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he Central African Republic has named it first Muslim Prime
Minister Mahamat Kamoun, a former special adviser to interim
President Catherine Samba-Panza, who will head a transitional
government in an endeavour to make a more inclusive government
and end more than a year of sectarian violence.
Central African
Republic has its
first Muslim
Prime Minister
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Mahamat Kamoun, Prime Minister, Central African Republic
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Having selfless leaders willing to
put the country’s interest ahead of
their own is critical in maintaining
peace.
Thiswasthemessagedelivered
to delegates including religious
and youth leaders and delegates
from Central African Republic and
South Sudan, who are meeting at a
peace conference in Kigali.
The two-day conference,
organised by Faith-based
organisations, Rwanda Youth
Action Network, Rwanda Civil
Society Platform and Aegis Trust,
brings together religious leaders
from CAR and youth leaders from
South Sudan, as well as their
Rwandan counterparts.
The delegation from CAR
comprises both Christian and
Muslim leaders, a welcome gesture
considering that the conflict that
has devastated the country mainly
pits Christian against Muslim
militias.
Notable among the CAR
delegation include Archbishop
Dieudonne Nzapalainga, the
leader of the Catholic Church in
the capital Bangui; Rev. Nicolas
Guerekoyame Gbangou, the leader
of the Evangelical Alliance; and
Imam Omar Kobin Layama, the
leader of the Islamic community.
Speaking at the opening of the
conference, Local Government
Private sector urged to focus on
EAC market
Made in Rwanda Limited’s Scorpio
Ramazani Kourey receives the third-
best exhibitor award from Amb
Rugwabiza at the closure of the 17th
Rwanda International Trade Fair.
Local industrialists have been
urged to enhance their production
capacity and quality to take full
advantage of the 150 million strong
East African Community (EAC) market.
Amb. Valentine Rugwabiza, the
East African Community Affairs
Minister, said manufacturers should
embrace new technologies to boost
productivity and improve product
quality to benefit from the huge
opportunities presented by the EAC
market.
“You should no longer focus on the
small Rwandan market of about 12
million people, but the bigger EAC bloc.
That’s why it is important for you to
embrace new technologies to increase
productivity and provide goods and
services at affordable price,” she said.
Rugwabiza was speaking at
the closure of the 17th Rwanda
Kigali conference seeks peace for
Central African Republic, S. Sudan
International Trade Fair at the Gikondo
Show Grounds in Kicukiro District.
She said regional governments
would continue to improve business
environment in the bloc to attract more
investors and ease cost doing trade.
“We will spare no effort in deepening
regional integration because we
understand that removal of trade
barriers is key to ensuring economic
sustainability of the region,” Rugwabiza
said.
“I, therefore, appeal to the private
sector to participate in fast-tracking of
regional integration by producing for the
EAC market and getting involved in all
its other activities.”
She said besides ensuring that
all trade barriers are eliminated, the
EAC partner states want to further
ease movement of people, services
and goods across the region, “but we
seek close collaboration of the private
sector”.
Felicite Nyampundu, a senior
training officer at the Business
Professionals Network Rwanda, also
urged the private sector to work with the
government and support regional efforts
into fast-tracking the EAC integration,
arguing that the business community
may not achieve much from the EAC
integration if they don’t get fully involved.
“You have to be at the centre of the
whole process to benefit. After all, you
are one of the biggest shareholders,”
Nyampundu noted.
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Construction of Rwf4.5bn Musanze
market begins
P
ublic-private partnership is
the way to go if the country
is to achieve its economic
development aspirations outlined
in Vision 2020, according to the
Minister for Trade and Industry,
François Kanimba.
Kanimba was speaking at the
launch of construction activities
of a multi-billion modern market
in Musanze District.
The four-storey complex will
be constructed by Kodukumu,
a local cooperative at the tune
of Rwf4.5 billion, according
to Raymond Niyonzima, the
cooperative president.
minister Francis Kaboneka said
Rwanda was proof that good
leadership can bring lasting peace.
“Going by our experience,
we can confirm that leadership
can destroy or develop any
country. The role of leadership
is paramount in setting, guiding
and promoting the shared vision,
ethics and national values among
the people,” Kabokeka said.
“Whether religious, military,
civil society, you need to have
leadership values, you need to lead
people with dignity and passion;
you must be ready to inspire
people before you inspire yourself.”
Kaboneka asked the delegates
to take lessons from the various
Genocide memorials in the country
they visited to see the magnitude
and impacts of a genocide ideology.
He also called on the youth in
thetwocountriestobeactivepeace
ambassadors and refuse to be
influenced by the older generation
who may want to mislead them to
engage in committing atrocities,
saying they had a big opportunity
to restore stability.
He said Rwanda would stand in
solidarity with the two countries
in their efforts to achieve lasting
peace.
Identifying the reasons for
most African conflicts, Monsignor
Smaragde Mbonyintege, the
bishop of the Catholic Diocese of
Kabgayi and spokersperson of the
Catholic Church in Rwanda, said
most times the causes of atrocities
narrowed down to foreign actors
with vested interests, selfish
ambitions of warlords, and
ignorance of citizens making them
easy to manipulate.
“If we want to live in peace and
ensure stability, we are supposed
to find solutions to the root causes
of conflict,” the bishop said.
The Mufti of Rwanda, Sheikh
Ibrahim Kayitare, who is the
coordinator of the initiative, said
part of the reasons Rwanda was
involved in the intervention in
the ongoing conflicts is because
of the strong belief of the role of
the international community in
ending atrocities.
“It doesn’t mean that these
two countries have to wait for
foreigners to bring peace to them.
Like in the case of Rwanda, it is
possible to achieve peace and
reconcile and integrate their
communities,” he said.
Dr Diogene Bideri, a senior
research consultant at the National
Commission for the Fight against
Genocide, said lasting stability can
be achieved by ensuring security
and equal resource distribution.
Tinna Aring, a youth
representative from South Sudan,
said the conference had provided
a chance for her and other
participants to see the end-term
impacts of full-blown atrocities.
“Theyouthandreligiousleaders
have the biggest opportunities to
see an end to the atrocities,” Aring
said.
Under the supervision
of regional bloc, Igad peace
talks between South Sudan’s
government and rebels resumed
in the Ethiopian capital, Addis
Ababa, earlier this week with
August 10 as the deadline to agree
on a transitional government.
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It will have an underground
floor that will serve as parking
lot with capacity to accommodate
at least 70 vehicles and stores
where businesses will keep their
merchandise.
The facility will also provide
room for commercial banks,
supermarkets, pharmacies,
among other facilities, according
to cooperative members.
Kanimba said the project will
benefit not only the members but
also the entire district and the
country at large.
“This shows a change in
mindset on the part of the private
sector. It also shows that we are
all working together for national
development,” Kanimba said.
The cooperative is made
up of over 100 businesses with
individual share capital ranges
between Rwf2 million and 15
million.
Kanimba challenged local
leaders to support the private
sector, adding that in some cases
investors find it difficult to do
business.
He urged businesses in
Musanze to consider investing in
more projects so as to explore the
potential of district.
Niyonzima said the
cooperative embarked on the
market project after realising
that the old one was nolonger
appropriate.
He thanked the district for
providing the plot where the
market is being constructed,
saying it will help them boost
their financial status as well as
help the district generate more
revenues through taxes.
The construction works will
last for two years.
