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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and South African
President Jacob Zuma at BRICS summit in Ceara events centre
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BRICS Banks’s First
President to be from IndiaNew Development Bank: First Major Triumph of the BRICS Countries
L
eaders of the BRICS emerging market nations, Brazilian President
Dilma Rousseff, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South
African President Jacob Zuma recently met at the 6th BRICS Summit in
Brazil from July 14-16 2014. To inaugurate the second cycle of BRICS
Summits, the theme chosen for their discussions was "Inclusive Growth:
Sustainable Solutions”, in keeping with the inclusive macroeconomic
and social policies carried out by our governments and the imperative to
address challenges to humankind posed by the need to simultaneously
achieve growth, inclusiveness, protection and preservation.
“BRICS, as well as other EMDCs, continue to face significant financing
constraints to address infrastructure gaps and sustainable development
needs. With this in mind, we are pleased to announce the signing of
the Agreement establishing the New Development Bank (NDB), with
the purpose of mobilizing resources for infrastructure and sustainable
development projects in BRICS and other emerging and developing
economies. We appreciate the work undertaken by our Finance
Ministers. Based on sound banking principles, the NDB will strengthen
the cooperation among our countries and will supplement the efforts of
multilateral and regional financial institutions for global development,
thus contributing to our collective commitments for achieving the goal of
strong, sustainable and balanced growth”, the Declaration said.
It further said the Bank shall have an initial authorized capital of
US$ 100 billion. The initial subscribed capital shall be of US$ 50 billion,
equally shared among founding members. The first chair of the Board of
Governors shall be from Russia. The first chair of the Board of Directors
shall be from Brazil. The first President of the Bank shall be from India.
The headquarters of the Bank shall be located in Shanghai. The New
Development Bank Africa Regional Center shall be established in South
Africaconcurrentlywiththeheadquarters.WedirectourFinanceMinisters
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AITEC Participants
call for mobile
banking regulations
in Africa
Zambia and Tanzania commit
to future of TAZARA Railways
By Francis L. Sackitey, Accra Ghana
The sixth international AITEC
banking and mobile money
conference which took place in
Accra, Ghana from the 9th – 10th
July2014hasendedwithexhibitors,
speakers and participants calling
for rules and regulations from
central banks within Africa to give
mobile money operators more
room to operate.
They also called for banks and
telecommunications companies to
allow customers to be able to use
their different networks to transfer
money. For instance, a customer
on MTN mobile money transfer
in Ghana cannot collect money
transferred from Airtel Ghana. This
accordingtomostspeakersdoesnot
help the money transfer business in
Africa thereby making it difficult to
make the cashless mantra in Africa
a near impossibility.
The conference which did
not only provide a platform for
operators, customers and all other
stakeholders in the financial sector
to update their knowledge with
latest international developments
in payment technologies, best
practices, and latest trends in
customer service delivery, also
covered broader themes of
risk management, governance,
regulation and compliance critical
in deepening and broadening
financial intermediation.
The theme of the conference
was “See the future of Banking and
Payment in West Africa.”
Ghana’s Finance Minister’s
welcome remark which was
delivered by Joseph Chognuru,
Director, Financial Sector Division
(FSD)highlightedtheimportanceof
The Tanzanian and Zambian
governments have agreed to inject a
further US$80 million in the TAZARA
railway line, which is currently also
receiving added support from China.
The line was constructed some 40
years ago to link Zambia with a reliable
rail link to the port of Dar es Salaam.
The option through Apartheid South
Africa at the time was not viable.
The decision was reportedly
reached at a meeting of ministerial
delegations, with some US$9 million
disbursed immediately to pay for
salaries and other operational expenses.
The railway, almost from the start,
was dogged with technical issues,
poor management, financial losses
and a series of never ending labour
disputes, but has survived against all
odds.
Railway infrastructure
developments are high on the agenda
of the day in Eastern Afric,a with
several projects being undertaken,
like the Standard Gauge Railway from
Mombasa via Nairobi and Kampala to
Seychelles starts process
to give the new Liberty
Monument its status as a
national monument
The Liberty Monument was unveiled
on the occasion of Seychelles 38th
Independence anniversary and it
represents the country’s powerful
symbol of freedom and liberty.
It was Seychelles Minister for
Tourism and Culture, Alain St.Ange,
who got the ball rolling for Seychelles
National Monument Board to start
the process of classifying Liberty
Monument as a national monument.
The will eventually mean that the
new Liberty Monument will become
the Seychelles 47th classified national
monument.
Seychelles National Monument
Board said that the Liberty Monument
has all “the merits” to be classified as
a national monument. Marcel Rosalie,
Chairman of Seychelles National
Monument Board spoke of the Liberty
Monument’s “esthetically seen
values and of its historical values’’
which he said weights immensely in
the process of its classification as a
national monument.
On Thursday 3rd June, Minister
St.Ange, Benjamine Rose, the
Principal Secretary for Culture met
at the Minister's Conference Room
at Espace with the chairman and
members of National Monument
Board to table the motion.
Minister St.Ange said that the
Liberty Monument was unveiled at
an opportune time, when Seychelles
needed to move to the future as a
united country.
The Seychelles National
Monument Board will now start a
documentation process to classify
of Liberty Monument as a national
monument.
Eturbo News
Ms Lynne Featherstone,
Parliamentary Under -Secretary of
State for International Development,
said mining should change the
fortunes of the people for the better.
She said though Africa was
endowed with numerous natural
resources, the people had not felt
the impact in terms of development
due to unscrupulous investors and
corruption.
Ms Featherstone said numerous
reasons such as 'resource curse,'
weak government institutions,
inconsistent policies, outdated
infrastructure, lack of expertise and
skilled workers, corruption had been
assigned.
'I could add unscrupulous
investors with an eye on short-term
profits rather than long-term value-
addition to that list,' said.
She said should the situation
remain unchanged there could be
conflict and long-term instability
and appealed to governments to see
themselves as custodians but not
the owners of these resources.
She also called for a long term
vision that transcends a political
cycle and the individual, and
urged investors to maximize job
opportunities, strengthen linkages
with local markets and supply
chains, promote transparency and
respect for human rights, in line with
global best practice.
Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, the
Minister of Lands and Natural
Resources, said that apart from
gold, bauxite, manganese, and
limestone, Ghana could boast of
other minerals such as iron, steel,
solar salt and Chlor-Akali.
He said Ghana needed a major
refinery that would serve other gold
producing countries in West Africa.
The Minister appealed to
investors to consider the venture
that would go a long way to add
value to gold produced in Ghana and
the neighbouring countries.
The Summit created a platform
for all stakeholders to chart a path
for developing the continent's rich
mineral wealth for the benefit of all.
Angola, South Sudan,
Botswana, South Africa, Namibia,
Congo, Uganda, and Zambia, among
other African countries, participated
in the Summit.
Modern Ghana
Africa wants
mining to benefit
citizenry
a vibrant financial sector to every
nations economic development
and explained his government’s
efforts in uplifting the country’s
financial sector.
“Evidence all over the world
indicates that a vibrant financial
sector is critical to unleash
the economic potentials of an
economy and ensure accelerated,
inclusive and sustainable growth
and development. Government
has therefore embarked on
various reforms over the years
and is working assiduously to
bring our financial sector to a
higher level that will enable the
sector continue to contribute
meaningfully to our development
process. We therefore find this
conference timely and opportune,”
he stated.
The Chairman of AITEC, Mr.
Seam Moroney in his welcome
note stated that “the financial
melt-down in the US and Europe
over the past five years has
demonstrated the folly of a
banking hell-bent on short-term
profits and bonuses rather than
the traditional core role of banks
i.e. financing medium and long-
term wealth creation through
financial facilities and investments
in productive activities across
all levels.” He therefore stress
the need for developing higher
standards of customer service,
customer education, financial
exclusion, driving down cost
through innovation and effective
security which he said the
conference tried to address.
Various companies in the
mobile banking industry were at
theexhibitionstandtodisplaytheir
products. Most of the participants
who came from the banking and
telecommunication industry were
full of praise for the success of
the conference. They indicated
the conference has helped them
to appraise themselves with the
new face of mobile banking and
will do their best to keep pace with
the current trend in the banking
industry.
