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hemessagewasclear–southernAfricahasalottogainifmember
states work together as opposed to working individually
This message was made at the just ended Southern African
Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government
Summit, which was held in the resort time of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
Addressing the summit, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe
who assumed the chair of the regional body said it was critical for
SADC countries to fully implement all its agreed decisions to ensure
that the citizens of the region benefit from regional integration.
He said through this way, “I have no doubt that together we will
succeed,” adding that SADC had all the necessary natural resources
such as huge tracts of land, minerals, water basins and wildlife to
sustain its development.
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our renewed collective commitment to expend even more effort to
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ohannesburg – The
International Air Transport
Association (IATA) African
Aviation Day emphasized the need
for intra-African air connectivity
to spread economic and social
prosperity across the continent.
In particular, IATA noted that the
liberalization of air rights for intra-
Africa flights could yield significant
benefits in both jobs and GDP
growth.
Africa is well-placed to enjoy
sustained economic growth
thanks to a young, expanding and
urbanizing population, combined
with abundant natural resources.
But because intra-African aviation
connectivity and the economic
health of its airlines are weaker
than they could be, opportunities
for job creation, business growth
and innovation are being lost.
African airlines are expected to
return a profit of just $100 million
The competition for the 3rd and
4th editions of the Education
Research in Africa Award (ERAA)
is now open.
The Award aims to promote
high quality education research,
produced by African universities,
research centres and research
networks. It is awarded to four
categories of researchers or
institutions: the best emerging
researcher, the best accomplished
researcher, the outstanding
mentor of educational researchers,
and the best enabling
institutional environment
for education research.
The Award is
organized by the
Association for the
Development of
Education in Africa
(ADEA) and the African
Development Institute
(ADI) of the African
Development Bank
(AfDB), with financial support
from the Korea-Africa Economic
Cooperation (KOAFEC).
The inaugural edition of ERAA
was launched in 2012.
For the 3rd and 4th editions
of the Award (2014 and 2015),
research in the following
thematic fields will receive special
attention: technical and vocational
skills development (TVSD); early
childhood development (ECD);
information and communication
technology (ICT); science,
technology and innovation (STI);
The Sustainable Energy Fund for
Africa (SEFA) approved on 11th of
August in Tunis a US$530,000 grant
to Mali as co-funding for a project
to promote renewable energy in the
country (PAPERM project). The overall
objective of the grant is to strengthen
the enabling environment for catalyzing
renewable energy investments from
the private sector. Specifically, SEFA
will finance policy, legal, regulatory
and institutional frameworks, as
well as capacity building for various
audiences involved in developing,
financing, and operating renewable
energy power projects.
The SEFA funded component is
part of a wider project (PAPERM) in
the context of the country’s Scaling-
Up Renewable Energy Program
(SREP) with a total project cost of
approximately US$ 2.6 million, also
funded by the SREP (US$1.5 million)
and the government of Mali (US$0.4
million).
The PAPERM project has three
components: the first will aim at
improving the policy, legal, regulatory
and institutional environment to
promote investment in renewable
energy; the second is focused
on capacity building, knowledge
management, communications and
advocacy for renewable energy; and
the third will strengthen the monitoring
in 2014, on a net profit margin of
0.8%, the lowest of all aviation
regions.
“Increased intra-African air
connectivity is essential if Africa
is to seize the opportunities
for growth promised by its
demographic and resources
advantages. Aviation in Africa
supports nearly 7 million jobs
and $80 billion in GDP, but it faces
challengesintermsofliberalization
of markets, safety, costs,
infrastructure and regulation. Only
through industry and governments
working hand-in-hand can these
challenges be overcome, to the
benefit of everyone across Africa,”
said Raphael Kuuchi, IATA’s Vice
President for Africa.
Enhanced connectivity
To provide African
governments with a clearer view
of the benefits of intra-African
connectivity, IATA formally
launched a report showing that
liberalization of air services across
12 African nations would create
155,000 jobs and boost GDP by
$1.3 billion.
The report by InterVISTAS,
an independent consultancy,
calculated the positive economic
impact of implementing the
1999 Yamoussoukro Decision,
which pledged to open up air
transport markets within Africa to
transnational competition. The 12
nations in the report are: Algeria,
Angola, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana,
Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal,
South Africa, Tunisia and Uganda.
Aviation Day sets agenda for
enhanced intra-African connectivity
ADEA, AfDB and KOAFEC launch the 2014/2015
Education Research in Africa Award
Sustainable Energy Fund
for Africa supports Mali in
promoting renewable energy
Improved safety
The 2012 Abuja Declaration
on African Safety by transport
ministers of the African Union set
out a goal for African aviation to
match the average safety levels of
the rest of the world by 2015.
IATA has identified 20 airlines
for assistance in implementing
IOSA. The Declaration also calls
on states to create well-resourced
and autonomous Civil Aviation
Authorities and to implement
safety management systems.
Tackling the challenge of Ebola
The spread of Ebola continues
to be a significant medical
challenge in the region. IATA is
liaising closely with the World
Health Organization (WHO), which
is taking the lead in tackling the
disease. The aviation industry is
taking all necessary precautions,
such as introducing exit screening
at certain airports. Airlines also
have well-tested procedures
for handling suspected cases of
infection, including guidelines
for isolation and care for ill
passengers, and measures for
disinfecting aircraft.
“The WHO is best placed to
give authoritative, independent
advice on how best to deal with
Ebola. They have been very clear
that travel and trade bans are
unnecessary. Unless this advice
changes we hope that countries
working hard to eradicate Ebola
continue to benefit from air
connectivity,” said Kuuchi.
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and evaluation processes of the
sub-sector, and the programmatic
approach under SREP-Mali. Mali’s
Ministry of Energy will be the executing
agency with the projected expected to
be completed in three years.
The need to promote the
development of renewable energy in
Mali could not be greater: the national
electricity access rate is only around
30%, even as the potential in solar,
hydro and wind power generation is
tremendous. “To better its energy mix,
Mali must improve its policy, legal
and regulatory framework. Eventually,
renewable energy will be seen as a
viable option for reducing the country’s
dependence on thermal generation and
effectively lower the electricity retail
tariff,” said Alex Rugamba, Director of
the AfDB’s Energy, Environment and
Climate Change Department.
During the course of the project,
the AfDB will support Mali’s Ministry of
Energy in preparing and implementing
activities, channeling SREP funding,
and raising more financing to scale
up the renewable energy investment
in Mali. As part of the SREP program,
the Bank is also involved in the
development of a mini hydroelectricity
project and a solar Photovoltaic
independent power producer project
in Mali.
AfDB
gender issues; special education
needs; teacher training and the
teaching profession.
The organizing committee
encourages women to participate
in the 2014 and 2015 editions.
The terms and conditions of
participation in the competition
are available on line.
Research on education is
crucial for African education
systems to function well. It
provides decision-makers with
the information they need to
orient policy, conduct reform
and enhance the quality, equity,
relevance and efficiency of their
education and training systems.
In spite of this, education
research in Africa remains
insufficient and underused. Among
the main factors explaining this
are the inadequate institutional
environment for education
research, and the persisting weak
involvement of higher education in
the policy-making process.
