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U
S President Barack Obama has described the just-concluded
US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC, as a success
story. The three-day meeting saw nearly 50 African leaders
gather in Washington, D.C, from August 4-6, to discuss matters
concerning trade, security and governance.
According to Obama the summit ''reflects the reality that even
as Africa continues to face great challenges, we are also seeing the
emergence of a new, more prosperous Africa''.
Speaking at a press conference to wrap up the three-day summit,
Obama said: "Rather than a lot of prepared speeches, our sessions
were genuine discussions, a chance to truly listen and to try to come
together around some pragmatic steps that we can take together and
that’s what we have done this week.
"First, we made important progress in expanding our trade. The
US$33 billion in new trade and investments that I announced on
Tuesday, will help spur African development and support tens of
thousands of American jobs.
"With major new commitments to our Power Africa initiative,
we have tripled our goal and now aim to bring electricity to 60
million African homes and businesses, and as I reiterated that we will
continue to work with US Congress to achieve a seamless and long-
term renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act."
PresidentObama saidduringtheforum,itwasdecidedthat Africa’s
growth depends, first and foremost, on sustained reforms in Africa,
by Africans, and that the leaders promised to step up endeavours to
follow reforms that draw investment, reduce barriers that stifle trade,
particularly between African countries and to further foster regional
integration.
The President said on its part, the US government would upsurge
its support to assist build Africa’s capacity to trade with itself and with
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OF AFRICA:
NAMIBIA
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Food & Fruit
Processing
Industry
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Nigerian
rice farmers
earned N750
billion in
three years
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2. Wassupafrica02
M
inister of Agriculture
and Rural Development,
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina,
has said that rice farmers and
processors in Nigeria have added
about N750 billion to the Nigerian
economy, with over N407 billion
as their net incomes in the last
three years.
Adesina, who stated this
in Abuja at the signing of a
memorandum of understanding
between the Federal Ministry of
AgricultureandRuralDevelopment
and Dangote Industries Limited
for a $1billion investment in an
integrated rice project, said about
360,000 jobs were also generated
In a candid interview with THE
TIMES OF AFRICA, Kenyan High
Commissioner to India, H.E. Mrs.
Florence Imisa Weche accentuated
and talked about some imperative
topicsbeneficialtoIndianbusiness
and corporates. Observing and
believing on the long lasting
relationship between India and
Kenya, Excellency visions to
strengthen and fortify bilateral
relations via various means and
strategies. The heartland of East
Africa recalls India’s eminent
portrayal in building Kenya’s first
railway network.
Kenya, a nation bordering the
Indian Ocean and Lake Victoria
with a population of 44.35
million is steeping on its toes to
Rwandair has started operations
on the Entebbe-Juba (South
Sudan) route following the
recently-granted ‘fifth freedom
traffic rights’ by Uganda’s Civil
Aviation Authority (CAA).
“We are delighted to further
strengthen our regional
operations with today’s increase
of flight frequency from Uganda
to South Sudan. We hope this will
serve as a key link for business
and trade between the two
World Bank Sign $156m Agreement
Ghana and the World Bank have signed
a financing agreement for $156 million
to enhance access to secondary
education in underserved districts of
the country. t signed for Ghana while
Yusupha Crookes, World Bank Country
Director, signed on behalf of his
institution.
The funding under the Ghana
Secondary School Education
Improvement Project (SEIP) will help
improve quality in low-performing
Senior High Schools (SHSs) to increase
gender and geographical equity and
improve quality in those schools.
The project is expected to
benefit about 30,000 new students
in secondary, 150,000 students in
low performing schools, 2,000 SHS
teachers, head teachers and other
education officials.
Under the project, 23 new SHSs
are expected to be constructed in
selected districts to enroll 15,000
students, improve 50 existing senior
high schools through expansion and
rehabilitation of existing structures and
facilities, and provide scholarships
to 10,400 students from low-income
families, especially girls.
Nigerian Rice Farmers Earned
N750 Billion in Three Years
Kenya getting ready for its second
transport corridor
RwandAir starts operations on the
Entebbe-Juba route
within this period.
According to him, Nigeria
has been recording significant
successes with its rice policy,
which he said is directed at saving
N365 billion annually, mostly
directed at Nigerian rice farmers
and rural communities.
"Over six million farmers now
grow improved rice varieties that
meet international standards.
High quality and well-packaged
Nigerian rice is now in the local
market, including Quarra Rice,
Umza Rice, Ebony Super Rice, Eko
Rice, Mikap Rice, Ashi Rice, Queen
of the Niger and Mama Pride.
All Africa
be on the list of the impeccably
booming nations in Africa. The
High Commissioner proudly told
THE TIMES OF AFRICA about the
recent projects and initiatives
being taken in action by the
government for the infrastructure
enhancement in the nation.
The first project relates with
the growth of ICT sector i.e. Konza
Techno City. The Konza project is
located around the Silicon Valley,
60 km from the capital city –
Nairobi. She noted that the project
is spread across 500 hectares of
land which will have BPOs, schools,
hospitals, golf course and many
more with world- class facilities.
The second project is the
L.A.P.S.S.E.T Project acronym
for Lamu Port Southern Sudan
Ethiopia Transport Corridor. The
project is said to connect these
regions starting from Lamu Port
through Ethiopia up to South
Sudan. When finished, it will be
the country's second transport
corridor. Kenya's other transport
corridor is the Mombasa port
and Mombasa–Uganda transport
corridor that conks through
Nairobi and much of the Northern
Rift.
During the interview, THE
TIMES OF AFRICA became aware
of the fact that the corridor project
is estimated to prove beneficial
also for the oil reserves discovered
in northern Kenya, for its trade
and business.
Mr Crookes said the project would
help address problems of equity and
capacity and that it was well grounded
on what had worked elsewhere.
He said the project would open
up access to over 10,000 vulnerable
students and support approximately
125 existing SHSs. Professor Jane
Naana Opoku-Agyemang, Minister
of Education said the project sought
to improve quality of selected low-
performing senior high schools. The
Minister said the ultimate objective of
building those new schools was to
create new space for those demanding
seats in SHSs and to fill those spaces
with new students coming from
previously underserved communities.
She said the project would improve
education in selected low-performing
SHSs to make them attractive and
strengthen school management,
leadership and expansion of ICT in 125
selected low-performing schools.
Cassiel Ato Forson, Deputy Minister
of Finance, said the amount was a
concessional credit and the terms were
in accordance with the World Bank's
new middle income standard of five
years grace period, 20 years repayment
period and interest rate of 1.25 per cent
per annum.
He gave the assurance that
procurement under the facility would
be done through competitive and
transparent processes in line with the
procurement laws and the World Bank's
procurement policies so as to ensure
value for money.
Modern Ghana
countries,” John Mirenge, the
RwandAir chief executive officer,
said in a statement.
The airline will be operating
flights on Mondays, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays from
Entebbe International Airport,
with departures at 7:00am.
