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Hosted by E.K.Bensah Jr, a Research & Communications Specialist, the show seeks to disrupt the African Rising narrative by demystifying;unpacking; and explaining ECOWAS;African Union; South-South Cooperation policies around Africa's integration.
Thursday, July 17, 2014
PODCAST>> "AFRICA IN FOCUS: "East Africa Rising: Rwanda, Rwanda!" (15 July, 2014)
Monday, July 14, 2014
AFRICA IN FOCUS >> Coming up on 15 July, 2014: "East Africa Rising: Rwanda, Rwanda!"
East Africa Rising:
Rwanda, Rwanda!
On 27 June, on the invitation of RwandAir
and Rwanda Development Board, the host & Head of Research and
Communications of AIF found himself in Rwanda to join other West African media
practitioners, and tour operators from the East African region in what would be
a whistle-stop tour of Rwanda. The invitees would first find themselves engaged
in the community-based “umuganda”, which has become standard fare on the last
Saturday of each month. Then, it was off
to Nyanza, which is a town located in the Southern province of the country.
There, the visitors were treated to the rich culture and tradition of Rwandans
and introduced to what was once the capital of the Kingdom of Rwanda from 1958
to 1962 during the stay of Rwanda’s colonizers.
It must be said that apart from
visiting the two borders between Rwanda and DRC some 10 minutes from the plush
Lake Kivu Serena Hotel in the Northern province, where one obtained a useful
insight into life across Rwanda’s francophone neighbor that is not a member of
the East African Community, perhaps the indisputable highlight of the trip was
in Musanze – at the “Kwita Izina” where we played host to an amazing
ceremony…to name gorillas.
Forget Sigourney Weaver in the 1988
film “Gorillas in the Midst”. We were treated to the real deal. We visited the
Dr.Dian Fossey Memorial Fund for Gorillas, which inspired the said movie.
Though we regrettably did not see any live gorillas, we spent a whole day in
the beautiful and scenic Musanze—set against the backdrop of undulating hills
and volcanoes that reached almost the heavens – where we would witness the
naming of no less than eighteen gorillas.
To be present in the beautiful and
clean country (that is Rwanda) to celebrate the 10th anniversary of
the gorilla-naming ceremony at a time when this landlocked East African country
was reflecting over 20 years of an egregious past, is more than a priviledge.
But even as we celebrate this beautiful
new star of Africa, we must begin to ask important questions on how it has been
able to link conservation and tourism to development in a way that is reflected
through the annual gorilla-naming ceremony. As Ghana prepares itself to host
the UN World Tourism Organisation international conference on Tourism Branding,
what lessons can it learn from Rwanda which makes up to USD300m a year on
tourism?
Guests include:
Ø Ignatius Ahimbisibwe,
Sales & Marketing, Rwandair
Ø Francis Agyemang, Commercial director, Eurotours
Ø Ambassador Joseph
Habineza, High Commissioner of Rwanda to Abuja
& Accra
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PODCAST>> "AFRICA IN FOCUS: "Informal Economy in Africa" (8 July, 2014)
Kindly find a podcast of the 8 July edition of "Africa
in Focus", which interrogated the question that:
"In the difficult prevailing economic conditions, it is
likely that more people are operating in a so-called shadow economy where they
have a 9-to-5 job, and couple it with one in the informal economy.
A general discussion needs to be had so Africans can begin
to reflect on the trajectory of the sector, and how it can be modernized. And a
specific discussion is found wanting because countries, such as Rwanda, do not
necessarily have an informal sector in the traditional way that people in West
Africa understand it.
So, what is it, for example, that they have been doing to
upset the apple cart on modernizing the economy? Is there something that other
African countries can, yet again, learn from this small, landlocked country in
East Africa that has been getting things right after the country died 20 years
ago? If the informal sector is to remain an important part of regions like West
Africa, what needs to be modernized about it to ensure it remains equitable for
those who are in it, and what are the linkages to the formal economy that can
be explored to maximize efficient development of Africa’s global economy?"
