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P
rime Minister Modi has once more revealed his profound
affection for the African continent, thereby, in his endeavour
to further fortify the prevailing relations he has articulated
his deep desire to warmly hug Uganda. Mr. Prime Minister made
it crystal clear at the recent visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Uganda, Hon’ble Sam Kutesa to India.
Hon’ble Kutesa’s delegation encompassed three Ministers,
Minister of Information, Communication and Technology, Hon. John
Nasasira, Minister of State for Fisheries, Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa,
Minister of State for Investments, Hon. Dr. Ajedra Gabriel Aridru and
other senior officials of the Government of Uganda.
In the course of his visit, Mr. Kuetsa held talks with External
Affairs Minister and paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister.
“I have come here to strengthen our relations. We have had
Indians fighting alongside us against colonialism (and) we both have
a commonwealth heritage and are part of the non-aligned movement
(NAM),” Kutesa said.
Kutesa conveyed a congratulation message to the Prime Minister
from Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on his electoral victory
and also extended an invitation to the Prime Minister to visit Uganda.
According to an official release Modi acknowledged the invite with
"pleasure".
Worth to mention that the Ugandan President has come to India
twice on state visits and once on a private visit in 2011.
Kutesa also articulated Uganda's craving to build on brilliant
relations between the two countries, whether bilaterally or at
multilateral platforms, by working with the new Government of India.
He emphasized the latent for developmental cooperation between
India and Uganda in different arenas of investment, information and
communication technology and hydropower, amongst others.
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2. Wassupafrica02
Bill Gates finally gets
his college degree
B
ill Gates is no stranger to
honorary degrees. In 2007
he even got an honorary
doctorate from Harvard, where
he had dropped out as an
undergraduate three decades
earlier. But he seems especially
touched by the degree bestowed
thisweekatAddisAbabaUniversity
in Ethiopia - Africa's oldest nation
and the cradle of humanity.
Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros
Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it
is the Microsoft founder's first
honorary degree from and African
university. Gates used his speech
to tout his conviction that Africa is
positioned to shape its own destiny
for the better. Here is the text of his
acceptance speech,
Thank you for that introduction,
Dr. Admasu Tsegaye [President of
Addis Ababa University].
Prime Minister Hailemariam;
distinguished guests; faculty and
students of Addis Ababa University.
I am deeply grateful for this
honorary degree.
I never got my real degree. I
dropped out to start Microsoft, and
never went back.
So getting a diploma I can put
on the wall and show my father is
a relief.
It is a special honor to receive
an honorary degree from Addis
Ababa University.
This is one of the leading
institutions of higher learning in
Africa – a continent whose future
has been a central interest of my
career ever since my wife and I
began our foundation nearly 15
years ago.
The first time Melinda and I
came to Africa, 20 years ago, we
were on vacation.
We visited Kenya, Tanzania,
Rwanda, and Burundi. We were
awed by the natural beauty. But we
Africa urged to
invest in hybrid
energy systems
were no less awed by the poverty
we witnessed. Children were dying
from illnesses we'd never even
heard of.
This struck us as deeply wrong
– and totally unnecessary.
The foundation we started took
as its motto "All Lives Have Equal
Value" – because it was so obvious
to us that the world was clearly not
treating all lives as having equal
value. If it were, kids wouldn't be
dying by the millions from diseases
that are preventable and treatable.
In short, coming to Africa
inspired us to start our foundation.
Of course, the Africa I'm visiting
today is not the Africa we saw back
then.
You know the stats: Income
per-person in sub-Saharan Africa is
up by two-thirds.
Seven of the 10 fastest-growing
economies in the world are on this
continent.
I could go on. But I didn't
come here to give a speech about
economic statistical phenomena –
because those figures don't get at
the real reason why I'm optimistic
about Africa.
The real reason why I'm
optimistic about Africa is that this
continent is now in an incredible
position to shape its own destiny
for the better.
Why is this case?
For one very simple and
powerful reason: the countries of
Africa are learning from each other.
I know that much of the
narrative over the years about
Africa has focused on how outside
entities can help the people of
this continent – whether those
entities are foreign governments,
or international aid organizations,
or non-profits such as our own
foundation.
All Africa
Obama announces creation of
Leadership Centre in Kenya
Tigo Ghana partners Kaymu for easy
online transactions
US President Barrack Obama has
announced setting up of a regional
leadership centre in Kenya which will be
operational beginning 2015.
Three others, he announced, would
also be set up in Ghana, Senegal and
South Africa "in order to improve the
availability and quality of leadership
training programmes and professional
development opportunities for young
African Leaders."
Obama's announcement ironically
follows the suspension of its Peace
Corps programme in Kenya over
security concerns.
"While volunteers are leaving, the
Peace Corps plans to retain its office
in Kenya and will continue to assess
the safety and security climate," Shira
Kramer, the spokesperson for the Peace
Corps told the Associated Press.
USAID, the White House
said, would provide Sh3.3
billion for the centres
with support from a
number of multi-national
corporations. "American
and African companies
a n d
Africa's best interest to invest in
renewable energy projects, such as
hybrid renewable energy systems,
which will lessen the pressure on the
national grid and create a sustainable
supply of energy for the country.
This is according to Arthur Chien,
VP of Talesun Energy, who says that
the adoption of hybrid renewable
energy systems is likely to become
the next big trend for global power
utilities as these systems increase
the generating capacity of traditional
power plants and sources due to the
combination of two or more different
types of energy sources.
'One of the main aims of hybrid
energy is to reduce the emissions
from traditional power plants by using
a combination of energy types. The
utilisation of a hybrid energy system
is an effective method of solving the
energy and environmental problems
prevalent in Africa.'
Chien explains that hybrid power
systems are based on energy sources
that rely largely on fossil fuels and
use renewable energy to reduce fuel
consumption, systems which rely
on a renewable energy sources and
use diesel generators as a backup
supply, or systems which rely only on
a combination of renewable energy
source and fossil fuel generators.
He says that the latter option offers
significant environmental benefits
compared to systems which reply
largely on generators powered by
fossil fuels.
He says that the advantage of a
hybrid system is that the two energy
sources do not have to be located
nearby each other, and can be placed
in separate locations to gain optimum
exposure of the relevant elements
needed to produce renewable energy.
Chien adds that hybrid systems
are the answer to providing electricity
to remote rural areas where the
grid extension is a challenge and
uneconomical. 'Fossil fuels, such as
oil and coal, are the main source of
energy in rural areas but are becoming
increasingly expensive, while hybrid
systems can provide electricity at a
more cost effective price.
'Furthermore hybrid systems,
especially renewable energy hybrid
systems powered by sustainable
factors which are abundant in rural
areas, can be drivers of electrification
in remote areas where utilities can find
it challenging to provide electricity,' he
concludes.
About Talesun Energy
Talesun Energy, a subsidiary
of global solar solutions company
Zhongli Talesun Solar, consistently
produces industry-leading quality,
crystalline photovoltaic modules
manufactured in the world's largest,
fully automated production facility
(210 000 square meters). This
systematic production process
provides Talesun customers with
front-runner price-performance ratios.
Modern Ghana
Tigo has partnered Kaymu, an online
market portal to make it easier for
Ghanaians to transact business
online.
Under the agreement, both Tigo
and non-Tigo customers can buy or
sell their products on Kaymu.com.
gh using Tigo Cash as a mode of
payment for the transactions.
