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Guinea
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A PLATFORM FOR
SME CHAMPIONS
AFRICA SME
CHAMPIONS
F O R U M 2 0 1 4
A
frica SME Champions Forum was cooperatively planned by
AfricSearch, African Guarantee Fund and Ecobank. The Forum
shaped an ecosystem of foremost African SMEs, financial
organizations, highly skilled experts, economic and political decision
makers from all five regions of Africa. It delivered designated SME
champions, a podium for learning, networking and allotment for their
growth and the expansion of the continent.
The Africa SME Champions Forum closed on 12 November in Dakar,
but its effort in provision of African champions is only just beginning.
Bringing together over 300 SMEs and around 100 African economic
and political policymakers, these two days of discussion produced the
fundamentals for a very existing roadmap. This guideline will lead the
actions of the Africa SME Champions community in eagerness of the next
forum, to be held in Nairobi in November 2015.
The forum also extended an occasion to recognize champions. The
African SME Champions Awards, supported by the African Guarantee
Fund, honored three enterprises, which were nominated subsequent to
a rigorous and translucent process.
The director of Village Group in Rwanda was awarded the Young
Entrepreneur Award. Tabaki, a Kenyan SME, won the Regional SME
Award. Finally, this year’s top award for SME of the Year went to
SoSoMa Industries, another Rwandan SME specializing in agro-business.
“We wanted to celebrate SMEs by spotlighting champions capable of
transforming the continent and creating value,” explained Amadou
Kane, former Finance Minister of Senegal, who was selected to lead the
awards panel. “They are the torch-bearers of the Africa SME Champions
community.”
Scheduled to launch in early 2015, this podium wishes first to offer
provision tools to SMEs based on information resulting from the fifteen
or so thematic sessions presented at the forum.
These sessions dealt with subjects such as writing a business plan,
marketing techniques and customer relations. The partner institutions
and enterprises, including the IFC, the African Development Bank, OCP,
investment funds and consulting firms, will all add input to this database
of expertise.
In addition to the website, the Africa SME Champions platform will
offer very real provision and consulting facilities. “Once SMEs find the
information they need on the website, a dedicated team will be on hand
to connect them to the relevant funds and consultants who can help
them to raise the necessary funds. An entire ecosystem will be available
in support of African Champions,” explains Didier Acouetey.
The Africa SME Champions Forum community has also made
strategies to create the “African Champion” label. This label will be
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2. Wassupafrica02
Tigo Invests US$3.2 Million in Overhead Fibre
UR gets Rwf36bn loan for infrastructure development
Ghana gets first cedi corporate
bond listing
AfDB SME Program: Enhancing
Inclusive Growth and Job Creation
in Mozambique
The African Development Bank Group
(AfDB) and Moza Banco signed a loan
agreement for the equivalent of US $9
million in Mozambique Metical (MZN) on
November 14, 2014.
Approved by the AfDB’s Board
of Directors in July 2013, the Africa
Small and Medium Enterprises (SME)
Program is a four-year, US $125-million
funding program combined with a US
$3.98-million technical assistance
package granted by the Fund for African
Private Sector Assistance (FAPA), which
aims to supporting micro, small and
medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Africa.
SME Program will provide the necessary
longer term finance and a technical
assistance package to address a number
of constraints faced by around 25 target
financial institutions and their SME clients
across Africa.
Moza Banco S.A. is one of
Mozambique’s fastest-growing financial
institutions with strong focus on SMEs.
Moza Banco is actively present in almost
all of Mozambique’s 11 provinces. The
Line of Credit (LOC) will support SME sub-
projects and these are well-diversified
spanning all economic sectors
including manufacturing, commerce/
trade, services, tourism, construction,
agriculture and transport, etc. Economic
benefits likely to accrue from the 70
SME sub-projects to be financed
under this facility and these SMEs
currently have approximately 2,000
employees and are going to add 400
new employees in rural and urban areas
of Mozambique. In addition, the project
will induce transfer of technology,
development of local entrepreneurship
and enhancement of technical skills.
The government of Japan approved
its co-financing support to Africa SME
Program through EPSA (Enhanced
Private Sector Assistance for Africa)
and Moza Banco also benefits from
this contribution. Moza Banco is part
the AfDB’s Africa SME Program to
develop and expand its SME financing
activities and provide medium- to long-
term financing options to local SMEs in
Mozambique.
AfDB
As part of efforts to boost customer and user experience in the Western and
Ashanti regions, mobile network operator, Tigo Ghana limited, has started
work on a US$3.2 million overhead fibre-optic cable project. It is expected to
end indiscriminate fibre cuts by illegal miners, road contractors and property
developers which is affecting Tigo’s network quality and user experience
particularly in both regions.
“On the average we record about 51 cable cuts every month between the
Ashanti and Western regions and this is mainly due to the operations of illegal
mine workers and on-going road expansion projects in both regions.
“Apart from spending millions annually to replace these cables, the impact
on customer and user experience is damaging to say the least,” said Obafemi
Banigbe, Chief Operations Officer for Tigo Ghana.He explained: “Putting the
cables on overhead concrete poles would stop people from digging them out in
the ground and this will boost network quality, improve Customer and user experience and also increase Tigo’s coverage
footprints in both the Ashanti and Western regions. Both consumers and businesses will get value for money and see a
massive improvement in service delivery”, he added.The project is in 3 phases and will cover a 360 kilometre stretch from
Dunkwa through to Kumasi. It involves putting up some 4,600 concrete poles and will be completed by February 2015.
Modern Ghana
G
hana witnessed the listing
of its fist cedi-denominated
corporate bond after Izwe
Loans Ltd listed some GH¢39
million notes on the Alternative
Market of Ghana Stock Exchange.
Managing Director of Izwe
Loans Kwakye Bismarck told Joy
Business the move should allow
the pan-African financial services
The Government of Rwanda and
the Republic of Korea signed an
agreement for a loan facility worth
$51 million (approximately Rwf36
billion).
The 40-year concessional loan
is from Economic Development
Cooperation Fund (EDCF) and
will be channeled in developing
University of Rwanda’s
infrastructure.
The loan has a grace period of
15 years and will attract an interest
rate of 0.01 per cent.
The loan facility will finance
four of 16 components of the
University, including constructing
the University’s headquarters and
an Information Communication
Technology (ICT) centre in Kigali,
the school of Mining and Geology
at the College of Science and
Technology (former KIST) and
building capacity for technicians,
according to Claver Gatete, the
Minister for Finance and Economic
Planning.
The minister stressed the
importance of education in
achieving sustainable economic
growth.
“Rwanda aims to become a
knowledge-based economy in the
near future. We believe it’s through
education that we can truly
transform the lives of Rwandans,”
Gatete said.
Prof. Silas Lwakabamba, the
Minister for Education, said the
provider to raise more funds.
He adds that the process
gives the company the much-
needed exposure important for
its success.
Kwakye Bismarck said the
medium term note programme
also enables the company to
access the capital markets for
growth.
money will make a difference in the
sector, especially higher education.
“We have been sending
our students abroad to acquire
knowledge and skills in geology
and mining. However, the
establishment of the mining school
and a more coordinated ICT system
will help reduce the cost and
strengthen our capacities in the
education sector,” Lwakabamba
told The New Times.
Hwang Soon-taik, the Korean
ambassador to Rwanda, said
supporting the education sector
will lay a strong foundation for the
country’s economic development.
“This is a historic moment for
“It provides investors with
additional opportunities to what
is currently offered in the fixed
income market, and investors
can benefit from the enhanced
liquidity of corporate bonds as
they are tradable on the GSE,” Mr.
Bismarck said.
The tenor of the bonds ranges
from 1 to 3 years and proceeds
from them will be used by Izwe
Loans to fund its loan book and
liquidity management.
Chair of the Alternative
Market board, Samual Agyepong
Apenteng believes the move by
Izwe would encourage other
companies to list on the market.
The Ghana Alternative Market
is part of efforts by the Ghana
Stock Exchange and the Venture
Capital Trust Fund to encourage
small businesses to list on the
local bourse to raise medium to
long term funds.
Modern Ghana
both Rwanda and South Korea. We
are looking at Rwanda as a good
partner in economic development.”
