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MOROCCO:
THE ARAB
STAR
UTOPIA
ON EARTH:
Sikkim
A Response to
Ebola by Hawa
Kamara
T
he United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon,
was on a three-day visit to India from 10-13 January,
2015. His visit could be seen as an effort to strengthen
India-UN ties.
The first stop of Mr. Ban’s visit was Gujarat. Mr. Secretary
General was in Gujarat to address the 7th Vibrant Gujarat Summit.
He stressed the need for a global action in 2015, urged all the world
leaders to come together and work for the future of this planet.
He exclaimed that 2015 is the “most important and crucial for
humanity”.
On his first day in Gujarat, Mr. Ban visited the Gandhi Ashram
at Sabarmati and pledged a commitment to Gandhian principles of
tolerance, peace and non-violence. Secretary General, praised the
diversity of the country and remarked that India is “a large, diverse
and vibrant democracy- to be a champion of the rights, dignity and
equality of all people.”
In his address at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit, he urged the
world leaders to follow Gandhian principles, “ I sincerely hope, all
world and business leaders and people will be inspired by Gandhi
ji’s visions and teachings I sincerely hope, all world and business
leaders and people will be inspired by Gandhi ji’s visions and
teachings.”
“Mahatma Gandhi preached and followed the message of peace,
non-violence and communal harmony. It is a common value that
the United Nations promotes and asks leaders near and far to put
into practice- from here in Gujarat to the world”, he said.
2015, is the last year for the completion of Millennium
Development Goals, and Mr. Ban stressed on the need to actively
participate in world affairs this year. The year marks the 70th
anniversaryofUN,andMr.Banplanstodraftapost-2015agendafor
Ban Ki-moon Praises Modi
President
urges ANC to
return to
"core values"
South Africa
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Draft Road Map for Ebola
Vaccine Development
A draft road map for the expedited
development, testing, manufacture,
delivery and financing of Ebola
vaccines has been published by a
global group of experts supported by
the Wellcome Trust. The development
and delivery of safe and effective
vaccines would make a huge
contribution to containing Ebola in
Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, as
well as improving responses to future
outbreaks and providing a model for
vaccine development against other
emerging infectious disease, the
expert group has concluded.
The panel of 26 international
experts, convened by the Wellcome
Trust and the Centre for Infectious
DiseaseResearchandPolicy(CIDRAP)
at the University of Minnesota, explains
howthesubstantialscientific,financial,
social and logistical challenges to
rapid Ebola vaccine development and
deployment can be overcome through
collaboration between governments,
industry and philanthropic bodies.
It highlights the potential need
for multiple Ebola vaccines with
different characteristics, which might
enable different vaccination strategies
such as ring-vaccination to prevent
an outbreak from spreading, and
prophylactic vaccination of high-
risk individuals such as healthcare
workers. The recommendations are
made in the interim report of Team
B, which is co-chaired by Dr Jeremy
Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust,
and Professor Michael Osterholm,
Director of CIDRAP.
The group is called “Team B” in
recognition of the principal role played
by the World Health Organisation and
national governments in leading the
international Ebola response.
S.African president urges ANC
to return to "core values"
S
outh Africa's President Jacob
Zuma said the ruling African
National Congress needs to
get back to its core values and fight
corruption in its own ranks.
"We are here to serve the
people, the people are not here to
serve us," said Zuma, who heads
the ANC as it moves into its 21st
year in power.
"Let us re-dedicate ourselves
tothecorevaluesoftheANC,which
include discipline, selflessness and
constructive criticism," he added
during celebrations to mark the
movement's 103rd birthday.
His party has been buffeted by
attacks on the left from extremist
movements spurred by millions
of disillusioned South Africans,
left behind in the country's post-
apartheid era, who accuse their
leaders of bad governance.
Zuma said his party needs to
do a better job of managing the
country and battling corruption,
starting at the local level.
"Every single cadre of our
movement must know that his
or her responsibility is to make
local government function better
by getting the basics right," said
Zuma.
"The ANC must continue
to lead in ending corruption in
the state, the private sector and
amongst our own members," he
added.
The scandal-prone Zuma
has been accused of spending
$23 million (over 19 million
euros) in state cash on a lavish
Dr Jeremy Farrar, Director of the
Wellcome Trust and co-chair of Team
B, said: “As Guinea, Liberia and Sierra
Leone make encouraging progress in
containing Ebola, we must not lose
sight of the immense contribution
that a safe and effective vaccine
would make towards controlling
both this and future epidemics. We
need urgent global collaboration
between governments, industry and
philanthropy to ensure candidate
vaccines progress through trials to
manufacture and delivery as swiftly as
possible.
“The draft road map we publish
today, agreed by a global group
of experts, offers solutions to the
great scientific, social, logistical and
financial challenges of delivering
an Ebola vaccine on this urgent
timescale. It is a living document that
will evolve as we learn more about
Ebola and the candidate vaccines that
are available. As well as being of great
value in the present crisis, it will enable
vaccine strategies to begin without
delay in future outbreaks, and provide
a model for vaccine development in
response to other emerging infectious
diseases.”
The Wellcome Trust is a global
charitable foundation dedicated to
improving health. The Wellcome
Trust has provided approximately
£10 million funding in response to the
Ebola epidemic, which has enabled
unparalleled international collaboration
across the public, private and not-for-
profit sectors to tackle the crisis. This
includes trials of potential vaccines
and treatments, in addition to public
health, social and humanitarian
research.
Modern Ghana
Rusumo one-stop border launched
The One-Stop Border Post (OSBP)
project that will eliminate tedious
customs and immigration clearing
procedures on the Rwanda Tanzania
border has been completed.
It was launched by the Ministry
of Infrastructure and the Tanzania
National Roads Agency.
The project consists of a 80-mitre-
long and 13.5-mitre wide bridge, an
administration building, verification
storage, control shed for vehicle,
guard house, and a parking yard for
trucks.
A two-kilometre road that links
the two OSBP facilities in Rwanda and
Tanzania has also been built.
The two-lane bridge with capacity
to support 180 tons, replaced the old
one that was built 40 years ago to
handle only 53 tons.
The new bridge will also increase
the speed limit from five to 30km
per hour. It was constructed by
the Japanese Contractor, DAIHO
Corporation, under the supervision of
a consortium of consultant companies
comprising CHODAI and NIPPON
KOEI, also from Japan.
The government of Japan, through
Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA) financed the project to
the tune of Rwf22 billion as financial
support to the Republic of Rwanda
and the United Republic of Tanzania.
Japanese Ambassador to Rwanda,
Kazuya Ogawa, JICA President Akihiko
Tanaka, the Minister of Infrastructure
James Musoni and John Mongella, the
Tanzania commissioner for Akagera
region attended the launch.
Musoni said that the OSBP will
eliminate traffic congestion, improve
efficiency in cargo transportation, cut
costs and generally facilitated faster
movement of goods.
The Rusumo border is located on
the Central Corridor, one of the leading
trade routes in Africa.
“We are grateful for the good
cooperation between Japan and
Rwanda. The two nations [Rwanda
and Tanzania] will benefit a lot from
the project. The one stop border
system is important…it is capable
of simultaneously handling departure
and entry procedures at border points
to eliminate the snag of economic
corridors,” said Musoni.
The Japanese delegation hailed
the cooperation between Rwanda and
Japan, noting that it quickened the
completion of the project.
“It is critical to develop
regional infrastructure that enhance
connectivity among countries…
cross-border infrastructure promotes
regional integration,” said JICA
President Akihiko Tanaka.
The project will be replicated at all
the border posts in the region to ease
intra-regional trade and accelerate
economic integration.
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refurbishment of his private
residence, though the so-called
Teflon president — 'nothing
sticks' — has weathered other
storms before.
The president, who was
sworn in for second term in May,
also repeated his commitment
to accelerate a reform of racist
apartheid-era land policies.
A 1913 law gave non-white
residents access to only 10 percent
of the country's farmland, which
was subsequently revised upward
to 13 percent. The rule put in place
a system that still sees a majority
of the best land in white hands.
A law that would redistribute
fields more equitably will be voted
on this year, Zuma announced,
repeating there will be no
appropriation of land without
compensation.
Firebrand leader and former
Zuma ally Julius Malema, whose
radical movement won over
six percent of the vote in May
elections, has continually called
for evicting white farmers.
"We must continuously guard
against the manipulation of our
democratic processes by those
among us who wish to use the
ANC for personal gain and self-
aggrandisement," Zuma said.