Kaymu is a leading online
market-place in Ghana where buyers
and sellers can meet and make the
best deals for used or new products,
such as smart phones, computers,
fashion and clothing, home
appliances at affordable prices.
foundations have more than matched
these funds."
Obama made his announcement
during a town hall meeting with the
first set of Young African Leaders
(YALI) to undergo six weeks of
training in the United States in the
areas of entrepreneurship, civic
leadership and public administration.
During the town hall meet,
President Obama also renamed the
initiative the Mandela Washington
Fellowship for Young African Leaders.
"The spirit of YALI reflects Madiba's
optimism, his idealism, his belief in
what he called the endless heroism
of youth."
Given the over 50,000 African
youth who applied to participate in
the fellowship programme, President
Obama also announced that come
2016 the number of
annual participants
would have
doubled from 500
to 1,000.
All Africa
The Commercial Manager and
Head of Mobile Financial Services
at Tigo Ghana, Selorm Adadevoh, is
excited the partnership will enable
Ghanaians transact online business
with ease and convenience.
'Tigo Cash is successfully
catching on and most importantly
changing the way people live by
making payments for goods and
services more convenient and simple
than counting out paper bills. This is
another innovation as we continue to
deploy Tigo Cash to particularly those
in the informal sector and in rural
Ghana' he said.
The Managing Director for
Kaymu, Tim Burkly also said
Ghanaians irrespective of their
geographical location could transact
business on the portal at their own
convenience.
'The partnership ensures that
consumers pay promptly for items
on Kaymu. This sort of convenience
and safety beats the normal stress
of going through town despite the
weather conditions, time constraints
or security in carrying large sums of
money for transaction of business'
he emphasized.
Modern Ghana
Bill Gates accepting honorary degree from Addis Ababa Uninversity
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Barrack Obama, President of USA
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3. Wassupafrica 03
R
wandans, Ugandans and
Kenyans will soon be free
to set up businesses across
borders without any restrictions
once the three East African
countries have endorsed a new
deal seeking to open up their job
markets to each other.
The memorandum of
understanding, due to be signed
in October in Kampala under the
Northern Corridor Initiative, aims
at eliminating all restrictions to
free movement of labour and
capital among the tripartite
members of the broader East
African Community.
If endorsed, professionals such
as media practitioners, lawyers,
doctors and teachers will be free
to establish their businesses in
any of the three partner states
and accorded the same rights and
treatment as nationals.
The new initiative seeks to
remove any remaining restrictions
to the free movement of labour
and capital under the East African
Common Market Protocol.
Although EAC partner
states agreed in principle to free
movement of labour, partner
states only opened up those areas
they felt faced shortage of local
capacity. For example, Rwanda
allows in only technicians and a
few other professional fields such
as health.
Morocco king
deplores 'social
inequality'
Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya move to open up job market
Mr. Prime Minister showed
gratitude to Kutesa for the
message from President Museveni.
Modi also requested the Ugandan
Foreign Minister to carry his
invitation to President Museveni
to grace his presence at the 3rd
India-Africa Forum Summit to be
held in India later this year.
Mr. Prime Minister further
reiterated India's aspiration
to join hands with Uganda for
development partnership in all
fields. Modi also applauded Kutesa
on his election as the President of
the 69th session of the UN General
Assembly, and uttered confidence
that issues of interest to the
developing world would receive
extraordinary consideration
during his presidentship.
Calling it a “good meeting”
with Mr. Prime Minister, Kutesa
said, “The prime minister had
visited Uganda when he was
the chief minister of Gujarat. He
had then encouraged Ugandan
investment in India and India’s
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“Professionals will be allowed
to operate in the country and will
be subjected to equal treatment as
nationals,” Monique Mukaruliza,
Rwanda’s national coordinator of
Northern Corridor projects, said.
The aim, according to
Mukaruliza, is to enable the
three partner states to get skilled
labour and minimise dependency
on experts from outside the
community.
“Although some Rwandans
are allowed to work in the other
countries as foreign employees,
the current arrangement does not
allow them to start up their own
firms or businesses. What we want
under the new memorandum is
total liberalisation of the market,”
she added.
Francois Ngoboka, the
director of labour, research and
employment promotion at the
Ministry of Labour and Public
Service, said this will enable the
country attract professionals and
investments into critical sectors.
He highlighted sectors such as
construction and infrastructure,
manufacturing, mining and
health as those that need more
investmentsandskilledmanpower.
“We lack enough competent
domestic investors and opening
the market to our neighbours will
help transfer expertise to local
manpower,” he said.
He said it is easier to outsource
skills from the region than from
outside the Community.
Currently, about 64 per cent
of foreign experts in Rwanda are
from East Africa.
Way forward
Alexander Twahirwa, the
director of labour administration,
said draft standards that will
govern the initiative will be
discussed at a meeting scheduled
in Nairobi next month.
Each country is currently
carrying out a manpower
survey to ascertain the gaps and
opportunities in various sectors.
A labour market information
system will then be established
where partner states will publish
areas where they need expertise
for citizens in other member
countries to apply.
“We will also discuss all the
barriers and challenges that
employees face while working
in other countries and come up
with possible solutions before the
total liberalisation of the market
commences,” he said.
Challenges
Jean Nepomuscene
Mugengangabo, a commercial
lawyer at Bona Fide Law Chambers
in Kigali, said despite the good
intentions, Rwandans will face
some challenges.
He cited his profession
where he said lawyers in other
countries are more experienced
compared to Rwandan lawyers,
making it difficult for Rwandans
to favourably compete in those
countries.
“Many of our regional
counterparts are more
experienced than us. For instance,
our Bar Association has been in
place for only 17 years, while
other Bar Associations in the
region have existed for more than
70 years,” he said.
He added that Uganda and
Kenya use English in their courts,
while Rwandans still argue cases
in Kinyarwanda, the local dialect.
“How can we open firms
outside Rwanda when many
Rwandan lawyers have no
professional English background?”
Mugengangabo asked.
Under the auspices of the
Northern Corridor, Rwanda,
Uganda and Kenya have
implemented several projects to
deepen integration. They include
the use of national IDs to cross
borders, single tourist visa for
foreigners touring the three
countries, as well as the single
customs territory that has made
the movement of goods faster
among member states.
New Times
Morocco's King Mohammed VI
deplored the persistence of serious
"social inequalities" in the kingdom in a
speech marking the 15th anniversary of
his accession to the throne.
He called the anniversary an
"opportunity" to "proceed to examen our
conscience".
While he spoke of "progress
made", the king deplored the unequal
distribution of wealth in the country,
urging a report to assess the "value of
Morocco between 1999 and 2013".
"If Morocco has seen tangible
advances, reality confirms that this
wealth does not benefit all citizens," he
said.
He added that he had noticed "the
depth of social inequalities between
Moroccans" during tours of the
kingdom.
While the uprising of the Arab
Spring has swept across the region,
Morocco has remained a beacon of
relative stability.
The government introduced a
new constitution in 2011 aimed at
heading off calls for reforms, and
also at reinforcing the powers of the
government, which has been led by the
Islamist Justice and Development Party
since early 2012.
Modern Ghana
investment in Uganda. I have come
to India to follow that up. I had
also visited Gujarat when he was
the chief minister and was very
impressed with the development
of the state.”