Kigali, LAPSSET from the port of Lamu
to Juba and Addis Ababa and plans
in Tanzania to rehabilitate the Central
Rail-line, with plans also on the table
to link the port of Tanga with Musoma
on Lake Victoria.
TAZARA links Dar es Salaam
with parts of Tanzania otherwise only
accessible by air due to the often poor
road network, and still forms a key
import and export axis for Zambia.
The Chinese government
has in recent months made firm
commitments to assist in the upgrade
and refurbishment of the line and
rolling stock, giving hope for rail users,
that together with the financial input by
the two governments, the railway will
in due course return to full operations,
cut down on journey time and add
much needed capacity.
Eturbo News
Seychelles Minister for Tourism
and Culture, Alain St.Ange
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MONDAY | JUly 21, 2014

3. Wassupafrica 03
P
residents Paul Kagame
and his visiting Equatorial
Guinean counterpart
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
will today witness the signing by
their respective foreign affairs
ministers of a general cooperation
agreement, which will mark the
beginning of extensive bilateral
ties.
President Obiang arrived in
Kigali for a two-day state visit
yesterday as the two countries
look to boost trade, a major step
towards enhancing South-South
cooperation, officials say.
The agreement will cover
a number of sectors, including
economy, investment, security,
transport, and mutual support
in global affairs, according to
foreign affairs minister Louise
Mushikiwabo. A key component
of the agreement is set to include
frequent flights from Rwanda to
Subah Infosolutions Ghana
Limited has won an award at the
recent AITEC Africa conference
for Mobile Money and Banking
which was held on Accra, Ghana
on July 9-10, 2014. The award
“The Best Exhibition Stand”
award was in recognition of
Subah’s positive impression it
made on the participants as well
as the organizers.
According to the organizers
even though Subah had a late
invitation to the conference,
the company nonetheless
represented at the conference
with professionalism. They
noted among other things
Subah’s well organized
exhibition stand, its exceptional
The Award for The Best Exhibition Stand
goes to Subah Infosolutions Ghana
the people, and the Government of
Brazil," he said.
He thanked President Zuma
for his leadership during South
Africa's Chairmanship of BRICS.
"We have made significant
progress," he said while noting
the first BRICS Summit took place
in the middle of a global economic
crisis. "However, the challenges of
economic weakness, and political
turmoil are still with us. The need
to address them is urgent," he
said. "The choices we make now
will shape the future of not just
our countries, but the world at
large. This is a great responsibility
we bear.
"I,thus,commendBrazilforthe
theme of this Summit –Inclusive
Growth: Sustainable Solutions.
It captures our responsibility
to humanity, and our obligation
to future generations. I am
confident that this Summit will
be a landmark in this mission I
extend our best wishes to Brazil as
it assumes the BRICS Chair.
"India offers its full support in
taking the BRICS agenda forward
for the benefit of our countries,
and the world at large," Mr. Prime
Minister said.
On welcoming the goals set
by the World Bank Group to help
countries end extreme poverty
and to promote shared prosperity,
the Declaration said that “we
recognize the potential of this
new strategy in support of the
fulfillment of these ambitious
goals by the international
community”.
“We support the efforts by
the UN, in particular the UN
Organization Stabilization Mission
in the Democratic Republic of
the Congo (MONUSCO), deployed
under UN Security Council
resolution 2098, and the regional
and sub-regional organizations
to bring peace and stability to
the Democratic Republic of the
Congo (DRC), and we call upon all
involved to honor their obligations
in order to achieve lasting peace
and stability in the DRC”, said the
Declaration.
Brazil, India, China and South
Africa conveyed their gratefulness
to Russia for its offer to host the
Seventh BRICS Summit in 2015 in
the city of Ufa and extended their
full support to that end.
Rwanda, Equatorial
Guinea to ink
cooperation agreement
to work out the modalities for its
operationalization, according to
the Declaration.
For the Indian Prime Minister
it was his first international
multilateral engagement. Mr.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
preferred an open, rule-based,
international trading regime
which is acute for global economic
growth and said the BRICS nations
should safeguard that the New
Development Bank and contingent
reserve arrangement should
inaugurate a new example.
Addressing the opening
session, he said the new trading
regime must address aspirations
of developing world and
accommodate the need of the most
vulnerable sections of society
especially in areas such as food
security.
Mr. Prime Minister said he was
delighted to be at the sixth BRICS
Summit. "This is my first Summit
and I look forward to benefiting
from your wisdom. I convey my
profound gratitude to our gracious
host, President Dilma Rousseff,
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Equatorial Guinea operated by
RwandAir.
In recent years, RwandAir has
increased its presence in West
African skies, with flights to such
destinations as Cameroon, Gabon,
Ghana, Nigeria and Republic of
Congo.
Working together
Obiang’s visit comes just weeks
after Kagame’s visit to Malabo
during which the two leaders
agreed to work together more
closely to foster bilateral and intra-
African ties.
Both Rwanda and Equatorial
Guinea are members of the
Economic Community of Central
African States (Eccas), with the
formerhavingrejoinedtheregional
bloc recently.
Minister Mushikiwabo said
both countries have mutual
benefits in working together both
at a bilateral level and on the
international scene.
The presidential visit, Minister
Mushikiwabo said, is also part of a
broader agenda by African leaders
to enhance closer ties among their
countries, a decision reiterated
during last month’s African Union
Summit in Malabo, the capital of
Equatorial Guinea.
In particular, the African
leaders agreed to spearhead the
integration agenda.
Condemning genocidal past
Shortly after his arrival,
President Obiang visited the Kigali
Genocide Memorial Centre, Gisozi,
where he paid tribute to the victims
of the 1994 Genocide against the
Tutsi and condemned the genocidal
regime for slaughtering its own
people.
“It is a shame that those who
were supposed to protect people
turned out to be the ones killing
them. What happened in this land
was inhuman and should be a
lesson to everyone in pursuit to
fight impunity. Whoever took part
in this should face justice,” he said.
The Equatorial Guinean leader
also visited the Kigali Special
Economic Zone as a way of better
understanding Rwanda’s recovery
and development efforts.
Thetwopresidentswilladdress
a joint news conference at Village
Urugwiro today as President
Obiang wraps up his visit.
New Times
The first chair of the Board
of Governors shall be from
Russia. The first chair of the
Board of Directors shall be
from Brazil. The first President
of the Bank shall be from India.
The headquarters of the Bank
shall be located in Shanghai.
The New Development Bank
Africa Regional Center
shall be established in South
Africa concurrently with the
headquarters.
Sixth BRICS Summit –
Fortaleza Declaration
Paul Kagame,
President of Rwanda
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Narendra Modi,
Prime Minister of India
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customer service which always
attracted participants as well as
the exhibition of its technology
services.
This year’s AITEC conference
and Exhibition for Africa saw
some new entrants including
Subah Infosolutions.
Subah Infosolutions
is a leading IT and
Telecommunications solution
provider in Ghana. Their
business strategy seeks to
explore a combination of world-
class collaboration with leading
technology companies for
joint execution of projects and
knowledge transfer through
direct recruitment of skilled
professionals.
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THE GAMBIA
AT A GLANCE
Country Official Name: Republic
of The Gambia
Head of the State: His Excellency
Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr. Yahya
A.J.J. Jammeh President of the
Republic of The Gambia and
Commander-In-Chief of the Armed
Forces
Capital: Banjul
Independence: 18th February
1965
Religions: Muslim 90%, Christian
9%, Others 1%
Government: Multi-party
Total Area: 10,698 KM²
GDP: 5.6%
Inflation Rate: 6.0%
Population: 2 Million
Languages: English (official),
Mandinka, Fula, Wolof, Jola, Serere
etc.
Climate: Sub-Tropical
Export Items: Peanuts, Fish,
Cotton, Palm Kernels etc.
Import Items: Food stuffs, Fuel,
Machinery, Transport Equipments
etc.
