ALEPH HOSPITALITY SIGNS FIRST HOTEL IN RWANDA

<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2419388853galileo-ap-layout-editor" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; text-align: justify; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="" class="yiv2419388853 yiv2419388853editor-col yiv2419388853OneColumnMobile" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="100%"><div class="yiv2419388853gl-contains-text"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; text-align: justify; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv2419388853editor-text yiv2419388853editor-text " style="color: #403f42; display: block; line-height: 1.2; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 20px; text-align: left; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div class="yiv2419388853text-container yiv2419388853galileo-ap-content-editor"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><div class="yiv2419388853publish-container"><img alt="" border="0" class="yiv2419388853" hspace="0" src="https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.constantcontact.com%2Fd917b230401%2F82ac9dc8-c2a5-420c-b847-d67638ea05f6.jpg%3Frdr%3Dtrue&t=1646439692&ymreqid=55d738a2-f71a-ca11-1c7e-020000012b00&sig=_jmkduFeIDNVZMWo95li3g--~D" style="display: block; height: auto !important; max-width: 100%; text-indent: -9999px;" vspace="0" width="303" /><span style="color: #403f42; font-style: italic; text-align: center;">From left to right, Lucie Tarret-Imbert, Business Development Manager Sub-Saharan Africa for Accor, Billy Cheung, Chairman of Century Park Hotel and Residences Ltd and Bani Haddad, Founder and Managing Director of </span><span style="color: #201f1e; font-style: italic; text-align: center;">Aleph Hospitality</span></div><div class="yiv2419388853publish-container"><span style="color: #201f1e; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div>Leading independent hotel management company, Aleph Hospitality, has signed a management agreement to operate Accor’s luxury five-star MGallery hotel, as well as all facilities at the new Century Park Hotel and Residences development in Rwanda’s capital Kigali.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">A signing ceremony took place in Kigali yesterday between Aleph Hospitality respectively, the international hospitality group Accor, and Century Park Hotel and Residences Ltd, the developers of the project.</span></span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2419388853galileo-ap-layout-editor" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; text-align: justify; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="" class="yiv2419388853 yiv2419388853editor-col yiv2419388853OneColumnMobile" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="100%"><div class="yiv2419388853gl-contains-image"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2419388853editor-image yiv2419388853editor-image" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; word-break: normal;" valign="top"></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2419388853galileo-ap-layout-editor" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; text-align: justify; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="" class="yiv2419388853 yiv2419388853editor-col yiv2419388853OneColumnMobile" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="100%"><div class="yiv2419388853gl-contains-text"> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2419388853galileo-ap-layout-editor" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; text-align: justify; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="" class="yiv2419388853 yiv2419388853editor-col yiv2419388853OneColumnMobile" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="100%"><div class="yiv2419388853gl-contains-text"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv2419388853editor-text yiv2419388853editor-text " style="color: #403f42; display: block; line-height: 1.2; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 20px; text-align: left; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div></div><div class="yiv2419388853text-container yiv2419388853galileo-ap-content-editor"><div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Located in the pristine and calm hills of Nyarutarama, Kigali’s most esteemed neighbourhood, Century Park Hotel and Residences is an all-in-one mixed-use residential and leisure park. The unique lifestyle destination offers luxury villas, two- and three-bedroom apartments, four- and five-bedroom duplexes and penthouses as well as three restaurants and bars. In addition, the development features the luxurious MGallery Hotel, the first for the brand in Rwanda, featuring beautifully appointed guest rooms and suites, leisure facilities including an outdoor pool as well as conferences and meeting rooms. Century Park Hotel and Residences is ideally situated just 5 minutes from Kigali Convention Centre, 15 minutes from Kigali International Airport and 20 minutes from the capital’s central business district.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Billy Cheung, Chairman of Century Park Hotel and Residences Ltd said: “ We are delighted to formally launch our hotel and residences with agreements with two leading international organizations – Aleph Hospitality and Accor.”</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Bani Haddad, Founder and Managing Director of Aleph Hospitality said: “We are very excited to be part of this incredible new mixed-use development in Kigali, which marks our first entry into Rwanda. We are delighted to be entrusted with the operations of the first MGallery hotel in Rwanda, our first Accor branded property, alongside the management of the facilities and restaurants at Century Park Hotel and Residences, including Billy’s Bistro and Bar, which was voted ‘Best Restaurant of the Year’ in 2021 by the Consumers Choice</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Awards. We look forward to building on the success of the incredible food and beverage offerings of Century Park to make it the leading dining, lifestyle and nightlife destination in Kigali.”</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Aleph Hospitality, which has targeted 50 hotels in the Middle East and Africa by 2026, manages hotels directly for owners, either on a franchise basis for branded properties or as a white label operator for independently branded hotels.</span></span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2419388853galileo-ap-layout-editor" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; text-align: justify; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv2419388853galileo-ap-layout-editor" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; text-align: justify; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="" class="yiv2419388853 yiv2419388853editor-col yiv2419388853OneColumnMobile" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="100%"><div class="yiv2419388853gl-contains-text"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv2419388853editor-text yiv2419388853editor-text " style="color: #403f42; display: block; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.2; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 20px; text-align: left; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div></div><div class="yiv2419388853text-container yiv2419388853galileo-ap-content-editor"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;">Distributed by </span><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001nxa3OoVxdgaxdPKRhIJL7a4XPeJdLwhJ1MZilj4Z8DqZljJU7pNTBKkMQDoqc2uDRPmJM19X9VSMNSBYoStEgqxfN-E4O7EMgq98C_k0AFyEFp8LgKG_VG1PWBlnV06TQkpmuAd3iljVBz98tMDdN-qQRWiW8NPz-UFbq-84uarlUv2zYmfp3zJDM4MSe-pbUfOjT5pGtHpiB5UAYVo7cw4g1GjWmtYj&c=PHp9CBEE5_rAstJzTt0dY47gw4dtoWyLIrd9v6xKy4GKe1Y-4TnkFw==&ch=Qhs3WvrMfP018fmLsleWXU-bzgzE4ss8hAeX8DnE-xyK37WlP1UWNw==" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue; font-style: italic;" target="_blank">African Media Agency (AMA)</a><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"> on behalf of Aleph Hospitality .</span></span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table>

ALEPH HOSPITALITY SIGNS FIRST HOTEL IN RWANDA

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Jumla ya maswali 476 yamejibiwa ndani ya Baraza la Wawakilishi Zanzibar