“We also spoke of the region
vis-à-vis India” he further added.
The Confederation of
Indian Industries organized an
interactive session with Ugandan
Ministerial Delegation at Hotel
Shangri- La, New Delhi in an
endeavor to provide a platform
for the Indian corporates to know
the accentuated booming sectors
and investment opportunities in
the African country.
The session got insight of
the pool of business to tap for
growth and development of both
the countries on every front.
With the welcome remarks of Mr.
Jagdish Mitra, Member, CII Africa
Committee, Senior Vice President,
Tech Mahindra and the address by
High Commissioner of Uganda to
India Ms. Elizabeth Paula Napeyok,
the session got the essence of the
East African country.
Indian and Uganda share
deep and open relations. India is
Uganda’s largest trade partner
and Uganda has a large population
of Indian origin who make
noteworthy impact to Uganda’s
economy and society.
India and Uganda also unite
meticulously in capacity building
fields, including human resource
development. A large number of
Ugandan students are presently
studying in various Indian
institutions on higher education.
The two countries also share
harmony of opinions on a diversity
of subjects of regional and global
importance.
Under the first India Africa
Forum Summit (IAFS-I), it has
been planned to set up a India
Africa Institute of Foreign Trade
(IAIFT), which is a pan-African
institution for students from all
over Africa. The institute will be
set up by the Indian Institute of
Foreign Trade (IIFT).
There is also an application to
set up a food processing business
incubation centre under IAFS-
II. The centre is being set up by
International Crops Research
Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
(ICRISAT).
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj shakes hands with her Ugandan
counterpart Sam Kutesa during a meeting
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T
he economy of Egypt
depends, mainly on
agriculture, tourism, and
money remittances from workers
who are outside the country, oil,
petrochemical industrious, media
and revenues of Suez Canal.
The economy of Egypt is
considered to be one of the few
multi economic in the Middle East
and it does not depend on oil as it
is in Iraq and Gulf States in Egypt
there is a stock.
The rate of economic growth
was ranging from 4- 5 during the
past quarter century, but now
the annual growth of GDP is 6%
and the Egyptian economy is
the second largest in the Arab
Countries, after Saudi Arabia, but
it is the largest economy in terms
of non-oil depending economy .
It is the eleventh economy in
the Middle East in terms of per
capita income. As well as, In Africa,
the economy of Egypt occupies the
second rank after South Africa in
terms of GDP.
Important sectors of
Egypt
• Information and
Communication
Technology
Egypt’s Communications and
Information technology sector
is a leading global outsourcing
destination. Egypt, one of the
highest-growth latent IT markets
in the Middle East, is getting
growing responsiveness from
tier-one vendors and distributors,
most of which are at present very
familiar with the market.
• Tourism
Egypt’s tourism industry
is amid the most varied and
EGYPT
vibrant in the world. Beyond the
untouched beaches and year-
round suns shine, Egypt’s long
and varied history, rich cultural
legacy and exceptional geographic
landscapes make it a widespread
destination for adventure, eco,
sailing, diving, health and cultural
tourism - and for religious tourism
to sites of importance to Christians
and Muslims alike. Although well-
served by five-star properties,
there is significant room for
investment in the three- and four-
star hospitality segments.
• Real Estate
Egypt is home to the largest
population and market in the
Middle East. Real estate is one of
the most vital sectors subsidizing
to economic growth and touching
more than 90 industries connected
to construction. It is measured
a labor-intensive sector as it
accommodates at least 8% of the
total labor force.
An Investor’s Dream • Agribusiness
With an increasing population
of more than 80mn, Egypt
indicates one of the largest
markets in the region, agriculture
supports to around 13% of Egypt's
GDP in 2012/2013. Egypt rests as
the world's largest wheat importer,
and controlling global prices will
aid to decline pressure on the
country's fiscal situation and on
local inflation. In line with this,
Egypt ramped up wheat imports
at the end of 2013 as prices
moderated sharply and as Russia,
which traditionally supplies the
country at very competitive prices,
returned to export markets. The
lifting of the three-year ban on
rice exports as providing a boost
to the local industry. The sugar
industry is promoting from a tight
local market and higher domestic
prices.
• Retail
The Egyptian retail sector is
set to endure to raise over the
next few years, with its massive
and incessantly mounting
population and snowballing levels
of disposable income resulting in a
strong rise in household spending
across all retail subsectors.
• Financial Services
The Financial sector became
the broadcaster of economic
growth and poverty reduction in
Egypt, it is one of the ancient and
most- laid down in the Middle East
and one of the best-developed
in the region, cheers to a diligent
private sector and key regulatory
reforms. Today, the country’s
banks, brokerages, investment
banks and private equity houses
are among the most vibrant in the
MENA region, attracting foreign
investment from major local
and international names while
throwing their own determined
regional growth plans.
• Petrochemicals
Petrochemical industry plays
a dynamic role in the Egyptian
economic development and
growth. In acknowledgement of
the reputation of petrochemicals
industry in Egypt’s economy,
along with the introduction
existence of successful drivers,
petrochemical development
strategy has established to hasten
the implementation of such
industry.
• Logistics and
Transportation
Thetransportationsectoristhe
chief support of economic growth,
as transportation networks are
well-thought-out as the channels
which economic and social actions
flow through, where all sectors
of the national economy rest on
the services and amenities of this
sector to link both production and
consumption markets together,
besides having the access to
the needs of raw materials and
services and operating.
Egypt’sexceptionalgeographic
location pooled with a mounting
infrastructure base is augmenting
the country’s position as a key
global logistics hub for companies
eyeing to do business in, or trade
between, Europe, Asia and Africa.
• Renewable Energy
With the anticipated
exhaustion of natural gas assets,
Egypt is an investor’s dream when
it comes to sustainable energy
resources. Egypt owns a profusion
of assets land, sunny weather
and high wind speeds, making
it a prime resource for three
renewable energy sources: wind,
solar and biomass.
• Education
Egypt’s education sector
makes and aids as the largest
workforce in the Middle East and
North Africa and is developed
with investment prospects.
Looking away, Egypt has seen
how much the private sector can
fetch to educational development,
from private education to public-
private partnerships.
• Healthcare
Egypt has a long past in health
care and medical practice, which
dates back to Pharoanic times. In
recent decades, the nation has
attained numerous developments
both in health pointers and health
care endowment.
• Pharmaceuticals
The pharmaceutical sector
in Egypt is one of the firstborn
strategic sectors in the country,
founded in 1939. The Egyptian
pharmaceuticals and cosmetics
sector is reflected as the largest
in the region with concerns to
growth capacity and extension
during the coming five years
compared to similar sectors in
neighboring countries.
MONDAY | AUGUST 04, 2014

5. BusinessBuzz 05
MTN partnering with
banks and making
mobile phone an e-wallet
Fidelity Bank’s dual promotion
in Nigeria
M
obile and online
payments can now be
so easy and the perils of
physically handling money would
now be condensed with effective
ways of paying for goods, services
and bills at any time of the day,
without having to be physically
present as MTN Rwanda has set
in motion a partnership with KCB,
RSwitch and IM Bank which
wishes to mend access to financial
services.
With the partnership, MTN
Fidelity Bank has come up with
a new endeavor in Nigeria with
a dual aim of enhancement.