Natural Resources: Fish, Clay, Silica
Sand, Titanium, Tin, Zircon and
possible Oil & Gas.
Main Economic Sectors:
Agriculture, Fisheries, Tourism and
Banking.
Time Zone: GMT
Currency: Dalasi
Potential of The Gambia
The Gambia is an investment
heaven. This potential and talent
is based upon comprehensive and
reliable macroeconomic policies,
constitutional guarantees against
expropriation of investment and
for protection of investment.
The Gambia has a liberal,
market-based economy branded
by traditional subsistence
agriculture, a historic reliance on
groundnuts (peanuts) for export
earnings, a re-export trade built up
around its ocean port, low import
duties, minimal administrative
procedures, a fluctuating exchange
rate with no exchange controls,
and a significant tourism industry.
Agriculture accounts for roughly
30% of gross domestic product
(GDP) and employs about 70% of
THE GAMBIA
Agriculture
The nation is mainly an
agricultural country with 80
percent of the population of 1.5
million reliant on agriculture
for its food and cash income.
The farming economy is the
single means of income making
for the main stream of rural
families. This sector contributes
32% of the Gross Domestic
product, providing employment
and income for 80% of the
population, and accounting for
70% of the country's foreign
exchange earnings. It remains
the prime sector to raise
income levels, for investments,
to improve food security
and reduce levels of poverty.
Cash crops such as cotton
and groundnuts are grown in
the up-land areas and rice in
lowland, riverine areas (rain-
fed swamps or under irrigation)
for both subsistence and cash.
Other principal subsistence
cereal crops grown are maize,
sorghum and millet.
Manufacturing
Manufacturing events are
restricted to small and medium-
scale enterprises producing
mainly for the domestic market.
There are large deposits of
kaolin discovered in one of the
provinces (URD), and salt which
are currently unexploded. The
call for sanitary wares and quality
ceramic tiles are currently met
through imports. Investment in
a foundry that uses scrap metals
for the production of finished-
iron and metal plates required
in the construction industry and
small-scale repair workshops,
offers good opportunity. Also, light
pharmaceutical industry and light
engineering for manufacturing
and assembling of electrical
and mechanical components for
domestic appliances and repair
workshops, are reflected to be
potential areas of investment.
Due to its strategic location and
modest prices, manufacturing
sector in the Gambia relishes
export opportunities to the sub-
regional markets.
Service Sector
The expansion of capital market
and growth of financial mediators
to widen and alleviate access
to credit by investors in the
productive sectors of the economy
will improve the production
capacity of these enterprises
with the multiplier effects on
the growth of the economy.
Government is dedicated to
establishment of a capital market
and other financial intermediaries.
Private sector investments in
this area are encouraged by
the government. Investment
opportunities are obtainable in air
and sea transport services linking
the Gambia and the sub-region to
enhance trade as well as simplify
supply sources of raw material
inputs for the industries. Similarly,
investment in river transportation
linking, Banjul and up-country
will facilitate movement of goods
and people to urban centers.
Lastly, the Gambia's open door
policy, respect for human rights
and rule of law, provides an ideal
investment climate.
Mining
The Gambia does not have a large
mining industry nor does it own
large exposed deposits of valuable
minerals or gems, but there are
deposits of lower value minerals
in certain areas. Successful mining
of glass and quartz sand deposits
for treasured minerals has been
carried out near the coast South of
Banjul.
SECTORS TO INVEST IN
thelabourforce.Withinagriculture,
peanut production accounts for
6.9% of GDP, other crops 8.3%,
livestock 5.3%, fishing 1.8%, and
forestry 0.5%. Industry accounts
for approximately 8% of GDP and
services approximately 58%. The
limited amount of manufacturing
is mainly agricultural-based (e.g.,
peanut processing, bakeries, a
brewery, and a tannery). Other
manufacturing activities embrace
soap, soft drinks, and clothing.
Why to Invest in Gambia?
• A stable and passive country
• Easy and speedy investment
approval procedures
• Liberal and free market
economy without any
ownership constraint or
foreign exchange controls
• Functional and effective
banking services with foreign
currency denominated account
facilities to ease international
trade
• Free repatriation of capital and
profits
• Well-organized port, airport
and telecommunications
services
• Close proximity to EU and USA
markets
• Striking investment incentive
packages
• Flexible and modest labour
force
• Intellectual property rights
• Regional Markets: traditional
gateway to the Ecowas market
of 250 million people.
• African Growth and
Opportunity Act (AGOA):
exports from the Gambia
qualify for preferential, duty
free and quota free access to
the U.S markets
• English speaking
• Friendly and hospitable people
• Constitutional guarantees
and safeguards against
nationalization and
expropriation of investments
• Member of Multilateral
Investment Guarantee Agency
(MIGA)
• Member of International
Centre for the Settlement of
Investment Disputes (ICSID).
An Investment Heaven
MONDAY | JUly 21, 2014

5. Airtel Touching Lives, season three,
will share the stories of individuals
and groups whose outstanding
humanitarian acts make lives a lot
easier for the underprivileged.
The 13 week-long series aims to
change the lives of people living in
trying circumstances by giving them
an opportunity to get their lifelong
dreams fulfilled - inspiring hope and
enhancing people's quality of life.
Airtel Ghana, the reigning
CSR Company of the year -
Ghana Telecom Awards, has
revealed that unlike the previous
seasons, #TouchingLives3 will
see 24 outstanding personalities
and groups being rewarded. By
rewarding and supporting them in
their philanthropic ventures, Airtel
hopes to touch the thousands of
lives the recipients touch.
Airtel Ghana believes in
empowering people and creating
positive impact in communities. By
recognizing and rewarding people
who have worked selflessly to make
an impact in their communities, the
company hopes to fulfill its mandate
by helping them continue with their
efforts to create a better world for
themselves and others.
Modern Ghana
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Airtel Touching
Lives Season 3
Ready To Roll
Barclays named 'Best Bank in Ghana' at 2014
Euromoney Awards
Barclays has been named 'Best
Bank in Ghana' by the prestigious
global news publication
Euromoney. The bank was named
'Best Investment Bank in Africa'
and 'Best MA House in Africa'.
The Euromoney Awards for
Excellence are given each year
to honour those institutions that
have brought the highest levels of
service, innovation and expertise
to their customers and industries.
The awards are widely considered
the most prestigious recognition
in the financial services industry.
The awards ceremony, held at
London's Natural History Museum
on Thursday, 10 July, follows
recent recognition as 'Best Bank in
Cash Management' by Euromoney
in 2010 and 'Best Bank in Ghana'
by The Banker in 2012.
Barclays Ghana Managing
Director Patience Akyianu, who
was in attendance to receive the
award, said the recognition was
testimony of the strides the bank
was making towards the goal of
becoming the bank of choice by
delivering better value banking to
the Ghana market.
This Euromoney Award
for Excellence recognises our
enhanced value proposition
to our customers through the
introduction of innovative
products and services that provide
easy banking solutions, said Ms
Akyianu.
Barclays Ghana has operated
in Ghana for over 97 years and has
an extensive retail and corporate
banking network across the
country; comprising 60 branches,
three Agencies, 10 Premier Life
Centres and two Premier Suites.
Barclays also has over 150 ATMs
spread across the country.
The awards for 'Best
Investment Bank in Africa' and
'Best MA House in Africa' added
to a series of recent accolades
confirming Barclays Africa as the
leading advisor on debt access
and business acquisition on the
continent.
'Less than one year after
establishing Barclays Africa, these
awards symbolise an important
milestone in our journey to
achieve our ambitions in in Africa,'
said Maria Ramos, Chief Executive
Officer of Barclays Africa Group.
'This recognition is a testament
to the powerful combination of
deep local presence and global
expertise that only Barclays can
provide on the African continent.'
Barclays Africa has been
involved in some of the most
high-profile transactions on
the African continent in the
last 12 months. These include
acting as Joint Bookrunner
on Steinhoff International's
Є465m convertible bond, Sole
Bookrunner on Metair's ZAR1.5bn
($140m) capital increase and
Sole Bookrunner on the ZAR321m
($30m) accelerated placing of Gold
Fields' residual stake in Northam
Platinum. Barclays' ECM team also
acted as Joint Advisor and Sole
Sponsor on Glencore's inward
listing on the JSE - the largest
listing on the JSE in over ten years.
