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frica is open for business. This was the agreed message from business
and government leaders present at the World Export Development
Forum (WEDF), in Kigali, Rwanda. The flagship event of the
International Trade Centre (ITC), which was held in Africa for the first time,
established that the continent is entrusted to trade-led development and
seats the rights of people - especially women - at the heart of its future.
President Kagame expressed to the entirely assembly that the correct
cultural mind-set is critical to transform an economy. ‘The first obstacle to
overcome is the belief that we cannot do it. If we overcome this, the rest
is history,’ he said, emphasizing the importance of believing in oneself. ‘To
find the right trade niche requires not only hard work, but also resilience
in the face of setbacks and disappointments. If the path were easy or
obvious, it would have been discovered already,’ he said.
‘To overcome geographical and other disadvantages, we must
benchmark ourselves against the best in the world, not just against
similar economies,’ the President of Rwanda further said.
The theme of WEDF 2014, ‘SMEs: Creating jobs through trade’
reflects the importance ITC and the Government of Rwanda attach
to the role of a vibrant SME sector in driving trade-led growth and
development. SMEs are the mainstay of the economy in developing
countries where they back two-thirds of employment, creating
President Kagame with the Executive Director of International Trade Centre, Arancha Gonzalez (L); the Chief Executive of Rwanda Development Board, Francis
Gatare; and UNDP Resident Coordinator Lamin Manneh at the opening of the World Export Development Forum in Kigali, Rwanda
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W
ith cases of the
Ebola virus disease
continuing to surface
at unprecedented speed in
West Africa, the International
Federation of Red Cross and
Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
is expanding its emergency
operations in Guinea, Liberia and
Sierra Leone to reach millions
more people through increased
activities. The IFRC has revised
its three emergency appeals
for Guinea, Liberia and Sierra
Leone to a total of 30.2 million
Swiss francs, an increase of
24 million Swiss francs. The
aim is to now reach a total
of 21.9 million people, more
than double the number
of beneficiaries originally
targeted. “With dozens of new
cases emerging daily, this
outbreak is showing no signs
of slowing down,” said Alasan
Senghore, IFRC Director,
Africa. “Affected communities
are relying on us. People are
dying. If we are serious about
stopping Ebola, we cannot afford
to delay ramping up our response.
But to do that, we need additional
resources, and we cannot do it
alone. We must all work together
to achieve this ambitious goal.”
“Education is key to halting
this outbreak,” said Birte Hald,
IFRC regional head of emergency
operations based in Guinea.
The South African government
announcedawide-rangingsupport
package for troubled state-owned
power supplier Eskom, that will
see it receive an equity injection
and raise additional debt.
Eskom, which supplies
95 percent of South Africa's
electricity, has been struggling to
meet growing demand, hobbled
by years of underinvestment and
ageing infrastructure.
"Eskom is facing significant
challenges that threaten its
sustainability," the finance
ministry said in a statement.
"Cabinet approved a
package to support a strong and
sustainable Eskom to ensure
that the energy security of the
country is maintained, as well as
supporting GDP growth."
The treasury said it would
allocate funding to Eskom "to
help relieve the impact on
electricity consumers, as well
as add additional support to
Eskom's balance sheet". The
size of the equity injection will
“AKWAABA – African Travel Market,”
Nigeria’s premier tourism and travel
trade show, which this year will
take place from October 26-28 in
Lagos, will for the first time welcome
the Uganda Tourism Board and a
number of Ugandan stakeholders.
Arguably spurred by the success
that neighboring countries had as
a result of attending West Africa’s
most important tourism fair, Uganda
Tourism decided to throw their own
hat in the ring and vie for more
visitors from Nigeria and beyond.
Being at this tourism trade fair allows
to reach a potential of up to 300
million people and with inter-Africa
travel on the upswing, supported by
airlines like Kenya Airways, RwandAir
and Ethiopian all of which fly daily to
Lagos, has it become easier to tap
into that lucrative market place.
Present again from the Eastern
African region will be Rwanda and
“These revised emergency appeals
will focus on communication,
education, awareness raising,
and social mobilization. We will
expand the area of our operations
to include new districts and
counties, and ramp up our
activities through the training of
more volunteers.”
In Sierra Leone, the revised
emergency appeal also covers
a new 60-bed Ebola treatment
centre in Kenema district, one of
the worst affected districts. An
extraordinary allocation of the
IFRC's disaster relief emergency
fund (DREF) of one million
Swiss francs, also allowed for
the deployment of an emergency
response unit to Kenema to
facilitate the start-up of the
treatment centre.
Since the outbreak was first
declared in Guinea in March
Red Cross calls for additional funding to increase
its response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa
South Africa launches
support package for
troubled power supplier
Uganda tourism set for maiden
appearance at Nigeria’s AKWAABA
and throughout its spread to
neighbouring Liberia and Sierra
Leone, thousands of Red Cross
volunteers have been trained and
deployed to support the response
in all three countries. Their roles
include body management, contact
tracing, psychosocial support,
sensitization and surveillance.
These activities will be scaled
up under the revised emergency
appeals, and more than 5,600
volunteers will be trained to
ensure larger geographical
areas can be reached.
“Communities have an
opportunity here to assist in
determining their own fate,”
added Senghore. “Engaging
communities through our
trained volunteers will have
an immediate and large pay
off, as messages of prevention
will be shared by community
members themselves, the
people who have the most
interest in ensuring this
outbreak is stopped.”
Following an Ebola outbreak
in Nigeria, the IFRC has also
launched an emergency appeal of
1.6 million Swiss francs to support
the Nigerian Red Cross Society in
assisting 5 million people over the
next nine months. To date, there
have been 17 confirmed Ebola
cases in Nigeria and 6 confirmed
deaths.
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Kenya which have made waves last
year.
Also part of this year’s program
is a dedicated “Hospitality Day”
on the October 28 at the Eko Hotel
& Suites where innovations in
the hospitality business will be
discussed be eminent speakers,
discussants and hopefully many
participants. Notably can prices be
scooped at the trade fair for best
stand and other categories, giving
an incentive for a sharp appearance
and committed exhibitors personnel
if one is to trump the pack and walk
away with a trophy.
Certainly good news for Uganda
which has always made an impact
at tourism trade shows and which
many tourism attractions no doubt
will appeal to many wannabe visitors
who want to come and explore the
Pearl of Africa.
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Telecoms
urged to
support govt’s
ICT initiatives
Telecom firms have been urged
to scale up online services in
government agencies to support
efforts aimed at improving service
delivery and efficiency.
Solange Mukasonga, the
Nyarugenge District mayor, said this
while receiving MTN Rwanda chief
executive officer Ebenezer Asante at
the district headquarters yesterday.
She applauded the firm’s cloud
computing package, saying it is
handy when backing up important
documents like construction permits
and sharing them with different
government departments.
The telecom is currently
conducting a two-month data festival
that seeks to enhance Internet
penetration across the country,
which currently is at 20 per cent.
Mukasonga noted that cloud
computing would work well in the
education sector, allowing schools to
share information faster.
She called on the firm to work
with the banks to ease payment of
local taxes. “You need to partner with
banks and other financial institutions
so residents can use the mobile
money service to pay taxes instead of
having to go to banks,” Mukasonga
said.
Norman Munyampundu, the
MTN business general manager,
said the telecom’s cloud computing
services give more value-for-money
compared to external computer hard
disks, servers or anti-viruses.
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be made public during budget
announcements in October.
The energy supplier will also
raise additional debt in the region
of 50 billion rand ($4.5 billion, 3.5
billion euros), "over and above its
original plan of R200 billion", the
statement added.
"While it is difficult to see
any alternative for the South
African government other than
to support Eskom, the latest
announcement – although still
vague on the amounts involved –
may crystallise some of the rating
outlook fears for the sovereign,"
said Razia Khan, an analyst at
Standard Chartered Bank.
Eskom is currently building
two mega coal power stations in a
bid to boost capacity and avoid the
type of widespread blackouts the
country experienced in 2008.
One of the plants, Medupi,
was supposed to have come on
stream by the end of last year but
is running behind schedule due to
labour disputes.