The objectives of the Education
Research in Africa Award are:
• To strengthen the link between
education research and
education policy-making and
practice in Africa;
• To encourage and support
researchers based in Africa and
their organizations to produce
and disseminate rigorous
and relevant research that
stimulates innovative policy-
making for Africa;
• To facilitate the interaction
between researchers and
policy-makers in order to
promote the systematic
use of research findings in
the design, formulation,
implementation and
evaluation of education
policies;
ERAAultimatelyseeks
the institutionalization
of a culture of quality
research that contributes
both to informed
decision-making and to
the effective implementation of
promising reforms and practices.
It is part of a wider framework
seeking to strengthen education
research capacities in Africa,
which will be implemented in the
next few years.
The juries for the Award are
made up of African and Africanist
researchers and education
specialists working in universities,
research centers and research
organizations based in Africa and
in other regions of the world.
AfDB
Raphael Kuuchi, IATA’s Vice
President for Africa
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3. Wassupafrica 03
fulfill the ideals of SADC for the
benefit of our individual countries
and the region at large,” he said.
“The decisions that we have
taken will only be meaningful to
the people if we implement them.
We therefore, need to improve our
scorecard on that front.”
The summit adopted a number
of resolutions to push the regional
integration agenda forward. These
include the decision to place
industrialization on the centre
stage in SADC regional integration
No one should be denied
understanding of their human
rights just because they can’t afford
a mobile data plan. Now women
in Zambia won’t be, as Facebook
and Internet.org’s new app gives
them free Internet connection
for accessing women’s rights
resources like MAMA (Mobile
Alliance For Maternal Action),
WRAPP (Women’s Rights App),
and Facts For Life by UNICEF.
Facebook worked with
Zambian carrier Airtel and local
governments to identify the need
for these resources and bake them
into Internet.org. But as the app
gets rolled out in more countries
around the globe, Facebook could
cause tension with governing
regimes that have historically
oppressed women. And that’s a
fight worth fighting.
MAMA Internet Dot
Org“’Women’s access to
technology – and their ability to
use it to shape and drive change
in their communities – is critical
to gender equality” says Global
Fund for Women’s President
Fixed network operator Tanzania
Telecommunications Company
Limited (TTCL) has announced US$6
million worth of investment for telecom
equipment in 202 villages targeted
at improving telecommunication
services.
The upgrade will benefit 300,000
people living in 16 regions including
Arusha, Tabora, Iringa, Kagera,
Manyara, Dodoma, Lindi, Mbeya,
Morogoro and Mtwara. Other regions
earmarked for future development
include Mwanza, Pwani, Ruvuma,
Shinyanga, Singida and Tanga.
The equipment upgrade follows
an agreement signed between TTCL
and Universal Communication
Services Access Fund (UCSAF), an
institution created in 2006 by the
government to ensure the availability
of communication services in rural
and urban underserved areas.
TTCL chief executive officer
(CEO) Kamugisha Kazaura confirmed
the new development.
“Our aim is to make sure that
every constituency and village that
was lacking telecommunication for a
long time, to have that access,” he
said.
“Most of the areas where the
project is expected to be carried out
are underdeveloped.”
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agenda.
SADC believes that
industrialization would allow
countries to improve their
competitiveness through
diversification and value addition.
“To this end, summit mandated
the ministerial task force on
regional economic integration to
develop a strategy and roadmap
for industrialization in the region,”
reads part of the communiqué
issued soon after the two-day
meeting held on 17-18 August.
On the Regional Indicative
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Strategic Development Plan
(RISDP), the leaders directed the
finalization of the implementation
plan in order to provide guidance
towards the implementation of
SADC programmes.
The RISDP has been in review
since 2010 to ensure that the plan
aligns with new realities as well as
set achievable targets.
With regard to the theme
of the summit “SADC Strategy
for Economic Transformation:
Leveraging the Region’s Diverse
Resources for Sustainable
Economic and Social Development
through Value Addition and
Beneficiation,” it was agreed
that the region further meets to
deliberate on the matter before the
next annual summit in 2015.
On plans to launch an enlarged
free market covering 26 countries
in eastern and southern Africa,
SADC said negotiations are going
well with other regional
economic communities.
The negotiations
involve the
Common Market
for Eastern and
Southern Africa
(COMESA), the
East African
Community (EAC)
and SADC.
C o m m o n l y
referred to as COMESA-
EAC-SADC, the three plans
aim to establish the tripartite Free
Trade Area by 2016.
The leaders also noted that the
region was making significance
progress to improve food
production in the region. However,
challenges continue to affect the
agriculture sector.
“To this end, summit endorsed
a regional food and nutrition
strategy from 2015 to 2025 to
ensure improved food availability,
accessibility and utilization in a
more sustainable manner.”
On gender development, the
region urged countries put in place
policies and strategies to sustain
and improve the representation
of women in decision making
positions. SADC aims to have at
least gender 50/50 representation
in all decision making positions by
2015.
The SADC Summit by elected
Botswana as deputy to Zimbabwe.
As per tradition, this means the
next SADC Summit set for
August 2015 will be
held in Botswana.
South Africa
assumed the
chair of the
SADC Organ on
Politics, Defence
and Security
C o o p e r a t i o n ,
with Lesotho being
deputy.
By Kizito Sikuka
Facebook Takes a Stand with Free
Access to Women’s Rights Info in Africa
Tanzanian
villages to
benefit from
$6m telecoms
upgrade
Rwanda, Kenya,
Uganda and
South Sudan
Agree to Cut
Roaming
Charges
and CEO Musimbi Kanyoro.
“This technology will give voice
to millions of people, including
women, in Zambia, Africa and the
whole world, and empower them
to share ideas, drive innovation,
and build more inclusive and
democratic societies.”
The Internet.org app launched
last week in Zambia, its first
country, as a standalone Android
app, a tab in the Facebook for
Android app, and as a mobile
website available on the feature
phones most Zambians carry. It
gives free access to a limited set
of Internet services including
Facebook, Wikipedia, and Google
Search, as well as local info on
weather, jobs, government, and
human rights. Airtel subsidizes
this free access because the app
proves the value of the Internet
to people, some of whom may
buy data plans through it to reach
the rest of the web. Screen Shot
2014-08-01 at 3.00.56 PMThe
Zambian government has been
supportive of the project, but
Internet.org could face friction in
other parts of Africa, the Indian
subcontinent, or the Middle East
where gender discrimination is
more institutionalized. Facebook
has endured censorship in the
past by governments that oppose
social media and some types of
content due to “moral concerns”,
including Syria, Iran, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, and Saudi Arabia as
well as China. Some have lifted
their bans, but purposefully giving
free access to information that
could encourage women and other
disadvantaged groups to call for
more freedom could potentially
invoke governmental ire.
These situations could draw
a fine line for Facebook to walk,
where it doesn’t want to get its
social network banned, leaving
users in the lurch, but wants to
empower people through the
Internet. Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-
Ngcuka, Under-Secretary-General
and Executive Director of UN
Women, says “This technology
will empower countless women
to make a positive impact on their
societies and the world.”
Mark Zuckerberg pushed to
start Internet.org because he says
“I believe connectivity is a human
right.” Empowerment through
information can cause temporary
destabilization and hardship, as
we saw with the Arab Spring. But
while these may be the growing
pains of humanitarian progress,
access to knowledge should help
us emerge as a more just species.