'We are honoured to be
recognised as the best investment
bank and best MA investment
house in Africa. This recognition
confirms our leadership position
as Africa's premier MA, equity,
debt, ratings, project finance, risk
solutions and foreign exchange
advisor,' said Stephen van
Coller, Chief Executive Officer
of Corporate and Investment
Banking (CIB). 'You can expect
to see continued innovation and
investment in this business over
the coming years as we extend our
product offering into new markets
across Africa.'
He believes that Barclays
Africa's unique product capability
across financing, risk management
advisory, combined with its global
integrated investment banking
platform, delivers world-class
investment banking services to
its customers across Africa and
played a role in winning the award;
'We are proud that Barclays is
one of only a few banks that can
provide debt financing locally and
internationally, delivering multi-
product, bespoke financing and
advisory solutions to its clients.'
Modern Ghana
Vodafone
welcomes the
lifting of NCA
ban
After the outage that led to the ban,
Vodafone instituted various remedial
measures to enhance the resilience
of its network. The company went
through a thorough root cause
analysis, which established a power
surge as the cause. This in turn
caused some boards in the routers
to malfunction. These boards have
since been replaced.
The company conducted a
detailed Technology and Power audit
to provide assurance of the reliability
of its network. The outcome of the
audit was shared with the NCA.
Several network performance
tests were also undertaken, which
showed that the network experience
and traffic quickly returned to normal
on the very day of the outage once
the network had been restored.
Vodafone compensated all of its
fixed and mobile customers for the
inconvenience caused by the outage
at level agreed with the NCA. Full
details of customer compensation
were published in the media. Whilst
welcoming the lifting of the ban,
Vodafone Ghana is grateful to its
customers for their understanding
and loyalty over the years. The
company remains committed to
providing its customers with the best
products and services, and a great
network experience. In recent times,
Vodafone has invested over US$ 700
millioninitsnetworkinacommitment
to improve network experience, and
meet the communication needs of
customers. Vodafone will continue
this investment in the future to
ensure that its customers enjoy the
best services.
Modern Ghana
mONDAY | JUly 21, 2014

6. I
n Africa, one person in every four, miss sufficient
nutrition for a healthy and vigorous life, and high
food prices and scarcity are pushing more people
into poverty and starvation.
Food security occurs when all people at all
times have both physical and economic access to
adequate food to meet their nutritional needs for a
productive and healthy life. Attaining food security
necessitates that adequate capacities of suitable foods
are consistently available, individuals have adequate
proceeds or other resources to buy or barter for food.
Food should be appropriately processed and stored
and individuals should have sound acquaintance of
nutrition and child care that they put to good use, and
have access to adequate health and sanitation services.
Presently Africa safeguards food supply by a blend
of domestic food production and foreign food imports.
West Africa for example hinge on to 40% on imports
in safeguarding sufficient rice supply with Thailand as
the main rice supplier (FAO, 2010). The total volume
of cereal imports in Africa was around 66 million tons
in 2010 (FAO, 2013a). This means that for the whole
of Africa 30% of all cereals expended were imported.
(Cereals exports are negligible: Even if all exports
were instead to be used for domestic consumption,
28% of cereals consumed would still be constituted of
imports. (FAO, 2013b)) One of the five largest trade
flows of wheat in the world is from the US to Nigeria
(FAO, 2013a). Despite domestic production and import
efforts there were 239 million malnourished people
living on the African continent in 2012, most of them in
Sub-Saharan Africa.
During the last two decades the number of
undernourished people in
Africa has increased by
more than 35% (FAO,
2012). This shows
that food insecurity
already now is of
increasingly
relevant
concern. In
meeting
the rising
food demand
caused by
the growth in
population in
Africa, there are
three options of how
this rising demand can
theoretically be covered by sufficient
food supply: raise overseas food imports, raise
domestic food production, or increase both food
production and food imports.
There are numerous explanations heading to
the conclusion that safeguarding food supply through
augmented overseas food imports will not be a choice
which could mollify the snowballing demand for food.
The present world population could so far be
affirmed through the paybacks of modern agriculture,
which endorses the practice of irrigation systems,
chemical fertilizer, farm machinery, and large-scale
monoculture farms for augmented efficiency and
yields.
The African population is anticipated to double
from one to two billion people in the course of the
next 40 years. This population growth necessitates a
noteworthy increase in food supply. By now there is
an increasing number of undernourished people that
FRANKLY SPEAKING06
Ban Ki-moon
United Nations
Secretary-General
Dr. Namanga Ngongi
President, Alliance for a Green
Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
By kirit sobti,
editor, iat
editor@indoafricatimes.com
Dr. George Owusu Essegbey, Director
of CSIR Science and Technology Policy
Research Institute (STEPRI), has said
that the institute is concerned with the
application of Science and Technology
to address development challenges
in Agriculture, Industry and the
Environment.
He said the CSIR- STEPRI was focused
on demonstrating the practical relevance
of research in all its features.
Dr Essegbey made these remarks
at a sensitization workshop organised
by CSIR/STEPRI, in conjunction with
the University of Ghana's Institute of
Statistical, Social and Economic Research,
for stakeholders on the Development
Research Uptake in Sub- Saharan Africa
(DRUSSA) Project.
He said Ghana is seeking for innovative
ways to solve its socio-economic
challenges, as such, the DRUSSA project
can demonstrate the out of the box
thinking, that enables the country to
meet the challenge of effective policy
formulation and implementation.
Dr. Essegbey said Ghana needed
relevant research and this could be done
if there was effective communication and
flow of information between research/
academia and policy-makers. He said,
while policy decisions will always be
influenced by factors, other than evidence,
including political, economic, cultural and
sociological factors, strengthening the use
of research evidence is a critical challenge
that holds the promise of leading to
significant development gains.
Mrs. Justina Onumah, Research
Scientist, STEPRI, told the Ghana News
Agerncy in an interview that the DRUSSA
Project will update the activities of
research works in the country, and report
back to where it is supposed to be used.
The programme, funded by
the Department for International
Development, is committed to
strengthening research uptake capacity
and participation in the international
development research system at 24 sub-
saharan universities across 12 countries.
Aside its goal of improving the
accessibility and utilization of locally
relevant research evidence to inform
sub-saharan and global development
policy and practice, it will also work
towards strengthening the capacity of
policy-makers in Ghana and Uganda to
use research evidence.The programme
consists of 'Policy symposia for senior
officials on key debates in the sciences',
'Professional development courses on
handling science and evidence for junior
and mid-level policy advisors, and 'Early
career policy fellowship scheme'.
suggest the increasing significance of safeguarding
food security.
Africa as a continent is presently partially
dependent on food imports yet an adequate increase
in food imports is dubious to occur. This is due
to globally stirring population growth and due
to progressively challenged modern agricultural
systems with their high dependence on non-
renewable resources.
The mounting global population will cause
national governments to cut food exports in order
to meet national food demand. Deteriorating non-
renewable resources on which the agricultural
sector is depended will cause an upsurge in food
prices and a decrease in harvests, both contributing
to compromised global food production and reduced
opportunities for food imports to Africa.
Rather than growing the dependence on
food imports, which would pose an increasingly
large risk in the future as the 2008 rice crisis has
already showed, the African nations must stress on
increasing domestic production sufficiently. This
objective will however also be severely challenged
due to the less favorable growing conditions in many
African regions and will be further impaired by the
ongoing climate change.
How should the African nations answer to these
challenges? Highest instant urgency should be given
to developmental efforts that upsurge agricultural
competence such as the prevalent implementation of
drip irrigation schemes to offset the negative effects
of climate change while still increasing production.
Cognizance has to be created about the effects
of climate change on food security and suitable
adaptive capacity should be created. Changes in diet
and a lower dependence on
meat based food might
have to be promoted.