<p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh797AZhVokBJ0YiNF2JFoQFEJW-RKydoMmySqS4LxOyOhTsXwUCLIXe06SXLCD9BTbzzuBEFegPd5vrLigr3iR-5IquV51x9fqYkZS5RGi5hx4zPWYUV04YQASJuNx8o17Xp7JBzUTusxHbdvOcokd26TiI-IaC-JA7UQhCYgXM6HWwt7rdN6wsDYBjw=s7952" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4472" data-original-width="7952" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh797AZhVokBJ0YiNF2JFoQFEJW-RKydoMmySqS4LxOyOhTsXwUCLIXe06SXLCD9BTbzzuBEFegPd5vrLigr3iR-5IquV51x9fqYkZS5RGi5hx4zPWYUV04YQASJuNx8o17Xp7JBzUTusxHbdvOcokd26TiI-IaC-JA7UQhCYgXM6HWwt7rdN6wsDYBjw=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; text-align: justify;">Jumla ya maswali ya msingi Mia Moja na Thalathini na Tisa (139) na maswali ya nyongeza</span><b style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; text-align: justify;"> </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; text-align: justify;">Mia Tatu na Thalathini na Saba (337)</span><b style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; text-align: justify;"> </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; text-align: justify;">yaliulizwa na kujibiwa   pamoja na kujadili Taarifa mbali mbali za Kamati za Kudumu za Baraza la Wawakilishi katika Mkutano wa sita wa Baraza la kumi la wawakilishi.</span></span><p></p><p class="yiv7370510376MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 29.3333px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 37.3333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Hayo yameelezwa na Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Mhe. Hemed Suleiman Abdullah katika hotuba yake wakati akiakhirisha Mkutano wa Sita wa Baraza la Kumi la Wawakilishi Chukwani Zanzibar.</span></span></p><p class="yiv7370510376MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 29.3333px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 37.3333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Amesema Mkutano huo uliweza kujadili Taarifa kumi <b>(10)</b> za Kamati za Kudumu za Baraza la Wawakilishi, Taarifa moja <b>(1)</b> ya Kamati ya Kanuni na Sheria Ndogo Ndogo na Taarifa ya Kamati ya Wabunge watano <b>(5)</b> wanaowakilisha Baraza la Wawakilishi katika Bunge la Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania.</span></span></p><p class="yiv7370510376gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 29.3333px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 4.5pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 37.3333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Amesema taarifa zilizowasilishwa zitakuwa chachu kwa Serikali katika kutatua changamoto walizozigundua wakati wa kupitia Taasisi mbali mbali za Serikali,<b> </b>na  kuwapongeza wajumbe kwa kuendelea kuisimamia, kuikosoa na kuishauri Serikali katika mambo mbali mbali yanayolenga kuboresha maendeleo ya ustawi wa wazanzibari.</span></span></p><p class="yiv7370510376gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 29.3333px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 4.5pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 37.3333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="yiv7370510376gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 29.3333px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 4.5pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 37.3333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">’’Ni ukweli usiofichika kuwa taarifa za kamati hizi ni kioo cha kufikia maendeleo ya kweli’’ alisema</span></span></p><p class="yiv7370510376MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 29.3333px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 37.3333px;">Kuhusu muelekeo wa Serikali ya Awamu ya Nane katika miradi ya maendeleo Mhe. Hemed ameeleza kuwa  </span><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 37.3333px;">Serikali inaendelea kutekeleza miradi ya fedha  za kupunguza athari zilizotokana na ugonjwa wa Uviko 19 katika Taasisi mbali mbali za Serikali zikiwemo Sekta za Elimu, Afya, Maji na Uwezeshaji Wananchi Kiuchumi na kueleza kufurahishwa kwake kwa hatua iliyofikia miradi hiyo.</span></span></p><p class="yiv7370510376MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 29.3333px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 37.3333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> ’’Katika utekelezaji wa miradi hiyo kumekuwa na mafanikio makubwa na kama wakandarasi wataendana na kasi waliyoanza nayo basi naamini kuwa tutapunguza shida za wananchi katika nyanja mbali mbali’’ Mhe. Hemed</span></span></p><p class="yiv7370510376MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 29.3333px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 37.3333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Aidha ametumia fursa hiyo kuwataka Mawaziri waliopata miradi hiyo  kuendelea kuwasimamia wakandarasi na washauri elekezi ili kuhakikisha miradi hiyo inatekelezwa kwa kiwango kinachokubalika, inamalizika kwa wakati na inaendana na thamani halisi ya fedha zilizotumika.</span></span></p><p class="yiv7370510376MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 29.3333px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 37.3333px;">Sambamba na hayo </span><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 37.3333px;">Mhe. Hemed amewaomba wananchi kushirikiana na viongozi wa majimbo katika kufuatilia miradi mbali mbali inayoendelea katika Majimbo yao na kueleza kuwa ushirikiano wao ni muhimu sana ambao kutarahisisha utekelezaji wa miradi hiyo kwa wakati. </span></span></p><p class="yiv7370510376MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 29.3333px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 37.3333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar amewaomba wajumbe wa Baraza la Wawakilishi na Viongozi wa ngazi zote kuwaelimisha wananchi juu ya umuhimu wa Sensa ya Watu na Makazi na kushiriki kikamilifu katika zoezi la kuhesabiwa kwa lengo la kupanga vizuri mipango ya maendeleo.</span></span></p><p class="yiv7370510376MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 29.3333px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 37.3333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Kuhusu mvua zinazotarajia kuanza Nchini Mhe. Hemed amewataka wananchi kujiandaa kukabiliana na mvua hizo hasa kusikiliza taarifa kutoka Mamlaka ya hali ya hewa na taasisi nyengine zinazohusika ili kupata taarifa zaidi na kuchukua tahadhari juu ya maradhi mbali mbali ya miripuko.</span></span></p><p class="yiv7370510376MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="FI" style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large; line-height: 37.3333px; text-align: justify;">Akigusia uwajibikaji Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar </span><span lang="FI" style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large; line-height: 37.3333px; text-align: justify;">amewaagiza Makatibu Wakuu kuwasimamia Watendaji walio chini yao kutekeleza wajibu wao kwa ufanisi, uadilifu na uwajibikaji kwa kufuata Sheria na Utaratibu wa Utumishi wa Umma ili kuleta tija kwa Serikali.</span></p><p class="yiv7370510376MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 29.3333px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 37.3333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Katika hotuba hiyo Mhe. Hemed amekemea tatizo la rushwa linaloendelea Nchini na kueleza kuwa vitendo hivyo ni adui wa maendeleo ambavyo vinazorotesha huduma zinazotolewa na Serikali kutowafikia wananchi ipasavyo na kuagiza Mamlaka ya kupambana na rushwa na uhujumu wa uchumi</span></span><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p class="yiv7370510376MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 29.3333px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 37.3333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar ametumia fursa hiyo kuwataka wananchi kuunga mkono juhudi za Serikali katika kukuza uchumi wa Nchi kwa kuongeza mapato kupitia njia sahihi ya kutoa na kudai risiti wanapofanya miamala mbali mbali na kuwataka wafanyabiashara kutumia mashine za kieleketroniki kwa lengo la kuboresha huduma zao.    </span></span></p><p class="yiv7370510376MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 29.3333px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 37.3333px;">’’</span><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 37.3333px;"> Nawaomba wananchi kuunga mkono juhudi hizi zinazochukuliwa na Serikali yetu za kukuza mapato kwa kudai risiti mara baada ya kununua bidhaa. Aidha, nawataka wafanyabiashara kuzitumia vizuri mashine hizo na kutoa risiti kwa mwananchi pale wanaponunua bidhaa’’.</span></span></p><p class="yiv7370510376MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 29.3333px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 37.3333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Aidha ameziagiza Bodi ya Mapato Zanzibar (ZRB) na Mamlaka ya Mapato Tanzania (TRA) kwa upande wa Zanzibar kushirikiana kwa pamoja kuwasimamia na kuwaelimisha wafanyabiashara watakaokwenda kinyume na miongozo ya Serikali katika ukusanyaji wa mapato kuwa hatua kali zitachukuliwa dhidi yao, na kuongeza kuwa Serikali imejipanga kukusanya mapato na kuhakikisha wafanyabiashara wanapata faida katika biashara zao.</span></span></p><p class="yiv7370510376MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 29.3333px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 37.3333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Akigusia suala la kulinda miundombinu mbali mbali Mhe. Hemed amesema Serikali haipendezwi na tabia ya baadhi ya wananchi kuharibu miundomnbinu ikiwemo ya maji, taa za barabarani na umeme na kuwataka wananchi kutoa taarifa kwa vyombo vya ulinzi na usalama wanapokuwa na taarifa za watendaji wa matendo hayo ili kuwakamata wahusika wa vitendo hivyo.</span></span></p><p class="yiv7370510376MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 29.3333px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 37.3333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar ameitaka Wizara ya Biasahara na Maendeleo ya Viwanda kwa kushirikiana na Taasisi husika kusimamia vyema bei za bidhaa ili kuepuka kupanda bei kiholela hasa katika kipindi kijacho cha mwezi Mtukufu wa Ramadhani.  </span></span></p><p class="yiv7370510376MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 29.3333px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 37.3333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Kikao cha Baraza la kumi la Wawakilishi kimeakhirishwa hadi Jumatano ya tarehe Ishirini na Saba Aprili 2022 saa Tatu Kamili Asubuhi </span></span></p><p class="yiv7370510376MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 29.3333px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 37.3333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Abdulrahim Khamis</span></span></p><p class="yiv7370510376MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 29.3333px; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="FI" style="line-height: 37.3333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Ofisi ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar</span></span></p>

Jumla ya maswali 476 yamejibiwa ndani ya Baraza la Wawakilishi Zanzibar

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SMZ yaipongeza Mfuko wa Hifadhi ya Jamii

