Indo Africa Times, a weekly newspaper has its key intend to create extensive awareness amongst people about Africa and India concerning different sectors like economy, politics, culture, fashion, sports and many more. It is our sincere endeavor to bridge the information gap between Africa and India by endowing our readers with updated and latest developments occurring in both the countries.

1. www.indoafricatimes.com
MONDAY | MARCH 30, 2015 Title Code: DELENG18579 • RNI NO: DELENG/2014/54666 • Postal Registration No.: DN/325/2014-2016 • VOL. 02 • NO. 13 • Page 12 • Price `10
pg 02
Visit www.agsmovers.com to view our 128 locations worldwide
I N T E R N A T I O N A L M O V E R S
AGS FOUR WINDS NEW DELHI
D 84/2 Okhla Industrial area Ph - 1 New Delhi 110 020
T. +91 98 11 11 00 61 / +91 11 43 36 73 00
E. ags-delhi@agsfourwinds.com
Market leader for international
removal services in India and Africa.
pg10
pg 04
pg 07
Continued to page 03
pg 03
The Land
Of Sun,
Sand And
Sea: DAMAN
Rap Doctar
& K.K Fosu
to Thrill
Fans
Egypt seeks
greater
cooperation
with
AfDB
President
Michel meets
with WTO
and IMF
delegations
THE KING
OF THE
JUNGLE:
Nigeria

2. Wassupafrica02
A
high-level Egyptian
delegation led by Prime
Minister Ibrahim Mahlab
briefed Executive Directors of the
African Development Bank Group
on Friday, March 20 in Abidjan,
urging support to the government’s
ongoing economic reforms and
to its ambitious development and
investment programme.
Opening the discussions, Prime
Minister Mahlab said that the aim
of the visit was to reinforce the
long-standing relations between
the Bank and Egypt, which, he said,
have made huge positive impacts
in the country.
“There is no way we could have
visited Côte d’Ivoire without calling
on you because the Bank has done
great things for Egypt and Africa,”
he said, adding that projects
financed by the Bank especially
in the areas of energy, water
and irrigation have improved
living conditions for people in all
segments of Egyptian society.
Egypt is the AfDB’s second-
largest African shareholder
accounting for 5.4% of its regional
member countries’ share capital
and ranks fourth among the Bank’s
69 global country membership. It
A high-level government
delegation from Egypt seeks
greater cooperation with AfDB
is also the Bank’s biggest client,
having received US $5.64 billion
in project and programme loan
approvals from 1974 to 2015.
According to the Prime
Minister, this exemplary
relationship explains why Egypt
is urging the Bank to “double”
its funding to enable the country
accomplish its ambitious economic
and investment programmes.
AfDB supported and
participated from March 13-15 in
the Egypt Economic Development
Conference (EEDC) in Sharm
el-Sheikh, which served as the
launch pad for the country’s
economic and investment
programme, which purveys a
new Egyptian model designed to
deliver democratic governance,
high economic growth and robust
social benefits.
Sharm el-Sheikh’s key message
is that Egypt is back in business,
striving hard to reposition itself
on the global investment map
through law reforms to speed up
investments in all economic and
social sectors, notably agriculture,
education, mining, micro-finance
and capital markets.
At the gathering (which
received up to US $60 billion in
support pledges), the Government
advertised a number of projects,
including a plan to develop
industrial zones around the Suez
Canal. A new capital would be built
to the southeast of Cairo, to relieve
congestion in the mega-city of
some 18 million people.
The Egyptian delegation
made a good case for the Bank’s
involvement in these projects,
which, they said, would promote
inclusive economic development
and help to strengthen Egypt as
a regional force and a bulwark
against Islamic militancy.
AfDB support would be most
helpful in the country’s efforts
to devote more resources to the
social and private sectors as well
as in facilitating trade with other
African countries.
After fielding questions
from Executive Directors, Board
Dean Shahid Khan thanked the
delegation, noting that the visit
was a clear indication of Egypt’s
unwavering support to the Bank,
in its contribution to the African
Development Fund as well as its
involvement in the Bank’s policy
debate.
“We are comforted by your
focus on social well-being. It
is in line with the Bank’s Ten
Year Strategy focus on inclusive
growth,” he added.
Keymembersofthe15-member
delegation included the Ministers
of Housing and Urban Community
Services, Mostafa Madbouly;
International Cooperation, Naglaa
El-Ahwany; and Deputy Foreign
and African Affairs Minister, Sabry
Magdy.
AfDB
Mitsumi Distribution Bags EMEA
Channel Academy 2015 Awards
Mitsumi Distribution, one of the largest
IT, CE and Telco distributors in Africa,
won the Africa Distributor of the year
award at the EMEA Channel Academy
2015 Awards, which took place at
DISTREE EMEA in Manaco.
Online voting for these prestigious
awards closed on Monday, February 23.
Senior executives from technology
and consumer electronics retailers and
e-tailers voted for the distributor of the
year award.
DISTREE EMEA 2015 took place
in Monaco from February 23-25. More
than 150 brands participated, using the
event as a platform to manage, build or
launch channels across EMEA.
Receiving the award, Mitesh Shah,
Mitsumi managing director said, @
we feel proud to be recognised
again for this prestigious award.
The EMEA Channel Academy
Award recognizes Mitsumi for
the quality of its services and
interaction with retails customers
across Africa. MITSUMI offers a
‘best of breed service’ which has
created an unparalleled level of
loyalty with our resellers. “As a
largest IT, CE & TELCO African
distributor, we understand the
broader African continent since
Mitsumi has 19 years strong
presence in Africa.” he added.
Frederic Simard, Director &
co-founder at DISTREE Events: "We
congratulate Mitsumi on winning the
African Distributor of the Year category
at the 'EMEA Channel Academy:
2015 Awards', which were held in
conjunction with DISTREE EMEA 2015.
This award was determined through an
online poll of technology and consumer
electronics retailers who were asked
to assess distributors on the overall
quality of service and their performance
during the last 12 months."
Mitsumi has 12 point of sale and
12 service centers in East, West and
North Africa as well as a strategic
warehouse located in Jebel Ali, Dubai
in the United Arab Emirates.
Nigeria Communications Week
Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan sign Nile River deal
TheHeadsofStateandGovernment
of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan
have signed an agreement on the
sharing of the River Nile waters.
The deal, signed on Monday
in Khartoum, is on the basis
of the operations of Ethiopia’s
controversial Grand Renaissance
Dam. Ethiopian Prime Minister
Hailemariam Desalegn, Egyptian
President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi
and Sudanese President Omar
al-Bashir held negotiations in
Khartoum to end the more than
two years of dispute between the
three countries.
Mr Hailemariam confirmed
that the historic agreement would
pave the way for more cooperation
between the three countries.
“The Ethiopian government
is committed to the welfare of the
three countries and we assure the
Egyptians that we will not cause
anyharmtothem,”MrHailemariam
said. President Sisi said the three
countries could overcome their
differences through constructive
talks. He called on the tripartite
technical committee to complete
its work to finalise the talks on
the dam. “We have the same fate
in the three countries, we want
this agreement to be implemented,
we need this agreement to
be a gentlemen’s agreement,”
President Sisi said. President
Bashir described the signing of the
agreement as historic.
“We call on all the Nile basin
countries to be committed to
developing mutual cooperation
among the three countries,”
President Bashir urged.
“I hope this agreement will be
the first step toward solving all the
problems between the Nile Basin
countries,” he added.
Egypt greatly fears the Grand
Renaissance Dam project could
diminish its water supply.
New Times
Senegal's internet penetration passes 50% mark
Senegal had 6.86 million internet
subscribers in December 2014, up
2.7 percent in three months and up
60.5 percent on a year, according
to the country's telecom regulator,
the ARTP. Internet pentration rose
to 50.77 from 49.42 percent.
Wireless dongles lost market share
to integrated mobile data devices,
now used by 93.9 percent of internet
users. Orange has a 65.08 percent
internet market share, followed by
Tigo with 23.79 percent and Expresso
with 11.12 percent.
Mobile lines grew by 0.19
percentage points to 14.38 million in
a quarter, 99.35 percent on prepaid.
Mobile volumes rose to 4.44 billion
minutes in the fourth quarter, down
3.2 percent on the third quarter.
On-net voice accounted for 93
percent of total mobile traffic in the
fourth quarter of last year, with 3.9
percent for off-net calls and 2.4
percent outbound international. SMS
traffic declined by 14.3 percent to
407.55 million units in the fourth
quarter. Orange has a 56.31 percent
market share by mobile lines,
followed by Tigo with 23.49 percent
and Expresso with 20.2 percent.
Senegal’s mobile penetration rate
declined by 0.21 points in a quarter
to 106.45 percent at the end of
December 2014.
Had 311,945 fixed lines at the
end of 2014, compared to 317,653
at the end of September 2014, as
residential lines and payphones
declined by a 9.2 percent annual
rate. Fixed penetration declined by
4 basis points to 2.31 percent in a
quarter. Orange grew its subscriber
base by 1.61 percent and had a 91.1
percent share of the fixed market by
lines at the end of 2014, up by 4
percentage points.
Balancingat-Africa
Mitesh Shah, Managing Director,
Mitsumi Distribution