Guests included:
*Eunice Marfo, Executive Secretary at Ghana Association of
Savings and Loans Companies (GHASALC)
* Janet Faden, a freelance Online journalist based in Jos,
Nigeria, who practices under her media enterprise called JfadenMultimedia
* Edmund
Benjamin-Addy, who has worked in advisory service for the past five years for
individual clients in the Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SME's) and works
as Head of Monitoring and Evaluation at the Ghana Susu Collector’s Association
* Dr.Akosua Darkwa -- a representative from Network for
Women’s Rights (NETRIGHT)
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Monday, July 7, 2014
Africa in Focus is hiring Programme Assistants (East Africa; ECOWAS; News Reporting)
Africa in
Focus is hiring!!>>We are looking for a dynamic Ghanaians & African
nationals residing in Ghana to become programme assistants/
You must
have an interest in international development, but have a special interest in
Africa's integration, especially that of the African Union. The positions
involve a lot of writing, so the successful candidate must have at least a
first degree.
Here are
the positions: (
·
East Africa Community Programme Assistant
·
ECOWAS Programme Assistant
·
News Reporter Programme Assistant
Please
send CV and motivation letter explaining why you want to be considered for any
of these positions by latest 21 July, 2014. Send emails to
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you!
AFRICA IN FOCUS>>Coming up on 8 July, 2014: "The Informal Economy in Africa"
The informal sector dominates much of Africa. The so-called “Africa Rising” tag comes with hidden statistics that have heretofore been unrevealed. The exception that has proved the rule has been Nigeria, since it rebased its economy in April. But the story is not over. Rebasing the economy has not meant that the informal economy therefore makes Nigeria any less rich. What we can surmise it to mean is that a lot more African countries can begin to consider ways of doing same to include the much-patronised informal sector.
In the difficult prevailing economic conditions, it is likely that more people are operating in a so-called shadow economy where they have a 9-to-5 job, and couple it with one in the informal economy.
A general discussion needs to be had so Africans can begin to reflect on the trajectory of the sector, and how it can be modernized. And a specific discussion is found wanting because countries, such as Rwanda, do not necessarily have an informal sector in the traditional way that people in West Africa understand it.
So, what is it, for example, that they have been doing to upset the apple cart on modernizing the economy? Is there something that other African countries can, yet again, learn from this small, landlocked country in East Africa that has been getting things right after the country died 20 years ago? If the informal sector is to remain an important part of regions like West Africa, what needs to be modernized about it to ensure it remains equitable for those who are in it, and what are the linkages to the formal economy that can be explored to maximize efficient development of Africa’s global economy?
Guests include:
Ø Ibrahim Akalbila, Coordinator at Ghana Trade Livelihood Coalition (GTLC)
Ø Eunice Marfo, Executive Secretary at Ghana Association of Savings and Loans Companies (GHASALC)
Ø Janet Faden, a freelance Online journalist based in Jos, Nigeria, who practices under her media enterprise called JfadenMultimedia
Ø Edmund Benjamin-Addy, who has worked in advisory service for the past five years for individual clients in the Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SME's) and works as Head of Monitoring and Evaluation at the Ghana Susu Collector’s Association
Ø A representative from Network for Women’s Rights (NETRIGHT)
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Saturday, July 5, 2014
Rwandair-RDB Familiarization Tour: Lake Kivu Serena Hotel Diary
In this video clip, Host of "Africa in Focus" posts an audio diary of his one-night experience at the hotel, and commends Rwanda on the superlative efforts to make a name for itself on the continent, and the East African region. Emmanuel was in Rwanda under the sponsorship of Rwanda Development Board and RwandAir Familiarization tour of the country.
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Why there was no live edition of "Africa in Focus" -- Host is in Kigali, Rwanda, thanks to Rwanda Development Board-sponsored trip
Today, Tuesday 1 July, is Ghana's Republic Day -- a national holiday.
Although it is partly true that the Press never sleep, the obverse is the case for 1 July, as things have conspired that I am in Kigali, Rwanda, for a familiarization tour of the country, which is kindly sponsored by the Rwandan Development Board(RDB) and RwandAir.
This trip coincides very well with the 17 June edition of our show, which was entitled "East Africa Rising", which also unofficially kick-started our advocacy on bringing West and East Africa closer together.
Apart from the expected pictures, we shall be bringing you greater insights into the trip on the blog and social networks once normal scheduling of the show resumes.
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Best wishes,
Emmanuel @ Lake Kivu Serena Hotel, Northern province, RWANDA
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