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MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

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FROM PAGE 01
Central bank rewarded for promoting
financial inclusion
The National Bank of Rwanda (BNR)
has been awarded the Alliance for
Financial Inclusion (AFI) Policy
Award for 2014 in recognition of its
“innovative and impactful financial
inclusion policies”.
John Rwangombwa, the central
bank governor tweeted after receiving
the award that the accolade was in
“recognition of Rwanda’s visionary
leadership”, to which he attributed
the success of the Umurenge Savings
and Credit Cooperatives (Saccos)
programme”.
The governor received the award
on behalf of the central bank during the
2014 AFI Global Policy Forum in Port
of Spain, in the island nation of Trinidad
and Tobago. Umurenge Saccos have
been a financial inclusion success-
story, which have in just three years
attracted over 1.6 million customers.
Saccos and other microfinance
institutions in the country currently
serve almost the same number of
SME competitiveness is a crucial
factor in determining a country’s
overall attractiveness and
response to international market
demands.
ITC has delivered
sustenancetoRwanda’s
SME sector in several
areas. It has enabled
the participation of
SME representatives
in the preparation of
policies on regional
economic integration
within the East
African Community.
In cooperation
with RDB, ITC has
enhanced the market
analysis and research
skills of several SME
representatives.
Speaking at the
closing session of
WEDF, ITC Executive
Director Arancha
González said that the
three-day conference
reflected the reality of
global trade. "We have
seen the dynamism
and synergies of South-
South partners at this
WEDF, including from
China, India, Brazil and
Turkey who have been
here to talk business
and do business with
Africa. This reflects the
reality of trade today.
South-South trade
represents a rapidly
growing share of global
trade," she said.
At WEDF, it turn
out to be very vibrant
that the private sector
has become more vocal
on policy issues such
as trade facilitation
and addressing non-
tariff barriers. Several
leading business
job opportunities for growing
populations.
WEDF discovered means to
get to the bottom of SME potential
through investments in building
productive capacity, cultivating
skills, supporting access to capital.
figures called on governments
to create an environment more
favorable to business and to
safeguard that business priorities
are characterized in government
policy.
Francis Gatare, Chief
Executive Officer of the Rwanda
Development Board, said: "We are
glad that the International Trade
Centre chose Rwanda as the host
of its inaugural event in Africa and
its 50th anniversary."
"The forum has come at a
significant time in our country's
economic development, when we
are doubling our efforts to build an
export oriented economy. It is good
to know that concrete deals have
come out of it and we will follow
up to ensure that these come to
fruition. More so, we will continue
to create a more favourable
environment and double our
efforts in export promotion," he
said.
At the Women Vendors
Exhibition and Forum, which was
held in unification with WEDF,
around 500 business-to-business
meetings led to 44 letters of
intent being signed, worth around
US$5.5 million. The agreements
encompassed a Brazilian buyer
that will sell tour packages that
bring tourists to Africa for coffee
sampling, eco-tourism, Nollywood,
fashion and more.
Numerous other notable
declarations were made during
WEDF: The Mara Group offered
its free online application to
be used by Africans who seek
out mentors and peer-to-peer
networking across Africa; KOSGEB
of Turkey offered to train African
governments free of charge in the
development of incubators; and
the Indian government heartened
African business people to take
benefit of its sponsored training
facilities.
In the main sessions, high-
level speakers and participants
occupied in complex and lively
environments pooled best
practices to address the challenges
faced by developing countries
and economies in transition, and
recommended solutions based
on the principles of partnership,
inclusiveness and sustainability.
Previous WEDFs were held in
Jakarta, Indonesia (2012), Istanbul,
Turkey (2011) and Chongqing,
China (2010).
Rwanda has been graded as
the 3rd most competitive country
for business in Africa in the World
Economic Forum’s 2013-2014
Global Competitiveness Index
Report. In the World Bank’s Doing
Business 2014 report, Rwanda was
ranked 32nd out of 189 countries
for ease of doing business, up from
52nd place previously. This has
been accredited to supervisory
reform, supported property
rights and interpretation of
administrative processes.
A
delegation from
Mozambique participated
in the 4th Economic Global
Summit held at World Trade Centre
inMumbai,onSeptember11,12and
13. The three member Mozambican
delegation comprising - Mr. Claire
Mateus Zimba, General Manager of
the Institute for Promotion of Micro,
Small and Medium Enterprises-
IPEME, Ms Cecilia Candrinho,
Executive Director at the Export
Promotion Institute-IPEX both
under the Ministry of Industry
and Commerce, Government of
Mozambique and, Mr. Oliveira
Amimo, Economic Counsellor at the
High Commission of the Republic of
MozambiqueinNewDelhi,attended
the three days summit organized by
the World Trade Center in Mumbai.
The three-day event which
included a conference, exhibition,
industry visit and networking
opportunities witnessed
participants from various sectors
like manufacturing,SMEs,corporate
Mozambique Participates in the
4th Economic Global Summit
houses, public sector units, clusters,
government organizations,
trade promotion organizations,
technocrats, educational and
research institutions, academics,
business service providers,
exporters and importers among
others.
TheMozambicanteamfoundthe
summit very interesting and helpful
for the stage of rapid economic
development in which their
country is currently undergoing.
Mozambique is enjoying very rapid
and stable economic development
at the 7.6% yearly rate during last
two decades. The Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises have a major
contribution on the countries
growthbesidesthepoliticalstability
and the preference on investments
by Foreign Direct Investment in the
country –FDI, India being placed at
the 7th position among the foreign
investors where countries like
U.S., China, UK, South Africa, Italy,
and among others are on the list of
investors.
At the inauguration of the 4th
Global Economic Summit, The
MinisterofStateforExternalAffairs,
Gen. V.K. Singh (Retd) has said that
strength of the economy depends
on manufacturing and hence the
government is taking proactive
measures to revive the sector.
Gen. Singh said India offers many
opportunities and has potential to
emerge as a major manufacturing
hub in the world. “Globalisation
should not just look at integration
of markets but should also look at
how natural resource pools can be
best utilised”, he observed. The
Minister further said, “Technology
rests in another part of the world
while potential for growth and
large markets rest in Asia including
India”. The theme of the 4th Global
Economic Summit is Äsia Powering
Global Markets”. The 3-day Summit
brings together Asian and global
partners to discuss and deliberate
on emerging prospects and
challenges. Business leaders and
policy makers from USA, Canada,
Switzerland, Ireland, China, South
Korea, Thailand and Iran are among
those representing the 35 countries
participating in the conference.
High Commission of the
Republic of Mozambique in India
customers as those of commercial
banks, according to AFI.
Today, more than 90 per cent of
Rwandans live within a five kilometre
radius of the nearest Umurenge Sacco.
Commenting on the award, Gilbert
Habyarimana, head of Umurenge
Saccos at the Rwanda Co-operative
Agency, said microfinance institutions
serve a segment of the population
that had been ignored by commercial
banks.
“Microfinance institutions and
Saccos have enabled rural people
have access to financial services, save
and lend to each other. This has led
to the creation of jobs in the country
as more people venture into different
businesses with financing from
Saccos,” explained Habyarimana.
The AFI forum, which ended
yesterday, was held under the theme,
“Global partnerships, national goals,
empowering people”.
AFI members had the opportunity
to exchange knowledge and
experiences, and work together to
move the financial inclusion agenda
forward, according to Rwangombwa.
The forum was a follow up to
the one held in Kigali in July on
“Financial inclusion for inclusive
growth and sustainable Development
international”, which was organised by
the central bank in partnership with the
World Bank, the African Development
Bank (AfDB) and AFI.
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ITC's Executive Director Arancha González and President Paul Kagame
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on a small scale by producers into
smoked, dried and burned fish.
Mining:
This sector reports for a
noteworthy part of the national
economy, representing 12% of GDP.
Without being an ELDORADO, Mali
was always seen as a country gifted
with a genuine mining potential.