Currently businesses that
previously operated from the
market are temporally operating
from the Musanze Taxi Park as
they await the completion for the
modern market.
MONDAY | AUGUST 18, 2014
3. Wassupafrica 03
A
ssociation of Southern
African Travel Agents issued
the following statement in
response to joint statement by the
Department of Home Affairs and
Department of Tourism:
It is with growing concern
that ASATA took note of the
recently released joint press
statement that was issued on 31
July by the Ministers of Tourism
and Home Affairs, confirming an
implementation date of 1 October,
despite acknowledging short falls
in the ability of Home Affairs
to meet their own objectives
regarding various amendments to
the Immigration Act.
On behalf of its members and
South African travellers, who
are now required to apply for
unabridged birth certificates to
travel internationally with their
children under the age of 18,
ASATA has repeatedly asked Home
Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba to
consider a 12-month deferment of
the implantation date and to meet
with industry bodies to discuss the
impact that this will have on our
sectors.
A letter, signed by five of the
country's top travel industry
leaders, highlighting the concerns
of the travel industry and the
impact the new ruling would have,
Government to prioritise agric
technology, premier says
SA tourism industry voices concern
over new immigration legislation
The 53-year-old Kamoun is
the first Muslim to serve as Prime
Minister in the CAR since it gained
independence from France in 1960.
An expert in finance, Kamoun
was the Director General of the
treasury under former President
Francois Bozize, in power from
2003 to March 2013.
Together with Samba-Panza,
who is a Christian, Kamoun faces
the challenging task of executing a
subtle political transition intended
at ending the deadly sectarian
violence.
The latest turbulence began
in March 2013, when the mainly
Muslim Seleka rebel coalition
tumbled the government and put
Michel Djotodia - the country's
first Muslim president - in power.
He stepped down in January under
strong international pressure
for his failure to rein in rogue
ex-rebels tangled in murder, rape
and looting.
As a reaction to the violence,
mostly Christian communities
formed "anti-balaka" vigilante
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was also sent to Minister Gigaba
10 days ago. We have not received
acknowledgement of receipt nor
our request to meet. Furthermore,
a request for assistance in
clarifying some of the concerns
raised, e.g. “travellers departing
before the end of September but
arriving back after the 1 October
will they (the child) require an
unabridged birth certificate?” has
been sent to relevant Home Affairs
representatives three weeks ago,
to which we have yet to receive a
response.
Although the Department of
Home Affairs has stated a turn-
around time of four to eight weeks
to issue a new unabridged birth
certificate, practice suggests these
timelines are closer to between
four and six months, depending on
which Home Affairs office to apply
too.
This and the lack of a clear
communication have created a lot
of confusion in our industry and
for our clients, who are turning to
us to assist in providing clarity.
While we stand behind any
efforts to secure our borders
and to protect our children in all
instances, we have yet to see what
researchhasinformedgovernment
to introduce a requirement
to carry an unabridged birth
The Government of Rwanda is
committed to enhancing technology use
in agriculture to accelerate economic
development.
Prime Minister Anastase Murekezi
made the disclosure while addressing
local leaders and other stakeholders in
Eastern Province.
The premier, who was accompanied
by the Minister for Agriculture, Geraldine
Mukeshimana, and State minister for
Social Affairs Alvera Mukabaramba, was
touring irrigation schemes in Kayonza
and Kirehe districts.
He visited a modern farm under
irrigation farming in Ndego Sector,
Kayonza District, which has been under
production for nine months.
The modern farm has seen maize
and soya growing flourish and the
potential is promising.
The farm belongs to Bralirwa and
Minimex Corporate Company (Bramin),
a joint venture Bralirwa and Heineken
Group brewery of Rwanda.
Minimez is the leading maize milling
company in the country.
“Agriculture technology is a priority.
It offers maximum and sustainable
production of cereal crops like maize,
beans and soya,” PM Murekezi said.
“The irrigation scheme’s activities are
commendable. It is interesting to apply
machinery like combine harvesters.”
The premier said irrigation would
help maximise the proper utilisation of
natural resources.
“We must make good use of the
water sources around. This, coupled
forces who frightened Muslims in
retaliation attacks.
Thousands died and around a
quarter of the country's 4.5 million
population were evacuated in the
conflict.
Representatives of the Seleka
coalition and anti-balaka forces
signed a tentative cease-fire at
talks in neighboring Congo in
July. Following the talks, the
government of Prime Minister
Andre Nzapayeke resigned in a
government reshuffle.
On December 5, France
attacked its former colony after the
United Nations Security Council
implemented a resolution giving
the African Union and France the
go-ahead to send troops to the
country.
In March 2014, UN
Under-Secretary-General for
Humanitarian Affairs and
Emergency Relief Coordinator
Valerie Amos said almost all of
more than 100,000 Muslims once
residing in the capital, Bangui, had
fled the violence perpetrated by
the armed Christians.
with use of high level machinery, will
certainly boost agriculture,” he said.
Investing in Irrigation
According to the company
managers, the total investment in the
scheme amounts to Rwf2 billion.
The investment cost per hectare for
irrigation equipment is $3,694.
Brahim intends to invest Rwf441
million to bring the farm to full irrigable
potential land of 452 hectares.
Earlier in the day, Murekezi visited
irrigation schemes in Nasho Sector in
Kirehe District, where he challenged
agronomists and technicians to be
more systematic in the farming.
“Land consolidation would make
more sense if you utilised the land in a
more organised way. Don’t scatter your
activities. I wouldn’t mind having 100
hectares in one area as opposed 300
that are fragmented,” Murekezi said.
The premier urged local leaders to
ensure that agriculture production is not
limited to some seasons.
“With agriculture we expect
production to be the same throughout
the year,” he said.
The farm owners, however,
expressed concern about the absence
of electricity on the farm that leads to
high costs of running irrigation system.
The Japanese government last
week agreed to give Rwanda a financial
grant worth $15 million (about Rwf10
billion), to develop an irrigation scheme
in Ngoma District.
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certificate as an additional travel
document. Our extensive research
has shown that no other country
in the world has implemented a
similar requirement.
In light of this, we question
the effectiveness of this new
requirement in meeting the Home
Affairs’ objective to reduce child
trafficking. A birth certificate is
not a recognised travel document
anywhere in the world; passports
and visas serve that purpose, with
the necessary process behind
acquiring one to ensure that it is
fit for that purpose.
Furthermore, we must
ask that such an onerous new
administrative regulation have
an appropriate lead in time
and a structured and collective
consultative process with the
travel and airline industries to
avoid the inevitable confusion
the premature implementation of
said new rules will cause to the
travelling public and our industry
at large.
We therefore re-assert our
call for a 12-month grace period
in order to ensure minimal
short-term disruption to our
industry whilst maintaining the
Department of Home Affairs
objectives.
Eturbo News
mONDAY | AUGUST 18, 2014
4. CountryoftheWeek04
ethiopia
AT A GLANCE
Country Official Name: Federal
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Head of State Name: President Dr.
Mulatu Teshome
Capital: Addis Ababa
National Day: May 28
Religions: Christianity62.1% , Islam
33.9%
Total Area: 1.13 million sq km
(437,794 sq miles)
GDP: 46.5 billion USD
Inflation Rate: 8.8%
Population: 90 million
Languages: Oromo, Amharic,
Tigrinya, Guraghe and Somali but
there are also other 78 languages.
