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AFRICA
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ingapore Business Forum (ASBF) is the foremost podium for
nurturing investment, trade and thought management between
Africa and Asia.
ASBF 2014 was held on 27-28 August and has talked about acute
matters and identified occasions for the premeditated evolution
of both regions through demonstrations, panel discussions, and
abundant networking opportunities.
Hosted in Singapore since 2010, the forum has brought together
close to 1,000 business and government leaders from 30 countries to
develop occasions and partnerships between these two lively regions.
Introducing new approaches in areas such as logistics and
water treatment can be Singapore's role in Africa's development by
introducing new approaches, said Deputy Prime Minister Tharman
Shanmugaratnam at the 3rd Africa Singapore Business Forum on
(Aug 27).
"When we think of Africa, we must think of it as an opportunity
to add value," he said. "Because Singapore is a very small country,
we have never thought about opportunities in the rest of the world
in terms of scale - let me go in and grab this, or grab that. It is always
in terms of how can I find a small niche for myself, where I can add
value, where I can introduce new ideas, new approaches, and raise
productivity."
Trade ties between Singapore and Africa are mounting. The
Republic entered into a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with
two African nations, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast, at the business
forum.
Singapore's Second Minister for Trade and Industry, S Iswaran,
signed the Burkina Faso-Singapore BIT with Minister for Industry,
Commerce and Handicraft Arthur Kafando. The Ivory Coast-
Singapore BIT was signed with Minister for Commerce, Craft and
SME Promotion Jean Louis Billon.
Both BITS aim to guard investors' benefits from the countries
involved and open up more business and investment opportunities.
Singapore companies functioning in Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast
will appreciate treaty protection on top of protection under their
domestic laws.
Singapore, Southeast Asia's smallest country, is a vivacious,
vibrant city-state with one of the highest standards of living in
the world. Diminutive in size but overflowing with economic
potential, Singapore is the world's easiest place to do business
("Doing Business", The World Bank Group, 2014) and Asia's most
competitive country ("Global Competitive Report", World Economic
Forum 2013-2014).
Leveraging its strategic location between the East and West,
Singapore offers companies worldwide a podium to nurture their
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2. Wassupafrica02
A
uthorities at the Komfo
Anokye Teaching Hospital
are patting themselves on
the back for what they say is their
highest half -year medical and
clinical performance in five years.
Out-patients attendance to
the facility in the first half of this
year rose to over 36,000 up by 35
percentofthe2013,whilematernal
deaths dropped marginally from
64 to 55.
125,000 people sought
specialist OPD care, representing
38 percent increase over last year's
figure of 92,000.
However deliveries at the
hospital dropped slightly from
over 5,000 in 2013 to just below
the same figure.
The trend over the review
period means demand for the
hospital's services increased
between 50 percent and 150
percent.
The Family Medicine Unit,
for instance, recorded 8, 561
visitors as against 4, 171 in 2013,
representing a whopping 105
percent.
These revelations come at a
timewhenthehospitalisstruggling
to redeem its image following the
Rwanda is seeking to use the
forthcoming iPAD Rwanda Power
and Infrastructure Investment
Forum to woo investors for its
energy and infrastructure sectors.
Amb. James Kimonyo, the
Director for Cabinet in the Office
of the Prime Minister, said the
summit will provide an investment
platform for Africa’s next ‘best’
business opportunity that Rwanda
should utilise fully.
“The meeting will provide
market entry for international
investors, as well as technology
and solution providers to deliver a
viable investment plan to increase
power capacity in the country,” he
said in a statement.
Thetwo-dayforumisorganised
bytheRwandaDevelopmentBoard
and the Rwanda Energy Group and
take will place from November 3-4.
Emmanuelle Nicholls,
the iPAD Rwanda Power and
Infrastructure Investment Forum
event director, said the forum
will play an important role in the
transformation of Rwanda into a
dynamic global hub for business,
investment and innovation.
“Rwanda is open for business;
“investors should come and
tap into Rwanda’s enormous
investment opportunities in the
power and infrastructure sectors,
After a series of successful tests
will the joint venture between the
Rwandan government and Korea
Telecom launch 4GLTE services
from next month across the country.
The joint venture will be the platform
for other telecom companies in the
country to sign up with and AIRTEL,
TIGO and MTN will only ‘retail’ the
service to their subscribers.
Rwanda is already a leader in the
field of ICT services in Eastern Africa
and the launch of wireless high speed
broadband services, which makes
buffering a thing of the past, will only
enhance Rwanda’s reputation in the
region and beyond.
Other countries in Eastern Africa
already offering 4GLTE are Uganda,
where Smile Communications has
taken the lead in the Entebbe –
Kampala – Mukono corridor, though
planning to expand into key towns
upcountry, while the same company
has also established a network in
Tanzania, with Kenya notably lagging
missing babies saga, as well as
having to contend with delayed
payment of claims by the National
Health Insurance Authority.
The hospital was partially
closed down in the course of the
review period after an assault
on staff by some Zongo youth in
protest of the disappearance of the
body of a still-born baby.
Acting Chief Executive, Isaiah
Offeh Gyimah, attributes the
modest gains to what he describes
as staff resilience and dedication in
the midst of adversity.
He concedes the missing babies
saga had a lot of effects on the
hospital.
“The Suweiba (missing baby)
thing hurt us but somehow it
brought to the fore our deficiencies
so we said fine: what can we do
better and we did that. And then
we encouraged our staff. You
remember some of them were
physically assaulted; we spoke to
them. So we brought them into the
picture and this encouragement
management gave to our staff has
started yielding results”, he said.
A number of infrastructure
development took place as quality
of in-patient care at the hospital
KATH hits record high
performance in 5-years
Govt moves to woo energy and infrastructure investors
Rwanda set for 4G Cellular launchimproved tremendously.
For instance, the hospital
managed to repair its obsolete
Oxygen Plant for resumption of
in-house production of oxygen.
The move is to reduce the huge
expenditure the hospital incurs
to source oxygen from private
companies.
The hospital currently sources
half of its oxygen needs from
private companies at a cost of
GH₵60,000 per month.
The period also saw renovation
of the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT)
building for the first time since
1993 at a cost of Gh₵107,414.
Mr. Offeh- Gyimah concedes
the marginal drop in deliveries at
the hospital is a price it had to pay
for the missing baby saga.
He told Nhyira FM that a review
session that management will
invest in customer service training
for staff, using newly-designed
in-house training modules.
“We have become more alert
to our responsibilities towards
the clients that we receive here.
We were unable for example to
produce the body of the still born
baby and that hurt Suweiba and the
family very much. It cut a slur on
our image”. Mr Gyimah explained.
The KATH Acting-CEO who
appeared surprised majority of the
general public, including clients
took to bashing hospital at the time
the hospital needed them most is
convinced the hospital that prides
itself as being a center of excellence
has learnt its lessons.
“Ifyoulistentoradiophone-ins,
you realize that most of the people
who called actually condemned us
and very few of them recalled the
good treatment we give them so
we are revising our lessons”. Mr.
Gyimah intimated.
The experience from that
incident is forcing hospital's
management to include customer
care training into its in-house
training modules.
Modern Ghana
behind, as is Burundi.
Rwanda has invested over the
past years to install over 3.000
kilometres of fibre optic cables
across the country and has the
ambitious target to connecting 95
percent of its population and areas of
the country by 2017 to 4G services,
hoping that projections will come
through that such infrastructure
investments will boost GDP by a
massive 10+ percent.
Visitors to the country already
enjoy free wireless 3G internet in
many parts of Kigali and this service
is expected to be expanded too as
time goes by.
Telecoms companies in Rwanda
have reportedly imported 4G devices
which will shortly go on sale though
tariffs from the three main providers
for the new 4G service are at this
time not available. Rwanda, the
Land of a Thousand Hills once again
taking the lead.
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and the government is committed
to providing a stable and investor-
friendly business climate,” he said
in the statement.
The meeting is expected
to bring together regional
and international investors,
project developers, finance
houses, construction and
planning companies, technology
providers, as well as government
representatives.
According to a survey
conducted by the Ministry of
Infrastructure, Rwanda needs to
invest about $3 billion to increase
access to electricity from 16 per
cent to 70 per cent by 2017.
The country’s total installed
generation capacity currently
stands at 110MW and is protected
to reach 563MW by 2017.
Energy sector reforms
Recently, the government split
the former national utility, Energy,
Water and Sanitation Authority
(EWSA) into two separate
companies; Rwanda Energy Group
Limited (REG Ltd) and Water and
Sanitation Corporation Limited
(WASAC Ltd) to help improve
service delivery and efficiency.