This was verified by a large number
of historical references as well as
recognized artisan mining activity,
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Mali AT A
GLANCE
Official Name: Republic of Mali
Capital: Bamako
Regions: Kayes, Koulikoro, Sikasso, Segou,
Mopti , Gao, Tombouctou, Kidal
Area: 1, 241, 238 Km
Location: Mali is located in the heart of
West Africa
Population: 15,006,372
GDP: 332,152 CFA
Growth Rate: + 2.7%
Inflation Rate: +3%
Natural Resources: Gold , Iron, bauxite,
phosphate, limestone, marble, gypsum,
rock salt. Agriculture & allied products:
cotton, rice, millet, maize, sorghum,
fishing, livestock
Export Product: Gold and cotton
Import Products: Manufactured products,
goods and equipments
Eight (08) Reasons to Invest in Mali:
- Mali, open to the world, strategic
access point for regional and sub-
regional markets;
-The recovered stability of the Country;
-The Cultural Authenticity of the Country;
-A favorable Economic Growth;
-Business Environment continuously
improving;
-A competitive legal and regulatory
framework;
-Private sector serving private sector and;
-A wide range of investment opportunities.
There are opportunities for projects in
partnership with the state m the energetic
and transportation infrastructures, social
housing, hydroelectric power centers,
thermal and solar sectors.
Investing in Mali is having a sense of
anticipation and a good flair for business.
M
ali, formally the Republic
of Mali, is a landlocked
country in West Africa.
Mali shares a border with Niger on
the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte
d’Ivoire on the south, Guinea to the
south-west,SenegalandMauritania
to the west, and Algeria to the north.
Its population is over 14 million
and the country’s size is 1,240,000
sq. km. Bamako is the capital. Mali
entails of eight regions and its
borders on the north reach deep
into the middle of the Sahara, while
the country's southern part, where
the mainstream of inhabitants live,
features the Niger and Senegal
rivers.
Mali was once part of three
West African empires that
controlled trans-Saharan trade:
the Ghana Empire, the Mali Empire
(for which Mali is named), and the
Songhai Empire. During its golden
age, there was a prosperous of
mathematics, astronomy, literature,
and art.
Economy
The huge mainstream of
Malians are active in farming,
herding, or fishing. Cotton and
peanuts are the country's only
noteworthy cash crops, with millet,
rice, corn, sorghum, and vegetables
being the foremost food crops.
Mali's industries are mostly
limited to the processing of farm
commodities, construction, and
the manufacture of basic consumer
goods. Gold, phosphate, kaolin,
salt, limestone, and uranium
are mined, and the country
has wide unexploited mineral
resources, counting bauxite, iron
ore, manganese, tin, and copper.
Remittances from Malians working
abroad are also an imperative
source of income. The Manantali
Dam on the Bafing River (a Senegal
tributary) produces hydroelectric
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Gold and cotton account for
the bulk of Mali's export revenues;
livestock and fish are also exported.
The main imports are petroleum,
machinery and equipment,
construction materials, food,
and textiles. Mali's chief trading
partners are China, France, Senegal,
and Thailand.
Mali Economic Structure
by Sector
Primary Sector: Agriculture,
livestock and fishery signify 32.9%
of Mali’s Gross Domestic Product
(GDP). Nevertheless, agricultural
activities employ almost 70%
of the nation’s labor force. The
country harvests millet, sorghum,
cotton, corn, rice, livestock, sugar,
groundnuts (peanuts) and tobacco.
Secondary Sector: Industry
signifies 21.3% of the country’s
GDP. Mali is involved in food
processing, textiles, cigarettes,
fish processing, metalworking,
light manufacturing, plastics
and beverage bottling. Mining
is a mounting industry and gold
represents almost 80% of Mali’s
mining activity. In fact, in 2002,
gold concisely overhauled cotton
and livestock as the country’s
number one export.
Tertiary Sector: Services
embody 45.8% of Mali’s GDP.
Telecommunications and
construction are the main verticals.
Mali is yet to discover tourism as
a potential growth booster. Mali
can tap on its varied landscapes
(from desert to river banks),
national parks, archeological sites
and ancient cities to propel this
segment.
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
Mali is very amusing in
investment opportunities, some of
which have yet to be discovered.
The flow of Foreign Direct
Investment has been increasing
steadily over the last years.
Agriculture:
It is the footing of the economy
and therefore remains a primacy
sector. It remains the chief source
of income for over 80% of the
population Mali.
The land available, particularly
proper to agriculture, livestock and
forestry, occupy nearly 46 million
hectares. Of a total of roughly 12
million hectares of cropland, only
3.5 million hectares are presently
being exploited. The potential of
irrigable land is projected to be
more than 2 million hectares, more
than half of which can be gravity-
driven.
The cotton industry signifies
nearly 15% of GDP. Mali is
the largest cotton producer
and exporter in West Africa.
Nevertheless, less than 1% of
cotton production is managed
locally.
Livestock:
Mali owns the most significant
livestock population in West Africa.
Stockbreeding plays a crucial role
in Mali’s economy. It accounts for
10.8 % of GDP and represents the
third largest export. There is a high
demand for Malian cattle and meat.
Fishing:
Mali has one the most plentiful
fisheries in the Sahel with a
potential of more than 200.000
tons. Thanks to the rivers Niger
and Senegal, Mali provides 40% of
the fresh water fish production in
West Africa. The two major fishing
zones are: the Lake zones (Selingue
and Manantali) and the flooded
zones (Central Niger Delta). About
80% of the catches are processed
which is still being carried out.
Gold represents Mali’s primary
export and the country is the
third-biggest gold producer after
South Africa and Ghana. Mali’s
commercial mines have produced
over 10 Moz of gold since 1990,
and their measured and designated
resources total approximately
25 Moz. There are currently
seven active commercial mining
operations in Mali: Sadiola, Yatela,
Morila, Syama, Loulo, Tabakoto and
kalana.
Oil &Gas:
A good potential for oil and gas
has been confirmed by:
• Presence of possible reservoirs
characterized by Ordovician
sommital sandstones, Devonian
and Ordovician basal sandstones.
Upper infracambrian quartz
tic and fractured lime stones
and Cambrian and upper
infracambrian quartz tic
sandstones;
• Discoveryoffavorablestructures:
Marhed in the compression zone
against the threshold of Foum
El Alba; Bouera, a horst with
E-W direction; and Yarba, a
normal anticline without reserve
faulting, with an area of 180 km2
and a vertical closing of 200 to
300 m.
• Existence of several structural
and stratigraphic traps in the
Upper Ordovician formations.
Energy:
Mali has a significant potential
in energy resources. Liberalized
energy sector offers opportunities.
The Government has been
implemented a vast program of
rural electrification.
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Diamond Bank Flagship Branch Debuts Facebook has 100 Million users
in Africa
D
iamond Bank Plc has, again,
raised the bar in customer
service delivery in the
financial services sub-sector, with
the opening to customers of its
multi-purpose banking center at
Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria
Island, Lagos.
The ultra-modern branch, a
four-storey complex, is structured
to deliver twenty-four-seven full
banking services to customers, and
is fitted with world-class facilities
like e-centre for electronic
financial transactions, lounge for
exclusive banking, Internet access
for Internet banking among others.
All the bank’s different categories
of financial services; private
banking, corporate banking, retail
banking etc are available in the
newly-launched branch.
Speaking at the opening
ceremony, Dr. Alex Otti, Group
Managing Director/Chief
ExecutiveOfficersaid,the bankhas
projected further into the future of
Facebook now has 100 million
users across Africa, the company
announced recently.
This figure is half of all the
Internet users in Africa, which sits at
200 million people. More than 80%
of Facebook users are accessing the
site from a mobile phone, showing
high-growth countries are more
connected than ever before.
Facebook engineers started
tweaking the company's Android app
earlier this year after a trip to Africa
revealed that the app was loading
very slowly, and the lack
of memory on the devices
resulted in constant crashes.
The team
members
a l s o
b u r n e d
t h e i r m o n t h l y
data plans in 40 minutes.
The team reduced the
app's download size by
65%, and decreased
start times by more than
50% in the
six months
following the
trip.