Modern Ghana
Huye set to
unveil Rwf4.5
billion Bus
Park
Huye District is set to acquire a
state-of-the-art bus park in an
investment officials believe will
help transform the image of the
district and boost the transport
sector. The park, which is being
constructed just at the entrance
of Huye town, is set to be unveiled
by the end of February, according
to the developers. The Rwf4.5
billion facility is an investment
by the Kigali Veteran Cooperative
Society (KVCS), a cooperative that
brings together retired soldiers
and members of the Reserve Force.
The park described by many as
‘possibly the most modern car park
in Rwanda’, will have a parking
capacity of at least 200 vehicles.
It will include three parking
areas, several multi-storied
commercial buildings with at
least 81 shops, restaurants,
administration blocks, hotel,
a petrol station, car wash and
internet cafes, among others.
It will also be equipped with
surveillance cameras for enhanced
security as well as hi-speed wi-fi for
travellers. Construction activities
for the first phase which comprises
most of the facilities, are already in
their final phase. The second and
last phase will see the construction
of a four-storey building which will
house shops as well as a hotel. Huye
District mayor Eugene Kayiranga
Muzuka told The New Times that
once complete, the car park will
help boost the economy of the
district while at the same time
mainstream the transport sector.
New Times
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South African President Jacob Zuma (C) waves at the crowd as he arrives to
attend the African National Congress
MONDAY | JANUARY 19, 2015

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FROM PAGE 01
G
ains from low oil prices
can be substantial for
d e v e l o p i n g - c o u n t r y
importers if supported by
stronger global growth, says a
World Bank Group analysis of
the oil price decline, contained
in the latest edition of Global
Economic Prospects. The decline
in oil prices reflects a confluence of
factors, including several years of
upward surprises in oil supply and
downward surprises in demand,
receding geopolitical risks in some
areas of the world, a significant
change in policy objectives of the
Organization of the Petroleum
Exporting Countries (OPEC), and
appreciation of the U.S. dollar.
Although the relative strength
of the forces driving the recent
plunge in prices remains uncertain,
supply related factors appear to
have played a dominant role. Soft
oil prices are expected to persist
in 2015 and will be accompanied
Most Developing Countries Will
Benefit from Oil Price Slump, Says
World Bank Group
The Bank of Ghana has served notice a
Gh¢ 400 million, seven-year domestic
bond will be issued in April. The move
is to use longer-term maturities to
restructure the central bank’s rising
debt.
According to the BoG’s issuance
calendar, a total of 25.4 billion cedis
($7.88 billion) in domestic securities is
expected to be raised before July.
Ghana issued its debut seven-year
domestic bond in August 2013 and
held a similar auction three months
later with an 18 percent yield.
The bank will also issue five-year
bonds in March and June to raise 440
million cedis each, and three-year
paper worth 630 million cedis each in
February and May to roll over maturing
debts.
The government did not issue a
seven-year bond last year as it wanted
Ghana to Issue GHC400m 7-Yr
Domestic Bond in April
to avoid a spike in yields following a
slump in the local currency.
“The Treasury Bills and Notes
(91-Day Treasury Bills – 2-Year
Notes) are short term debt securities.
Issuance decisions will be made weekly
depending on Government’s projected
daily cash position for the week ahead.
It is envisaged to issue at least
GH¢880 Million of Treasury Bills and
Notes weekly at all times to support
government liquidity requirements
which will include the redemption/
rollover of maturing securities for the
week,” the issuance notice signed by
Caroline Otoo, Secretary of the BoG
said.
The Mahama-led administration
is currently before the International
Monetary Fund for a bailout to salvage
the ailing economy.
Modern Ghana
by significant real income shifts
from oil-exporting to oil-importing
countries. For many oil-importing
countries, lower prices contribute
to growth and reduce inflationary,
external, and fiscal pressures.
However, weak oil prices
present significant challenges for
major oil-exporting countries,
which will be adversely impacted
by weakening growth prospects,
and fiscal and external positions. If
lower oil prices persist, they could
also undermine investment in
new exploration or development.
For policymakers in oil-importing
developing countries, the fall in
oil prices provides a window of
opportunity to undertake fiscal
policy and structural reforms as
well as fund social programs. In
oil-exporting countries, the sharp
decline in oil prices is a reminder
of significant vulnerabilities
inherent in highly concentrated
economic activity and the necessity
to reinvigorate efforts to diversify
over the medium and long term,
said Ayhan Kose, Director of
Development Prospects at the
World Bank.
The analysis on oil prices in
Global Economic Prospects is
complemented by two special
features on how trends in global
trade and remittance flows are
impacting developing countries.
Global trade weak on cyclical
and long-term factors. Global
trade expanded by less than 3.5
percent in 2012 and 2013, well
below the pre-crisis average
annual rate of 7 percent, holding
back developing country growth
in recent years. Weak demand,
mainly in investment but also in
consumer demand, is one of the
main causes of the deceleration in
trade growth. With high-income
countries accounting for some
65 percent of global imports,
the lingering weakness of their
economies five years after the
crisis suggests that weak demand
continues to adversely impact the
recovery in global trade. However,
long-term trends have also slowed
trade growth, including the
changing relationship between
trade and income. The analysis
finds that these long-term factors
affecting trade will also shape
the behavior of trade flows in the
years ahead in particular, that the
sustainable development, and also
talks are in place to take conclusive
actions on climate change. Mr. Ban
wants to make 2015 the milestone
year when the world will strive
hard towards the ambitious
dreams to end poverty, inequality
and exploit the opportunities that
accompany climate change.
This year, Mr. Secretary
General also wants to focus on
fighting terrorism and security
issues faced by the world. In the
recent address to UN General
Assembly, he stressed on the need
for disarmament. Nuclear weapons
though supposed to be a deterrent
to war are a major threat to the
peace and stability of the world.
Peace and security are difficult to
achieve in a world with nuclear
weapons.
On his visit to Gujarat, Mr.
Ban Ki-moon also inaugurated the
Canal Top Solar Power Plant, “I saw
more than glittering panels- I saw
the future of India and the future
of our world. I saw India’s bright
creativity, ingenuity and cutting-
edge technology”, he said while
praising India. Mr. Ban was full
of praises for the Indian PM, Shri.
Narendra Modi. He commended
India for making considerable
progress in fulfilling the MDGs.
Mr. Ban commended India for
its support to the international
agency, “I applaud India for its
commitment to United Nations.”
His next stop in India was New
Delhi, where Mr. Ban Ki-moon
delivered a lecture at the Indian
Council of World Affairs. The
thirteenth annual UN-lecture at
Sapru House was delivered by H.E
Mr. Ban Ki-moon, United Nations
Secretary General. The theme of
the lecture was ‘India and United
Nations in a Changing World’.
An enlightening experience, the
lecture was chaired by Ambassador
C.R. Gharekhan. The lecture began
with a welcome note by Mr. Rajiv.
K. Bhatia, DG, ICWA; he begun by
congratulating UN on completion of
its 70 years in 2015. Mr. Ban, began
his diplomatic career in New Delhi
and thus said that New Delhi was
his second home, “I left my heart in
New Delhi”, he said. The secretary
general talked on a variety of
issues with special emphasis on
Terrorism, Regional Security, and
status of women in the society
and climate change. India, he said,
can act a facilitator and leader in
peacekeeping in South Asia. His
Excellency stressed on the need for
conserving our environment and
stressed on the need for sustainable
development.
Mr. Ban Ki-moon reinstated
the need to bring in more equality
and provide equal opportunities to
females. UN’s ‘He for She’ campaign
was mentioned and he commended
its success worldwide. He stressed
on the issues of regional security
and cross-border terrorism
where he strongly condemned
the terrorist attacks in Peshawar
and France. He commended India
for its peacekeeping missions
and support to the UN, and
expressed gratitude for India’s
support to UN’s Comprehensive
Global Terrorism Policy. He sees
tremendous potential in India to
achieve sustainable growth, and
stressed that India can play a major
role in dealing with environmental
concerns.
“We are the first generation
that can end poverty. We are also
the last generation that can slow
global warming before it is too late”
said the Secretary General.
Mr. Ban has praised the ‘Make
in India’ campaign and stressed on
transforming it into ‘Make it Green
in India’ campaign. He reiterated
the UN’s goal of DAO- Deliver as
One. He emphasized that the world
community needs to act as one
family to deal with the adversities
ourworldisfacing.Theworldneeds
to minimize its weaknesses and
maximize its strength, “weakness
of one is weakness of all, strength
of one is strength of all”, stated Mr.