The Republic of Korea has
so far committed more than $12
million in grants to Rwanda since
2011, Soon-taik, added.
The Republic of Korea
supports Rwanda through its
Korea International Cooperation
Agency (Koica) which provides
grants and technical assistance to
Rwanda’s development projects
since 2006.
Korea’s intervention is in the
areas of education, agriculture and
ICT, among others.
New Times
Korean Ambassador to Rwanda Soontaik Hwang and Finance Minister Gatete
exchange documents after the signing ceremony
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Obafemi Banigbe, Chief Operations
Officer for Tigo Ghana
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devoted to SMEs based on several
criteria, such as their ability to
create jobs, their role in regional
integration, their enactment of
good governance principles, etc.
With this label, they will be able to
enjoy favorable conditions in the
partner countries. In addition to
tax advantages, they will also be
able to access public procurement
contracts, recruitment aid and
guarantee funds. The pan-African
bank Ecobank, an event partner,
has itself proclaimed the creation
of Ecobank SME Clubs. Albert
Essien, the bank’s General Director,
described this project: “SMEs merit
special attention. These clubs will
be privileged spaces for dialogue to
better evaluate funding needs and
make it easier to obtain funding.
The criteria for joining the clubs
will be extremely simple.”
Mr. Albert Essien, Chief
Executive Officer of ETI said,
“having started as an African
SME itself, Ecobank continues to
maintain a unique relationship
with African SMEs and Ecobank
understands the needs of African
SMEs and maintains a special
relationship with them.” He also
launched an SME Club during the
Conference.
Esther A. N. Cobbah, Chief
Executive Officer of Stratcomm
Africa, was a speaker at the event
andstatedinherpresentation“This
gathering itself communicates
some important messages. The
health of economies in each of
our countries has to be measured
by the health of SMEs because all
our aspirations for creating jobs,
for increasing productivity, for
improved living standards can
only be realized as we develop the
capabilities of such enterprises.
We can also use such interactions
to exchange experiences and
ensure that more and more of
such initiatives in enterprise are
successful across our continent.
So the commitment to SMEs that
Ecobank is communicating here
is truly laudable. “Africa Rising” is
only meaningful as SMEs in Africa
rise!” She also fortified SMEs in
Africa to be measured and to
network commonly with each
other across the borders in the
African continent.
In a brief on the event, the
organizers stated, “We want to free
African SMEs. This is exactly why
Africsearch, African Guarantee
Fund and Ecobank met to organize
the African SME Champions
Forum”. The event was attended
by over 500 participants including
Ministers of African states.
It also highlighted one of
the founders of ETI and now an
Honorary President, Gervais Koffi
Djondo. He made allusion to the
Pan African aspirations of Dr.
Kwame Nkrumah and insisted
that this is the way for the African
continent to make progress. He
deliberated distinctions between
Francophone, Anglophone,
Lusophone Africa, for instance, as
meaningless.
Mr. Abdulai Abdul-Rahman,
THE Zambia Information
Communications Technology
Authority (ZICTA) has so far
erected 147 out of 169 new
telecommunication towers
earmarked for construction in
selected rural parts of the country.
ZICTA assistant public relations
officer Christabel Simbulo said that
the 147 towers were already on
air while the remaining 22 were
undergoing works to be linked to
the airwaves. Ms Simbulo said in an
interview last week that ZICTA had
set aside K1million for the project
which was aimed at bridging the
digital divide between the rural and
urban community.
ZICTA Erects 147
Towers in Rural Areas
The Zambia Consumer
Association(ZACA)saidtheerection
of new telecommunication towers
by ZICTA would help enhance
access to communication by the
rural community. "We commend
ZICTA for coining an idea aimed at
providing communication facilities
for rural dwellers because this will
promote inclusiveness in sharing
ideas for economic growth," he said.
The improvement of
telecommunication infrastructure
could not be over emphasised as it
promotedbusinessactivitiesinrural
areas and provided public access to
mobile and internet services.
Balancing-Act
"These trophies, which reflect our
culture of excellence, are for those who
have gone beyond the call of duty and
have done excellent work in exceptional
conditions", African Development Bank
President Donald Kaberuka said during
the inaugural AfDB Presidential Awards
for Excellence which took place on
Tuesday, November 11 in the Bank’s
headquarters in Abidjan. Kaberuka
added that the awards are a reflection
of the good work by the staff of the
Bank.
Twelve projects were nominated,
with three winners.
The 2014 Presidential Award for
Excellence was awarded to the Nairobi-
Thika Highway improvement project,
the "Kenya Highway", which stood
out on account of its strong impact on
the lives of beneficiaries. By building
a 45-kilometre eight-lane motorway
with nine interchanges, between
Nairobi's central business district and
the town of Thika, the average traffic
speed has gone from 8 km/h to 45
km/h. This project has improved the
daily lives of 100,000 households
in Kasarani, Kiambu and Thika, by
reducing their travel time from three
hours to 30 minutes. More than 3,600
unskilled and semi-skilled workers and
600 technicians and engineers were
employed on the project, with powerful
multiplier effects all along the road
corridor. The issue of sustainability has
been addressed by a sustainable road
fund. The project, co-funded by China,
2014 Presidential Awards for Excellence: Trophy goes to
Kenya Highway Project
has demonstrated the Bank's lengthy
infrastructure experience, its capacity to
deal with new development partners and
to increase benefits for Africa.
The awards for the Thika Highway
Project were presented to Amadou
Oumarou, Director, Transport and ICT
Department; Zerfu Tessema, Chief
Transport Engineer in the Bank’s East
Africa Regional Resource Centre; and
Noel Kulemeka, Chief Socio-Economist,
Environment and Climate Change
Division. Second Prize went to the
Nsele-Lufimi and Kwango-Kenge road
renovation project in the Democratic
Republic of Congo, which perfectly
illustrates how the Bank engages in
countries of situations of fragility. Within
the Partnership Programme for the
Transition and Recovery of the DRC, the
Bank has renovated 310 km of main and
feeder roads, which has directly led to
increased agricultural production in the
provinces of Kenge and Kikwit, wheat
increasing by 300%, cassava by 48%,
squash by 35% and rice by 15%. More
than 23,000 people living in the project
impact areas have also benefited from
training in protection of the environment,
health and road safety. The project has
also been noteworthy on account of
its highlighting some lessons learnt,
including the challenges of matched
funding for countries in a situation
of fragility and building maintenance
bases on state-owned land in order to
strengthen sustainability.
The awards were presented to
Mamady Souaré, Division Manager,
New Partnership for Africa’s
Development, AfDB; Augustin
Karanga, Transport Economist; and
Desiré Bizongo, Infrastructure Expert
in the Bank’s DRC Country Office.
Third prize went to the Ain
Beni Mathar thermo solar power
plant in Morocco. This innovative
plant demonstrates how the Bank is
supporting middle-income countries
and green growth. With the strong
commitment of the Moroccan
Government, the Bank contributed
to the construction of this gas-
powered and thermo-solar power
station, adding 470 MW to generating
capacity and reducing CO2 emissions
by 33,500 tonnes. The construction of
local roads and bridges all around the
project site brought benefits for 1,128
rural households, facilitating access
to social services, improving school
attendance and promoting local trade.
The project also enabled valuable
lessons to be learned about quality at
the point of entry and procurement,
which are currently being applied to
the Ouarzazate solar power station
project currently being implemented
by the Bank.
The prizes were presented to
Zakou Amadou, Division Manager,
Energy; Ibrahima Konate, Chief
Power Engineer; and Khalid Bellamy,
Administrative and Finance Officer in
the Morocco Field Office.
AfDB
Head of SME Banking in Ecobank
Ghana stated, “We were pleased
to showcase some of Ghana’s
“SME Champions” at this forum.
Ecobank’s SME Unit, since its
establishment, remains committed
to facilitating the survival and
growth of SMEs in Ghana as part
of ETIs commitment to SMEs
throughout Africa.”
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4. Organizations like United
Nations (UN), African Union
(AU), Organization of the Islamic
Conference (OIC), Economic
community of West African
States (ECOWAS) and African
Development Bank (AFDB).