It looks like their
work paid off. The huge
numbers of people
accessing the Internet
on mobile devices in
high-growth areas
comes as many use
their mobile phones not
just to communicate,
but as a lifeline for
banking, employment
and other necessary
services. Keeping this
in mind, Facebook and
advertising agencies are
Samsung launches Blogger Challenge to
support local online content
Samsung has launched a blogger challenge
that will go a long way into ensuring locally
relevant content by supporting upcoming and
accomplished bloggers given that Kenya’s
digital community growth leads to an increase
in generation of online content through blogs
Since August the global electronics
manufacturer has been running the Samsung
Blogger Challenge and plans to do so until
December 2014, with each month having
a unique challenge for a particular product
category.
Speaking during the Food Blogger
Challenge Robert Ngeru, Samsung’s Vice
President and COO for East and Central Africa,
said the initiative was Samsung’s appreciation
of the work by the blogging community as
more corporates begin to engage them in
the co-creation of content that will appeal to
Kenyans.
“Bloggers who participate in the monthly
challenge and complete all the weekly
missions will stand a chance to be the Blogger
of the Month and will win two Samsung
Electronics Products, one for their stellar
efforts and another for their online community.
The ultimate blogger shall be selected from
the Bloggers of the Month,” he added.
banking in Nigeria by developing
the edifice that can conveniently
serve all the categories of
customers of the bank.
“Diamond Bank has gone into
the future to develop a holistic
banking hall that can serve all the
needs of customers. The branch
has the following facilities; an
e-center for electronic financial
transactions, a lounge for
exclusive banking amongst others.
It is a new generation branch
where customers’ interests are
best served. Diamond Bank has
brought tomorrow’s bank to her
customers today.”
Some of the bank’s high-
profile customers that graced
the occasion expressed their
excitement at the innovation
by the bank, adding that the
futuristic nature and customer
centric approach adopted by the
bank would make it the toast of
customers.
Engineer MutiuSunmonu,
Managing Director, Shell
Petroleum Development Company
of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) noted
that by creating and launching the
branch,DiamondBankhasactually
peeped into the future and solved
problems that the current banking
services generates for customers.
“This for me is a dream come
true. I have been looking forward
to banking being done in the most
modern manner and what I am
seeing here gives me joy. It shows
that banking in Nigeria is really
transforming and improving in
their quality offering. I want to
thank Diamond Bank for leading
this revolution.”
Reiterating Sunmonu, Chief
Ephraim Faloughi, Chairman,
Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, a
long-standing customer of the
bank, stated that the flagship
branch has become a prototype
of banking hall, which should
be considered as a minimum
standard in the country’s banking
industry.
“The bank has shown that
the banking hall needs to be
comfortable for the customers.
The bank can be described as the
next generation bank. The branch
can be described as a model
corporate one-stop shop for all
financial services.”
Other personalities that graced
the occasion included Chief Mrs.
Stella Okoli, Chairperson, Emzor
Pharmaceuticals Nigeria Limited;
Mrs. UjuIfejika, Managing Director,
Brittanica-U Nigeria Limited
among others.
Modern Ghana
Chandni Solanki emerged the winner of
the Food Blogger Challenge, the first in the
series of five challenges. The challenge tested
the participant’s skills in preparation of meals
exclusively using a microwave oven. The four
participants included Naomi Mutua(akenyangirl.
com), Wendy Wahito (wendywahito.com),
Chandni Solanki (pikachakula.com) and Jessica
Irauka (leotunapika.com).
Each week, the bloggers were given a
themed mission to come up with two recipes. For
instance, the Tasty Sunrise Mission required the
bloggers to creatively prepare breakfast recipes.
Other missions included Return of the Lunch Box,
Devilish Delights and Honey, What’s for Dinner.
From the recipes prepared by the
contestants, Samsung will compile an online
15-recipe microwave cookbook. “This will be a
first in the country since most of the microwave
cookbooks available to consumers are published
in the West,” Mr. Ngeru said.
The Samsung Microwave has a low energy
efficient use capability combined with large
capacity to meet the consumer’s needs. It has
a ceramic enamel interior that is easy to clean
and keeps the level of sanitary cooking that
consumers want and deserve.
“In the preparation of quick meals, microwave
ovens are quite energy efficient as
compared to conventional ovens,”
added Mr. Ngeru.
With a rising number
of Kenyans acquiring
smartphones and tablets, there
is an increasing demand for
local online content. According
to the latest quarterly report by
the Communications Authority
of Kenya (CAK), mobile data
contributed 99 per cent of the
13.3 million data subscriptions in
the country.
Balancingact-Africa
customizing features and campaigns
based on local insights, data speeds
and available devices.
Rob Norman, chief digital officer
of media buying firm Global Group M,
said in a blog post on Monday that
services, such as Facebook, need to
deliver maximum use for the smallest
amount of data.
In Africa, we are seeing explosive
growth and incredible momentum
across the region. At the same time,
when you look at the staggering cost
of connectivity in many countries,
mobile services need to deliver
maximum utility on the biggest range
of devices and consume the smallest
amount of data, which is exactly what
Facebook provides, he wrote.
In June this year, Facebook was
behind a major initiative to bring
Internet to Zambia in Southern Africa.
Internet.org gave locals access
to basic apps such as health and
employment services, Wikipedia,
Facebook, Google Search, a women's
rights and a weather app.
“Everything Facebook has done
has been about giving all people
around the world the power to
connect,” Zuckerberg said in a
statement at the time of the launch of
internet.org in 2013.
“There are huge barriers in
developing countries to connecting
and joining the knowledge economy.
Internet.org brings together a global
partnership that will work to overcome
these challenges, including making
internet access available to those who
cannot currently afford it.”
These newly announced figures
seem to prove Zuckerberg's global
access mission is getting closer to
success.
Balancingact-Africa

FRANKLY SPEAKING06
I
nformation Communication Technologies (ICT)
at present is shaping every aspect of human
life. The application of ICTs has become the
engine of transformation in emerging information
societies of the new millennium. While development
is progressively more ICT driven, Africa still has
inadequate capacities and infrastructures that support
ICT.
What exactly is the role of ICTs, the promises made
by India, limitations and key challenges of integration
to education systems and the involvement of India to
help Africa in this sector? I have tried to answer the
following questions: (1) Benefits of ICTs in education?
Challenges and Constraints faced by Africa? Need for
Strategies and Policies?
India and Africa shares a very unique embedded
relationship from past; cultural exchanges and trade
between the two continents dates back to the 14th
century. India’s Prime Minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
pioneered the voice of the anti-colonial
struggle in Africa. Since then, Indo-Africa
relations are growing placidly, several
bilateral and multilateral initiatives have been
used to create closer economic, political, social
links between the two.
ICTs are building vibrant switches in
today’s society. They are shaping all aspects
of life. The influences are felt more and more
at schools. ICTs provide both students and
teachers with more chances in adapting
learning and teaching to individual needs,
society is, forcing schools aptly respond to this
technical innovation. The role of ICT is making
major differences in the learning of students
and teaching approaches worldwide. ICTs can
be put-upon to facilitate education-related
Millennium Development Goals across Africa.
The education sector in many African
countries is extremely underdeveloped
consequential in low education
accomplishments at all levels - primary,
secondary and post secondary. Africa cannot
advance without good education.
But at the same time, Africa greets the significance
of an opening of ICT as key enablers of capacity
building for youth and for poverty eradication and
accelerated growth. While the usefulness of ICTs in
improving education in Africa is strongly supported,
no roadmap is readily available to guide implementers
on how to introduce these technologies in education
institutions like schools. While one can appreciate
the large number of African countries with national
ICT policies as well as ICT policies in education, few
countries have succeeded in the implementation of
these policies fully.
The course of embracing and transmission of ICT in
education in African countries is in transition. Despite
this, education policy-makers and planners in Africa
have not had a broad account of what is essentially
being done on the ground with the role of ICT in
Education. Considerable challenges that policymakers
and planners, educators, education administrators,
and other stakeholders need to think about include
educational policy and planning, infrastructure,
language and content, capacity building, and financing.
Efforts to augment and enhance education in Africa
through ICTs require clear and specific objectives,
strategy and time-bound targets, the enlistment of
required resources, and the political pledge at all levels.