English is widely spoken language
Climate: It has three different climate
zones, (Temperate, sub-tropical and
Tropical) according to elevation
Export Items: Coffee, oil seeds,
beeswax, leather, textile
Import Items- fuel , foodstuffs, textile,
machinery, and pharmaceuticals
Natural Resources: Small reserves of
gold, platinum, copper, natural gas.
Main Economic Sectors: Agriculture,
manufacturing, textiles, leather and
power generation
Time Zone: UTC/GMT +3 hours
Currency: Birr
Exports: 5.8Billion USD
Imports: 13 Billion USD
E
thiopia has become one
of the fastest growing
economies in the world by
registering a double digit GDP
growth rate during the last decade.
ThoughEthiopiahasanagriculture
based economy; currently the
government has formulated and
implementing a five year Growth
and Transformation plan that
envisage the transformation of the
economy into industrialization.
Ethiopia has an area of 1.14
million sq. km, out of which
513,000 square kilometers (45%)
are arable land and 34,200 square
kilometers (3%) is irrigated land.
The agriculture sector accounts
for 41% of the GDP, provides 85%
of employment and 90% of foreign
currency earning.
There are 18 major agro-
ecological zones and 32 diversified
or sub agro-ecologies. The
temperature ranges from 20o
C
to 30o
C, the altitude from -125
meter below sea level to 4620
meter above sea level and annual
rainfall varies from 200 to 2500
mm. There are two seasons: the
dry season prevails from October
through May. The wet season runs
from June to September. The main
sources of water are ground water,
rivers and rain.
Ethiopia has an investor
friendly policy and the investment
proclamation encourages
investors by providing a package
of investment incentives.
A one-stop-shop where all the
services including land clearance
is given in one window is being
developed. Ethiopia has a skilled
and semi skilled labor with a
reasonable cost and available
electric power with inexpensive
price.
Investment in agricultural
agriculture products as well as
value addition to the agricultural
products is highly encouraged. The
priority areas in the agriculture
sector are, cotton, horticulture
and floriculture. The government
is developing economic zones
for commercialized farming
while land on lease is available
around main cities where the
infrastructure and the necessary
facilities are in place. In the
manufacturing sector the priority
areas are agro-processing, textile,
leather goods, pharmaceutical,
chemicals, metal, IT etc.
Industrial Zones in
Ethiopia
Industrial zone
Ethiopia is developing
industrialzoneswiththenecessary
infrastructure and facilities. The
Bole Lemi Industry Zone located
in the capital city, Addis Ababa
provides a complete facility for
investors. In other areas namely,
Akaki Kality sub city, Dire Dawa
City Administration, Kombolcha
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metal works, agro processing and
pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Therefore, Investors will only
need to set up machinery in the
building and facilities developed
and owned by the government.
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5. BusinessBuzz 05
ICT entrepreneurship bus comes
to Rwanda
MTN Gives Back To Customers
T
he AMPION Venture Bus will
this year makes its debut in
Rwanda and the other East
African countries; Uganda, Kenya
and Tanzania.
AMPION is a non-profit
entrepreneurs support
organisation that brings
together budding young African
Information Communication
Technology (ICT) entrepreneurs
and tech experts from all over
the world whose aim is to turn
business ideas into real projects.
MTN Ghana, the leading
telecommunications service provider
in Ghana, has transformed the lives
of over 2,000 subscribers in the just
ended 'Go Rio' promotion.
At the end of the four-month
promotion, 15 customers received
brand new Kia Rio Saloon cars, and
18 customers had the experience of
a lifetime with an all-expense paid trip
to Brazil.
Hundreds of 32' (inches)
Samsung LED TVs, Samsung Galaxy
Tablets, Samsung S3 mini handset,
Huawei Y220 Ascend phones were
also won during
the promotion.
During the
final presentation
ceremony, five
persons drove
away brand new
Kia Rio saloon
cars.
They include
Udeagwu
Alphonsus
Obinna, Joseph
Chijioke,
Veronica Zigah,
Baba Yunus
Muhammad and
Sarkodie Patrick.
All the winners expressed joy for
winning the prizes.
Patrick Sarkodie said, 'I was
never expecting this from MTN. I use
my MTN number to transact business,
make calls and browse as any normal
customer.
In fact, when I received the call
that I had won a car I just couldn't
believe it. Thanks to MTN, I am now
the proud owner of this beautiful 'tear
Throughoutthetour,teamsare
formed and products developed.
During a five-day competition and
road trip, the groups have shots at
creating start-ups and developing
innovative solutions to local
challenges. The inaugural bus
journey last year went through
Zimbabwe and South Africa under
the name ‘StartupBus Africa’.
According to Fabian Guhl, the
AMPION Venture founder, Ampion
isacatalystforentrepreneurs.“We
put together teams of developers,
rubber' Kia Rio saloon car.'
Presenting the last batch of prizes
to the winners for the month of June
at the forecourt of MTN's office at Osu,
Richard Acheampong, the General
Manager for MTN Marketing Services,
expressed MTN's commitment to
enhancing customer experience on
the network whilst rewarding them
with relevant promotions.
'We decided to tie in the customer
loyalty promo to the world's soccer
season to create more excitement
because of the passion Ghanaians
have for the game of football.
'We are also
happy to have
given some of
our subscribers
the experience
of a lifetime in
Brazil.
'The objectives
for running this
promotion have
so far been met
and we thank all
our customers
for choosing
MTN,' Mr.
Acheampong
added. The
mechanics
for the promotion were quite simple.
MTN subscribers from March to
June received notification from MTN
to reach unique point-based usage
targets through text messages.
Subscribers were required to
meet or exceed monthly usage targets,
and those with the highest points per
target got the opportunity to win any
of the prizes at stake each month.
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Airtel Crowns Customer Experience Week
Airtel Ghana, CSR Company of the Year,
has donated food items, GH¢1,000 and
scholastic materials to the Village of
Hope Orphanage at Gomoa Fetteh in the
Central Region.
The presentation marked the end of
a successful Customer Experience Week,
which saw the Managing Director of
Airtel and senior members of staff serving
customers at its customer touch points.
Mr. Asare, Managing Director at the
Village said: 'We are extremely grateful
to Airtel Ghana for thinking about this
orphanage.
The cash and other items will go a
long way in easing the financial burden
that the orphanage goes through on a
daily basis.'
Yacoba Amuah, Customer Experience
Director at Airtel Ghana, said that
Airtel Ghana was proud to support the
orphanage and grateful to the guardians
of the children who were making a
difference in their lives through mentoring.
The donation forms part of Airtel
Ghana's internal CSR staff driven
campaign called Make a Difference Day.
The initiative encourages its
employees to get involved in their
local communities by identifying and
supporting sustainable projects within
their communities or lending a hand
towards a charity project, which they are
passionate about.
Make a Difference Day (MADD)
offers a platform for staff to engage in
sustainable CSR in the communities,
where they live while inspiring hope and
enhancing people's quality of life. The
Village of Hope cares for 260 children
(Orphans and destitutes), with 34 in
SHS and 22 in tertiary institutions. The
remaining are in JHS and primary or
waiting to enter tertiary institutions.
Guided by the belief that all children
should have equal opportunity to thrive,
the orphanage works to create conditions
for vulnerable children so they can realize
their full potential in school, work and life.
