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LUAPULA EXPO THANKS YOU!

LUAPULA EXPO THANKS YOU!

The Africast Newsflash | Issue #6     Last month we held the first ever Luapula Expo & Investment Conference and it was AMAZING. The beauty of our nation was finally showcased through an event of that grandiose. Luapula Province was the stage and all lights where on Mansa, Samfya, Kawambwa, Nchelenge and Mwansabombwe. The event was hosted by the Luapula Provincial Administration aimed to link investors to the unlock the economic potential of the province. Local and international investors, decision makers, financiers and captains were brought together on a platform like no other and the results of the event...

Azerbaijan: Charges against Journalist, News Agency Silence Independent Media

Azerbaijan: Charges against Journalist, News Agency Silence Independent Media

 By Freedom House Washington  –  August 25, 2017 —  In response  to a court in Baku sentencing one of Azerbaijan’s most prominent independent journalists, Mehman Aliyev, to three months pre-trial detention before being tried for alleged “abuse of power” and on other charges, Freedom House issued the following statement: “The charges against Mehman Aliyev and now his pre-trial detention are part of Azerbaijan’s effort to silence independent journalism and all critical voices,” said Marc Behrendt, director of Eurasia programs at Freedom House. “Mehman Aliyev directs the Turan news agency, the country’s last remaining independent news agency, which has announced it has no...

GOVERNMENT COMMENDS MANJA PAMODZI FOR IMPROVING LIVES

GOVERNMENT COMMENDS MANJA PAMODZI FOR IMPROVING LIVES

Zambian Breweries celebrates the second anniversary of its Manja Pamodzi project. Minister of Water Development Sanitation and Environmental Protection Hon. Lloyd Kaziya with outgoing Zambian Breweries Country Director Annabelle Degroot with and in-coming Country Director Jose Daniel Moran By Gillian Langmead at Langmead & Baker Ltd +260 979 060705 info@langmead.com As Manja Pamodzi celebrates two years LUSAKA, ZAMBIA – Government has commended Zambian Breweries’ Manja Pamodzi project for creating employment and helping reduce the disease burden by keeping the environment clean in the areas where it is operating. Vice President Inonge Wina, during the second Manja Pamodzi anniversary celebrations held at Southern Sun...

Towards Democratic Developmental States in Southern Africa

Towards Democratic Developmental States in Southern Africa

By Editorial | August 14th, 2017 During the 1980s and 90s – the lost decades of development for Sub-Sahara – African states implemented Structural Adjustment Programmes at the behest of the IMF and World Bank. The new millennium, however, witnessed a change of fortunes, marked by rising growth at an annual average of at least 5% during the period 2000-2015. This sustained growth was driven by increased demand for Africa’s primary commodities largely from emerging economies, especially China, as well as improved economic management. The 3 December 2011 edition of The Economist changed its ‘basket-case’ prognosis of the previous decade towards a positive outlook for...

Emigration and food insecurity in Central American ‘dry corridor’ focus of new UN-backed study

Emigration and food insecurity in Central American ‘dry corridor’ focus of new UN-backed study

A new inter-agency study released today found a correlation between prolonged droughts in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras – exacerbated by El Niño phenomenon from 2014 to 2016 – and the increase in irregular migration from these countries to the United States, the United Nations food relief agency reported. “The study provides an important insight into why people flee and the impact on the family members staying behind,” said World Food Programme (WFP) Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Miguel Barreto. “It is perhaps this second aspect which makes this study stand out from much of the analysis...

Lusaka’s Woodlands Stadium hosts SUPERSPORT Bola Yapa Zed Saturday, 26 and Sunday 27th August 2017

Lusaka’s Woodlands Stadium hosts SUPERSPORT Bola Yapa Zed Saturday, 26 and Sunday 27th August 2017

By Marlon Kananda Operations Manager – Southern Africa T: +260211368370 SUPERSPORT the world of Champions this week brings to you Bola Yapa Zed with a mouth watering double header on Saturday, August 26 and Sunday 27th in Lusaka. Bola Yapa Zed thriller will begin with the World of Champions bringing excitement from Sunset Stadium where Lusaka Dynamos will face Green Eagles in the opening fixture of the day. In the second match, defending Champions Zanaco will be up against Nchanga Rangers. Lusaka Dynamos seated 4th  on the log with 42 points will play host to the Choma based outfit, Green Eagles. This is a must watch game as the 13th placed Eagles travel to...

Panos Mobilises Children to Participate in Governance Processes

Panos Mobilises Children to Participate in Governance Processes

Lusaka, 24 August 2017: Panos Institute Southern Africa (PSAf) has mobilised children from the five Zambian districts of Kasama, Petauke, Mkushi, Kabwe and Kaoma to champion the child participation in governance processes. As part of the mobilisation, PSAf has this week brought together 10 children, 12 community media journalists and five teachers from the five districts for a consultative and planning meeting to build strategies to effectively increase children’s participation in governance. PSAf values child participation as an important factor in local governance, as it enables children to freely express themselves and actively influence decisions that have a bearing on...

Africa Oil Week 2017 Announces Dynamic, Forward-Looking Programme

Africa Oil Week 2017 Announces Dynamic, Forward-Looking Programme

Africa Oil Week 2017 Announces Dynamic, Forward-Looking Programme The 24th Africa Oil Week incorporates the 17th Africa Independents Forum (23 Oct), the 24th Africa Upstream (24-27 Oct), the 5th Africa Local Content Forum (23 Oct) and the 5th Young Professionals in Oil, Gas & Energy session (26 Oct) LONDON, United Kingdom, August 18, 2017/ — ITE (www.ITE-Exhibitions.com), organiser of top international oil and gas events, is pleased to announce details of the programme for the 24th Africa Oil Week, the world’s longest running oil and gas conference on the African continent, to be held in Cape Town, South Africa, from...

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