<p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2hG0kGR_hHavEq_kEDVZ4WJm821tellzmQidSDiOZUYdgDNCx-0w5ILkHhyNt7uvDqddOJX7dq9VUbR8-y-MxY96a3SIP65Eq5p43EyM0stbGTNTQ5m9l_3GvBltgmBKuvzYpVJysqrjk0q_drYOOM8SjW-SfE_gg1tfiMrWd2QZ19GaF9Hig0ac6Cw=s7952" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4472" data-original-width="7952" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2hG0kGR_hHavEq_kEDVZ4WJm821tellzmQidSDiOZUYdgDNCx-0w5ILkHhyNt7uvDqddOJX7dq9VUbR8-y-MxY96a3SIP65Eq5p43EyM0stbGTNTQ5m9l_3GvBltgmBKuvzYpVJysqrjk0q_drYOOM8SjW-SfE_gg1tfiMrWd2QZ19GaF9Hig0ac6Cw=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; text-align: justify;">Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Mhe. Hemed Suleiman Abdulla ameupongeza Umoja wa Mifuko ya Hifadhi ya Jamii Tanzania kwa kuanzia umoja huo kwa lengo la kuendeleza kutoa huduma bora kwa Jamii.</span></span><p></p><p class="yiv0032297915MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Mhe. Hemed ameeleza hayo Ofisini kwake Vuga alipokutana na kufanya mazungumzo na viongozi wa Umoja huo kwa lengo la kupata maelekezo kutoka kwake juu ya uboreshaji wa huduma zao.</span></span></p><p class="yiv0032297915MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Mhe Hemed amesema ni jambo la kupongezwa kwa kufikiria kuanzisha umoja huo wakiwa na lengo la kuzidisha ushirikiano na kuwataka kujikita zaidi katika mambo yatakayosaidia kukuza uchumi wa Tanzania.</span></span></p><p class="yiv0032297915MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Makamu wa pili wa rais amesema amefarijika sana  kuona umoja huo unaandaa mafunzo mbali mbali ya kiutendaji ili kuhakikisha wanakuza uzoefu baina yao na kueleza kuwa uzoefu huo utaimarisha Huduma za Kijamii.</span></span></p><p class="yiv0032297915MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Aidha Mhe. Hemed amewaeleza wajumbe hao kuwa Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar ina malengo mengi ya kukuza uwekezaji kupitia Taasisi mbali mbali za Kijamii ikiwemo Mifuko ya Hifadhi ya Jamii iliopo nchini  kwa lengo la kuwekeza miradi mbali mbali ya maendeleo.</span></span></p><p class="yiv0032297915MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Mhe. Hemed ametumia fursa hiyo kuitaka mifuko ambayo inafanya kazi zake Tanzania bara  kuja kuwekeza Zanzibar na kueleza kuwa SMZ itaweka masharti ya kusimamia miradi hiyo na kuwahakikishia uwezekano wa kurejesha fedha zinatakazotumika katika miradi hiyo.</span></span></p><p class="yiv0032297915MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Pia Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar amewaeleza viongozi wa umoja huo kuwa  Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar inaamini kuwa Mifuko hiyo ni katika sehemu ya kuisaidia Jamii kwa mambo mbali mbali na kuwataka kuhakikisha wanasimamia sheria zilizopo katika kendesha Taasisi hizo.</span></span></p><p class="yiv0032297915MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Akizungumza kwa niaba ya viongozi hao Mwenyekiti wa Bodi ya Wadhamini ya Mfuko wa Hifadhi ya Jamii kwa Watumishi wa Umma (PSSSF)Bwana Mussa Ibrahim Iyombe amemueleza Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar kuwa umoja huo umefarijika kwa Nia Njema ya Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar ya kuthamini juhudi zinazofanywa na Mifuko ya hifadhi ya Jamii Tanzania na kumuahidi kuendeleza ushirikiano uliopo baina yao kwa Maslahi ya Taifa.</span></span></p><p class="yiv0032297915MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Aidha Bwana Iyombe amemuhakikisha Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar kuwa mifuko ya Hifadhi ya Jamii Tanzania Bara wataangalia namna bora ya kuja  kuwekeza Zanzibar kwa kufata taratibu salama kwa Maslahi ya Taifa.</span></span></p><p class="yiv0032297915MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Abdulrahim Khamis </span></span></p><p class="yiv0032297915MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Ofisi ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar</span></span></p>

SMZ yaipongeza Mfuko wa Hifadhi ya Jamii

  Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Mhe. Hemed Suleiman Abdulla ameupongeza Umoja wa Mifuko ya Hifadhi ya Jamii Tanzania kwa kuanzia umoja ...

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New report on narratives on business in Africa shows another ‘scramble for Africa’ by foreign powers is underway in international media

<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8921557766galileo-ap-layout-editor" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; text-align: justify; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="" class="yiv8921557766 yiv8921557766editor-col yiv8921557766OneColumnMobile" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="100%"><div class="yiv8921557766gl-contains-text"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv8921557766editor-text yiv8921557766editor-text " style="color: #403f42; display: block; line-height: 1.2; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 20px; text-align: left; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div class="yiv8921557766text-container yiv8921557766galileo-ap-content-editor"><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-lydlBMfOPW7RsPzJPOU6dNZ1OBmDOotIiXmIJLzn48td-Yq9MtS_3jgyZuWropyUfKlGybgjAlfuAcVv2ReuRCkkV1dzYDbkGLkKl6xthMrhQhfho1ux3yStP9xT7ZWPPz0QZLPa1idj2ZVMBznKE5sWJh2GNnMfTSLCQGT7QDwyYNmaFS7Up3EQpw=s600" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-lydlBMfOPW7RsPzJPOU6dNZ1OBmDOotIiXmIJLzn48td-Yq9MtS_3jgyZuWropyUfKlGybgjAlfuAcVv2ReuRCkkV1dzYDbkGLkKl6xthMrhQhfho1ux3yStP9xT7ZWPPz0QZLPa1idj2ZVMBznKE5sWJh2GNnMfTSLCQGT7QDwyYNmaFS7Up3EQpw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br />There is another scramble for Africa according to international media, but this time it is about who can best profit from the continent’s business opportunities. And the charge is being led by foreign powers, with 70% of coverage about business in Africa referencing China, the USA, Russia, France, and the UK, according to the newly launched <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0010LGYrm-nukfuP7Uj1iJ1TNeaqudG8QHp5FamVPnxB2rNQB1T5pbYWBlAcNIv6ahoyW2W0uCOeP2_tbsXjcVgp3FT0w1Hd_9kJHSAyUhrIxIjBATSjrwAka4K_mzaRNiJJPhP3WGD1gBTOPgKFBkzNAOiD_XpIzk4oX5Xf0c5R2tEMScWCtt0Nw9S8u56NbjVz_IXuALHWBs=&c=leMMZ_ahllx2xPbeegvxyEDJfhFJIYHIEP9udqIrPNlLoZM3m0o-HA==&ch=ANLJb4_ncwOUzFerdC6aq0Af4yiswNxhR4yNQQwxkWiN5nq5ynFrIA==" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #2961d9;" target="_blank">The Business in Africa Narrative Report</a>, by Africa No Filter and AKAS.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">The report shows that the keywords, stories, frames, and narratives associated with business on the continent are dangerously distorted. There is an overemphasis on the role of governments, foreign powers, and larger African states alongside an underappreciation of the role of young people, women, entrepreneurs, creative businesses, smaller successful African states, and Africa’s future potential.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Moky Makura, Executive Director at Africa No Filter, said</span>: “We wanted to understand why Africa is seen as a high-risk business destination and why the cost of money is at a premium. The report gives us an insight into why. It shows that business opportunities on the continent are both underrepresented and misrepresented, and now that we know this, we can work on educating the media and changing the narrative around business in Africa.”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Richard Addy, report author and co-founder of award-winning international audience strategy consultancy, AKAS</span>, added: “This ground-breaking report offers a detailed data analysis on the narrative around business in Africa. This rigorous research is important because narratives, frames and stories are the lenses through which we perceive and experience Africa. They inform beliefs, behavior and ultimately dictate policy.”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">In addition to the dominance of foreign powers in business stories featured in international media, the report highlighted a number of other key frames dominating dangerous distortions played out in stories, and the underrepresentation of businesses across the continent, including:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">● <span style="font-weight: bold;">More negative coverage</span>: International media are more likely to have a negative tone. African media are twice as likely to reference corruption in their coverage of business in Africa compared to international media, with corruption featuring in 10% of African media stories.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">● <span style="font-weight: bold;">Africa is Nigeria and South Africa</span>: Nearly 50% of articles in global media outlets reference South Africa or Nigeria, crowding out business stars like Mauritius, Namibia, and the Seychelles. Mauritius is the highest-ranking African country in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">● <span style="font-weight: bold;">Silencing creativity, amplifying technology</span>: Nollywood is the world’s second-largest film industry, and music genres like AfroBeats and AmaPiano are influencing pop culture globally, yet creative businesses were only featured in 1% of all business news articles across African and global media. Additionally, while 22% of Africa’s working-age population started new ventures between 2011 and 2016, the highest rate of any region globally, African start-ups received declined coverage.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">● <span style="font-weight: bold;">Youth and women are underrepresented</span>: African countries claim the top three spots in the Mastercard Index for the highest concentration of women business owners globally, but business news and analysis on gender equality issues have declined. Africa also has the youngest population globally. However, youth and women are underrepresented in business stories. In fact, online news coverage of young people has declined between 2017 and 2021. In addition, stories about African youth globally are often framed through negative stereotypes, invoking images of inactivity, violence, and crime.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">● <span style="font-weight: bold;">Government, policy, and regulations dominate</span>: 54% of business news in 2021 was framed through government action and policies. Additionally, African media focused more on themes related to government than on those related to entrepreneurship. Yet, African countries make up six of the top 10 countries whose populations were most likely to search for the topic of entrepreneurship in 2021.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">● <span style="font-weight: bold;">Missing Free Trade Area and investment</span>: The African Continental Free Trade Area is the largest free trade area in the world by the number of countries taking part, yet it makes up under 1% of business news and analysis while mentions of Foreign Direct Investment fell from 3.2% in 2017 to an even lower 1.9% of coverage in 2021.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">The Business in Africa Narrative Report is the latest research project by narrative-change organization Africa No Filter and forms part of their work to understand and shift harmful and stereotypical narratives about Africa.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">The report comes at a crucial time for the continent as it recovers from the economic impact of COVID-19. Experts predict that Africa needs an estimated <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0010LGYrm-nukfuP7Uj1iJ1TNeaqudG8QHp5FamVPnxB2rNQB1T5pbYWBlAcNIv6ahoXjW6nNgXRvlVBy1hMy10zyX1VkLSD-oP3mjPNsCzEb8ePfNuL3yIIKCRRqScZkofHmarrEqsuAEfEh2mH83UfZpRsR1Q1Q5y2hTijzL5RP7bQ6edEUU436fGxKsULmaIawut8WheOzTSofyDmW7g3gLkjfLNs0oNngU_W2ZLQcNU23ymTJu1OiUsdI6OBPqQ_gFel3Rr9Qey8notVq-9Hw==&c=leMMZ_ahllx2xPbeegvxyEDJfhFJIYHIEP9udqIrPNlLoZM3m0o-HA==&ch=ANLJb4_ncwOUzFerdC6aq0Af4yiswNxhR4yNQQwxkWiN5nq5ynFrIA==" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #2961d9;" target="_blank">$175 billion per year</a> for 20 years to end extreme poverty, and business will play a critical role.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Academic researchers have shown a correlation between media representations and investment levels. One study of the stock market in the US showed that media visibility led to more investment than under-investment and influenced investor trading behavior. In other words, how the media covers business matters.</span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8921557766galileo-ap-layout-editor" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; text-align: justify; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv8921557766galileo-ap-layout-editor" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; text-align: justify; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="" class="yiv8921557766 yiv8921557766editor-col yiv8921557766OneColumnMobile" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="100%"><div class="yiv8921557766gl-contains-text"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv8921557766editor-text yiv8921557766editor-text " style="color: #403f42; display: block; line-height: 1.2; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 20px; text-align: left; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div></div><div class="yiv8921557766text-container yiv8921557766galileo-ap-content-editor"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #333333; font-style: italic;">Distributed by </span><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0010LGYrm-nukfuP7Uj1iJ1TNeaqudG8QHp5FamVPnxB2rNQB1T5pbYWPvESjCZ9y40gZgPjoqiUaQPiCc-AjMq317GiiBu42YZL5b6qyHF2PiGNa-QxhPjynqdFaoEb8Si3WO1kfvodpip500FlvWF-BmNhVauhleU&c=leMMZ_ahllx2xPbeegvxyEDJfhFJIYHIEP9udqIrPNlLoZM3m0o-HA==&ch=ANLJb4_ncwOUzFerdC6aq0Af4yiswNxhR4yNQQwxkWiN5nq5ynFrIA==" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #428bca; font-style: italic; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">African Media Agency</a><span style="color: #333333; font-style: italic;"> on behalf of African No Filter.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br style="background-color: white;" /></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table>

