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nvestinTunisia,Start-upDemocracy conferenceheldinSeptember8,2014
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
We trust
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a future
enterprise
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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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2. Wassupafrica02
O
ne 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
Rwf15bn Treasury bond trades on stock exchange
South Africa urged to introduce e-visas
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.
African Herald
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 maturity
He 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.
“Thesebondsareusuallytraded
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 awareness
He 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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3. Wassupafrica 03
C
ape 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.
FROM PAGE 01
New airline route: Doha - Cape
Town nonstop on Qatar Airways
Africa Is the
Next Frontier
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.
Modern Ghana
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
throughoutourworldwidenetwork,
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
offerspassengersanunprecedented
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
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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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Foreign investors urged to join Tunisia democratic ‘startup’
New Economic
Future is what
Africa needs!!
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4. 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
CountryoftheWeek04
NIGERIA AT
A GLANCE
Country Official Name: Federal
Republic of Nigeria
Head of State: H.E. Dr. Goodluck Ebele
Azikiwe Jonathan, GCFR
Capital: Abuja
Independence: Unification of
Southern and Northern Nigeria 1914.
Independence from the United
Kingdom 1st October 1960. Declared
Republic 1st October 1963.
Main Religion: Christianity and Islam
Government: Federal Presidential
System
Total Area: 924 000 sq. km.
GDP: $509.9bn
Inflation Rate: 7.80%
Population: 174,507,539
Languages: English (official), Hausa,
Igbo, Yoruba, others
Climate: 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: Petroleum
Time Zone: WAT (UTC+1)
Currency: Naira (NGN)
L
ionsarethekingsofthejungle
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 Inspiring
Nigeria 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
termsofGDP(PPP)in2012.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 Move
Nigeria 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 Roots
Agriculture 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
worldwideandfirstinAfricainfarm
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.
• Driving Innovation
Nigeria 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.
• The Latest Entry
Textiles 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.
• Keeping the Faith
The mining of minerals scores
foronly0.3%ofitsGDP.Themining
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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5. BusinessBuzz 05
DHL takes innovative approach to grow retail
footprint in sub-Saharan Africa by 1000%
Airtel donates tools to Remera
residents
D
HL 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 contest
Local 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.
New Times
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.
African Herald
mONDAY | SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

6. FRANKLY SPEAKING06
I
t’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
Mr. Kola Sonola
M-Commerce Director at
Airtel Ghana
Ehizogie Binitie
Rancard’s Director for
Product Management
and Marketing
By kirit sobti,
editor, iat
editor@indoafricatimes.com
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.
All Africa
Kenya gets new
Mobile 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.
MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

7. TRAVEL&tourism 07
M
umbai 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.
City of Dreams: 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-Smacking Choices: 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
Mumbai
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:NexttoHollywood,
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.
WHERE TO GO???
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.
mONDAY | SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

8. TALKINGTECHNOLOGY08
W
ith 25 years of
professional experience
in giving solutions
globally to the fields of Earth
Moving Machineries &
Agricultural Machineries with
core business as exports of Parts
for Earth Moving Equipments &
Agricultural Tractors, catering
worldwide mainly to fields of
Mining, Construction, Agriculture
Machinery, Sugar Industries, Steel
Industries, Cement industries,
Marine, Oil Fields etc. Charesh
International is truly a gateway to
world serving customers in Africa,
Russia, CIS, Middle East, Far East,
Asia, South America & European
countries.
They have specialization in
exports of Parts, Tyres, Lubricants
suitable for Caterpillar, Cummins,
John Deere, New Holland, Case,
Same,Mahindra,Cameco,Komatsu,
Volvo, Dynapac etc.
Charesh International
highlights are same day quotations,
ready stock availability of parts
and immediate deliveries by Air
to any part of the world. Sea
shipments, Railing, Trucking to
any corner of world adds strength
for Charesh International in
supporting customers globally
without any logistics hassels.
Charesh International
is headed by Battepati Anil
Kumar, graduate in mechanical
engineering gained 25 years of
professional experience in giving
solutions worldwide to Earth
Moving Industry and Agricultural
Machinery Industry travelled
multiple entries to Iran, Turkey,
Russia, Kazakhistan, Mongolia,
Pakistan, Yeman, Kuwait, Kenya,
Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia,
Nigeria, Ghana, Angola, South
Africa, Mozambique, Namibia
, Libya, Hong Kong, Thailand,
Indonesia, China etc. with the aim
to serve heavy equipment industry
and agricultural industry globally.
Based in India and procuring
parts from USA, UK, Europe,
Korea, China & India, shipping to
rest of the world with main focus
on African customers. Success of
Charesh International comes from
delivering Quality Genuine Parts
with shortest delivery period to
Africa. Traditional 6 months of
parts delivery period to Africa
was cut short to 7 days breaking
all past records of delivery period
in the history of parts business of
Africa. Never missed challenging
opportunities to meet customer
demands of Africa.
Worldwide Exporters of
Parts
Having specialization in export
of earth moving equipment parts
mainly for: caterpillar, Cummins,
Komatsu, Case, New Holland,
Volvo, Dynapac etc.
They also specialize in exports
of Rebuilt Caterpillar Engines &
Transmissions. They also involved
in various machinery parts
sourcing and exports based on
customers demand.
Worldwide deliveries by air
cargos and sea shipments. Their
deliveries are from ready stock
and immediate direct dispatch
from manufacturer's location to
end users final destination.
Heavy Earth Moving
Equipment Spare Parts
Ground Engaging Tools, Electrical
Parts, Under Carriage Components
Transmission Parts, Tyres,
Batteries
Heavy Equipments
Charesh International is one of
the leading supplier of used earth
moving equipments sourcing from
USA, Europe, Middle East, and
Far East Africa. They have well
established tie ups globally with
world’s largest stockiest of used
heavy equipments.
Exporters of Earth Moving
Equipment Parts
They specialize in exports
of Earth Moving Equipment
parts mainly for: Excavators,
Bull Dozers, Motor Graders,
Wheel Loaders, Dump Trucks,
Forestry Equipments, and Mining
Equipment.
A recognized supplier of well-
designed Earth Moving Machines
Earth Moving Parts, Charesh
International offer a wide range
of Earth Moving Equipments and
Earth Moving Machinery Parts
under the direct supervision of
highly qualified technical experts.
CHARESH INTERNATIONAL:
GATEWAY TO THE WORLD
Their technicians keep a keen
eye on every stage of the quality
checking process and thoroughly
check the machinery and its parts
for any defects before dispatching
to clients. All their efforts are
directed to provide our customers
with a satisfying range of Earth
Moving Machinery and parts.
The earth moving equipments
and parts offered by us has become
preferred choice of our clients
for their host of quality features.
Procured from reliable vendors
across the globe, earth moving
equipments and parts are used in
various earth moving processes,
where they can work under very
tough working conditions.
Mining and Industrial
Machinery Parts
They are instrumental in
offering an extensive range of
mining and industrial machinery
Parts, which are widely demanded
by varied industries for the proper
functioning of their machines.
These Machinery Parts ensure
their durability and strength.
Available in various dimensions
and precise finish, customers
can avail customized range of
machinery parts.
They have a combining
technology with innovation for
all the products, to improve the
efficiency and capacity of these
mining equipments, mining
machinery parts. On ensuring the
delivery of only superior quality
mining equipments, mining
equipment parts, and mining
machinery parts and hence are
accorded as the best suppliers of
mining equipments and mining
machinery spare parts, etc.
For more details visit:-
www.chareshinternational.com
MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