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Northern Corridor countries
have agreed on a regional
telecommunications framework to
establish a One-Network-Area by
31st December 2014. When fully
operational, charges on phones calls
within the region could drop by 60
percent.
The One-Network-Area is being
implemented following a directive of
the 5th Heads of State Summit held in
Kenya back in May 2014. At another
summit in Rwanda on July 03, the
leaders expressed satisfaction with
progress.
Regional line-ministries were
directed to ensure the following:
Exemption of regional calls from
surcharges applied by member states
on international incoming calls. No
additional charges to subscribers on
account of roaming within the region.
And no charges for receiving calls
while roaming within.
Rwanda Minister for Youth and
ICT, Jean Philbert Nsengimana said
regional telecoms and governments
need to work together to achieve
seamless roaming in the Northern
Corridor which comprises Rwanda,
Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan.
Subscribers travelling within
the corridor will be charged as local
subscribers in the visited country
network. The subscriber will only
incur prevailing calling rates of the
visited network similar to what local
subscribers pay.
Nasasira, Uganda's Minister of
ICT said: It is important that our
regional telecom operators work
together to make this communication
milestone a reality.
Operators within the region shall
be required to re-negotiate their
bilateral agreements to ensure the full
implementation of the One-Network
Area by 1st September 2014 for
Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda and 31st
December 2014 for South Sudan.
Dr. Matiang'i, the Cabinet
Secretary, Kenya's Ministry of ICT
said the telecom industry has to come
together to establish a permanent
platform that allows the sector to grow
to benefit consumers.
The launch of the One-Network-
Area will abolish roaming charges
among the four countries. There will
also be a significant drop in cost of
calls within Rwanda, Uganda, South
Sudan and Kenya by an average of
60%.
Data also shows that border
trade and exchanges will boom - with
citizens able to use their regular SIM
cards for calls while traveling in the
corridor. Initially, customers were
forced to buy several SIMs to use in
different states.
Currently, the cost of regional
roaming is higher than the cost of
calling international destinations like
Europe.
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4. CountryoftheWeek04
Côte d’Ivoire
AT A GLANCE
Country Official Name: Republic of
Côte d’Ivoire
Head of the State: H.E. Dr. Alassane
OUATIARA
Capital: Yamoussoukro
Independence: 07 August 1960
Religions: Christianity, Islam and
other local's religions
Government: Regime Presidential
Total area: 322.000Km2
Inflation Rate: 2,5% (2013)
Population: 23.200.000
Language: French (official language)
Bete; Dioula; Agni; Baoule Guere
Climate: Semi-arid
Import Items: Fuel, Machinery and
Electrical equipment
Export Items: Cafe; Cacao; Coconut;
Palm oil; Wood, Banana
Natural Resources: Diamond, Iron,
Gold
Main Economic Sector: Agriculture,
Manufacturing, Mining
Time Zone: GMT
Currency: Franc CFA
T
he booming nation with the
youth eager to learn, prosper
and develop, Côte d'Ivoire
was in medieval times the center
of several major African trade
routes. Culturally, the nation has
a diverse exposure to distinct
religions and traditions as it
homes Christians, Muslims and
groups with traditional beliefs.
With extreme ethnic and linguistic
variety, the nation shares its
borders with Guniea, Liberia, Mali,
Ghana and Burkina Faso along
with 600km of coast on the Gulf of
Guinea (Atlantic Ocean).
The nation is marking its
presence with timber industry
and light industrial sector that
is spreading wings in the field
of processing primary products
and produces textiles, chemicals
and sugar for export markets.
Furthermore, the offshore oil
and gas deposits are on the path
of growth and development and
meeting the needs of industrial
sector and the energy sector.
The nation already persists on
oil refining operations together
with cigarette manufacturing
generating industrial economy for
the nation.
Also, the government is
stepping ahead and developing
the service sector and gradually
centering on tourism, financial
services and telecommunications.
Côte d'Ivoire with the GDP of US$
15.9 billion has cocoa, rubber,
timber, coffee, palm oil, bananas
and pineapples as the source
of major exports and consumer
goods, capital goods and food as
the imports items. The nation
stands proud being the world’s
largest cocoa producer and the
third largest coffee producer
worldwide. And, when talking
about the beauty of nature, the
western and southern parts of
Côte d'Ivoire are covered with
greenery and forests along with
savannahs plains in north and in
west, mountain border protects
the nation. One can find the
birdlife in abundance especially
near the coast.
The nation is a proud member
of all major regional economic
organisations such as ECOWAS
(Economic Community of West
African States) and numerous
bodies allied with the CFA Franc
zone. Worth mentioning here is
that the government and economy
of the nation is based solely on
the idea of liberalism, promoting
private initiative. Foreign
investment takes a greater place
in the economy of the nation with
around 40% to 50% share of total
capital in Ivorian firms.
Real Estate Sector
With the Ivorian economy
coming back on track with a bang,
the stability is almost guaranteed
and this makes the real sector
flourish with great potential. The
nation’s needs are huge and viable
in terms of property although, the
gapbetweensupplyanddemandis
not stable with each passing year.
According to sources, the Ministry
of Construction and Urbanism has
launched an operation to enhance
the status of supply of a wide
variety of land and urbanisation is
taking place massively.
Rubber Industry
Rubber is one of the main
sources of export earnings for
Côte d'Ivoire
Indulge and Invest in
the Ivorian government, thus, it
focusses to triple the production
by 2015. In 2008, the natural
rubber plantation topped by
200,000 tonnes from 188,500 in
2007. This year also, farmers there
are confident that price support
efforts will ensure in keeping the
output rising.
All in all, doing business in Côte
d'Ivoire is becoming predominant
in the business world. The nation
is stated as one of the most
thriving economies in West Africa.
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5. BusinessBuzz 05
Vodafone Partners Samsung
for Galaxy Tab S Experience
South Africa: MTN SA
Launches LTE Prepaid SIMs
App Makes Ebooks
Available in
African Languages
S
amsung Electronics Ghana
has partnered Vodafone
Ghana to launch its new
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 and 10.5
in Accra.The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 and
10.5 are Samsung's latest flagship
devices, built to show off the very
best of the company's hardware
and software prowess.
The Galaxy Tab S devices have
been built to go toe-to-toe with
Apple's slates, a brave and perhaps
foolhardy undertaking. Both
models have a 2560 x 1600 pixel
WQXGA Super AMOLED screen,
which works out at 287 pixels-
per-inch on the larger model and
360ppi on the smaller one.
The internals are identical,
comprising 3GB of RAM, 16GB
of storage, an 8MP rear camera
and 2.1MP front-facing camera.
The Samsung Exynos 5 Octa CPU
inside these tablets combines 1.9
and 1.3GHz quad-core processors
with the faster taking over from
the slower when required at the
expense of some battery life.
With a reinforced fingerprint
To many, the fact that literacy
in African countries often leaves
a lot to be desired comes as no
surprise. A lot of organisations,
however, are looking for ways to
turn this around. Take for example
Worldreader, who is planning
to distribute nearly 400 African
ebooks for free!
In cooperation with the African
division of the African Cambridge
University Press, NGO digital book
provider Worldreader will soon
release more than 390 titles on the
African ebook market.