The government is looking to
accelerate economic growth and
improve social welfare, and energy
and infrastructure are some of
the key pillars to achieving these
objectives.
The government’s Vision 2020
aims at promoting growth driven
by private investments.
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MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 01, 2014

3. Wassupafrica 03
S
eychelles is not always
talked about as the tourism
destination for groups
and incentives, but instead it
has continued to consolidate
its position as an events-based
destination.
Over the years, the island
destination has taken the lead
in convincing its international
partners of it strengths in events
planning. South Africa is one of
the African countries which is a
firm believer and supporter of the
islands’ main cultural event, its
annual carnival.
The Seychelles annual
“Carnival International de
Victoria’’ is a reference point
in cooperation among tourism
destinations where South Africa
participated as a co-host country
for the fourth edition of this
event in the tropics alongside La
Reunion, Madagascar, and Mayotte
The World Association of mobile
operators (GSMA) has released its
report on telecommunications in
Algeria. It reveals that the Mobilis
branch mobile operator Algeria
Telecom is the leader in 3G in
the second quarter of 2014 with
395,049 subscribers to this new
technology launched five months
ago, on a target of 41,103,587
of subscribers to mobile, GSMA
estimated 0.99% its penetration in
the country.
In 2G Djezzy, remains the
largest mobile operator in the
country. The company has
17,722,901 subscribers, followed
by Mobilis with 13,148,520 and
finally Ooredoo with 10,232,166.
Average revenue per user
(ARPU) is declining with 6.27
euro for the second quarter of
2014 up from 6.42 euro in the
previous quarter. Of the more than
41 million mobile customers in the
country, 36,810,550 are prepaid
or nearly 90% of the mobile
market, although this is more
expensive than postpaid.
On the Internet side, GSMA
predicts strong growth for the
rest of the year, driven by mobile.
Faced with 1.5 million ADS.
Balancingact-Africa
FROM PAGE 01
Seychelles & South Africa explore new opportunities
for collaboration through world of tourism
Mobilis is a
leader in 3G
in Algeria,
says GSMA
report
Lampposts
to become
broadband
towers
islands. A South African tourism
delegation on a working visit to
Seychelles last week re-iterated its
commitment to support Seychelles
event initiatives, and they have
confirmed that they will look into
new opportunities of cooperation
in this domain.
The South African delegation
from the Hotel School and Tourism
Office who were in Seychelles
on a fact-finding mission paid a
courtesy call on Alain St.Ange, the
Seychelles Minister of Tourism
and Culture, at his offices at Espace
Building in Victoria.
The delegation was in
Seychelles to discuss projects that
couldbeimplementedaspartofthe
Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) which South Africa Tourism
had signed with Seychelles.
In November 2013, a
delegation from the Seychelles
Tourism Academy and Seychelles
Tourism Board effected a fact-
finding mission in South Africa.
It was now the turn of the South
African delegation to come to
Seychelles for a follow-up working
visit.
Eddy Khosa, Chairman of the
Federated Hospitality Association
(FEDHASA); Tshamekazi Temba,
Deputy Director Central, East
Africa and Indian Ocean for the
National Department of Tourism;
and Mandisa Silo, the Head of
School – SETH Cape Peninsula
University of Technology outlined
to Minister St.Ange that Seychelles
is an important destination for
South Africa, and opportunities
exist for both countries to solidify
their partnership and work even
closer together.
Besides its strength in building
events through training and
management, the South African
delegation spoke of its experience
in hotel classifications.
Seychelles has started the
process of hotel classification and
sees the South African experience
as an ideal opportunity where the
country can share ideas in this
domain. Minister St.Ange said he
firmly believes in the potential of
South Africa to emerge as an airline
hub of Africa.
“A strong country like South
Africa should be a key partner of
Africa for Africa. You should take
ownership of this belief and shine
even more on our continent,” he
said.
Minister St.Ange added that
South Africa and Seychelles
should put more effort to promote
twin-destination holidays as
he explained one of the island's
branding concepts, “From the Big
Five... to the Best Five,” launched
especially for the promotion of
safari and beach holiday packages.
“We should merge our USPs,
our unique selling points. It’s
only by working together that
we can make it easier to push the
continent forward,” Alain St.Ange,
the Seychelles Minister for Tourism
and Culture, said.
The visiting South African
delegation also gave an
oversight of the Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU) signed
between Seychelles and South
Africa.
Tshamekazi Temba said South
Africa is working towards the
implementation of the terms and
conditions of the Memorandum of
Understanding.
Seychelles and South Africa
also believes in the potential
of the Indian Ocean region to
be developed into a region for
cruise ship holidays saying that
this region as a destination has
diversity not seen in any other
tourism region.
The Seychelles Tourism
Academy on the other hand said
that they are keen to work with
South Africa to develop exchange
programs for South African
students to undertake their
internship programs in Seychelles
resort hotels. Minister St.Ange
was accompanied at this meeting
by Sherin Naiken, the CEO of the
Seychelles Tourism Board; Anne
Lafortune, the PS for Tourism; and
Peter Moncherry of the Seychelles
Tourism Academy.
Eturbo News
MTN has begun replacing
Johannesburg’s streetlight
infrastructure with lampposts that
double as cellular base stations, with
hundreds of deployments planned
before Christmas. MTN South Africa
has secured a tender from City
Power, Johannesburg’s electricity
supply agency, to turn lampposts into
cellular base stations in a move the
operator believes will go a long way
to solving coverage challenges not
only in South Africa’s largest city but
across urban South Africa.
In the past week, the mobile
operator has deployed the first two
such towers in the leafy suburb of
Bryanston, with more than 100 more
to follow before Christmas, its Chief
Technology Officer, Eben Albertyn,
tells TechCentral.
Albertyn says that through its
deal with City Power, MTN is entitled
to replace any of the approximately
110,000 lampposts throughout the
greater Johannesburg region with
this specially designed base station
infrastructure. It is the only mobile
operator that has permission from
City Power to replace Johannesburg’s
lampposts and is now in discussions
with municipalities elsewhere around
South Africa about extending the
project to other cities.
When MTN identifies a site that
needs better coverage, the company
literally replaces the entire lamppost
with a new, much stronger pole,
which is made of thick, reinforced
steel and which integrates the base
station equipment, including the
radio apparatus. It is then hooked up
to electricity and to fibre backhaul,
which MTN will supply. Naturally, the
lamppost still provides street lighting.
Only a trained eye would recognise
that it’s not simply a lamppost, says
Albertyn.
In terms of the City Power
deal, MTN may only use local pole
manufacturers that have been
approvedbytheCityofJohannesburg.
The poles are designed to withstand
even the strongest gale-force winds
and are earthed and their equipment
shrouded to protect them from
lightning. However, if lightning
destroys a site, MTN will immediately
replace the equipment, says Albertyn.
The operator pays a monthly
fee to City Power for each the sites
it deploys. Constructing a site takes
11 hours from start to finish – this is
significantly quicker than building a
traditional base station, he adds.
The project will also bring
fibre closer to people’s homes, he
says. This will play an important
part in MTN’s broader plan to roll
out home fibre in South Africa and
will also help communities install
security camera infrastructure in their
neighbourhoods. “There will be some
fallout [from unhappy consumers],
but the benefits are massive,” he
says.
MTN intends deploying about
one lamppost base station a day for
the rest of the year as part of phase
one of the project. By Christmas, it
will have more than 100 such towers
in place in areas such as Bryanston,
Sandton, Woodmead, Northcliff,
Westcliff, Kyalami and Fairland. It is
specifically focusing on areas where
it’s 3G and 4G/LTE coverage needs
improvement.
Balancingact-Africa
worldwide business. Over 7,000
multinational corporations have
set up here, with more than half
of them using Singapore as their
regional headquarters. Companies
beholding to grow their business
in Asia will find Singapore the ideal
location.
As of the end of 2012,
Singapore's investments into
Africa touched US$15.9 billion,
with a multiple annual growth
rate (CAGR) of 11.2% since 2008.
According to the latest United
Nations' World Investment Report
2013, Singapore has arisen as the
largest investor in Africa among
the ASEAN countries, portentous
mounting ties between these two
regions. Moreover, trade between
Singapore and Africa reached
US$11.1 billion in 2013, realizing a
strong CAGR of 11.7% since 2009.
This trade between both
regions is chiefly centred on
petroleum oils, agricultural
products, shipping and floating
structures, and electronic
integrated circuits. Our largest
trading partners in Africa
include South Africa, Liberia and
Equatorial Guinea.
A growing number of
Singapore companies are putting
forward into the African market.
There are presently over 60
Singapore companies functioning
in over 50 countries in Africa.