Ban Ki-moon.
expected recovery in global growth
is not likely to be accompanied by
the rapid growth in trade flows
observed in the pre-crisis years.
Remittances have
potential to smooth
consumption
A second special feature reports
that remittance flows to many
low- and middle-income countries
are not only significant relative
to GDP but also comparable in
value to foreign direct investment
(FDI) and foreign aid. Since
2000, remittances to developing
countries have averaged about
60 percent of the volume of total
foreign direct investment flows.
For many developing countries,
remittances are the single largest
source of foreign exchange.
The study finds that, in addition
to their considerable volume,
remittances are more stable
than other types of capital flows,
even during episodes of financial
stress. For example, during past
sudden stops, when capital flows
fell on average by 14.8 percent,
remittances increased by 6.6
percent. The stable nature of
remittance flows, the analysis
concludes, means that they can help
smooth consumption in developing
countries, which often experience
macroeconomic volatility.
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MOROCCO AT A GLANCE
Full Name: The Kingdom of
Morocco
Population: 32.6 million (UN,2012)
Capital: Rabat
Largest City: Casablanca
Area: 710,850 km2
Major Languages: Arabic, Berber
(official), French, Spanish
Major Religion: Islam
Life Expectancy: 70 years (men),
75 years (women)
Monetary Unit: Dirham
Main Exports: Minerals, seafood
products, citrus fruits
GNI per capita: US $2,970
(World Bank, 2011)
International Dialing Code: +212
planned economic policies and
political and social stability. The
government is continuously
working to expand its economy,
bring in private players to
create more jobs for the
population. The National Pact
for Industrial Emergence (2009-
2015) was introduced to boost
competitiveness and revive its
industries. The main objective
was to create 220,000 new jobs till
2015.
Investing in Morocco
Morocco offers wide scale
investment opportunities, with
world class infrastructure, a
competitive cost structure,
qualified labor force, stable
macroeconomic performances,
and Free Trade Access to
One Billion Consumers. The
government is continuously
endeavoring towards cultivating
its business climate by
introducing mechanisms and
reforms to increase competition,
mend transparency. Business
procedures are simplified to
encourage more and more
businesses to come up.
To speed up the development
of agriculture, fishery, mining,
renewable energy and others the
government has launched various
strategic plans to facilitate strong
and sustainable economic growth.
Hugeinvestmentopportunities
are present in industries viz. Solar
and Wind Energy, Tourism Sector,
Agriculture, Fishing and Retail.
Facilitating the
Economy
Agriculture has been a major
contributing sector to the
economy of Morocco. Agriculture
F
ormally known as the
Kingdom of Morocco, this
North African country is
marked by Rocky Mountains
and large deserts. Its capital is
Rabat, whereas the largest city is
Casablanca. After Spain and France,
Morocco is the only country that
is enclosed by both Atlantic and
Mediterranean ocean.
Morocco has a moderately
stable economy, marked by
macroeconomic stability, and
escorted by low inflation rate.
The ruling classes in Morocco
have vigorously worked
towards solidification of the
economy by bringing together
structural reforms in numerous
fields. The reforms were mostly
intended at liberalizing markets,
increasing competitiveness in
the economy and also to attract
foreign investments. Besides this,
Morocco has made great strides
in all sections of the society by
adopting state of the art protection
measures for trademarks and
copyrights, tightened laws against
privacy and counterfeiting.
The determined efforts of
the government has facilitated
Morocco develop as a major player
in African economies. It is now
the 5th African economy in terms
of GDP (PPP). Recently, Morocco
was also ranked 1st as the most
competitive economy in North
Africa, in the World Economic
Forum’s African Competitiveness
Report, 2014.
Promising Future
Past years were upright for
Morocco, driven mainly by
domestic consumption, public
investmentwithsoundagricultural
progress. Reforms to inspire the
private sector were also reinforced
in 2013. The reforms announced
in early 2000s have facilitated
fast-track the economy. As a result
of these reforms, new industries
like aeronautics and automobiles
found roots in Morocco and now
are one the biggest contributors to
the country’s GDP.
Overall, the business
environment has upgraded
considerably, owing to well-
employs over 4 million people. It
also contributes heavily to the GDP
(14%). Crops like barley, wheat
and other cereals are grown, along
with olives, citrus fruits and wine
grapes which are exported to the
European market. The country
is vigorously developing its
irrigation potential that eventually
will irrigate more than 2.5 million
acres (1 million hectares).
Being one of the few Arab
nations that have the potential to
accomplish self-sufficiency in food,
Morocco’s agriculture potential
could be matched only by a few.
New crops such as tea, tobacco
and soybeans have been tested
on Moroccan soil, and the soil has
been found suitable for such crops.
Fishing is a chief industry
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The Canary current off the west
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and bonito.
Livestock rearing is a common
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becoming self-sufficient in dairy
products as well.
Morocco has made huge paces
in terms of trade. Careful and
well-planned strategies have led
to a reduction in foreign debt and
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of the government and major
reforms to enhance the business
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Leadership Development. Africa.
com is one of 156 FIELD Global
Partners spanning 13 countries
around the world. Together they
will host more than 930 students
in all.
"We are pleased to be working
with Harvard Business School to
provide students with a real-world
learning experience in South Africa
said Teresa Clarke, Chairman and
CEO. "We feel certain that the
students will gather insights here
that they would never be able to
glean from a classroom discussion
alone."
FIELD has three modules that
run through the entire first year
of the two- year MBA program.
The first module focuses on
developing individual leadership
skills through team feedback and
self-reflection. The second focuses
on developing global intelligence
by immersing them in a foreign
country to develop a new product
or service in country for their
Global Partner organization. The
Vodafone Is the
Most Valuable
Telecoms Brand
in Ghana
final module brings all the lessons
together by challenging students
to develop and launch their own
micro-business as part of a small
team back in Boston.
Africa.com executives have
been working with the team
remotely in the months leading
up to their arrival in South
Africa. While in the country,
they will pitch their ideas to
the leadership team, conduct
field research with consumers
around Johannesburg and present
their final recommendations to
management.
Harvard is quick to
acknowledge that this important
learning experience would not
be possible without the Global
Partners.
in Ghana in the Fourth edition
of the Brand Excellence Awards
report put together by Premier
Brands Ghana.
The Awards seek to project the
most consistently excelling and
relevant brands in Ghana and also
put them on the global branding
map.
In the report published a few
weeks ago, Vodafone was the
only telecommunications brand
that made the top 6 together with
around us,” he said in a statement.
Mr. Ouedraogo appealed to
the business community to join
the Chamber and help it grow
in order to promote and protect
local business interests and bring
positive change and improvement
to the Region that has so much
potential.
He said the Sekondi/Takoradi
chapter of the Chamber would
embark on programmes aimed at
making the business community
efficient, effective and profitable:
Mr. Ouedraogo said there
would be some amendments to
the by-laws with regards to the
criteria and qualities required
Tigo unveils
online
television
services
Tigo partners
with Ericsson
to improve
on network
quality
Tigo Rwanda has unveiled
online television services for
4G internet subscribers. The
telecom firm said it had entered
into a partnership with iRokotv,
an online entertainment TV to
provide subscription-based video
entertainment for its 4G clients.
Chantal Umutoni Kagame,
the telecom’s head of corporate
affairs, said this will enable 4G
wireless users unlimited access
to entertainment services from
across the globe. Prepaid
customers will part with Rwf
20,000 monthly for two gigabytes
(GB) of internet data while the
postpaid clients will be paying
Rwf 50,000 and Rwf 215,000 for
4.5 GB and 20 GB respectively.
In addition to that, the clients
will have exclusive access to the
iRokotv service at different rates.
Peter Brunt, iRokotv East
Africa vice president said they
were looking to have more
subscribers accessing African
contentandthattheywereworking
with Rwandan filmmakers on how
they could sell their productions
through the platform. The partners
were optimistic that more people
will use the television service to
increase uptake of 4G internet
services in the country.
Rhee Dongwan, chief
marketing officer of ORN, which
is the wholesaler of 4G LTE to
Tigo, said that as more people
take up the service, the pricing
will ultimately go down. The 4G
technology was commercially
launched in October last
year through a private public
partnership between government
and Korea Telecom (KT) to deploy
a high-speed 4G broadband
network covering 95 per cent
of Rwandans in three years.
Unfortunately, many Rwandans
have not yet been able to take up
the high-speed internet service
mainly because they can barely
afford it.