Musical Guinea Conakry
Complementing Guinea Conakry’s
mineral wealth is its sparkling
traditional culture. Guinea
Conakry’s president, Sekou Toure
at time of independence in 1958
banned all private orchestras and
the government formed the Syli
Orchestre National, which was
composed by the best musicians of
CountryoftheWeek04
Introduction
Guinea Conakry officially
the Republic of Guinea,
formerly known as French Guinea
is a country in West Africa. It is
designated as the “Geological
Miracle” holding a big share of
world’s Bauxite reserves which
pull the foreign investors. Guinea
Conakry offers fruitful business
opportunities with ample of
benefits. The rewarding sectors
includemining,energy,agriculture,
infrastructure and tourism.
Guinea Conakry wraps an
area of almost 246000 square
kilometers and has population
of approx 11 million people. The
country shares its northern border
with Guinea Bissau, Senegal
and Mali, southern border with
Sierra Leone, Liberia and the
eastern border with Cote d’Ivore
Coast. Guinea Conakry has a
huge administration network.
It is divided into major eight
administrative regions further
divided into thirty-three distrits.
Labe, Nzerekore, Kankan, Kindia
and Boke are the major cities.
Guinea Conakry is a member
of various esteemed International
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the country. The national anthem
Liberté (Liberty) was based on the
melody of ‘Alfa yaya’. The popular
music Mandé is influenced by the
djelis, popular as tracelleing singer
historians who basically sing to
applause the imperial patrons.
Ngoni, banjo and balafon
are the famous traditional
instruments. Guinea Conakry’s
dance bands like Keletigni Et ses,
Tambourins, Balla et ses Balladins
and Kebendo Jazz have gain
importance and are very well-
known. Benbeya Jazz National
further enriched Guines Conakry’s
musical culture.
The Growing Economy
Being blessed with a wealth of
minerals, Guinea Conakry has
over 25 billion metric tons (MT) of
bauxite. It also includes more than
4 billion tons of high grade iron-
ore, diamond and gold reserves,
and immeasurable quantities of
uranium. It has extreme potential
and can grow immensely in
agricultural and fishing sector.
Soil, water and climatic conditions
fully complement and support
irrigational faming and agro
industry. There are huge
opportunities for investment
in these areas. DGP has also
shown a slight growth 2.7%
from 16% in 2011 to 18.7% in
2012 due to advancement of
sectors like mining, agriculture
amongst others. Agriculture
employs almost 80% of the
total workforce present in
the country. Guinea Conakry
also posses extreme potential
in hydroelectric energy and is a
major exporter of bauxite, gold,
alumina, diamonds, agricultural
products and fish.
Explore Guinea Conakry
Guinea Conakry spread over an
area of 2,46,000 square kilometers
is known as “Switzerland of Africa”
due its beautiful climate, scenic
mountains and the huge rivers
passing through. One of the best
about Guniea Conakry is that it
has very less population. The
country has many eye catching
attractions like Fouta Djalon
forests, Loos Islands, The Niokolo-
Badidar and Upper Niger national
parks. Conakry’s Grand Mosque
is another renowned place which
showcases the nation’s respect
for Islam and the outstanding
architecture.
Yummy Cuisines
Guinean cuisine is based on the use
of local fruit and vegetables along
with fish. Fufu is the traditional
staple and is generally served with
soups (stews) made from greens,
peanuts, fish and chillies. Guinean
cuisine is also well known for
using lots of hot chillies and spices
in these stews. Typical ingredients
include peanuts, rice, sweet
potatoes, black-eyed peas and root
vegetables.
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GUINEA CONAKRY
AT A GLANCE
Official Name: Republic of Guinea
Head of the state: H.E. Professor
ALPHA CONDE
Capital: Conakry
Independence: 2,October 1958
Religions: Muslim, Christian, and
Animist
Government: Leads by Prime
Minister Mr. Mohamed Said Fofana
appointed by the Head of State
Total area: 245,857 km2
GDP: 6,797,919,333 USD
Inflation rate: 10.6%
Population: 11,176,026
Language: French
Climate: Tropical climate with 2
seasons: dry season and raining
season
Export Items: Bauxite, alumina, gold,
diamonds, coffee, fish and others
agricultural products
Import Items: petroleum products,
metals, machinery, transport
equipments, textiles, grain and
other foodstuffs
Natural Resources: Bauxite (2/3
of the world deposit), iron ore,
diamond, gold, petroleum, gas
onshore and offshore
Main Economic Sectors: Mine,
Agriculture, energy, industry, Fishery
Time zone: GMT+0
Currency: Guinea Franc (GNF)
Exports: $ 1,348 billion (2012)
Imports: $ 2,606 billion (2012)
Guinea ConakryG e o l o g i c a l M i r a c l e
Infrastructure
Guinea Conakry is rich
in natural resources
thereby provides ample
development opportunities
in infrastructure sector.
The government also
has many future plans to
improve and modernize
the systems of roads,
airports, transportation
and telecommunication.
The Rewarding Sectors
Mining
Guinea Conakry is abundantly gifted with minerals
which includes ample reserves of bauxite with more
than 1.8 million metric tons, nearly two third of the
world’s known bauxite reserves. It is the second
largest producer of bauxite worldwide. There are still
many minerals unexplored like nickel, limestone,
uranium, manganese, graphite and many other
deposits. Bauxite mining and alumina production
contributes to the extent of 80% in Guinea’s foreign
exchange. Additional foreign exchange is earned by
diamonds and gold which are mined and exported on
a large scale worldwide. The country exhibits a great
gold potential by mining over 50 million tons of gold.
Agriculture
Guinea has extensive potential in
agriculture and had been an exporter of
various agricultural commodities. The
credit goes to the ideal climatic and
soil condition which offers numerous
opportunities for large-scale farming
and agro industry. More than 70% of the
population is employed in agriculture
sector. It contributes to 11% of exports
including cotton, coffee, cocoa, rubber,
palm oil, fruits and vegetables.
Energy
Production of clean energy,
comprising of hydropower, solar,
wind and biomass showcases
immense potential of Guinea
Conakry in its energy production.
The country has appreciable
hydropower capacity of nearly
6000 megawatts, and produces
19.3 Gwh annually. Solar power
also has tremendous ability but
needs to be developed. The
government is constantly making
efforts to improve and increase
energy resources.
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Toyota Corp
eyes Rwanda market
Samsung unveils 8 new locally developed apps
Ericsson supports Tigo m-wallet rollout in Senegal
Vodacom Creates Kilimo Club Package for Farmers
Samsung has partnered with @
iLab Africa in order to offer 8 locally
developed mobile applications. The
reveal was made at Samsung’s
second edition of the “Show N’ Tell”
event. According to Samsung, the
event is intended to bring together
local app developers.
Samsung also believes that
the event provides a platform
for developers to showcase their
innovations as part of a research
and development programme run
by Strathmore University’s @iLab
Africa in Nairobi.
According to Samsung, the apps
unveiled include:
App Wakili –
designed to ease
access to legal
information in
Kenya, this app
allows users to
search lawyers
registered with
the Law Society
of Kenya, their
contacts, and
areas of expertise
i n c l u d i n g
corporate law,
dispute resolution,
regional and
international law,
among others
N a t i o n a l
Assembly and
County Assembly
App – allows the
Kenya National
Assembly and
County Assembly
to access the
are many projects we can create
together with the Government of
Rwanda and in the region,” he said.
Rugwabiza said Rwanda has
eased doing business and keeps
this trend to ensure that business
runs smoothly for symmetric
interests.
“In the last three years,
Rwanda has provided about 10,000
work permits to Kenyans and
Kenya is among top five sources
of investment in the country. This
was a result of good common
market integration, freedom of
right of establishment, freedom
in movement and services,
and government’s conducive
environment for business
promotion that Rwanda has made
a reality,” she said.
In Kenya, the company
is engaged in infrastructure
development and agriculture chain,
among other projects, and Hattori
says his company has also potential
to develop similar projects in
Rwanda. Hattori said they started
by visiting Kenya, then Rwanda
and the next is Uganda.
New Times
A
delegation of ten officials
from Toyota Tsusho
Corporation, based in Japan,
was in the country to explore
investment opportunities.