Collaboration between Africa and India in this
Godfrey Mutabazi
Executive Director,
Uganda Communication
Commission
Hon'ble John Nasasira
Minister for Information and
Communications Technology (ICT),
Uganda
By kirit sobti,
editor, iat
editor@indoafricatimes.com
The pioneer in eLearning, Uganda has
disclosed its secret of hosting one of the
largest implementations of elearning in
Africa. The Ministry of Education and
Sports agreed to a trial in 10 government
secondary schools in 2005 bearing
an endeavor to deploy computerized
Science and Mathematics software and
virtual laboratory software. Having
reached 250 schools, the ministry joined
hands with the Uganda Communications
Commission (UCC), and till date the
software has been installed in 750+
secondary schools all over Uganda.
Uganda carried out this project
in three steps. Firstly, the main focus
was on the subjects to select-science
(physics, chemistry, biology) and
mathematics and for zero level only.
Secondly, in order to execute the project
properly, the Ministry of Education and
Sports trained teachers and a “super
teacher” was identified in each school
and extra training was given to students.
Lastly, monitoring and evaluation of the
project was done by the ministry to see
all the things are executed in the correct
manner and right proportion.
Obstacles like large classes and small
screens, power problems, hardware
issues, negative attitudes of teachers
and the school administration created
problems in the implementation.
Very soon the positive results were
observed. Differences were witnessed
in districts that were never experienced
before, the average performance was
enhanced and students started seeking
interest in science and mathematics. The
utmost efforts of all these efforts was to
put focus on science and mathematics
and to enable a rapid increase in science-
related vocations (doctors, architects,
engineers, science teachers, science
technology researchers, etc.)to build
scientific workforce thereby contributing
to country’s development.
Uganda has become
the king of eLearning
field has ballooned from last few years. India is
all groomed to set up a string of higher education
and training institutions in Africa different in its
development-centric approach. India is setting up
institutes, backing programmes and thousands of
African students enrolling at Indian universities.
Worth to mention, Africa at the moment has approx.
50,000 students in Indian universities, around
15,000 of them on Indian and Commonwealth
scholarships.
India-Africa Forum envisaged closer economic
and cultural ties in a soft power move. The Pan
Africa e-Network, or PAEN, which was launched
in 2009 is energetic in 34 African countries. Africa
recognizes the important contribution made by the
Pan-African E-Network Project to African countries
in achieving these objectives and both Africa and
India commit themselves to taking the lessons of
the implementation and efficacy of the Pan-African
E-Network Project further, so that the digital divide
can be bridged and the socio-economic benefits of
ICT can be harnessed for their mutual objectives.
The involvement of the Government of India on
the road to developing the infrastructure and the
resourcefulness of the private sector and India’s
scientific and technological manpower in allowing
this sector to make important contributions to the
growth of GDP in India, are well recognized in Africa.
Africa has enormous attentiveness and respect for
the footsteps made by India in the development of its
Information and Communications Technology.
After the second India Africa Forum Summit
(IAFS-II), Africa and India agree to continue their
cooperation in Information and Communication
Technology amongst others. With the ongoing visit
of delegation from the African Union Commission
(AUC) to India, the Joint Action Plan of the Enhanced
Framework of Cooperation of the second India Africa
Forum Summit (IAFS-II) would be adopted for which
Implementation of the programmes, especially in the
area of capacity building, has already begun.
To help perk up the functioning of the sector,
ICTs could be used to tackle some of the salient
challenges. In general, Africa has the lowest
connectivity to both telephone and Internet. These
are challenges that must be addressed to pave way
for the adoption of ICTs in the education
sector.
Africa has a young and growing
population and most new economy sectors
are services driven and hence dependent
to a large extent on skilled people. The use
of ICTs in Africa's education sector can
encourage both the learning and teaching
activities. By embracing ICTs, schools,
colleges and universities can profit in
increasing access to useful instructional
teaching materials, enhancement of
distance education, improvement of quality,
strengthening interactions among teachers
and students, making learning and teaching
lively and effective.
Therefore, there is a need to develop
competency throughout the educational
system for ICT integration to be victorious
in Africa with the support of India.
In regard to ICT in
education, we have set up
ICT laboratories in schools,
tertiary schools, institutions
and universities. We are
about to hit about 1,000
secondary schools with ICT
laboratories.
It’s our belief that
everyone should have the
necessary skills to benefit
fully from the information
society, therefore capacity
building and ICT literacy are
essential.
ICT in Education: A Way Forward
India-Africa
Forum
envisaged
closer
economic
and cultural
ties in a soft
power move.

TRAVELtourism 07
I
f we give a glance to the tourist figures of
the past, the most visited place in India
by foreign tourists is Goa. Well merited to
be called as “The Queen of Beaches”, Goa is
blessed with enthralling beauty and fantastic
flora. Sitting on sand, taking sun bath, playing
baseball on beaches and gazing at the stunning
sea for long are the most common scenes
you find in Goa. It is accurately a blessing for
nature lovers which seizes the top rank in
India’s terrific tourist spots.
Though Goa is India's smallest state
situated in West India in the region known
as the Konkan, but the little state has a lot
to offer to make one’s trip memorable. It is
surrounded by Maharashtra to the north and
by Karnataka to the east and south, while the
Arabian Sea forms its western coast. Panaji is
the capital of Goa and Vasco da Gama is the
largest city of Goa. Owing to its uniqueness,
the tourism of Goa was awarded as the Best
Valued Destination by Lonely Planet Magazine,
India.
Goa is not only famous for its beaches and
beauty, but for its happening night life as well.
The casinos of Goa are known best in India.
Goa nightlife is well known for its wild quality.
Drinking, dancing and gambling are most
common aspects of Goa night parties. Worth
mentioning, Goa is amongst the rare states in
India where gambling is legal. Casinos can be
found in each and every corner of Goa. They
are present in almost all the five star hotels
and on boats docked in the Mandovi River.
Many people try their luck at the live tables
of the casinos. Roulette, blackjack, baccarat
and craps are some casino games played
in the casinos. Casinos in Goa are a blend of
multinational and native hospitality. It is one
of the most important factor that attracts
tourists. Something precious is always
needed to be preserved. Goa is a state which is
blessed with incredible natural beauty. In an
effort to safeguard this natural beauty from
technological advancements, the government
has made various wild-life sanctuaries like
Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary, Salim
Ali Bird Sanctuary. Goa is home of churches
and represents Christianity. Church of Our
Lady of the Rosary is one of the first church
that was constructed in Goa which reflects a
perfect example of Manueline architecture.
The interior of the church has five altars
and the main altar at the church bears the
image of Nossa Senhora de Rozario also
known as Our Lady of the Rosary. Best efforts
are made by the government to preserve its
exceptional architecture and heritage if Goa.
The museums of Goa are an example of that
efforts that preserves its heritage.
GOGOA
Beautiful Beaches
of Goa
• Agonda Beach
• Anjuna Beach
• Arambol Beach
• Bagacalangute Beach
• Benaulim Beach
• Candolim and Sinquerim Beach
• Colva Beach
• Mandrem, Morjim, Ashwem Beach
• Palolem Beach
• Vagator and Chapora Beach
Best Casinos
of Goa
• Casino Carnival Goa
• Casino Dice
• Casino Dunes
• Casino Goa Nugget
• Casino Palms
• Casino Paradise
• Casino Pearl
• Casino Pride
• Casino Royale
• Casinos Treasures
By Lakshay Verma

TALKINGTECHNOLOGY08
R
aytheon Technologies,
a Chennai, India based
manufacturer of Test and
Measuring Instruments has
developed a Unique Model of
Environmental Noise Pollution
Monitor which primarily helps
Employers to keep their Employees
in good health.
Raytheon Technologies’ Model
RT-5001 effectively measures and
indicates directly the ambient
Noise Pollution Levels so that the
Management is forewarned about
the impending dangers of exposure
to excessive Noise Pollution.
Let us now effectively
understand the need to measure
and prevent Noise Pollution.
Sound is essential to our daily
lives but Noise is not. Noise is
unpleasant Sound which produces
unpleasant effect and discomfort
on our ears.