MONDAY | MARCH 30, 2015

3. Wassupafrica 03
FROM PAGE 01
T
he rising acceptability
and appreciation of
Indian capabilities in the
Electronics Hardware industries,
nurtured by an amiable business
environment shaped by proactive
governments both at the centre
and state, is contributing
enormously to country’s GDP
growth. The Government of
India is, without doubt, taking
several optimistic steps towards
increasing manufacturing in India.
Against this backdrop, India
Electronics Expo was held from
March 26-27, 2015 at The Eros
Hotel in New Delhi. Organized for
the first time, the main focus of
the show was hardware industry
of India. The exhibition cum
B2B meeting was inaugurated
by Mr. R.S. Sharma, Secretary,
Department of Electronics and
Information Technology, Ministry
of Communication and Information
Technology, Government of
India, who talked about how the
hardware industry is a key player
in the ‘Make in India’ and Digital
India campaign.
The Government of India is
indeed intensely dedicated to
enlightening competence and
efficiency of hi-tech industries to
bring about remarkable growth
to the nation and speed up
electronics hardware exports from
the country.
Electronics today encompasses
medical electronics, automotive
electronics, LED lights, solar
photovoltaic for power generation.
The demand for electronics
hardware is increasing quickly
and the demand-supply gap
is broadening. Electronics
manufacturing is an important
part of ‘Make in India’ effort
of Government of India. The
promotion of electronics
T
he head of the European
Union Delegation to
Rwanda, Ambassador
Michael Ryan, has promised to
link the University of Kigali with
various European universities.
The envoy was speaking to
students and lecturers during a
visit to the university.
He said establishing
partnership will help promote
students exchange programmes
with European universities.
“The European Union, as
a partner of the University of
Kigali, will help students apply for
Google and a group of technology
volunteers have developed a tablet
device that could help doctors in
the fight against Ebola. According to
the developers, the tablet has been
designed in such a way that it can
survive being doused in chlorine; be
used while wearing gloves; and is
resistant to storms as well as high
humidity.
According to BBC.com, Médecins
Sans Frontières (MSF) had put out a
call for an Ebola-proof tablet to help
teams record vital patient information.
According to the report, the need
for the Ebola-proof tablet had arisen
when doctors began to shout patient
notes across fences in order to avoid
contamination.
According to Médecins Sans
Frontières, Ebola is passed on through
contact with body fluids, and even a
single piece of paper leaving a high-
risk zone poses a risk of passing on
the infection. Additionally, health-care
workers caring for patients have to
wear full protective suits with goggles
EU envoy promises support to
University of Kigali
Google develops Ebola-proof tablet device
more scholarship
opportunities in
Europe like they
currently do every
two years,” Amb.
Ryan said.
He pledged to
offer a contact line
that students will
use to apply for the
scholarships.
“I would like
the university
leaders to know the
contact line and the
requirements one
needs to apply. We
have French and
Swedish scholarships programme
for Rwanda,” the envoy said.
The University Vice-
Chancellor, Prof. Dr Siraje Kaaya,
said the varsity plans to move to
its own premises before the end
of the year.
Prof. Manasseh Nshuti,
the Chairman Board of the
University of Kigali, affirmed
their commitment to providing
quality education. The University
of Kigali has a total enrolment
of 2006 students. It started
operations in October 2013.
New Times
manufacturing is also one of the
pillars of Digital India programme.
The India Electronics Expo
2015 has certainly assisted in
raising India’s brand equity in the
global electronics arena.
The two-day event was
attended by delegates from 26
countries from Africa, Latin
America, South East Asia and
other regions. The delegates were
enthusiastic and hopeful about the
B2B meet and hoped to take along
some fruitful partnerships with
them
Other dignitaries present at
the event were Mr. J.K. Dadoo,
Joint Secretary, Department of
Commerce, Ministry of Commerce
and Industry, Mr. Vinod Sharma,
Chairman, ESC, Mr. D.K. Sareen,
Executive Director, ESC. All the
guests were positive about the
future of the hardware industry in
India. This event, first of its kind,
will help in facilitating the growth
of the hardware industry in India.
Addressing the queries of some
of the African delegates about
the assistance India can provide
Africa's Hardware industry, Mr.
J.K. Dadoo said that Africa along
with Latin America is our focus
in enhancing India's hardware
export. Around 30 companies took
part in the B2B meeting, and the
ESC is hopeful that the number will
increase in the years to come.
In the past few years, the focus
was on the software industry.
The government's focus has now
shifted to the hardware industry
with government of India's
flagship campaign 'Make in India'.
President’s Diplomatic Adviser,
Ambassador Callixte d’Offay, the
WTO Director of the Accessions
Division, Mr. Cheidu Osakwe and
the Legal Affairs Officer of the
Accessions Division, Ms. Petra
Beslać.
IMF
During his meeting with the IMF
Chief of Mission for Seychelles,
Mr. Marshall Mills, President
Michel thanked the IMF for its
continued support to Seychelles in
sustaining a stable macroeconomic
programme. Mr. Michel said that
it is important to maintain fiscal
discipline and at the same time
ensure the growth of the economy.
They discussed the current
macroeconomic situation,
the growth of credit in the
private sector, the Seychelles
government’s investments in the
private sector, power generation,
good governance, among other
issues.
Mr. Mills underlined the
President James Michel met with
two delegations, from the World
Trade Organisation and also from
the International Monetary Fund.
WTO
During his meeting with the
Chairperson of the Working Party
of the Accession of Seychelles to the
WTO, Ms. Hilda Al Hinai, President
Michel thanked the WTO for the
invaluable support in technical
assistance for the Seychelles’
accession process.
Mr. Michel added that
Seychelles will continue to
count on the WTO for support in
capacity-building as Small Island
Developing State looking towards
developing the Blue Economy, as
well as the technical assistance in
the post-accession period.
Ms. Al Hinai thanked President
Michel for his leadership, guidance
and wisdom during the reform
process for the Seychelles’
accession and expressed
confidence in the WTO’s continued
assistance to the country.
Later in the afternoon, the
Seychelles National Assembly
ratified the agreement for the
Seychelles’ accession to the World
Trade Organisation.
Ms. Al Hinai is also the Deputy
Permanent Representative to
the Permanent Mission of the
Sultanate of Oman to the United
Nations Office in Geneva.
Present at the meeting were
the Minister for Finance, Trade
and The Blue Economy, Mr. Jean-
Paul Adam, the Seychelles chief
negotiator for the WTO accession,
Mr. Charles Morin, and the
President Michel meets with WTO
and IMF delegations
improved resilience of the
Seychelles economy and stated
that the IMF was encouraged that
the policy decisions taken by the
Seychelles Government in 2014
and early 2015 had helped to
stabilise pressures on the exchange
rate coupled with a favourable
reduction in international fuel and
commodity prices.
The Government and the
IMF have also discussed ways to
reinforce the management of State
Owned enterprises.
Mr. Mills is also the Deputy
Division Chief of the African
Department of the IMF.
Present at the meeting were
the Minister for Finance, Trade
and The Blue Economy, Mr. Jean-
Paul Adam, the Seychelles Central
Bank Governor, Ms. Caroline Abel,
the President’s Diplomatic Adviser,
Ambassador Callixte d’Offay,
and IMF Senior Economist in the
African Department, Mr. Tobias
Roy.
Seychelles Statehouse
and multiple layers of gloves, despite
soaring temperatures.
But dictating notes across a fence
at the end of exhausting shifts while
wearing masks was a “recipe for error”,
MSF revealed. According to the report,
the tablet has waterproof casing at an
“industrial level” and it has no sharp
edges in order to prevent protective
clothing from being pierced.
The device can be charged quickly
and wirelessly by being placed on a table.
The tablet connects wirelessly to a tiny
local network server that is roughly the
size of a postage stamp. The report also
revealed that health workers can also use
the device to track a patient’s progress –
comparing pulse, temperature and other
results over time.
The device is currently being tested
at MSF treatment centres in Sierra Leone.
IT News Africa
The government has introduced a
number of incentives to encourage
FDI in the hardware sector and also
to help the Indian companies.
The main objective of
organizing this B2B Meet for
Indian electronics hardware sector
was to provide Indian electronics
manufacturers opportunity at their
doorsteps to network, discover
and accomplish business with
global electronics buyers. This
event has unquestionably prove to
be a landmark in boosting India’s
electronics hardware exports to
global markets, especially Africa.
mONDAY | MARCH 30, 2015