9. TRYSOMETHINGNEW 09
Ingredients
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 small diced tomato
• 1/2 white onion, diced
• 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
• 1 cup water
• 1 dash garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil, divided
upcoming
Impossibility only exists in the minds
of impossible people
THOUGHT OF
THE WEEK
African-Style Peanut Chicken
• Use Garlic: Garlic can be use
either by consuming it or applying
it topically. To apply it externally on
your skin, simply cut the clove and
rub it gently on the affected area.
The garlic clove has allicin which
possess both antibacterial as well
as antifungal properties.
• Use Tea Tree Oil: Tea tree oil
is another very effective herbal
remedy for not only acne but
for treating many skin as well
as hair conditions. Tea tree oils
has antibacterial and antiseptic
properties that assist in fighting
bacteria.
• Consume Fiber and Calcium:
Calcium and fiber helps to get rid
of acne by balancing hormones
especially in women, also when
consume foods that contain fiber,
colon will be cleaned and as a result
of this, left with a healthy skin will
be left with no pimples or acne.
• 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
your skin when it comes to fighting
acne. At least drink a glass of neem
tea per day and you will notice great
changes within a small period.
International
Conference on
Hydrology
Meteorology
It 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
Summit
It 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 2014
Venue: Bombay Convention Exhibition
Centre, Mumbai, India
PackPlus South
Industry leaders and key market
regulators from processing,
packaging, supply chain and
converting industries will attend
this show and will discuss about
the current trends related to these
industries. Conference, product
launches, meeting with customers
and networking opportunities will
be some of the highlights of this
mega event. Coding and online
printing machines, labeling and
capsuling machines, plastic films
and foils, cardboards, tubes,
crates, pressroom equipments
and inks will be some of the
important products which will be
at display in this show. This event
will provide opportunities to the
attendees to connect with leading
companies and to explore local
market. Participants will discuss
about the current market scenario
of these industries.
Date: 17-19 Sep 2014
Venue: Hyderabad International Trade
Exposition, Hyderabad, India
Togo is the fourth
largest producer
of phosphate in
the world
TOGO
Prepration Method
1. Diced chicken breasts in to bite sized pieces.
2. Saute in 1 tbs peanut oil until just before
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!
Handy Hindi
1. What are you saying?
आप कया कह रहे हैं?
2. How are you?
आप कैसे हैं?
3. Where do you live?
आप कहां रहते हैं?
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

picture of the week
Acne Short Riddle
1. 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.
10 best
homemade
Remedies
for
4. You are very beautiful.
आप बहुत सुंदर हैं|
5. How old are you?
आप िकतने वष के हो ?
6. For how long you were waiting here?
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mONDAY | SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

10. THEFASHIONISTAS10
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).
Eturbo News
Ghana's tourism ministry hosts Homowo festival
OskidoProfessorforY-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
W
ith 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
MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

11. SPORTS2WATCH 11
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
WilsonKipsang,holderoftheworld
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,
T
he 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
Rwanda on track to host Chan-
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.
TheoBosoftheNetherlands
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.
Eturbo News
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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.
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MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 15, 2014