The group, which included
officials from the corporation’s
Nairobi regional office, on
Thursday, met the Minister for
East African Community affairs,
Valentine Rugwabiza.
Known mainly for the
manufacturing of Toyota cars, the
company is also involved in agri-
business and ICT.
“People say Rwanda is a land
locked country but this is not
true. Rwanda is a linked country.
Rwanda’s market may be small
considering its size, but if you
look at the larger EAC and eastern
Congo, it is a very big market,” said
the head of the delegation, Takashi
Hattori, the Managing Director of
Toyota Tsusho Corporation.
He added: “We requested the
governmenttogiveusamasterplan
or some sort of data for us to make
a first step. But I believe areas like
fertilisers, manufacturing, energy
and ICT can work best. There
Global mobile telecom company
Ericsson has unveiled that Tigo
Senegal has launched Tigo Cash
service based on the Ericsson
Wallet Platform solution.
The rollout brings mobile
financial services to Tigo Senegal`s
subscribers throughout West
Africa, including those who do not
have access to traditional banking
services.
Ericsson Wallet Platform is part
of Ericsson m-commerce portfolio
available for mobile operators as
wellasfinancialinstitutions,usedto
deploy mobile money services that
subscribers use to make payments,
store, and transfer and withdraw
money. The Ericsson Wallet
Platform is built on a platform
with open APIs, integrated security
and functionality to meet local
compliance rules and regulations.
In August 2014,
telecommunication Services
Thousands of small scale farmers in the
country will be connected to a communication
technology through a new project dubbed ‘kilimo
club’ in which they will be able to send and
receive money at cheaper rates by M-Pesa as
well as depositing cash in M-Pawa to simplify
business transactions.
More than 30,000 small scale farmers
are expected to participate in the ‘kilimo club’
project, the club will also offer professional
counseling through Short Message Services
‘SMS’, forthcoming agricultural information,
market information, as well as the weather
forecast through their mobile phones, Vodacom
Communications Manager Kelvin Twissa said.
“The club will empower small scale farmers
with technical know-how, information at the
right time, and concluding financial transactions
easily from anywhere,” Mr. Twissa.
Majority of people in the country are living
Company Bharti Airtel unveiled
the launch of a service that was
set to allow customers send and
receive between Airtel’s mobile
in rural areas and the main economic activity is
agriculture thus the growth of agricultural sector
will reduce the rate of poverty in the country at a
higher percentage as compared to other sectors of
the economy.
Balancing-Act
standing orders and order paper
on tablets and mobile phones,
ensuring continuity of in-house
business and cutting costs related
to printing order papers. The app
also allows legislators to vote on a
subject/debate
Laikipia Wildlife Forum App –
this was developed to compliment
environment conservation efforts
within Laikipia. The app provides
information on sites and attractions
within the area, eases navigation
to the different sites and maps out
donor funded projects that both
local and international tourists may
be interested in supporting
KCA University App – targeted
at students of the university, the
app delivers content to students,
ranging from information on extra-
curricular activities such as clubs
and sports to access to the school’s
library system. The app also
allows for course registration and
enrolment of new students
Kenya Wildlife Service Guide
App – enables tourists locate
national parks, conservancies,
reserves and amenities within the
parks
Halal Kenya App – in
money service and that of mobile
telecommunication services
provider Tigo in Tanzania.
Balancing-Act
recognition of the importance
of Halal certification to the
Muslim community, this app
provides a listing of Halal-certified
establishments and their locations,
and allows users to review them.
The app also enables users to report
non-Halal practices being carried
out at establishments purporting to
be Halal to the Kenya Halal Bureau
Uganda Legal App – targeted at
law students, lawyers, judges and
magistrates, this app eases access
to legal information in Uganda.
Information available includes:
judiciary calendar, Ugandan
constitution (1995), cases and
rulings, and gazette notices
Pharmacy & Poisons Board
(PPB) App – this app enables PPB
inspectors register and validate
pharmacies and their employees in
real time and make the information
available to the public. It also
provides information on registered
pharmacies, a key component of
ensuring that the safety of Kenyans
visiting pharmacies and using
the drugs and other chemical
substancessoldatthesepharmacies
is not compromised
Balancing-Act
mONDAY | NOVEMBER 24, 2014

6. FRANKLY SPEAKING06
By kirit sobti,
editor, iat
editor@indoafricatimes.com
S
outh Africa is a world leader in mining. It is
actually known for its mining industry. This
is what put it on the global business map: it is
abundant in precious metals and stone, aside from
coal. In fact, mining is what propelled migrants,
foreign settlers, and big businesses to set up shop
in the country. The nation is distinguished for its
abundance of mineral resources, describing for a
noteworthy percentage of world production and
reserves. Mining in South Africa has been the main
driving force behind the history and development of
Africa's most advanced and richest economy.
Diamond and gold production may now be well
down from their peaks, though South Africa is still
no. 5 in gold but South Africa remains a copiousness
of mineral riches. It is the world's largest producer
of chrome, manganese, platinum, vanadium and
vermiculite. It is the second largest producer of
ilmenite, palladium, rutile and zirconium. It is also
the world's third largest coal exporter South Africa
is also a enormous producer of iron ore; in 2012, it
surpassed India to become the world third biggest
iron ore supplier to China, who are the world’s largest
consumers of iron ore.
It has forecast that the economy of South Africa
will register foremost lift and leap next year if mine
workers don’t go on strike. This is the conclusion of a
poll conducted by Reuters.
The median forecast from 35 economists
recommended that economic growth will pick up to
2.5% in 2015 from an estimated 1.5% this year.
Speaking on the development, Dennis Dykes,
Chief Economist at Nedbank said the forecast further
highlighted the central roles that the mining sector is
playing in the country’s economy.
"Obviously this assumes that we are not going
to have another strike in the mining sector. If that
happens, all bets are off," he said while referring to
crippling nationwide industrial unrest this year.
To refurbishment of the gold mining industry,
the South African government is directing mining
companies to find other uses for disused amenities to
upkeep communities and even continue to provide
jobs.
“Mining communities must remain sustainable the
day after the mine closes,” mines minister Ngoako
Ramatlhodi told Reuters.
“When we talk about mine rehabilitation we are not
PASSING THE ACID TEST
We live in a fast
changing world, which
means that we must either
aim to be the very best as
far as R&D in the mining
and metallurgical sectors
is concerned, or risk
becoming irrelevant.
Dr. Rob Davies explained
Trade and Industry Minister,
South Africa
Ngoako Ramatlhodi
Mineral Resources Minister,
South Africa
The announcement of N$1.6billion
investment into Namibia's Skorpoion
Zinc Mine by resources group Vedanta
Resources Plc, is a clear vote of
confidence, the Chamber of Mines has
said.The amount is part of N$7.82 billion
capital investment approved by the
London-listed company board recently
in Southern Africa over a three-year
period.
The investment is primarily
intended to develop large tracts of
undeveloped deposits of metal in the
region, and also to partially offset
dipping volume of production from its
mines in Ireland.
As part of this investment proposal,
it will develop an open-pit zinc mine in
Gamsberg, South Africa, and also take up
conversion of the Skorpion Zinc Refinery
in Namibia. Said Chamber of Mines
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Veston
Malango, "Although the majority of the
investment, (approximately N$6.30
billion), will go towards developing
an open-pit zinc mine, concentrator
plant and associated infrastructure
at Gamsberg, one of world's largest
undeveloped zinc deposits, the fact
that there will be a conversion of the
refinery at the Skorpion Zinc Mine
augments our mining industry growth
path. We already have three mines
under construction. Here we will have
the ability to refine zinc concentrates
from the Gamsberg mine into special
high-grade zinc metal. All our zinc
concentrate production will be refined
in Namibia, enhancing value addition.
We will soon be self-sufficient in
producing copper."
In 2013 the mining industry
contributed 13% to Namibia's GDP and
employed some 16,700 individuals. This
comes as the sector expanded by 0.6%
in 2013 and 25.1% in 2012, with a 13%
contribution to gross domestic product
made last year.
Turnover in the extractive industry
increased to N$20.93 billion in 2013
from N$18.52 billion prior year.