Finally, an answer
to the ongoing
unsustainable
population
growth needs
to be
originated.
In a world of plenty, no
one, not a single person,
should go hungry. But
almost 1 billion still do not
have enough to eat. I want
to see an end to hunger
everywhere within my
lifetime.
Africa has the greatest
challenge of food security
today but Africa also has
the potential not only to
feed itself but also the world
tomorrow, which is why the
United States’ campaign for
addressing extreme hunger
and poverty in Africa is the
way for the future.
Is Demand equal to Supply?
Cognizance
has to be
created about
the effects of
climate change
on food security
and suitable
adaptive
capacity should
be created
CSIR to address
challenges in
food security and
environmental
management
MONDAY | JUly 21, 2014

7. TRAVELtourism 07
I
f you are looking for a great African
adventure, look no farther than Tanzania.
The country pours with wildlife, it hosts
fine safaris, and, of course, it owns an
ornament in Mount Kilimanjaro.
The Kilimanjaro National Park tops the
list of Tanzania’s astounding sites; there are
also the Tarangire and Lake Manyara national
parks, the latter of which firms the Tanzania
GreatRiftValley;theNgorongoroConservation
Area, acknowledged a World Heritage Site in
1978, and the Serengeti National Park, which
brags the greatest concentration of wildlife, as
more than 3 million large animals migrate to
the area each year.
Tanzania also features a stunning
shoreline. This country is a must whether you
are of the adventurous type or just want to
indulge in leisurely activities.
Tanzania is a land of contrasts and
magnificence, Africa at its most wild and
undiscovered. There is the snow-capped
summit of Mount Kilimanjaro and the sun-
kissed beaches of Zanzibar, the vast herds
of game grazing on the Serengeti plains
and the slow volcanic eruption of Ol Donyo
Lengai. With so much natural affluence, it’s
no surprise that Tanzania has something
fascinating for everyone.
BEST DESTINATIONS TO VISIT
1. The Serengeti
The Serengeti National Park extends the
complete classic African safari setting. The
migration of millions of wildebeest and zebra
starts here. The vast expanse of grasslands
make the Serengeti bizarre for spotting
lion kills because you can see the whole
TanzaniaLooking for a Great African Adventure?
It’s Time to Explore
sight clearly. The best time to go is between
December and June, but you can't actually go
wrong anytime of year. A hot-air balloon ride
at dawn is a truly splendid experience.
2. Mount Kilimanjaro
Africa is recognized as one of the best
destinations for adventure travel, and what
can be more adventurous than climbing up
the world's tallest free-standing mountain?
Africa's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro
in Tanzania, stands at 19,340 feet (5896m)
and will take you 6 days to conquer. The
exhilarating thing about this mountain is that
anyone who is fit and firm can make it up. No
special climbing equipment or know-how is
required.
3. Zanzibar
Zanzibar is one of Tanzania's topmost
destinationsbecauseofitsenthrallingpastand
its implausible beaches. Zanzibar's location in
the Indian Ocean has made it a natural trading
center throughout its history. Well-known for
its spices, Zanzibar also became a significant
slave trading post under its Arab rulers. Stone
Town, Zanzibar's capital, is a World Heritage
site and brags beautiful traditional houses,
narrow alleyways, a Sultan's palace, and many
mosques.
4. Ngorongoro Conservation Area
The Ngorongoro Crater is where you'll see
some of the densest population of wildlife in
the world and it's a truly incredible place for
photographers. The Maasai still live within
the conservation area, and it's also home to
Oldupai where some of man's earliest remains
have been found. There are numerous lodges
and campsites in the Conservation area.
What to do in Tanzania?
Canoeing Mountain
Biking
Spa
treatments
Diving and
Snorkeling
Horse
Riding
Hot-Air
Balloon Ride
Blue
Safaris Golf
Paragliding
microlight
flights
Whale
Watching
mONDAY | JUly 21, 2014

8. TALKINGTECHNOLOGY08
Incorporated a decade ago,
Springboard Enterprises has
grown phenomenally having
diversified business interests
that include agriculture, food and
fruit processing, fisheries, waste
management, SME’s, irrigation,
ICT, automobiles, solar power,
dairy and many more to count on…
As a consequence of our stay
working in Africa for many years,
our strength lies in our knowledge
of their requirement, which serves
as a prerequisite enabling us to
offer customized as well as presale
consulting services. With the
ability to adapt flexible business
practices, our strong dedicated
team of qualified trained
professionals operates efficiently
to provide support services more
value addition to the product.
MISSION
We, at Springboard are dedicated
to quality and continuous process
improvement for our customers.
Our chief responsibility is to
ensure that through established
standards and measurements,
the level of quality of our services
not only matches but exceeds our
customers’ expectations.
 Promote made-in-India goods
transfer of technology for
further improve the standards
of living of African countries;
 Maintain credibility and strong
partnerships with global
business leaders to provide
customer relationships and
training programmes to the end
users;
 Make the respective countries
self-reliant and there by
providing all possible
employment opportunities
to the youth with better
productivity and profitability;
 Focusing on customer
satisfaction, we help to achieve
the business objective by giving
innovation and best-in-class
consultation guidance to
make it a joyful experience.
PRESENCE IN AFRICA
Springboard has a strong presence
in Ghana, Sudan, Kenya, Burkina
Faso, Senegal, Mozambique, The
Gambia, Gabon, Mali etc. We have
executed numerous prestigious
projects with Government
Corporate Bodies in the
aforementioned countries.
Waste Management
Equipments
Refuse Compactor with Bin
Lifter
Function:
 It is available from 9 tons to 25
tons.
 Refuse Compactor Vehicle
is manufactured to match
each individual customer
requirements suitable for
practical works with high
performance, economical and
reliable.
 It offers Rear Loading Refuse
Compactor with low loading
edge enabling manual loading of
sacks and bulky materials and
collection from container bins
upto 1300 ltrs capacity.
Road Sweeping Machine
Function:
 Works on the principle of
Vacuum Suction.
 Machine with bag filter system
are available as option, capable
to sweep without any water
spray.
 Large container capacity of upto
6.5 cu. m.
 Extendable side brushes and
wandering brush for cleaning
deposits along the road kerbs.
 Wandering hose for cleaning
areas outside the sweeping
path.
Solid Waste Sorting Plant
We supply equipments used in a
wide range of waste screening/
sifting, separation, palletizing and
shredding for solid waste sorting
in cities/towns.
Auto Tipper
Function:
 It is a unique innovation to
facilitate door to door collection
of garbage and its proper
disposal. This equipment
can dump the garbage on the
ground, as well as directly into
the container and also in the
refuse compactor.
Features:
 It is useful for small townships,
city council big factories
Auto D’silt Machine
Function:
 Auto D’silt machine is developed
on a three wheeler and is used
for effective and efficient
cleaning of silt from manholes,
wet wells and sump houses.
Features:
 The capacity of the Auto
D’silt machine is 0.35 cu.m.
(volumetric capacity hopper)
 The bucket can lift 20 kgs to 50
kgs silt at one time and it can
also reach to the depth of 30 ft
to 50 ft
 The machine is completely
hydraulically operated
Auto Hook Lifter
Function:
 This equipment helps in
collection, transportation and
dumping of garbage.
Features:
 One system can easily handle
lifting, shifting dumping 10-
12 containers
 It can easily enter in to narrow
lanes and by lanes
 Numberoftripscanbeincreased
 Very useful for congested areas
for big apartment areas
 Due to site loading provision
available there are no traffic
problems
Auto Multijet
Function:
 It is a multipurpose device
designed to clean choked,
drainage and sewer lines of 3”
to 7” effectively and with high
water pressure.
Features:
 Can work as a small fire
extinguisher
 Can serve the purpose of road
and street washing machine,
market place and footpath
cleaning device, container
washing machine, pesticides
spraying machine, public toilets
and urinals cleaning machine
Wheel Barrow
A wide range of wheel barrows are
available ranging from 30 Ltrs
capacity to 80 Ltrs capacity.
What we can do?