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designers and business people to
build great startups in emerging
markets. We want all the great
African ICT sector talent to go
from huge potential to successful
businesses,” he said.
From that inaugural trip, three
standout start-ups successfully
launched their operations:
Sterio.me, an e-learning system;
Workforce, a platform through
which job seekers and potential
employers interface and Bribed,
an application designed to battle
corruption via crowd-sourcing.
AMPION’s Rowan Emslie
encouraged the youth to embrace
ICTs to spur their entrepreneurial
dreams.
“ICT can expand the impact
and reach of small businesses
all over the world. For young
entrepreneurs, the ability to utilise
newer technology can be what
makes them stand out,” he said.
Between September and
November, four buses will travel
through 15 African countries,
covering all the regions of the
continent.
This year, the bus journeys
will focus on solutions to Africa’s
challenges in healthcare, energy
and education.
The top three startups in
each bus will get the chance to
be incubated for free by leading
African startup incubators during
a period from six to 12 months.
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mONDAY | AUGUST 18, 2014
6. I
n the course of past decade, Africa has been a place
to some of the fastest-growing markets in the world,
constructing an outsized window of prospect
for the expansion of the pharmaceutical sector. The
mounting statistics of Africans with noteworthy
disposable income and spending power, the robust
demographic dynamics, counting fast urbanization,
firm economic growth in most parts of the continent,
and developed infrastructure in both rural and urban
areas are all budding drivers of Africa’s pharmaceutical
boom.
By 2016, pharmaceutical expenditure in Africa
is projected to arrive at US$30 billion. This value is
pressed by a 10.6% compound annual growth rate
(CAGR) through 2016, second only to Asia Pacific
(12.5%) and in line with Latin America (10.5%)
during this period. Incited by merging of demographic
changes, augmented wealth and healthcare investment,
and increasing call for drugs to treat chronic diseases,
this market potentially signifies a US$45 billion
opportunity by 2020. The pharmaceutical evolution
is a replication of economic strength accompanied by
increasing healthcare spending.
Most of the major pharmaceutical MNCs have
had an occurrence in Africa for a number of years.
Among the first companies (or precursors of today’s
companies) to enter the continent were Abbott
(South Africa, 1930s), Sanofi-Aventis (Morocco, 1953),
Novartis (Egypt, 1962), Pfizer (Morocco, 1963) and
GSK (Nigeria, 1971). MNCs have mainly concentrated
on, and prospered in marketing, branded ground-
breaking and generics drugs to the private sector
in urban areas. Products have normally directed
in-demand therapy areas, such as vaccines, anti-
infective and anti-diabetics, with sales mostly focused
in Northern and South Africa.
The intensifying attendance of Asian
manufacturers in Africa has also discovered the
percentage of pharmaceuticals being imported from
India and China more than double in value terms in
recent years. Indian and Chinese manufacturers have
benefitted market share mainly through competitive
prices and concurrently targeting different markets in
the generics space.
Certainly, Indian pharmaceutical companies are the
largest suppliers of generic medicine worldwide- the
Indian government’s denial to spot certain big pharma
patents permits firms to produce generic drugs at
super low costs with which other countries cannot
compete. These low-cost generic drugs are impeccable
for markets in developing countries, which entail
healthcare amenities that are as cost-competitive as
conceivable in order to maximize the percentage of
their populations that can afford these drugs.
For example, leading Indian players, such as
Cipla, Ranbaxy, the Serum Institute and Dr. Reddy’s,
have strong market presence, particularly in East
Africa. In these predominantly Anglophone markets,
Indian companies have a standing for integrating local
talent into their operations and are known for the
quality of their medicines, with many having achieved
World Health Organization (WHO) pre-qualification.
While they are best known for selling affordable HIV
medicines in Africa, they are rapidly broadening their
medicine range across therapy areas.
The reality of the matter is, however, that there is
no end to the persistence from global pharmaceutical
FRANKLY SPEAKING06
Karl Friberg
President, AstraZeneca
for South Africa and
Sub-Saharan Africa
Mary Bomela
CEO of Mineworkers
Investment Company (MIC)
By kirit sobti,
editor, iat
editor@indoafricatimes.com
companies wanting to extend the duration of market
exclusivity on their brand-name drugs to prevent
competition from generics. Private companies are
pushing to patent every slight alteration of a drug
that might instead be sold as a generic; a move that
could potentially send their profit margins (and,
consequently, drug prices) through the roof.
Dependence upon cheap Indian generic
drugs is not a long-term solution to Africa’s drug
shortage problem. It is not feasible that an entire
continent should put itself totally at the whims of
foreign companies and governments – to reduce
any risk associated with this dependence, it is
absolutely imperative that Africa produce its own
pharmaceutical drugs.
Interestingly, the success of local pharmaceutical
companies is frequently contingent on their ability
to attract MNCs into research and development
(R&D) licensing arrangements, a strategy which
endorses their production capabilities. Local
companies in South and Northern Africa have been
leaders in their domestic markets.
For example, Aspen (South Africa), Adcock
Ingram (South Africa), EIPICO (Egypt), Saidal
(Algeria) and Cipla Medpro (South Africa) have
combined licensed originator brands and their own
branded generic products. Aspen is now Africa’s
largest domestic pharmaceutical company with
a robust reputation for quality products. Aspen’s
maturity in the domestic market resulted from a
strong partnership with GSK which encompassed
product licensing arrangements as well as skills
and equity transfer. Cipla Medpro, a local company
in South Africa, is the third largest pharmaceutical
company in South Africa by value and is expanding
to Botswana and Namibia.
While success stories of local industry players
exist, the majority have scrambled to enter for
two reasons. Firstly, the high costs of active
pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in Africa has
left most incapable to compete on price with Asian
generic manufacturers and unable to access the
most in-demand therapy areas. Secondly, domestic
manufacturers have struggled to implement good
manufacturing practices (GMP) and ensure quality
production. As a result, few companies have WHO
pre- qualification status.
The key features sustaining a successful market
strategy in Africa are analogous to those elsewhere
in the world: choice of location, operational strategy
and portfolio selection. Firstly, to really fulfill
pharmaceutical opportunity potential, a strategy
needs to be tailored for different areas within a large,
heterogeneous market.
Secondly, contrasting to Western markets, most
African markets have promising market access
capabilities. This is largely demonstrated in the
hurdles companies must overcome when registering,
pricing and distributing their product (e.g., path to
market) and in ensuring their product is available
and usable by the patient (e.g., path to patient).
Finally, African markets are still poorly
interpreted: statistics on medicine consumption is
not methodically composed, ensuing in disjointed
and sporadic data. Therefore, market companies
need to work with local partners to fortify and
leverage data collection to apprise the opportunity.
The African continent
is sitting on a veritable non-
communicable diseases time
bomb with cardiovascular
diseases, diabetes, obesity,
cancer and smoking-
related illnesses becoming
increasingly prevalent. There
is a huge unmet medical need
on the continent, and Rwanda
is no different.
The MIC has been looking
at the health sector for a
number of years, with a view to
invest in a growing sector that is
of national strategic importance.
We believe Ascendis and its
management team are a good
fit with the company's own
criteria for investing and look
forward to a long and mutually
beneficial relationship with
Ascendis and C2C.
Is it feasible to totally rely at
the whims of foreign companies?
Dependence
upon cheap
Indian generic
drugs is not
a long-term
solution to
Africa’s drug
shortage
problem.