On Wednesdays, Fridays and
Sundays, it will depart Entebbe
at 3:35pm and arrive in Juba an
hour later.
The national career will
deploy CRJ-900 and Boeing 737-
700 aircraft.
According to Jean Paul
Nyirubutama, RwandAir’s deputy
chief executive officer, who is
also the chief operations officer,
the new route provides the
airline seamless connections to
the entire RwandAir network,
in particular between Kigali,
Johannesburg, Nairobi, Lagos,
Accra, Dar es Salaam and Dubai.
New Times
Finance Minister Seth Tekper,
Ghana

Dr. Akinwumi Adesinaa,
Minister of Agriculture and Rural
Development, Nigeria
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3. Wassupafrica 03
T
he government and other
agriculture stakeholders
havebeenurgedtorecognise
and promote mushroom farming
in Tanzania.
Mushroom farming, which is
growing at a fast pace in Southern
regions - Lindi and Mtwara - has
yet to be recognised despite the
fact that it is one of the activities
that take place throughout the
year involving less investment
capital and labour.
The farmers who narrated
the importance of mushroom to
the 'Daily News' at the ongoing
Agrobusiness exhibitions taking
place here at national level
observed that its products
were vital in human health as
EAC banks to post strong growth in
2014/16Mushroom Farming
Goes Countrywide
the world.
He said the New Alliance
for Food Security and Nutrition
originated by the American
government had endures to grow,
pointing to lift 50 million Africans
from poverty, while in its fight
against HIV/AIDS, it will work with
10 African countries to help them
double the number of their children
on lifesaving anti-retroviral drugs.
"And even as the United States
is deploying some of our medical
first responders to West Africa to
help control the Ebola outbreak,
we are also working to strengthen
public health systems, including
joining with the African Union to
pursue the creation of an African
Centres for Disease Control.
"Sothisisnotjustagovernment
effort, it is also an effort that
is spurred on by the private
sector, and combined with the
investments and the commitments
made at the symposium hosted
by our spouses, that means this
summit has helped to mobilise
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among other issues it has been
scientifically proved to be rich in
vitamins.
A farmer based in Tandahimba,
Mr Said Tayari, said that there is
a number of advantages which is
obvious that the activity would be
more sustainable.
He said that the same effort
staged by Prime Minister Mr
Mizengo Pinda in promoting
beekeeping is needed to
encourage mushroom farming
which he described as the
cheapest activity to carry out.
"A few years back the country
did not recognise beekeeping as
one of the subsectors that could
greatly contribute to the national
economy but after much effort
mostly from the premier, the
subsector is now known and
almost everyone wants to take
part in it.
We ask the government and all
other players to consider us too
because this is also an opportunity
which has been untapped for a
number of years," he explained.
Mr Tayari pointed out that
it was even difficult for them
to secure loans from financial
institutions simply because no
one recognised the activity thus
appealing to the Ministry of
Agriculture, Food Security and
Cooperatives to ensure that it
explores and publisizes all kinds
of farming that are carried out in
Tanzania.
He explained that despite
the fact the they have a stable
market Tandahimba based
farmers had entered into a
contract with a Bagamoyo based
firm, Uyoga Company Ltd, to buy
raw mushrooms, much effort
was still required to make it even
penetrate international markets.
He noted that mushrooms
can be harvested at the interval
of three months throughout
the years and they only needed
simple huts, just grass-thatched
huts, thus making operation cost
easier.
Mr Tayari noted that they are
able to harvest between 60 and 70
kilos in a week and a kilo is sold
at 4,000/-.
All Africa
Banks within the East African Community
(EAC) are expected to register significant
growth and expansion over the next two
years, a new study on bank credit issues
has indicated.
This is attributed to a robust Gross
Domestic Product within individual
partner states, according to the report
themed; “East African Community: Credit
Issues for Banks.” It was conducted by
Moody Investment Services.
The report, released recently,
indicates that the sector will experience
balance sheet growth of between 15 and
20 per cent annually over the next two
years.
Profitability metrics will remain
broadly stable, as increased revenues
will be offset by declining interest
margins, rising operating costs and high
loan-loss provisions.
Weak asset quality will remain a
credit negative while non-performing
loans (NPLs), which currently range
between five and 10 per cent, will reduce
further by 40 per cent.
“We see the main drivers of this
expansion being robust GDP growth, the
region’s ongoing integration and greater
banking penetration facilitated by the
mobile money revolution,” Constantinos
Kypreos, Moody’s Vice President and
Senior Credit Officer, said in a statement.
According to Kypreos, more growth
will be posted largely by the Kenyan
banks thanks to their effective, cross-
border networks and advanced mobile
technology capabilities.
According to the International
Monetary Fund (IMF), the EAC’s GDP
growth will be a 6.6 per cent in 2014 and
some US$37 billion for Africa’s
progress on top of, obviously, the
substantial efforts that have been
made in the past," he said.
The US leader said as an upshot
of the summit, US and African
governments are excavating
security cooperation to meet
common threats, from terrorism
to human trafficking, adding:
"We are launching a new Security
Governance Initiative to help our
African countries continue to build
strong, professional security forces
to provide for their own security,
and we are starting with Kenya,
Niger, Mali, Nigeria, Ghana and
Tunisia.
"During our discussions, our
West African partners made it clear
that they want to increase their
capacity to respond to crises. So
the United States will launch a new
effort to bolster the regions early
warning and response network
and increase their ability to share
information about emerging
crises."
On matter regarding to peace
and security, he said the leaders
decided to make noteworthy
new investments in African
peacekeeping and revealed
that the US government would
provide additional tools to African
peacekeepers in Somalia and the
Central African Republic.
In that regard, he said the US
would join with six countries that
in recent years have demonstrated
a track record as peacekeepers,
namely Ghana, Senegal, Rwanda,
Tanzania, Ethiopia and Uganda,
to set up the AU Rapid Response
Partnership, and also invite
countries beyond Africa to join in
supporting this effort, "because
the entire world has a stake in the
success of peacekeeping in Africa".
Obama labelled the summit, as
an "extraordinary event, and an
extraordinary summit," given the
success that was achieved.
"We agreed that summits like
this can be a critical part of our
work together going forward, a
forcing mechanism for decisions
and action. So we agreed that the
US-Africa Leaders Summit will be
a recurring event to hold ourselves
accountable for our commitments
and to sustain our momentum.
"And I will strongly encourage
my successor to carry on this
work, because Africa must know
that they will always have a strong
and reliable partner in the United
States of America," he concluded.
6.7 per cent in 2015.
This will facilitate banking expansion
through greater business opportunities
and stronger credit and loan demand.
The establishment of a Common
Market in 2010, facilitation of the free
movement of goods, labour, services
and capital; and, the signing of a
protocol outlining a 10-year roadmap
towards monetary union will be the key
drivers of growth of the financial sector.