 Addressing the Issues:
» Identifying the sources of
waste: solid / liquid
» Defining the economic
approaches consideration
of legal frameworks
» Know the efficiency of the
existing collection practices
» Deal with community
behaviors changes
» Draft the investment policies
for solutions in propose
» Monitoring of marine
activities
» Calculate figures of per capita
consumption of wastes
» Dealing with heavy hazardous
wastes its degraded
components
 Supply: Equipments for Solid
Waste Collection and Disposal:
Refuse Compactor with bin lifter,
Auto Tipper, Road Sweeping
Machine, Auto Hook Lifter, Hook
Loader with Roll-on Roll-off
Container, Wheel Barrow, Waste
Container Carrier, Dumper
Placer, Tricycle Hooper, Garbage
Bins etc.
 Equipment for Liquid Waste
Collection and Disposal: Auto
Multi Jet, Auto D’ Silt Machine,
Suction Cum Jetting Machine
(Truck, Trailor Tipper
Mounted), Vacuum Loader De-
silting Machine
 Maintenance Spares for
Equipment, Training Setting
up of Transfer Stations:
» Provide training to the local
people
» Give research based solutions
» Offer the most efficient,
hygienic cost effective
solutions for handling waste
» Make available expertise on
waste disposal management
» Setting up of solid waste
sorting plants and transfer
stations
» Setting up of Recycling plants,
thereby maximizing the
utilization of waste garbage
Our Success Story
Keeping cities clean, green
healthy
 Due to uncontrollable
urbanization, large quantity
of waste is generated daily in
every city creating unhealthy
environment and living
conditions. Having been
registered with international
standards, Indocorp in
collaboration with leading
waste management company of
India showed a way forward for
providing waste management
solutions in Ghana. Having
partnered with our local
partner in Ghana - Zoomlion
Ghana Ltd., about 180 garbage
trucks from Ashok Leyland
along with auto tippers and
garbage bins have been supplied
with after sales support
complete commissioning by our
engineers.
 Other services offered include:
 Solid Liquid Waste Collection
 Power Generation
 Landfill Site Management
 Transfer Stations
 Sorting Recycling Plant
 Composting Plant
 Street Drain Cleaning
 Cesspit Emptier Services
 Vector Control Services
 Capacity Building / Training
The Impact
• On Employment: Waste
collection from door to door
to transportation disposal
at the dumping ground will
generate employment for the
unemployed youth
• On Energy: Waste collected can
be recycled can be used to
generate energy
• On Environment: Healthy
environment for a better living,
a greener cleaner tomorrow
• On Health: Reduced healthcare
hazards illness caused due to
contaminated unclean landfill
sites
• On Technology: Modern
equipment s technology
transfer made available
Contact us:
Indocorp
(A unit of Springboard Enterprises
(India) Ltd.)
2nd Floor, Plot no. 7, 8, 9, Garg
Shopping Mall, Service Centre,
Opp. Sector-XI (extn), Rohini Phase
–II, New Delhi-110085 , India
Mobile : +91. 98115.59935 | +91.
98732.42080 | +91. 98710.04661
Tele: +91.11.4751.4751
Fax: +91.11.4751.4752
E-mail: indocorp@indocorp.org
Web: www.indocorp.org
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MONDAY | JUly 21, 2014

9. TRYSOMETHINGNEW 09
Ingredients
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/3 cups chopped onion
• 1 cup thinly sliced bell peppers, any color
• 2 cloves garlic, minced, or to taste
• 2 ½ cups chopped tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 hot chile pepper, seeded and finely
chopped, or to taste
• 4 eggs
Prepration Method
1. Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
SPCOM
It is organized by the Indian
Institute of Science. The
conference will cover areas
like Wireless Communications,
Source Coding and Data
Compression, Cooperative
Communications, Detection and
Estimation, MIMO and Space-
Time Signal Processing, Adaptive
and Array Signal Processing,
Cognitive Radio, Compressive
Sensing Applications, Network
Coding, Signal Processing for
Communications, Information
Theory, Machine Learning/AI
for Signal Processing, Coding
for Data Communications
and Storage, Audio Speech
Processing, Ad-hoc and
Sensor Network, Image Video
Signal Processing and Optical
Communications and Networks.
Date: 22-25 Jul 2014
Venue: JN Tata Auditorium, Bangalore,
India
Summit on Brand
Promotion and
Protection
It is organized by the Assocham,
The Associated Chambers Of
Commerce and Industry. The
conference will cover areas like
to promote brands in terms of
global outreach and recognition,
to discuss changing marketing
trends and evolving consumer
behaviors vis a vis brands,
leveraging the opportunities of
social media along with traditional
media for brand promotion while
maintaining control over brands,
and also regarding leveraging
the latest brand protection
technologies.
Date: 23 Jul 2014
Venue: Hotel Shangri-La, New Delhi
International
Conference on Emerging
Research Areas:
Magnetics Machines and
Drives
It is organized by the Amal
Jyothi College of Engineering.
The conference will cover areas
like exploring the gamut of
relationships between Magnetics,
Machines and Drives and many
more related topics.
Date: 24-26 Jul 2014
Venue: Amal Jyothi College of Engineering,
Kottayam, India
Skyscrapers and Prefab
India Summit
It is organized by the Fleming
Gulf. The conference will cover
areas like Requisites of Urban
Planning for Skyscrapers,
Impact of Globalization on Real
Estate Industry, Understanding
Seismology High Winds
affecting Skyscrapers. Some
prominent speakers include
Mr. Lalit Kumar Jain, Dr. Ken
Yeang, Mr. Qutub Mandviwala, Mr.
Sriniwas Anchuri.
Date: 24-25 Jul 2014
Venue: The Leela Kempinski Mumbai,
Mumbai, India
Annual India Enterprise
Mobility Summit
It is organized by the Frost
Sullivan. The conference will
cover areas like Exploring value
propositions for the diverse
participants in the mobility
ecosystem, Understanding the
platforms and partnerships in the
device ecosystem.
Date: 24 Jul 2014
Venue: Hotel Sofitel Mumbai in Mumbai,
India
upcoming
Your life will never make sense until God is in it. Accept him as your personal
savior and you will have the strength to be content in all you go through.
THOUGHT OF
THE WEEK
Chakchouka (Shakshouka)
African Cuisine
Handy French
2. Stir in the onion, bell peppers, and
garlic; cook and stir until the vegetables
have softened and the onion has turned
translucent, about 5 minutes.
3. Combine the tomatoes, cumin, paprika, salt,
and chile pepper into a bowl and mix briefly.
Pour the tomato mixture into the skillet, and
stir to combine.
4. Simmer, uncovered, until the tomato juices
have cooked off, about 10 minutes. Make
four indentations in the tomato mixture
for the eggs. Crack the eggs into the
indentations.
5. Cover the skillet and let the eggs cook until
they're firm but not dry, about 5 minutes.
1. What is the time?
Quelle henre est – il?
2. How are you?
Comment allez – vous?
3. I am so hungry.
J’ai très faim.
4. Can I make a call?
Puis – je faire un appel?
5. Your nails are so pretty.
Vos ongles sont très belles.
picture of the week
The Minister of Water of Tanzania, Prof. Jumanne A. Maghembe calls on the Union Minister for Water Resources, River
Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Sushri Uma Bharati, in New Delhi on July 16, 2014

HEALTH TIPS
» Don’t take medicine with
cold water
» Don’t eat heavy meals
after 5pm
» Best sleeping time is
10pm-4am
» Answer phone calls from
Left ear
» Don’t lie down
immediately after taking
meal
Eight of Conservation
International’s 34
biodiversity hotspots
are in Africa.
How Well Do You Know Africa?
You can see mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and what
other country?
Uganda. You can track gorillas at the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and Bwindi
Impenetrable Forest National Park.
What country is Timbuktu in?
Timbuktu is in Mali, West Africa.
Which commonly seen bird in Southern Africa has a head shaped like a hammer?
The Hammerkop.
Where can you see the treasures found in Tutankhamen's Tomb?
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt.
South Africa is the worlds largest producer of ?
Copper
The population of South Africa is around?