The Bank has initiated to bring
growth and awareness regarding
education and the bank with a
scholarship scheme delineated
Save 4 Scholarship. The
scholarship scheme is said to be a
support for the educational needs
of its customers. According to bank
officials, N80 million have been
reserved for the scheme allocated
over a period of five years.
In the same strain, Mr. Nnamdi
Okonkwo, Managing Director/
Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity
Bank asserted, We affirm our
commitment to developing
products that contribute to the
general well-being of the society in
which we operate. It is also part of
the new direction of Fidelity Bank
that is anchored on innovation.
At Fidelity Bank, we are not in
business to follow the crowd and
that is the essence of this initiative.
We are aware that some are out of
school, not because they are not
intelligent or lack of will to go to
school, but the challenges of costs
of bills associated with school.
Mobile Money subscribers will be
able to transfer money between
their Mobile Money and KCB
bank accounts and withdraw
money from their Mobile Money
wallets using IM ATMs and other
RSwitch connected ATMs, without
the use of a bank card to start the
transaction.
According to the General
Manager of MTN Business,
Noman Munyampundu MTN is
constantly finding new ways of
delighting customers through our
digital strategy. These services are
truly unique as they cater to both
the banked and the unbanked
population of the entire country.
KCB's partnership with MTN
Mobile Money is a game-changing
endeavour which aims to improve
lives, create jobs, spawn new
enterprises, expand financial
inclusion and promote a cashless
economy in Rwanda. This service
will enable customer to access
their banking services through the
Mobile money platform at their
own convenience, said Monica
Keza, the head of Banking and
Channel.
RSwitch head of projects
Catherine Ngali said they are
happy to partner with MTN and
the banks in providing card-less
cash withdrawal services through
the RSwitch Smartcash ATM
network to MTN customers.
He added that the initiative is
another way to uphold the bank's
backing for the cashless policy
of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
In a bank statement, it has been
estimated that a total of 200
winners will come up throughout
the duration of the initiative. Also,
that this would create awareness
for the need of money saving
culture as it is an authentic
instrument for improving the
financial inclusion in Nigeria.
According to Mrs. Chijioke
Ugochukwu, the Executive
Director, Shared Services, Fidelity
Bank quoted, “This is our most
important and most contributory
promo so far. This promo is
our unique contribution to the
development of education which
is the most basic of human
aspiration.” “The Fidelity promo
is a unique one. We shall be giving
out scholarship packages and gift
items to support the educational
aspiration of our customers. When
we are talking about education
we are talking about everything-
catering school, university,
polytechnic, apprenticeship etc,
she added.
Bharti Airtel
hits 300 million
subscriber
mark
Airtel Rwanda’s mother company,
Bharti Airtel, has crossed the 300
million-subscriber mark across all
its operations, the global telecom
firm announced in a media statement
recently.
Bharti Airtel, with operations in
20 countries across Asia and Africa,
started operations in 1995. It hit the
100 million-subscriber mark in 2009
and the 200 million-client milestone
in 2012.
The company ranks fourth-
largest mobile service provider
globally, and second-largest globally
outside China.
Christian de Faria, the Airtel
Africa chief executive officer, said the
milestone underlined the strength of
the firm’s operations.
“Today, telecommunications is
at the heart of transformation, which,
going forward will be driven as much
by the force of technology as by the
changing demographics in emerging
markets across Asia and Africa,”
he said. He said accelerated data
consumption by the youth would play
an important role going forward.
In Africa, Bharti Airtel is the
largest mobile operator in terms of
geographical footprint, with presence
in 17 countries and over 70 million
subscribers.
Airtel entered the Rwandan
market in April 2012 and has over
one million subscribers presently.
New Times
mONDAY | AUGUST 04, 2014

6. D
evelopment in Africa’s Internet and Broadband
sector has augmented in recent years due to
perfections in infrastructure, the entrance
of wireless access technologies and lower charges.
Broadband is quickly substituting dial-up as the
favoured access method. This procedure is by now
almost accomplished in Africa’s more industrialised
markets.
Noteworthy developments to Africa's Internet
connectivity have taken place in the last five years.
Massive investment in telecoms set-up has branded
these enhancements, predominantly in terms of
intercontinental connectivity and global fibre
networks. Nevertheless, these infrastructure
investments are required,
but not adequate, to
mend Internet access
amenities knowledge for
operators in Africa.
Certainly, Africa is
making paces toward
becoming more
Internet-friendly.
Although it covers 6
percent of the Earth's
total surface area and
20 percent of the total
land area, it embodies only 7
percent of the globe's total Internet users - a
market presently conquered by Asia.
According to a survey, the continent bragged
167,335,676 Web users in 2012, or about 15
percent of the total population - 4 percent higher
than recorded in 2011.
And that number is anticipated to continue
increasing. One of the fastest-growing parts in the
world in relations of Internet connectivity and
usage, Africa's mobile telephone population has
grown exponentially, formally overtaking fixed-line
phones.
The continent's 650 million mobile phone
subscribers even outstrip those in the U.S. and Europe.
Mark Zuckerberg's fervent curiosity in internet.
org's undertaking positively appears genuine. It's
the fresh frontier for the internet - linking billions of
people in Africa and Asia who have yet to taste the
delights of the digital world. Through an organisation
called Internet.org, Facebook has put itself at the
vanguard of this assignment.
It clearly reveals an apt strategy to get millions
of people in Zambia online. It is without doubt a
praiseworthy humanitarian mission - but in the
long run it could also be enormously significant to
Facebook's development.
The mobile operator Airtel - like a number in Africa
- has been presenting a simple Facebook feel for free
on mobile phones. Now in Zambia it will extend an
Internet.org app which will stream Facebook but also
a sum of other web services. Users will get access to
Wikipedia, job sites, weather forecasts, and info about
health, all without paying any data charges.
But at the same time it has been detected that
customers in Africa often pay ten times more than
those in Europe for broadband access. According to
a report published by the ITU it approves that the
FRANKLY SPEAKING06
Julian Sunker
Chief Operating Officer
Internet Solutions
Guy Rosen
Product Management Director
at Facebook
By kirit sobti,
editor, iat
editor@indoafricatimes.com
Ghana and Tunisia, the African pride
in regard to growth and development
have gone a step ahead to monitor
the ongoing actions and operations
on the well-facilitated virtual world
of technology, internet. The African
countries became the member of Global
Commission on Internet Governance
(GCIG). GCIC recently came into being
with an endeavour to find and propose
such solutions to governments over
the following two years. According to
experts the world needs innovative
approaches for governing internet
which is the need of the hour.
The commission is the brainchild
of think-tanks Chatham House and the
Centre for International Governance
Innovation, launched in January
this year while it began operations
in May 2014. It is present to equip
governments with strategic vision for
future of interest governance, asserted
Tobby Simon, a member of the Global
Commission on Internet Governance
(GCIG).
The commission enjoys membership
of Chile, Ghana, India, Indonesia
and Tunisia with an aim to convey
pioneering concepts about the future
of the internet to the worldwide
negotiating table. The commission
is said to supervise the questions
surrounding the potential effect of
internet fragmentation on economic
growth and innovation through its
research advisory network. According
to Ashnah Kalemera, programme officer
at Collaboration on International ICT
Policy for East and Southern Africa
(CIPESA), The GCIG is very much
needed to ensure equitable distribution
[of control of the internet] and the
sustained functioning of this model.