Faustin Rutayisire, the Head of
institutional banking at Access Bank
Rwanda, said the integration process
is creating new business opportunities
for the region’s banks, mainly in trade,
finance, infrastructure project lending,
and foreign-exchange services.
The extensive use of mobile
technology to transfer money has
helped broaden financial services
across the region.
The new technology has also
increased financial inclusion and
lowered the cost of transaction.
However, according to the report,
the banking sector will continue to face
significant challenges, including access
to modern ICT infrastructure.
Poor economic diversification and
high reliance on commodity exports,
under-developed administrative and
judicial institutions are also challenges
banks across the region must brace for.
Bond markets remain shallow,
constraining banks’ ability to raise long-
term funding and this is likely to remain
a challenge, according to Carolyn
Henson, Research and the author of the
report.
New Times
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4. CountryoftheWeek04
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NAMIBIA
AT A GLANCE
Country official Name: Republic of
Namibia
President: H.E Mr. Hifikepunye
Pohamba
Capital: Windhoek
Independence: 21 March, 1990
Religions: Christian (80% to 90%),
Lutheran (50%), Indigenous beliefs
(10% to 20%)
Government: Multi-party
constitutional democracy
Total Area: 825,418 km²
GDP: 12.81 billion USD (2012 est.)
Inflation Rate: 5.13% in February of
2014
Population: 2.259 million (2012 est.),
2.218 million (2011 est.)
Language: English
Climate: Namibia has a desert climate,
it is hot, dry and rainfall is very sparse
and erratic. The coolest temperatures
are found along the coast. The hottest
months are December to March.
Rainfall (if there is any) usually falls
between October – April
Export Items: 52% minerals (±70%
diamonds), 25% fish and fish products,
meat and animal products, beverages,
grapes Import Items: Petroleum
products and fuel, machinery and
equipment and chemicals.
Natural Resources: Diamond, Copper,
Gold, Zinc, Lead, Uranium, Cattle,
Processed Fish, Karakul Skins & Table
Grapes
Time Zone: (UTC+01:00)
Currency: Namibian dollar
Exports: 13738 NAD Million(2013 est.)
Imports: 18394 NAD Million(2013 est.)
N
amibia is an independent
and democratically
governed Republic situated
on the South-Western coast of
Africa. It is a country of unspoilt
exquisiteness, enormous solitude,
endless horizons, and sharp
mountain silhouettes. The country
is usually dubbed as “The Gem of
Africa” with bounteous natural
and geological heritage; access
to infrastructure has augmented
several years of moderate
economic growth and has made
Namibia the most favourable
investment destination. It is a land
of natural treasures of the earth,
presenting Southern Africa’s one
of the most stable country.
Generally, it can be stated
that Namibian economy rests on
four pillars: Mining, Agriculture,
Fishery and Tourism. H.E. Mr.
Hifikepunye Pohamba, President
of Republic of Namibia has taken
significant steps to increase
transparency and to attract
investors to variegate the
economy.
Africa’s most aesthetic,
ornamental and abundant country,
Namibia is all set to spread its
wings and make its illustrative
presence more felt worldwide. The
cleanest country of Africa recently
was the word of mouth when
ranked the third position for its
mining sector. Mining and natural
NAMIBIA
resources are the backbone of the
Namibian economy.
Mining and quarrying
elucidates 13.2% of GDP providing
more than 50% of foreign
exchange earnings. The major
products of Namibian industrial
sector are zinc, lead, tin, silver,
tungsten, gold, marble, copper,
granite, diamonds as well as
semi-precious stones. Majority of
Namibian workers are engaged in
agricultural activities, accounting
for approximately 10% of the GDP,
producing ostrich meat, livestock,
beef and mutton production
contributing around 70-80% of
gross agricultural income.
BOUNTIFUL OPPORTUNITIES
ON HAND
Namibia remains a country
with noteworthy spirited reward
as an investment location with a
range of economic sectors perched
for improved performance and
contribution to the GDP through
effective investment.
The thriving Namibian
economy has a fresh market
sector, which brings about most
of the country's affluence, and a
conventional subsistence sector.
Even though the preponderance
of the population engrosses
in subsistence agriculture and
herding, Namibia has more than
200,000 skilled workers, as well as
THE GEM OF AFRICA
a small, well-trained professional
and managerial class.
Namibian Government is
calling Indian business persons to
invest in the country, and explore
joint venture partnerships in
mining, agriculture, infrastructure
development and manufacturing
along with other fields.
Namibia is truly a country of
opportunities providing many
more sources in diverse areas
including cutting and polishing
of precious, semi-precious stones,
marble and granite; leather and
glass products; down-stream
processing of gas; cement,
steel, textiles and garments
manufacturing, and many more.
The Namibian Government
has adhered liberal Foreign
Investment Act of 1993 bestowing
freedom from nationalization,
freedom remit capital and profits,
currency convertibility and a
process for settling disputes
equitably.
Key benefits under Foreign
Investment Act include:
• Equal treatment of local and
foreign investors;
• Repatriation of profits;
• Full protection of investment;
• Granting of Certificate of Status
Investment (CSI).
Sectoral Profile Overview
Agriculture:
The agriculture sector is a
significant part of the Namibia’s
economybackingaround6%tothe
GDP. Around 70% of the country’s
population is reliant on this sector.
There are two forms of agriculture
in Namibia – subsistence and
commercial. The climate and
countryside have potential for
extensive stock farming. Latent
for investment in this sector exists
in the value adding processes of
livestock, ostrich farming, crop
production and food processing.
Prospects also exist in the field of
horticulture in olive oil, jojoba and
flowers production.
Fisheries:
Namibia has a coastline of
1,500 km and is renowned as one
of the richest fishing grounds. The
projected national fish reserves
are the biggest in Southern
Africa and around 90% of the
national output is marketed for
exports. The chief species found
in Namibia are sardines, anchovy,
hake, horse mackerel, sole, squid,
deep-sea crab, rock lobster and
tuna. Opportunities subsist in this
sector mainly in the areas of value
– addition, marine – culture and
ancillary and support functions.
Manufacturing:
The manufacturing sector
of Namibia is moderately small
and contributes around 16%
to the country’s GDP. The main
industries are food processing
units, textile and garments
manufacturers, cement and
ceramic manufacturer. Namibia
imports almost all consumer
goods and its exports are majorly
unprocessed raw material. Thus
there is a large room for import
substitution manufacturing as
well as value addition to goods.
Tourism:
The tourism sector is one
of the fastest rising sectors in
Namibia. The country’s wildlife
legacy is one of its richest assets.
The international arrivals and
domestic tourist have grown
steadily. The government is trying
to make this sector into one of the
principal providers to the GDP in
the next ten years.
MONDAY | AUGUST 11, 2014

5. BusinessBuzz 05
MTN brightens over 2000
lives through 'GO RIO' promo
Barclays Launches Service Guarantee
Ghana's leading
telecommunications network,
MTN Ghana, has transformed the
lives of over two thousand of its
subscribers in the just ended 'Go
Rio' promotion.