New report on narratives on business in Africa shows another ‘scramble for Africa’ by foreign powers is underway in international media

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Women Heads of State Initiative Launches in Africa

<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipVubNo3alYOGXfjnvXvtrWy8TLGPryljZD_FRu7R_x35ZUoNnVN5vCvK1IHx5fbspQgAhO2TRyokgVurhPaSZljFRV66B5SW4iBjBQjjvDVonhfzA9qZBX2mjS64XINWM4nQUyaYD1j9SLwA_2rpI1JgxrkqeGareakWGm34hjURvND0eD_9g7iRkwQ=s300" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="114" data-original-width="300" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipVubNo3alYOGXfjnvXvtrWy8TLGPryljZD_FRu7R_x35ZUoNnVN5vCvK1IHx5fbspQgAhO2TRyokgVurhPaSZljFRV66B5SW4iBjBQjjvDVonhfzA9qZBX2mjS64XINWM4nQUyaYD1j9SLwA_2rpI1JgxrkqeGareakWGm34hjURvND0eD_9g7iRkwQ" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br />Africa.com announces an exciting new cross-media initiative in partnership with Coca-Cola Africa. This initiative recognizes current and former women Presidents and Prime Ministers.  The corresponding research identified not just high-profile personalities but the women who have served as president or prime minister of an African country for a minimum of three months.</span><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">A key dimension of the Women Heads of State Initiative is to build the capacity of emerging female leaders. To this end, Africa.com will work with Coca-Cola Africa in developing a free online training workshop to inspire African women and girls to pursue a career in civil service while promoting meaningful measures to address gender equality.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">“Coca-Cola Africa is happy to support such an initiative that seeks to advance the conversation on women empowerment in Africa. At Coca-Cola, we believe that women are critical not only to the success of our business, but to the continued success of the communities we proudly serve. Women and youth empowerment is one of the focus areas under our sustainability platform, <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001SsMEdMlqt3jj-rQA-_ZDPbpTawG-Cj7EGdJnqhI587Gx9kWDG22yhVDn5mCvEACjS5aR7UUqG_wccL6cLme5uIIS5CxipqNFMNHXDAxXI1tkLtMSnInoYxMU61QAUzl993tFgz1Bwj-ekG8jD3AZoKsTNUBzwr-BJf1dwZY9_dLlPd6SKim7aXCxNER7Qp7Vic8E7KUAHkkHJ5mU6ca7O6Na1LqXBvVr6MC64Dou-oKmuvu9z0jAl71RdmUDSd4-&c=RKEl9k-bqt-q9SpPqhHk4bxi4Ix2vNCq1OqH9o5YcYKJ4LFfQ2apuw==&ch=JuQdQkA-C95qfoFESY8KGBHtjFxs9YhesltQ2Ate82ux3vU8TA8kMg==" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">JAMII</a> where we commit to unlock economic opportunities through the provision of improved access to soft skills training, networks, finance & markets.” said Patricia Obozuwa, AOU Vice President for Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability.     </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Africa.com Chair Teresa Clarke added, “This work is a complement to our groundbreaking work in the private sector, Women Leading Corporate Africa, in which we offer free online training workshops to help women and girls who are interested in climbing the corporate ladder.”</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">The initiative will launch on March 23, 2022, at the Africa.com virtual summit, Women Heads of State Initiative – Top 6 Opportunities for Africa’s Advancement.  The free online event will focus on Africa’s advancement agenda through a gender lens.  A dynamic video presentation will reveal the 22 women who have served an African country as president or prime minister. Special guests include former President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf; Prime Minister of Namibia, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila; and Former President of Mauritius, Ammenah Gurib-Fakim.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">For more information, and free registration, visit:  <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001SsMEdMlqt3jj-rQA-_ZDPbpTawG-Cj7EGdJnqhI587Gx9kWDG22yhVDn5mCvEACjvr3jYnN9ZZeVr6OyTRj3_w51opXVSJod6OGAT6lA88-FSJFRCLkr3MnXu-Ga4LuS9BbHeL3_48AMdX2yPhJwwA2PJTjwch11&c=RKEl9k-bqt-q9SpPqhHk4bxi4Ix2vNCq1OqH9o5YcYKJ4LFfQ2apuw==&ch=JuQdQkA-C95qfoFESY8KGBHtjFxs9YhesltQ2Ate82ux3vU8TA8kMg==" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://womenheadsofstate.africa.com/</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Distributed by </span><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001SsMEdMlqt3jj-rQA-_ZDPbpTawG-Cj7EGdJnqhI587Gx9kWDG22yhajdU_hFCzyx0shh5DB0aK-LVZLaINBWadcqyv9nXJzXjtJWbwQsvPM1oraTrdAQ9pQ0FMVa8sbb3-f7M4xWYBpoxyV33nlNpdM-2Mh-yRw_&c=RKEl9k-bqt-q9SpPqhHk4bxi4Ix2vNCq1OqH9o5YcYKJ4LFfQ2apuw==&ch=JuQdQkA-C95qfoFESY8KGBHtjFxs9YhesltQ2Ate82ux3vU8TA8kMg==" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: black; font-style: italic;" target="_blank">African Media Agency</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> for Africa.com.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #403f42; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /></div>

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Thanks to technology, we are better off than ever before