With the commission puting its best
foot forward but the matter of concern
still persists like internet access, where
only one fifth of the population has
access to the internet. Access once took
centre stage but internet governance
forums are now overridden by matters
of security and privacy, primarily
applicable to the majority of users in
America or Europe, asserts Ashnah.
The GCIG will help develop specific
policies to ensure that the internet is a
beneficial tool for countries rather than
anything else. It will help answer some
of the bigger questions around the way
the internet should be governed. stated
the commission.
continent is the world's most expensive place for
access to broadband Internet connections.
Access and costs of broadband Internet are two
of the pointers required to be wisely taken care of.
Although over 70% of Africans have a mobile phone,
and over 90% are covered by mobile networks, less
than 10% use the internet.
That means most Africans can’t email CVs,
research Wikipedia, self-diagnose health problems,
or usually find out what is happening in the world.
We all know that mobile phones have revolutionised
Africa. For the first time in history most Africans can
communicate to one another, a game changer for a
continent too long cut off from the rest of the world.
The time has actually come for the next
revolution. The mobile internet revolution.
A storm of cheap smartphones
over the past five years means
that Africans now have the
devices necessary to join the
internet. Currently the problem
is no longer getting these
smartphones in hand
of the Africans,
the problem is
connectivity.
The pricing
of Internet access
facilities for end
users is one of
the stoutest
methods of a
fruitful policy
environment,
for two reasons. First,
low prices themselves are
indication of a modest market
that is comparatively free of
blocks that could increase the
cost of providing services. Second,
low prices produce a worthy circle:
lower prices appeal more users, which
surges scale and reduces unit costs, thus
growing the utility of the Internet to citizens and
businesses. This in turn further reduces prices for
end users and heartens greater and more diverse
use of the Internet.
Countries with higher prices and lower Internet
use are likely to be branded by clear walls within
the sector, usually related to regulation and policy,
such as a monopoly on the international gateway, a
state-owned incumbent, or regulatory roadblocks
in deploying long-distance and/or cross-border
infrastructure. Other countries, even those with low
prices or high usage, could do better still, and in
particular could achieve more widespread benefits
from the Internet if they removed roadblocks,
promoted investment and services, and offered high-
level political vision and leadership.
It’s not a question of if access to the internet will
be a basic human right one-day. It’s a question of
when. Africa has the chance to leapfrog the rest of
the world, linking its populations to the Web, and
getting water to a land that has had too much desert
for too long.
Internet Solutions is
committed to increasing
its infrastructure footprint
to ensure it delivers the
required connectivity and
value-added services to
local and international clients
across the entire continent at
affordable rates.
Individuals can browse
a set of health, employment
and local information
services without data
charges. By providing free
basic services via the app,
we hope to bring more
people online and help
them discover valuable
services they might not have
otherwise.
Africa is Online
with a Green Dot!!
The time has
actually come
for the next
revolution. The
mobile internet
revolution.
One step ahead
for internet
governance
MONDAY | AUGUST 04, 2014

7. TRAVELtourism 07
M
adhya Pradesh often designated
as the Heart of India is home to
a rich cultural heritage and has
innumerable monuments, large plateau,
spectacular mountain ranges, meandering
rivers and miles and miles of dense forests
offering a unique and exciting panorama of
wildlife in shady surroundings.
Madhya Pradesh is a state in central
India. Its capital is Bhopal, the largest city is
Indore and historical capital is Gwalior. It is
nicknamed as the heart of India” due to its
geographical location in India. In 1956, this
state was reorganized and its parts were
combined with the states of Madhya Bharat,
Vindhya Pradesh and Bhopal to form the
new Madhya Pradesh state with Bhopal as
its capital. This state was the largest state
of India by area until 2000. In 2000, the
Chhattisgarh region
was split to create
a new state,
and Rajasthan
became the
largest state of
India.
Bhopal, capital of Madhya Pradesh is
a lovely combination of scenic beauty and
historicity. Bhopal Tourism presents a
happy mix of Hindu and Islamic cultures
and combines both North Indian and South
Indian influences.
Mandu signifies a love story of a Muslim
Prince with a local poor shepherd girl that
brings the mythological touch to Mandu.
Mandu, a small town on the edge of Malwa
Plateau, is surrounded by forests and has a
historical significance. Antiquity and Artistry
merges here and this mix is displayed by
some marvelous structures and monuments
like Alamgir, Bhangi, Rampol, Darwaza and
Tarapur Gate. Mandu is one of the few places
where the very rare Baobab tree grows.
KHAJURAHO GROUP OF MONUMENTS
The name Khajuraho, in ancient times
known as Kharjuravāhaka, is derived from
the Sanskrit words kharjura = date palm and
vāhaka = one who carries. The renowned
Khajuraho group of monuments is one of the
amazing tourist places in India. The world
famous Khajuraho has the biggest team of
ancient Hindu as well as Jain sacred temples,
popular for
MADHYA PRADESHMADHYA PRADESH
THE HEART OF INCREDIBLE INDIA
Quick Fact:
It is positioned
in the state
of Madhya
Pradesh. These
monuments date
back to 1000 AD.
Best Time to
Visit:
September to
March is the
best time to visit.
Did You Know?
It has been
acknowledged as a
world heritage site
by UNESCO. The
monuments and
temples were built
during the reign of
Chandella Dynasty.
their sexual statues and were influenced
by the Tantric school of thought. Sculptors
of Khajuraho depicted all aspects of life.
Khajuraho group of monuments are broadly
classified into three groups viz. Western
Group of Temples, Eastern Group of Temples
and Southern group of Temples.
Western Group of Temples constitutes
Kandariya Mahadeo temple, Chaunsath
Yogini temple, Chitragupta temple and the
most prominent structure is of the Kandariya
Mahadeo temple which is dedicated to Lord
Shiva.
Eastern Group of Temples comprises a
cluster of Hindu and Jain temples and lies
close to the Khajuraho village. Parsvanath
Temple is the largest jain temple in this
group.
Southern Group of Temples is situated 5
km away from the Khajuraho village. The fine
Chaturbhuj Temple is the most famous in this
group and has an intricately carved image of
Vishnu ji.
Must Go:
Go out for shopping. Relish the Khajuraho
festival and Mahashivratri festival.
Must Watch:
Kandariya Mahadeo, Chaunsat
Yogini, Lakshamana Temple, Vishwanath
Temple,Chaunsat Yogini, Chitragupta Temple,
Matangeshwara Temple, Adinatha Temple,
Brahma temple, The Vamana temple Ghantai
Temple, Parsavanatha Temple, Javari temple,
the Duladeo Temple and Chaturbhuj Temple.
mONDAY | AUGUST 04, 2014

8. TALKINGTECHNOLOGY08
C
ETEF-LOME (the Exhibitions
and Trade Fairs Center of
Lomé is situated northeast
of GNASSINGBE Eyadema
International airport. Stretching
over an area of 90,000 sqm.
it comprises four (04) entire
covered pavilions of 6. 000 square
meters each, a semi covered space
(Shopping space) about 32.000
Sqm and an open area (outdoor
space) of about 27. 000 Sqm.
CETEF-LOME will host from
21st November to 8th December
the 12th edition of Lomé
International Fair.