At the end of the four month
long promotion, 15 customers
drove off brand new Kia Rio
Saloon cars, 18 customers had the
experience of a lifetime with an all-
expense paid trip to Brazil.
Hundreds of 32' (inches)
Samsung LED TVs, Samsung
Galaxy Tablets, Samsung S3 mini
handset, Huawei Y220 Ascend
phones were also won during the
period of the promotion.
At the final presentation
ceremony, five persons drove
away brand new Kia Rio saloon
cars. They include: Udeagwu
Alphonsus Obinna, Joseph Chijioke,
Veronica Zigah, Baba Yunus
Muhammad and Sarkodie Patrick.
All the winners expressed their joy
for the prizes they have won.
Mr. Patrick Sarkodie said 'I was
never expecting this from MTN; I
use my MTN number to transact
business, make calls and browse
as any normal customer. In fact
when I received the call that I have
Barclays Bank Tanzania has
launched service guarantee
product, an initiative geared to
improve customers' experience
at the bank in the country.
Speaking at the launch in
Dar es Salaam, Barclays Head of
Products, Segments and Retail
Strategy & Acting Retail Director,
Mr Musa Kitoi, said with the
service guarantee initiative, the
bank commits to provide the
customer delivery of service at
a defined standard and defined
time.
He said the initiative aims to
give its customers much easier in
financial transactions across the
country.
"Barclays strives to deliver
on expectations every time a
customer walks into the bank
hall with our service guarantee
won a car I just couldn't believe
it. Thanks to MTN I am now the
proud owner of this beautiful 'tear
rubber' Kia Rio saloon car'.
Presenting the last batch of
prizes to the winners for the
month of June at the forecourt of
MTN's office at Osu, Mr. Richard
Acheampong, the General Manager
for MTN Marketing Services,
expressed MTN's commitment to
enhancing customer experience
on the network whilst rewarding
them with relevant promotions.
'We decided to tie in the
customer loyalty promo to the
world's soccer season to create
more excitement especially
because of the passion Ghanaians
have for the game of football. We
are also happy to have given
some of our subscribers the
experience of a lifetime in Brazil.
''The objectives for running this
promotion have so far been met
and we thank all our customers for
choosing MTN', Mr. Acheampong
added.
The mechanics for the
promotionwerequitesimple.MTN
subscribers from March to June
received notification from MTN to
reach unique point-based usage
targets through text messages.
Subscribers were required to meet
or exceed monthly usage targets
and those with the highest points
per target set, got the opportunity
to win any of the prizes at stake
each month.
Modern Ghana
initiative, we make a promise to
our customers to deliver a more
efficient and effective service.
"To begin with, we guarantee
that a customer can apply and
receive his ATM card within 20
minutes and we also guarantee
cheque book delivery within 5
days; these turn around times
are the fastest you can get in the
market.
"Furthermore, we also commit
to compensate customers within
24 hours of discovering that there
has been a service breach," said
Mr Kitoi.
He said that they are proud
to be the first bank to introduce
such as unique initiative in the
Tanzanian market and East
African region. Mr Kitoi added
that Barclays Bank endeavours
to lead the industry by offering a
new way to bank that combines
great technologies and the best
people to people service.
He further noted that the
bank has made tremendous
strides to enhance the overall
customer experience through
launching of various initiatives
which are geared to reduce
queues, including turn around
times and manual processes that
are paper intensive to a bank.
"Our aim is to be the bank
where service is guaranteed to
customers and where processes
are automated to make banking
easier and more convenient
and therefore we will continue
offering a range of new services
designed to do exactly that, giving
our customers time to focus on
running their business," Mr Kitoi
further explained.
On her part, Barclays Bank
Strategic Project Manager, Mr
Jane Mbwilo said that recently the
bank launched Paperless banking
where customers deposits or
withdrawals are done without
paper.
In addition, the bank has
invested in new technology and
ways to make banking simpler
and easier for all their customers
to use these alternate channels.
She said that Barclays strategy
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Fidelity Bank’s dual promotion in Nigeria
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."
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.” She
added, “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."
mONDAY | AUGUST 11, 2014

6. A
businessman in Sierra Leone. A nurse in Nigeria.
A kid in Guinea. A Spanish priest in Liberia. The
world is hearing about the Ebola outbreak which
is so frightening and deadly.
Ebola virus disease (EVD) or Ebola hemorrhagic
fever (EHF) is the human disease triggered by the
Ebola virus. Indications normally start two days to
three weeks after shrinking the virus, with a fever, sore
throat, muscle pains, and headaches. Typically nausea,
vomiting, and diarrhea follow, along with decreased
functioning of the liver and kidneys. At this point, some
people begin to have internal and external bleeding.
Health officials in India are carefully observing a
Delhi resident, who lately returned from Ghana, as the
person's co-passenger tested positive for the Ebola
virus.
Indian authorities are building flesh out
preparations at major airports in Delhi and Mumbai
to track conceivable Ebola patients arriving in India
through countries.
Alert notifications have been allotted for various
airports in different cities. The Indian medical
Association (IMA) is managing with the Indian
government to knob the situation.
They will be screening the passengers arriving
from African nations, the passengers will be asked to
'self-report' at various points, immigration and custom
officials also asked to keep tight vigil along with
Medical facilities to be kept ready at airports to tackle
any emergency-like situation.
The government of India has been on its toes
after finding out that 50 to 60 Indians in Liberia were
returning to India. The West African country declared
emergency after the outbreak of the deadly disease.
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has
declared a state of emergency for 90 days.
"The scope and scale of the epidemic, the virulence
and deadliness of the virus now exceed the capacity
and statutory responsibility of any one government
agency or ministry," she said in a written statement.
"The government and people of Liberia require
extraordinary measures for the very survival of our
state and for the protection of the lives of our people."
It’s interesting to note that in spite of the hazard of
infection, medical personnel continue to travel to West
Africa to help bring under control the worst Ebola
outbreak on record, which according to the World
Health Organization (WHO) has killed more than 900
as of August 6. WHO strategies to spend $100 million
to fight the outbreak, and the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention will send 50 more disease
control workers.
FRANKLY SPEAKING06
Prof. Onyebuchi
Chukwu
Health Minister, Nigeria
Dr. Margaret Chan
WHO Director-General
By kirit sobti,
editor, iat
editor@indoafricatimes.com Recently, Africa witnessed gracious
presence of many renowned leaders
inclining their attention towards the
continent booming on the sidelines of
major health issues such as the present
epidemic of Ebola virus.
Former U.S. President George W.
Bush made a special appearance at the
meeting of world leaders in concern of
a public health campaign to conquer
killer diseases in Africa and to forecast
what he called “the beginning of the
end of AIDS.” Mr. Bush well known for
his fight against AIDS in Africa flew to
Washington to participate in a program
linked to the Africa summit sponsored
by the present President Obama.