400 Million
1. What 5-letter word becomes shorter when you add two
letters to it?
2. No sooner spoken than broken. What is it?
3. Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! What am I?
4. What jam can't you eat?
5. What are the two strongest days?
6. What bet can never be won?
7. What building has the most stories?
8. Imagine you are in a dark room. How do you get out?
9. You can hold it without using your hands or arms. What is it?
Brain Teasers
ANSWERS
1. shorter
2. Silence or a promise
3. An onion
4. A traffic jam
5. Saturday and Sunday. The
rest are week days
6. Alphabet
7. Library
8. Stop imagining
9. Breathe
mONDAY | JUly 21, 2014

10. THEFASHIONISTAS10
My music demonstrate a range
of shades and temperaments
1. So, Mr. Jehu Mulobo what’s your
story?
Jehu Mulobo is a young Congolese
citizen born in Kinshasa, the capital of
Democratic Republic of the Congo. I
did classical music in one of the best
Scheduled to take place at the
Teraza Joanne (King George V Dock,
Woolwich Manor Way) in London,
the event will the appropriate
platform where great musical
performanceswillmeetoutstanding
beauty, as ten (10) beautiful ladies
of Ghanaian descent battle it out
for the most coveted crown, Miss
Tourism Ghana UK 2014.
A crack group of Ghanaian
and UK based artists have been
confirmed to perform on the night
with UK's finest Afrobeat musician,
Mista Silva, leading the UK group
of artists. Performers from Ghana
will include Nino, who will for the
first time be performing Nessun
Dorma in the UK, and the dancehall
sensation, Luther.
Attendants on the night are
assured of a smooth show with Vox
Africa's Kwaku Owuraku Frimpong
and Nana Churcher of the Nana
Churcher Show as host and hostess
with the current wonder boy, Afro
B and DJ Invisible behind the turn
tables. You can expect nothing but
the best of entertainment on the
night!
Commenting on this year's
event, Ms. Maria Lovell, the Chief
Executive Officer of the Miss
Tourism Ghana UK Organisation
said 'this year's event promises
to be bigger and better with a few
add-ons to make this year's edition
more exciting with the competition
amongst the contestants getting
keener. It's going to be a night where
the true Ghanaian culture will be on
display'.
The Miss Tourism Ghana UK
Pageant is a brand dedicated to
promoting Ghana and its various
tourist sights to the rest of the world
as well as giving the contestants
the opportunity to know more
about their culture and build
their capacities for their future
endeavors. The pageant is endorsed
by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture
and Creative Arts, Ghana, the
Ghana High Commission To United
Kingdom and Ireland, Ghana
Tourism Authority, Ghana tourism
federation and Miss Tourism Ghana.
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Miss Tourism Ghana UK 2014 is here!!!
Fashion Icon Awards Organizers Appoints
Supermodel Victoria Michaels As Ambassador
institute of arts (I.N.A) in D.R. Congo
and in 2010 I travelled to India to study
communication and multimedia. I am in
India since 2010.
2. How would you describe your music
for the public audience if they have
never seen you before?
I regularly captivate audiences as a lead
guitarist and vocalist all over the world, my
music demonstrate a range of shades and
temperaments. The sound builds down to
acoustic simplicity, which draws influences
from an electric range of genres from soukousse,
blues, Afrobeat and Reggae.
3. Tell us about a project, concert or
accomplishment that you consider to be the
most significant in your career?
The project that is currently in my mind is to
make some exchange between Africa and India
by art and culture, and that is why I created the
music band by the name of “Solo Indien” which
is playing blues, soucousse, afrobeat and reggae.
4. What are your fondest musical memories?
When I was invited to participate in a music
festival in the desert of Kanu/dunes in India in
November 2012 for the first time, the festival
named Ragasthan. I discovered a lot of things
there.
5. Have you attended any of the music festivals
in India? If yes, then how was it different from
Africa?
Yes, I have participated in some of festivals in
India as well-known Ragasthan, Holiguns Fest,
Duplay After Hours... It was my pleasure to
deeply associate with all these festivals and to
learn how to organize them in a better way.
6. You’re in India for a quite a long now. Tell
us about the musicians in India you have
collaborated or worked with?
Well, there are many amazing musicians and
bands that I’ve worked with in India like: The
Reggae Rajahs, Tritha, Stefan Kaye, Gautam
Gosh, Nikhil Vasudevan and much more … It
was such a wonderful collaboration for me to
understand a lot of things from them and it’s
always a pleasure for me to collaborat with
different musicians.
7. During your performances, you must have
visited various places in India, which city or
state you loved the most and why?
Over here, I have played a various concerts in
different cities or states in India, but Delhi is
the city I love the most, there is some reason
behind, it’s a place that I have started my music
career as an independent artist and I find right
people who supported my music to grow up with
another perspective and these days I’m working
on my upcoming album “One Love”. Stay tuned
for more updates!!
8. What advice you would like to give to the
beginners?
Actually, the process of learning to play music
is much like learning to drive or swing a golf
club. Like these other skills, you require practice
to master and love your talent. Be cool and
natural….
The supermodel, whose face has
been on major ads campaigns for
local and international brands and
have also walked on most of the
biggest runway show in Ghana and
international, would henceforth be
seen on the face of all promotional
materials for this year's event.
Fashion Icon Awards promises
to be the biggest event in Ghana's
fashion industry calendar, a unique
and glamorous celebration to
recognize and reward stakeholders in
the fashion industry.
A star-studded line-up is expected
at the glitzy night on September 6 at
Lapalm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra,
with great performances from some
of the finest artistes in Ghana and
mini glamorous fashion parade by
some selected designers.
Victoria Michaels was recently
honoured at All Africa Media
Networks awards as Potential
Supermodel of the year. She has
walked on runway of Ghana @ 50
Gold show, BBC African Fashion
Week, Dubai Fashion Week, FIMA
Show, Dark Lovely Hair Fashion
Show, Glitz Africa Fashion week, and
also Special feature in Vogue Italia,
Canoe Magazine, Oh! Yes Magazine,
Print ads for Agricultural Development
Bank, Woodin Campaigns, Cover
for Ghana's 2006 Presidential diary,
TV commercials for MTN, Billboard
for Bel-Aqua natural mineral water,
Nescafe, Social media campaign for
Vodafone with Dbanj and Sarkodie,
brand Ambassador of Ariels Haven,
and also, was the House Model for
Artdress by the late Fashion legend
Kofi Ansah.
The event is organized by Global
Dreams Management and powered
by West Coast Entertainment Ghana
Limited.
Modern Ghana
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Jehu Mulobo
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Supermodel Victoria Michaels
MONDAY | JUly 21, 2014

11. SPORTS2WATCH 11
FIFA slams government's
commission of enquiry into
Black Stars World Cup fiasco
My players have potential – Police coach
Tour of
Rwanda will be
better–Ferwacy
Rising Stars: Meet Ghana's team to challenge the
world athletics glory
The newly appointed Police FC
head coach Andre Cassa Mbungo
has said his focus will be on
winning honours with the law
enforcers.
“It will take time but I will
achieve my mission.
I am very optimistic because
this is a long term plan. I believe
players have the potential to do
better on the field and perform
at high level,” Mbungo told
Times Sport.
He added that he is now
focused on building a solid
Ghana's representatives of Susie
Acolatse (100m,200m),Emmanuel
Dasor (200m) and Ibrahim Yakubu
(110m hurdles) represent a
significant decrease from the 12
competitors Ghana sent to the last
championships in Barcelona.
Just entering her 16th year,U.S
born Acolatse will finally make her
international debut for Ghana after
disagreements over who would be
F
IFA has questioned
the composition of a
Commission of Enquiry
to look into the performance of
the Black Stars at the 2014 FIFA
World Cup.
The world football governing
body says: 'The composition and
competences of commission are
unclear' and wants the Ghana
Football Association to furnish
them with details.
It looks like FIFA deems the
three-member body announced
by Sports Minister Mahama
Ayariga as interference which
could attract an indefinite ban.