4. CountryoftheWeek04
Advertiser's Index
AGS Four Winds..............0 Page 01
Paranthaman Exporter ....0 Page 02
Chadha Power .................0Page 02
PHEL ...............................0 Page 04
Cycle Expo 2015 .............0Page 05
Modern Agro ...................0Page 05
EMAT Africa .....................0Page 08
Mill India Ltd. ...................0Page 10
Laxmi Publications ..........0Page 11
ISIC ..................................0Page 11
Prakash Ameusment .......0Page 11
Agritec Africa ................... Page 12
N
igeria is frequently bring
up as the Giant of Africa
due to its large population
and economy. With about 174
million inhabitants, Nigeria is the
most populous country in Africa
and the seventh-most populous
country in the world. The country
is populated by over 500 ethnic
groups, of which the three largest
are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba.
Regarding religion, Nigeria is
roughly divided in half between
Christians, who live mostly in the
southern and central parts of the
country, and Muslims, focussed
typically in the northern and
south-western regions.
Nigeria is situated in West
Africa and shares land borders
with the Republic of Benin in the
west, Chad and Cameroon in the
east, and Niger in the north. Its
coast in the south lies on the Gulf
of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean.
Truly Inspiring
Nigeria is categorized as
a mixed economy developing
market, and has by now touched
lower middle income status
according to the World Bank, with
its plentiful supply of natural
resources, well-developed
financial, legal, communications,
transport sectors and stock
exchange (the Nigerian Stock
Exchange), which is the second
largest in Africa. Nigeria was
ranked 30th in the world in terms
of GDP (PPP) in 2012. Nigeria is
the United States' major trading
partner in sub-Sahara supplies a
fifth of its oil (11% of oil imports).
Manufactured products like
leather, textiles, t-shirts, plastics
and processed food augment
the economy of the country.
Agriculture is also significant,
retaining almost sixty percent
of Nigerians. Cocoa, sugar cane,
yams, maize, palm oil, groundnuts,
coconuts, citrus fruits, pearl
millet, and cassava are the main
agricultural products.
On the Move
Nigeria offers mammoth
business prospects to all the
savers in diverse sectors like
agriculture, oil and gas, textiles
and mining amongst others, and
interestingly, reflected to be a
lucrative investment destination.
This country has a stable political
environment and the government
policies shaped fully embolden
for both domestic and foreign
investment. Investors can do
well and earn prospects from its
thriving and prosperous sectors.
Proud of its Roots
Agriculture in Nigeria accounts
for around one – third of the
country’s GDP and two-thirds of
employment. Nigeria's foremost
crops embrace palm, peanut
oil, rubber, and cotton. These
crops are exported and are also
sold locally. Other agricultural
products include sorghum, millet,
maize (corn), yams and cassava.
All of these are previously used as
subsistence foods by farmers but
are now widely sold for cash.
The country ranks twenty
fifth worldwide and first in
Africa in farm output. Majority of
Nigeria's food production comes
from small scale farmers using
basic agricultural equipment.
The government has recently
put considerable amounts of
money into refining farming
through investment into rural
infrastructure and irrigation
projects and by presenting
modern agricultural chemicals.
Driving Innovation
Nigeria is opulent in natural
resources, particularly in case of
hydrocarbons. In international
ranking Nigeria holds the 10th oil
producer and the 3rd largest oil
producer in Africa. The Nigerian
economy is mainly reliant on its
oil sector which supplies 95% of
its foreign exchange earnings.
Regardless of the problems
allied with the ethnic uneasiness
and the border disputes and
government funding problems,
the resource Nigeria has in the
oil sector makes it into one of the
most attractive destination for
many oil-multinationals.
The petroleum industry
of Nigeria is controlled by the
Ministry of Petroleum Resources.
The government retains close
control over the industry and in
the activities of the NNPC, whose
senior executives are appointed by
the ruling government.
The Latest Entry
Textiles have been shaped
in Nigeria by the traditional
methods now for several years,
but the industrial action used
in the production of textile is
reasonably much more recent.
The sector has now established
to incorporate carpet production,
dyeing, embroidery makings,
fiber production, lace, spinning,
weaving, knitting, printing and
finishing.
The sector produces a variety
of fabrics ranging from African
prints, shirting, embroideries, etc.
to Guinea brocades, wax prints,
jute and other products.
Around 60% to 70% of the raw
materials essential in the industry
are indigenously sourced, the
main exceptions being high quality
of cotton and synthetic materials.
The textile industry of Nigeria
is labor intensive, it is projected
thatthesectoraffordsemployment
to around 150,000 Nigerians,
excluding the thousands who are
directly employed in the cottage
sector of the industry.
The major textile enterprises
in Nigeria are positioned around
Lagos which has the majority of
the country's spinning mills and
weaving mills. Other noteworthy
textile operations are located
around Kano and Kaduna.
Keeping the Faith
The mining of minerals scores
for only 0.3% of its GDP. The
mining industry is unfledged thus
Nigeria needs to import minerals
which it could mine locally. The
ownership privileges for the
exploring, mining and selling of
mineral resources are held by the
Nigerian government.
The mineral resources of
Nigeria embrace coal, iron, gold,
uranium and tantalum.
The coal resources are
disseminated over fifteen states.
The Nigerian Coal Corporation is
one accountable for most of the
coalmines present in the region.
The coal section of the Nigerian
economyis slowly being privatized.
Iron ore is largely mined at
the Itakpe which has an annual
capacity of 5.5Mt per year. The
state owned National Iron Ore
Company functions in this region.
Western region of Nigeria is
well-known for the gold deposits,
the sites for mining are Maru,
Anka, Malele, Tsohon Birnin
Gwari-Kwaga, Gurmana, Bin Yauri,
Okolom-Dogondaji, and Iperindo
in Kwara State. Uranium is found
in 6 of the 36 states in Nigeria.
THE KING
OF THE
JUNGLE
MONDAY | MARCH 30, 2015