New Times
Mobile Network Operator, Tigo
has entered into a partnership
with world-class Communications
technology and services provider,
Ericsson, to help manage and
improve its network quality and
service delivery. The strategic
deal will enable Tigo extend
its footprint nationwide and
ensure customer satisfaction by
delivering superior network quality
using Ericsson’s state-of-the-art
technology and experience.
In a recent interview with
the CEO of Tigo Ghana about its
overhead fibre project in Bogoso
in the Western region, Roshi
Motman, touted Ericsson’s
capability and capacity saying:
“Ericsson is recognized world-
wide for their extensive experience
in advising and supporting
telecom operators to secure
network quality and improved
efficiency. Tigo Ghana is going
to leverage on their expertise to
offer our customers a reliable and
seamless network experience”.
She explained that although
like other telecom companies the
network is core to their operations,
companies like Ericsson are
market leaders and renowned
for telecommunications services.
She believes the partnership will
give Tigo Ghana the opportunity
to focus on delivering quality
experience for its customers
and managing the network. “It
will also guarantee network
quality and optimisation which is
crucial for customer experience”
Roshi emphasised. Ericsson will
manage all maintenance and
operations of Tigo Ghana’s active
network among others.
Modern Ghana
the Daily Graphic, Toyota Ghana,
Melcom and Total Petroleum
Ghana.
This recognition follows
a consistent performance in
the National Communications
Authority’s (NCA) monthly
telecoms report which recognises
Vodafone as having made the most
inroads in increasing subscriber
base with a current base of more
than 7million subscribers.
Commenting on this, Agnes
Emefa-Essah, Marketing Director
at Vodafone Ghana said:
“Our brand is one of our most
valuable assets as a company.
It is what mobilises customers
to benefit from the unmatched
experience we provide. This
recognition goes to show the hard
work we always put in to ensure
we are consistent with what we
provide to the customer – the
most important beneficiary of
our service. We will continue
to be committed to excellence,
leadership, customer satisfaction
"We are extremely grateful to
Africa.com and all the FIELD Global
Partner organizations for all they
do on behalf of our students," said
Professor Tony Mayo, the faculty
head of FIELD. "The students
benefit immeasurably from this
experience and we hope the
partner organizations do as well."
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Agency (AMA) on behalf of Africa.
com
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from people in over 200 countries
& territories. Our signature
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- we read all the Africa news so
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Modern Ghana
and be a model for others in the
sector”.
Vodafone’s rise to the top and
dedicationhasalsobeenrecognised
by a host of other organisations;
for instance, the company won
the CIMG’sTelecommunications
Company of the Year in 2014
and also won the Best Television
Programme of the Year at the
same awards with its ‘Healthline’
programme.
Other awards won last year
included Mobile Broadband
Internet of the Year; Telecom
Wholesale Provider of the Year;
Best Use of Social Media; and
Mobile Operator of the Yearat the
Mobile Awards.
The company’s enterprise
arm - Vodafone Business Solutions
–also picked up the Telecom
Business Service of the Year; while
the Vodafone Red product was
adjudged Marketing Campaign
of the Year–at the same awards
ceremony.
Modern Ghana

Teresa Clarke, Chairman and
CEO, Africa.com
for electing executives and build
a working relationship with the
Ministry of Trade and Industries,
Association of Ghana Industries,
National Board of Small Scale
Industries, Association of Small
Scale Industry, Sekondi-Takoradi
Metropolitan Assembly and the
Regional Coordinating Council
(RCC) to help improve business
operations.
He said the Chamber would
also work at rebuilding trust
and confidence and expand
membership of the business
community, foster greater
confidence between the donor
community and the Chamber
of Commerce and Sekondi-
Takoradi, and support members
with credible business profiles
and bankable business plans
to get financial assistance from
international banks.
The Chamber Chairman
added that 2015 should serve
as reawakening of the Region's
Chamber for best business results.
Modern Ghana

FRANKLY SPEAKING06
By kirit sobti,
editor, iat
editor@indoafricatimes.com
A
frica is prodigious untapped telecommunica-
tions market. Mobile commerce and the role of
mobile in health and education are also
significant growth opportunities.
No wonder, Africa presents great opportunities
in the telecom sector. The liberalisation of the
sector, the prolongation of services by multinational
corporations and the active competition currently
in place in the sector have all backed to the telecom
revolution.
Since the procedures of liberalisation and
privatisation have been taken into attention
by African countries such as Uganda, Tanzania,
Nigeria, the Sudan, South Africa and Kenya, their
telecommunication infrastructures have enhanced
significantly. Many African governments have
developed their telecommunication infrastructure by
privatising their former state-owned enterprises.
As a result, the telecom sector in the African
sector has opened up new panoramas of business
opportunities. Africa has been the fastest-growing
mobile market in the world during the past five years.
There are now more than 82 million mobile users
in Africa: Nigeria's mobile market is mounting at over
100% per year. Mobile telephony has an optimistic
and noteworthy impression on economic growth, and
this impression may be twice as large in developing
countries as in developed countries.
That mobile phone use is budding faster in Africa
than anywhere else shouldn't come as much of a
surprise, given a moment's thought. Only 6 per cent
of African citizens owned a mobile phone in 2004, so
as prices drop (and low-cost phones made for the
developing world come to market), there's a huge
potential market available. In Asia, North America
and Europe, on the contrary, mobile phone use
approaches saturation, so any remaining growth
will be far slower. With foreign telecommunications
companies making billions of dollars from projects
in Africa, governments on the continent are now
applying guidelines that necessitate contractors to
source 30 percent of labor or supplies from local
companies.
What this means is that foreign telecom
companies will not be able to bid for telecom
contracts without associating with local telecom
companies. Kenya and Zambia are the first to
implement such regulations. The rules are anticipated
to affect Chinese companies, including Huawei
Technologies and ZTE, which have been captivating
most of the big telecom contracts in Africa.
Both the Zambian and Kenyan governments
say the regulations are intended at enhancing local
capacity and encouraging knowledge transfer to local
contractors that have been fighting for a share of the
thriving telecom sector in the region.
Over the past few years, local telecom companies
in Africa have been pressed by swelling competition
from foreign rivals. The problem has been lack of
skilled manpower by local firms and lack of financial
muscle, in the face of foreign companies that have
abundant cash and hire highly skilled workers.
Corruption is also a matter of concern. Well-
funded foreign telecom companies counting Huawei,
ZTE and Siemens have been charged and in some
cases sentenced on corruption charges in African
CONNECTIVITY IS
EMPOWERMENT
Dr. Eugene Juwah
Executive Vice Chairman,
Nigerian Communications
Commission (NCC)
Mr. John Sculley
Co-founder and managing
partner at Inflexionpoint &
former Apple CEO
South African government plans to sell
assets to raise money for supporting
state companies like power utility
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. The plan is to
sell land assets, other tangible assets
and shares in public companies to raise
more than $7.4 Billion to support the
state owned companies.
“The government is going
down this path reluctantly, with
its back against the fiscal wall, and
it remains wedded to the idea of
a ‘‘developmental state’’ in which
state-owned enterprises are used to
further a host of social and economic
development objectives,” Barclays said
in a statement.
The 14 per cent stake in Vodacom
Group Ltd (VOD) and 40 per cent
in Telkom SA SCO Ltd. (TKG) are
expected to sell quicker than others.
The move is a part of South Africa’s
plans to contain debt and reduce fiscal
deficit in the next three years. State
owned companies which are struggling
to keep up with the growing economy
will be provided help, for instance
the Eskom will be given a grant of 20
billion rands raised through the sale of
assets.
2014 saw large number of
blackouts by Eskom, which is the
largest electricity provider in South
Africa. The company warned that
there are chances of more blackouts
in the near future. The power supplies
will also be affected as the company
is in the process of generating new
production facilities.
These asset sales are expected
to help the state owned companies
like Eskom. These sales are the first
major asset sale after 2003, when
the government sold 25 per cent
of Telkom, the telecommunication
company for 3.9 billion rand. Plans are
to keep the debt at less than 50 per
cent of GDP and the lower the budget
deficit to 2.6 per cent from 4.1 per
cent. The government also owns some
stakes in corporations like Kumba Iron
Ore Ltd. (KIO), Sasol Ltd. (SOL), Sappi
Ltd. (SAP) and Life Healthcare Group
Holdings Ltd. (LHC), which are also
expected to be included in the sale.