Mr. Bush teamed up with Michelle
Obama and the State Department to
host a daylong forum on education
and health with the partners of African
leaders as he promoted a new chapter
in the battle with AIDS. He asserted that
at this stage efforts can be focused with
better data, better treatment options
and better prevention approaches to
“reach and help the highest-risk regions
and groups.”
Mr. Bush also quoted, “Applied
with clear goals and accountability,
this saturation approach presents an
amazing opportunity – the beginning
of the end of AIDS. It also requires
something from the rest of us. It is
impossible to direct help where it
is needed most when any group is
targeted for legal discrimination and
stigma. Compassion and tolerance are
important medicines.”
Mr. Bush, in the White House, shaped
the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS
Relief, or Pepfar, the largest single global
response to a disease, which is credited
with helping to save millions of lives in
Africa. He also founded The Pink Ribbon
Red Ribbon project in conglomerate
with Pepfar, Susan G. Komen and the
United Nations AIDS program which
screened more than 100,000 women
in Zambia, Botswana and Tanzania.
The former President of U.S., Mr. Bush
also announced that it will now expand
to two more countries, Namibia and
Ethiopia.
In conclusion Mr. Bush stated
ignorance, misinformation and
stigmatization were obstacles to
public health that should be overcome,
mentioning specifically what he called
“false rumors about the HPV vaccine.”
"This is the biggest and most complex Ebola
outbreak in history," Dr. Tom Frieden, Director of
the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
said.
It’s important to note that Ebola virus clutters
with the immune system. The infected body is not
able to fight off the viral infection quickly enough
to avoid becoming dangerously ill. Once infected,
the body is flooded with Ebola virus particles.
Researchers are still struggling to recognize why
they are not able to fight off Ebola virus infection.
It is alleged that humans are not at all adapted
to Ebola virus. It skulks in remote areas in central
Africa in the rain forest, and possibly in West Africa,
too, as it has been learned from the current outbreak.
Typically humans are not exposed to it.
In the case of Ebola’s close relative, Marburg
virus—a similar hazardous virus which origins the
same disease as Ebola virus—its natural host is a
fruit bat, Rousettus aegyptiacus. It is alleged that
the natural hosts for Ebola virus are also fruit bats.
So if humans come in close contact with infected
animals—for instance by handling bush meat—the
virus can be communicated, or jump, into the human
population.
The first case in the current Ebola virus outbreak
was recognized as a 2-year-old child in
the village of Meliandou in Guéckédou
prefecture, Guinea, who got diseased and
died in December 2013.
There is some hearsay that this child
might have been periled to fruit bats. The
existence of this species of Ebola virus, Zaire
Ebola virus, in West Africa was completely
unanticipated. Beforehand, this virus was
supposed to be widespread to central Africa.
Before this atrocious outbreak, there was
only a particular case of Ebola virus infection
informed in West Africa, in the 1990s. Some
of the chimpanzees got infected with Ebola virus
and died, and the researcher contracted the virus
when she handled the dead animals. Nevertheless,
the Ebola virus species in the Ivory Coast incident is
noticeably different from the one causing the current
outbreak.
Yes, we should all be alarmed about the fourth
– and deadliest yet – outbreak of this frightening
disease that is killing about 60% of those infected.
So far, 887 people in four West African countries —
Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone — have
died. And, yes, authorities should take added
precaution with sick people who have lately
travelled to, or come from, one of the four African
countries where the disease is spreading.
The aid is beginning to flow. The World Bank
said it would provide up to $200 million for the four
West African countries to better fight the range of
Ebola before it can travel widely. President Barack
Obama has also promised $33 billion in U.S. private
and public assistance to help build up African
economies, which can only help stop this and future
spread of disease. This is the answer that will keep
this outbreak from spinning into a global endemic,
not the hopeless fear hawking that appears so
popular among some.
Measures will prevent
a further outbreak of Ebola
in Africa's largest city, a
megalopolis of as many as 21
million people, and authorities
are setting up tent camps in
all of Nigeria's 36 states to
isolate further cases, I wish
to reassure Nigerians that the
government is working hard to
ensure the containment of the
outbreak.
The scale of the Ebola
outbreak, and the persistent
threat it poses, requires
WHO and Guinea, Liberia
and Sierra Leone to take
the response to a new
level, and this will require
increased resources, in-
country medical expertise,
regional preparedness and
coordination.
Watch out for any
Ebola symptoms
Yes, we should
all be alarmed
about the
fourth – and
deadliest yet
– outbreak of
this frightening
disease that is
killing about
60% of those
infected.
Ignorance,
Misinformation
and Stigmatization:
Obstacles to public
health
MONDAY | AUGUST 11, 2014

7. TRAVEL&tourism 07
A
ndaman & Nicobar Islands puts up an
affluence of brilliant beauty. These
islands are roofed with dense forests,
infinite unusual flowers and birds create an
extremely graceful and romantic ambiance.
Andaman & Nicobar Islands are also known
as Kalapani-Black Waters as for their role as
a feared penal settlement.
It is deliberated as a paradise for nature
lovers and is an idyllic place for those who
want to feel the silence of nature. It consists
of a group of attractive islands varying from
big to small and inhabited to uninhabited.
There are a total of 572 islands lying in the
South Eastern Part of the Bay of Bengal.
The Andaman & Nicobar Islands though
fit in to India but is geographically nearer
to South Asia. The Andaman and Nicobar
Islands has a widespread bird area with a
diversity of 270 species and sub-species of
birds accessible in these islands.
The Andaman Wood Pigeon, Andaman
Padauk and Dugong are declared as State
Bird,StateTreeandStateAnimalrespectively.
There are about 96 Wildlife Sanctuaries, nine
National Parks and one Biosphere Reserve
in the islands. Mahatma Gandhi Marine
National Park is the best known sanctuary.
Port Blair is the capital and gateway to the
islands which lies in South Andaman Island
and falls under South Andaman District.
Andaman & Nicobar Islands not only
includes beautiful beaches but also houses
many historic monuments and museums.
Havelock Island, Ross Island, Viper Island,
Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park are
the attractive tourist places to explore.
Ross Island
The Ross Island is situated at the
entrance of Port Blair Harbor and is the
most famous of all the thread of islands in
the Andaman & Nicobar group. The island
was considered as a figure of power and was
named after the British evaluator Reginald
Ross. It depicts a proficient management of
British government. The island comprises
of old buildings like hospitals, bakery and
government officers houses which reminds
of the old British administration. A museum
is was built by the Navy known as “Smritika”
describing the history of the island.
Havelock Island
It is considered vas one of the finest
tourist spot to holiday in Andaman & Nicobar
Islands. The island’s magnetism is by virtue of
the beautiful virgin beach and the unpolluted
environment. The most accessible island
from the capital is the Havelock Island. The
island can be reached through small boats
which can be hired from Phoenix Bay Harbor.
Crystal clear blue water is the jewel of the
Havelock Island.