5. BusinessBuzz 05
Orange and Airtel join forces
to enable international money
transfers between Côte
d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso
W
ith “Orange Money
International Transfer”,
Orange Money customers
can easily use their mobile phones
to transfer electronic money in real-
time.
As of today, customers of
Orange Money in Côte d’Ivoire can
use their mobile phones to send
money to customers of Airtel Money
in Burkina Faso, and vice versa. This
partnership between Orange) and
Airtel enables Orange customers, for
the first time, to send and receive
money to or from people based
in a country outside the Group’s
footprint. In addition, thanks to the
interconnection between the two
operators’ mobile money platforms,
it is also the first time that people
living in Burkina Faso will be able
to send money to contacts in Côte
d’Ivoire using their mobile phones.
This partnership builds on
the existing “Orange Money
International Transfer” offer,
which enables Orange Money
customers based in Senegal, Côte
d’Ivoire and Mali to carry out cross- Microsoft Nigeria has signed a
Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU)
with Jobberman,
Nigeria's leading
recruitment website.
The purpose is geared
towards addressing
unemployment and
unlocking youth’s
potential in Nigeria
and other countries
in West, East and
Central Africa.
By the
p a r t n e r s h i p ,
Microsoft Nigeria
and Jobberman will
create platforms to
promote employment
o p p o r t u n i t i e s ,
career guidance,
employability skills,
and enterprise
development for
young people in
border money transfers. Since
its introduction in July 2013, the
service has been a considerable
success with over 200,000 users to
date.
With “Orange Money
International Transfer”, Orange
Money customers can easily use
their mobile phones to transfer
electronic money in real-time. The
customer simply connects to his
or her Orange Money account on
their mobile phone, and enters
the recipient’s number and the
amount to be sent. Funds are then
immediately available in the mobile
wallet of the beneficiary, who can
then pay bills, purchase goods or
make transfers from wherever they
are, or make a withdrawal at any
nearby Orange Money distribution
point. The same applies to Airtel
customers based in Burkina Faso
using their own mobile wallets.
Orange Money is available in 13
countries in Africa and the Middle
East and currently has over 13
million customers.
Balancingact- Africa
Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda,
Tanzania, Rwanda and Ethiopia,
through collaborative efforts and
contributions to bridge the divide
for among youths through the use
of technology.
The Microsoft IT Academy
Programme has more than 15,000
member institutions around the
globe and more than 1,400 in the
Middle East and Africa region that
get access to a wide range of digital
curriculum resources leading to a
globally recognized certification at
various levels of technology skills
from beginner, intermediate up to
advanced levels.
Last year,
M i c r o s o f t
announced the
launch of Cloud
Startup Academy for
Moroccan Small and
Medium Enterprises
(SMEs), a project
that aims to foster
entrepreneurship and create
jobs by unlocking the power of
cloud computing. Jobberman
has over the years organized job
fairs with key partners in a bid
to help more young people find
jobs and start meaningful careers.
In 2014, it partnered The Future
Project to organise Intern4Jobs,
a programme with the objective
to up-skill and connect at least
100,000 young West Africans
to jobs and job opportunities
through internships, over a two
year period.
Balancingact-Africa
Emirates, a global connector of
people and places has declared the
launch of its Apple Watch app.
When the Apple Watch becomes
available on 24 April, Emirates’
customers from around the globe
will be able to enjoy the smart
features and sleek interface of the
Emirates watch app. Emirates will
be the first airline in the Middle East
and African region to offer an Apple
Watch app.
"In today’s connected world,
mobile technology plays an
increasingly important role in
the overall travel experience of
Emirates Prepares
for Timely Launch of
its Apple Watch App
our passengers. The Apple Watch
platform allows us to connect with
travellers on a more personal level
by providing real time information
throughout their journey,"
commented Alex Knigge, senior vice
president, Digital at Emirates.
"Our team developed the
Emirates watch app with modern
travellers in mind, making sure this
wearable technology delivers key
information, with a simple glance
at their wrist." The Emirates watch
app is an extension of the Emirates
iPhone app; it was designed as a
companion for travellers, delivering
Microsoft, Jobberman Partner on Aiki.ng
Employability Portal
dynamic and context-specific data
such as live flight status updates.
Customers with an Apple Watch
and the Emirates app installed on
their iPhone will benefit from the
following key features: Review list
of upcoming trips, Access to real
time flight information, including
terminal, gate number, flight status,
baggage collection details; Timely
notifications in case of changes like
gate number or baggage belt and
Compatibility with Apple Passbook.
Supported languages at launch,
will be English, French and German
Nigeria Communications Week
Schneider releases survey on counterfeit electrical products in Africa
Schneider Electric, the world specialist
in energy management, releases the
first survey on electrical counterfeiting
products ever conveyed in Africa.
The survey took place in eleven
African countries: Cameroon,
Republic of the Congo, Democratic
Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ghana,
Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria,
Tanzania and Uganda. More than 500
“high level” officials and professionals
were contacted by 37 African trained
investigators. They answered a total
of 8.185 questions.
“For the first time, all stakeholders
of the African electrical market will be
able to move forward, based on a
solid picture of reality”, says Tracy
Garner, Anti-Counterfeiting Global
Manager.
Based on the results, the first
conclusion is that counterfeiting of
most common electrical products
is widely spread in all African
countries, representing 40% to 80%
of their markets. Cables, breakers,
sockets, switches and extension
cords, are the five most counterfeit
electrical products (in that order).
China remains the main source of
electrical counterfeit goods entering
the continent (75% of the answers)
followed by the rest of Asian
countries. Locally manufactured
counterfeits originate mostly from
Tanzania, Nigeria and Ivory Coast.
“Now, having measured the
impact of counterfeits on African
economies and users’ safety, the
urgency to act is real. Schneider
Electric is committed to do its best in
answering professionals’ demands
and expectations expressed in the
survey”, concludes Tracy.
African Herald Express
mONDAY | MARCH 30, 2015