Ghana President John
Mahama through constitutional
instrument 82 announced the
commission with the powers
of the high court to probe all
activities surrounding the
Rwanda Cycling Federation
(Ferwacy) is planning to make
this year’s Tour of Rwanda, the
best ever cycling competition in
Africa ever since the event became
recognised on the UCI Africa Tour
six years ago.
The 17th Tour du Rwanda
scheduled for November 16 to 23,
will for the first time be watched by
residents of Ngoma and Nyanza
districts.
Aimable Bayingana, the
president of local cycling
federation (Ferwacy), said that
their main objective this year is
to raise the level of riders and the
level of the competition.
The long-week competition
will cost Rwf400m compared to
last year’s Rwf372 million.
“Preparations are underway.
We want to make this year’s
edition even better with hope of
having our riders registering better
performances this year,” added
Bayingana.
This year’s edition will cover
seven stages including the new
routes of Kigali Amahoro Stadium
to Ngoma District (94 kilometers)
and Rubavu to Nyanza district, the
most grueling route which covers
173km.
Ferwacy has included new
routes on the tour following the
introduction of Kirehe District
route last year which has since
been replaced, meaning that the
Tour of Rwanda’s total distance
has risen to 911.6km compared to
last year’s 805km.
New Times
squad not for the upcoming
Cecafa Kagame Cup but for the
future.
“We will meet different
obstacles along the way but with
patience and trust, we will have
a strong side to challenge for any
title,” added Mbungo.
Mbungo’s maiden task is next
month’s Cecafa Kagame Cup
where Police is placed in Group C
alongside defending champions
Vital’O of Burundi, Sudan’s El
Merreikh and Benadir of Somalia
New Times
country's participation at
the World Cup including the
management of the senior
national team.
Leading lawyers in the
country have expressed fears
that the use of the CoE instead
of the committee violates FIFA
statutes which could lead to a
ban on the country.
The Ghana FA says it
will welcome a government
inquisition but must be within
the confines of FIFA laws to
avoid further embarrassment for
the country.
Ghana got ridiculed during
thetournamentaftergovernment
airlifted US$ 3 million to settle
the appearance fees of striking
Black Stars players.
Below are details of the FIFA
letter addressed to the Ghana
Football Association President
Kwesi Nyantakyi.
Dear President
We have learnt from different
mediareportsthatthePresidency
of the Republic of Ghana had
appointed a commission of
enquiry and investigation into
the Black Stars' participation
to the 2014 FIFA Word Cup in
Brazil. The composition and
the competences of the said
committee are unclear.
Provided the reports are
true, we deem it is important
to clarify from the beginning
the procedures and to ensure
that the Ghana Football
Association can operate without
interferences as required by the
FIFA Statutes.
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her chaperone kept her away from
an international meet last year.
A powerful sprinter,the Mission
Hills High school student has ran
a personal best of 11.59sec in the
100m and 23.97sec in the 200m
this season and should be a strong
contender to make at least a semi
final.
Dasor won athletics reality show
Ghana's Fastest Human last year
and is now a student at Western
Kentucky University in the U.S.A.
The former T.I Amadiyya alum's
best event is the 200m in which he
has run a personal best of 21.07
this season,a time that needs
improvement if he expects to beat
a talented bunch of challengers
headed by Japanese teenage
sensation Yoshide Kiryu.
Modern Ghana
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Andre Cassa Mbungo
mONDAY | JUly 21, 2014

12. ENCOUNTER WITH EDITOR12
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Excellency, you have held several
positions, proudly representing
India in the past years. How is your
experience on being appointed as the
Indian High Commissioner to Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania?
On hearing about my appointment
as the Indian High Commissioner to
Tanzania at Dar es Salaam in early 2012,
I was both excited and apprehensive. I
was excited because this would mean
elevation to an Indian Diplomatic Mission
which was of much larger size than the
one I headed then in Baku, Azerbaijan,
and also because I was aware of India’s
close ties with Tanzania. However, I was
apprehensive because I had never served
on a posting in Africa till then.
To me the appointment to Tanzania
entailed learning from scratch. However,
very soon, after settling into my job
in Dar es Salaam, I realized that the
environment in Tanzania is quite
conducive and welcoming for an Indian
diplomat. I had no problem in finding my
feet on the ground in this very friendly
and hospitable nation.
Could you please bring into limelight
the Indian corporates which are
making a strong foothold in Tanzania
and in which sectors?
Some of the well-known Indian
corporate with a physical presence in
Tanzania are the Tata group, Airtel and
NMDC. Tatas are involved in trading and
retail marketing, including automobiles,
chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Bharti
Airtel entered Tanzania by taking over
the existing assets of a local mobile
telecom operator from its previous
Kuwait-based owners, and have since
invested a lot more to upgrade and
improve a wide range of service in this
sector.
NMDC is the only Indian entity with
exploration and mining license for gold,
which it hopes to produce in the coming
months.
Several major Indian brands are
also well known in Tanzania with
local distribution and service facilities
such as Bajaj and TVS two and three
wheelers (as a matter of fact the three
wheeler auto is locally known as ‘Bajaji’);
Escorts-made tractors; Swaraj tractors;
Sonalika tractors; Eicher buses; Ashok
Leyland trucks and buses; Kirloskar
diesel engines; Godrej security products,
etc. Indian IT services are widely used,
including in the banking and insurance
sectors. Engineering design, consultancy
and supervision services are being used
for several infrastructure projects.
Many people residing in Tanzania
are of Indian origin. What kind
of assistance is the Indian High
Commission giving to Indian nationals
planning to start their operations in
Tanzania?
The Indian High Commission in Dar
es Salaam and the Consulate General in
Zanzibar provide a wide range of services
for both Indian nationals and the local
community. Visa and Consular services
are provided on a time-bound basis so as
to assist business and other interaction
between the two countries. A large
number of Tanzanians are travelling
to India for medical facilities, which is
assisted through our visa facilities. The
same goes for about 700 student visas
issued annually. The High Commission’s
Economic and Commercial Section helps
Indian business persons and investors
to connect up locally with investment
promotion bodies, regulators, business
associations and even individual
businesses. In case of commercial or
labour disputes, the High Commission
intervenes to try and settle the matter
amicably.
In late 2012, the High Commission
took the initiative to organize Indian
business and professional interests in
Tanzania to come together under one
umbrella, called the Indian Business
Forum (IBF) which was formally
launched in September 2013 in the
presence of the visiting Hon’ble Minister
of State for Commerce and Industry Dr.
D. Purandeswari. The High Commission’s
website provides information to
Tanzanian businesses interested in
trading with India, and a weekly news
letter is circulated electronically to all
such registered users. The Mission
has worked closely with CII, FICCI and
several export promotion councils and
associations from India in hosting road
shows and B2B meetings for Indian
business delegations.
What provisions have been taken to
ease the registration process for a
foreign company in Tanzania?
Tanzania has now instituted a
relatively transparent process for
registration of a foreign company. There
is a one-stop shop styled as ‘Tanzania
Investment Centre’ (TIC) which is the
most important destination for the first
time investor and business person. It
helps such persons to register their
companies, to acquire land/premises,
to register with the tax authorities, and
even to obtain necessary work permits.
Those investors interested in
exporting their finished products are
directed to the Tanzanian EPZ Authority
(EPZA) which functions similarly as the
TIC, in respect of entities who would be
producing mainly for export purposes.
Indian investments in the two decades
upto 2012, as per data provided by TIC
and EPZA, are in excess of US$ 2 billion,
supporting over 50,000 direct local jobs
and an even larger number of indirect
jobs and self-employment opportunities.
Tanzania and India have traditionally relished close, open and co-operative relations. The
true example of this strong bond is the establishment of the High Commission of India
in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. In an exclusive interview to INDO AFRICA TIMES, the Indian
High Commissioner to Tanzania, H.E. Mr. Debnath Shaw talked about the framework of
cooperation between the two countries.
H.E. Mr. Debnath Shaw
High Commissioner of
India, Dar es Salaam
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Tanzanians are travelling to India for medical facilities
MONDAY | JUly 21, 2014