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ndamanandNicobarIslandsA
The islands of Andaman and Nicobar are affectionately bestowed
with the title of 'emerald islands' due to their supreme charisma
and breath-taking flora and fauna. The unusual area, the
sun-kissed beaches, the fascinating picnic spots and the various
others sightseeing places are the fine reasons to visit there.
mONDAY | AUGUST 11, 2014

8. TALKINGTECHNOLOGY08
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ommenced operations a
decade ago & has dedicated
its services in transfer of
technology from India & bringing
modernization of varied sectors in
the African continent. We provide
Consultancy from inception to
commissioning for projects of all
magnitudes.
In developing countries
agriculture is the mainstay of
the economy. As such, it should
be no surprise that agricultural
industries and related activities
can account for a considerable
proportion of their output. The
main objective of fruit processing
is to supply wholesome, safe,
nutritious and acceptable food to
consumers throughout the year.
There are a wide variety of
indigenous foods, some of which
are rich in specific micronutrients.
Manyoftheprocessingmethodsare
however labor-intensive, and there
is potential to adapt the methods
by using modern techniques to
minimizing loss in quality, increase
shelf-life and encourage continued
consumption.
Benefits:
• Generates employment;
• Provides potential for export to
fetch foreign exchange;
• Development of ready-to-
consume products;
• Makesfoodssafeforconsumption
by checking of pathogenic
microorganisms;
• Benefits of food processing
include toxin removal,
preservation, easing marketing
and distribution tasks, and
increasing food consistency;
• It increases seasonal availability
of many foods, enables
transportation of delicate
perishable foods across long
distances and makes many
kinds of foods safe to eat by de-
activating spoilage.
The Food Fruit processing
activities have been set up, or have
to be established in developing
countries for one or other of the
following reasons:
• Diversification of the economy,
in order to reduce present
dependence on one export
commodity;
• Government industrialization
policy;
• Reduction of imports and
meeting export demands;
• Stimulate agricultural
production by obtaining
marketable products;
• Generate both rural and urban
employment;
• Reduce fruit and vegetable
losses;
• Improve farmers' nutrition
by allowing them to consume
their own processed fruit and
vegetables during the off-
season;
• Generate new sources of income
for farmers/artisans;
• Develop new value-added
products.
Indocorp promise to provide
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requirement. A large number
of Food Processing packaging
machines have been supplied to
various African countries.
Food Fruit Processing
Equipment’s
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• It is an efficient food processing
mill that is useful for crushing of
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• Suitable useful for making
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paste, crush,
mixes, and
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crushing, pre-
crush for de-
hydration inputs
 Pulper
• It is designed for extracting
juice and pulp from fruits
vegetables like
mango, litchi,
guava, pear,
tomato, passion
fruit, strawberry
grape, chillies,
pumpkin etc. along with
different vegetables
• All made of stainless steel with 1
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• Equipped with one sieve of 1/32
 Steam Jacketed Kettle with gas
Burner
• Jacket and kettle both made of
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stainless steel mounted on
mild steel stand, complete with
steam pet cock, safety valve,
pressure gauge
• Our kettle is
2/3 jacketed
so as to
give most
e f f i c i e n t
working of
the kettle
with 3 gallon
Capacity.
• Used for heating of pulp / juice
to a desired temperature.
 Paste Filling Machine
• Heavy Duty Piston type filler
with accurate weighing
• Volumetric filling
Drip free nozzles that
allow clean cut off
during filling
• Stainless Steel 304
or 316 grade contact
parts
• 5Kg product storage
hopper
• Easy adjustment of filling by
hand screw
• Hand Operated
• ±10 to 15gms filling accuracy
• Speed: 10-15 Bottles/Min
 Crown Corking Machine
• Heavy duty hand
operated, with
magnetic cork
holder table model
with mild steel
handle.
• Speed dependent on
operator. Adjustable
for all sizes bottles.
 Bottle Washing Machine
• With Single filling heads,
complete with
motor and
pump, mounted
on
M.S. cabinet.
Capacity 10/15
bottles per
minutes
 Cup Sealing Machine
• Power Source:
220V 300W
• Capacity: 120
cups/Hr.
• Temperature:
0-200 °C
• Seal material:
PE PP PE/PET
 Storage Tank Stainless Steel
• Made of
stainless steel.
Lid made of
18 swg. With
welding of
smooth finish
with drain cock
with MS stand.
Capacity 20
Liters.
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9. TRYSOMETHINGNEW 09
Ingredients
• 1/2 kg Chicken pieces
• 2 cups basmati Rice
• 1 tbsp. Red Chili powder
• 1/2 tbsp. Turmeric Powder
• 2 tbsp. Lemon juice
• 2 tbsp. Ghee
• 1 Bay leaf
• 2 to 3 Cloves
• 1 Cinnamon
• 1 Cardamom
• 1/2 tbsps. Saunf
• 4 Onions
• 3 Tomatoes
• 3 to 4 Green Chilies
• 1 tbsp. ginger-garlic paste
• Coriander and Mint leaves (a handful )
• 1 tbsp. Garam masala powder
• 1/4 cup yogurt
• 2 tbsps. fried Onions
• a pinch of food color
• 5 Cashewnuts
• 10 Raisins
• oil to shallow fry
• salt to taste
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The only thing that stands between you and your dream
is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible.
THOUGHT OF
THE WEEK
Thalassery biriyani
Indian Cuisine Prepration Method
1. Wash and clean the chicken pieces.
2. Wash and soak basmati rice for 10 minutes.
Drain and set aside.
3. Make a paste of red chili powder, turmeric
powder, 1 tbsps. lemon juice and salt.
4. Marinate the chicken in this paste for 1 hour.
5. Heat oil in a fry pan. Shallow fry the
marinated chicken and keep aside.
6. Heat ghee in the pan. Add bay leaf, cloves,
cinnamon, saunf and cardamom.
7. Wait for them to crackle. Add one sliced
onion. Saute till it is golden.
8. Add soaked rice and water.
9. Pressure cook till the rice is 3/4th done.
10. Now, heat ghee in the pan. Add the
remaining onions, green chilies slit
lengthwise, ginger garlic paste and stir well.
11. Add chopped tomato pieces and cook for a
minute.
12. Add freshly chopped coriander and mint
leaves. Next, add garam masala powder,
yogurt and salt.
13. Allow the mixture to cook well.
14. Now, add the fried chicken pieces.
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for Culture and Tourism, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, in New Delhi on August 04, 2014.
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has tremendous
topographical diversity,
including glaciated
mountains with snow-
capped peaks, the Rift
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volcanoes, ancient granitic
hills, flat desert landscapes
and coral reefs and islets.
Glowing Skin
» Drink lots of water: Dry skin has
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5 Easy Steps for Flawless Handy French
Puzzle
1. Je vais bien.
I am fine.
2. Quel une agreeable matinée!
What a pleasant morning!