6. FRANKLY SPEAKING06
By kirit sobti,
editor, iat
editor@indoafricatimes.com
T
he significance of leveraging technology to shape
employable skills for youth to prepare them
for a stronger future and career is actually the
need of the hour in Africa. Microsoft has been doing
business in Africa for 20 years. They have 22 offices
in 19 cities across 14 countries - out of the 54 in the
continent of Africa. Microsoft technology is applied in
over 98 percent of schools worldwide. The company’s
end-to-end education solutions solve educators’
most persistent challenges while refining learning
outcomes for students around the world.
The 4Afrika Initiative of Microsoft concentrates
on three critical areas of expansion for the continent
- World-class skills, access and innovation. Each of
these focuses on different features that will help
empower African youth, entrepreneurs, developers
and business and civic leaders to turn great notions
into authenticity that can aid their community, their
country, the continent, and beyond.
The tech industry in Nigeria wasn’t sufficiently
informed and was not well equipped for the end
of support for Windows XP operating system,
Microsoft has admitted. Microsoft 4Afrika launched
its CloudPreneur initiative in Nigeria, looking to
empower 1,000 early-stage startups in becoming
cloud resellers.
World-Class Skills is about Microsoft’s plans to
formulate a self-sustaining, world-class education
podium, both online and offline, to help Africans
develop skills for entrepreneurship and enriched
employability and competitiveness. As part of this,
they have established the Afrika Academy, which is
planned to benefit recent higher education graduates,
government leaders and the Microsoft partner
community. Their attempts in the Academy will rely
heavily on partners, including African universities,
research institutions and others.
Young women have been an important part of
the movement toward democratization, freedom,
equality and social justice in countries across the
Kabelo Makwane
Managing Director,
Microsoft Nigeria
Ayodeji Adewunmi
CEO, Jobberman
Microsoft's range of devices were
this year acknowledged at the annual
Mobile World Congress (#MWC15),
winning 10 awards in numerous
categories at the event. The Surface Pro
3 won the Best Mobile Tablet; Surface
Pro 3 is the third-generation Surface-
series 2-in-1 tablet/laplet by Microsoft.
"Surface Pro 3 is the world's most
productive tablet, and is a tablet that
can replace your laptop. With Surface
Pro 3 we have managed to marry the
hardware and software to provide the
power and performance of a full laptop
without compromising the sleek design,
lightness, and great battery life that we
expect from a tablet." Dennis Meinhardt,
Director of program management for
Microsoft Surface, said.
Video Tuner and Lumia 530 were
runners up in the Best Mobile Photo,
Art, Video or TV App, and Best Low Cost
Smartphone categories, respectively.
The Lumia 640 XL selected as Top
Pick of Mobile World Congress 2015
trophies from Expert Reviews, PC Pro
and Tom's Guide, while the Lumia 640
received Best of Mobile World Congress
2015 by Trusted Reviews.
The innovative Universal Foldable
Keyboard was awarded Best of Mobile
World Congress 2015 by TechnoBuffalo
and Übergizmo. Windows Central
alone bestowed with the Lumia 640,
Lumia 640 XL and Universal Foldable
Keyboard the 2015 Top Pick award.
Microsoft Wins Big
At This Year's Mobile
World Congress
Microsoft is committed
to improving youth skills for
both entrepreneurship and
employability across Africa. Our
efforts in Nigeria started with
the launch of the Employability
Portal in 2013, which provides
a platform for youth to learn
leadership skills and network with
other leaders. Now through the
Cloudpreneur Project, we hope
to enable and empower young
business owners, so that they
can contribute to the social and
economic growth of Nigeria.
The 4Afrika
Initiative intends
to help provide
affordable
access to
smart devices
- Windows
devices,
including PCs,
slates, phones
- for young
Africans.
African region. Today more than ever, these women
have confidence in themselves and an aspiration
for freedom and equal rights. Microsoft saw an
occasion to help these women through economic
empowerment as they work to comprehend gender
equality, recover social conditions and attain and
uphold political rights.
Microsoft anticipates to launch a portal targeted
at North African women in March as an offshoot of
theMasrWorks IT skills portal. This is designed to
empower young women to play a leadership role in
their communities, shape their skills and self-esteem
and present new models for self-employment. It
will eventually afford IT skills training and also
softer skills training on topics including leadership,
self-confidence and interviewing, as well as the
mentorship needed to build a long-term career in
technology. The mentorship will be provided via a
sustained engagement between Microsoft, partners,
a local NGO, and the beneficiaries to support them in
career building and to strategize their role in society
as female leaders.
The portal targets to reach 25,000 Egyptian
women in the first year with the goal of helping 40%
of those women improve their economic and societal
position.
Further, to develop technology access, Microsoft
proclaimed the placement of a pilot project with the
Kenyan Ministry of Information and Communications
and Kenyan Internet Service Provider, Indigo
Telecom Ltd., to deliver low-cost, high-speed
wireless broadband and create new opportunities
for commerce, education, healthcare, and delivery of
government services across Kenya. The deployment
is called ‘Mawingu’, which is Kiswahili for cloud. It is
the first deployment of solar-powered based stations
together with TV white spaces, a technology partly
developed by Microsoft Research, to provide high-
speed internet access to areas currently lacking even
basic electricity.
Microsoft also wants to assist to explode African
innovation for the continent and for the world. They
are dedicated to functioning closely with African ISVs
and developers to hasten the expansion of highly
relevant Windows 8 and Windows Phone apps - by
Africans, for Africa. They are investing in developers
to enable them to get access to the technology,
mentorship, connections, and go-to-market support
they need to thrive.
Many SMEs across Africa do not have the skills
or capacity to bring their business online. To help
empower them, Microsoft announced a new online
hub through which African SMEs will have access to
free, relevant products and services from Microsoft
and other partners. The hub will combine the
accessible services which can help them develop their
business locally, find new business opportunities
outside their instant geography, and upsurge their
overall competitiveness.
Access to technology - particularly cloud services
and smart devices can and will assist as a great
accelerator for African competitiveness. The 4Afrika
Initiative intends to help provide affordable access to
smart devices - Windows devices, including PCs, slates,
phones - for young Africans. Through the 'Mawingu'
white spaces pilot, they are also working to mend
access to the internet across Kenya and beyond. Last
but not least, they are also working hard to facilitate
access to free, relevant web services for African
small and medium enterprises through financing,
partnerships and smart sourcing.
As a ‘welcome offer’, Microsoft will furnish
free domain registration for the period of one year
and free tools for SMEs concerned in generating
The platform provided
by Microsoft through its
initiative towards addressing
unemployment and unlocking
youths potential in Nigeria
and other countries in West,
East and Central Africa would
create immense opportunities
for jobseekers and aspiring
entrepreneurs. Jobberman’s
commitment to matching top
talents with suitable job openings
has positioned the company as
the leading jobs and recruitment
website in Nigeria.
Bridging the Gap
through Technology
fricaA in
a professional web presence. The hub is
anticipated to open in April originally in
South Africa and Morocco and will magnify
to other African markets over time. For each
market, Microsoft will be associating with
public and private organizations which share
the same determination: to enable the growth
of small businesses to help accelerate African
economic development and create jobs.
MONDAY | MARCH 30, 2015

7. T
he district still boasts of
that Portugal charm and
is famous for its fine forts
and churches, with spiritually
charming evening services. The
first Portuguese traveler to
arrive in Daman was, Portuguese
Captain Diogo de Mello. Daman
was the battleground to oust the
Portuguese and had witnessed
many a wars waged against the
alien powers. It had been a melting
pot where races and cultures
met and mixed to bring forth a
multicolored identity.
Daman has some of the
loveliest beaches in the Arabian
Sea and is flocked by tourists
who wish to witness some of the
mesmerizing scenic landscapes of
Daman. Daman gratifies the whims
of sun bathers and swimmers at
its beaches, the historic churches
Some of the major attractions in
Daman are as follows:
 Jampore Beach: A sandy
beach, Jampore is situated
some 3km from Daman. The
beach is a serene place and is
the perfect getaway for a quiet
and peaceful evening.
 Fort of St. Jerome: This
heritage site overlooks the
Damanganga river and Arabian
Sea. The small fort with a giant
gateway facing the river with
a large statue of St.Jerome
and two giant human figures,
on either side of the gateway
encloses an area of 12250
sq.m. The fort encloses a
church. The view of the small
fishing fleet which anchors
alongside from the fort is
interesting.
 Devka Beach: About 3km
north of Nani Daman, Devka
beach is an excellent recreation
spot for tourists. The ambience
is serene and easy going.
Walking the beach as the
waves dance at your toes and
the visual drama played out
by nature with sea turning its
colour and the sky mirroring
each passing mood has always
charmed the tourists.
 Church of Bom Jesus:
A parish church in the
TRAVELtourism 07
The Land Of Sun, Sand And Sea
DAMAN
A Portuguese enclave lying at
the mouth of Daman Ganga
River, it is one of the two districts
of the union territory of Daman and
Diu. The district was annexed by the
Indian government in 1961 and has
since been an integral part of the
Union of states that is India.
with finely carved statues, majestic
forts that rise in their imposing
splendor, coconut groves,
abundant greenery and round
the year temperate climate all
provide a lovely escape for those in
search of bliss, happiness and fun
far away from the bustles of city
life. Being a port town, it offers an
exquisite variety of sea food, fare
to satisfy the demanding palates of
fish lovers, while the quaint bars
and sea side modern restaurants
satisfy the pleasure of life.
LIP-SMACKING DELICACIES
Daman is well known for its
delectable delicacies and mouth-
watering sea food. The food here
has a touch of both Portuguese and
Gujarati, because of its proximity
with Gujarat.
Daman’s cuisine is
predominantly vegetarian. For
breakfast, people usually consume
Rotli (flat breads) and Tea, and
Rotla (peasant’s bread) and saag
for Lunch.
Chicken bullet is a popular dish
of Daman. Papri, boiled sweet and
salty peas is also a favourite among
the people of Daman.
Daman is also famous for its
seafood and crab and lobsters are
a major delicacy in the month of
October. Fish Koliwala, a spicy dish
made of fried prawns is said to
have originated in Daman.
‘Cozido’, a dish made of meat
and vegetable is quite famous in
Daman. The dish is usually cooked
during the time of Christmas. Val
nascido is another dish cooked
during the feast of St. John de
Baptis, which is quite popular
among the Catholic community.
early Portuguese era, its
construction was started in
1559 and the church was
completed in 1603. The
monument is living tribute
to the craftsmanship of
Portuguese artisans in ornate
and intricate design. The main
feature of the church is its
painted an gilt wooden altar
reredos and pulpit.
 Chapel of Our Lady of
Rosary: Against the fort
wall is the Chapel of Our Lady
of Rosary dating and glided
wooden panels illustrate
stories from the lives of the
blessed saints. The ceiling
features charming carved
golden cherubs. The statue of
Mary of Rosary was placed on
the altar in thanksgiving by the
Portuguese commander for
rescue from a Maratha attack
by Shivaji.
 Fort Of Moti Daman: Soon
after the conquest of Daman in
1559 AD, construction of this
massive fort started and lasted
till the end of 16th century AD.
It encompasses about 30,000
sq. m. with ten bastions and
two gateways - southern (land)
gate and the northern (sea)
gate. The fort is protected by a
moat on the land side and also
connects the river to the sea.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
mONDAY | MARCH 30, 2015