South Africa to sell
assets to support State
Owned Enterprises
It is critical for local companies
to have a significant role in
the provision of services and
supply of materials to the
telecommunications industry, if
we must develop the industry in
Nigeria on a sustainable basis
over the long term and provide
more employment opportunities
for Nigerians.
The absolute
majority of the
big government
telecom
projects in
Africa are
sponsored by
China through
loans whose
conditions are
that supply
and installation
contracts
are given
to Chinese
companies.
courts. The new regulations in Zambia and Kenya
necessitate that telecom contract-award dealings
include a weighting methodology that gives
preference to local contractors and those partly
owned by Kenyans.
Nevertheless, the absolute majority of the big
government telecom projects in Africa are sponsored
by China through loans whose conditions are that
supply and installation contracts are given to Chinese
companies. It is not clear how the new regulations will
affect these loans from China.
The Zambian government has already prescribed
the guidelines while in Kenya the regulations
are expected to be enforced shortly. The Kenyan
government is in the process of conferring multi-
million dollar tenders for Biometric Identification
Cards and the construction of a 4G telecom network
in the country. The new regulations are expected to
ensure that local companies benefit from these two
tenders. On the other hand, mobile operators across
Africa are becoming progressively concerned about
the fame of overseas-hosted over-the-top (OTT)
services eating into their potential to monetise traffic
as the number of smartphones and data packages
grows.
The issue has been progressively coming to the
fore over recent months, and was debated between
a panel of pan-African operators including Airtel,
Orange, MTN, and Millicom as well as Facebook's
vice president for Internet.org, Chris Daniels, at the
AfricaCom conference in Cape Town.
The debate around OTT services kicked off in
earnest when South African operators Vodacom and
MTN both spoke out about their fear that they are
being cut out of the value chain for data services like
WhatsApp and Facebook in a way that could weaken
investment in growing network reach. Facebook's
Daniels denied rumours from the Mobile World
Congress trade show earlier in the year that the
company's position was to force operators into being
"just pipes".
"Operators must be able to make money with more
people coming online or they won't be able to invest
in infrastructure to provide connectivity," Daniels said.
"We need to do something to help operators to
continue to earn and grow. [If] operators can't create
the next big OTT, we can't create a global connectivity
network."
Internet.org launched its free suite of apps
in Kenya, via a partnership with Airtel. The suite
includes zero-rated access to BBC News, Facebook,
Wikipedia, and health advice for ebola prevention
and maternal care. Internet.org is already available in
Tanzania and Zambia.
CEO of MTN South Africa Ahmad Farroukh says
that as voice revenues fall, network operators cannot
surrender the facility to monetise data services or
they will be unable to afford the investment needed to
extend networks to rural areas.
"We're not talking about blocking social networks,"
Farroukh said. "We want cooperation which is in
benefit to our organisations and our stakeholders...
Connectivity is empowerment in a continent like
Africa... It can be a win-win. It doesn't have to be the
evil operators who want to make money against the
good guys," who give everything away for free.
The debate is not helped, Farroukh recommended,
by the fact that big US tech companies who profit
from mobile ads on their services pay little or no tax
in African countries and aren't burdened with the
country's high costs of regulation. In many countries
on the continent, import duties on consumer
electronics like handsets is as high as 40 percent, with
VAT added on top. That makes propositions like a $50
smartphone - which MTN has in the form of its Steppa
The African markets present
a huge opportunity for new
smartphone devices, with a
growing population of technology
and fashion-savvy youth.
Consumers today want the
best feature-rich smartphone
experience at desirable price
points, without compromising on
quality.
- difficult to produce and make a profit.
"To lay a kilometre of fibre in much of
rural Africa, it costs more in licensing fees
than the fibre and equipment, because
costing models for government are
outdated," Farroukh said.
Executive vice president of Orange in
Africa, Marc Rennard, says that ultimately
the operators and OTT services must work
together. "We all have the same idea, which
is to improve connectivity around the
world and in Africa. Even if connectivity is
improving, the absolute number of poor
people is increasing. We need to improve
affordability, lower the cost of handsets, and
fight against taxation," he said.

TRAVEL&tourism 07
UTOPIA ON EARTH
Surrounded by sky high mountains, green valleys, unspoiled forests, Sikkim is an exotic place to visit. The
topography adds to the sense of adventure of the state. Friendly people and mouthwatering dishes, and the
tranquility makes the place a traveler’s dream.
T
ravelling is revitalizing, travelling
is exciting and travelling is
considered as a respite from
the dull and hectic life. For all
the travelling enthusiasts who love
exploring new places, and absolutely
love a place which offers peace and
adventure at the same time, also
known as Nye-mae-el (literally meaning
“paradise”), Sikkim is the place for you.
Perhaps the loveliest destination in
India, Sikkim is a hilly state with plunging
mountain ranges and valleys, and lush
green forests. Its remoteness makes
it difficult to access, but at the same
time one of the most peaceful holiday
destinations in India.
The second smallest state in terms of
area, the state of Sikkim is landlocked
by the Himalayas on one side, Nepal,
China’s Tibet Autonomous Region and
Bhutan. The world’s third highest peak,
Kangchenjunga is situated on the
Sikkim-Nepal border.
The annual average temperature of
Sikkim is 18°C, and it has a sub-tropical
climate in the south and tundra
climate in the north. It is also one of
the very few stated of India to receive
regular snowfall.
Exceptionally blessed by nature,
Sikkim houses a wide variety of flora
and fauna. Bamboos, Oak, Conifer,
Orchids and many flowering plants
are among the few varieties of plants
present in the region. Among the
wildlife, one can find the Red Panda,
Asian black bear, Leopard, Musk Deer
and many other.
Welcoming People
Sikkim is a blend of people from
different ethnicities coming together
and living in the region. A considerable
number of Nepalese population
because of the shared border with
Nepal. One can also find the Lepchas,
Bhutias, and Tibetans living together
with migrants from other communities
such as Bengalis, Marwaris and Biharis.
Majority of the population of Sikkim
are followers of Hinduism, and the
Sikkim is a traveler’s paradise, something about the
state is very soothing to the soul. When in Sikkim, it is a
must to visit some of the below mentioned places:
SIKKIM
Monasteries
The fact that Sikkim houses over 200
monasteries and the breathtaking
scenic beauty makes it one of the
best places to meditate. These
monasteries are the perfect place to
attain some peace and quiet and
move away from the commotion
of city life. Festivals are held in
these monasteries which make
them a fun place to be in. Rumtek,
Pemayangtse and Tashiding are
among the famous monasteries in
Sikkim.
Teesta River
If you love adventure sports, Teesta
River is the place for you. River rafting
is the latest adventure activity to
arrive in Sikkim. The topography of
the area and the interesting course
of the area makes it an interesting
and thrilling activity. The best time for
rafting is March to May and October to
December.
Yuksom and the Dzongri Trail
The magnificent valleys, dense forests,
magnificent gardens and rivers makes
Sikkim a trekker’s paradise. The trek
from Yuksom to Dzongri Peak, is the
most famous trek in Sikkim.
Sancturies
An astounding variety of flora and
fauna- over 450 species of birds, 400
species of butterflies and 450 varieties
of orchids- makes the state a just visit
for nature enthusiasts. Deorali Orchid
Sanctuary in South Gangtok and
Kyongnosia Alpine Sanctuary are
two of the most famous sanctuaries
in Sikkim.
Nathu La Pass and the Old
Silk Route
three hours from Gangtok, the old
Silk Route and the Nathu La Pass
is situated on the Chinese border.
With Chinese soldiers stationed on
the other side of the border, the
height and the snowcapped pass
adds a thrill to the journey. Although
only Indians are allowed to travel to
the pass after obtaining the proper
permit.
the untouched
Heaven on Earth
state houses many Hindu temples
as well. Buddhism is also a major
religion in the state. The Kirateshwar
Mahadev Temple is also a very popular
pilgrimage center. Most Hindu festivals
including Diwali and Dussehra are
celebrated, Maghe Sanskriti, Bhimsen
Puja, Losar, Loosong and Bhumchu are
among the other festivals celebrated in
the state.
In Love with Momos and
Thukpas…
A blend of Indian, Nepalese and
Tibetan cuisine, the food habits in
Sikkim are very diverse. Momos (stuffed
steam dumplings) are the most famous
dish of Sikkim.
Another very popular dish widely
available in the state is Thukpa, a
Tibetan style noodle based soup.
Other famous dishes include, Kinema,
Gundruk and Sinki. Sishnu is the most
exotic local dish of Sikkim, prepared
from leaves of edible wild varieties of
nettle.