Planning to build
more than 300
clinics across Ghana
Accra, Ghana, and Sioux falls, South
dakota, USA - Honorable Kwaku
Agyemang-Manu, Ghana’s minister
of health, and Kelby Krabbenhoft,
president and CEO of Sanford Health,
jointly announced the Ministry of Health
and Sanford have joined together in
a public-private partnership to bring
health care to millions of additional
people across Ghana.
This new relationship is intended
to assist the Ghanaian government
in improving maternity care and
reducing the infant mortality rate.
This new agreement will give Sanford
International Clinics the opportunity
to add more than 300 clinics in Ghana
by 2020 and is expected to serve 4.5
million patients annually over the same
time period.
"It's encouraging to see the positive
contributions that Sanford is committed
to making with our health care system
to complement the public sector," said
Dr. Ebenezer Appiah-Denkyira, director
general of Ghana Health Services.
The main focus of the public-private
partnership is to improve access in peri-
urban and rural areas and allow patients
to access primary care services closer
to home.
Kojo Taylor, president of Sanford
International Clinic-Ghana, believes this
new relationship will make a significant
impact.
"Much of the rural population in
Ghana does not have access to basic
care,” said Taylor. “The addition of these
clinics will greatly change the scope of
health care across the nation. Thousands
of families will no longer be forced to
travel for basic services."
Sanford International Clinics first
formed a relationship with the Ghana
Ministry of Health when it opened a
clinic in Cape Coast in January 2012.
Since that time, Sanford has opened
four additional clinics in Mankessim,
Kasoa, Kojokrom and Adenta. Sanford
clinics have treated more than 180,000
patients in Ghana.
“Our work with the Ministry of
Health has the potential to create
thousands of clinics in Ghana,” said Jim
Slack, Sanford Health vice president
of Sanford International Clinics. “It
is our intent to give the people of
Ghana greater access to physicians
and health care services, and we are
most appreciative of the good working
relationship we have with the minister
of health."
MONDAY | AUGUST 18, 2014
7. TRAVEL&tourism 07
Sky Diving. The tour is incomplete without
experiencing the thrill of walking with the
king of jungle- a unique adventure activity
called, “Walk with the Lions” at the Casela
Nature & Leisure Park, which is also, home
to more than 140 varieties of birds from five
different continents. Also the zip-line ride is
a thrilling experience in which people are
allowed to fly over from one spot to the other,
through a network of zip-line cables. It is an
interesting way to discover the waterfalls,
forest and landscapes of Mauritius. We also
have a number of 18-hole championship or
international standard golf courses.
Be it a destination wedding or a perfect
honeymoon destination; Mauritius fits in
perfectly in both the categories. Weddings
are well catered with a choice of beautiful
backdrops including plantation-style
homes, pristine beaches and jagged volcanic
mountain ranges. There are fabulous choices
of luxury hotels and resorts for people to
enjoy pre and post- wedding pampering
activities or just a relaxed sunset cocktail in
Paradise. Mauritius is perfect destination for
an exotic moment of togetherness.
It has a plethora of local and international
gastronomical delights for every taste bud.
Mauritius has the combination of flavors
nurtured through its people of different
cultural heritages and cooking traditions.
Indulge your palate to an array of wonderful
local and international cuisines that include
English, Indian, Creole, French, Chinese,
African, etc. Most dishes generally have
an extensive yet subtle use of spices such
as saffron, cardamom, cloves and many
different herbs.
Tourists can enjoy a large selection of
gateaux’s similar to the ones found in France
as well as some wonderful Indian sweets.
Mauritius also is proud to claim our local
beer, Phoenix, to be one of the best in the
world and the world renowned Green Island
Rum.
The island also offers a vibrant night-life
with casinos or the Sega dances / cultural
events organized in the hotels. Watch Sega,
which is national dance and musical form
of Mauritius. Introduced by African slaves
during the French colonial period, the Sega is
an exotic dance to watch and enjoy Mauritius
nightlife. The region of Grand Baieand Flic-
en-Flac on the West coast region has some of
the most popular pubs, clubs, bars and is a
paradise for nightlife lovers.
The island is loaded with historic sites,
cultural diversity, geographic variation
and almost limitless activities to distract
you from the daily grind of beach and pool.
Mauritius enjoys a relatively mild climate.
Visit Mauritius where you will have your
dreams fulfilled.
M
auritius is a fascinating world-in-
one island slice of paradise. Its very
name conjures up images of tropical
luxury and stupendous extravagance. This
delightful holiday destination offers a
wide array of opportunities and services
niche segments such as the organization of
international events, high profile Weddings,
Honeymoon, Spa resorts offering high quality
accommodation/services within a highly
distinctive well-being package.
Mauritius offers wonderful clean beaches,
brilliant coral reefs, attractive multicolored
aquatic species, tropical weather and serene
atmosphere. Snorkeling, Scuba Diving, Deep-
Sea Fishing, Kayaking, Submarine ride, Sub-
scooter ride, there is a sport for almost
everyone. One should definitely opt for Under
Sea walk - an unusual activity where one can
actually walk on the seabed with the weighed
foot or opt for world's first Underwater Sub-
Scooters. Experience the thrills of Dolphins
swimming with you; visit Tamarin Bay, the
most famous surf site in on our western coast.
The country has a diversified range of
adventures land sports which includes Quad
Biking, Para-sailing, mountain biking or
MauritiusA True Holiday Destination
The island was
formed as an
outcome of volcanic
activity in the Indian
Ocean, millions of
years ago.
Dodo, the national
bird of Mauritius is
an extinct species
of a flightless
bird which was
a resident of this
island, centuries
ago. Dodos were
found only on this
island and nowhere
else in the world.
There are no wild
animals on this
islands and even
the species of
snakes found here
are not toxic in the
nature.
The coral reef
around the island
aids to keep the
ocean water
temperature lower
than that in the high
seas and guards the
tourists from attacks
by sharks, jellyfish
and other aquatic
animals.
INTERESTING FACTS
mONDAY | AUGUST 18, 2014
8. TALKINGTECHNOLOGY08
K
S Unité, a conglomerate
comprising internationally
acclaimed brands whish are
making a mark worldwide with
a complete range of specialized
services to cater to the diversified
requirements of its clients. An
International Turnkey Consultancy
in Africa is how the organization
commenced operations over a
decade ago and went from one
successful step to another. We, with
our various verticals, try to touch
the important sectors and provide
the best possible solutions.
The assemblage has set a
bold target of creating a niche for
itself in international business by
focusing on resource optimization
through state of art and futuristic
businesss solutions. It is proud to
have earned the patronage from
many African countries and strived
to add many more to its customer
base.
Different Verticals
LESDEP
Commenced in 2010; LESDEP,
a Skills Center Project, emanated
from public-private partnership
WE WORK FAST, COMMUNICATE AND CONNECT FASTER
Aligning opportunities
to success
KS unite
under the patronage of relevant
African ministries of vocational
training, skill development,
empowerment, human resource
and rural development that seek
to facilitate the acquisition of
technical and entrepreneurial
skills among youth within the
country.
Indocorp
Indocorp has been
incorporated as the mainline
business vertical rendering
Turnkey Consultancy and
complete related services for
Springboard Enterprises India
Ltd. With head office in New Delhi,
we have initiated our presence
in Africa with the Ghana, West
Africa branch. We are currently
establishing other offices as well
in the continent for operational
efficiency.