Scientists believe that it is not
only humans who are affected by
Noise Pollution. For example, Water
Animals are subjected to Noise by
Submarines and big Ships on the
ocean and chain-saw operations
by Timber companies also create
extreme Noise to animals in the
forest.
Noise is measured in the Units
of decibels and is denoted as db.
The Industrial Limit is 75 db as per
World Health Organisation and the
ideal Residential Limit is 45 db.
Gadgets like food Mixer,
Grinder, Vaccum Cleaner, Washing
machine, Cooler, Air-conditioner
canbeNoisyandinjurioustohealth.
Others include Loud Speakers of
Sound Systems and TVs, ipods and
ear phones. Another example may
be a stray dog barking at every
shadow it sees.
Places of Worship, discos
and gigs, parties and other Social
events create a lot of Noise for the
people living in that area. In many
market areas, people sell their
products through loud speakers.
This is more a nuisance in addition
to Noise Pollution.
Printing Presses,
Manufacturing Industries,
Construction Sites contribute to
Noise Pollution in large cities. In
large cities, Aeroplanes flying over
houses, Metro Trains and Vehicles
on road makes a lot of Noise and
the Public always struggle to cope
with them.
A Public Nuisance is an
unreasonable interference in
your right to privacy, peace and
convenience.
It is a brutal fact that these
effects may not sound troubling
but the truth is, with time,
the consequences can be very
worrying as any Problem we
face because of Noise Pollution is
irrepairable and irreversible.
Noise Pollution is the most
neglectedofallPollutionConcerns.
However, only Noise Pollution has
the potential to create maximum
damage to humans and Wildlife.
Noise Pollution leads to
various health hazards and
all humans around the World
are subjecting themselves to
unknown health hazards due to
carelessness and negligence.
Continuous exposure to Noise
from Machineries, Road, Rail and
Air Traffic leads to:-
PhysicalProblemslikeHearing
Loss, Digestive disorders, Heart
Diseases, Fatigue, Headaches,
Migraines, Hypertension,
Insomnia, Sexual Dysfunction,
Altered Immune System. and
Psychological Problems like
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Performance.
Excessive Noise also damages
the Marine Organisms and our Eco
System.
Dedicated and Determined
Efforts and Public Co-operation
is the only way to solve Problems
arising out of Noise Pollution.
Environmental Health and
Safety Professionals overseeing
Industrial Hygiene and
Occupational Safety of Workers/
Employees can greatly contribute
to mitigate the health hazards
posed by Noise Pollution.
Model RT-5001 from Raytheon
Technologies effectively and easily
checks the ambient Noise Pollution
Levels and can also be used by a
layman with ease.

TRYSOMETHINGNEW 09
Ingredients
• 1 cup semolina flour
• 1 cup yogurt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 2 beaten eggs
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 lemons or 1/2 lime
• 1 cinnamon stick
Prepration Method
First make the cake:
1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Mix together flour, sugar, and baking
upcoming
Opportunity comes but once for those who are
already prepared to take it
THOUGHT OF
THE WEEK
Basbousa
Easy Semolina Cake
Coal Summit Expo
In this trade show well known
and well established industries
related to coal and mining will be
given prime importance. Reputed
industrialists related to this field
and the mineral processing
industries will take an active part
in this event and will make this
event more advanced and more
popular in the contemporary
times. Coal Summit Expo will
give a wonderful opportunity to
the project developers, power
generating industries and al and
mining industries to exchange
their ideas, thoughts and views
with each other. Their exchange
of ideas will give rise to new ideas
which will be of great for the
industries related to this field to
expand their business.
Date: 23-24 Sep 2014
Venue: Ashok Hotel New Delhi, New Delhi,
India
Steel Mart
This event showcases products
like Logistics and sourcing
of different raw-material,
various products and services,
equipments of the steel industry
etc. in the Minerals, Metals Ores
industry.
Date: 24-26 Sep 2014
Venue: CII Northern Region Headquarters,
Chandigarh, India
India International
Security Expo
Organized by India International
Security Expo, the event is the
prime one amidst the other
security and protection shows
held in India. Being held for the
last 15 years, the exhibition has
been able to draw the attention
of not only Indian delegates but
in the past few years, several
international industrialists
have also shown their active
participation. The exhibition
incorporates conference,
seminars, demonstrations and
award functions, which are
entertaining and at the same time
informative.
Date: 25-28 Sep 2014
Venue: Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India
South Africa is
home to the highest
commercial bungi
jump in the world at
710 feet.
SOUTH AFRICA
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi shaking hands with the Chinese President, Mr. Xi Jinping in New Delhi on
September 18, 2014
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picture of the week
The Heart of Egypt powder very well in large bowl.
3. Melt butter, add into mixture.
4. Add yogurt into the mixture, mix well.
5. Add eggs, mix well again.
6. Beat mixture for 2 minutes till there are no lumps.
7. Pour into 9 X 13 inch baking pan brushed with very little
oil.
8. Bake in middle rack of oven for 45 minutes.
Prepare the syrup:
1. Mix 3 cups sugar one cup water in a pot, put on
stove on high heat.
2. Add in vanilla and cinnamon stick. Stir well.
3. Squeeze half lemon into mixture, drop the lemon itself
in there after squeezing.
4. Mix well, let boil for 1 minute, remove from heat.
5. After cake is a golden color (after about 45 min),
remove from oven, and let cool for about 5 minutes.
6. Pour syrup onto the whole cake, let cool. Cut into as
many pieces as you like.
• Apply coconut oil which has been
boiled with small onions for about
20 minutes. Wash it off with a
mixture of green gram powder and
water drained from cooked (boiled)
rice.
• Apply a mixture of almond oil and
gooseberry juice with finger tips on
the scalp.
• Apply the warm mixture of olive oil,
lemon juice and coconut oil. Do a
steam -towel- wrap for 15 minutes
and wash the hair with a mild
shampoo.
• Apply a paste of fenugreek and
mustard to the scalp.
• Heat oil with a little camphor. Apply
the oil in the scalp and massage
for 10 minutes. After 30 minutes
wash the hair with herbal shampoo.
Do the steam -towel- wrap for 15
minutes.
• Mix Shikakai powder with the water
drained from the cooked rice and
wash the hair with it.
• Crush the leaves of five petal
hibiscus flower and take the juice.
Wash hair with this juice.
Ways to
Dandruff
get rid
of
1) Does cleaning of teeth make them
loose?
Teeth will not become loose because
of the cleaning procedure. The teeth
are held firmly in place due to the
gums and the bone around them. The
tartar gathered around the teeth causes
infection of the gums and bone. This
infection leads to receding of bone
and gum levels and thus creates gaps
between teeth. This tartar if not removed
periodically (once in every 6 months)
can cause loosening of teeth. The
cleaning procedure will help remove
tartar and stop the gum and bone from
receding.
2) Is root canal treatment painful?
Root Canal treatment is advised in
cases where the nerve within the tooth
is affected either due to decay, trauma
or fracture. It involves the removal of
the damaged or diseased pulp or nerve,
cleaning and shaping the root canal and
subsequently filling the canals with a
suitable material. This treatment is done
under Anaesthesia and hence painless.
3) Why do my gums bleed?
There could be various reasons why
one would face a problem of bleeding
gums like accumulation of tartar
around the necks of teeth, using a hard
bristle tooth brush, intake of certain
medications like anti-epileptic drugs. It
calls for immediate attention by a dental
professional to detect the cause and
suggest suitable treatment options.
4) Is removing a wisdom tooth always
painful?
Tooth removal is always performed
under local anesthesia, hence it is
painless. Wisdom tooth removal is
unique in that the teeth are situated
posterior most in the mouth and carry
the risk of spreading infections into
adjacent areas. Also sometimes the
shape and position of these may
necessitate surgical removal.
5) How do braces work and how long
does it take to straighten teeth with
braces?
The braces apply continuous, slow
pressure over a period of time on the
teeth and help in moving them into the
proper positions. Bands, wires and
elastics are placed on the teeth to move
them in the right direction. Moving teeth
into a functional and an esthetically
pleasing position can take a few months
to years depending on the amount of
correction required, the age, the severity
of the case and also the motivation
levels of the patient.