The blend is varied, with both
large corporations and small-
and-medium sized enterprises
tangled in projects in the sectors
of oil & gas, agri-business, food &
beverage, eGovernment services,
information & communications
technology, and transport &
logistics.
Business aside, one can play
as hard as you work in Singapore.
The republic is safe and systematic,
and it is predictable as one of the
freshest and greenest cities in the
world.
It has an efficient and
affordable public transport
system, and world-class healthcare
services. Two new combined
resorts - Marina Bay Sands and
Resorts World Sentosa - add to its
vibrant nightlife and hospitality
scene. Testament to its high quality
of living, Singapore was ranked
as Asia's best place to work, live
and play in ("Quality of Living
Ranking", Mercer, 2014).
mONDAY | SEPTEMBER 01, 2014

4. CountryoftheWeek04
sudan AT
A GLANCE
President’s Name: H.E. Field Marshal
Omer Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir
Capital: Khartoum
Religions: Islam
Total Area: 1,882,000 Sq Km
GDP: $ 90 Billion (PPP) per Capita
income $ 2,600 (PPP)
Population: 33,419,625
Languages: Arabic and English
Climate: Desert, Semi-Desert and
Dry in for Northern States, Semi-
desert to rainy tropical in Central,
western and southern regions and
Mediterranean in Eastern coast areas.
Export Items: Gum Arabic,
Cotton, Sorghum, Oil Seeds,
Livestock, Gold, Silver, Chrome, Iron
Ore, Lead and Oil Products.
Import Items: Agriculture
Equipment, Wheat, Rice, Textile,
Chemicals, Auto Parts, Medicines,
Industrial equipment etc.
Natural Resources: Agriculture
(Wheat Production, Sorghum(Dura),
Oil Seeds (Sesame, Groundnut &
Sunflower), Livestock 9Cattle, sheep,
goats and camels) and Mining (Gold,
Silver, Iron ore, Chromate, Mica,
Silica, Gypsum, Granite, Lead, Zink,
Copper and Cement)
Main Sectors: Agriculture, Food
processing, Oil and Mining
S
udan is located in north east
Africa with the River Nile as
the most dominant feature
of its geography, as the Nile basin
constitutes 67.4% of the country’s
total area. Due to its unique
geographical location, Sudan has
always been a trading and cultural
bridge between northern and
southern Africa as well as between
the Arabian Peninsula and Africa,
particularly west and east Africa.
People of Sudan descend from
a mixture of many ethnicities and
group; most notable are (Arabs/
African Hamates), 96.7% of the
population in Muslim.
Natural Resources
Sudan is considered on of the
richest countries in the world in
terms of natural resources. It is
gifted with fertile agricultural
land, abundant water resources,
minerals and diversified historical
and natural tourist attraction
sites. The country is characterized
by its vast virgin area of land and
varied climates, a fact that makes
the country capable of producing
different kind of horticultural crops.
Government Policies and
Regulations Promoting
Investment
Policies of economic
liberalization resulted in the
transition from oriented economy
to market economy to promote
investment and foreign trade.
These regulations resulted in:
• Elimination of taxes on raw
agriculture products
• Elimination of export taxes on
agricultural goods
• Subsidy of agricultural input and
reduction of financing costs
• Lack of a specific financing limit
for the agricultural sector
Investment System
Include:
• Direct investment by companies
and individuals for a period
between 30 – 90 years
• Investment through financing
formulas: by agreements
between investors and existing
projects for the production of
required crops in accordance
Black Cumin, Hibiscus, Aniseed,
Garlic and fennel.
5. Agricultural Inputs Industry
Certified, Fertilizers, Pesticides
and Burlap Packing sacks
6. Agricultural Mechanization
Manufacturing agricultural
machinery and equipment.
7. Post-Harvest Services
Preparing fodder, sorting
and grading centers, packing
of vegetables and fruits,
dry refrigerated transport,
refrigerated stores.
Industry
The installed capacities are
higher than the national needs
thereby considerable surplus for
exports to neighboring countries
if full capacities can be exploited
example of existing manufacturing
industries are sugar, flourmill,
edible oil, soaps, detergents, shoes
industry and dry batteries…etc.
Opportunities Available for
Industrial Investment
1. Food Industries:-
- Production processing of and
preserving of meat and meat
products
- Manufacture of dairy products
- Processing and preserving of
fruits and vegetables
- Processing and preserving of
fish and fish products
- Manufacturing of starches and
starch products
- Manufacturing of bakery
products
- Manufacturing of cocoa,
chocolate and sugar
confectionery
- Manufacturing of other food
products
- Manufacturing of animal feeds.
2. Textile and leather Industry:-
- Preparation and spinning of
textile fabrics, weaving of
textile
- Finishing of textile
- Manufacturing of knitted and
chocolate fabrics and articles
- Manufacturing carpets and
rugs
- Manufacturing of cordage,
rope, twine and netting
4. Manufacture of
Petrochemicals:-
- Manufacture of rubber tires
and tubes
- Cutting shaping and finishing
of stones
- Manufacture of caustic soda
- Manufacture of pesticides
- Refractory clay products
- Manufacture of cement, lime
and plaster
5. Manufacture of basic Metals:-
- Manufacture of basic iron and
steel
- Casting of iron and steel
6. Manufacture of Fabricated
Metal, Machinery and
Equipments:-
- Manufacture of hand tools,
Manufacture of agricultural
and forestry machinery
- Manufacturing of medical and
surgical equipments and other
appliances
- Manufacturing of metallic
products for construction
- Building and repairing of ships
and boats
- Manufacturing of electric
equipments and house ware
- Manufacturing of insulated
wire and caplets
- Manufacturing of bicycles
- Manufacturing of toys
7. Packing Industry:-
- Plastic Sacks
- Plastic containers
- Plastic barrels
- Manufacturing of paperboard
Water Sources:
Sudanisrichinwaterresources,
the major sources include:
a. Rain: The Rainy season extends
from the month of May to
October. The rate of rainfall
ranges annually between 25
mms in the far north, mostly
desert, to 1500 mms in the south.
b. Rivers: The great River Nile
which runs across the whole
country from south to north.
It has a number of tributaries
mainly including the White Nile,
The Blue Nile, Bahr Al Gabal,
Bahar al-Zaraf, Sobat River,
Dindir, Rahad and Atbara Rivers.
c. Underground Water: Sudan
has underground water from
different sources in its northern,
eastern and western parts.
The total underground water
reserves in the country are
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with agreed upon funding
formula.
• Investment partnership: by
signing an agreement between
Arab investor and the local
partner to carry out the project
according to each party’s share
contributed to the investment
capital.
• Investment through the B.O.T
system which grants projects all
investment safeguards, features
and facilities.
• Bilateral investment: through
bilateral agreements between
governments.
Agriculture
Agriculture is the leading
and most relied on sector in
the expected developmental
renaissance in Sudan, as
It represents about 31.6% of the
GDP
Contributes about 9% of the
country’s non-oil exports
50.23% of the population works
in the agricultural field
Total area = 600 million acres
Area of arable land= 200 million
acres
Cultivated area per year = 40
million acres
Opportunities Available for
Agricultural Investment
1. Field Crop
• Irrigated Field Crops, Wheat,
Cotton, Peanuts, Maize,
Sunflower, Fodder
• Rain-Fed Crops, Sesame,
Peanuts, Sunflower, Cotton,
Millet, Hibiscus, Sorghum,
Maize.
2. Processing of Horticultural
Crops
• Dried Vegetables
• Tomato Concentrates.
3. Sugar Production
• Sugar production (sugar cane)
in the White Nile, Blue Nile and
Sinnar states.
• Production of sugar beet in
Gezira Project and Northern
State.
• Residence of wheat, maize
millet and peanuts.
4. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
Which include: Planting Senna,
estimated at about nine billion
cubic meters.
Fish Resources:
Sudan is characterized by
the availability of natural water
resources which are rich of feeds of
fish.Thesewatersurfacehavegreat
potentials for fishery production
which are yet to be invested fully.
There are great opportunities for
fish production at the lakes of the
dams of rosaries, Sinnar and Jabal
Awlia and Nuba Lake of Aswan
Dam. Only 30% of the total fish
recourses in the country have been
utilized so far.
Oil:
The utilization of petroleum
resources is considered as the
biggest achievement realized by
to country in recent years. Sudan
who had been importing oil against
a bill of 400 million dollars a year
(half of its revenues of foreign
exchanges) has no. after utilization
of its oil resources as of August
1998, realized self sufficiency and
entered the club of oil exporting
countries.