Ventureburn stated that
the company, that has 330,000
active monthly users and housed
650,000 books in their digital
library last year, is able to do
this due to the lowered price of
technology has fallen and risen
adoption rates.
People using the Worldreader
app don’t need specialised
hardware to enter its library,
Ventureburn says. The app can
be accessed via the BINU Cloud
Platform and is even compatible
to feature phones – the African,
simplified version of smart
phones. According to the article
on Ventureburn, all the user need
is the possibility to run Java apps,
which the writer believes is one of
the best parts of the app.
Even though Worldreader
originated in San Francisco, the
NGO is present in Africa, Asia and
a number of other places. Its aim
MTN South Africa has launched Long
Term Evolution (LTE) PayAsYouGo
SIM cards for prepaid customers.
The company said the move
was designed to give them access
to high-speed internet access that
is ideal for a range of applications
including online gaming, high
definition television, and video
conferencing. Now customers can
enjoy doing the things they love
doing online faster.
“South Africans want world-class
internet access that is capable of
meeting all their unique connectivity
requirements,says Larry Annetts,
Chief Marketing Officer: MTN South
Africa.
MTN has already rolled out
LTE networks to parts of Gauteng,
the Free State, KwaZulu Natal, and
the Western, Central, and Eastern
Cape with more sites coming online
throughout the year.
This roll-out strategy means
that MTN customers are always at
the forefront of the latest technology
that is competitive and relevant for
their needs, adds Annetts.
More than 790 MTN LTE sites
are already live nationally with a
further 825 sites integrated with LTE
technology.
The new MTN PayAsYouGo
LTE SIM cards are available from
any MTN branded stores including
participating retail outlets.
Existing prepaid customers
wanting to perform SIM swaps to
the new LTE (128k) will also be able
to do so.
The MTN LTE PayAsYouGo SIM
pack will consist of the Standard SIM,
Micro SIM and Nano SIM retailing
for R1.50 and customers can select
from any from a wide range of newly
launched bundles from 3GB (R299),
5GB (R399), 10GB (R599), and
20GB (R1 199).
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Samsung launches Solar-powered
Internet School in Ghana
Samsung Electronics West Africa and the
Korean Education and Research Information
Service (KERIS), in collaboration with the
government of Ghana, this week launched
the first Solar Powered Internet School
(SPIS) in the country.
In a move that aims to bridge the digital
divide and enhance educational capability
of teachers and students in rural areas that
have little or no electricity, the SPIS was
launched at the Dago LA Junior High School,
to complement the efforts by the Ministry
of Education in the implementation of ICT
integration in primary schools.
Speaking at the event, Ghana Education
Minister, Hon. Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-
Agyeman, comments: “The SPIS ensures
that modern day education reaches each
and every corner of Africa and through its
power generation, enables those without
electricity to benefit from the use of
technology.”
With a vision to reach over 2.5 million
students in Africa by 2015, Samsung’s
initiative focuses on the deployment of ICT
infrastructure, professional development
of educators, content development and
management, school administration and
management as well as sharing best
practices in the integration of ICTs in
enhancing learning and teaching in the
classroom.
Mr. Harry Park, Samsung Electronics
West Africa managing director, urged the
community to look after the investment.
“The endless supply of information on
the internet contributes immensely to
broadening the perspectives of children
today, improving their lives and in so
doing improving the communities in which
they live. Sadly, most children in Ghana
and some other African countries lack the
necessary ICT education with which they
can compete with the rest of the world.”
The SPIS is a 40-foot shipping container
that Samsung equips with 24 Samsung
Laptops plus one for the teacher, a multi-
purpose Samsung printer, a 50-inch
electronic board, a server, internet access
and the solar panels. All these devices
are optimised for use in a solar-powered
environment.
The e-board allows for cross-group
collaboration between and among
educators and learners across geographical
boundaries. It can run video conferencing,
access the internet, and connect to
the computers in the container, all
simultaneously, providing an interactive
learning and teaching experience for both
the educators and learners.
Samsung has partnered with the Korea
Education and Research Information
Service (KERIS), an organisation which
promotes public education through the
use of information and communications
technology (ICT) in schools, to pre-install
content on the computers. KERIS also
provided the necessary training designed
to equip the teachers with requisite skills
in curriculum development and integrate
technology with this curriculum.
Kea’betswe Modimoeng, Public Affairs
and Corporate Citizenship Manager at
Samsung Electronics Africa,
emphasised the importance of
partnerships with NGOs and Government
in ensuring sustainability. “The SPIS is a
step towards the right direction in terms of
ensuring that we address the United Nations’
call for Africa’s growth as outlined in the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
This initiative is also in line with Samsung’s
global vision of strengthening the minds
and fostering the creativity of young people
as well as a holistic effort on education
transformation in Africa.”
The progressive Solar Powered Internet
Schools concept, places African countries
like Ghana, Kenya Rwanda, Ethiopia,
Tanzania, Gabon and South Africa at the
forefront of nations adopting and integrating
ICT in their education models.
balancingact-africa
is to up literacy levels, which the
organisation is trying to achieve
by using universal
technologies.
Now that
Worldreader is
joining hands with the
Cambridge African
Language Library,
Ventureburn say,
content will be available
in the mother tongue
of several countries
in Southern and West
Africa and the Riff Valley,
for example.
balancingact-africa
sensor embedded in the home
key, one can unlock the screen
or access account with a simple
finger swipe.
There'samultiwindowfeature
for multi-tasking which works as
advertised, letting you chat while
browsing the web or control your
music while poring over Google
Maps and so on.
It's of more use on the larger
tablet and at this stage multi-
tasking on a tablet feels kind of
superfluous — once you get a
keyboard up on screen as well
everything starts to get really
cluttered.
There are 30 different gifts
bundled with the Tab S, covering
subscriptions to sites like the New
York Times and the Wall Street
Journal to an in-flight Wi-Fi deal
with Gogo and a free game or two.
Speaking at the launch,
Mr. Tetteh Akornor, Product
Manager, Samsung Ghana said
the partnership with Vodafone
is because Vodafone provides
the best network quality for its
customers in the country.
Mr. Yao Agbeko, Head of
Terminals, Vodafone Ghana
disclosed that from now up to
December this year anybody
that purchase the Tab from any
Vodafone or Samsung outlets will
be given 3GB data for six month.
He said the partnership with
Samsung is to give their customers
the best of customer satisfaction.
Modern Ghana
mONDAY | AUGUST 25, 2014

6. FRANKLY SPEAKING06
Jeffrey Robert Immelt
Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, General Electric
Mikael Karlsson
Chief Executive Officer,
Globeleq
By kirit sobti,
editor, iat
editor@indoafricatimes.com
I am proud of our 100-
year history in Africa. Through
investments such as our new
multi-modal manufacturing
facility in Nigeria, Algeria gas
turbine manufacturing, and our
customer innovation centre
in South Africa, we remain a
committed partner to Africa’s
sustainable growth.
Dibamba and Kribi are the
only two independent power
projects in Cameroon and we
are really excited to be an active
participant in the country’s
power sector. These quality
assets add significant capacity
to the company’s existing
platform in the region, further
establishing Globeleq as the
leading private power company
in Africa.