6) Do babies with not many teeth need
any dental care?
Yes. One could clean the baby's mouth
with wet gauze and give them water
after every meal to ensure that the
mouth is free of any food remnants.
Also, regular tongue cleaning using a
soft cloth is advised.
7) What is the right age for braces
treatment?
The misconception that braces can only
work for kids is not true, as people of any
age can avail for this type of treatment.
The treatment time may however be
longer for adult patients as the bone
is denser in them. But with newer
treatment options like invisible, ceramic
and lingual braces, esthetics and time of
treatment are also not a problem.
8) How is smoking bad for teeth and
gums?
One of the most devastating effects
of tobacco is the development of
oral cancer. The risk of oral cancer
increases with the number of
cigarettes smoked each day and the
number of years that the person has
been smoking. Some of the other
oral side effects of tobacco are tooth
stains, delayed healing of oral wounds,
increased severity of gum disease and
bad breath.
9) What is smile designing?
A good smile involves in it more than
justhealthyteethandgums.Itisablend
of symmetry, color, shape and lines
that create a balanced harmonious
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THEFASHIONISTAS10
M
iss Rwanda 2014 second runner up Marlene
Mutoniwase is set to represent the country
at the 2014 Miss Heritage beauty pageant
to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa on
December 13, 2014.
Speaking to The New Times, Marlene said
“I’m so grateful for being selected to take
partinthiscompetitionbecauseitinvolves
many beauty queens representing
various countries around the world. I
will do my best to make my country
proud and to also showcase our
Rwandan culture.”
Mutoniwase also called
upon Rwandans to start voting
for her. “People can start
voting for me by liking the Miss Heritage
Rwanda 2014 page on Facebook. I have
already began rehearsals as I prepare for
the finals,” she added
Miss Heritage is an international
competition formerly known as Miss
Heritage World. Its objective is to advance
World Heritage and it gives women from
all around the world an opportunity to
represent the most important feature of
their country.
The current Miss Heritage is Shequera
Grace King, a model from Bahamas. She
was crowned in December 2013 in Harare,
Zimbabwe.
New Times
2014
Marlene set for
Miss Heritage
Wizkid making waves in the industryHobe Rwanda cultural festival impresses
Korede Bello Grabs
another Award
New music talent show starts
this month
Nigerian superstar Wizkid, aka Ayo
Balogun, also known as Starboy is
definitely the one to watch! This
multi-award winning 24-year-old
is very busy and it almost feels like
he is making new music daily.
Fresh off his spectacular
concert in New York, where he
was joined onstage by Wale and
Akon Wizkid seems to be taking
Very recently, traditional music
loversweretreatedtomesmerizing
performances by the country’s
leading traditional musicians and
poets during the second edition
of Hobe Rwanda cultural festival
at the Kigali Serena Hotel banquet
hall.
It was an evening when
Rwandan culture and traditional
music came alive. The main event
was preceded by an exhibition
of Rwandan culture, fashion
and artefacts which brought
together several Rwandan
fashion designers, artistes and
photographers.
The inaugural season of Rise up Talent Artiste Project Superstar 2014,
(RUTA) competition will begin on September 26.
The three-month project will host talent competitions across the
country beginning with Eastern Province and end in Kigali in December.
“We will start with competitions at district level and get the best
three competitors, then we will select the best two competitors for the
province and then finals for the whole country where one contestant
will be crowned winner of RUTA awards season one,” the competitions’
marketing director, Joseph Bagabo said.
He added that the competition is annual and is designed to awaken
the youth to the opportunities which can be exploited using their
abilities and talents; they also give tips to upcoming musicians on how
they can manage music as a career.
The project is a brain of Creative for Africa, a web-based marketing
company that organises entertainment events for upcoming artistes.
New Times
African Princess Crooner, Korede
Bello recently walked away with
an award at the # PNA2014 which
held at Sheraton Hotel, Lagos
Nigeria.
Korede Bello who recently went
on tour to West African countries
arrived Nigeria with a big surprise
as he added another trophy to his
cabinet.
His recent single Cold
Outside is still getting massive
love from the fans.
Congratulations Korede Bello
you are really trailing the real
meaning of that name.
Modern Ghana
his quest for global domination
very seriously. He has recently
revealed in a radio interview that
he worked with Rihanna on a new
song, to be released on his highly
anticipated new album. In addition
his latest video just dropped and
he is rocking the ethnic print only
the best way he knows.
New Times
The performances were
delightful and nostalgic as the acts
of the evening took Rwandans back
to their cultural roots and music.
The performers included
Mariya Yohana, Mighty Popo,
Mani Martin, Inganzo Ngari dance
troupe, Kalisa Rugano, Kipeti,
Masamba Intore and his Gakondo
Group which included Diana
Teta, Jules Sentore and Daniel
Ngarukiye. The event was hosted
by comedian Atome.
The attendance was impressive
compared to recent events which
have been poorly attended.
The audience was clearly
thrilled by the performance as
they occasionally clapped and
danced along.
It was a night when the
traditional Rwandan musical
instruments came alive as ‘Inanga’
and ‘Umwirongi’ took centre stage.
Kalisa Rugano, a historian
and culture advocate recited a
number of poems, recapturing
Rwanda’s illustrious history dating
back to the reign of King Kigeri IV
Rwabugiri.
Some of the thrilling
performances came from Mighty
Popo and Mani Martin who
along with his Kesho Band led a
spectacular performance which
got the audience on its feet.
Similarly Gakondo Group and
Maria Yohana drew applause from
the excited crowd.
Several high ranking officials
including the Minister of State
for Agriculture Tony Nsanganira
and the former Minister of Sports
and Culture, now Ambassador
designate to Ethiopia Protais Mitali
among others attended.
Evode Rummenigge, one of the
revellers said the festival provided
a good mix of the old and young
which left many people captivated
by the richness of Rwandan
culture, music and poetry.
New Times

SPORTS2WATCH 11
Meet Nzayisenga, the pillar of RRA
women’s volleyball club
We want to help Rwanda
move forward – cricket great
Brian Lara
V
olleyball is among the top
performing and successful
sportsdisciplinesinRwanda.
It has also been commended for
using homegrown players, unlike
other disciplines that rely so much
on foreign players to succeed.
Only last year, four national
volleyball teams participated
in four different World
Championships namely; U-19
boys’ team, U-21 boys’ team and
U-23 men’s and women’s beach
volleyball teams.
Saturday Sport magazine
interviewed Charlotte Nzayisenga,
one of the country’s current
stars in women’s volleyball. The
youngster features for league side
Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA)
Volleyball Club.
Nzayisenga helped RRA to
dethrone archrivals APR as the
national league champions for the
current season and she is also a
key player for the national beach
volleyball team.
Early days
As a child, Nzayisenga never
thought she would become the
star volleyball player she is today
until she joined secondary school
at APEGI Rwanza where the sport
was the most popular.
“I used to love and follow
football more than volleyball. I
never thought I would turn into an
obsessed volleyball player today,”
Nzayisenga revealed to Saturday
Sport in an interview.
She added: “I was very much
into football more than volleyball
but my primary school volleyball
team coach, Jean Paul Tuyishime
encouraged me to take the sport
and I didn’t hesitate. Today, I look
back and say, his advice changed
my life.”
Rwanda Cricket Stadium
Foundation (RCSF) is committed
to building a permanent cricket
home for Rwanda. West Indian
cricket great Brian Lara has said.
Lara said in an exclusive
interview with spectator.co.uk
that they want to ensure that
cricket brings hope to the East
African country by providing
education and direction in the
lives of thousands of Rwandans.
Larasaidthatthough20years
ago he had a golden summer after
scoring 375 against England in
Antigua, a Test record that stood
for nine years, and two months
later posted 501 against Durham,
in his mind, he was very aware
that in another part of the world,
a great tragedy was unfolding.
“Every evening I turned on
the TV, there were images of
the genocide in Rwanda, and the
contrast with my own
feelings of euphoria
haunted me,” said the
former captain of the
West Indies.
