Africa Matters

Angolan diamond industry landmark judgement

 LUANDA, Angola, June 29, 2012/ — Today, 29th June 2012, Mr. Justice Vos handed down his judgment in the dispute between Arcadi Gaydamak and Lev Leviev. The dispute, which played out in the London High Court in May and June 2012, centres on the profits of the Angolan diamond industry, one of the world’s biggest diamond producers. This trial…

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AfDB to hold High Level Policy Dialogue on Youth Employment in Africa

* L*USAKA, Zambia,** June 25, 2012/ *– *The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is organizing a High Level Policy Dialogue Seminar on Youth Employment in Africa in Lusaka, Zambia, which will focus on the challenges and opportunities faced by the following countries in the Southern Africa region: Angola, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique and Zambia. The countries concerned fall under…

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Vodacom customers to get free airtime bonus for sending and receiving money through M-PESA

*Dar es Salaam, 26th June, 2012 … *Vodacom customers have a reason to smile for using the M-PESA service. The leading telecommunications company has introduced an offer that will see registered customers get free airtime for every M-PESA transaction, whether they are sending or receiving money. Vodacom Managing Director, Rene Meza announced a TShs 50 airtime bonus to both…

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Inakuhusu sana uwe kwenye ndoa au unaelekea, soma

From Jamii Forums, Dar es Salaam: Inahuzunisha lakini kuna fundisho kuu kwetu sote. “Nilipofika nyumbani usiku ule, mke wangu aliponitayarishia chakula, nilimshika mkono na kumwambia, Kuna kitu nataka nikwambie. Mke wangu alikaa chini na kula chakula kimya akiwa tayari kunisikiliza. Tena nikagundua macho yake yalionyesha anaumizwa. Nilishindwa hata namna ya kuanza kufumbua kinywa changu. Lakini ilibidi nimwambie ili ajue…

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Bharti Airtel Strengthens Investments in Malawi

LILONGWE, Malawi,** June 22, 2012/ *–* Manoj Kohli, CEO (International) & Joint MD, Bharti Airtel (http://www.airtel.com), yesterday paid a courtesy call on Her Excellency the President of the Republic of Malawi, Mrs. Joyce Banda, to update on the telecommunication company’s investments in Malawi. ** ** During the visit, Mr. Kohli outlined Airtel’s commitment to Malawi through a number of…

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Tourist, Tanzania killed, 40 guests robbed in Arusha

By Hon. Ambassador Khamisi Kagasheki, Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism June 21, 2012, Dar es Salaam On 20th June 2012, around 11pm, an incident happened where armed bandits raided a tourist camp in the Wildlife Management Area of Ikoma in Rubanda village, in the outskirts of Serengeti National Park. In the event, one of the foreign tourists and…

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A global movement for change

By Ban Ki-moon: This week, world leaders gather for a momentous occasion — the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro. Will it be a success? In my opinion, yes. To be sure, the negotiations have been lengthy. Even now there is more disagreement than agreement on the details of the so-called “outcome document” that will…

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Airtel partners with Pan African bank to launch Airtel Money in Chad

NDJAMENA, Chad, June 18, 2012/ — Airtel Chad (http://www.airtel.com) has collaborated with one of the leading banks on the continent – ECOBANK- to launch Airtel Money in the West African nation. Touted as the first Mobile commerce product in the country, the service will allow subscribers to carry out financial transactions on their mobile phones and enhance the delivery…

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Active policy required to close remaining gender gaps in East Asia Pacific

BANGKOK, June 18, 2012 – A new World Bank report shows that while gender equality has increased across East Asia and the Pacific, disparities still exist in a number of important areas. The report, entitled “Toward Gender Equality in East Asia and the Pacific”, says improving women’s access to jobs and economic opportunity could significantly boost productivity in the…

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Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro honoured as her tenure comes to an end

*International Aid Organizations Honor United Nations Deputy Secretary-General for Contributions to Global Health As Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro’s mandate comes to an end, the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership, UNAIDS and UNFPA gather at the UN to recognize her work in global health & development.**** (12 June 2012; New York); As Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro’s term as United Nations Deputy Secretary-General…

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WB urges developing countries to strengthen domestic fundamentals, to weather global economic turmoi

WASHINGTON, June 12, 2012 – Developing countries should prepare for a long period of volatility in the global economy by re-emphasizing medium-term development strategies, while preparing for tougher times, says the World Bank in the newly-released Global Economic Prospects (GEP), June 2012. A resurgence of tensions in high-income Europe has eroded the gains made during the first four months…

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The Africa CEO Forum launched at the AfDB Annual Meetings in Arusha

ARUSHA, Tanzania, June 7, 2012/ — The Africa CEO forum (ACF) was officially launched by Tim Turner, AfDB private sector operations Director, and Amir Ben Yahmed, Vice President of Groupe Jeune Afrique and founder and executive producer of the event, at the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) in Arusha, Tanzania. The Africa CEO Forum is…

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Biodiversity drives our economy, why ignore it?

Saturday, 26 May 2012 20:56, Dar es Salaam, For The Citizen Newspaper: By Saumu Jumanne The Mother Nature provides us with various biotic resources, which we call biological diversity (biodiversity). And last week, on May 22, it was the International Day for Biodiversity. Despite motherland being one of the richest countries in the world as far as biodiversity is…

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Press Release Tanzania Forest Services Agency (Kiswahili)

MKAKATI WA KUDHIBITI BIASHARA YA MAZAO YA MISITU KINYUME CHA SHERIA PAMOJA NA KUBORESHA UKUSANYAJI MADUHULI 1. UTANGULIZI Wakala wa Huduma za Misitu Tanzania (Tanzania Forest Services Agency) –TFS- umeanzishwa kwa kuzingatia Sheria ya Wakala wa Serikali Namba 30 ya 1997 iliyorejewa 2009). TFS ilianza kazi rasmi Julai 1, 2011 ikiwa na lengo la kutekeleza majukumu ya kiutendaji ya…

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Tanzania still suffers a deficit of 67% blood, please help

Dar es Salaam: In the month of June the World celebrates World Blood Donor Day. Today Tanzania still suffers a deficit of 67% blood requirements. The main consumers of blood transfusions are children under five years (50%), women during pregnancy as well as women who bleed post delivery (30%), accident victims (15%), other diseases like Cancer and Sickle Cell…

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Miki Tasseni: massive infusion of capital, long leaseholds of land needed to revamp agricuture

Written by MIKI TASSENI, first published in Business Times, Dar es Salaam: FORMER Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa has been making the rounds in various institutions taking up what appears to be an urgent problem, that is, what the European Union shall be deciding about stalled partnerships with African countries, now that most other ACP (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific) zones…

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African Guarantee Fund launched to help SME’s grow

> *ARUSHA:* > > The African Guarantee Fund (AGF) will provide guarantees for loans taken > by SME’s in commercial banks, effectively providing the much needed > breakthrough for the small entrepreneurs in the continent to grow at a > faster pace. > > Addressing the media during the launch in Arusha, Tanzania, Chief > Executive Officer Felix Bikpo…

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