Commencing operations in
August, 2005, Indocorp, an ISO
9001:2000 certified company; has
added milestones in its journey
towards professional excellence.
Our broad, interesting and
varied experiences have taught
us that the only way to achieve
perfection in action is to deliver
the best possible solutions time
and time again, no matter what
the conditions are. And, this has
carried us far in our endeavors.
Incubator cum Training Center
Skill Development Institutes
SKD Tractor Assembly Plant
Waste Management
Fibre lining of wooden canoes
Plastic Recycling
Food Processing
Fruit Juice Processing Unit
Jute Bag Plant
Modernizing the Fishing
Industry
Solar Energy
Ports, Harbours Inland
Waterways
Waste Recycling Plant
K.S.Infosystems
Dedicated to deliver effective
ICT solutions at extreme
peripherals, we, KS Infosystems
Private Limited, the IT and
Communication faction of KS
Unite, have been able to gain
immense accolades for providing
IT, AV and security solutions to the
corporate world, governmental
organizations, banking financial
industries, since 2000.
Municipal Revenue Collection
Telecom Revenue Monitoring
Crowd Management
Tourism Revenue Collection
Bio-Metric Smart CardBased
Payroll Systems
ICT Hub (Computer Community
Centre)
Integrated Customs Processes
Vehicle Tracking
Video Conferencing
E-Classroom
Setting up TV Station
HealBliss
Medical Tourism is one such
aspect that is growing rapidly in
India and helping the patients
from other countries to attain the
best facilities along with a better
and improved health conditions.
Therefore, Heal '' Bliss continues
to provide world class health care
with the superb accommodations
and thus strengthening the
relations between Africa n
countries and India. Heal '' Bliss
has always continues to project
sincere efforts for public health
intervention so as to improve
health and quality of life through
the prevention and treatment of
disease and other physical and
mental health conditions, through
surveillance of cases and the
promotion of healthy behaviors.
Patient referral for Medical
Tourism
Setting up of Diagnostic Centres
Hospitals
Setting up of Telemedicine
Facilities
Establishing of Super Specialty
Hospital
Wellness Centre
CADD Centre
Computer Aided Designing,
Drafting and Manufacturing
(CAD, CAM and CAE) courses are
offered by CADD Centre, Rohini
which is a network centre of CADD
Centre, Chennai. CADD Centre
offers industry specific courses in
following engineering Streams:
• Mechanical
• Civil
• Electrical
• Architectural
•ProjectPlanningandManagement
KS Academy
KIMMS a brand of KS Academy
is an institute with a truly global
outlook. The institute provides a
learning platform that promotes
innovation, leadership and
academic research. The institute
offers an atmosphere for change,
engaging in ongoing dialogue
with students and companies to
identify emerging strategic issues
as well as research and hiring
needs. There is a need to develop
readily “Employable” trained and
qualified manpower in various
sectors of technology.
Contact Details
2nd Floor,Garg Shopping Mall,
Plot No. 7,8,9, Opp. Sector-11 ,
Rohini Phase-II Delhi-110085 India
Tel : +91 11 47514751,
Fax: +91 11 47514752
Email: info@ksgco.org
Guinea Conakry, Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe,
U.A.E., Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon,
The Gambia, Togo, Kenya, Tanzania, Niger,
Zambia, DR Congo, Singapore
MONDAY | AUGUST 18, 2014
9. TRYSOMETHINGNEW 09
Ingredients:
• 1 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
• 1/4 cup caster sugar/1/4 cup superfine sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup self-raising flour
Prepration Method
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
(175 degrees C).
2. In a medium bowl, mix together the coconut, sugar and
egg yolks to form a stiff dough. Squeeze into 1 inch balls,
and roll each ball in flour to coat.
3. Place on a baking sheet, spacing about 2 inches apart.
4. Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden.
upcoming
If you don’t go after what you want,
you will never have it.
THOUGHT OF
THE WEEK
ShukuShuku (Nigerian Coconut Balls)
Compliment your meal with this
popular Nigerian dessert
African Cuisine
Renowned playback singer Asha Bhosle calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi
on August 11, 2014
GRAPEFRUIT
8 Most
Interesting
Facts about
1. Low in calorie
2. High in fiber
3. High in Vitamin C
4. High in Vitamin A
5. Grapefruit comes in
many colors
6. The grapefruit juice
can interact with
medicines
7. It’s fat free
8. Grapefruits are easy
to store
THINK TANK
Handy French
1. Where is your home?
Où est votre maison?
2. Honesty is the best policy.
L'honnêteté est la meilleure
politique.
3. Where do you stay?
Où habitez-vous?
4. You’re my best friend.
Tu es mon/ma meilleur(e) ami(e).
Galleria Intima
The Intimate Apparel Association
of India (IAAI) presents the first
and only sourcing event for
intimate apparel in India. Galleria
Intima invites professionals of
the intimate apparel industry to
commemorate the exuberance
of sourcing in a land that is
distinguished by its prevailing rich
heritage and culture. Organized
by IAAI, a non-profit apex
body. Galleria Intima has been
conceptualized to provide an
all-encompassing experience
of sourcing while combining
domestic and international
elements. Exemplifying a unique
business platform, the fair will
possess innate characteristics of
networking, evolving and sourcing.
Date: 18-19 Aug, 2014
Venue: Grand Hyatt, Goa, India
Incentive Travel and
Conventions Meetings
India
This expo will bring Corporate
Travel Managers, Destination
Management Companies, Event
Planners, HR and Marketing
Managers under one roof.
Marketing Managers, Incentive,
Motivation Houses, International
Associations, Meeting Planners
and Travel Agents can interact
and communicate with each
other by attending this expo. The
interaction and communication
between the Marketing Managers,
members of Incentive, Motivation
Houses, Travel Agents and
Meeting Planners will give rise
to new and innovative ideas.
Incentive Travel and Conventions
Meetings India will bring into
lime light the importance and
value of travel related products
and services. At the same time
modern changes which are taking
place in the sector of travel and
tourism will also be highlighted in
this event.
Date: 19-21 Aug 2014
Venue: Kempinski Ambience Hotel, New
Delhi, India
The Medical Technology
Conference
It is organized by the
Confederation of Indian Industry
(CII). The conference will cover
areas like Medical Technology
Challenges Opportunities and
the way forward.
Date: 20 Aug 2014
Venue: Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi, India
The Regional Conference
on Infrastructure
Management
It is organized by the
Confederation of Indian Industry
Gurgaon. The conference will
cover areas like people and
their capacity to change and
embrace the new opportunities
that emerging prospects in
the economy and technology
provides us to transform the
business processes in our
industry.
Date: 20 Aug 2014
Venue: ITC Maurya Sheraton Hotel, New
Delhi, India
The CRN Leadership
Summit
It is organized by the UBM. The
conference will cover areas
like Multiple Networking and
Interaction Opportunities
for Participating Technology
Companies to Achieve and
Optimize Their Channel
Engagement Objectives.
Date: 21-23 Aug 2014
Venue: ITC CHOLA HOTEL, Chennai, India
Coffee, one of the
world's most popular
beverages, was
discovered in Ethiopia,
in the region of Kaffa.
Ethiopia
picture of the week
Crack the code! A message
is hidden inside the code.
Can you decode it?
L4A1Q10P1Q6..