8. TALKINGTECHNOLOGY08
M
any Zambian farmers
struggle to get access to
finance in order to grow
and expand their businesses. At
the upcoming Agritech Expo
at GART in Chisamba from 16-
18 April, local agri experts will
be on hand with free financial
advice that is specifically geared
towards to the agricultural sector
and meeting Zambian challenges.
More than 10 000 people are again
expected to descend on the centre
of agriculture in Zambia next
month following the successful
launch of the event last year.
Agritech Expo is a business-to-
business platform for agricultural
professionals, from small scale
farmers to commercial enterprises,
to engage and conduct business
with some of the world’s leading
suppliers to the agricultural
industry. From live crop trials to
machinery demonstrations, the
event services the needs of the
entire agri-value chain in Zambia
and the region.
“Lack of security for farmers to
borrow”
The expo in Chisamba also
offers a range of free, technical
and practical workshops on
17 and 18 April to assist small,
emerging and commercial farmers
in various sectors of agriculture,
from using the latest technologies,
to improving their productive
capacity to accessing the necessary
finance to grow and expand.
Mr Bruce Dick, Managing
Director of Zanaco (Zambia
National Commercial Bank) sees
as some of the main challenges for
the country’s agricultural sector
“the lack of security (titled land)
to enable farmers to borrow and
the lack of financing for Capex
and working capital purposes.”
Zanaco is the diamond sponsor for
Agritech Expo and will provide a
free talk on finance for emergent
and small holder farmers at the
event.
Says Mr Dick: “in living our
mandate of financially including
the unbanked bankable people
in rural and urban Zambia, we
are committed to continuously
invest in innovative but affordable
products and services. We are
also committed to enhancing our
distribution touch points through
which we reach our customers.”
Zanaco recently launched
two innovative products aimed at
empowering farmers in Zambia.
Mr Bruce Dick explains: “the first
one was the ‘Loan A Cow’ facility
which helps dairy farmers acquire
milk producing cows without
using conventional collateral as
we know it and the other one was
the mechanization facility which
help farmers purchase farming
equipment from John Deere. These
are our partners and are one of
the leading suppliers of farming
equipment.”
“Financing solutions should be
flexible”
“Agriculture in Zambia is
showing great signs of growing”
says Antois van der Westhuizen,
Head of Retail at John Deere
Financial and another speaker at
Agritech Expo in Chisamba.
He continues: “the potential
exists to make Zambia a food
basket for the rest of Central
and Eastern Africa. There are
signs of excellence with the latest
technology being employed and
mechanization being used as a
method of increasing efficiency
and yield. There are challenges,
however, which can be met by
using appropriate financing tools.
Financing solutions should be
flexible and made to fit the needs of
the farmers while still maintaining
proper risk management
principals. In order to accomplish
this we need to break away from
traditional lending products and
Flexible financial
solutions
be more innovative.”
Finance focused presentations
and discussions at Agritech Expo
include:
- “Financing Outside the Box”:
Our Journey with Emergent
Smallholder Farmers Ephraim
Mwafyeni, Head of value chain,
Zanaco, Zambia
- Providing farmers in Zambia
with access to finance Antois
van der Westhuizen, Head of
retail, John Deere Financial
- Follow-up panel discussion and
QA session:
Moderator: Chance Kabaghe,
Executive Director, Iapri,
Zambia
 Patrick Mutenda, Head
– AgriBusiness, Barclays,
Zambia
 Senior Representative,
Stanbic Bank, Zambia
 Ephraim Mwafyeni, Head of
Value Chain – Finance, Zanaco,
Zambia
 Coillard Hamusimbi, Head
Member Services and
Agribusiness, ZNFU Lima
Services Ltd, Zambia
 Antois van der West Huizen,
Head of Retail, John Deere
Financial
Agritech Expo is owned by
the Zambia National Farmers
Union (ZNFU) and organised
by Spintelligent, leading Cape
Town-based trade exhibition and
conference organiser, and the
African office of Clarion Events Ltd,
based in the UK.
Agritech Expo dates and
location:
The expo days are planned
with the following audiences in
mind:
16 April, Thursday: large scale,
commercial farmers, emerging
large scale farmers, VIPs, media,
government, industry stake
holders
17 April, Friday: Small scale
farmers, emerging farmers.
18 April, Saturday: small scale
farmers, emerging farmers and
other interested visitors.
Location: GART Centre, Chisamba,
Zambia
Website: www.agritech-expo.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/
AgriBusinessEA
Contact:
Communications manager:
Annemarie Roodbol
Telephone: +27 21 700 3558
Mobile: +27 82 562 7844
Email: annemarie.roodbol@
spintelligent.com
MONDAY | MARCH 30, 2015

9. TRYSOMETHINGNEW 09
upcoming
Indecision and delays are the
parents of failure.
THOUGHT OF
THE WEEK
IDC Egypt CIO Summit
It is organized by the IDC. The
conference will cover areas like
how well technology leaders
contribute to the strategic and
commercial objectives of their
organizations.
Date: 30 Mar-01 Apr 2015
Venue: Four Seasons Hotel Cairo,
Cairo, Egypt
Agro Egypt
This event showcases
products like agrochemicals
and crop protection products,
agriculture chemicals, chemical
fertilizer, crop protection and
biotechnology, agricultural
mechanical equipments etc.
in the Chemicals Dyes,
Agriculture Forestry, Plant,
and Machinery Equipment
industries.
Date: 30-31 Mar 2015
Event: Fairmont Hotel, Cairo, Egypt
Indo International Trade
Cultural Exhibition
The main aim of this event
is to bring together all the
participating countries under
one platform and also to
promote Mauritius as a global
gateway to Africa. After four
successful years, this event
is back for the fifth time with
more than 170 International
Exhibitors and 45 Mauritian
Exhibitors, who are planning
to expand their business
here. Some of the exhibitors
here are Wholesalers
Traders, Importers, Exporters,
Manufacturers, Business
Entrepreneurs, Real Estate
Developers, Artisans and more.
The targeted audiences are
Various Business Entrepreneurs
and Business people.
Date: 03-12 Apr 2015
Venue: Freeport Exhibition Center,
Port Louis, Mauritius
Pro-Immo
This event showcases products
and services like real estate
developer services, financial
institutions and services
concerning real estate and
many more related products
and services etc. in the Real
Estate Agents industry.
Date: 02-05 Apr 2015
Venue: CTFEXPO Tunis, Tunisia
International Congress
of Gis and Geospace
Applications
The conference will cover
areas like will discover the
latest technologies and GIS
applications. In addition they will
be provided with a full program
of scientific and training session
and presentation of the most
interesting institutions which
produce geospatial information.
Date: 01-05 Apr 2015
Event: Elgazala Technopark,
Hammamet, Tunisia
Shaping Our Future
Conference
The conference will cover areas
like Build better business
environments and develop
the skills of its indigenous
population.
Date: 30 Mar 2015
Venue: New Government Complex,
Lusaka, Zambia
UGALI It is known as ugali in Kenya and Tanzania, this
starchy, polenta-like side dish goes by different
names in sub-Saharan Africa. In Malawi and
Zambia it is called nsima or nshima. The
South African name for it is pap or mealie pap.
Zimbabweans call it sadza.
Ingredients
 Water - 4 cups
 Salt - 2 teaspoons
 White cornmeal, finely ground - 2 cups
Direction
 Bring the water and salt to a boil in a heavy-
bottomed saucepan. Stir in the cornmeal slowly,
letting it fall though the fingers of your hand.
 Reduce heat to medium-low and continue
stirring regularly, smashing any lumps with a
spoon, until the mush pulls away from the sides
of the pot and becomes very thick, about 10
minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool
somewhat.
 Place the ugali into a large serving bowl. Wet
your hands with water, form into a ball and serve.
Lemon juice works as an exfoliant and removes any dead skin
cells resulting in softer, smoother lips.
Banishes dandruff
Probably one of the most well-known and proven benefits
of lemon is that it has been able to effectively eradicate hair
problems related to dandruff and dry scalp.
Conditions hair
Hair that lacks shine looks lifeless but lemon can come in handy
to resolve this problem.
Other beauty benefits
Soaking nails in a mixture of diluted lemon juice can harden them
and impart natural sheen.
We all know coconut oil works wonders for hair growth. Give it a
boost with a few drops of lemon juice to get lustrous, thicker and
healthier hair.
But remember, leaving lemon juice on your skin for long periods
of time can be harmful too. It increases chances of sunburn. The
acidic nature can cause inflammation and irritation of the skin. So
make sure you wash it off after a few minutes and apply a good
sunscreen before stepping out.
Squeeze out the benefits of lemons
1. He’s very old.
Il est très vieux.
2. He’s angry.
Il est en colère.
Handy French
3. He’s calm, relaxed.
Il est calme.
4. The bag is on the table.
Le sac est sur la table.
5. I'd like a cup of tea.
Je voudrais une tasse du thé
6. It's 10 degrees.
Il fait 10 degrés.
Team of First All India Services Expedition to Mt. Everest calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on March 27, 2015