Make a Difference
The bull's eye
may seem
unbelievable;
nevertheless,
bearing in mind
the continuing
developments
in the
hydropower
and alternative
energy sources
in the country,
the government
is on the exact
pathway
Promoting rural electrification and expanding power generation
Net1 Mobile Solutions
connects Rural Areas
in its own style
Net1 Mobile Solutions has brought a
high-tide of surprise with its innovative
idea of connecting rural areas with Wi-Fi
networks. The South African based
technology company prepared the Sun-
e-light, a power generated lamp which is
said to operate as a mobile charger and
a Wi-Fi hotspot. This initiative began as
part of corporate social responsibility
project focusing on enabling rural areas
to open up to the digital world. Chief
marketing officer, José Carlos Da Silva
Soares for the innovation asserted, We
began talks with a production company
in China which specialises in producing
simple yet innovative products to
produce a prototype [of the Sun-e-light]
for us, which has now been refined
and tested over a period of two years.
He added that the concept of Sun-e-
light advanced as the Net1 missioned
to provide connectivity to rural
communities which have no electricity
grid.
The Sun-e-light lamp is a 3G-enabled
modem which acts as a wireless router
that can be accessed via Wi-Fi and
potentially even Bluetooth. Soares also
added, We are trying to make acquiring
a lamp as easy as possible, and have
thus enabled features on our USSD
[unstructured supplementary services
data] platforms that permit people
to request a lamp directly from their
mobile phone. The lamp takes eight
hours to charge and provides up to 16
hours battery life. Initially, the company
stated to roll out 2,000 lamps once there
is demand in the market.
Soares also noted, Accessibility
and connectivity will enable these
communities to better themselves
and those around them, and this can
ultimately lead to a hugely positive
spin-off effect. Our particular focus
leans towards learners, entrepreneurs,
vendors and job seekers. And, to make
lamps accessible and affordable for
the public, the company will make it
available for under R300.
Furthermore, Soares also reviewed,
We believe solar power is becoming
hugely important. Both public and
private organisations are moving
towards solar powered initiatives to get
off the grid, thereby saving money and
reducing pressure on Eskom. It's also
more environmentally friendly, and we
can all contribute more to being more
environmentally aware and being better
corporate citizens.
J
ust think of the miserable life of a student who
study for exams under streetlights because he can’t
access electricity at home.
In Africa, power is inaccessible, too expensive, and
undependable for most people. This traps societies
in poverty-students find it tough to read after dark,
clinics cannot refrigerate vaccines and businesses have
shorter operating hours.
On the contrary, the African continent is well gifted
with energy resources but most remain intact. Way out
to this delinquent embrace: enhancing cross-border
power trade, educating prevailing utility companies,
refining access to electricity on a large scale, while
helping countries chart low-carbon growth paths.
Interestingly, the Eastern Africa region is awarded
with a diversity of energy resources essential for
sustainable development. These energy resources,
which are
extensively
dispersed
throughout the
region, take
account of hydro,
wind, biomass,
solar, geothermal,
peat and fossil
fuels.
Rwanda‘s
energy balance displays that about 85% of its overall
primary energy consumption is based on biomass
(99% of all households use biomass for cooking),
11% from petroleum products (transport, electricity
generation and industrial use) and 3% from hydro
sources for electricity. In April 2011 about 14% of the
total population had access to electricity from the grid
and the government has started a roll-out programme
to swiftly surge this to 16% (350 000 connections) by
2012 and 60% by 2020.
For Africa to succeed the high demand for energy,
regional blocs must plan methods of improving power
trade between them, the UN Secretary-General’s
Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for All,
Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, said when he recently attended
the African Development Bank Annual Meetings.
“You cannot have one power market; you must have
sub-regional power markets built around the power
pools and regional economic communities. I requested
the President to be part of that leadership group
to which he is willing because he strongly believes
that the future of energy systems in Africa will be
through integrating our energy resources.”
“The next step is to have a set of champions
made up of African leaders with African businesses
that can help integrate the markets and look at big
energy generation projects.”
For Rwanda, like any other country in the
region, lack of access to adequate power rests an
impediment to attaining development targets.
According to available statistics only 17 per cent
of the population in Rwanda has access to electricity.
For the past few years, a lot has been capitalised
in the extraction of methane gas in Lake Kivu and
geothermal energy on Mount Karisimbi. While
no power has been extracted so far, officials have
continued to be optimistic. Frequent targets
were set for the power generation from the Lake
Kivu methane gas,
nonetheless, none
have been met. Yet,
making an allowance
that extra financial
agreements have been
signed and works on
site have advanced,
hope is not lost.
Government of
Rwanda has also set
a determined energy production target to see 563
megawatts (MW) of energy realised by 2017 in
order to diminish the country's electricity deficit.
The bull's eye may seem unbelievable;
nevertheless, bearing in mind the continuing
developments in the hydropower and alternative
energy sources in the country, the government is
on the exact pathway to encounter the high energy
demands of a rapidly increasing population.
Energy sector in Rwanda has significantly
enhanced over the recent past but there is still
plenty of room for further expansion. The goal
of the sector is to make circumstances for the
delivery of safe, reliable, efficient, cost effective
and environmentally suitable energy services
to households and to all economic sectors on
a sustainable basis. The energy has current
electrification rate of 14.5% with 252,000
connections. Electricity accounts for about 4.5% of
primary energy use in Rwanda, biomass gives 84.5%
and petroleum products 11%.
MONDAY | AUGUST 25, 2014

7. TRAVELtourism 07
Every season and every spot has its own
special offering such as Kangra art museum,
Kotwali bazaar, St. John’s Church are the
various well known places. The colourful
temples and Gompas add cherry to the cake
by reflecting the preeminent culture of Tibet.
Handy Information
Languages Spoken: Hindi, Punjabi, English
and Pahari are understood and spoken by
the people engaged in tourism trade
Shopping Centres: Kotwali Bazar, a general
shopping area, and McLeod Ganj for Tibetan
handicrafts
Area: 5739 sq. km
Population: 13.39 lakh
Altitude: Between 1250 m to 1550 m
(Dharamshala)
Temperature: Max. 38 C in June; Min. 0 C in
Jan.
Annual rainfall: Varies between 290 cm to
380 cm second highest rainfall in the country.
Best season: January to June; September to
December. July-August is rainy season.
Clothing: Winter: Heavy Woollens
Summer: Light Woollens and tropical
Approach: Air: The nearest airport at Gaggal
is 14 km away after which it is accessible by
road.
Rail: Pathankot is the nearest broad gauge
railway terminal to Dharamshala. From
Pathankot there is a narrow gauge railway
line up to Kangra (94 km) and from here
Dharamshala is 17 km by road.
Road: Direct and regular bus service from
Delhi (520 km), Chandigarh (250 km),
Jammu (210 km), Shimla (238 km), Chamba
(185 km) and Manali (240 km).
I
n the Himalayan wilderness Dharamsala
is a lovely place. Spectacular views of the
snow-laden mountains, striking culture,
quaint old monasteries and packed with
Buddhist nuns and monks together form the
tourist attractions in Dharamshala.
Dharamshala is blessed with picturesque
natural beauty covered with oak, deodar,
pine and lush greenery, and has everything
for a perfect holiday. It is full of life and yet
peaceful. Dharamshala has a number of
exciting places to visit varying from temples
to churches, monasteries to museums and
ancient towns to places of natural beauty.