<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #403f42; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">    <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqxNdNHxLbefny0XkyEg6m15vFR0_uPmgFWWwwk8dbgoos5mVUNgtXZaYfPp62Za7Mhci3ctGOMFetirlg0HsHUOtA4K9EEVD8oZgHuBLXly0HnOtYOEj0fJXSMyjlsL87IAia6gK4ASvbkQLKs6Cph408rOMJvZYrtyZpdVgkISmdmXr8pk8IMZTtFw=s1800" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqxNdNHxLbefny0XkyEg6m15vFR0_uPmgFWWwwk8dbgoos5mVUNgtXZaYfPp62Za7Mhci3ctGOMFetirlg0HsHUOtA4K9EEVD8oZgHuBLXly0HnOtYOEj0fJXSMyjlsL87IAia6gK4ASvbkQLKs6Cph408rOMJvZYrtyZpdVgkISmdmXr8pk8IMZTtFw=s320" width="213" /></a></div><br />By Cathy Smith, Managing Director at SAP Africa</span></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5071761219galileo-ap-layout-editor" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; text-align: justify; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="" class="yiv5071761219 yiv5071761219editor-col yiv5071761219OneColumnMobile" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="100%"><div class="yiv5071761219gl-contains-text"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv5071761219editor-text yiv5071761219editor-text " style="color: #403f42; display: block; line-height: 1.2; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 20px; text-align: left; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div class="yiv5071761219text-container yiv5071761219galileo-ap-content-editor"><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Is a dysfunctional relationship with technology keeping us from harnessing tech for the greater good? </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Having worked in the tech industry for over 30 years, I still get goosebumps when I consider the positive potential of technology on our continent. Thanks to technology, we are better off than ever before. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">However, popular culture tends to accentuate the worst of technology's potential. Movies glorify hackers that bring cities to their knees. Future humans are enslaved by robots, with rebel groups celebrated as they save the world from 'the machine'. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Social media, designed to connect people and create platforms for engagement, have been misdirected to spread fake news, perpetuating a mistrust of businesses, governments, and brands. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">All of this has done serious damage not only to democracies around the world, but to the relationships we have with one another. This has hampered our ability to come together in the face of the enormous challenges we face.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">An era of unprecedented progress</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">And yet, it's not possible to think about progress without considering the role that technology plays.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Technology and human innovation have unlocked huge benefits for mankind and have helped usher in an era of unprecedented growth and opportunity. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">We are healthier than ever before, and our life expectancy continues to increase, thanks in part to advances in medicine including vaccines that have eradicated previously lethal diseases. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Fewer people live in extreme poverty than before. <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Oup7szzzjUQYCfOqBml3XNjFSLf3UsC_sHAw6-g1DIQRx2pDKjZ_rLN46V1w-E42uz2rhOP2aoiXjaCZbr2XAtaT7gKjd8Pw0GwNJeU_VGG8gBW1vMyeo-FKCmVFxYc6SD_W3IEivgDFzLqAvSEEX5WcMygXecy93RmKhQQ2YBjUgQhukScCDQ==&c=sQtO6xOX8K82Cb0vTfCp1i-XHDwfQQRwXUDRXkX_vxifEwQcFijftQ==&ch=XE7EZQQUh6N6Rwk1fuHwFm59NrCXXnHvdo7uQOS5jnJU4Ai39kXbCw==" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #2961d9;" target="_blank">One UN report</a> showed a 50% drop in people living on less than $1.25 per day between 1990 and 2015. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">More people have access to education, and most of the world enjoys greater freedom than ever before, thanks largely to the internet and our smartphones that give us new ways of expressing ourselves socially, politically, and creatively. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #1a191a; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Solutions to an uncertain future</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">As we enter an era of uncertainty and rapid change, it is worth considering our relationship with technology and whether we are positioned to meet the inevitable challenges coming our way.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">We will face more change in the next ten years than the last century. Our current ways of living and doing business are unsuited for this future.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Futurist Gerd Leonhard believes it's not a question of whether we will have the technology to solve the world's most pressing issues - we already do. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">What remains a question is whether we will cooperate to use technology wisely and whether we can act in time.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Overcoming the challenges of a changing climate, food insecurity, pollution and waste, economic development and social upliftment require new technologies – or new and innovative uses for existing technologies. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Let's take the issue of food security as an example. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #1a191a; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">The farm as digital enterprise</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Food is one of the most basic and fundamental needs. Alarmingly, nearly nine million people die of hunger or hunger-related disease each year. And yet, the US alone spends more on diets every year than would be needed to ensure every hungry person on Earth can eat. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Africa is particularly vulnerable to food scarcity due to its relatively lower levels of development and wealth. The pandemic has only exacerbated the problem: data indicates that about 20% of the continent's population experience hunger.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">This makes the agricultural sector, which is responsible for 60% of jobs on the continent, vital to Africa's fortunes. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">According to UN data, food production in Africa is led by 250 million smallholder farmers who collectively produce 80% of food consumed on the continent. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">However, the farmers are often at the mercy of the elements with very little in the way of tools, technology, or data to improve their yields or unlock market opportunities. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">The introduction of technology tools in the African smallholder farming supply chain has helped farmers mitigate risk and scale their operations to move away from subsistence farming.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">SAP's Rural Sourcing Management tool, which connects smallholder farmers with agriculture supply chains and brings transparency to the sourcing of raw materials, is turning these farms into digital enterprises and the farmers into digital entrepreneurs.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">In Nigeria, for example, 850 000 small maize producers have been integrated into the larger agricultural value chain and now enjoy access to weather, crop and farming data as well as better selling opportunities.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #1a191a; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Tech as a force for good</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Every person and every business have a role to play in helping to solve some of our current challenges. In Ghana, for example, a collaboration between SAP, the World Economic Forum and the Global Plastic Action Partnership is bringing positive change to the country's plastics supply chain.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">More than 2000 Ghanaian waste pickers are being incorporated in a ground-breaking circular economy initiative in a project that measures the quantities and types of plastic they collect. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Through the Rural Sourcing Management tool, data about the plastic waste they collect is analysed and matched to market-related prices in local and global value chains. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Organisations that prioritise sustainability can then opt to pay a premium for more socially responsible plastics, while the waste pickers can enjoy higher wages for their work.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">In our own business, SAP has committed that 5% of global procurement will be with social enterprises by 2025, with another 5% to diverse businesses. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">As we journey into an uncertain future, we have the opportunity every step of the way to choose to use technology in the service of good. Whether you are a tech start-up looking for a breakthrough, a social enterprise solving the next big problem or a corporate wondering how to make a difference, think about the future you want to help shape on the continent.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">In a world with so many challenges and such an abundance of bad news, technology holds the key to a brighter and happier future - provided we choose to use tech for good.</span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5071761219galileo-ap-layout-editor" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; text-align: justify; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv5071761219galileo-ap-layout-editor" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; text-align: justify; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="" class="yiv5071761219 yiv5071761219editor-col yiv5071761219OneColumnMobile" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="100%"><div class="yiv5071761219gl-contains-text"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv5071761219editor-text yiv5071761219editor-text " style="color: #403f42; display: block; line-height: 1.2; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 20px; text-align: left; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div></div><div class="yiv5071761219text-container yiv5071761219galileo-ap-content-editor"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;">Distributed by </span><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Oup7szzzjUQYCfOqBml3XNjFSLf3UsC_sHAw6-g1DIQRx2pDKjZ_rD2KiXlk8GpEtwFvZVo_xawR6YBP2-o7SdkgHPgs6vF-sC0TTBBsmFSjykxkw7rpt_pBWLVeE4CwRrS1Ezp9nRoIMU0g6yp9T_isL0bAe9XGkjOkOcoMkHsZGM_HLKsn-EiX5Cs1HOe0SyBqSZ1CkrZJjT4eDp33v-OlI5_uzw1s&c=sQtO6xOX8K82Cb0vTfCp1i-XHDwfQQRwXUDRXkX_vxifEwQcFijftQ==&ch=XE7EZQQUh6N6Rwk1fuHwFm59NrCXXnHvdo7uQOS5jnJU4Ai39kXbCw==" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue; font-style: italic;" target="_blank">African Media Agency (AMA)</a><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"> on behalf of SAP Africa.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br style="background-color: white;" /></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table>

Thanks to technology, we are better off than ever before

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Malawi President, Lazarus Chakwera, others restate commitment to quality leadership at the 10TH ALM Persons of the Year