Itoffersauniqueplatformtothe
Togolese business community and
those from the other parts of the
world in November to December
to exchange and promote business
during Lomé international trade
fair.
CETEFisaninstitutionincharge
of Lomé international exhibitions
and saloon organization especially
Lomé international trade fair which
will be on its 12th edition this year.
CETEF has chosen “Renewable
energies, source of progress and
sustainable development” as
theme of this 12th edition”.
The 1st Lomé international
saloon on renewable energies
will be organized from 21st to
27th November 2014 in addition
to Lomé international trade fair.
Apart from goods exhibition, a 3
days forum (25th to 27thNovember
2014) during which international
researchers and experts will
communicate on renewable
energies will be organized.
After all, this event will be a
great continental business meeting
opportunity. It will allow African
and worldwide promoters to show
their potentials.
For this fact, like by the past
editions, exhibitors will come from
many European, Asian, American
countries to take part to the event.
The activities will include meetings,
lectures, seminars, Forum. It will
be a promotion and establishment
of business opportunity and
partnership.
The 11th Lomé International
Fair was a great success. This is
illustrated by the increase in the
total area occupied which rose
from 13 852 sqm in 2012 to 16 580
sqm in 2013. The total number of
exhibitors grew from 616 in 2011
to 850 in 2012 and 986 in 2013
while the number of participant
countries rose from 19 in 2011 to
25 in 2013.
For this edition, CETEF‘s
innovation is on the choice of a
theme for each edition of Lomé
International Fairs, and this year
theme is “Renewable energies,
source of progress and sustainable
development”.
So you are welcome to the 12th
Lomé International Fair which
will last 17 days but 10 days from
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9. TRYSOMETHINGNEW 09
Ingredients
• Mutton a mix of chops, marrowbone and
shoulder pieces - 500 grams
• Basmati rice - 1.5 cups
• Salt to taste
• Bay leaves - 2
• Green cardamoms - 10
• Black peppercorns - 25-30
• Cinnamon - 3 inch sticks
• Oil (to deep fry) - 1 tablespoon
• Onions sliced - 5( large)
• Caraway seeds(shahi jeera) - 1/2 teaspoon
• Cloves - 10
• Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tablespoon
• Red chilli powder - 1 tablespoon
• Yogurt - 1 tablespoon
• Fresh coriander leaves torn - 1 cup
• Fresh mint leaves torn - 2 tablespoons
• Pure ghee - 2 tablespoons
• Black cardamoms - 4 tablespoons
• few strands of saffron mix in 1/4 cup of milk
Prepration Method
1. Heat five to six cups of water in a deep pan.
Add drained rice, salt, bay leaves, five green
cardamoms, seven to eight black peppercorns,
one cinnamon stick and cook till three fourth
done.
upcoming
Success is walking from failure to failure
with no loss of enthusiasm.
THOUGHT OF
THE WEEK
Hyderabadi Biryani
The word 'Biryani' is derived from
the Kannada word ‘BIDI ANNA'
which means loose or unstuck rice.
Indian Cuisine 2. Drain and set aside. Heat sufficient oil in a
kadhai and deep-fry half the onion slices
till golden. Drain and place on an absorbent
paper. Grind caraway seeds, one cinnamon
stick, remaining black peppercorns, cloves
and remaining green cardamoms to a fine
powder and set aside.
3. Take mutton pieces in a bowl. Add ginger
paste, garlic paste and salt and mix. Add the
spice powder, red chilli powder, half the fried
onions crushed, yogurt, coriander leaves,
half of the mint leaves and one tablespoon
oil and mix. Let it marinate for about two
hours in the refrigerator.
4. Heat two tablespoons ghee in a pan,
remaining cinnamon and black cardamoms
and sauté till fragrant. Add remaining onions
and sauté till light golden. Add marinated
mutton, stir and cook on high heat for three
to four minutes. Cover, reduce heat and cook
till almost done.
5. Heat the remaining ghee in a thick-bottomed
pan. Spread half the rice in a layer. Spread
the mutton over the rice. Sprinkle remaining
torn mint leaves. Spread the remaining rice.
Sprinkle saffron milk. Cover and cook under
dum till done. Serve hot with a raita of your
choice.
picture of the week
The High Commissioner-designate of Ghana, Mr. Samuel Panyin Yalley presenting his credential to the President,
Shri Pranab Mukherjee, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on July 31, 2014
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Zimbabwe
has an
impressive adult literacy
rate of 90% – one of the
highest ratings in Africa
CHOCOLATE
1) Dark Chocolate is good for
Your Heart: Studies show that
eating a small amount of dark
chocolate two or three times
each week can help lower your
blood pressure.
2) Dark Chocolate is Good for
Your Brain: It increases blood
flow to the brain as well as to
the heart, so it can help improve
cognitive function.
3) Dark Chocolate is High in
Vitamins and Minerals: It
contains some of the following
vitamins and minerals in high
concentration: Potassium,
Copper, Magnesium, and Iron
4) Dark Chocolate is Full of
Antioxidants: It can protect you
from many types of cancer.
Benefits
OF DARK
Handy French
1. Quelle henre est – il ?
What is the time ?
2. Comment allez – vous ?
How are you ?
3. J’ai très faim.
I am so hungry.
4. Puis – je faire un appel ?
Can I make a call ?
5. Vos ongles sont très belles.
Your nails are so pretty.
6. J’aime les pates.
I love pasta.
ALGERIA
ANGOLA
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BENEN
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BURUNDI
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CHAD
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DJBOUTI
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ERITEA
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THE GAMBIA
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Can you pick the 12 MISSPELLED African Countries?
Hospitality Expo
Hospitality Expo is a 3 day event
being held from 4th August to the
6th August 2014 at the Gujarat
University Convention Exhibition
Center in Ahmedabad, India. This
event showcases products like
commercial kitchen equipment,
cutlery and table products,
hospitality technology, furniture
and fit out solutions, commercial
refrigeration equipment, fb
service products, glass and
glassware, bar, wine accessories
and equipment, commercial
coffee machines, lighting and
controls, furniture furnishing,
bathroom fittings, hotel POS
machines, EPRS systems,
accounting systems, dry cleaning
machines and cleaning solutions
etc. in the Business Services,
Food Beverage industries.
Date: 04-06 Aug 2014
Venue: Gujarat University Convention
Exhibition, Ahmedabad, India
Catering Expo
This event showcases products
like cutlery and d table products,
fb service products, glass
and glassware, commercial
coffee machines, food and
drink vending solutions, fast
food kitchen equipment, food
decoration products, food display
equipment, food ingredients,
ready to eat food, packed food,
flavors, milk and dairy products,
health food products, sweets
snacks and confectionery
products, fresh food products,
fruit and vegetable products, food
additives and ingredients, hollow
ware, glassware, chinaware,
crystalline ware porcelain, mini
bars and cutlery crockery etc. in
the Business Services, Food
Beverage industries.
Date: 04-06 Aug 2014
Venue: Gujarat University Convention
Exhibition, Ahmedabad, India
Oleo Surf Chem Expo
By attending this event, visitors
will get the golden opportunity
to know about current and
upcoming market needs
and discover new business
opportunities. Well, this is
not the end, as they can also
enjoy the brilliant platform
of communication and
mutual cooperation among
professional buyers, dealers
and suppliers. Some of the
products which are up here for
display are flavor fragrance,
preservatives, conditioners and
additives, Packaging materials
and machinery for cosmetics,
personal care and detergents and
what not. This is the vital forum
for all to know more about the
innovative techniques which are
making people crave for more.