Government coffers got a N$1.64
billion boost according to the mining
body from profits tax paid by miners, a
N$520 million increase from the 2012
figure, with N$1.12 billion also coming
through in royalties payments, bring
total taxes paid in 2013 to N$2.76 billion
from N$2.08 billion in 2012.
The Chamber notes the mining
sector continues to be the backbone of
the national economy and is forecasted
to grow phenomenally once new mines
come into full production.
This comes as three new mines
are expected to come online this year
-Husab, B2Gold's Otjikoto and Tschudi.
Rössing signed off-take agreement
with Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb
to acquire 225,000 tonnes of sulphuric
acid per year. The new Tschudi Copper
mine will consume the rest of the acid,
he added.
oshili24
Mining vote
of confidence
Africa has set itself the
ambition of industrializing and
one very important tool of that
is that we need to add more
value to our mineral products
and that we need to create
a competitive advantage for
manufacturing at prices that
are competitive compared
with world-market prices.
South
Africa's
mining
industry
has become
safer as well
as more
socially and
ecologically
conscious
talking about just putting back the sand, but actually
rebuilding those communities,” he said.
South Africa’s over-all assets remain some of the
world’s most appreciated, with a projected worth
of R20.3-trillion ($2.5-trillion). Largely, the country
is projected to have the world’s fifth-largest mining
sector in terms of GDP value.
It has the world’s largest reserves of manganese
and platinum group metals (PGMs), according to the
US Geological Survey, and among the largest reserves
of gold, diamonds, chromite ore and vanadium.
With South Africa’s economy built on gold and
diamond mining, the sector is a significant foreign
exchange earner, with gold describing for more than
one-third of exports. In 2009, the country’s diamond
industry was the fourth largest in the world. South
Africa is also a foremost producer of coal, manganese
and chrome.
There is substantial potential for the detection
of other world-class deposits in areas yet to
be comprehensively discovered. South Africa’s
productive mineral reserves include prised metals
and minerals, energy minerals, non-ferrous metals
and minerals, ferrous minerals, and industrial
minerals.
World-class primary processing facilities work
with carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminium, gold and
platinum. South Africa is also a world leader of new
technologies, such as a ground-breaking process that
adapts low-grade superfine iron ore into high- quality
iron units.
Through the execution of more severe guidelines,
South Africa's mining industry has become safer as
well as more socially and ecologically conscious.
Companies are commanded to allow for
environmental trust funds and restoration of
disturbed land.
There is also a R70-million project in place to
solve the legacy problem of acid mind drainage.
With the development of South Africa's secondary
and tertiary industries, the comparative contribution
of mining to South Africa's Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) has declined over the past 10 to 20 years.
However, the industry is frequently familiarizing
to changing local and international world conditions,
and remains a keystone of the economy, creating
a noteworthy influence to economic activity, job
creation and foreign exchange earnings.
MONDAY | NOVEMBER 24, 2014

7. TRAVEL&tourism 07
THE MANALI
TRANCE
The Queen of Hill Stations
Manali with its thrilling
scenic splendor is
tremendously widespread
with the tourists, for an
extravagant demonstration
of natural scenery and a
magical and hypnotizing
charm. It is one of the main
show places of the Kullu
region. To its North, South
and West are a flashiness
of zeniths and ridges which,
in fine weather, stand out
in bold relief against skyline.
At the lower elevation and
in every direction there are
bright green patches of
grassland and evergreen
valleys climbing in irregular
formation present probably
the best view in the
country. Manali is located
at an altitude of 1,926
metres and feasts in 12.5
square km. It is the real
preliminary point of an
ancient trade rout.
The Mesmerizing Mall Road
The Ridge and the Mall Road are the most prevalent Shimla
exploration places. A flat area with a range of shops and
eateries is how we will designate the Mall Road to you. There are plenty
of shops that are perfect for shopping of gifts, woolen and wood items.
The locally prepared apple, plum, apricot, cider, ginger and grape wine
are also sold on the Mall Road. Minchys is a shop that sells locally
made squashes and jams (A good bit to take home!). There are many
places to purchase handicrafts items, but Himachal Emporium on the
Mall Road is the finest place to purchase handicrafts in Shimla.
It’s Finger Licking Good!!
Shimla is a good place for gourmets; conversely, there are couple of good
restaurants that help you stay away from famishing. If you relish Chinese and
Tibetan cuisines then you can visit Aunty Ka Dhaba and China Town, but if you
are not sure what should you eat in Shimla, you can try going to multi-cuisine restaurants
like the one in Hotel Combermere called Seventh Heaven.
The food and the feel are fantastic; in fact it is one of the best places to eat in Shimla. If you
have a sweet tooth, Honey Hut in the Mall Road is the place for you, as the name suggests,
the restaurant offer everything with crowned honey. A must try here is the Donut. There
is a bunch of restaurants in the market area near Mall Road that only serves vegetarian
food. Baljees, Ashiana & Goofa, Silver Oak, Wake and Bake Café, Indian Coffee House, the
Restaurant at Holiday Home, Quilla, and Devicos 5 are some popular eateries in Shimla.
Enjoy Skiing and other
Winter Sports
Prospect Hill and Kamna Devi (6kms),
Chadwick Falls (7kms), Mashobra (12kms),
Kufri (16kms from Shimla), Chail (45kms),
Tattapani (51kms from Shimla), are few places
for the tourists to visit. A visit to the zoo and the
amusement park in Kufri (16kms from Shimla) and
ice skating in Kufri and Chail are your choices for
undertakings in Shimla. Narkanda (65kms) and
Tattapani are great places to relish skiing and other
winter sports. Bihargaon is another good place to
visit while you are in Shimla.
Wonder of Nature
The backdrops of Manali are brimming
with wonders of nature. The high snow
enclosed mountains offers great opportunity for
skiing, snowboarding and ice climbing. The pouring
Beas River is the haven for river rafters, the gorgeous
valley provide adventure fanatics with a choice
of paragliding and the zig zag trails offer a good
opportunity for trekking in Manali as well. To begin
with the magnetisms, Rohtang Pass has been the most
popular tourist place in Manali. Situated at an altitude
of approximately 3979m, Rohtang Pass captivates
visitors with its captivating beauty. The Manali-Keylong
road located near the Pass offers a spectacular view of
the lofty snow-clad mountains. The Beas Kund and the
Dassuar Lake in the proximity of the Pass also attracts
tourists in Manali. Solang valley, Kullu valley, Kangra,
Kinnaur, Sirmour, Una, Sangla, Naggar, Tabo, Kaza,
Nako, Kunzum Pass are some major tourist places
near Manali, which can be visited upon.
mONDAY | NOVEMBER 24, 2014

8. TALKINGTECHNOLOGY08
I
n the 50 years of development
the world over, there has
been a tremendous increase
of urban population due to the
inflow of the rural masses looking
for work. The task of providing
affordable housing to this influx
presents new challenges to getting
projects ready in record time
using the conventional method of
Brick and Mortar, because –
• It is time consuming;
• There is a shortage of skilled
workforce;
• They produce a lot of Waste of
construction material due to
unskilled handling;
• The delays causes costs
escalations.
Further conventional
construction methods put
an enormous stress on the
environment. These stresses are
mainly:
• Soil and agricultural land
degradation;
• Loss of forests and wild lands;
• Air pollution and
• Depletion of non- renewable
energy sources and minerals.
Over the years it can be seen
that these stresses lead to climate
changes and natural disasters.
To minimize this stresses and to
achieve sustainable developments,
concepts of green building evolved
since building construction
activity accounts for major
exploitation of natural resources
that leads to environmental
stresses.
Sahyadri Industries Ltd (SIL)
has come out with
alternative sustainable
building products which
do away with the use of
wood and conventional
method of building
components which
are substitute to wood
and energy intensive
component like burnt
brick, concrete, sand, water etc.
Sahyadri products can be used in
the construction of cost effective
houses under mass housing
projects of the governments in
developing countries.
Sahyadri housing systems
(Sections and fibre cement
boards) can be designed to build
Eco-Homes in 2, 3 or more rooms
apartments, its modular designed
component system facilitating
expansion from one to three or
more rooms.
The fibre Cement boards are
mainly cement bonded cellulose
Providing
affordable housing
SAHYADRI INDUSTRIES LTD.