<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3t8UyH9221V4nWZ1iDPlKyqHaz_E8IRJzE7UmJdvztqZXKCIzAKRm6FJlPDpJmNyfdoXkkrBC-d7C0EtodMh1DLqC1l4lyc4Ka7AxcSRWrc5eY-IGIiMEbPNJUHalgkA1PM3I35cZUERuS-yLnXnlNJQqMcb8Zw5MZ_nypHpuHSowfAimA_dOIRq6UQ=s735" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="735" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3t8UyH9221V4nWZ1iDPlKyqHaz_E8IRJzE7UmJdvztqZXKCIzAKRm6FJlPDpJmNyfdoXkkrBC-d7C0EtodMh1DLqC1l4lyc4Ka7AxcSRWrc5eY-IGIiMEbPNJUHalgkA1PM3I35cZUERuS-yLnXnlNJQqMcb8Zw5MZ_nypHpuHSowfAimA_dOIRq6UQ=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;">The President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, alongside other political, business and diplomatic leaders, have restated their commitment to quality and purposeful leadership in Africa. President Chakwera, who committed while receiving the African Leadership Person of the Year Award, called on other leaders across the continent to join hands towards building a prosperous Africa. The event with the theme: PHILANTHROPY, IMPACT INVESTING, AND SUSTAINABILITY IN AFRICA, held at the iconic Dorchester Hotel, London, with virtual participation from other distinguished Africans who were unable to attend physically.</span></span><p></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #403f42; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">The President, in his speech, stated, "I am excited to be named the African of the Year." Continuing, he averred that, "with this accolade, I am even more determined to press on with my push for greater sovereignty for our country and Africa at large."</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #403f42; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">President Chawkera, while speaking on the global interconnectedness and the need to unite against the prevailing ills of poverty and climate change, maintained, "If one nation pollutes its air in the west, as has seen to centuries, it affects the weather patterns in Malawi."</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #403f42; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">He also commended African Leadership Magazine for making the persons of the awards a vote-based honour, primarily determined by the votes of Africans from around the world.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #403f42; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">The event also had the business, political and diplomatic leaders in attendance, including Baroness Sandip Verma, Member, House of Lords, United Kingdom; the Ambassadors of Kenya, Ivory Coast, & Botswana to the U.K.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #403f42; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Earlier, the World Health Organization Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, congratulated President Chakwera and all other winners for emerging winners in the 10th Edition of the awards. Dr Ghebreyesus, the 9th African Leadership Person of the Year, stated that he was happy handing over to the new African Leadership Person of the Year due to his record of impeccable leadership in Malawi.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #403f42; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #403f42; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Also presented with awards in different categories includes Kwanele Ngwemya, Chief Executive Officer, NBS Bank, Malawi, Mactar SY Founder/CEO, SYLAM Technologies Group SAS, Senegal, Rt. Reverend Patricia Sappor, President, Chartered Institute of Bankers, Ghana; Capt. Musa Nuhu,</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #403f42; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Director-General, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, Nigeria, Polaris Bank Limited; Mukwandi Chibesakunda, Chief Executive Officer, Zambia Commercial Bank (ZANACO) Plc; Abdulmajid Nsekela, Managing Director, CRBD Bank, Tanzania Dr Helen Oritsejafor, Founder, A Hand to the Needy Foundation, Nigeria.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #403f42; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #403f42; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">The African Leadership Magazine Persons of the Year Awards, the leading vote-based third-party endorsement in the continent, has continued to attract interest from Africans within and in the Diaspora.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #403f42; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #403f42; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">The African Leadership Magazine Persons of the Year, which is in its 10th year, is an annual award reserved for distinguished Africans who have blazed the trail in the year under review. A shortlist of nominees are selected from results gathered via a Call for the nomination - traditionally promoted via paid online and offline campaigns across the continent, Europe, and the Americas. The call for nomination is the first step in a multi-phased process.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #403f42; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #403f42; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #403f42; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;">Distributed by </span><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001wN_5Iyj4xSs0Iopexq9PrBi8v5H5q-tiBoBL-6yqs1HcM2nlUw2kocvCNgiYIw50Y7LqmhMrLREmj-EiTilU5ogsCnfst843nQYsq4lZSKEKuKHx5Ctq4NX7Qs2XXOvfSkRnYY4xZRuugl-s7SBPOBl99xr9cM7Iqcb_ulojafRmtFbJlkPmzL94j_jd2PsTN38psjEoGeDan8B5iF6fS_kD-UIALWAU&c=c-l4I5phanEdd_w1qMqMCDMGQx_NVGnOeSZykTYTT2LTDrGkDnQFpw==&ch=ZEcDVvgmy6nwmEKHakOQg0SoJkOIFk7Cb9zrkPiq9fxnUg2a_pQg5g==" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: black; font-style: italic;" target="_blank">African Media Agency (AMA)</a><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"> on behalf of African Leadership Magazine.</span></span></div>

Malawi President, Lazarus Chakwera, others restate commitment to quality leadership at the 10TH ALM Persons of the Year

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Makamo wa Pili awafariji wafiwa

<p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpkXzaTj7fmZJSEXaWNbqRiv4u3d8_ZLNqIosYanW7QBk3fK5RBcVsblza_fXumoHhEu3R7T9dLySmZ-Bbv3qjUyWg3wKTwcJ62KFLTg4RKcvk1VhWmmrrEVGYsGVDRq5PhGlPlTsgEcG555zUfKnEsyUIYmf2E-Q-rUwkSXMLveqVPq_hGzyXolU1NA=s6720" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpkXzaTj7fmZJSEXaWNbqRiv4u3d8_ZLNqIosYanW7QBk3fK5RBcVsblza_fXumoHhEu3R7T9dLySmZ-Bbv3qjUyWg3wKTwcJ62KFLTg4RKcvk1VhWmmrrEVGYsGVDRq5PhGlPlTsgEcG555zUfKnEsyUIYmf2E-Q-rUwkSXMLveqVPq_hGzyXolU1NA=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; text-align: justify;">Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Mhe. Hemed Suleiman Abdulla amezitaka Familia za marubani waliopotea na Ndege ya Kampuni FLY ZANZIBAR iliyokuwa ikifanya safari yake kwenye visiwa vya Comoro kuwa na Subra katika kipindi hichi kigumu.</span></span><p></p><p class="yiv0552728311MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Mhe. Hemed ametoa kauli hiyo alipofika kuifariji Familia ya mmoja  wa marubani wa ndege hio ADIL SULTAN KHAMIS  Al Mazrui nyumbani kwao Mbweni  Jijini Zanzibar.</span></span></p><p class="yiv0552728311MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Amesema Mtihani wa kupotea kwa Ndege hiyo ni katika mipango ya M/Mungu hivyo ni vyema kwa ndugu, marafiki na  Familia kuwa wamoja katika kipindi hichi kigumu.</span></span></p><p class="yiv0552728311MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Mhe. Hemed amesema Serikali kupitia Ubalozi wa Tanzania Nchini Comoro inaendelea kufanya jitihada za kuwatafuta wahanga wa tukio hilo na kuwataka wanafamilia na wazanzibari kwa ujumla kutoa Taarifa kwa kila wanachokisikia kupitia vyanzo tofauti vilivyopo nchini.</span></span></p><p class="yiv0552728311MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Aidha Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar amewaombea faraja na Salama wahanga wa tukio hilo na kuitaka Familia hiyo kuwa tayari kupokea Taarifa Sahihi kutoka Serikalini kwani Serikali inafatilia kila kinachoendelea katika ajali hiyo.</span></span></p><p class="yiv0552728311MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Kwa upande wake Naibu Mufti Mkuu wa Zanzibar Shekh Mahmoud Mussa Wadi amewataka wafamilia hao kuwa na Subra katika kipindi hichi na kuwataka watakapopata usahihi  wa Taarifa za tukio hilo kuripoti Ofisi ya Mufti kwa hatua zaidi.</span></span></p><p class="yiv0552728311MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Akitoa Shukran kwa niaba ya  Familia Baba Mzazi wa Ndugu Adil Sultan Bwana Sultan Khamis Al mazrui  amemshukuru Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar kwa kuona umuhimu wa jambo hilo na kuamua kuungana nao na kumtaka kuendelea kujumuika katika matukio ya kijamii jambo ambalo linajenga Imani zaidi kwa wananchi na serikali yao.</span></span></p><p class="yiv0552728311MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Wakati wa Mchana Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar amekutana na Uongozi wa Taasisi ya kuratibu ruzuku kutoka Mfuko wa Dunia (Global Fund Foundation) Ofisini kwake Vuga katika Kikao cha kujadili masuala mbali mbali yanayoendeshwa na Taasisi hiyo.</span></span></p><p class="yiv0552728311MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Katika kikao hicho Mheshimiwa Hemed  ameuhakikishia Uongozi huo kuwa Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar itaongeza mashirikiano katika kufikia malengo yaliyokusudiwa na taasisi hiyo.</span></span></p><p class="yiv0552728311MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Sambamba na hayo Mhe. Hemed amesema kuwa Taasisi hiyo imeisaidia sana Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar katika kupambana na maradhi mbali mbali ikiwemo Malaria,Ukimwi na Kifua Kikuu.</span></span></p><p class="yiv0552728311MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Ali Muhamed Shaban</span></span></p><p class="yiv0552728311MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Ofisi ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa zanzibar.</span></span></p>

Makamo wa Pili awafariji wafiwa

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Makamo wa Pili wa Rais Zanzibar ampongeza Spika wa Jamuhuri ya Muungano