Sikkim is also popular for its Temi
Tea, which mainly consists of pure tea
golden flowery orange pekoe. The
chilly weather makes the tea drinking
experience enjoyable.

TALKINGTECHNOLOGY08
T
he India Exhibits will be
held on 23-25 June, 2015
at Kenyatta International
Convention Centre. This
International Exhibition will focus
on key areas like Engineering,
Machinery, Manufacturing and
Technology. The exhibition aims
to showcase the gateway of new
emerging market to the global
village. India Exhibits exhibition
will take a small step forward
to bridge the GAP between the
Manufacturing strengths to
technological advantage for the
this environment, the manufactur-
ers will need to adopt new strate-
gies and innovative machine tools
to upgrade their baseline opera-
tional standards.
Industrial output in most
mature markets remain low
however manufacturers in
emerging markets continue
to record positive growth that
EAST AFRICA- AN
EMERGING MARKET
East African consists of 5 countries
namely: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania,
Burundi and Rwanda and it is fast
becoming a centre of economic and
industrial development. Among
the aforementioned countries,
Kenya is strategically located
along the equator and with natural
harbors that open into the Indian
Ocean. Kenya possesses well
developed financial markets and is
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dubbed "Africa's Silicon Savannah"
thus ensuring the country
remains the hub of Information
Communication Technology. The
Vision 2030 economic blue print
is the Government's recovery
strategy and plans of how to
make the country a middle
income economy by 2030. Thus
the Government has introduced
various incentives to encourage
Foreign Direct Investment to lure
investors.
Kenya's industrial sector has
grown substantially over the
years and contributed about 13
per cent of the Gross Domestic
Product. The manufacturing
sector is composed of medium and
large-scale enterprises with major
foreign multinational companies
from the European Union, United
States of America, India, China,
Gulf and Asia. Under the Kenya
Vision 2030, the economy must
grow to a Gross Domestic Product
(GOP) per capita of over US$3,000
at today's prices by 2030 or about
six times what it is today. We
must therefore put the necessary
building blocks to enable us make
this reality and aggressively
continue to implement the core
priorities across the three pillars
as follows: economic, social and
political.
Manufacturing is one of
the 7 key sectors in Africa that
have been identified under the
economic pillar of Vision 2030 to
grow the economy by up to 10%
per annum. There are several
ongoing flagship projects in the
manufacturing sector that the
Government is seeking potential
investors. It is envisaged that
this exhibition will play a pivotal
role in linking exhibitors to key
Government Agencies that are
involved inthe following Vision
2030 flagship projects:
Development of Special
Economic Zones inthe
counties
Natural Products Industry
Initiative
Development on integrated
Iron Mills
Development of Small Medium
Enterprise Parks
NETWORKING
Networking at India Exhibits will
be the most comprehensive forum
where international industry
executives, academia, institution-
al investors, venture capitalists,
analysts and other experts will
have the opportunity to shape the
future collaboration landscape of
Engineering, Machinery, Manufac-
turing and technology. Our online
1-Pianner software allows you to
pre-select and manage your meet-
ings, while at the same time profil-
ing yourself in the way that will
attract potential business partners,
investors and friends. The service
is aimed at senior-leve l executives
and will include industry specific
software that enables you to pre-
arrange one-on-one meetings with
your desired partners.
Service oriented Manufacturing
Companies.
The international Manufac-
turing market is undergoing
key changes. Product cycles are
shrinking, demand for new tech-
nologies is growing, and the rise of
increasingly powerful, emerging-
market entrants is ratcheting up
global competition. To succeed in
is fuelling their aggressive
international expansion
.Meanwhile new entrants are
expected to move up the industry
value chain as they shift focus
on pure, low cost commodity
manufacturing hence competing
with already established
manufacturers in service; a key
profitdriverforleadingcompanies.
This development will require
mature market manufacturers to
fully emerging markets into their
operating models.
the region's hub for transportation
as its upgrades its airport into
an ultra modern international
airport able to process 20 million
visitors annually. Kenya also
boasts of a strong bourse with
the Nairobi Stock Exchange been
a power house in the region thus
projecting a formidable financial
market. The country is poised to
launch the first ever technopolis

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The third ICCIG aims at pooling
insights from research, policy
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technology, institutions,
culture, conservation and
governance. The policy makers
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find conference as a unique
platform for engaging with
open innovation community
promoting dialogue and
partnership between formal
and informal sector of science,
technology, services and
society.
Date: 19-22 Jan 2015
Venue: Indian Institute of
Management, Ahmedabad, India
Bangalore MBA
Networking Event
This event showcases products
like educational loan based
services, management
training institutes, to that
of management council
associated with this field etc.
in the Education Training
industry.
Date: 19 Jan 2015
Venue: Vivanta by Taj Whitefield,
Bangalore, India
Pharmaceutical Expo
2015
PHARMAceutical EXPO 2015,
concurrent with 66th Indian
Pharmaceutical Congress is
the industry's most attended
event on Pharmaceutical
Industry for more than a
decade. The show has been
major contributor to the growth
and innovation of Indian
Pharmaceutical Industry.
The show generates new
business opportunity among
the Exhibitors and Visitors.
PHARMAceutical EXPO 2015
covers the whole process of
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing,
from various kind of
manufacturing/processing
machineries to Lab Equipment,
Analytical Instruments, APIs
and other total solutions.
Date: 23-25 Jan, 2015
Venue: Hitex Exhibition Centre,
Hyderabad, Telangana.
23rd Convergence India
Expo 2015
The forthcoming expo will
showcase innovation and
leading devices to enhance
e-Development at all levels
and drive the growth of urban
usage. Focused business-
matching will provide the
perfect opportunity to network
with industry executives and
establish new relationships.
Attracting global leaders,
the expo will serve an ideal
platform for knowledge-
experts to share insights and
successful case studies across
the globe.
Date: 21-23 Jan, 2015
Venue: Pragati Maidan, New Delhi,
India.
Prepration Method
1. In pan, heat butter and oil.
2. Brown chicken in this mixture.
3. Season with salt pepper if desired, remove.
4. In remaining fat, cook onion and garlic until clear.
5. Add ground or crushed almonds, basil, pepper, and
honey and cook, stirring, until mixture is well blended.
6. Combine broth and cornstarch and add to pan; cook,
stirring, over high heat until sauce thickens.
7. Remove from heat, stir in lemon juice.
8. Place chicken in a casserole dish, spooning sauce
over.
9. Bake, covered, and at 350 degrees for 1 hour, or until
chicken is tender.
Handy French
1. This is not my fault.
Ce n’est pas ma faute.
2. Hurry up!
Dépêche-toi!
3. What is this?
Qu'est-ce que c'est?
4. Good night and sweet dreams!
Bonne nuit et fais de beaux
rêves!
5. I will be right back!
Je reviens tout de suite!
Benefits of Sea Salt
The world's
biggest hospital is
in Soweto
Sea salt has been an essential ingredient of the beauty regime. The difference between the sea salt
and the common salt is that the latter is heavily processed. On the other hand, the sea salt is made by
simply evaporating the sea water. Laden with numerous minerals, such as sodium, calcium, magnesium
and potassium.
The Ambassador of Tunisia to India, Mr. Tarek Azouz meeting the Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri Ananthkumar,
in New Delhi on January 13, 2015
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picture of the week
Use as a body scrub
The grains of the sea salt act as the
natural exfoliator and the minerals
present in it makes the skin softer.
So, instead of experimenting with
a new cosmetic product just a few
days before your wedding, go for
this simple yet effective homemade
exfoliator. Mix quarter cup of sea salt
with half a cup of olive oil. Massage
your arms, legs, feet and face gently
with this mix to get rid of the dead
skin in the most natural way.
Acts as a facial toner
Sea salt helps your facial skin
breathe freely as it deeply cleanses
your pores. Simply mix one teaspoon
sea salt with half a cup of warm
water. Using a cotton ball, apply this
solution on your entire face except
the area surrounding your eyes.
Helps in relaxing swollen
feet
To relieve yourself from the pain
of swollen and aching feet, take
lukewarm water in a tub and add
equal amount of baking soda and sea
salt into it. Put your feet into this mix for
about 10 to 15 minutes and you will feel
very relieved after you take them out of
the tub.