He added: “It
wasn’t until 2009
that I actually visited
Rwanda, but when I
did I knew I had to
help in some way, and
hearing the story of a
young cricketer called
Audifax Byiringiro
helped me start to
realise what I should
do.” In April 1994, as he was
gearing up for his golden summer,
Byiringiro was a six-month-old
baby in Rwanda. Byiringiro and
his family-his mother, father and
three siblings — sought refuge
from the genocide which claimed
one million Tutsis.
Eight years later, by some
strange turn of fate, that same
field became Rwanda’s first
cricket pitch.
Many Rwandans had lived
in exile in nearby countries like
Kenya and Uganda, where cricket
was played as a result of a British
colonial past.
When the exiles returned to
their homeland following the
end of the genocide, they brought
the game back with them and a
Rwanda Cricket Association was
formed.
New Times
Secondary school success
When she was barely 15, she
helped her then new school GS
Indangaburezi to win the girls’
volleyball title in the national inter-
schools championships in 2009.
She also helped the school to retain
the crown in 2010, 2011, 2012 and
2013 respectively.
In 2010, she was the key player
for the school team that won their
first ever regional post primary
inter-schools FEASSSA Games title
in Nakuru, Kenya. She has played
in four FEASSSA Games edition
(2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014).
“Abdulkharim Shumbusho, my
coach at GS Indangaburenzi helped
me improve my game and level of
play. I owe him a lot, he’s the man
behind the player I’m today,” she
acknowledges.
Last month, Nzayisenga helped
GS Indangaburezi reach the final of
the regional schools’ games in Dar-
es-Salaam, Tanzania but lost in a
five-set thriller (3-2) to Kenya’s
Kwanthanze.
From 2009 to 2013, Nzayisenga
featured for Ruhango Volleyball
Club and helped the team to
finish as second runners-up in the
national championships on three
occasions.
2014
Earlier this year, Nzayisenga
moved from Ruhango VC to
Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA)
Volley ball Club, the first time she
would play for a different side in
the national league.
Shesays“WhenIjoinedRwanda
Revenue Authority, I was curious
about what lay ahead during my
first season in a different team with
different players. However, it was
also time for me to set new targets
and ambitions for my future.”
Arriving at RRA, Nzayisenga
did not disappoint, as she went
on help her new employers to win
four trophies including; Kayumba
Memorial Tournament, Genocide
Memorial Tournament, Uganda’s
KAVC tournament and the league
title.
Beach volleyball career
Nzayisenga officially started
playing beach volleyball in
December 2011 and it didn’t take
her long to reach the top and
become one of the country’s elites.
In June 2012, she alongside
Denise Mutatsimpundu won the
U-20 African Beach Volleyball
Championship beating favourites
South Africa in two sets (2-0)
and qualified for the 2012 World
Championships in Canada.
However, Canada denied VISAs
to Rwanda as well as four other
African countries, leaving only
South Africa as the only team to
represent the continent.
Last year in Mombasa, Kenya,
Nzayisenga and Mutatsimpundu
represented the country in the
continental U-23 Championships
and they won the tournament
to qualify for 2013 World
Championships in Poland where
they finished 25th out of 32
countries. Germany beat Brazil in
the final.
National teams
The national senior women’s
team has not competed in any
tournament for the last four years,
which means Nzayisenga is yet to
play for the country at the senior
level. However, she featured at the
junior and youth levels.
In March 2010, she was part
of the youth team (U-17) that
finished fourth at the African
Championships, which was hosted
and won by Egypt, who beat
Tunisia in the final.
In September 2010, she was
a key member of the junior, U-20
national team that competed at
the African U-20 championships
in Tunisia. Egypt again claimed
the title after defeating Tunisia in
the final with Rwanda claiming the
fourth spot behind Algeria.
Future at RRA VC
Nzayisenga has signed a
five-year contract with Rwanda
Revenue Authority, a deal which
will see her at the club until 2018
and says this will help her settle
and concentrate on her career
other than changing teams every
single season.
“I’m still with Rwanda Revenue
Authority for some time to come, I
signed for five years and I will do
my best to honor the contract. This
will help me settle and concentrate
on my career. However, I would
also welcome an offer for a
professional career abroad if an
opportunity comes.”
Thanks to playing volleyball,
Nzayisenga has been able to travel
to many countries like Poland,
Egypt, Tunisia, Madagascar, Togo,
Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, and
Tanzania among others.
New Times
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Brian Lara

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How do you think the current
Financing Mechanisms could
focus on risk reduction, so that
agriculture and food value chains
become attractive for investment,
in order to boost farming
productivity?
In Rwanda, what we are
considering to be very crucial is
the value chain financing. With the
implementation phase, “warehousing
receipt” has been understood by the
people all over, especially for crops
such as maize, coffee and other types
of commodities. The Government is
currently using through the Central
Bank, a system of long terms loans
to the commercial banks as soon as
they lend to the agricultural sector.
The banks are also studying all these
value chains financing and to make
sure that someone who benefit loan
could not lose out.
For which main purposes,
warehouses receipts are being
used in Rwanda?
The warehouses receipts are
an idea that was born after realizing
that a farmer in Rwanda cannot use
a tractor everywhere and this has
pushed us to think how about dealing
with such issues through raising
funds for development. Currently
the key area that is going to change
the landscape is what is called
“Commodities Exchange”. It has been
noticed that many local farmers have
stocks and they also have warehouses.
As the banking system was using
the so called “Warehousing receipt”
whereby they (banks) had to wait
until the farms harvest is sold so that
farmer can start paying back loan. The
intent is to introduce a new model
for financing agriculture. This has
been successful since ordinary people
sometimes don’t have access to loan
because they don’t have collateral.
What are the main constraints in
establishing a well-functioning
system of warehouse receipts
for having important economic
benefits?
Rwanda is now getting bigger
projects that are what is helping to
attract many investors in agricultural
productivity such as tea, coffee and
some many other products such as
cassava processing. More especially
all these products are for exporting
nature. Another aspect is that this
should be the lesson for the rest of
the African countries that within
the value chain, you can not only
work at the processing level without
looking at the primary producers.
However, some of these industrial
food processing are helping farmers
to give them seeds, to educate them,
to provide them with other services
as a way to make sure they can supply
to the industry as a way to generate
income and at the same be able to
feed their families. Through these
efforts, Rwanda is looking to reach
middle income status by 2020 with an
annual per capita income of $ 1,240
USD per person.
As it has been noticed that farmers
are sometimes facing challenges
to finance their production, how
do you think warehouses receipts
could be used as collateral by
farmers for short-term borrowing
to obtain working capitals?
The warehouse receipts system
that are being implemented through
stored agricultural commodities that
are expected to serve as collateral,
be sold, traded or used for delivery
against financial instruments aim at
encouraging banking system to lend
to people provide new incentives for
the private sector to create more jobs.
Rwanda has embarked on mobilizing
financial institutions where by the
government through the Central
Bank has implemented a system of
long-term loans to the commercial
banks as soon as they lend to the
agricultural sector in order to ensure
that everything invested in the
Warehouse receipts is contributing
to develop strong private sector
enterprises. This has been a big
incentive.
Government intervention in
agricultural markets usually
has two main objectives such
as supporting prices, by buying
directly from producers, and
to guarantee a measure of food
security. What do you think should
be the role of private sector?
As part of national efforts through
the establishment of Capital Market,
Rwandan officials are looking to
launch the commodities exchanges
as a new move to tap domestic
and foreign resources. By creating
commodity markets; Rwanda is
looking to contribute to lower post
harvest losses due to better storage
conditions.
Being home to the awakening drinks, tea coffee, agriculture sector dominates the Rwandan economy
and provides bread butter to most of the people. Most of the people are engaged in subsistence
farming as the country bears limited industrial base. In an interview to Indo Africa Times, Mr. Claver
Gatete, Rwandan Minister of Finance and Economic planning expressed the need of initiating
warehouse receipt system for people which will empower them to safely store their production at
attributed warehouses. Also, he emphasized on the role of government and Central Bank in improving
the yield of farmers.
Rwanda is now getting bigger projects
Claver Gatete
Minister of Finance
Economic planning,
Rwanda
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