Mineral Resources:
Sudan is endowed with a
vast mineral wealth, which is still
greatly unexploited. The Sudan has
deposits of Gold, Silver, Iron, Zinc,
Copper, Chrome, Uranium, Gypsum,
Mica and other metals used in
buildings. As part of the country’s
utilization of its mineral resources,
there is the project for gold mining
is eastern Sudan undertaken by
Ariab Mining Company, which is a
joint venture between Sudan and
France.
The company’s production is
continuously increasing. There are
also a number of projects, which
are under implementation such as
copper mining in south Darfur.
Livestock:
Sudan ranks at the forefront
of the countries of the Middle East
regarding the animal wealth and
ranks the second in Africa. It has a
national herd of about 135 million
heads of livestock. The animal
resources contribute considerably
to the Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) of the country.
For more information contact:
trade@sudanembassyindia.org
www.sudanembassyindia.org
www.mofa.gov.sd/new
The Republic of
the sudan
MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 01, 2014

5. BusinessBuzz 05
Ruckus Wireless Expands Its Presence in
Africa with Appointment of Westcon Africa
MTN connects Bugesera orphanage
to solar energy
R
uckus Wireless, Inc. (NYSE:
RKUS) has appointed
Westcon Africa as the
newest member of its growing
distributor network as part of the
company’s continued expansion
into Africa. Westcon Africa is now
an official distributor of all Ruckus
Wireless solutions across the
continent effective from 1 August
2014.
Says Michael Fletcher, sales
director for Ruckus Wireless
sub-Saharan Africa: “We made
our commitment to Africa when
we launched in South Africa at
the end of 2011 and over the last
few years we have made strong
inroads – with Africa a strong
growth market for us. To ensure
we are able to continue to support
our growing African customer
base – existing and new – we made
a strategic decision to appoint
Westcon Africa.”
Mobisol, a German Company
generating power from solar
energy sources, marked the
1000th solar home system
installation in Abajambo
Orphanage, Nyamata Sector in
Bugesera District.
The off-grid system was
installed in collaboration with
MTN as part of efforts to improve
access to electricity in rural
households.
MTN CEO Ebenezer Asante,
who officially switched on the
solar system at the orphanage
said financing the project was
not only part of giving back to
the community, but also created
a win-win situation.
“We want to ensure that the
community gets connected to
electricity that continues to
play a major role in promoting
economic activities.
In the long run, we hope
mobile phone usage will increase
and consequently, services like
Mobile Money will be delivered
in the community.”
Jules Ndenga, the in charge
of planning and policy at the
Ministry of Infrastructure, said
solar energy is much cheaper
and fits in well with the budgets
of rural households.
New Times
Airtel Takes ICT to Rural Communities
As part of a strategic effort to empower
more Nigerians in line with its key objective
of becoming Nigeria’s number one mobile
Internet operator, Airtel Nigeria has
announced an empowerment initiative that
focuses on creating awareness for ICT use
and uptake in the rural areas across the
country.
The programme, Boost ICT Usage in
Rural Areas, is designed to help consumers
living in or visiting the designated locations
in these underserved communities to have
first-hand experience of the company’s
unequalled data services with no financial
implications to the consumers.
According to Airtel, the programme will
also assist to facilitate ICT/Data penetration
in the country’s rural settlements.
Currently, Nigeria has 55,930,391
mobile Internet users out of a population
of 174,507,539 representing 32.9%
penetration rate with heavy concentration in
the urban areas.
Speaking about the Boost ICT Usage
in Rural Areas programme, Airtel’s Chief
Commercial Officer, Maurice Newa, said
the initiative is designed to bridge the gap
between consumers in the rural settings
and the world of opportunities before them.
“We are pleased by the prospect
of ensuring our customers in the rural
communities experience data services
aimed at enhancing their quality of work and
living. As a responsible corporate citizen, we
have consistently sought ways of rendering
life enriching services to them just like we
have done with those
in the urban areas.
“There is a lot
going on acrossthe
globe which ordinarily
may fall outside the
scope of the rural
dwellers but which,
if they are given the
right access, may
bring their dreams to
fulfilment. So we are
providing this trusted platform for them to
achieve more.This initiative is in tandem
with our vision of becoming the most loved
brand in the daily lives of Nigerians,” he
said.
Speaking further, Newa also assured
on the company’s readiness to lead the
drive for internet penetration and uptake
especially in the rural areas of the country
which has about 50% of the total population
but is yet to be covered effectively in terms
of access to data services.
“As a data-centric operator, we are
prepared for the challenge of internet
penetration in the rural areas. We have
shown leadership with our 3.75G network
which is in over 200 cities and towns
across the nation,” he said.
Under the Boost ICT Usage in Rural
Areas, Airtel will provide the enabling tools
like tablets and smart phones to facilitate
theexperience of customers.
Starting with rural communities in
Ebonyi, the Airtel ICT train will criss-cross
rural communities in Imo, Enugu, Benue,
Anambra, Delta, Edo, Abia, Akwa-Ibom,
Cross Rivers, Bayelsa and Rivers. Others
are Ekiti, Ondo, Osun, Kwara, Oyo, Lagos
and the Federal Capital Territory.
The initiative highlights Airtel’s role as
the innovative leader in data services. It
currently prides itself as the leading data-
centric company being the only operator
with 3.75G services which can be accessed
in over 200 cities and towns across Nigeria.
Modern Ghana
Westcon Africa is a value-
added distributor of category-
leading unified communications,
network infrastructure, data
center and security solutions
with a global network of specialty
resellers. With over 100 offices,
Westcon Africa ships to more than
100 countries and is constantly
adding new facilities and
expanding their footprint to cater
to the continent’s requirements.
“We are focused on creating
the programs and support
that accelerate the business
of our partners,” says John
Spreadborough, General Manager,
Convergence at Westcon Africa.
“As a pure-play wireless LAN
(WLAN) vendor, Ruckus Wireless
continues to excel as one of
the fastest growing enterprise
WLAN suppliers in the market
and as such, we are pleased to
add Ruckus to our list of vendors
in our aim to continue to drive
high quality professional services
that meet the changing needs of
business and the individual nature
of each client.”
Ruckus Wireless also
continues to aggressively grow its
partner channel worldwide with
their global Partner Programme
including: the Ruckus partner
portal, its annual Big Dogs
channel partner conferences, and
comprehensive Ruckus University
Wi-Fi training programs.
“Ruckus partners continue
to help Ruckus maintain its
position as one of the top wireless
networking providers in key
vertical markets including the
likes of education and hospitality,
while also helping it continue to
grow its customer base in the
healthcare, manufacturing and
retail sectors.
And with a global strategy
to continue to work with global
partners, we welcome Westcon
Africa onboard. With their Pan
African distribution network,
experience and positive track
record, we believe our African
outreach will continue to grow
strongly,” concludes Fletcher.
About Ruckus Wireless
Headquartered in Sunnyvale,
CA, Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (NYSE:
RKUS) is a global supplier of
advanced wireless systems for
the rapidly expanding mobile
Internet infrastructure market.
The company offers a wide range
of indoor and outdoor “Smart
Wi-Fi” products to mobile carriers,
broadband service providers,
and corporate enterprises, and
has over 40,000 end-customers
worldwide.
Ruckus technology addresses
Wi-Fi capacity and coverage
challenges caused by the ever-
increasing amount of traffic
on wireless networks due to
accelerated adoption of mobile
devices such as smartphones and
tablets. Ruckus invented and has
patented state-of-the-art wireless
voice, video, and data technology
innovations, such as adaptive
antenna arrays that extend
signal range, increase client data
rates, and avoid interference,
providing consistent and reliable
distribution of delay-sensitive
multimedia content and services
over standard 802.11 Wi-Fi. For
more information, visit http://
www.ruckuswireless.com
About Westcon Group
Westcon Group, Inc. is a value
added distributor of category-
leading unified communications,
network infrastructure, data
center, and security solutions
with a global network of specialty
resellers. Westcon’s teams create
unique programs and provide
exceptional support to accelerate
the business of its global partners.
Strong relationships at every level
of the Westcon Group organization
enable partners to receive support
tailored to their needs.
Westcon Group’s portfolio of
market-leading vendors includes:
Cisco, Avaya, Brocade, Polycom,
Check Point, and Blue Coat.
Modern Ghana
Michael Fletcher
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mONDAY | SEPTEMBER 01, 2014

6. FRANKLY SPEAKING06
Dr. Nkosazana
Dlamini-Zuma
African Union Chairwoman
Donald Kaberuka
President of the African
Development Bank (AfDB)
By kirit sobti,
editor, iat
editor@indoafricatimes.com
African leaders have
firmly put agriculture at the
top of national development
agendas and are prepared
to lead the way on a sure
path to development and
prosperity for their people, we
will only achieve success by
working in partnership with the
global community to mobilize
and strategically channel
investments into this critical
sector.