Use as nail brightener
Sea salt is also very effective in making
your nails brighter and healthier. Just
mix one teaspoon each of sea salt,
baking soda and lemon juice with half
a cup of warm water. Now, soak your
nails in this mix for about eight to ten
minutes followed by gentle scrubbing
with a soft brush. This process will
remove dust from your nails, and will
make them softer as well as brighter.
For conditioning of hair
Contrary to the popular belief that salt
is harmful for hair, the minerals present
in it are actually very beneficial for their
health. Just mix a small amount of sea
salt in your hair oil and apply it on the
scalp as well the hair strands. Keep if
for about 20 minutes. It will make your
hair more voluminous, shinier and
bouncier. Additionally, it will help you to
get rid of dandruff.
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2. A mushroom
3. Man
4. A Stamp
5. Watermelon
Answers
Ingredients
»» 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
»» 2 tablespoons oil
»» 2 onions, chopped
»» 1 cup slivered almonds
»» 2 teaspoons low-fat margarine
»» salt pepper
»» 1 garlic clove, chopped
»» 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
»» 1 1/2 cups low-fat chicken broth
»» 1 lemon, juice of
»» 1 teaspoon fresh basil
»» 1/2 cup honey
»» 2 tablespoons cornstarch
Acts as teeth whitener
If you thought that the benefits of sea
salt are restricted only to your skin
or hair, then here is something for
you. Salt helps in removing the stains
from your teeth and also makes them
whiter. Just add one teaspoon salt to
two teaspoons of baking soda and use
a soft toothbrush to brush your teeth
with this homemade tooth powder.
Helps in proper sleep
Too much of work and nervousness
often leads to improper sleep, which of
course, is not at all healthy for the skin.
So, to give yourself a beauty sleep,
consume sea salt before you go to the
bed. Many researches have proved
that salt is very effective in lowering
the stress levels. Additionally, it helps
in raising the oxytocin levels in your
body. It is an anti-stressing hormone
that helps you to feel relaxed and calm.
You can drink a mix of 1/8th teaspoon
of sea salt and a glass of water before
sleeping. Another way to take sea salt
to help you sleep well is by mixing it
into your vegetable salad.
Chicken with Honey
African Cuisine
1. Brothers and sisters I have none but
this man's father is my father's son.
Who is the man?
2. What kind of room has no doors or
windows?
3. Which creature walks on four legs in
the morning, two legs in the afternoon,
and three legs in the evening?
4. What can travel around the world
while staying in a corner?
5. There was a green house. Inside the
green house there was a white house.
Inside the white house there was a red
house. Inside the red house there were
lots of babies. What is it?

THEFASHIONISTAS10
Girl Pikin For Betteh: A
Response to Ebola by Hawa
Kamara; Miss West Africa
International 2013
Miss Seychelles…Another World
2015 contest to focus on “beauty
with a purpose”
Joni Blaze angry at Merqury
Quaye over Ghana Dj Awards 2015
Nominees List.
The controversies have begun
around this year's Ghana Dj
Awards 2015 Nominees list
already.
Joni Blaze, who plays for Xfm
95.1isoneofthevibrantRaggae/
Dancehall presenters but has not
got even a single nomination in
the list presented.
Joni Blaze thinks he should
havehadapossiblenomination
in the Best Raggae/Dancehall DJ
of the Year category, eluded him.
King Lagazee who plays for
Rite 90.1fm in Somanya, had his
name in that category with Xfm
attached to it, meanwhile Kind
Brand Ambassador
of Fashion Icon
Awards 2015
Organizers of Fashion Icon Awards
kicked off preparation for this
year’s event with announcement of
top Ghanaian model, Doris Adom-
Asomaning as Brand Ambassador
for 2015. Doris Adom-Asomaning,
Model, TV presenter, and Entrepre-
neur with 10 years’ experience in
the fashion industry. She has model
for most of the top name design-
ers in Ghana and beyond such as
Late Kofi Ansah, Christie Brown,
Alphadi, Deola Sagoe, Stoned Che-
rie, Adebayor Jones, just to name
a few. Doris runway legacy felt not
only on the local frontage but also
international; having participated
in modelling competitions such as,
Top Model Ghana 2006 and Top
Model of the World 2010 where
she emerged the 2nd runner-up
and top 15 out of 45 countries re-
spectively. The versatile fashion
model have walked on the runway
show for Vlisco, Woodin, Da Viva
and GTP and other shows include;
Ghana @ 50 Fashion Show (Ghana
Egypt), the Launch of CAN 2008,
Glitz Africa Fashion Week, FIMA,
Catwalk the World (UN Charity
Show). The Industry Awards Night
would be held in May 2015 while
the Grand finale is scheduled for
June 13 at Lifestyle Gallery, Spintex
Road, Accra.
Modern Ghana
Beautyisnotjustaboutthephysical
appearance, but it is also the inner
qualities that one possesses. This
is the strong message that the
Seychelles Tourism Board wants to
pass on to the future young ladies
who wish to take part in the Miss
Seychelles…Another World contest
and become the country’s beauty
queen and ambassador. For the
secondyear,theSeychellesTourism
Board is focusing on beauty with a
purpose for the Miss Seychelles…
Another World 2015 contest.
This year’s beauty contest
was officially launched by the
Seychelles Tourism Board’s Chief
Executive Sherin Naiken during
a press conference with the local
media representatives.
Her reign as Miss West Africa International
2013 might be over, but her goodwill still
continues. Hawa Kamara, recently stated
“Sierra Leone is putting an end to its Ebola
epidemic, but Ebola was not just an illness
that came and went like the flu, a lot of
families were destroyed, children, adults,
girls and boys. So the question is when we say
we have ended Ebola, that is great, but if we
do not react to the aftermath, then we have
not ended the destruction of the illness”.
Hawa Kamara is also originally from
Sierra Leone is currently reaching out for
celebrities across west Africa to consider
supporting victims of the Ebola epidemic
aftermath via her non profit organization Girl
Pikin 4 Betteh. An organization that focuses
on young girls who are now more vulnerable
to the ills of society due to lack of wealth,
family and/or homes.
“The problem is most of Africans in
'non-hit' Ebola countries see the issue we
face as something separate to them, we
need to remember that the only thing that
separates us here are manmade borders
in Africa. In fact if some of these countries
were as big as Nigeria, whatever happened
in their neighboring country would be
considered as their national problem.
We need to work together, if you
are comfortable, give up a little
time for others so we can all
have a decent life, and this is
what Gal Pikin 4 Better is about.
If our celebrities are capable
of pouring Ice water on you for
disabilities in foreign countries
then we can trust your ability to
be involved in this”
The Gal Pikin 4 Betteh
organization would be in full
effect and active before mid-2015.
For now the work is being put on
the ground to raise concern and
support for victims of the Ebola
epidemic, mainly young girls who
might not be given a chance at a
trade, or skill and might be pushed
through the wrong channels of life.
Modern Ghana
Lagazee doesn't work with Xfm.
Could it be a mistake? The answer
still remain unknown to us and I
think the organizers of the awards
should come clear.
Joni Blaze however was very
furious about the issue and think
his name was what was replicated
for King Lagazee. He wants that
issue addressed immediately by the
organizers.
According to Joni Blaze, what
even annoyed him most was
Merqury Quaye, the organizer of
the event has refused to pick his
phone calls.
Modern Ghana
Miss Seychelles…Another
World was re-launched in 2012
with Sherlyn Furneau taking the
crownhome.In2013,MissFurneau
crowned her successor Agnes
Gerry as the country’s beauty
queen. Miss Naiken pointed out
that this year since the contest is
putting more focus on the project,
there will be a few changes to be
made to the bikini round during
the crowning night. The Seychelles
Tourism Board will relook at this
element of the contest.
Miss Naiken calls for more
support from the business
community in terms of
sponsorship to support the
country’s beauty queen during
her reign, as this has proved to be
one of the major challenges for
the Seychelles Tourism Board. As
Miss Seychelles…Another World
is an ambassador of the islands,
she must be a role model and one
who promotes good values. People
look up to her, especially the young
ones, so she needs to uphold a
positive image and one who is
against substance abuse, so the
candidates who apply will have to
be tested.
After the potential candidates
have been auditioned, 12 will be
chosen for the contest, and they
in turn will have to follow a three-
month intensive program. Those
who wish to join this year’s Miss
Seychelles…Another World 2015
must be a Seychellois national
aged 18 to 24. Entry forms can be
collected at the Seychelles Tourism
Board’s information offices in
Victoria on Praslin and La Digue.
The forms can also be
downloaded from the link www.
missseychelles.info – in the
downloads section. Ladies who
wish to take part in contesting
for this year’s crown, have until
February 9 to submit their forms.