• Bhagsunag Falls: The mighty
Bhagsunag waterfalls lies a
little away from the town of
Dharamsala. An old temple
is also positioned is the
surrounding.
• Dal Lake: Edged in Deodar and
Fir trees, the Dal Lake is added
chocolate-box spot just 10kms
away from Dharamsala.
• McLeod Ganj: Lovingly raised
as the little Lhasa, McLeod
Ganj draws more fame from
the residence of His Holiness
Dalai Lama than anything
else. The little township with
clusters of maonasteries and
Buddha Statues is one of the
biggest tourist attractions in
Dharamsala.
• Jwalamukhi Temple: A nearly
two-hour jaunt would take you
to the renowned Jwalamukhi
Temple, enthusiastic to the
Goddess of Light. There is no
idol to worship as such in the
temple. Slightly a constantly
burning blue flame, emanating
from inside the rocks, is
worshipped.
• St. John's Church: As you
drive from McLeod Ganj to
Forsythe Ganj, St. John's
Church lies in between. It also
houses the tomb of Lord Elgin
one of the Viceroys of British
India.
Places to See in
Dharamshala
Q U E E N O F T H E H I L L S
Dharamshala
mONDAY | AUGUST 25, 2014

8. TALKINGTECHNOLOGY08
J
P Mukherji Associates
Pvt. Ltd: The company was
established in 1974 and
acronym JPMA, has in past 40
years, has served in providing
engineering and consultancy
services to the Sugar Industry
in all the areas from agriculture
to final production of sugar. In
short the company is capable to
handle projects from concept to
commissioning.
Challenges in African sugar
Industry:
We feel blessed with our
association with African world
for the last 20 years and with
continued patronage. We wish to
continue to share our knowledge
and render our services to
the sugar industry in African
continent in all means and try to
maintain it.
One of the emerging
perceptions in Africa is sugar
based cogeneration projects,
which have been are already in
operation in Africa. The main
challenge in such projects is to
carry out Proper detail analysis of
the requirements of factory steam,
Bagasse balance, and export of
power possibilities to grid. The
main important points are as
follows:
ENHANCING
SUGAR INDUSTRY
PERFORMANCE
IN AFRICA
1. Understanding of Project
Requirement – Techno
Commercial Viability
2. Project Management
3. Contract Documentation
4. Implementation of Project
5. Resources for Finance
6. Power Purchase Agreement
(PPA)
7. Globalization of Sugar
Market
8. Adoption To New Technology
Any new technology comes
with a price tag. While choosing a
scheme or equipment, one has to
ensure that the right technology is
being adopted and the equipment
is proven and capable to give
efficient performance in the long
run. Some of the new technological
equipments that are now used in
India are:
1. High Pressure Boilers
2. HP Heaters
3. DEC turbines
4. DCS System
5. VFD for motors.
All the above equipment
J.P. Mukherji
Associates Pvt. Ltd.
properlyintegratedandinterfaced
can be an added advantage Co
Generation added to a sugar
plantnotonlyimprovestheReturn
on investment but also helps in
being abreast of technology and
consequently add to efficient
operations and maximum returns.
Apart from above, milling and
diffusers are being adopted with
improved technology to optimize
performances in cane juice
extraction.
Improved cane preparatory
devices such as fibrizors with
swing type hammers, various
improved instrumentation, DCS
systems for operational controls
are the new technologies to
improve plant operations.
Replacing conventional
Tail bars in Mill drives to Rope
couplings, using various juice
screening equipment, monitoring
juice flow to process with the help
of mass flow meters etc. have been
the new developments.
The process house equipment
and systems have undergone a sea
change in improved methods and
systems to improve process and
get more benefits.
High Pressure boilers,
improved Power generation
sets, optimum use of bagasse,
reduction of steam requirement
in process have contributed for
the Sugar industry to be more
profitable and to gain more
Returns on Investment.
To date JPMA has successful
completed projects, and has
projects under execution, in a
number of different countries
including India, Ethiopia,
Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Morocco,
Nigeria, Tanzania, Fiji, Mauritius,
Mozambique, Bangladesh,
Philippines, Indonesia and Sri
Lanka.
J. P. MUJHERJI ASSOCIATES
PVT. LTD.
“JYOTI HOUSE”, 172,
Dahanukar Colony,
Kothrud, PUNE – 411 029, INDIA.
Tel. - +91-20-25397303
Fax - +91-20-25399287
E-mail- info@jpma.org.in ;
www.jpma.org.in
MONDAY | AUGUST 25, 2014

9. TRYSOMETHINGNEW 09
Ingredients
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
(the best quality you can get)
• 1/4 cup chopped scallion (, white part only)
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
upcoming
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is
progress; working together is success.
THOUGHT OF
THE WEEK
Grilled Moroccan Chicken
African Cuisine
The Ambassador of Vietnam to India, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tan calling on the Vice President, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari,
in New Delhi on August 21, 2014

LITCHI
Benefits
of
• Cancer: Litchi has
anti-cancer properties.
• Heart Diseases: Litchi
normalizes the blood
pressure.
• Maintains healthy bones.
• Vitamin C: Litchi is
an excellent source of
Vitamin C
Correct The Spelling
India International
Packaging Labeling
Expo Baddi
It is recognized amongst the
leading packaging, printing and
labeling show which dedicates
itself in showcasing the best
and advanced technology aided
packaging aids which will prove to
be effective for the professionals
working in this sector. The
popularity and lucrative platform
of the show has attracted many
foreign traders to participate.
India International Packaging
Labeling Expo Baddi will bring
forward the well established as
well as the developing companies
so that all types of companies
can gain advantage from this
show. The attendees can exhibit
varied types of superior range of
equipments and products just
under a single roof. The demand
of this show has encouraged the
organizers to arrange it other five
cities of India.
Date: 25-27 Aug 2014
Venue: Nimantran Resorts, Baddi, India
Pharmabiotika
It is a significant event that
contributes significantly in the
development of the pharma
industry. This is a leading event
that helps the professionals
and experts to connect and
interact with each other and
to significantly contribute in
the growth and expansion of
the sector. It presents an ideal
opportunity and platform for the
professionals to discuss about
the latest developments of the
industry and also presents them
with a great scope to share
and exchange their valuable
experiences and to develop their
knowledge.
Date: 25-27 Aug 2014
Venue: Hyderabad International Trade
Exposition, Hyderabad, India
World Ayurvedic Expo
This event showcases products
like Herbal Ingradients, Herbal
Medicines, Herbal Cosmetics,
Sanitary Napkin, Ayurvedic
Equipments, Herbal Food and
Beverage Products, Medicinal
Plants, Ayurvedic Herbs etc. in the
Ayurvedic Herbal industry.
Date: 26 Aug 2014
Venue: Hyderabad International Trade
Exposition Centre (HITEX), Hyderabad, India
International
Conference on Data
Science and Engineering
The conference will cover areas
like Algorithms for large data
sets, business intelligence, cluster
cloud and grid computing, crowd
sourcing and social intelligence,
computational biology and
bioinformatics.
Date: 26-28 Aug 2014
Venue: Cochin University, Cochin, India
FICCI Heal Conference
The conference will cover areas
like key issues in healthcare and
create a suitable platform for
constructive dialogue that works
towards the betterment of the
healthcare sector.