<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLppchr6XIT6pxnQfx3y3NzCfGyqteRy9epzJBXY19pCItzaQ_CRoP-0XsuguSe8AcfEaR8Xfctzjsp4YhcnGS0nz6UnwYo5c5FpEKx1khLEZKRqpTZljnsUQkk3aogW0d-urPrXfBVbxztldj9FQMLCjaDp92cXxWWGkIXkq1bhpQN2oVUKqZY5pR-Q=s6720" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLppchr6XIT6pxnQfx3y3NzCfGyqteRy9epzJBXY19pCItzaQ_CRoP-0XsuguSe8AcfEaR8Xfctzjsp4YhcnGS0nz6UnwYo5c5FpEKx1khLEZKRqpTZljnsUQkk3aogW0d-urPrXfBVbxztldj9FQMLCjaDp92cXxWWGkIXkq1bhpQN2oVUKqZY5pR-Q=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;">Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Mhe Hemed Suleiman Abdulla amempongeza Spika wa Bunge la Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Dkt  Tulia Ackson kwa jitihada anayoendelea kuionesha katika kuliongoza Bunge  kwa maslahi ya Taifa</span></span><p></p><p class="yiv1257317689MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 27.6px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Mhe. Hemed Ametoa kauli hio alipofanya mazungumzo na Spika wa Bunge la Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Mhe. Dkt Tulia Ackson alipofika kujitambulisha kwa mara ya kwanza tokea achaguliwe kushika nyadhifa hiyo Ofisini  kwake Vuga Jijini Zanzibar</span></span></p><p class="yiv1257317689MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 27.6px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Mhe Hemed amesema Serikali ya Awamu ya Sita ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania  inayoongozwa na Mhe. Samia Suluhu Hassan ina Imani kubwa sana na utendaji kazi wake ndani na nje ya Bunge anaoendelea kuionyesha kwa maslahi ya Watanzania.</span></span></p><p class="yiv1257317689MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 27.6px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Aidha Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar amemuhakikishia Spika huyo kuwa Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar inayoongozwa na Dkt Hussein Ali Mwinyi itatoa ushirikiano wa hali ya juu ili kuweza kufanya kazi zake kwa ufanishi na kuweza kuwaletea maendeleo wananchi wa taifa hili.</span></span></p><p class="yiv1257317689MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 27.6px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Mhe Hemed amesema kuwa Muhimili wa Bunge ni muhimu ambao una uwakilishi wa watanzania wote hivyo ana Imani Muhimili huo utasimamia Kanuni na Sheria zilizopo ili kulinda maslahi ya wananchi.</span></span></p><p class="yiv1257317689MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 27.6px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Hata hivyo Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar amesema kuwa kwa ushirikiano uliopo baina ya Spika huyo na Wabunge wa Bunge la Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Bunge litabaki kuwa salama na kuweza kufikia lengo la Serikali la kuwatumikia wananchi kupitia Wabunge hao liweze kufikiwa.</span></span></p><p class="yiv1257317689MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 27.6px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Kwa upende wake Spika wa Bunge la Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Dkt Tulia Ackson amemueleza Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar kuwa Bunge analoliongoza lina mashirikiano ya karibu na Baraza la Wawakilishi la Zanzibar ili kuwaletea maendeleo Wananchi ya Tanzania</span></span></p><p class="yiv1257317689MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 27.6px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Dkt Tulia amesema  kuwa Bunge lipo tayari kupokea maelekezo yanayotolewa na Viongozi Wakuu wa Nchi ili kufikia malengo waliojipangia ya kuwahudumia wananchi walio wachagua ambao wana matumaini makubwa kupitia chombo hicho cha kutunga na kubadilisha Sheria kwa maslahi ya watanzania kwa ujumla.</span></span></p><p class="yiv1257317689MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 27.6px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Ali Moh’d Shaban</span></span></p><p class="yiv1257317689MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 27.6px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Ofisi ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar</span></span></p>

Makamo wa Pili wa Rais Zanzibar ampongeza Spika wa Jamuhuri ya Muungano

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Bandari Zanzibar yatakiwa kuongeza kasi ya kiutendaji

<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbo-7o_R4RsrQvKm9KFj4ufg3WLhtZA8YtkLRzRLGReE4RRe0Ov7XL5qRDowPkHzJWmjqOui2R9wmB97ahlZhotnOiA7eQ-3W6LQPnF1iDMjcar-fL60ldotThDxs4dj0ZWXuJy9ONHIFMZ9bUgpKmZN-Emij7yJknTnF4B1igCaNungHoUsfrrTvayA=s6720" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4480" data-original-width="6720" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbo-7o_R4RsrQvKm9KFj4ufg3WLhtZA8YtkLRzRLGReE4RRe0Ov7XL5qRDowPkHzJWmjqOui2R9wmB97ahlZhotnOiA7eQ-3W6LQPnF1iDMjcar-fL60ldotThDxs4dj0ZWXuJy9ONHIFMZ9bUgpKmZN-Emij7yJknTnF4B1igCaNungHoUsfrrTvayA=s320" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"></span>Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar ameutaka Uongozi wa Shirika la Bandari la Zanzibar kuongeza kasi ya kiutendaji ili kurahisisha Huduma zao kwa  wale wanaowahudumia.</span></span></p><p class="yiv7139817010MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Wito huo umetolewa na Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar Mhe. Hemed Suleiman Abdulla alipofanya ziara ya kukagua eneo  linalotumika kushushia na kupakia Makontena Bandarini Malindi Jijini Zanzibar.</span></span></p><p class="yiv7139817010MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Amesema Muamko wa Wafanyabiashara kwa  Wenye Meli za Mizigo ni mkubwa ambao umeamsha ari kutokana na Uongozi wa Awamu ya Nane  ili wananchi wapate huduma mbali mbali kwa urahisi.</span></span></p><p class="yiv7139817010MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar amesema muitiko wa Meli kubwa za Kimataifa kuja kushusha Mizigo Zanzibar ni jitihada za Rais wa Zanzibar na Mwenyekiti wa Baraza la Mapinduzi Mhe. Dkt Hussein Ali Mwinyi kuwaomba na kuwashawishi Wafanyabiashara kuweza kuleta mizigo yao Zanzibar kwa kuwepo kwa taratibu nzuri zinazowaongoza katika Shughuli zao.</span></span></p><p class="yiv7139817010MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Mhe. Hemed amesema ni vyema kwa Uongozi wa Shirika hilo kuwa na urafiki  na Wafanyabiashara kwa kuwapa muongozo mzuri wa kusimamia ushushwaji wa mizigo ili kuepuka Meli hizo kuchukua muda mrefu jambo ambalo linapelekea kuchelewesha kufunga gati Meli nyengine zinazofika Zanzibar na kupelekea meli kulipa gharama kubwa hatua ambayo inakwenda kuwagharimu wananchi kwa kuuziwa bidhaa kwa gharama ya juu.</span></span></p><p class="yiv7139817010MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Sambamba na hayo Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar amewaagiza wafanyabiashara wanaotakiwa kutoa mizigo yao ambao muda wao umemaliza kufanya haraka kutoa mizigo yao ili kupisha meli nyengine ziweze kushusha mizigo na wananchi kupata huduma kwa urahisi zaidi.</span></span></p><p></p><p class="yiv7139817010MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Pamoja na mambo mengine Mhe. Hemed amekemea tabia ya Wafanyabiashara wanaotoa mizigo wakati wa usiku ambao hufanya hivyo kwa kutaka kufanya  udanganyifu kwa lengo la kuikosesha Serikali mapato, na kueleza kuwa hatua hiyo inapelekea kuwepo kwa mwanya wa vitendo vya rushwa eneo hilo.</span></span></p><p class="yiv7139817010MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Aidha Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar ameonesha kufurahishwa kwake kwa Shirika la Bandari Zanzibar kuandaa mpango wa kuanzisha Kituo cha (One Stop Center) ili kurahisisha upatikanaji wa huduma zote za uingizaji na utowaji wa makontena Bandarini hapo.</span></span></p><p class="yiv7139817010MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Kwa upande wake Naibu Mkurugenzi wa Shirika la Bandari Zanzibar Ndugu Akif Ali Khamis ameeleza kuwa licha ya udogo wa eneo la kuhifadhia Makontena bado wanaendelea kuzungumza na wafanyabiashara wanaoleta mizigo kutoa mizigo kwa wakati hatua ambayo inatoa nafasi kwa wafanyabiashara wengine kushusha mizigo yao na kutanua uchumi wa Nchi jambo ambalo ndio ndoto ya Serikali ya Awamu ya Nane.</span></span></p><p class="yiv7139817010MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Aidha Ndugu Akif amemueleza Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar kuwa kuna muamko mkubwa kwa wafanyabiashara kushusha mizigo Zanzibar ambapo kwa mwaka jana Jumla ya makontena 3200 yalishushwa na mwaka huu wameshusha jumla ya 4600 hatua ambayo inasaidia kuongezeka kwa mapato ya nchi.</span></span></p><p class="yiv7139817010MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Abdulrahim khamis</span></span></p><p class="yiv7139817010MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 24.5333px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Ofisi ya Makamu wa Pili wa Rais wa Zanzibar</span></span></p>

