TRANSLATED BY: Luis Franque South Africa, 16 July 2012 – By Jean-Paul Pougala – Last Thursday, 14/06/2012, Obama released the funniest joke of the year: he has a plan to save Africa. Worse, he discovers that Africa could develop despite his bombs. He said that Côte d’Ivoire was a victory, that the Libya was a victory. He said that divided Sudan into several pieces has been its success in Africa. I Want to ask him, Mr President, in what planet does he live on ? I want to ask him if taking in hostage an African Head of state (President... Continue Reading
By Nawa Mutumweno – The Zambian Cabinet has approved the rebasing of the country’s currency, the Kwacha, by dividing the current notes by 1 000. Minister of Finance and National Planning Alexander Chikwanda disclosed at a press conference on January 23, 2012 that this will consequently result in the removal of three zeros from the denominations of the 1 000 notes and above. “For example K1 000 will be K1, K5 000 will become K5, K10 000 will become K10, K20 000 will become K20, and K50 000 will become K50. In addition, the Bank of Zambia will also re-introduce... Continue Reading
By Nawa Mutumweno – The Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), was endorsed by the Heads of State and Government of the African Union at Maputo in July 2003. CAADP is viewed as the potential driver for economic growth and poverty reduction in the continent. This framework encourgares African Governments to increase their annual budget allocation to the agriculture sector, with a view to attaining a marked annual sector growth rate. Among the key principles of CAADP is the need for wide stakeholder consultation in the selection of priority investment areas. Regional Economic Communities (RECs) such as Common Market for... Continue Reading
MSF warns of dire medical needs in overcrowded and under-prepared refugee camps- London/Juba, 13 June 2012 – Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warns of dire medical consequences as tens of thousands of new refugees crossing from Sudan into South Sudan find refugee camps full and unable to provide life-sustaining essentials. The situation in Upper Nile and Unity States is rapidly developing into a full-blown crisis as water supplies start to run out and relief is wholly insufficient. Medical care is not enough when shelter, food and water are lacking for people arriving in an already weakened state. In Upper... Continue Reading
Harare, June 8, 2012: Zimbabwean youth entrepreneur, Simbarashe Mhungu (31), is travelling to the United States for the U.S. President’s Innovation Summit and Mentoring Partnership for Young African Leaders and is focused on leveraging U.S. technological advances in the agro-processing sector. He says the U.S. should up its support for small scale farmers in Zimbabwe. “The current focus of the United States government of promoting sustainable agriculture with a focus on the small scale farmers is the right one for Africa. I think Zimbabwe probably has the best platform for that growth on the continent because we have small scale... Continue Reading