Date: 01-02 Sep 2014
Venue: FICCI Auditorium, New Delhi, India
International
Conference on Data
Science and Engineering
The conference will cover areas
like Algorithms for large data
sets, business intelligence, cluster
cloud and grid computing, crowd
sourcing and social intelligence,
computational biology and
bioinformatics.
Date: 26-28 Aug 2014
Venue: Cochin University, Cochin, India
The Congo River that
flows through the
forest is the second
largest river in the
world.
CONGO
picture of the week
Prepration Method
1. Combine oil, scallions, parsley, cilantro, garlic,
paprika, cumin, salt, turmeric and cayenne
pepper in the container of a food processor.
2. Process until smooth.
3. Rub the mixture on both sides of the chicken
breasts and let stand 30 minutes.
4. Preheat the grill to medium hot.
5. Grill chicken breasts 5-7 minutes on each side,
or until done.
Serve Hot !!!!
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?
4. You are very beautiful
आप बहुत सुंदर हैं|
5. How old are you?
आप िकतने वष के हो?
Solve it if you are smart enough.
Q1: OKEYRWN
(City)
Q2: KASNLRIA
(Country)
Q3: RUBELPM
(Profession)
Q4: DIKYEN
(Body part)
Q5: PITLU
(Flower)
Q6: TONPYHE
(Animal)
Q7: NOMETARLEW
(Fruit)
Q8: DYFNGRILEA
(Vegitable)
Q9: MAWBCE
(Invention)
Q10: DOCLYU
(Weather)
A1: Newyork
A2: Srilanka
A3: Plumber
A4: Kidney
A5: Tulip
A6: Pythone
A7: Watermelon
A8: Ladyfinger
A9: Webcam
A10: Cloudy
Answers:
mONDAY | AUGUST 25, 2014

10. THEFASHIONISTAS10
M
usic powerhouse Jeanne Ingabire Butera
aka Knowless predicts Dream Boys as
favourites to win PGGSS 4 competition
when the grand finale takes place on August 30
at Amahoro stadium.
Her suggestion caused uproar among
music fans who thought of it as a way of telling
her fans to vote for Dream Boys considering
that she has a huge fan base compared to most
artistes in Rwanda.
Speaking to The New Times, Producer
Clement, and Knowless’ manager, said: “there
is no problem Knowless campaigning for Dream
boys because they are all under the Kina Music
Label and they always work together. So, I see
no problem with that.”
Producer Clement, who produces and
manages musicians Knowless, Christopher,
Dream Boys and Tom Close at his label,
Kina Music, added that Dream Boys have the
potential and capacity to win this year’s edition
since they are experienced, have great vocals
and performances.
This year’s PGGSS 4 has three top finalists,
Jay Polly, Bruce Melody and Dream Boys
competing for the grand prize of Rwf 24 million
although the seven remaining artistes in the
competition will also compete for the remaining
positions which also have cash rewards.
New Times
Tom Close releases new single
The 2011 Primus Guma Guma
Superstar winner Thomas
A few days after promising her
fans a strong musical comeback,
local artiste Yvonne Mugemana,
aka Queen Cha, has released
a new video, Kizimyamoto,
featuring Urban Boys’ Safi
Madiba.
The new video, released on
Monday, comes after Queen Cha
had been off the music scene
for months as she embarked on
completing her undergraduate
studies at the University of
Rwanda’s College of Science
and Technology.
“The wait is over. I have
been at school trying to
complete my studies and I am
now done. I will be graduating
on Thursday,” she said.
Queen Cha added that she
is currently working on several
projects and her fans should
expect more songs from her.
Five Rwandan films will be featured
at the 9th annual edition of Festival
cinemas d’Afrique Lausanne that kicks
off August 21 to 24 in Switzerland. The
five films include The Rwandan Night,
Rwanda, l’autrerevanche, Imbabazi, Ma
vie en Rue and Blandine et Les Siens.
In 2013, Cinemas d’Afrique Lausanne
featured Rwanda: Beyond The Deadly
Pit and Scars of My Days, the first of
independent films from Rwanda with a
personal approach.
From fiction to documentaries,
the filmmakers from Rwanda and
Switzerland inspire a deeper reflection
on humanity and help to commemorate
the Genocide against the Tutsi, an
event orchestrated to take the lives of
more than one million people within one
hundred days.
“These filmmakers are doing what
is deemed impossible to portray in
words and images. We have invited
Swiss and Rwandan filmmakers to
join us at the festival and speak to
our audience,” says the Founder and
Festival Co-director Alain Bottarelli.
The first film ever made by a Swiss
about the Genocide is Emmanuelle de
Riedmatten’s Blandine et Les Siens
whichwasshotin2004.Thefilmfollows
Blandine, a Tutsi girl who was 12-year
old during the Genocide as she travels
back to Rwanda from Switzerland to
Knowless says Dream Boys
favourites to win PGGSS 4
Rwandan films to
feature at Swiss festival
Queen Cha releases
new video
Muyombo best known as Tom Close,
has released a new single dubbed
Ihogoza, which is already enjoying
airplay on local radio stations.
Ihogoza comes out shortly
after Tom Close revealed that he
had plans of launching two albums
in December this year. “Ihogoza
is about people who society
underestimates because of old age
yet they are still strong and capable
of working,” said Producer/Manager
Clement at Kina Music Label.
The RnB singer had announced
his plans of a double album
launch later this year. Some of
the songs on 5th album include;
Ndakubona, Igitabo and Mbabarira
Ugaruke among others, while Ibintu
Byarahindutse, Byararangiye and
Ihogoza will be among the songs on
the 6th album.
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reward a Hutu lady who saved her. Joel
Karekezi’s short fiction film Imbabazi
will also be featured at the festival. It is
a moderate film that contributes to the
dialogue of justice and reconciliation
after the Genocide. Joel’s films have
been shown in Rwanda and around the
world. The screening of Imbabazi will
follow Ella Liliane Mutuyimana’s award
winning short Ma vie en Rue meditating
on life about traditional and urban life.
Rwanda, l’autre Revanche is yet
to be shown in Rwanda but the Swiss
filmmaker Pierre-Alain Frey followed
Michel and Eline Kocher-Mukantare
as they travelled with their children
through Rwanda to capture the
country’s story of hope. It tells how
the Swiss couple viewed the desire of
the people of Rwanda for education
and the difficulties in living together
five years after the genocide. The
Rwandan Night is a thought-provoking
ethnographic documentary edited
with from footage of commemorators
at Amahoro stadium in Kigali and
interviews with Genocide scholars in
an attempt to define the word genocide
at a conference in California. The film
is the first sequel of Rwanda: Beyond
the Deadly Pit filmed over the course of
three years in Rwanda, United States of
America and Switzerland.
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The singer started
her music career
in 2010 with the
support of her
cousin Safi Madiba
before rapper Riderman
signed her to his record
company, Ibisumizi
studio.
Although she
started singing
in 2010, it was
her hit single
Umwe Rukumbi
in 2012 that
cemented her
place in the local
music industry.
She later released
songs such as
Icyaha Ndacyemera,
Njye Ndagukunda,
Windekura and Isiri.