P3M2A3Q3P1P8Z6L7Q3M2Z
3P8.. L7A1P5
The message is HAPPY
INDEPENDENCE DAY.
The message can be easily
decoded using a QWERTY
keyboard. Each two characters
(except Q10 for P and P10 for Q,
which are three characters) represent
a letter. The first character of a letter is
always Q, A, Z, P, L or M, specifying which
row on a QWERTY keyboard the letter is on.
The number preceding the letter is the position
of the letter on a QWERTY keyboard from left to
right (in case of Q, A and Z) or from right to left (in
case of P, L and M) along the row. For example, F can be
represented as A4 or L6, E can be represented as Q3 or P8.
A man was found murdered on 15/8/2007
Wednesday afternoon at 12.35pm in his house.
His wife called police.
Police questioned everyone
Wife: I was sleeping.
Neighbors: We went 4 the marriage.
Driver: I went to Bank.
Cook: I went to Market.
Watch Man: I went to My relations Marriage.
Police arrested murderer immediately.
Can you tell who was the murderer?
Its the driver.
Actually 15/08/2007 is nothing but
independence day in India, and it is a national
holiday. On a national holiday all the banks are
closed, so it is not possible for driver to go to
the bank on that day, it means he is lying.
Solve this Murder case
mONDAY | AUGUST 18, 2014
10. THEFASHIONISTAS10
T
he sudden death of renowned
traditional music icon Zenobia
Dukundane has sparked tributes
and a deep sense of loss in her
home town of Rwamagana, Eastern
Province.
Dukundane, 44, suffered a stroke
on Tuesday and was rushed to King
Faisal Hospital Kigali where he died
three days later. Not only was she
a prolific composer and musician,
she was also a generous person
and enjoyed working with the youth,
especially teaching them traditional
music and dance, mourners said at
her burial in Rwamagana.
“She was passionate about
traditional dance with her conversation
was always peppered with anecdotes
about different pieces she has made,
places she had performed from, and
how other musicians reacted to her
work. Her whole life was dominated
by traditional music,” Joseline
Murekatete, one of her trainees, said in
her eulogy.
“Her death has dealt a huge blow
to the traditional music industry, and
has specially affected the young
Woodin has launched eight new bold designs and
exciting colors for a fun holiday season in Accra.
The new design, inspired by Denim Jeans, Woodin,
creates the most fashionable jeans, redesigned as an
exclusive adaptation of western illustration with a rich
African taste.
Georgina Mensah, Marketing Manager, said designs
for Jeans de Woodin come in two different weights of
100 percent cotton fabric.
Light weight fabrics are suitable for shirts, blouses,
dresses and heavy weight fabrics are suitable for pants,
shorts and skirts, she said.
'With Jeans de Woodin, we celebrate a new
movement in African fashion. A movement that breaks
rules, lives on the edge and makes bold choices,' Mrs.
Mensah explained.
She added that Woodin was capturing the optimism
of the modern African lifestyle, designs trendy African
prints for men and women who are young at heart.
It is the first Pan-African print brand by and for
Africa, and have worked since 1985 to connect global
trends to modern African life, transforming ethnic
symbols into modern African designs.
Modern Ghana
Woodin Launches 'Jeans de Woodin'
Miss Tourism Nairobi County
Pageant launched
Efforts to promote sustainable
tourism in Nairobi County will be
achieved through the launch of
the Miss Tourism Nairobi County
Pageant.
This initiative will be rolled out
to other counties across the country
with the aim of making Kenya a
competitive global tourist destination
with a wide range of attractions.
Nairobi County Executive
Committee Member, Trade, Industry,
Co-operative Development and
Tourism, Annah Othoro says the
Nairobi pageant which targets over
3,000 female contestants aged
between 21 and 28 will see the
winner branded Ambassador of
Nairobi Tourism.
“We decided that this is something
that we wanted to support to be able
to make sure that we get the right
Late Zenobia Dukundane
Zenobia Dukundane;
the passing of a legend
people who have been learning from
her. For years she has taught the youth
particularly in Rwamagana about
Rwandan culture and music. She
is such an irreplaceable household
name,” Murekatete added.
Andrea Karasira, the husband to
the deceased, said that Dukundane
had dedicated her life to exploring,
performing, and teaching traditional
Rwandan music to the youth. “As
a husband, I always supported her
dream and it was encouraging to see
the passion with which she did her
work. Her dream was to sustain the
Rwandan culture through music and
dance”.
“Although she still wanted to do
more, I’m confident that she managed
to do most of her work before her
untimely passing,” he said at the
burial.
Nehemie Uwimana, the Mayor of
Rwamagana District, told mourners
that Dukundane’s death was a big loss
to the country. “We join her former
colleagues in the traditional music
community, her family, friends and the
rest of the community in mourning her
death. She has left behind a lasting
legacy,” he said.
Uwimana said the late Dukundane
used her talent to promote Rwandan
culture by teaching traditional songs
to the young and regularly visiting
dancing troupes in different parts of
the country to support help them in
their work.
“It is a great loss indeed. We need
to carry on with her cause and assist
the youth she was training in her
cultural troupe. As leaders, we will do
all we can in this regard,” the mayor
added.
Born in 1970, Dukundane started
dancing while in secondary school.
She later joined Garukurebe traditional
dancing group led by Ranguida
Mukantabana in the early 1980s. She
took over leadership of the group
after the death of Mukantabana. She
is survived by her husband and two
children. She was laid to rest yesterday
in Rwamagana. Dukundane will be
remembered for such songs as Garuka
urebe, Indatwa, Rwanda warahogoye,
and Bavandimwe Banyarwanda
New Times
girls saying the right stories about
each of our different counties in
Kenya. But there is so much more if
you look at all the counties, we need
to start talking about them positively;
that is what the girls will begin to do!
They will become the ambassador of
their respective counties,” she said.
“As you may recall, the national
blueprint Vision 2030 identifies
the tourism sector as one of the
key economic pillars. As a county
government, we are also keen to
contribute towards growth of the
sector.” Patron of Miss Tourism
Kenya Catherine Mueke says the
pageant is guided by the need to
continuously improve the livelihood
of young women in Nairobi through
various activities including promotion
of tourism. Mueke says the pageant
will provide the seventeen semi-
finalists with the opportunity of
attachments to local companies and
at the same time attain leadership
training and knowledge.
“Miss Tourism Nairobi shall help
Nairobi in ensuring that it creates
awareness of what goes on in
Nairobi as a country in terms of
tourism. She will be our brand for
our tourism product, she will be able
to tour other counties as she sells
Nairobi because we are not only
targeting international tourist but also
domestic tourists,” she said.
“Contestants will be attached
to companies where they will
be expected to participate in the
company’s forums, to socialise as
well as add value to the forums in
terms of ideas, discussions and
labour outputs.”
Eturbo News
MONDAY | AUGUST 18, 2014
11. SPORTS2WATCH 11
Gourcuff
Junior handball teams off to Kampala for Challenge Cup
Rwanda national junior handball
men and women’s teams depart for
Kampala, Uganda ahead of the U-20
IHF/CAHB Zone Five B Challenge Cup
set for August 15-22.
The winners in both categories
will earn qualification for the Africa
Junior Championships 2015, even as
host country and dates have not yet
been confirmed.
The week-long competition will
attract six nations, namely; Burundi,
Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan,
Tanzania, and hosts Uganda.
Rwanda will be making its fifth
appearance.