The African economy is
currently overly dependent
on public investment for
infrastructure development,
the Agriculture Fast Track is a
critical tool to better leverage
donor funding to catalyze
private sector investment
in support of infrastructure
construction and Africa’s long-
term economic growth and
food security.
Modern
Agriculture
for augmented
efficiency and
yields
Africa as a
continent
is presently
partially
dependent on
food imports
yet an adequate
increase in
food imports
is dubious to
occur.
Farmers tipped
on increasing
agric productivity
Farmers have been urged to embrace
use of a combination of micronutrients
and macronutrients to enhance
agriculture productivity.
According to a recent study by the
International Fertiliser Development
Centre (IFDC) and the Rwanda
Agriculture Board (RAB), application
of macronutrients NPK (nitrogen,
phosphorous potassium) and DAP
(diammonium phosphate), secondary
nutrients (sulfur) and micronutrients
such as boron, copper, zinc stimulate the
plants productivity.
Dr. Leon Nabahungu, the in-charge
of land and water management at RAB,
said if a hectare which produced 15 to
16 tonnes of Irish potatoes when only
micronutrients (NPK, DAP) were used,
this could double to 32 tonnes when
the combination of micronutrients and
macronutrients is used.
“Rice output, for example, can
increase from 3.5 tonnes to seven
tonnes per hectare,” he said.
This was during a workshop to
discuss the final draft of Fertiliser
Demonstration Manual 2014 in Kigali
last week. The manual is informed by
recent on-farm trials on maize, wheat
and potatoes’ response to secondary
nutrients and micronutrients like boron,
copper, and zinc, along with major
nutrients.
Landouard Semukanya, the IFDC
Rwanda’s technologies transfer
officer, noted that farmers were used
to the application of macronutrients
like NPK and DAP, but ignored
secondary nutrients such as sulfur
and micronutrients which affects crop
output.
He said the study showed that there
was lack of such micronutrients, which
makes it difficult for plants to respond
to fertilisers.
Pascal Twizerimana, a farmer
belonging to Imbaraga Association in
Musanze District, said a micronutrient
test that was done in his potato garden
increased yields from 600kg to 1.1
tonnes.
The fertiliser demonstration manual
draft is to be revised in December 2014
to validate its findings.
New Times
I
n Africa, one person in every four, miss sufficient
nutrition for a healthy and vigorous life, and high
food prices and scarcity are pushing more people
into poverty and starvation.
Food security occurs when all people at all
times have both physical and economic access to
adequate food to meet their nutritional needs for a
productive and healthy life. Attaining food security
necessitates that adequate capacities of suitable foods
are consistently available, individuals have adequate
proceeds or other resources to buy or barter for food.
Food should be appropriately processed and stored
and individuals should have sound acquaintance of
nutrition and child care that they put to good use, and
have access to adequate health and sanitation services.
Presently Africa safeguards food supply by a blend
of domestic food production and foreign food imports.
West Africa for example hinge on to 40% on imports
in safeguarding sufficient rice supply with Thailand as
the main rice supplier (FAO, 2010). The total volume
of cereal imports in Africa was around 66 million tons
in 2010 (FAO, 2013a). This means that for the whole
of Africa 30% of all cereals expended were imported.
(Cereals exports are negligible: Even if all exports
were instead to be used for domestic consumption,
28% of cereals consumed would still be constituted of
imports. (FAO, 2013b)) One of the five largest trade
flows of wheat in the world is from the US to Nigeria
(FAO, 2013a). Despite domestic production and import
efforts there were 239 million malnourished people
living on the African continent in 2012, most of them
in Sub-Saharan Africa.
During the last two decades the number of
undernourished people in Africa has increased by
more than 35% (FAO, 2012). This shows that food
insecurity already now is of increasingly relevant
concern. In meeting the rising food demand caused
by the growth in population in Africa, there are three
options of how this rising demand can theoretically be
covered by sufficient food supply: raise overseas food
imports, raise domestic food production, or increase
both food production and food imports.
There are numerous explanations heading to the
conclusion that safeguarding food supply through
augmented overseas food imports will not be a
choice which could mollify the snowballing demand
for food.
The present world population could so far
be affirmed through the paybacks of modern
agriculture, which endorses the practice of irrigation
systems, chemical fertilizer, farm machinery, and
large-scale monoculture farms for augmented
efficiency and yields.
The African population is anticipated to double
from one to two billion people in the course of the
next 40 years. This population growth necessitates a
noteworthy increase in food supply. By now there is
an increasing number of undernourished people that
suggest the increasing significance of safeguarding
food security.
Africa as a continent is presently partially
dependent on food imports yet an adequate increase
in food imports is dubious to occur. This is due
to globally stirring population growth and due
to progressively challenged modern agricultural
systems with their high dependence on non-
renewable resources.
The mounting global population will cause
national governments to cut food exports in order
to meet national food demand. Deteriorating non-
renewable resources on which the agricultural
sector is depended will cause an upsurge in food
prices and a decrease in harvests, both contributing
to compromised global food production and reduced
opportunities for food imports to Africa.
Rather than growing the dependence on
food imports, which would pose an increasingly
large risk in the future as the 2008 rice crisis has
already showed, the African nations must stress on
increasing domestic production sufficiently. This
objective will however also be severely challenged
due to the less favorable growing conditions in many
African regions and will be further impaired by the
ongoing climate change.
How should the African nations answer to these
challenges? Highest instant urgency should be given
to developmental efforts that upsurge agricultural
competence such as the prevalent implementation of
drip irrigation schemes to offset the negative effects
of climate change while still increasing production.
Cognizance has to be created about the effects
of climate change on food security and suitable
adaptive capacity should be created. Changes in
diet and a lower dependence on meat based food
might have to be promoted. Finally, an answer to the
ongoing unsustainable population growth needs to
be originated.
MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 01, 2014

7. TRAVELtourism 07
Dehradun road having a capacity of pedaled
boats. It offers a captivating view of Doon
Valley and nearby villages. View during
Night is marvelous.
Vinog Mountain Quail Sanctuary: 11 Kms to the
south of Library Point lies an old sanctuary
established in 1993 and covering an area of
339 hectares. It is well-known for the extinct
bird species, Mountain Quail (Pahari Bater),
which was last spotted in 1876.
Kempty Fall: 15 kms from Mussoorie on the
Yamunotri Road is the most enthralling and
the biggest water fall, Kempty placed in a
beautiful valley of Mussoorie.
Dhanaulti -Dhanolti: 24 Kms from Mussoorie.
Dhanaulti Dhanolti offers a breath-taking
view of the valleys and the Himalayan peaks.
The long wooded slopes, lazy outings, cool
caressing breeze, warm and hospitable
inhabitants, lovely weather and fabulous
view of snow covered mountains makes it an
idyllic haven for a hassle-free holiday.
Surkanda Devi: Situated at an elevation
of 3030 mts above sea level near village
Kaddukhal the temple of Surkanda Devi is
33 kms from Kaddukhal and one has to trek
about 2 kms. A fair is held every year on
“Ganga Dussehra” during May-June in which
thousands of people play a part.
Lakha Mandal: Lakha Mandal is situated on
the Yamunotri road, past Kempty Falls. There
are hundreds of statues of archaeological
standing which have been conserved by the
Archaeological Survey of India.
Municipal Garden: A seamless picnic spot
the garden with its preciously created lake
with paddled boating facility. It is placed at
a distance of 4 km by rickshaw cycles, pony
or by a car and 2 km via Waverly Convent
School road on foot.
Yamuna Bridge: About 27 kms from Mussoorie
on Chakrata-Barkot road, is a perfect spot for
fishing.
Childer's Lodge: It is the highest peak of
Mussoorie near Lal Tibba, it is situated at 5
km from the Tourist Office and one can go on
horseback or on foot.
George Everest House: The George Everest
House is the peak estate of Sir George, the
surveyor General of India. Sir George had
his office and residence here. The Mount
Everest, the highest peak of the Himalayas
was named after Sir George.
Bhatta Fall: About 7 kms from Mussoorie on
Mussoorie-Dehradun road. Access by car or
bus upto Balta village from where the fall is
3kms by car or foot.
Jharipani Fall: About 8.5 kms from Mussoorie
on Mussoorie- Jharipani Road. Visitors can go
by bus or by car upto 7 kms to Jharipani from
where the fall is 1.5 kms, on foot.
Van Chetna Kendra: At a distance of about
2 kms on Tehri bye pass road, this place is
developed as a picnic spot and has a park
enclosed with pine forest and flowering
shrubs, and is accessible by foot or taxi/
car. The main magnetism is the wildlife of
the park like Ghurar, Kanankar, Himalayan
Peacock, Monal etc.