picture of the week
The lowest point of Africa
is Lake Assal. It is world
largest salt reserve. The
level of saltiness is so
high becoming 10 times
more concentrated than
that of sea.
Variations
White cornmeal is the most commonly used grain
for ugali. But you can substitute sorghum, millet or
coarse cassava flour or even hominy grits.
More or less water can be added to achieve the
consistency you prefer.
Stir in a little butter if you like for a richer flavor.
Notes
Ugali is usually served as an accompaniment to
meat or vegetable stews, greens or soured milk.
To eat ugali, pull off a small ball of mush with your
fingers. Form an indentation with your thumb,
and use it to scoop up accompanying stews and
other dishes. Or you can form larger balls with
your hands or an ice cream scoop, place them in
individual serving bowls and spoon stew around
them.
Cornmeal mush is also found in Caribbean
creole cuisine and was certainly brought there by
imported slaves. On the islands of Curaçao and
Aruba it is known as funchi, funjie in the Virgin
Islands. In Antigua and Donimica it is called fungi.
Haitians make mayi moulin.
Eliminates blackheads
Their antibacterial and anti-
fungal properties make them
a natural alternative to lessen
blackheads.
Whitens teeth
If you feel your teeth are
not as white as they
should be, you can
try this quick home
remedy.
Makes for a natural
foot scrub
You don’t always have to rush to a salon to get a pedicure.
Get rid of all the accumulated dirt with this lemon foot
scrub.
Exfoliates skin
The combined anti-bacterial properties of lemon and honey
make this a great cleansing and exfoliating recipe.
Heals chapped lips
mONDAY | MARCH 30, 2015

10. THEFASHIONISTAS10
Kontihene Dedeede Official Video
World Famous ‘Miss International Pageant’
Makes Entry into Ghana!!!!
Advertisement
please email to
ads@indoafricatimes.com
or call at
+91 8595166674
+91 9350564995
To book your
Kontihene has finally release the video for his new single “Dedeede”
which features rapper YaaPono.
“Dedeede” which literally translates as 'very sweet' saw Kontihene
in a car with a beautiful lady in the music video where he puts up
a stellar performance by giving the lady romantic lyrics to get her
attention.
YaaPono is also seen doing what he does best.
He's gradually mastering the art of rap - his dexterity and ability to
join hooks on the beat makes the video worth watching.
The video was directed by Prince Dovlo and the song was
produced by DJ Breezy.
Modern Ghana
Jamaican artiste undergoes surgery to have
real goat horns implanted into his skull
Dancehall artiste Furtyle Brain got
real goat horns implanted into his
head so he can stand out and be a
bigger artist.
29-year-old Furtyle Brain,
whose real name is Kenardo André
Robinson, said the implants were
done in Jamaica by a Canadian-
based surgeon.
“It's really the process where
the implants are implanted in the
skull. I was sedated during the
surgery but had to be given lots
of painkillers when I was revived
because it is very painful,” he said.
Modern Ghana
Ranked fourth (4th) most
prestigious beauty pageant in
terms of the number of national-
level competitions to participate
in the world finals and one of the
most publicized beauty contests in
the world, the Miss International
Pageant makes a glamorous entry
into Ghana.
The national competition
dubbed, “Miss International Ghana
Pageant” begins its process of
selecting contestants for the finale
with auditions on the 13th of June
at Tulip Inn Hotel, Teteh Quarshie
roundabout in Accra, then to
the Eastern Regional Capital,
Koforidua on the 20th of June and
ends in Kumasi on the 27th June
2015. (Venues for the Koforidua
and Kumasi auditions will be
confirmed later)
Miss International Ghana
2015 winner will embark on a
number of Social intervention
projects in Ghana for a year as
Evans underscored that Mr. Versatile will perform
alongside K.K Fosu, a celebrated name in highlife
circles, both highlife artiste will thrill fans to the
highest sensational magnitude on April 3 at the
Majorie hotel, the two will exhibit their prowess
as masters of the genre to an eight hour nonstop
undiluted live audience stage performance with live
band crew, Ephraim and Shabo will also perform on
the bill, he mentioned.
According to him, most of the finest events are
organized in Accra, we see people coming and driving
all the way to Accra to watch shows and sometimes
it can be very tedious so my outfit decided to do
something for the people this year. “And we deemed
it right to bring on board the people’s choice, thus Mr.
Versatile, the artiste Tema want to listen to in 2015.
Photos from the video’s set had scenes of the
young lady showing off and flying in a helicopter,
while portraying some great landmark views of Accra.
Ghanaian Chronicle
Rap Doctar K.K Fosu
to Thrill Fans
H
otel Majorie will be on fire come 3rd of April
2015 as Okyeame Kwame, affectionately
called Mr. Versatile, brings the versatile
train to the Tema Metropolis for a concert dubbed
‘The Best of Lifes Concert’.
Performing the official launch of the show, CEO
of Quallo Production, Evans Elubrkeh, explained
to journalist that the brain behind the concert was
due to the exuberant demand for Okyeame Kwame,
a.k.a Mr. Versatile, in Tema. He noted that his
rapid transformation from rap Doctor to his new
title was worth commendable and as such we are
bringing entertainment to the doors step of people
living in Tema.”
The much awaited versatile experience is a
live band concert which will showcase the real
substance Okyeame Kwame is made of, what he
loves doing best on live stage performance and his
ability to thrill his fans regardless of their social,
religious and ethnicity orientation.
…At ‘Best of Life’s Concert’
a personal development and
social responsibility effort and to
adequately prepare to compete
with fellow Crowned Queens from
other countries around the globe
for the coveted Miss International
Pageant Crown.
Organizers of the Miss
International Ghana Pageant,
Save the earth movement and
Harlem world entertainment are
upbeat about the need for Ghana
to participate in this pageant since
the aim of the pageant seeks to
preach peaceful co-existence and
other positive values in Ghana as
well as sell the culture and way of
life of the Ghanaian people to the
international community.
In an exclusive interview, Co-
chair of the Organization, Maame
Yaa Kyekye Tete, a former Beauty
Queen who is also the Executive
Director for Save the Earth
Movement (STEM) Ghana added,
She appealed to young ladies
between the ages of 18 to 25 years
with sound body and mind to take
advantage of this one of a kind life
time opportunity to develop their
careers to excel in life.
The world event, Miss
International Pageant which is also
referred to as The International
Beauty Pageant is an annual
contest and has been in existence
since 1960.
Crowned Queens are expected
to serve as Ambassadors of Peace
and Beauty, demonstrating
tenderness, benevolence,
friendship, beauty, intelligence,
ability to take action, and, most
importantly, a great international
sensibility. The ultimate goal of
the Miss International beauty
pageant is to promote world peace,
goodwill, and understanding.
The current Miss International
Pageant Queen (2014), Valerie
Hernandez hails from Puerto Rico.
Modern Ghana
MONDAY | MARCH 30, 2015

