventive measures.
"Do not touch bats and nonhuman primates or their blood and fluids"
Dr. r.P. Vashist Director, Heal ‘&’ Bliss Medical Tourism Pvt. Ltd.
MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 15, 2014