M
ussoorie with its striking, rippling,
tree-covered hills is looking down
on the Doon valley and with an
eccentric outlook of the Mighty Himalayas.
Mussoorie is post-card pretty and has
brilliantly a romantic air, which has time and
again enticed honeymooners to it ever since
it was recognized way back in 1827.
Mussoorie derives its name from the
plants of Mussoorie or shrub mansoor
which are available in large quantities in the
region. Mussoorie is a wonderful hill station
in Uttranchal at a height of 2000 mts above
sea level. The lust green hills, the varied
flora and fauna and the majestic view of the
Shivalik ranges and the Doon Valley attracts
hundreds of tourists both domestic and
international to Mussoorie each year. Spread
over a ridge, 2000 meters above sea level,
Mussoorie offers distant views of the holy
and mighty river Ganga from one end of the
ridge, and of the famous river Jamuna from
the other.
Places to Visit in Mussoorie
Camel’s Back Road: The place offers an
attractive view of the sunset and a life like
similarity of a sitting camel. One can also
relish long walks and horse riding here.
Lake Mist: About 5 km before Kempty falls on
the Mussoorie-Kempty road is a developed
good picnic spot with accommodation
and restaurant amenities, boating is also
available.
Gun Hill: One can adore an exciting ropeway
ride to Gun Hill, the second highest peak of
Mussoorie (2122 mts). The peak offers the
bird's-eye view of the Himalayan ranges.
Mussoorie Lake: A newly established picnic
spot set on Mussoorie-Dehradun road. The
lake is situated at 6 km on Mussoorie-
MUSSOORIE
The
Honeymoon
Capital of India
mONDAY | SEPTEMBER 01, 2014

8. TALKINGTECHNOLOGY08
Modernization of Fishing Industry
C
ulturing, processing,
preserving, storing,
transporting, marketing
of fish related equipments
accessories.
In the best of our efforts of
the joint venture partnership in
the avowed vision of long term
growth of the fishing community,
a pilot project was undertaken in
Ghana in major port sites including
Tema, Exim, Elmina, Jamestown
etc. We have supplied FRP fishing
boats patrol boats along with
engines outboard motors. We
executed the FRP Lining of 40
nos. of old Ghanaian Canoes.
Fibre-Reinforced Plastic (FRP),
is a composite material made
of a polymer matrix reinforced
with fibres. Necessary technique,
design, and miscellaneous
assistance in the setting up of
appropriate workshops manned
with skilled personnel for the
above purpose was provided by us.
The FRP Lining ensured:
» Longevity of boats
» Increased fuel efficiency of the
boats
» Enhancement of the duration of
days on-shore
» Creation of wealth for fishing
community
What we can do?
Supply
Boats: As we specialize in
development for new boats
with international standards
shipping rules, we can supply
modern fishing boats as per
client’s requirement specific
applications
We can offer fiberglass boats,
aluminium, inflatables trawlers
etc. for the following functions:
» Disaster Mitigation
» High Speed Applications
» Interceptors
» Fishing
» Inland Water Applications
» Patrolling
» Fire Services
» Crew Transfer
» Passenger Travel
» Leisure, Diving
Engines Outboard Motors: We
have the entire range of engines
of Mercury, Yamaha other
international brands, starting from
5 HP up to 275 HP in both 2 stroke
and 4 Stroke versions
Accessories:
All Fish related accessories
including:
» Fishing tackles like rod pods,
buzz-bars, banksticks, tripods,
rollers accessories for carp
fishing, coarse fishing, match
pole fishing
» Fishing catapault, forceps,
feeders baiting needles etc.
» Squid hooks Sports Fishing
Hooks made of stainless steel
and high carbon steel
» Fishing Nets including a wide
range of knotless knotted
nets, Nylon, hdpe, pp, polyester
cotton nets
» Fishing line, reels, flies, spinners
swiles etc.
» Portable Inflatable Tents,
Portable Modular Toilets,
Portable Water/Fuel Tanks,
Inflatable Bridges and Life
Jackets and Life Buoys towards
Disaster Mitigation and Rescues
Training: Provide training to the
local people in and around the
fishing community, in the following
trades:
» Carpentry for boat building
» Mechanics and technicians
trained for fitment, maintenance
and repair of marine machinery
propulsion systems
» Boat operators who would learn
to handle the modern faster,
lighter FRP boats, including
learning the modern steering
systems
» Reenergizing the various
government run marine
machinery repair centers,
by providing comprehensive
training to the existing as well as
fresh technicians, in the science
of marine engineering
Our firm will conduct these
workshops at our / your works
with the assistance of chiefs of the
fishing community etc.
Services Setups
Marine Consultancy:
For development of new boats, up
gradation of technology, marine
products sourcing etc.
Design Outsourcing:
We design over 200 different kinds
of boats in FRP, inflatable and rigid
inflatable categories
Setting Cold Storage Facilities:
Recommended storage
temperatures, cold storage life
of fish, factors limiting storage
life, design of cold stores, and
operation of cold stores, all can be
provided by us
Marina / Water Park Development:
We have a team of highly respected
experts in the fields for marina
development water parks
The Impact
To the fishermen:
Higher yield for fishermen, better
living conditions greater revenue
for poor fishermen
To the environment:
Leading towards an environment
friendly economic progress
To the youth:
Creating a self employed self
reliant and more confident youth
To the communication:
Develop an effective
communication system between
fishing ports landing sites, so
that any distress requirement for
rescue or relief can be quickly
monitored
To technology:
Tools, equipment and technology
transfer is made available
Springboard Enterprises (India)
Ltd.
2nd Floor, Plot no. 7, 8, 9
Garg Shopping Mall, Service
Centre,
Opp. Sector-XI (extn), Rohini
Phase –II
New Delhi-110085 , India
Mobile : +91. 98115.59935 | +91.
98732.42080 | +91. 98710.04661
Tele: +91.11.4751.4751
Fax: +91.11.4751.4752
E-mail: indocorp@indocorp.org
Web: www.indocorp.org
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9. TRYSOMETHINGNEW 09
Ingredients
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 2 tablespoons cayenne powder
• 1 tablespoon dried onion flakes
• 2 tablespoons peanuts, finely minced
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
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Amazing
Hair Masks
You Can Make at Home
• Egg mask (refreshing and
moisturizing hair mask) -
Just beat an egg yolk with 2
tablespoons of olive oil, a cup of milk
and a squeeze of lemon juice, apply to
your scalp and hair and rinse off with
cold water after 15-20 minutes.
• Banana mask - Blend 2 ripe bananas
with a tablespoon each of coconut oil,
olive oil and honey. Apply to your hair,
leave for 5 minutes, and rinse off with
warm or cold water. Your hair will look
shiny and soft in no time!
• Coconut oil mask - Coconut oil
mask is perfect for dry and damaged
hair. Take 2 parts of coconut oil and
add to one part of olive oil. Apply to
your hair and leave it in a shower cap
for as long as you want. Then shampoo
normally and rinse properly.
• Strawberry mask - If you have a
problem scalp or oily hair, a strawberry
hair mask is a must-try mask. The
vitamin C in this mask helps regulate
your scalp’s pH balance and oil
production, making your hair healthier.
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Conference on
Engineering Computing
and Technologies
The conference will cover areas
like Artificial Intelligence and
Expert Systems, Aerospace
Engineering, Architectural
Engineering, Automotive
Engineering, Biometrics
/ Biomedical Engineering,
Biochemical Engineering,
Biomechanics.
Date: 01 Sep 2014
Venue: The Golkonda Hotel, Hyderabad,
India
Annual National
Convention on Ethics
in Research on Human
Subjects
The conference will cover areas
like protecting the Participants
in Human Research, Respect
for Individuality and Identity,
Autonomy, Voluntariness and Icf-
What Is an Ethical Ideal.
Date: 02-04 Sep 2014
Venue: JNU Convention Centre, New Delhi,
India
Renewable Energy India
It is an annual exposition held
in New Delhi to serve the Indian
renewable energy market in
leading sustainable development
globally. It focuses on upscaling
and mainstreaming environment-
friendly renewable energy
resources such as solar, wind,
biomass, bio-fuel, small hydro,
geothermal and energy efficiency,
through an international exhibition
and conference platform.8th
Renewable Energy India expo
is recognised as Asia's largest
expo on renewable energy. The
3 day expo is expected to attract
over 600 exhibitors, 200 speakers,
1,500 delegates and over 15,000
trade visitors. The event is
supported by the Government
of India-Ministry of New
Renewable Energy and Ministry
of Power.