11. SPORTS2WATCH 11
This year's edition of the corporate
football league a competition
reserved for companies and other
institutions has been launched in
Accra.
The competition is organized
by the Lizzy Sports Complex (LSC)
and has been endorsed by the
Ghana Football Association (GFA).
Sports betting company,
Premier Betting Ghana, are the
new headline sponsors of the
event with 14 teams registered
to play in the elite division with
another eight billed to compete in
a lower tier contest.
At the launch at the GFA
Secretariat, Tony Hill of Premier
Betting Ghana said his outfit
is happy to be associated with
the organization of this year's
competition and hoped it would
yield positive results in the long
run.
He tasked the participating
teams to be up to the challenge and
put the kind of performance that
has seen this competition been
tasked as the most competitive
football league in Ghana.
Joseph Kudiabor of the LSC
2015 Premier corporate
football league launched
Chan 2016 draw set for April 5
Muvunyi wins Gold at Grand Prix de Tunis
said the competition which started
in 2011, has produced a healthy
competition as well as building
partnerships and networking
among the various companies.
He believed this year's event
would follow in a similar vein as
they look to put together a brand
that would be a standard marker
in the country.
The league starts on April 10
and would be played on Friday's
and Saturday's to complete
the season with a knockout
competition running along the
lines.
Finatrade Ghana are the
defending champions and would
face competition from Samsung
FC, Golden Legs of the Ghana
Broadcasting Corporation,
Roaning Africa, Aviation FC,
Finlight FC, Mavericks, Azar Paints,
Happy FM, Nestle Ghana Limited,
Tema Oil Refinery, KPMG, NADMO
and Blue Skies Limited for the elite
division.
The division one league would
see Ghana Technical University
competing alongside DVLA,
National Investment Bank, Ghana
NationalPetroleumCompany,DHL,
TV3, and a team from Togo to fight
for one of the four promotional
places available.
Each team is entitled to
register 22 players with 14
available for selection at a time.
The competition is a seven-a-side
contest with all the matches to be
played at the LSC at East Legon in
Accra.
Modern Ghana
The draw for the 2016 African
Nations Championship (Chan)
qualifiers will be held on April 5
at the Confederation of African
Football (Caf) headquarters in
Cairo, Egypt. A total of 42 teams
will be engaged in the draw based
on zonal allocations of the national
associations affiliated to Caf.
There will be two rounds each
for the qualifiers except for the
Northern Zone which includes
Libya, Morocco and Tunisia with
each playing the other on a round-
robin basis with the top two
Hermas Cliff Muvunyi won a gold
medal in the 800m category of the
9th Tunis International Meeting in
Tunisia.
It is the second gold medal
that the 27-year- old Paralympics
runner has won in his career
having first won gold in the All
Africa games in 2012.
Muvunyi, who won silver in
the Men’s All Africa games 400m
category in 2012 will also be
looking to go one step better and
scoop gold in the same category
this afternoon. Sprint runner Jean
Claude Ndayisenga who is making
his maiden appearance in the
200m category at the IPC Athletics
Grand Prix meet finished 7th.
On Tuesday (yesterday),
Ndayisenga had a day off while
Muvunyi was due to compete in
the Men’s 1500m category but by
press time, results had not been
released.
Today both athletes will be in
action with Ndayisenga chasing
for a medal in the 100m category
while Muvunyi will battle for a
podium finish in the 400m fray.
The three-day prestigious
event started on Monday and is set
to climax today.
New Times
Zone encompassing hosts Rwanda,
Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya,
Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda has
been allocated three slots including
Rwanda who do not need to qualify.
Southern Zone which covers
Angola, Botswana, Comoros,
Mauritius, Lesotho, Mozambique,
Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa,
Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe
has also been apportioned three
slots. The qualifiers will start from
the weekend of June 19-21 through
to August 28-30 where 15 teams
will emerge to join hosts Rwanda
for the fourth edition of Chan from
January 16-February 7 next year.
The Mediterranean Knights of
Libya are the defending champions
of the tournament devised
exclusively for players who feature
in their domestic leagues. The
North Africans clinched the 2014
trophy in South Africa.
Democratic Republic of Congo
won the inaugural event hosted by
Ivory Coast in 2009 while Tunisia
lifted the 2011 title in Sudan.
New Times
qualifying for the final tournament.
The Zone West A which is
comprised of Gambia, Guinea,
Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali,
Mauritania, Senegal and Sierra
Leone will only see two sides
qualifying for the fourth edition of
the biennial competition.
Zone West B with Burkina
Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger,
Nigeria and Togo has three slots
while Central Zone with Cameroon,
Central African Republic, Congo,
Chad, DR Congo and Gabon has
three spots as well. Central-East
mONDAY | MARCH 30, 2015

12. ENCOUNTER WITH EDITOR12
Owner / Publisher / Editor: Mr. Kirit Sobti from 3rd Floor, Plot No. 3, Block PSP-IV, Service Centre Opp. Sector-11 (Extn.), Rohini, Delhi-85
Printed at LIPEE SCAN PVT. LTD. 89 DSIDC SHED Okhala Phase 1, New Delhi
Share some of your experiences from
the successful years of the company.
How has been your journey till date?
Kempstone Media’s primary focus
is on Africa. It has been exciting to
witness and be part of the continent’s
development in recent years. Its
social and economic landscape is
evolving bringing with it a multitude
of opportunities. We are very upbeat
about Africa’s future prospects and look
forward to launching more events and
publications.
Africa is experiencing the highest
urban growth and the most rapid rate
of urbanization. Comment.
In the last 20 years Africa has
experienced the highest Urban growth
rates in the world. Over 56% of the
continents citizens currently live in cities
and by 2050 this figure is expected to
rise to 16%. The social, economic and
environmental implications of this will
be enormous. It is therefore imperative
that government’s act now to put in
place the necessary measures that will
ensure the provision of sustainable and
accessible infrastructure and services for
the continent’s urban dwellers.
In the time of sustainable
development, what importance does
easy and accessible transport system
holds?
The ability to move goods and people
effectively and efficiently is at the heart
of all successful economies. Traffic
gridlock and crippling congestion are
already major problems impacting on
productivity and competitiveness across
Africa. The importance of well planned,
well developed and well maintained
urban transport systems cannot be
overestimated.
Do you think this event will bring in
investments for building of transport
infrastructure in Africa?
Urban Mobility Africa is the first
direct business meeting dedicated
to the sustainable development and
deployment of urban transportation
systems in Africa. The challenges are
immense but so are the investment
opportunities. Global and regional
businesses are already tapping into
this and we are beginning to see an
increase in investments driven by urban
transport developments.
Africa’s growing need for sustainable
transport systems is a major concern,
what initiatives or steps do you think
are required to deal with this issue?
It is crucial that governments create
an enabling environment for private
sector participation, as most countries
do not have the capacity to bridge the
annual funding deficit that is roughly
$48 billion. Putting in place appropriate
policy, legal and regulatory frameworks
is an essential element for attracting
private investors and accelerating the
development of public transport systems.
In the last 20 years Africa has experienced the highest Urban growth rates in the world.
Africa recognizes the reputation of sustainable use and management of the environment
in the fight against poverty and food insecurity. In literal terms, sustainable development
means that economic development integrates concerns about the people of region and
the environment that many depend upon for their livelihoods. In an exclusive interview
with Sylvia Powell, Managing Director highlighted the important role, Kempstone Media is
playing in the urbanization of the whole continent.
Kempstone Media’s primary
focus is on Africa
Sylvia Powell
Managing Director,
Kempstone Media

MONDAY | MARCH 30, 2015