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Jeanne Ingabire Butera aka Knowless
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Yvonne Mugemana, aka Queen Cha
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Thomas Muyombo, aka Tom Close
MONDAY | AUGUST 25, 2014

11. SPORTS2WATCH 11
Sports Minister Habineza calls for team work
Mugwaneza sends Rwanda
U-20 girls’ handball team
into semis
Rayon VC close gap on leaders APR
Ubumwe coach Bahigye eyes more glory
A
line Umugwaneza scored
10 goals as Rwanda beat
South Sudan 39-12 at
this year’s U-20 handball Zone V
Challenge Trophy and secured a
place in the semifinals where they
will meet hosts Uganda.
The women team lost to Kenya
20-16 in the first game, a defeat
coach Anaclate Bagirishya says
was an eye opener to them and are
now ready to win the rest of the
matches.
Bagirishya is optimistic of
After lifting their first league and
playoffstrophies,Ubumwewomen
basketball club are now looking to
dominating the local scene in the
coming seasons. Only two years
since making their league debut,
Ubumwe have now dethroned
APR, who had dominated the
women’s league since 2007.
Ubumwe beat Rwandans Allied for
Peace Progress (RAAP) in three
games to win the playoffs title
over the weekend. Speaking to
breaking the jinx of failing to bring
any trophy back home in the three
years Rwanda has participated in
the regional tournament.
“We are tired of being the 2nd
every time we participate,” he said,
adding: “We should win it this time
round.” Elsewhere, the boys’ team
suffered a setback against Uganda
29-22 in the opening game but
recovered to win 29-19 against
Burundi. They take on Kenya in
today’s semi-finals.
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Rayon Sports volleyball club have
closed the gap on leaders APR to
within three points after winning their
two rescheduled league second round
matches.
Rayon secured double 3-0 wins
against University of Rwanda’s College
of Education (UR-CoE) and Petit
Séminaire Virgo Fidelis-Karubanda on
Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
The six points took the Nyanza-
based side into second place in the
15-team league table standing with
24 points, three behind APR from nine
games.
Inatek are third with 21 points,
followed by the Lycée de Nyanza on 20
points, while KVC are in fifth position
with 15 points.
Defending champions University of
Rwanda’s College of Humanities and
The new Minister of Sports
and Culture, Joseph Habineza
has asked all stakeholders in
the Rwandan sports to work
together in order to achieve
greater success.
Habineza made the call after
the handover ceremony with
former Minister, Protais Mitali
at Amahoro Stadium.
He said: “We need to work
together as team, we have
to work 24 hours in order to
achieve our mission and bring
pride to our nation, I have seen
many changes in this ministry
and I want to continue the same
way of developing our sports.”
“Let’s show the difference
fromothers,let’sworktobring
results, here we are going for
results but we will need to
prepare first the athletes for
the future of Rwanda, there’s
a good progress and we will
continue from where my
colleague (Mitali) has stopped,”
Habineza said during a news
conference.
He said he was greatly
happy to work again in the
sports ministry but he needs
everyone’s support.
He added “I thank His
Social Sciences are bottom without a
single point along with Ngororero and
UR-CoE.
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Times Sports after being crowned
the playoffs champions on Sunday,
Ubumwe head coach Jacques
Bahigye, said: “We are very happy
to win this trophy after only two
years since the team was formed.”
“I feel very grateful to my
players and management for
making sure we achieve our
targets faster than we anticipated.
Nonetheless, we need to focus on
building a strong team, which is
capable of winning more trophies
at home and beyond,” he said.
Ubumwe ran away with the
best of five playoffs series finals
after winning 64-37 in Game 1,
Game2,64-58and63-39inGame3
at Amahoro indoor stadium court.
Ghana-born Priscilla Doudou, a US
citizen, was Ubumwe’s key players
scoring a combined 55 scores in
three games, which also earned
her call-up to Rwanda women’s
national team.
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Excellency President Paul
Kagame for re-appointing me
in this post that I once headed.”
The former Rwandan
ambassador to Nigeria also
said he was ready to work hard
and promised to full fill all his
responsibilities during his
term in office.
Habineza who has
been serving as Rwanda
Ambassador to Nigeria for the
last three years jetted in Kigali
evening to take up his new job
as the Minister of Sports and
Culture.
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Aline Umugwaneza
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Joseph Habineza
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What makes Seychelles an ideal
destination for business and
pleasure?
Nowadays, while investing many
elements are evaluated through
different perspectives. Seychelles is
gifted with beauty, resources, and
vibrancy, it has one of the most
beautiful islands and enjoys politically
stable situations along with being a
democratic country. As I mentioned
earlier, we have a very strong, stable
and solid economy, thus it allows in
progress to ease of doing business.
Worth mentioning, Seychelles enjoys
being delineated as the best example for
e-Governance in Africa. It also enjoys
highest per capita income in many
fields and we are also modernizing the
whole procedure like online company
registration, we going to have an online
tax payment, online business licensing,
online construction permit application.
What are the funding options
available with the country?
In Seychelles, financial sector can
said to be good with the presence of an
International Bank. We are in process
of strategizing and enhancing the
financial sector to bring it to the next
level of success. Worth mentioning, we
have recently opened a stock exchange
in Seychelles that would provide an
opportunity for investors to invest in
Seychelles.
Are you looking at the LOC’s granted
by the EXIM Bank of India to African
countries?
Surely, it is an important thing.
Seychelles and India has longstanding
cordial economic relationship together
with several high profile Indian
business associates. In fact, the Indian
community is one of the cornerstone
of investment status in Seychelles and
the Lines of Credit with the EXIM Bank
will provide greater opportunities for
investors to tap in the opportunities
with Seychelles.
What make Seychelles fiscal regime
more striking for investors?
The Government of Seychelles is
always finding ways to bring down
taxes, the best example for this is our
business taxes which were decreased
from 40% to surprising rate of 15% in
some cases like tourism industry.
Overall, our system is based on
modern structure that is going forward
to bring down taxes.
What are the efforts of the Ministry
to promote and endorse this country
in India particularly?
Last year Seychelles participated
in events with the Commonwealth
Business Council. We are presently
working on having various business
forums in varied countries. Also, with
the recent past there was an imperative
event in regard to tourism industry
in India and Seychelles’ businessmen
participated exposing the country to
Indian and other potential investors.
Government of Seychelles is looking
at India as next strong destination for
business and development. We feel that
aviation and tourism industry is an area
where both the countries can tap in
together. As per the observation, Indian
market is massive and Indian people
are more experienced, strategic and
affluent which can boost our business
sector.
Where do you see Seychelles five
years down the line?
I think Seychelles while maintaining
its dynamism of being a small island
nation with stable political and
economic scenario, we want our voices
to be heard at the international fore
along with other small islands. I just
see a small island that will become very
dynamic making all the small islands
proud.
The Ministry of Finance, Seychelles is dedicated to safeguarding a sound accounting and financial
system is preserved and applied for responsible and accountable governance in the public sector
and government tracks fiscal and economic policies that foster sustainable growth in national
economy, effective regulation of the country’s financial institutions. In an exclusive interview to
Kanchi Batra, Sub- Editor, Indo Africa Times, the Minister furthermore highlighted the endeavours of
the ministry in upholding the highest assurance of the public in an open and translucent government.
SEYCHELLES IS ON TRACK
Pierre Laporte
Minister of Finance,
Republic of Seychelles
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MONDAY | AUGUST 25, 2014