The boys’ team head coach
Antoine Ntabanganyimana said
New Algeria coach
Gourcuff puts pen
to paper
Rayon Sports sign Togo striker Zico
T
he Algerian Football
Federation announced in a
statement that Gourcuff had
signed a contract with objectives
including the Africa Cup of Nations
in 2015 and 2017 and the 2018
World Cup.
Former Lorient coach
Gourcuff, 59, will also coach the
A team, made up exclusively of
locally-based players.
Rayon Sports completed the
signing of Togo striker Sekle Yao
Zico from Togolese league side
Angeis ahead of the 2014 Cecafa
Kagame Cup, which gets underway
in Kigali.
The Blues, who have won the
regional tournament once – in
1998 –, are in Group A, and start
their campaign against Tanzanian
champions Azam.
The game kicks off 3p.m at
Amahoro stadium.
Zico, the fourth player to be
signed by new coach Jean Francois
Losciuto, penned a two-year
contract for an undisclosed fee, in
time for the two-week tournament.
Zico is seen as a good
replacement for Cedric Amissi,
who joined Mozambique’s side
Chibuto FC in May.
The Nyanza-based team has
also signed Congolese midfielder
Gobe Muntombo from Espoir,
Cameroonian Bertrand Issa from
Mukura, and James Tubane from
AS Kigali.
“Zico is a very good player
who I know very well because I
coached him at Angeis. He will be
in the Cecafa squad and I hope he
will bring something special to
the team,” the Belgian told Times
He will work alongside former
Algeria captain Yazid Mansouri,
who played under Gourcuff at
Lorient and has now been named
as his country's general manager.
Gourcuff will be under
pressure to live up to the
achievements of Halilhodzic, who
led the north African nation to an
historic appearance in the last 16
at the recent World Cup in Brazil,
where they only lost 2-1 after
extra time to eventual winners
Germany.
Former Yugoslavia player
Halilhodzic took over as Algeria
coach in 2011 but refused to sign
a new deal.
Gourcuff stepped down
as Lorient coach at the end of
last season, ending a 25-year
association with the Brittany club
over three spells in which he took
the team from the regional leagues
and eventually established them
in Ligue 1.
Algeria News
Sport.
Losciuto, who signed a one-
year contract with Rayon Sports
a fortnight ago, added: “We are
ready for the tournament, we have
been preparing well and players
are focused on the first game.”
Asked if Zico will feature in
the game against Azam, he said:
“I cannot tell right now because
we have many good players but
we will see, we hope to get a good
result against Azam,” Losciuto
added.
Zico said he was happy to join
his new club. “I have come here to
help Rayon Sports and I believe
I can help the team do better, I
hope to give everything I can to
make the team better and we need
the support of fans to achieve our
goals.”
Rayon Sports are also looking
to sign another midfielder from
Togo, Guelli Koffi. “We are waiting
forhimtoarriveinthecountrynext
week (on Wednesday) and then we
will give full details regarding his
status,” Losciuto revealed.
New Times
their target is to win the tournament
and qualify for the continental
championships.
He told Times Sport that the players
are in good spirit and determined to
return home with the Challenge trophy.
Men’s team:
Jackson Uwimana (Police HC),
Samuel Bananimana (ES Kigoma),
Zachée Tuyishime (College de Gisenyi),
Martin Nshutiyimana (ES Kigoma),
Jean Baptiste Habimana (Police HC),
Innocent Kwizera (Gicumbi), Jean
Nepomscene Niyishaka (GS St Aloys),
Emmanuel Murwanashyaka of ES
Kigoma.
Others are: Emile Giraneza
(Gicumbi), Modetse Ifashwanayo
(Gicumbi), Jean Paul Muhawenimana
(ES Kigoma), Alexis Nshimiyimana
(ES Kigoma), Shaffy Niyonkuru (ES
Kigoma) and Haruna Bizimana of Police
Handball Club.
Girls’ team:
Bernadette Niyonizera, Ester
Dushimimana, Bernadette
Mukandahimana, Pascasie Mukamana,
Marie Niyonsenga, Sarah Manizabayo,
RoseIbyishaka,MarieRoseTwunvikane.
Others; Betty Nyirarukundo, Jacky
Nyirandagijimana, Rose Irankunda,
Adeline Giramahoro, Aline Umugwaneza
and Lucie Umuhoza.
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What is the vision and mission
statement of the Seychelles
Chambers of Commerce and
Industry?
The chamber’s sole focus is on
developing and treasuring Seychelles
economic society and adhering to
policies in regard to equal distribution
of wealth among the population
enabling everyone to taste the pie. Thus,
as a chain of commerce we assist big
and small entrepreneurs supporting
them to mark their foothold in the race
of competitive market of Seychelles.
How do you wish to promote the
services of chamber worldwide?
No doubt, the chamber is delineated
with roles and responsibilities making
it a center of contact to the business
world. Our sole focus is to promote
Seychelles’ business environment
among our member businessmen
along with other chambers inside and
outside. Further, to mark regularity
and development in commerce, we
have signed various Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with distinct
chambers around the world as we
believe that new and established
businesses must prosper.
The efficacy of incentives is usually
considered as an important
determinant for attracting FDI in a
country.
We bestow our foreign investors
with free zone, thus facilitating
investors to set up operations in the
country and get tax incentives of the
free zone i.e. zero corporate tax. We
don’t have any foreign exchange
restrictions, providing investors the
freedom to get in and out of Seychelles
anytime desired.
What are the specific benefits being
provided by the Chamber to its
members?
We organize training sessions and
seminars for our members. We believe
in empowerment of businessmen so
as to benefit them and the country. We
have numerous tie-ups with companies
to whom we provide special discounts.
Not to mention, the Chamber acts as
a lobby among the government and
private sector; benefitting the economy
by being at middle ground level.
Would you like to highlight the
specific sectors in which you seek to
have foreign investments?
Our President H.E. Mr. James
Michel has always put into limelight
the concept of ‘Blue Economy’ as we
are being surrounded by sea thus
accrediting us with lot of investments
and opportunities in the fishery sector.
The fishery sector is being enhanced
with fishing fields and value adding
fish processing plants thus getting real
money into Seychelles.
How about the financial stability of
the country?
Seychelles is a very stable country,
although we faced some problems in
2008. Today, we are proud to share
with you that IMF is inviting Seychelles
all over the world, as an example for
other countries who are going through
financial difficulties, to talk to them and
share our experience. So I can say that
Seychelles today is ready, and this is
due to the fact that the government has
regular dialogues with private sector.
What would be your last call for the
Indian private Sector?
Do not look at the size of Seychelles
but look at opportunities that are within
Africa. Come to Seychelles look at the
markets, analyze, come and do business.
Seychelles well designated as another world and a paradise on earth possess in its kitty a pool
of investment opportunities. Stable country, fruitful fishery sector, expanding economy and terrific
tourism are the various assets of the country that attract foreign investors from all over the world. In
an exclusive interview to Indo Africa Times, Mr. Marco Francis, Chairman of Seychelles Chamber
of Commerce Industry limelighted the earnest endeavours of the chamber highlighting the
opportune opportunities, large markets and Seychelles booming business environment.
We don’t have any foreign exchange restrictions
Marco Francis
Chairman, Seychelles Chamber
of Commerce and Industry,
Republic of Seychelles
MONDAY | AUGUST 18, 2014