 Fill in the missing numbers with
the digits 1 to 9. A diamond
shape in the middle means that
the four numbers around it add
to 20.
 Each uses a different way to
add to 20, i.e. if there is already
1 + 3 + 8 + 9, then there will
not be another using the digits
1, 3, 8 and 9 (in any order).
 The same digit isn't allowed to
touch, even diagonally.
Answer
3. Quel âge avez-vous?
How old are you?
4. Demain j’ai un examen.
I have an exam tomorrow.
The International
Conference on
Promoting Interfaith
Dialogue
It is organized by the City
Montessori School will take place
from 9th August to the 12th
August 2014 at the World Unity
Convention Center in Lucknow,
India. The conference will cover
areas like Role of women in
building Inter Faith Communities,
Expectations from Religious
Leaders, Educational Institutions
and Interfaith Activities, Role of
religion in.
Date: 09-12 Aug 2014
Venue: World Unity Convention Center,
Lucknow, India
The International
Conference on Current
Trends in Engineering
Research
It is organized by the International
Association of Engineering
Technology For Skill Development
will take place from 11th August
to the 12th August 2014 at the
Radha Regent Hotel in Chennai,
India. The conference will cover
areas like students, researchers,
academics and industrialists
etc., to explore the technical
knowledge all over the world, to
publish proceedings.
Date: 11-12 Aug 2014
Venue: Radha Regent Hotel, Chennai, India
International
Conference on Public
Policy and Management
It is one of the major conferences
to be held in Indian Institute
of Management Bangalore for
three consecutive days. This
conference will thematically focus
on the public policy issues and
its management. This forum will
provide a platform to scholars,
experts and practitioners to put
forward their innovative ideas
and thoughts. International
Conference on Public Policy
and Management will hold
presentation and discussion
on the focal points such as
sustainable growth for the
economy, rules and regulations
for the governance of the various
systems requirement for the
human development. Attendees
will be benefited from the
conference in several major ways.
Date: 11-13 Aug 2014
Venue: Indian Institute of Management
Bangalore, Bangalore, India
The Harvard Model
United Nations India
Conference
It is organized by the Harvard
Model United Nations. The
conference will cover areas
like Exciting Opportunity for
Students to Debate Issues That
Confront World Leaders and to
Draft Resolutions in Response to
These Global Issues. Participants
Develop Their Abilities To Work
With Others Who Are Equally
Motivated And Passionate About
The Topics Of Debate And To
Respond To Global Concerns.
Date: 13-16 Aug 2014
Venue: Hyderabad International Convention
Centre, Hyderabad, India
The International
Conference on Youth,
Gender and HIV
It is organized by the Amity
University Gurgoan. The
conference will cover areas like
Methodological and Application
Based Papers from the Field
of Psychology, Anthropology,
Criminology, Women Studies,
Industrial Relations, Management,
Education, Communication and
Media, Sociology, Human Rights,
Social Welfare and Community
Development.
Date: 12-13 Aug 2014
Venue: Amity University, Lucknow, India
Kenya
» Always remove make-up: During
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is more likely to develop, leaving
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increased chance of waking up
with bad skin outbreaks – whether
spots or dry patches.
» Stick to products meant for your
skin: Be aware that not everything
you read will work. A common
mistake is using toothpaste on
spots – toothpaste is meant for
your teeth which are one of the
hardest surfaces in your body.
Using a product on your skin
which is actually intended for the
teeth will damage your skin and
cause it to completely dry out.
» Wear SPF throughout the year:
UVA rays are constantly present,
no matter the season or the
weather and these are the
ones that cause the skin
to age and damage
the skin, so wear SPF
24X7.
picture of
the week
mONDAY | AUGUST 11, 2014

10. THEFASHIONISTAS10
C
ar Wash Gardens reverberated with
laughter as Night of a Thousand Laughs
kicked off with rib cracking jokes from
some of the finest comedians in the East African
region.
The show featured seasoned comedian Eric
Omondi from Kenya and Burundi’s best, Kigingi.
The highly attended show also had a number of
experienced local stand-up comedians such as
Arthur Nkusi, and Herve Kimenyi who performed
alongside budding comedians, Damian Junior
Mukunzi and John Naifa Muyenzi, aka Babu.
Kigingi from Burundi put on a wonderful
performance. Kigingi, in his jokes made fun
of fellow Burundians who come to Kigali for
a 1-day visit only to go back home with the
Rwandan accent.
“I have seen Burundians who have crossed
the border just once in their life time, only
to go back home with difficulties to express
themselves in Kirundi,” he joked
The audience had a great time. All photos
by Seraphin Nayituriki Kenya’s Eric Omondi did
not disappoint as he hit out at the mercilessness
of his country men, who are always willing to
“help” anyone who attempts to commit suicide.
“The only problem we have in Africa is being
inhuman. Americans or Europeans would do
anything to stop someone from committing
suicide. In Kenya when someone wants to
commit suicide by jumping from the 2nd floor
of a building, people will encourage him or her
to jump from the 6th floor. We, (Kenyans) are
merciless,” he joked. Comedy night saw live
music performances from Dream Boyz, who
performed two of their latest singles, Uzahahe
Uronke, Tujyane Iwacu and the old-school track
of Urare aharyana.
New Times
RnB artiste Thaddy Erabizi
aka Edouce Softman is in final
preparations for the launch
of his second album My Love
at a live performance at Kigali
Serena Hotel next month.
The development follows
the release of the video Leya,
the first single off his second
album that is comprised of 10
songs.
The video, which was
produced by Mariva, has
already received a great deal of
airplay on local TV stations.
SpeakingtoTheNewTimes,
the artiste asked his fans to look
forward to a live performance
backed up by several leading
artistes. “My fans should expect
a wonderful performance since
I’ll be performing live music. I
plan to perform with several
artistes who are good at live
music to add some flavour to
the show,” he said.
Edouce said he is currently
in talks with a few local artistes
who he hopes to work with
during his album launch. “My
team and I have contacted
some musicians and we are
making some good progress.
I have some of the top music
producers in the country
like Piano, Pastor and Fazzo
working on various songs,” he
added.
He said he in the process
of releasing another single
Masikini.
The artiste rose to fame in
2010 after releasing hits such
as Urushinjye, Oxygen and
Akandi ku Mutima.
New Times
Edouce to launch second album
Searching for Miss
Tourism Uganda
Have you seen her?.......
There she is, walking on air she is, there she is…
Miss Tourism Uganda. Who will be crowned this
year?
After a hugely successful Miss Tourism
Uganda 2013, which saw Uganda’s tourism
beauty queen return from the global contest in
Malaysia with the title Miss Friendship, this year’s
contest is about to get underway.
Information received suggests that there will
be preliminaries organized across the country to
select a Miss Tourism from each part of Uganda,
namely the regions of Kigezi, Ankole, Rwenzori,
Buganda, Busoga, Eastern, Northern, and West
Nile. Three young ladies from each region will
then compete at the national finals at the Kampala
Serena Hotel on October 17 of this year.