(An ISO 9001-2008 Certified Company)
Contact: Mr. M. Satyanarayana,
President (Mktg.): +91
9373022295, +91 9404965694
Swastik House, 39-D, J.N.
Road, Gultekdi, Pune 411 037,
Maharashtra (India)
Tel.: +91 20 2644 4625/ 26/ 27,
Fax: +91 20 2644 4624
E-mail: mastyanarayan@silworl.in,
info@silworld.in, Website: www.
silworld.in, www.ecopro.co.in
Sahyadri dreams of housing
every family in the country
fibre boards. Cement acts as
binder to the fibres which give
them good tensil strength. The fire
resistance properties of cement
fibre boards are also very good.
This system produce specific
components for buildings based
on the design, includes designing
and producing a uniform type of
building or a group of building
variants, which can be produced
with a common assortments
of component. Such building
includes school, parking garage,
gas station, low cost housing,
shopping malls/complexes etc.
Where there is a high demand
for houses, and availability
of quality raw material and
man-power required, use of
prefabricated Sahyadri wall
panels would facilitate timely
and cost effective construction.
“Prefabricated modular designs
bring speed, quality and
efficiency into construction, and
is an important and definitely an
essential part in the future of the
construction industry, not only
in India, but all over the world,”
comments Mr. M. Satyanarayan,
President of SIL. “SIL is looking
forward to revolutionize the mass
housing industries not only in
India but Globaly.”
Sahyadri building products
help construction in their
innovative ways thus reduce
construction costs without
compromising on the quality
of housing in scheduled time.
To summarize, predesigned
buildings manufactured in factory
controlled environment using eco-
friendly green materials will suit
not only the India but the world
over, because of its sustainability
and economy it offers not only in
costs but saving on time and other
environmental issues, giving the
world a better place to live in.
MONDAY | NOVEMBER 24, 2014

9. TRYSOMETHINGNEW 09
Ingredients
 3/4 cup butter
 3/4 cup sugar
 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
 2 cups semolina
 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
 1 tablespoon baking powder
 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
Sugar syrup
 1 cup sugar
 1 cup water
 Juice of hail lemon
Prepration Method
1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
2. Melt butter, allow to cool to room temperature.
upcoming
Faith is the strongest of all force operating
in humanity
THOUGHT OF
THE WEEK
Qs World Grad School
Tour Coimbatore
This event showcases
products and services
like educational services
concerning business
economics, finance, science
and technology, higher
educational services through
colleges, schools, institutions
and many more related
services etc. in the Education
Training industry.
Date: 24 Nov 2014
Venue: Taj vivanta, Coimbatore,
India
National Symposium
on Advances in Control
Instrumentation
National Symposium on
Advances in Control
Instrumentation
The conference will cover
areas like Control theory,
algorithms, modeling, design,
simulation, estimation and
identification, diagnostics,
optimum and robust
controllers.
Date: 24-26 Nov 2014
Venue: Nabhikiya Urja Bhavan
Auditorium, Mumbai, India
International Conference
From Exclusion to
Empowerment
The conference will cover
areas like issues related to the
promotion of Information and
Communication Technologies
for persons with disabilities.
Date: 24-26 Nov 2014
Venue: Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi,
New Delhi, India
Urban Mobility India
Conference, organized
by the Ministry of Urban
Development
The conference will cover
areas like enhance capacity
building of young researchers
in the field of urban
transport.
Date: 25-28 Nov 2014
Venue: Manekshaw Centre, New
Delhi, India
Energizing the Smart
Cities in India
It is organized by the Infraline
Energy Research will take
place on 26th November 2014
at the Hotel The Claridges
in New Delhi, India. The
conference will cover areas
like development of energy
efficient buildings, waste to
energy technologies and many
more.
Date: 26 Nov 2014
Venue: The Claridges, New Delhi,
India
Role of Information
and Communication
Technologies for Persons
with Disabilities
It is organized by the United
Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization,
UNESCO will take place
in New Delhi, India. The
conference will cover areas like
Exclusion to Empowerment
and Role of Information
and Communication
Technologies for Persons with
Disabilities.
Date: 24-26 Nov 2014
Venue: Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi,
India
The Chief Guest Superstar Amitabh Bachchan shaking hands with the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs
and Information Broadcasting, Shri Arun Jaitley, at the inauguration of the 45th International Film Festival.
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picture of the week
3. Combine sugar and buttermilk in a large bowl.
4. Combine the semolina, vanilla, baking powder
and baking soda in a separate bowl.
5. Add semolina mixture to buttermilk mixture, mix
well, then add melted butter, and mix well.
6. Spray an 11x7 inch pan with cooking spray, pour
in the mixture; you may also use a 13x9 inch
pan, and bake for 25 minutes instead of 30.
7. Let sit for 20 minutes.
8. Bake for 30 minutes, pour sugar syrup over it
while still warm.
9. This is usually served with tea or coffee.
10. Combine sugar, water and juice of half a lemon
in a saucepan.
11. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and allow to simmer
for 20-25 minutes, mixture should thicken when
it cools.
The deserts of Tunisia housed
the original Star Wars movie
sets for the film's planet
Tatooine. More than 30 years
after the premier of the first
movie in the series, the sets
are still very well preserved
and visitors to Tunisia can
even stay in Luke Skywalker’s
home.
Elegant desert to light up your mood!
Below you will find ten 6 letter words; however, every other letter is missing. Can you determine
the words?
Handy French
1. These are my slippers.
Ce sont mes babouches.
2. Mauritius is beautiful.
L'île Maurice est magnifique.
3. What’s happening?
Qu’est Ce qui se passe?
4. I have a question
J’ai une question.
5. I have a problem
J’ai un problème.
6. I am sweet girl
je suis une jolie fille
Expert Tips
for Skin
and Hair
Care during
winters!!
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1. Maintain the moisture level
Add two teaspoons of milk powder to a teaspoon of honey
and a teaspoon of egg yolk. Mix these ingredients well to
make a paste. Now, apply it on your face and wash it after a
few minutes with lukewarm water. You can use this natural
remedy every day, so as to attain soft and smooth skin.
Boost your beauty regimen by drinking lots of water. It helps
your skin to stay young and hydrated, it is recommended to
slather on a moisturizing cream, as it will form a protective
layer on the skin that retains more moisture.
2. Avoid hot water bath
Hot water bath certainly sounds very appealing in winters as
it soothe your senses. But as appealing it might feel, it robs
your skin of its natural oils and makes it drier. So, always
bathe in lukewarm water instead of hot water. Oiling is one
of the most important elements of your skin care regimen
in winters. Apply a few drops of aromatic oil, almond oil, or
coconut oil on wet skin every day after bath.
3. Hair care
Mix the avocado pulp and extra virgin olive oil to make a
paste. Apply this smooth mixture on your scalp as well as
hair, and wash it off after 30 minutes. This nourishing mask
is enriched with essential vitamins, minerals and softening
agents that prepare your hair to fight winter harshness with
ease.
4. Foot care
You need to treat your feet with winter care creams so as
to prevent them from the ruthless weather. Use exfoliators
frequently to get the dead skin off your feet. This will allow
the moisturiser that you use for your feet to sink in faster and
deeper. Give a gentle massage using shea butter or petroleum
jelly, and wear warm cotton socks to keep your feet happy.
5. Apply sunscreen
Many of us believe that sunscreen should only be used in
summers to protect the skin from tanning. However, winter sun
too can damage the skin, even though it does not seem to be so
harsh due to the cold weather. Apply it on your face and hands,
30 minutes prior to stepping out of the house.
To give glowing effect to your tanned skin in a natural way, you
can try a milk mask. Just apply milk mixed with glycerin on
your face, avoiding the area around eyes. Leave it on for about
15 minutes, and then rinse it off with water. The treatment also
softens and rejuvenates the skin. It also restores the optimal pH
balance of skin, thus protecting it further from negative effects
of winter sun.