Eturbo News

SPORTS2WATCH 11
Rwanda maintains 68th position
in Fifa rankings
RWANDA HAS maintained the 68th position in the latest Fifa world rankings
released on Thursday in Zurich.
The rankings mean that Rwanda remains the highest ranked side in the
Cecafa region with Uganda dropping by one place to 77th, Tanzania, Sudan and
Ethiopia improved to 104th, 108th and 109threspectively.
The monthly rankings are largely based on competitive and friendly
international games that a country plays.
The senior national football side’s 0-0 draw against Morocco in Marrakech
was vital in Rwanda’s rise in the Fifa rankings while the U-23’ goalless draw
against Burundi also contributed to the best Fifa rankings that Rwanda has had
so far.
Amavubi U-23 will play Tanzania in a friendly later this month in preparation
for the Rio 2016 Olympic qualifier against Somalia in March. A win over the Taifa
Stars will mean Rwanda getting better rankings.
Kenya (117th) and Burundi (128th) dropped by one place while South Sudan
(189th), Eritrea (202nd), Somalia (204th) and Djibouti (206th) all maintained
their positions.
This is Rwanda’s highest Fifa ranking in the history of football in this country
beating the earlier record – 78th which was achieved in December 2008.
New Times
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Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula, South Africa
South Africa's sports minister
said the country's national team
had matured after qualifying to
compete in the continent's most
prestigious football tournament
following seven years in the
wilderness. Bafana Bafana last
qualified for the Africa Cup of
Nations in 2008. You have come of
age, said Minister Fikile Mbalula
shortly before the team left for the
tournament, which wil be hosted
by Equatorial Guinea. This is a
special moment for South Africa.
You have restored the glory,
the pride ... of the nation, he added.
A year ago, out of frustration
South Africa have come of age-sports minister
at the team's poor performances,
Mbalula described Bafana Bafana
as a disaster and a useless bunch
of losers. That was after South
Africa crashed out of the group
stage of the 2014 African Nations
Championship with a 3-1 loss to
Nigeria.
However,11monthslater,South
Africa beat defending continental
champions Nigeria away to qualify
for this year's Cup of Nations. That
victory came despite the harrowing
loss of captain and goalkeeper
Senzo Meyiwa, who was shot dead
at a house south of Johannesburg
on October 26 in what police billed
as a robbery gone wrong.
You dismissed the idea that
Rwanda Football Federation
(Ferwafa) has announced that
the 4 star hotel it is set to start
constructing will host some
teams during the African Nations
Championship (Chan) next year.
Fifa will provide Rwf2bn
($2,896,640) grant which is half
the budget as part of the Fifa Goal
project development programme
aimed at helping developing
countries establish infrastructure
and facilities towards the growth
of the game. According to the
Ferwafa president Vincent Degaule
Nzamwita, the hotel will be four-
storeyed with 88 rooms and will
be built on the piece of land next
Ferwafa keen to have new hotel
ready for Chan 2016
to the Ferwafa headquarters in
Remera, currently occupied by
Rwanda Police. Construction is set
to start next month as the football
governing body awaits Rwanda
Police to shift so that work can
commence in order to beat the
December deadline. The hotel is
expected to reduce on the expenses
that the Ministry of Sports
spends on national teams during
residential training or visiting
national teams. Fifa has sponsored
several projects in Rwanda
including the construction of the
Ferwafa Headquaters in Remera,
which was the first project in 2001.
Six years later, the Fifa Goal Bureau
supported the installation of an
artificial turf at the technical centre
to help improve the facility used by
several teams for training. The Goal
Project also saw the installation of
an artificial turf at the Muhanga
stadium in 2011, an initiative that
has enabled the facility to host
domestic league and cup games.
New Times
Nigeria cannot be defeated, you
have debunked that, said South
African Football Association
(SAFA) president Danny Jordaan.
South Africa are in a tough-
looking Group C at the tournament
along with Algeria—the top African
side in the FIFA rankings—Senegal
and Ghana's Black Stars. Very soon
they will step up their preparations
with a friendly against Cameroon
in the Gabonese capital Libreville,
nine days before their opening
game. Coach Ephraim Shakes
Mashaba has refused to name a
team captain following the death of
Meyiwa, saying the players would
captain each other.
Modern Ghana

ENCOUNTER WITH EDITOR12
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What is the main objective of Africa
CEO forum? Enlighten us with some of
the highlights achievements of the
Forum.
Since its inception in 2012, the
AFRICA CEO FORUM has established
itself as the unparalleled international
event devoted to promoting the African
private sector. As such, each year, the
event brings together top African and
international CEOs and investors, to
discuss African private sector’s growth
strategies and to network.
The previous edition of the forum
was a resounding success; it has gathered
more than 700 participants, including
500 CEOs, 57 countries represented
among which 38 African countries.
Competitiveness, local processing,
intra-African investment and, indeed,
Africa’s financial capacity were all on
the agenda of the previous edition.
The proceedings were rich, intense
and substantive. The discussions
represented a more clear-headed and
measured response to Africa’s growth
and attractiveness and brought concrete
solutions to our participants. Based on
the success of the previous forum, the
participants have requested unanimously
that the discussions initiated in this
pan-African setting - which is particularly
conducive to business networking - be
continued next year at the AFRICA CEO
FORUM 2015.
In your perspective, which are those
sectors who have alluring aspects in
terms of investment in Africa?
Well, you have so many of them.
Firstly, I would say the “matures” sectors
such as Oil Gas, mining, construction
and banking. Then, for over 10
years, with the continent fast-paced
development, new sectors have emerged
and have been particularly alluring for
investors such as ICT, real estate and
also agro-industry,
where more and
more international
groups have found
fertile grounds
for investments
in Africa. More
recently, you have
the consumer
goods and retail
sector, answering
the needs of the
booming African
middle class.
This forum is one of the grand events
having widest wings around the globe.
What opportunities participants
can entail and how it can drive the
economic force of the continent.
The AFRICA CEO FORUM is a unique
opportunity for participants to network
with top African and international chief
executives, find new financial partners
by meeting the most influent bankers
and investors on the continent, promote
their businesses in Africa and abroad,
challenge their knowledge on the latest
business practices in their industry, and
most importantly, be driving forces to
Africa’s growth. The programme for the
2015 AFRICA CEO FORUM is designed to
foster debate on the strategic priorities
of African businesses. The purpose is to
share concrete solutions to promote the
development and emergence of a strong
African private
sector that create
jobs and is capable
of successfully
competing in the
international arena.
Africa CEO
forum mainly
emphasizes on the
African private
sector. In your
view, how can the
public policies
assist in developing Africa’s Private
sector?
The public authorities are at the
heart of Africa’s development. Hence,
they must garner national consensus
by supporting the implementation of
targeted policies to support the private
sector; such as protectionism measures,
local content policies, and developing
state capitalism for growth and job
creation. In this regard, the AFRICA
CEO FORUM is the premier arena for a
constructive dialogue between public
decision makers and the private sector.
For this third edition, three major
international institutions have decided
to strengthen their partnership with the
AFRICA CEO FORUM in order to enhance
their relationship with the African
private sector: The IFC - International
Finance Corporation - which is part of
the World Bank Group and focuses on
investment in the private sector, the
UNECA - United Nations Economic
Commission for Africa - and the PTA
Trade and Development Bank, which
is the financial and investment arm of
COMESA (Common Market for Eastern
and Southern Africa)
The forum scheduled to be held in
Geneva is home to the headquarters
of many international organizations,
including the United Nations
Organization and the World Trade
Organization amongst others. Do you
think it will influence the traffic of
participants and how?
Yes indeed. We chose on purpose
to settle on a territory that benefits
from an international aura and which is
headquarters to prestigious international
institutions. Furthermore, it is a neutral
place, which is important to us. As a
central location, Geneva is also the ideal
place for international travels of the
CEOs attending the event.
THE PURPOSE IS TO SHARE CONCRETE SOLUTIONS
Do you want to ripen your business, outline your approach and enrich your company’s
attractiveness? An exclusive podium for thought-provoking deliberations, the AFRICA CEO FORUM
is an outstanding opportunity given to companies and investors whose strategy shows their
willpower to take part in Africa’s vibrant growth. The President of Africa CEO Forum goes candid
with INDO AFRICA TIMES and talked over the anticipated upshot from its third edition.
Amir Ben Yahmed
President of the
Africa CEO Forum

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