A boot camp of three weeks will precede
the finals during which the contestants will be
prepared for the big night during which this year’s
Miss Tourism and the two runner’s up will be
determined.
The winner of the 2014 Miss Tourism pageant
will for the following 12 months become a key
tourism ambassador for Uganda and help promote
the country in the region and further abroad.
Eturbo News
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Comedian Eric Omondi,Kenya
Itwasa
nightof
athousand
laughsat
CarWash
gardens
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Miss Tourism Uganda, 2013
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Thaddy Erabizi aka Edouce Softman
MONDAY | AUGUST 11, 2014

11. SPORTS2WATCH 11
Kenya Appoint Williamson New Coach
Football Kenya Federation (FKF)
have appointed Gor Mahia FC
coach and ex-Uganda Cranes trainer
Bobby Williamson as new boss
of the Harambee Stars. Scottish
Williamson takes over from Belgian
Adel Amrouche who was sacked
about three days ago after failing
to lead Kenya into the final round
of qualifying for the Africa Cup of
Nations Morocco 2015. Lesotho
eliminated Kenya from the race to
Morocco 1-0 over two legs.
Kenya's most capped player
with 105 games and Harambee
Stars skipper for 13 years, Musa
Otero Otieno has been named
assistant. With another former
Ten athletes to
represent Rwanda in
Youth Olympic Games
Local footballers form professional
association
T
en Athletes will represent
Rwanda in Youth Olympic
Games scheduled to run
from 16–18 August in Nanjing,
China.
They include one swimmer,
three athletes, four beach
volleyball players and two cyclists.
The team is set to depart this
week.
The Summer Youth Olympic
Games is an international sports,
education and cultural festival for
Local footballers have created a
professional body, the Rwanda
Football Players Organisation
(RFPO), aimed at promoting
members’ interests and welfare
during and after their playing
career.
RFPO’s objectives include
negotiating the working conditions
and rights of members through
collective bargaining agreements
with employers.
The association is currently
headed by Philbert Mucyo,
who is deputised by Maitre
Emile Ngiruwonsanga and AS
Kigali central defender Patrick
Umwungeri, who represents
players.
In an interview with Times
Sport, Mucyo said they came up
with the idea because they wanted
to solve some problems players
face in their contracts and other
challenges related to football.
He noted that RFPO will also
look for education opportunities
for current and former players,
promote rehabilitation of injured
members, and organise the player
of the year awards, among other
activities.
teenagers.
Full team: Abdul Rahman
Gatete Babu (swimming, 100m
breaststroke50mfreestyle),Jean
Marie Vianney Myasiro (3000m),
James Sugira (1500m), Venantie
Mukandayisenga (1500m),
Seraphine Mukantambara and Lea
Uwimbabazi and Elias Ndagano
and Sylvestre Ndayisabye (Beach
volleyball), Clementine Niyonsaba
and Benitha Uwimana (cycling).
New Times
He added that the association
will bring together members to
discuss their problems, enhance
skills and help promote solidarity
among members.
“This will specially be helpful
in case a player wants to sign a new
or extend an existing contract. The
association will play an advocacy
role,” Mucyo said.
Mucyo said they were in the
process of registering the new
body as a legal entity.
Amavubi Stars captain Haruna
Niyonzima says the professional
grouping is a key vehicle towards
addressing some of the pertinent
issues local players face. “This
will benefit players, especially on
matters regarding club contracts,”
said the Young African playmaker.
Jean Baptist Mugiraneza, the
APR and Amavubi midfielder, said,
“This is good news for us players,
and I think we will all benefit from
the association, since it is all about
us.”
New Times
Kenya international Simon Mulama
appointed team manager.
We reached the decision to
appoint the trio because of their vast
experience and knowledge of the
game. Williamson has many years
of experience in-charge of Uganda
while Musa Otieno and Simon
Mulama served the country diligently
over the years. We will give them
all the support as we look forward
to forgetting the disappointment of
not qualifying for the group stages
for Afcon 2015, FKF President Sam
Nyamweya told Cafonline.com.
Nyamweya said Williamson
and his new technical staff's first
assignment would be to prepare the
team for the annual Cecafa senior
challenge cup to be hosted in Ethiopia
from November.
Bobby Williamson won the
Kenyan premier league with Gor
Mahia in his maiden 2013 season
and was also instrumental in ensuring
Uganda won the regional Cecafa
Seniior challenge cup 4 times under
his reign.
Musa Otieno was a player at
South African PSL side Santos for
13 years where he also served on
the club's technical bench before
he returned home in this year and
worked as a football pundit with
Supersport tv.
Modern Ghana
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Bobby Williamson
mONDAY | AUGUST 11, 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
What is the overall vision of the
school you lead for the development
strategy of Cameroon?
Cameroon has generated a
document: DSRC, which is like a
roadmap for the coming years. It
relies on a certain number of
technological factors that must be
mastered. Technical and vocational
skill development in Africa occurs at
different levels of education. Thus,
Polytechnic is the school that Cameroon
has set up to face the challenges of
technology applied to health, mining,
and other sectors.
What is your plan of action to execute
this vision?
To achieve this, we must develop
practical training; refine specializations.
Example: ICT, build capacity for
implementation of short term courses
such as those offered by the CADD,
in the context of computer-assisted
technology.
What according to you is the role of
education in a society?
According to me Ignorance is Death.
It’s actually imperative to train people
to be free from ignorance and cope
better with life's problems. Hence,
the need to get vocational training
to African countries has become
paramount.
How is your experience with the
CADD center India?
The experience is fruitful for Africa
and mainly for Cameroon. We are
implementing many courses, a website,
brochures, and we are ready to begin.
How it is useful for the training of
young Cameroonians whom you lead?
Getting additional training is an
added value. This helps discover many
employment opportunities in Cameroon
and be more valued.
How do you capitalize the contact
you have with this Indian structure?
There are numerous things to
acquire from India. Not very long
ago, India was an impoverished and
underdeveloped country. But they have
gained progress to become emerging.
We, African countries, must get inspired
from India to ensure our development.
What is your message for other
Indians who want to come to
Cameroun and invest here?
The case of CADD is very significant
and we must work to build the so-called
success stories. This must be a success
story in terms of business and in terms
of work for other Indians to know that
there are valid interlocutors/ partners
in Cameroon.
The main objective of any polytechnic education is the promotion of technical and vocational education
and training, technology transfer and skills development to enhance the socio- economic development
of the country. In an candid interview to Kanchi Batra, Sub-Editor, Indo-Africa Times the Director of
Polytech Cameroon played up the kind of cooperation needed from India.
African countries, must get inspired
from India to ensure our development
Charles Owonoonana
Director of Polytech,
Cameroon
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We must develop practical training; refine specializations. Example: ICT,
build capacity for implementation of short term courses such as those offered
by the CADD, in the context of computer-assisted technology
MONDAY | AUGUST 11, 2014