Date: 03-05 Sep 2014
Venue: India Expo Centre and Mart, Greater
Noida, India
AgriTech Asia
It has conquered a significant
position amongst the other
agricultural exhibitions held in
the entire region of India. This
exhibition is attended by the
agronomists, farm owners,
engineers and technicians,
bankers and investors and other
professionals related to this
industrial sector. There will be
conference sessions and almost
200 attendees have registered to
take part at this summit. Moreover,
for the better interaction of the
attendees, approximately 300 one
to one meetings are organized so
that the visitors can find answer
to all their problems directly from
the experts. As per the records, it
has been noted that maximum
percentage, i.e. 24 percent of the
visitors came from the irrigation
technology sector, followed by 22
percent of agricultural equipment
manufacturing sector and the
rest came from the livestock,
poultry, gardening, fertilizer and
plasticulture sectors.
Date: 03-05 Sep 2014
Venue: Mahatma Mandir Exhibition Centre,
Gandhinagar, India
FICCI Global Skills
Summit
It is organized by the Federation
of Indian Chambers of Commerce
Industry. The conference
will cover areas like Employers
Focusing on Creating a More
'Responsive System' For Skills
Development.
Date: 04-05 Sep 2014
Venue: Federation House, New Delhi, India
7 Reasons Why You Should Write a Diary
Lake Malawi has
more fish species than
any other freshwater
system on earth
MALAWI
Prepration Method
1. Mix all the dry ingredients together.
2. Slice the chicken into thin pieces.
3. Sprinkle with the seasoning mix, and allow to sit
for 5 minutes.
4. Thread the chicken onto skewers and brush with
the oil.
5. Grill or broil for 3 minutes on each side, or until
chicken is cooked through.
Handy French
1. How old are you?
Quel âge avez-vous?
2. I’m feeling very happy today.
Aujourd’hui, je suis très
content(e).
3. Are you going for the party?
Allez-vous pour la soirée?
4. What’s on your mind?
Qu'est-ce qui préoccupe votre
esprit?
Note: If using wooden skewers, soak them for at least half an hour before using to avoid burning!
The Ambassador of Arab Republic of Egypt to India, Mr. Khaled El Bakly calls on the Vice President, Shri Mohd.
Hamid Ansari, in New Delhi on August 27, 2014
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picture of the week
1. Better Feeling
Writing a diary will definitely make you feel better. Just pour your feelings
and thoughts out by writing in a diary and you will feel better instantly! No
matter whether you have a bad day or you have no one to talk to, put it
on your diary. I have lots of friends, but I don’t have true friends whom I can
trust. That’s why I write all my thoughts and secrets in a diary. It makes
me feel better!
2. Nonjudgmental Friend
Regardless of what you write, your diary will not reply back with its own
opinion. You won’t have to feel like you should take back what you’ve just said.
Diary is your nonjudgmental friend. You can write about that nice guy, put in any
controversial idea of your own or complain about anything and nobody will ever
know it.
3. Creating memories
If you are a fan of nostalgia, you should definitely consider writing in a diary! Just
imagine, in 15 or so years, your diary will be your own written time machine. I’m a big fan of
nostalgia and I like making memories for myself, that’s something that I can look back to and even
show it to my future children.
4. Better view on life
I always thought that my life was boring and I thought that I didn’t need a diary, ‘cause I had nothing
in my life to write about. But when I started writing in a diary I realized that I was wrong. Life is not
boring. On the outside it may just look like an ordinary, but when you look at it deeply, it’s like a
roller coaster ride.
5. Self-mirror
Writing a diary is one of the best ways to discover and understand yourself.
Trust me, there is no better self-mirror than your diary. Once you start
writing in a diary, you will understand yourself better.
6. Creativity
You might think that writing in a diary and creativity are two
different things, as all you’re doing is just putting down
your thoughts and feelings. But when you write them
down, you write them like a story. A diary can be your
own novel and people in it are its characters.
7. Good secret keeper
Okay, I can’t keep a secret, and I know it. And
when my best friend tells me her secret, I just
write it in my diary. And when I do that, I know I
won’t even have to worry about telling anyone
else. A diary is a really good secret keeper.
mONDAY | SEPTEMBER 01, 2014

10. THEFASHIONISTAS10
We are delighted to announce that the management of budding media powerhouse, LOLO1 Africa
Entertainment are back again after the first and second successful events in Lagos, Nigeria
“OgaMadam Live on Stage with LOLO 1 (Season 1) (Season 2)” which took place 2012 and
2013 respectively at Muson Center, Onikan – Lagos, Nigeria. We are pleased to announce the
3rd Edition of the fun filled packaged event tagged “OgaMadam Live on Stage “Definition
of a Queen” with LOLO 1 (Season 3)” – Powered by LOLO 1 Africa Entertainment.
The host of this awesome event will be no other Personality, Compere, Actress and
Award Winning OAP “OmotundeAdebowale David aka LOLO 1”.
LOLO1 AFRICA ENETERTAINMENT has promised this event “OgaMadam Live
on Stage with LOLO1 – Definition of a Queen (Season 3)” will be one (1) of the
best and biggest event in Lagos, Nigeria ever witnessed by lovers of Entertainment
Shows. The event will feature major stars from Nigeria Entertainment Sector
ranging from Music, Comedy, Fashion and Movies. We are bringing top class
entertainment to the people and fans.
The event will feature major stars from Nigeria UK Entertainment Sector
arranging from Music, Comedy, Fashion and Movies. We are bringing top class entertainment
to Nigeria. It promises to be live entertainment at its best with Comedy and Music, which will
feature arties like J-Martins, AdewaleAyuba, Kcee, HarrySong, Chidinma, Duncan Mighty, FJ
DKing, Sound Sultan, Solid Star, Oritsefemi, Seyi Shay, Blackmagic, Skales, Slyde, Yeka, Joe EL,
Gmak, CJ Mama, Lil Kesh, May7ven, Amaiikah. Also Comedians like Yaw, Gordons, Akpororo,
Bash, Ogbolo, Senator, Igos, Seyi Law, Mc Abbey, Koffi, Odogwu, emmaomg with the best of
sound by Dj-Real aka Emir of Alaba, DJ Indo and Guest DjMindDGap (UK) with a special guest
performance by AY.
Modern Ghana
Chale Wote festival is an
amazing event set up to
show case incredible slew
of creatives arts that blows
the mind of tourist, people
who are much interested in
patronizing made in Africa arts
and made by an African Artist.
In this event young and old
talented African directors used
the street as their platform to
displays all kinds of art works,
being films, documentaries,
clothing brands, paintings and
many more.
Terkloving clothing
company took part in this year
event to display their recent
cloths brands on the street of
Accra (James Town) on the
23rd to 24th of August.clothing
Diana Teta is set to release the
video of her song Undi Munsi in
two weeks time.
Speaking to The New Times,
Teta said even as she is still
busy with Primus Guma Guma
Super Star Season 4 rehearsals,
Ese Emokiniovo Ibru popularly
known in the showbiz world as
Swag Kid.The boy wonder who is
breaking all bounds to becoming
one of the youngest rappers in
Africa.
The 13-years old rapper was
born in Warri, Delta State Nigeria
and discovered his talent at age
seven.
He has featured at different top
events in Ghana like, Miss Ghana
Nigeria 2012, Ghana Meet Niger
2013, Tema vs Accra,Miss Nigeria
Ghana, Sound City Premium Party,
Vodafone 020 Live where Naeto
C brought him on stage out of his
overwhelming state at the lil man.
His freestyle ability and versatile
flow has earned him a spot he is yet
to Solidify
Modern Ghana
Massive Displays of Terkloving
@ Chale Wote Festival
13-Year-Old Wonder
Nigerian/Ghanaian
Swag Kid Premieres
New Video Jupa
Teta’s 'Undi Munsi' video
coming soon
lines such as Terkloving
Tees, Terkloving Hoodies
Crewnecks, Terkloving Tanks,
Terkloving Caps and Hardwears
were patrolling on the street of
Accra (James Town).
Powered By LOLO1 Africa Entertainment
OGA MADAM LIVE ON STAGE WITH LOLO1 (Season 3) is here again
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Diana Teta
“OGA MADAM LIVE ON STAGE
“DEFINITION OF A QUEEN” WITH
LOLO1 (Season 3)”
Their main objectives was
to tell the world to respect
every kingdoms and be creative,
hardworking and get inspired
by best African artist.
Modern Ghana
the video will still
come out on schedule.
She also hinted on
other upcoming songs
but remained cagey
with regard to details.