So, think only of having loads of fun in this winter, as you
have nothing else to worry about. Just follow these tips, and
let your radiant skin and gorgeous hair do the talking.
mONDAY | NOVEMBER 24, 2014

10. THEFASHIONISTAS10
99K Bylon out with Kasa
British stars gather to record Band Aid
single for Ebola
Adaku “Type of Girl” Video Release
Boy band One Direction and U2
lead singer Bono joined some of
the biggest names in British pop
and rock music to record a new
version of the Band Aid charity
song to raise money to combat
Ebola in Africa.
The single, Do They Know It's
Christmas?” was first recorded
30 years ago after musician
and philanthropist Bob Geldof
inspired a host of stars to come
together under the Band Aid name
to help those affected by famine
in Ethiopia. The song has been
given a makeover, with words
to the original version which he
co-wrote with Midge Ure changed
to reflect the current crisis.
One Direction
The record, it's a song, it's
a track but it's an event, and the
next stage now is to turn it into
Having worked with musicians Jay
Ghartey, Iwan, Dobble, Jay So and
Hammer of the last 2, new hiplife
artiste Samuel Nimako aka By 99K
Bylon knows the timing is right to
come out on his own.
To prove he is serious and ready
for the game, 99K Bylon is ready with
his 17-track album titled Kasa under
his Black Unite Entertainment.
Songs on the album which was
recorded by different sound engineers
a month ago include Ego Over U ft
Dobble and A. Joey B, Kasa Ft Mfimfim
and Wanluv, Mama Baa Meka and Na
Lie. On Na Lie which is the artistes
favourite song, 99K Bylon sung about
a dream he was told by his sister in
U.K that he had passed away.
99K Bylon who believes his Maker
is the only one to takes his life hit
hard on his enemies to stop wasting
their time on him because the Lord
is his savior. On the same track, he
talks about the struggle he has been
Adaku is the “Type of girl” that is
playful, fun and hardcore. Taurus
Musik is proud to present to you
Adaku’s video for the song “Type of
Girl” a playful video with a touch
of Adaku’s personality and music
presence.
Taurus Musik’s own Vanessa
Okoligan A.K.A Adaku, the youngest
artiste signed is the goddess of the
new school rap/hip hop with a cool
flow, defining vocals and lyrics that
make any good song a great listen.
Her Kenyan-Nigerian background
inspires her diverse musical skills
and her mentors in the music world
have joined forces to bring forth a
O
ver 25 top Ghanaian musicians have confirmed
to perform at the climax concert of the 2014 MTN
Saminifest scheduled for the Trade Fair Center,
La on December 6. This was announced by Samini at a
Media Launch at his pub, Dancestardom, last Friday.
Artistes billed for the December 6 Concert at the
Trade Fair, include: Sarkodie, Obrafour, 4X4, Stonebwoy,
VVIP, Kaakie, R2bees, Episode, Kofi Kinaata, Edem, Guru,
MzVee, Paapa Yankson, Jupitar, Mzbel, Koo Ntakara,
Noble Nketsiah etc.
The first edition of MTN Saminifest will have the
following activities:
 Dec 3- Industry Workshop on Financial Planning at
Dancestardom
 Dec 4- A Photo and Video Exhibition at
Dancestardom
 Dec 5- African Market Day- FoodFest Pre-party
@ Dancestardom
 Dec 6- Saminfest Live (Main Concert) @ Trade Fair
The annual musical festival, Samini said, seeks to
bring together music lovers, particularly Samini fans all
over the country, to celebrate his astounding works and
also showcase class-act performances from leading
Ghanaian artistes
Explaining why Saminifest, Samini said: “I have
always thought we need a program that reflects the
massive opportunities in our industry and a great deal
of tourism potential and revenue for the Creative Arts
Industry and our country”
Admiral Abbey of MTN and George Amoa-Atta
of Accra Brewery Limited expressed their respective
companies’ support for the festival at the Media launch,
which was attended by most of the supporting artistes.
Also, Musiga 2nd Vice President, Besa Simons reiterated
Musiga’s backing for Samini on this project.
Samini announced that tickets for the festival will
be out from November 25; and promised his fans 1,000
free tickets by liking www.facebook.com/saminifest. He
used the occasion to premiere his latest single, Godfull,
which he referred to as the official theme song to his 10th
anniversary in music.
MTN Saminifest is supported by Ashfoam, Fiesta
Condoms, Midland Savings Loans, Club Beer and
organized by Samini Music and Showbiz Africa.The
December 6th climax at the Trade Fair will be hosted by
top actor John Dumelo, comedian Funny Face and Abeiku
Santana.
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through before getting to where he is
now. Another track on the album he
believes would hit in no time is Kasa
which features Wanluv the Kubolor and
A. Joey B.
99K Bylon builds Kasa on Wanluv
as the president of Ghana. He wonders
the kind of questions Ghanaians would
want to ask Wanluv assuming he was
the president of the country.
Although 99K Bylon is now moving
from one radio station to the other
pushing his album, his latest work is
not bad as the choice of words and rap
is on point.
As an artiste on Hammers second
compilation Lost Files with two singles
Crying and Abi Senior, 99K Bylon said
he has done his underground work
before coming out with his latest work.
A former student of St. Peters
Secondary now in Central University
studying marketing, 99K Bylon says
Ghanaians should watch out for him.
Modern Ghana
Over 25 Top Stars To
Climax MTN Saminifest
at Trade Fair on Dec. 6
a phenomenon like it was in the
80s, Geldof told BBC TV as he
arrived at a recording studio
in west London. He said he had
spoken to British finance Minister
George Osborne who had agreed
to forego the usual tax owed to
the government from sales of the
record.
U2 lead singer Bono
It very much reminds me of
30 years ago. Everyone's bleary,
pop singers, as George Osborne
said, are not very good in the
morning, said Geldof, who was
frontman for Irish new wave band
The Boomtown Rats.
The original song from 1984,
which raised 8 million pounds
($11 million), featured some of the
era's biggest acts including U2's
Bono, George Michael and David
Bowie. It has been re-recorded
twice in 1989 and 2004.
Bono will be joined this time
by Robert Plant, frontman of rock
band Led Zeppelin, Coldplay lead
singer Chris Martin and singers
Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith.
It's huge to be involved, Niall
Horan from One Direction told the
BBC. Hopefully it goes to number
one and raises a lot of money for a
really worthy cause.
Geldof earlier this week he
decided to remake the single after
the United Nations contacted him,
saying help was urgently needed
to prevent the disease from
spreading beyond West Africa.
Ebola has killed more than
5,000 people since it broke out
in West Africa earlier this year
according to the World Health
Organization, mostly in Sierra
Leone, Liberia and Guinea.
Modern Ghana
force in the rap and music scene that
is Adaku.
“Type of girl” a playful song with
prayers of a loving daughter to her
parents depicting her dreams and
desires. The video for a “Type of Girl”
is very playful and colourful, with a
generation of young dancers, pioneers
and professionals desiring to live their
dream. Adaku, the role model inspires
to live her own dreams and channel her
good nature through her music.
This upcoming singing sensation
has had deep love for music ever
since and got the opportunity through
her relentless efforts and from a talent
molded through rigorous practise that
sharpen her vocals and performing
abilities.
Modern Ghana
MONDAY | NOVEMBER 24, 2014

11. SPORTS2WATCH 11
Japan, Argentina to join Super Rugby in 2016
Amavubi start new era
F
rench newspaper L’Equipe
said Equatorial Guinea
will host the 2015 AFCON
from January 17 to February 8
in place of Morocco, who were
disqualified.
The confirmation has been
given by sources in Equatorial
Guinea with the official
announcement to come later
today.
CAF President Issa Hayatou
reached Malabo to handle talks
with Equatorial Guinea Head of
State Teodoro Obiang Nguema.
A highly inspired Equatorial
Guinea reached the last eight
when they co-hosted the
competition along with Gabon.
They were trounced 3-0 by Cote
d’Ivoire.
For the first time in many years, the
Rwanda national football team played a
game without naturalised players in the
0-0 friendly against Morocco.
Not that the Rwanda Football
Association (Ferwafa) had a choice
but this was a decision taken by
Government through the Ministry of
Sports in collaboration with Ferwafa
that naturalised players will not feature
for the Amavubi again.
This policy was instituted following
Rwanda’s disqualification from the
2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers
after fielding a player- Dady Birori who
had two different identities. He was also
called Tady Etekiama Agiti.