Date: 05-06 Aug 2014
Venue: NSIC Exhibition Complex, New
Delhi, India
NexGen Governance
It is organized by the
Confederation of Indian Industry,
New Delhi. The conference will
cover areas like technology
enablement, citizen centric
e-governance models, and
best practices from states
and innovative solutions from
corporates.
Date: 05 Aug 2014
Venue: ITC Maurya Sheraton Hotel, New
Delhi, India
Travel Tourism
Summit
It is organized by the Internet and
Mobile Association of India. The
conference will cover areas like
explore new ways of marketing,
packaging, quality of services and
robust payment system in Travel
Industry.
Date: 06 Aug 2014
Venue: Hotel Shangri-La, New Delhi, India
mONDAY | AUGUST 04, 2014

10. THEFASHIONISTAS10
The Rwandan community living
in the tri-state area (New York,
New Jersey and Connecticut)
enjoyed a boat ride on the East
River to celebrate the 4th July
Rwandan Liberation Day to honor
the sacrifice made by the heroes
who ended the 1994 Genocide
against Tutsi, rescued and restored
people’s dignity.
The ceremony was marked
by inspiring speeches made by
Rwandan High Level Officials:
H.E. Eugene Richard Gasana, State
Minister and Ambassador to the
Rwandan Permanent Mission to
the United Nations and Colonel
Vincent Nyakarundi, Rwandan
Military Advisor to the UN, who
played a key role in the liberation
struggle, reminded the community
to uphold the unity and sustained
gains achieved for the last 20 years.
Keeping the momentum
of the July 4th celebration, the
community gathered again on
the 12th of July in Prospect Park
in Brooklyn for the launch of
the project on Rwandan cultural
activities.
The project aims at creating a
platform for promoting Rwandan
culture with the overall objective
R
wandan RnB artist Mani Martin left for
France where he is set to perform at a
concert and also attend Songstress Miss
Shanel’s wedding.
According to Mani Martin, apart from the
concert, he is also set to work on new songs
with Producer Timour who has produced songs
for popular African musicians like Alpha Blondy,
Youssou N, dour, and Salif Keita.
“I was so pleased and honored when I
received a phone call from Producer Timour
a few days ago before travelling to France. I’m
happy that my music will be produced and
released on an international level,” said Martin.
He added that the call came at a time when
he was looking for great international producers
to partner with on the production of his new
songs.
“The call from Timour came as a huge relief.
I will work with him after my performances.
Right now, I’m focused on giving my best to my
fans in France,” he noted.
New Times
of strengthening social cohesion
and empowering the community of
all ages to be creative and reconnect
with the Rwandan culture.
Planned activities around this
initiative will include learning
Kinyarwanda, traditional dancing,
Rwandan poetry and other positive
traditional values, etc.
In Rwanda, the tragic colonial
history of divisionism which led to
the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi
has contributed to tear apart the
cultural identity and many artists
and elderly who were custodians
of the culture were killed. The
Government of Rwanda is investing
in restoring the cultural values and
has established a cultural week to
educate youth about Rwanda’s rich
cultural heritage. There are also
opportunities for the Diaspora to
do more in particular in relation
to the native language and other
traditional values which are
being threatened. The launch of
the project was celebrated by 26
Rwandans and friends of Rwanda
who live in New York and New
Jersey,friendsofRwandaandothers
visiting from Canada and Sweden.
They all felt that the project will be
beneficial to them at various levels.
New York is a city where culture
diversity is celebrated and we need
to promote the Rwandan culture
and draw the young generation to
learn and be empowered. Diversity
is our strength and we will use
innovative tools to encourage
Rwandans and other individuals
with different cultural background
to be part of this initiative.
The group enjoyed a sunny
summer Saturday dancing
traditional songs of the most well-
known Rwandan artists, namely
Muyango, Kayirebwa and Jean Paul
Samputu until 10:30 pm under
the shade of a tree in the most
celebrated park of New York in
close proximity of the Bandshell.
The community will be meeting
overtherestofthesummerinpublic
parks to continue to brainstorm
how to establish the Rwandan
Cultural Club Initiative, which will
be a space for empowerment and
fostering social cohesion through
cultural activities. The project is
organized and led by AIGINET
(AmahoroIwacu Grassroots
Impact Network) in the context of
promoting cross-cultural exchanges
initiatives.
New Times
Our dream is to promote Rwandan culture
in New York
DJ Pius is a new father Rickie Pius Rukabuza aka
DJ Pius and wife Ange
Umulisa are over the
moon after the couple
welcomed their first born
Abriel. For DJ Pius it has
been a year of blessings,
after graduating with a
Bachelor’s degree in Law
early this year, he found his
lost rib in Umulisa and now
he is a new father.
“Thanks for your
Prayers. Baby Abriel is
born, today, July 25, 2014.
16:25pm. GMT+2. Weight
4.280kgs, Height 57cm,”
Two4Real’s pillar, DJ Pius
expressed his happiness
on social media.
The Agakayi hit maker’s
first born comes four
months after the couple
said I do on March 8 this
year. The bouncing baby
boy and mother are in good
condition.
Umulisa is a former
presenter on Rwanda
television. Congratulations
to the new parents.
New Times
MANI MARTIN TO
PERFORm IN FRANCE
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Mani Martin
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Supermodel Rickie Pius Rukabuza aka DJ Pius
and wife Ange Umulisa
MONDAY | AUGUST 04, 2014

11. SPORTS2WATCH 11
Team Rwanda off to Norway
for Chess Olympiad
‘Best coach in the land’: Herbert Addo begins Hearts reign
T
he national chess team
flies out of the country
to compete in this year’s
Olympiad for men and women
scheduled to run from August
1-15 in Tromso, Norway.
According to the team
captain Maxence Murara, the
players are in high spirit
heading into this year’s
Olympiad where they hope to
make improvement from last
year’s 155th position.
“We have all been practicing
well and everyone on the team
is ready for the challenge. We
are a strong team now and we
are prepared for the big event,”
he said.
The national team is
comprised of ten players
including five men and five
women. The men include;
Godfrey Kabera, Alex Ruzigura,
Murara Maxence, Eugine
Kagabo and Allain Niyibizi.
The women’s team is
composed of Royala Umuhoza,
Christella Girizina, Marie
Faustine Shimwa, Monique
Uwinkesha and Aline Niyonsaba.
New Times
Coach Herbert Addo has made
a return to hold the helm at
Accra Hearts of Oak, a club
he led to win the league title
in one season and go entirely
unbeaten another term.
Herbert Addo, the only
man to coach four clubs to
the Ghana top flight title, has
signed a 2-year deal to take
over the reins at the former
Ghana and Africa champions as
he replaces Mohammed Ahmed
Polo who guided the club to a 3
place finish last season.
Coach Addo was unveiled at
a colourful ceremony at Metro
TV which was also screened
live on the local television
channel in the presence of
Hearts owner and Board
Chairman, Togbe Afede XIV
and other club bigwigs, Dr.
Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, Frank
Nelson, Mr. Thompson among
others. And they want the new
technical head to get down
to work immediately as they
desperately aim at claiming a
first silverware in five years.