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New Research sheds light into the rise of digital wallet-based apps in Africa

<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0285336498galileo-ap-layout-editor" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; text-align: justify; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="" class="yiv0285336498 yiv0285336498editor-col yiv0285336498OneColumnMobile" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="100%"><div class="yiv0285336498gl-contains-text"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0285336498editor-text yiv0285336498editor-text " style="color: #403f42; display: block; line-height: 1.2; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 20px; text-align: left; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div class="yiv0285336498text-container yiv0285336498galileo-ap-content-editor"><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjR0iv1Ufgbdkf1KTB8mWxPPx6EkWj2cQSq40LkLwCPrgUiR-sGboQ-7kowOTFtvUBZT3VONc7Nkgn8N7Swz9r9uVO0LOZ6RyOPeg1ZWh_bwVmBNfyWVmxD5Yrh1jia0OF0UTwvRUPoomuotDq14IYXDe0MQqBVf8GS5U3Rjf5FGpc-kBp1W9-anND3bg=s1200" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="231" data-original-width="1200" height="62" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjR0iv1Ufgbdkf1KTB8mWxPPx6EkWj2cQSq40LkLwCPrgUiR-sGboQ-7kowOTFtvUBZT3VONc7Nkgn8N7Swz9r9uVO0LOZ6RyOPeg1ZWh_bwVmBNfyWVmxD5Yrh1jia0OF0UTwvRUPoomuotDq14IYXDe0MQqBVf8GS5U3Rjf5FGpc-kBp1W9-anND3bg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br />Africa and Asia are the home of mobile money, where the shift to digital wallets is in full swing in countries with high smartphone penetration. A recent report points out the extent to which African and Asian consumers are embracing digital payments.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">This is the finding of a white paper published by TerraPay with IBS, showcasing the trends and insights specific to the African and Asian regions. The report discusses how Africa is the “enduring epicenter of mobile money”, in 2020 the continent added more than 60 million registered accounts alone vis à vis one billion accounts that were registered globally. This was driven by solid growth in West Africa (21 million new accounts), Central Africa (six million) and East Africa (22 million).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">It discusses the rise of digital wallets and how mobile wallets have successfully targeted the underserved banking population of the continent. The focus of the white paper is on the cross-border and increasingly purely domestic remittances business, and the role played by digital wallets and app-based solutions in serving the unbanked and underbanked population. This is being achieved through expanding reach and improved ease of usage. The white paper also offers a glimpse of the challenges faced by banking institutions and other solution providers while processing cross border payments and the potential for wider adoption especially for small ticket transactions.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">The market report notes the adoption of digital wallets has been steadily growing for some years, while the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the need for online and in-store payments, forcing merchants to prioritize acceptance of new payment tools such as digital wallets.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Ubiquitous cross-border remittances</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">In countries such as DRC Congo, Kenya, Tanzania and digital powerhouses Nigeria and South Africa, the report finds that remittances made by digital wallets provide food and secondary education, funding local businesses and land purchases. This in turn has resulted in increased spending on education, nutrition, and healthcare, but have diversified beyond cross-border remittances into uber-hailing, restaurant bookings and food delivery. As such, domestic remittance volumes are more sensitive to cost and convenience factors than international transfers, with total volume increasing as options become cheaper and more convenient.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Underpinning what has been a sharp growth in digital wallets within the context of remittance services is mobile money transfers which capitalise on the ubiquitousness of mobile phones to provide cross-border transfers.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">This is expected to further increase. Holding back even stronger growth is that women on the continent are still a third less likely than men to have an active account due to their reported lack of knowledge on mobile financial services. This is expected to change in the coming years with mobile money programmes involving mobile operators specifically focusing on closing this gender gap by addressing the barriers preventing women from accessing and using mobile financial services.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Minimal encouragement required</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Illustrations abound that the rise of mobile money transfers apparently needs minimal encouragement: In Rwanda, for instance, the Central Bank’s introduction of multiple policy changes, prompted a phenomenal 700% increase in the weekly value of funds being spent digitally at merchants, a 450% increase in person-to-person payments, and 200% increase in the number of people using mobile payments.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Ghana became the first African country to launch a universal QR code enabling customers to make instant merchant payments from mobile money wallets, bank accounts or international cards. Airtel Africa partnered with MoneyGram enabling Airtel Money customers to receive MoneyGram transfers directly into their mobile wallets from over 200 countries globally. While digital wallets have largely benefited from the growth of e-commerce, the introduction of QR codes was the fundamental reason behind the success of digital wallets as an in-store payment method in Asia. Now, this is beginning to become more prevalent in Africa too.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">PayPal’s money transfer service, Xoom, launched international remittance payments from users in the UK, USA, Canada and Europe to mobile money wallets across African markets. Safaricom and mobile money provider M-Pesa, partnered with Amazon to run the Big Tech’s cloud sales out of Nairobi, supporting the growth of e-commerce and digital payments.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Cryptocurrency or digital currencies - the next frontier?</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">The report finds that cryptocurrency is anticipated to become the future of cross-border remittances in Africa, where the market for crypto-based remittances is already expanding.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Commenting on the report, Willie Kanyeki, Regional Director: East and Southern Africa at Terra Payment Services, notes that in addition to the development of cryptocurrencies highlighted in the white paper, in the marketplace the central banks of Ghana and Nigeria have been doing pioneering work in their respective development of national digital currencies. “Ghana and Nigeria are at the forefront in Africa with the development of specifically digital currencies rather than cryptocurrencies. The Central Bank of Nigeria is already looking at launching a digital currency, the eNaira, with the same value as fiat naira. The Bank of Ghana is also close to launching its e-Cedi, while Tanzania is on a similar path.”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">In Kenya though cash is still widely used, the mobile money market is equally popular. It is one of the best examples of a mature mobile money market with a penetration of over 100% attributed to customers holding multiple SIM cards. M-Pesa, which controls 98% of the market share in Kenya, enables users to access a range of financial services through their phones without bank accounts. Smartphone penetration in Kenya was expected to reach 60% in 2021[3] and to over 80% by 2025. M-Pesa’s new app enables users to book bus or train tickets, purchase insurance and buy tickets for various events, with more services to be added in the future.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Nigeria is the fastest-growing market, poised to leapfrog the cash-to-card revolution, where consumers are beginning to migrate to mobile-enabled payment methods. Youth demographics are driving this demand for cashless and frictionless payments, says the report.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Reliance on cash has reduced significantly in both Nigeria and South Africa. In the latter country, the majority of people use card-based payments (43%) rather than digital wallets.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">In Congo DRC there is the CongoPay platform, a new mobile payment platform which is an initiative of the Congolese government developed in association with TerraPay. CongoPay will provide more in terms of interoperability between Airtel money, mobile money, and merchant accounts. The platform will promote financial inclusion, financial resilience, and the reduction of inequalities in Congo. It is a centralised and secure system that supports multi-channel payment change with speed and transparency.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;">Kanyeki concludes: “One of the key takeaways of the white paper is that in-country regulatory initiatives are increasing competition for financial services, with financial and telco firms launching digital wallets as a first step to gaining banking licenses. </span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0285336498galileo-ap-layout-editor" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; text-align: justify; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv0285336498galileo-ap-layout-editor" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; text-align: justify; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="" class="yiv0285336498 yiv0285336498editor-col yiv0285336498OneColumnMobile" style="word-break: normal;" valign="top" width="100%"><div class="yiv0285336498gl-contains-text"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="yiv0285336498editor-text yiv0285336498editor-text " style="color: #403f42; display: block; line-height: 1.2; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 20px; text-align: left; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><div></div><div class="yiv0285336498text-container yiv0285336498galileo-ap-content-editor"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;">Distributed by </span><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001SE-BiUfgEvOTiaDkMemejak0x3sldYhDUvqOSDBdNWjAAUqlPGEHVC1cLanWJnJIej7u2CUhqxuEVkQRCJIuAdJ09aOyr95Zmnia8NyA-t4MQVPz05HtNuvL9JNz14FdHgBSwTYeuzhag9-6jWbbF-Mpd7bTNVvKH1JTpAhRfRktd32cEAd5a61XiCCqeAZg6_hamVE9I7bMG8T8SEXpMQ0ELFHfmRKw&c=RES0wa6IJtneTd-7PvnkJeN-E_e7VsulmwRK2GSZIHKdDlR6y_FNTA==&ch=pTOsSFfL7L8LecElEcSt9YLXu-1mzG-BsOEnmQLf7GnbRu59wE0ecA==" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: blue; font-style: italic;" target="_blank">African Media Agency (AMA)</a><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"> on behalf of Terrapay.</span></span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table>

New Research sheds light into the rise of digital wallet-based apps in Africa

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