Starved of experienced players,
Amavubi coach Stephen Constantine
did not whine but picked up the pieces
and against all odds inspired the largely
youthful national side which has an
average age of 22 to an impressive
High costs of living and
shortage of hotel rooms were
the major challenges when the
oil-rich island first hosted the
competition two years and it is
left to be seen how they will now
cope with 16 teams and not eight
teams like in 2012.
Original AFCON 2015 hosts
Morocco had insisted the
competition be postponed after
they expressed fears over the
Ebola Virus Disease, which has
killed over 5,000 people in West
Africa thus far.
The North Africans have
since been disqualified from
next year’s tourney and more
sanctions are expected to be
imposed on them.
New Times
The Japan Rugby Football Union
(JRFU) and Union Argentina de Rugby
(UAR) will be represented in Tokyo and
Buenos Aires respectively in the rugby
competition, which is set to grow to 16
teams next season when the Southern
from somewhere and I think we should
look at all the teams. You never know
you might find a diamond in Amagaju
or Musanze.”
Ernest Sugira, Bertrand Iradukunda,
Hamdan Bariyanga, Justin Mico,
Rachid Kalisa and Dany Usengimana
made their debut for the Amavubi and,
according to Constantine, giving them
exposure is at the helm of his priorities.
It is this positive step that
Constantine has taken that has set a
firm foundation for the future of football
in Rwanda, observers say.
New Times
performance in Morocco.
From his inspirational talks to players
whose wages for playing three African
nations cup qualifiers and a friendly had
delayed for 3 months to giving a chance
to young inexperienced players who at the
age of 20-21 years have only represented
Rwanda once or twice, Constantine is on
the right track to altering stereotypes in
Rwandan football.
The Englishman shocked many when
he named a young inexperienced side
including a call-up for Herve Rugwiro who
had only featured for less than 30 minutes
in the National Football League.
“We have a problem with central
defenders. What will happen if ‘Kodo’
(Ismael Nshutiyamagara) or Emery
(Bayisenge) gets injured? That is why we
need Herve,” he said after the selection.
“The idea to pick players from two or
three teams is not good. It does not matter
where you come from. Everyone comes
Equatorial
Guinea
to host
Afcon 2015
K i n g s
permanently
return after
m i s s i n g
the 2014
campaign.
B o t h
franchises,
who will
compete in
the South
A f r i c a n
Group, are
now able to
start contracting players and staff ahead
of their admission in 2016. It gives us
great pleasure to welcome the JRFU
and UAR who will join the Kings from
South Africa as Super Rugby prepares to
expand into a bold and exciting new era,
SANZAR CEO Greg Peters said. As Top
10 ranked rugby nations with established
high performance level leagues and
over 100,000 players each, there is no
doubt as to Japan and Argentina's rugby
readiness and passion for the sport.
With a heritage stretching back some
115 years, Japan also offers tremendous
infrastructure and an active fan base
that we view as pivotal to the ongoing
sustainabilityoftheteam.Japanhasalso
been the focus of strategic investment
by the International Rugby Board (now
World Rugby) and we view the region as
a high growth, high potential sports and
economic market with the 2019 Rugby
World Cup, the 2020 Olympic Games
and now Super Rugby on the imminent
horizon.
Modern Ghana
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Bill Pulver (ARU CEO), Greg Peters (SANZAR CEO), Agustin
Pichot (World Rugby Council Member for Argentina), Steve
Tew, (NZ Rugby CEO), Jurie Roux (SARU CEO). Front
Michael Hawker AM (ARU Chairman)
mONDAY | NOVEMBER 24, 2014

12. ENCOUNTER WITH EDITOR12
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Thank you for making time to talk to
us. Can you first of all tell us a little bit
about yourself and how you became
the CEO of GIPC?
My name is Mrs. Mawuena Trebarh.
I have over 15 years’ experience
with a stellar career in the corporate
environment in Ghana. I have been
recognized through a number of
national awards for having established
benchmarks for excellence in
corporate affairs, investor relations
management, stakeholder and reputation
management in critical sectors of
the economy specifically mining and
telecommunications.
What is GIPC and what is her mandate?
The Ghana Investment Promotion
Centre (GIPC) is a government agency
responsible under the Act of the Ghanaian
Parliament (ACT 865) 2013; to encourage
and promote investments in Ghana, to
provide for the creation of an attractive
incentive framework and a transparent,
predictable and facilitating environment
for investment in Ghana and other related
matters.
As a government agency that provides
professional service and support
for both local and foreign investors,
can you tell us how you go about in
accomplishing this task?
The GIPC through our operations,
create an enhanced, transparent and
responsive environment for investment
and the development of the Ghanaian
economy through investments. We
also encourage, promote and facilitate
investment in all sectors of the Ghanaian
economy.
Can you tell us some of the resources
and support services GIPC provides for
investors?
Our resource and support services
include but the following;
 Hand holding services (From
Registration through to Business set-
up)
 After care Services
 Land bank Services and
 Research and Investment Department
Services (e.g. Profiling Banbkable Local
Projects for Foreign Investment)
Are there incentives GIPC offers
investors and what are they?
The GIPC recommends investors
for incentives which are approved by
the Ministry of Finance. Some of these
incentives include;
a. Tax holidays for specific sectors
b. Locational incentives (Tax rebates)
c. Immigration quotas (Work and
Resident Permits) and
d. Import duty exemptions on Industrial
Plant, Machinery and Equipment.
What role does GIPC play for
investors to be guaranteed safety and
maximizing of profit in Ghana?
Ghana is a safe investment
destination. The GIPC Act 2013 guards
investors against expropriation of
private investments provided for under
law and are buttressed by the Ghanaian
Constitution. Some of which include;
1. Free transferability of capital, profits
and dividends
2. Insurance against non-commercial
risk; Ghana is signatory to the World
Banks’s Multilateral Investment
Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
3. Double Taxation Agreements (DTAs);
to rationalize tax obligations of
investors in order to prevent double
taxation. (These have been signed and
ratified with several countries).
How favourable are investments in
Ghana and how can potential investors
take advantage of them?
Ghana can boast of having one
of the best locations on the African
continent to do business. Conditions
present include; Political stability, a
growing economy, increasing consumer
demand and accessibility to wider
West African markets and we are by
these opportunities inviting potential
investor from all over the world including
Ghanaians in the diaspora.
In which areas of the Ghanaian
economy do you see significant
opportunities for investment?
All sectors of the Ghanaian economy
appear viable, however some of our
priority sectors include;
i. Manufacturing
ii. Agriculture and Agro-processing
iii. Energy
iv. Oil and Gas and
v. Services
What is the outlook for foreign direct
investment in Ghana?
We anticipate continues increase
in FDI’s over the medium to long
term, driven by our consistently stable
political environment and abundance of
opportunities for the foreign investor.
What are some of your challenges as
CEO of GIPC?
I don’t really use the word challenges;
I see challenges as rather as opportunity.
I think the challenge that I have is the
challenge to project the right image of
Ghana, to create the right experiences
for the investor both domestic and
international so that they feel that this
is the best place to invest and finally
ensure that there are tangible results.
The challenge also is to coordinate with
all the other institutions because it’s not
GIPC alone that must create that image,
the experience and the result but, taking
the challenge and turning it into an
opportunity.
Interviewed by Francis L. Sackitey,
Accra Ghana
One of the best locations on the
African continent to do business
The West African country Ghana is without doubt a country full of investment opportunities. But what is more attractive about Ghana is the system the Ghanaian government
has put in place to not only attract both local and foreign investment but to also, help potential investors to easily navigate their way in getting their companies registered and
also to operate appropriately. By an act of parliament, the Ghanaian government has established the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), to promote and encourage
investment in Ghana. Indo Africa Times caught up with the affable CEO of GIPC Mrs. Mawuena Adzo Trebarh, the sister of BBC’s late Komla Dumor of Focus on Africa fame,
to ask her about herself and her role in attracting foreign investment into the country.
Mrs. Mawuena Adzo trebarh
CEO of Ghana Investment
Promotion Center,
Ghana
MONDAY | NOVEMBER 24, 2014