“I am working on
two other songs with
producer Bob at Pro
Records Studio which
I don’t want to get
into at the moment
because I haven’t yet
decided which one
to release first. But it
will happen
immediately after the
Primus Guma Guma
finale on Sunday 30 august
2014,” Teta added.
Teta is popularly known
for such songs as Fata Fata and
Canga Ikarita.
New Times
MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 01, 2014

11. SPORTS2WATCH 11
The annual Kilifi Gold Triathlon
this year will take place on
S
udan’s El Meriekh have
been crowned Cecafa
Kagame Cup 2014
champions after they defeated
APR FC 1-0 in the final at the
Amahoro Stadium in Kigali on
Sunday.
The lone goal was netted
by Kenyan striker Allan Wanga
on the 27th minute after a
good cross from skipper
Ahmed Elbasha. It is a second
consecutive year that APR has
lost in the Cup final after losing
to Vital’O of Burundi last year in
Sudan.
It is the third regional title
for the Sudanese giants, who
last won it in 1988, while the
Rwandan army side was looking
to win it for the fourth time on
home soil, following successes in
2004, 2007 and 2010.
Police Football Club clinched
third position in their debut
appearance in the annual
regional tournament after they
defeated Ugandan champions
KCCA on spot-kicks 4-2 after
both sides drew 1-1 in normal
time.
El Meriekh dominated the
El Meriekh lift Cecafa Kagame
Cup 2014 trophy
Host of a major sports event
September 6, and registration
will be done at the Kilifi
game in first half which led to
skipper Elbasha beating full
back Michel Rusheshangoga on
the right wing before setting up
Wanga, who scored what turned
out to be the winner.
The army side had
opportunities to equalise
through Isaie Isonga, Djamar
Mwiseneza and Jean Baptiste
Mugiraneza but they all failed
to beat El Mereikh’s Ugandan
goalkeeper Salim Omar Magoola.
In the third place playoff
match, Police FC took the lead
through striker Jimmy Mbaraga
on the 34th minute before
Brian Omony equalised for the
Ugandan champions on the 49th
minute.
Andre Cassa Mbungo’s side
won the game
in the post
match spot-
kicks as Jacques
Tuyisenge, Eric
Ngendahimana,
Jean d’Amaour
Uwimana and
Frederick Ndaka
converted their
kicks. KCCA,
coached by
former player George ‘Best’
Nsimbe, missed two penalties
from ex-APR left back Habib
Kavuma and Richard Kasaga,
while Omony and Tom Masiko
scored theirs.
Omony finished as the
tournament’s top scorer with
five goals. The two-week
tournament attracted a record
14 clubs from the 11 Cecafa
member countries.
El Mereikh, on top of the
trophy, took home a cash prize
of $30,000, APR walked away
with silver medals and $20,000
for finishing second, while third-
placed Police FC took $10,000 in
addition to bronze medals.
New Times
Springboks recall Smith after long
absence
Juan Smith has been recalled by South
Africa after a three-year absence
for a Rugby Championship Test in
Argentina. The flanker replaces Marcell
Coetzee in one of the three changes
to the Springboks starting line-up that
laboured to a 13-6 victory over the
Pumas in Pretoria.
Eben Etzebeth comes in for
Bakkies Botha at lock and loose-head
prop Gurthro Steenkamp replaces
Tendai 'The Beast' Mtawarira. Coetzee,
Botha and Mtawarira have been named
among eight replacements for the
second-round southern hemisphere
match in north-western city Salta.
In a change to the backline
replacements, wing-cum-full-back
Lwazi Mvovo gets the nod ahead of
centre Jan Serfontein.The inclusion of
Smith, 33, who last wore the green
and gold against England in 2010 at
Twickenham, is the latest chapter in a
fairy-tale comeback.
An achilles tendon injury early in
2011 sidelined Smith for two years and
after five unsuccessful operations, his
rugby career appeared over.But French
giants Toulon thought otherwise,
offered him a contract, and he
helped them become 2014 European
champions by scoring a try in the
final triumph over English opponents
Saracens. Smith, who can operate as
a flanker, No. 8 or lock, also collected
a French Top 14 winners' medal with
Toulon.
We had a couple of options at
blind-side flanker, but decided that this
was a great opportunity to give Juan a
chance, coach Heyneke Meyer said in
a statement.
The demotions of Mtawarira,
Botha and Coetzee were expected
as the Springboks battled to contain
the Pumas pack in monsoon-
like conditions. Expected to win
comfortably and claim a four-try bonus
point, South Africa had to survive a late
onslaught to start the Championship
with a victory.
Team (15-1)
Willie le Roux; Cornal Hendricks,
Damian de Allende, Jean de Villiers
(capt), Bryan Habana; Handre Pollard,
Ruan Pienaar; Duane Vermeulen,
Juan Smith, Francois Louw; Lood
de Jager, Eben Etzebeth; Jannie du
Plessis, Bismarck du Plessis, Gurthro
Steenkamp
Replacements: Adriaan Strauss,
Trevor Nyakane, Frans Malherbe,
Bakkies Botha, Marcell Coetzee,
Francois Hougaard, Morne Steyn,
Lwazi Mvovo
Modern Ghana
Plantation airstrip on the day
between noon and 1:30 pm
before the competition starts
in earnest. The organizers have
released their provisional day
program which will see a formal
briefing for participants at
Wilson Beach from 1:45 pm till
2:00 pm at which time the race
will start. The event, individual
and team, will have to swim 750
meters in Kilifi Creek, before a
cycling race over 20 kilometers
and finally a run through the
plantation will complete the
challenge.
Run since 2003 on an annual
basis has the triathlon attracted
ever more participants and
has positioned itself as a prime
fundraising, fun and sporting
event at the Kenya coast.
This year is the Kilifi Gold
Triathlon supporting Kesho.
Kesho is a Kilifi-based NGO that
offers a holistic approach to
development of disadvantaged
children. Through Kesho,
vulnerable children from Kilifi
are becoming empowered and
educated, realising their dreams
and beginning to break the cycle
of poverty. Kesho’s support is a
long-term and holistic approach
including but not limited to
school fee support, mentoring,
and guardian support.
Eturbo News
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The fourth edition of International
Carnival of Seychelles came to an end,
how are you feeling?
Well, for us, delineating our carnival
as the ‘Carnival of Carnivals’ had some
reason behind it and I feel proud
stating that in Seychelles, we invite
countries from around the world to
participate, and explore Seychelles. Also,
the carnival provides an imperative
platform to showcase Seychelles as we
call it the melting pot of culture.
How do you anticipate India’s
participation in the development of
Seychelles in the coming years?
No doubt, India is one of the key
participants in Seychelles development
and growth as we import lot of our
products and commodities from India
thus making us directly connected
to the Indian Sub-continent. So, we
anticipate to see Seychelles as India’s
first stop on the way to Africa because
we are closest geographically to India
together with culture.
What are the major exports and
imports of Seychelles?
Seychelles imports many products
from India, like manufacturer
equipment, machinery and many more,
most of which is agreed under the line
of credit with India. Seychelles import
and export with outside world opens up
numerous opportunities for Seychelles
businessmen. Also, a great revolution
is foreseen in the country as renewable
energy is the new talk of the town and
India is now producing a lot of high
quality renewable energy products that
are available and also easy to adapt to
Seychelles environment.
How stable is the economy of the
country?
The last five years have been
extremely stable, we have build
ourselves, with new banks coming in
while trying to make sure that there
is a safe and secure environment
for investors both local and foreign.
Also we have a Bilateral Investment
Protection agreement with India
enabling every investor with special
advantages like a strong network of
bilateral treaties with African countries
amongst others.
Tell our readers why investors
should only come to Seychelles for
business?
The country provides advantages
to investors such as relatively low tax,
access to affordable credit and all the
associated guaranties that are present
for any business establishment.
Africa is the fastest emerging
economic space in the world right now
and Seychelles is present as a facilitator
for everyone. With our population of
90,000, Seychelles becomes a micro
economy and seeks investment.
How would you comment on the fine
and friendly relations between India
and Seychelles?
We have many examples to state
the relationship of India and Seychelles.
Both economies have various elements
to offer each other.
We are neighbours sharing Indian
Ocean with an equal share of coming
future.
Seychelles has always been delineated as ‘Another World’ in terms of its nature, scenic beauty and friendly
people, but the Foreign Affairs Minister of this alluring island country of Africa has more to offer through his
innovative strategies and efforts. During a candid interview with Indo Africs Times, Minister accentuated and
focused on many key areas of growth, development and relationship with India and Seychelles’ Government
futuristic approach to enhance and nurture it. Here are some excerpts.
Africa is the fastest emerging economy
Jean-Paul Ad am
Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Republic of Seychelles
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MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 01, 2014