'This is evidence of where
we want to take Accra Hearts
of Oak to, we want to win the
upcoming league and more
that's why we have gone for
the best coach in the land. We
want to establish Hearts of Oak
as an international club way
beyond Ghana and Africa,' said
Togbe Afede who chaired the
unveiling ceremony.
'Coach Addo, it's a great
honour for us to have you.
We look forward to working
with you and we look forward
to celebrating victory after
victory, glory after glory. We
want to return to the days
when we were ranked the 8
best club in the world and we
believe you can do it. The sky
is the limit,' the Hearts of Oak
chief added.
Other technical room
staff introduced on Thursday
afternoon were Sabahn Quaye
who also makes a return to
the club as Team Manager,
Edward Ansah who is also back
as goalkeepers' trainer, Dauda
Lutterodt as youth coach and
Stephen Abugri as assistant
coach.
'The last time I was here,
I played 60 matches and
lost only two so I know the
headache I've got as we seek
to do even better in the coming
season but I'm determined to
just go a step further than ever
before,' Coach Addo said.
Coach Addo also reiterated
that his immediate goal is to
win the league title with Hearts,
insisting that the club will not
go on a player buying spree
because he has confidence
in the players already at his
disposal.
'We already have quality
players, I just need to see
these players and work with
them. My last club (Inter
Allies), myself and the boys
set ourselves a target of 41
points and worked towards it.
I personally set a target of 45
points' Coach Addo said.
He explained: 'I was not able
to achieve my personal target
but the team did and that's the
most important thing. If we are
on the same wavelength, we'll
work together and achieve our
targets.'
Modern Ghana
Ambitious ‘Phobians': Hearts launch operation win the league
Accra Hearts of Oak have set a target
to win next season's First Capital Plus
Premier League.
The Phobians finished 3 on the
league log last season, however they
believe anything short of the league title
is a failure in the upcoming season.
Hearts of Oak in a ceremony on
Thursday, on the premises of Metro
fm unveiled their new technical team,
comprising Herbert Addo, Steve Bugri,
Saban Quaye, Edward Ansah and
Dauda Lutterodt and think they have the
men to deliver them the goods.
The Board Chairman of the club
Togbe Afede XIV has indicated that the
target set by the team for next season
is to emerge as league champion and
nothing less, wouldn't be welcome.
'We are bent on winning the league
next season and anything short of that
is a failure and I repeat myself anything
short of the league title would be
considered a failure on our part.
'So we will do everything possible
as board, while the other stakeholders
of the club should also do their part to
make the success come to pass,' he
said.
Hearts of Oak last won a league title
in the 2008/09 league season hence are
determined to bring back smiles on the
faces of their supporters.
Modern Ghana
mONDAY | AUGUST 04, 2014

12. ENCOUNTER WITH EDITOR12
Owner / Publisher / Editor: Mr. Kirit Sobti from 3rd Floor, Plot No. 3, Block PSP-IV, Service Centre Opp. Sector-11 (Extn.), Rohini, Delhi-85
Printed at LIPEE SCAN PVT. LTD. 89 DSIDC SHED Okhala Phase 1, New Delhi
Please explain STC’s role.
STC was created in March2008,
as part of the Seychelles’ economic
transition. The company is fully owned
by the government and is governed by a
Board of Directors. STC is commercially
autonomous in its operations and not
dependent on the government budget.
STC operates in the Fast Moving
Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector and
currently it specializes in wholesale,
distributions and light manufacturing
activities as well as retail. STC engages
in the trading of certain branded
consumer products from reputable
international sources, with recent
additions of new product ranges,
including healthy foods, household
items and constructions materials.
With regards to retail, STC operates
supermarkets in the domestic market
and duty free shops at the airport. While
most manufacturing activities have been
privatized, a small presence in value
addition activities remains, namely
the tea and coffee factory, toilet paper
production ,and a bakery producing
various assortments of bread and
pastries.
What does STC need from the
international community?
We are looking for potential
suppliers or producers from all over the
world, who are willing to build mutually
beneficial partnerships with us. STC
is interested in importing a variety of
quality products which can be provided
at reasonable prices with regular
supplies.
We are constantly meeting with all
our existing suppliers to cement our
relationship or forge new relationships
in new or existing countries with the
aim of enlarging our suppliers’ base. We
aim to source products from all price
ranges from food to household products
to construction and building material.
Which countries are your main
suppliers?
We are importing from different
countries around the globe, including
Africa, Europe, the USA, China and other
Asian countries, India, Sri Lanka, New
Zealand and the UEA. I am trying to
diversify the suppliers with the aim of
obtaining a diverse quality of goods
at affordable prices and ensuring the
availability of most goods at all times.
Is the UK at a disadvantage because of
distance?
Not at all. Prices from the UK
for meat and other products are
competitive. I will therefore take this
opportunity to invite potential UK
business partners to contact us or
come and visit us to discuss business
opportunities, and why not combine
it with a wonderful short vacation in
paradise!
Are Seychelles’ food suppliers
threatened because of rising food
prices and larger countries poaching
your strategic food suppliers?
Food supply is not going to get
easier. Seychelles, given its specifically,
will always have to rely on imports and
is therefore exposed to fluctuations
in food prices from the region and
international markets. In addition, we
are working closely with the Ministry of
Agriculture and Fisheries because STC
is a potential market for local farmers
and fisherman, provided they are able to
consistently supply quality products at
reasonable rates.
The main role of STC is to keep the
cost of living down in the Seychelles.
Bulk buying, most times leads to lower
prices and locally STC has extended its
support to local producers and small
entrepreneurs who want to get into
the field of producing for the retail
sector.STC is also working with local
wholesalers to purchase their excusive
products at reasonable prices. This
approach introduces a new role for STC,
that is, creating synergies in the local
market, which I firmly believe is very
important to facilitate local businesses,
bring greater choices to our customers
and at the same time, continue to bring
down the overall cost of living.
Is there a skill shortage in the
Seychelles, and is this a problem for
STC?
We have an overall labor shortage,
both skilled and unskilled in the
Seychelles, and STC is not an exception.
STC also has to source staff overseas
and I take this opportunity to invite
applicants from the UK or elsewhere,
who may be interested in working for
STC to send their CV to us.
What is your long-term priority?
Price fluctuations remain a big
challenge for STC, along with other
external shocks outside our control. But
I firmly believe that STC can increase
its operating capacity, and product
range, and engage in more diverse
trading operations to ensure continuous
business growth.
Internally, we shall continue with
establishing a culture of responsibility,
accountability, and efficiency and
with our investment plans in our
infrastructures. Externally, the
on-going task ahead of us is creating
and maintaining a reliable network
of suppliers by continuously forging
business relationships.
As a small island nation, Seychelles is importing more than 90 per cent of its necessities with limited
manufacturing and land to produce food. The nation comprehends the necessity for a strong supply chain
abetted by a strong trading company. In a candid interview to Kanchi Batra, Sub-Editor, Indo Africa Times,
the CEO of STC painted the working of the company as a commercial trading company which engrosses
in the import, storage, and distribution of food products and fast moving consumer goods in Seychelles.
I am trying to diversify the suppliers
Veronique Laporte
Chief Executive Officer
Seychelles Trading
Company Limited
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MONDAY | AUGUST 04, 2014