Women football league due Jan 31

The national women football league is set to kick off on January y 31 according to Felicite Rwemalika, the head of women football in the country. Thirteen teams will take part in the six-month league. They include defending champions AS Kigali, Inyemera, Rambura, Yuvia, Bugesera, Rugende, Nyagatare, Freedom de Gacyenye, Kamonyi, Academic Girls, Atletico Huye , The Winners and Mutunda. Rwanda women football league is sponsored by Fifa...

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Muvunyi keen on All Africa Games glory

2011 All Africa Games gold medalist Hermas Cliff Muvunyi is determined to strike more gold in the 11th All African Games slated for September 4–19 in Republic of Congo. Muvunyi was the only athlete to win two medals in the 2011 All Africa games in Maputo, Mozambique after grabbing gold in the men’s 400m-T46 and silver in 800m-T46 category, respectively. “I always work to be a better athlete, I’m feeling really fine and training very...

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AFCON 2015: Congo stun Gabon to blow open group A

Group A of the 2015 African Cup of Nations was blown wide open when Congo beat Gabon 1-0 at the Bata Stadium. A goal from Prince Oniangue three minutes after half time saw Congo to victory and to the top of Group A with four points. Gabon have slipped to second place with three points while the goalless draw between Equatorial Guinea and Burkina Faso early in the day means the former are third with two points and the latter last with...

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Tigo Tanzania tunes into needs of music lovers

East African telco Tigo Tanzania has announced the launch of a music streaming service that will provide Tigo customers access to over 36 million songs. According to a statement Tigo Music provides access to unlimited music to customer's smartphones and was formed in partnership with Deezer. Tigo brand manager, William Mpinga said through pre-paid data bundles from January 24, Tigo customers will be able to access more than 36 million...

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Ghana Hosts Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival

Someworld fashion designers are expected in Ghana as Mercedes- Benz Fashion Festival, one of the most celebrated fashion events in the world, gets underway in Accra this May Ghanaian company Global Ovations Group has got the franchise to stage the Africa version of the event in Ghana this year. It is anticipated that this event will bring some of the names that matter in world fashion to Ghana. Mercedes-Benz Africa Fashion Festival...

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Lexis Bill and Star Initiate Xfitness Campaign

This past weeakend saw celebrities and journalists participating in activities of fitness and wellness towards staying healthy and fit for the year 2015. This comes as an initiative from Mr. Kwame Sakyiamah, a.k.a Lexis Bill, of Joy FM and host of “Drive Time show. Obssessed with creating awareness about the apparent increase in cardiovascular related deaths, especially of young people, Lexis launched the 2015 fitness campaig. Speaking in an interview with the paper, Lexis Bill observed that, this is his personal initiative towards...

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2015 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Call For Nominations

Organizers of the prestigious Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Festival, Charterhouse, has announced it is inviting musical works for this year’s competition. This year’s event is the 16th edition and the orgnizers are inviting works from musicians and record labels that were released between January 1st to December 31st 2014 for nominations for the event which will be held in April 2015. “All completed entries should be submitted to the...

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Raquel’s cupid party celebrates 5th anniversary

The ‘RAQUEL’S CUPID PARTY’ is back again and this year it’s going to be even BIGGER with EXPLOSIVE performances from Raquel plus more, this year the songbird Celebrates the 5TH anniversary .The ‘Raquel’s Cupid Party’ has been selling out more and more each year and happens every 14TH February (Valentine’s Day) at the +233 Jazz Bar and Grill. It’s the one show that Patrons fly from various Countries just to attend. It welcomes all age groups...

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The beautiful city: CHANDIGARH

Set up in 1966, Chandigarh is the first planned city of India and is known worldwide for its architecture and planned city design. Lush green well planned public places, the most happening party spots with swanky malls and multiplexes, and the only union territory to have an international cricket stadium, this is how Chandigarh is known to most of India. Bordered by the states of Punjab and Haryana, the city is a blend of both. The city...

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Canadian firm to open stevia plant in Rwanda

A Canadian-based Company, Stevia Life, is set to establish a Stevia processing plant in Rwanda. Stevia is a sweetener that comes from a plant and has no calories. Plans are in advanced stages, according to Bruce Irambona, the General Manager of Stevia Life Rwanda. Irambona said the proposed site for the plant will be either Rulindo District or Kigali Special Economic Zone. The plant is expected to produce 500 tonnes of stevia per year....

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BMW brings Connected Drive come to Africa in March 2015

When the BMW i3 and BMW i8 go on sale in South Africa in March 2015 they will have a built-in connection to the Internet. The new BM vehicles will come with a built-in communications box into which a SM card is inserted and the service is called Connected Drive. These on-board Internet services will add to the overall demand for data. BMW suggests that 2015 it will have 5 million of these connected cars globally. The standard Intelligent...

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Swift Announces Expansion Plans To Support Vibrant Business Growth in Sub-saharan Africa

SWIFT will open two new offices in 2015 – in Accra, Ghana and Nairobi, Kenya – as a crucial part of its pan-Africa growth plans. From these offices, SWIFT will manage an expanded presence across the West and East Africa regions. Christian Sarafidis, Deputy Chief Executive, EMEA, SWIFT, says: “These plans will be a significant milestone for our sub- Sahara business. They recognise Africa’s vibrant economic growth and future potential,...

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Jospong Group builds graduate complex for KNUST

The Jospong Group of Companies, a multi-facetted business entity, has constructed a graduate school complex, at the cost of $1.2 million for the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The complex is named after the Executive Chairman of Zoomlion and Jospong Group of Companies, Dr Joseph Siaw Agyapong. It comprises offices, conference halls, seminar rooms, and other ancillary services which will make teaching and learning very conducive. Aside from the facility, the company will provide furnishing for the building, ...

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Nigeria's neighbors band together to fight Boko Haram

Cameroon, Chad and Niger have launched a regional bid to combat the Boko Haram Islamists, as their attacks spread beyond Nigeria and concern mounts over the Nigerians' failure to regain control. The three neighbours have opted for a joint military response to the cross-border threat from Boko Haram fighters and have made veiled criticisms of Nigeria, whose armed forces appear no match for the Islamist group that emerged in 2009. Brutal raids, massacres, suicide bomb attacks and kidnappings by Boko Haram have claimed at least 13,000...

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Cape Town Leads the Way as a Green City

Cape Town has scored highly in an African Green City Index released by Siemens. Earlier in 2014, the Mother City was named Global Earth Hour Capital 2014, following the WWF’s Earth Hour City Challenge. The Siemens report looks at 15 African cities that have committed to improving their environmental footprint and scores each city on factors such as land use, transport, waste, water, and sanitation and air quality. Cape Town was...

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Kenya targets Indian and Australian tourists

Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) has embarked on a reassurance campaign to woo more tourists from India and Australia. A statement by the tourism marketer says the media sessions will assure the various tourism markets that Kenya is safe to visit and invest. KTB Managing Director Muriithi Ndegwa told Indian stakeholders in New Delhi that travelling to Kenya is still safe. "The Government has taken adequate precautionary measures and there...

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Ghana’s Talks with IMF on Track

The leader of the government’s negotiating team with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Professor Kwesi Botchwey, has stated that negotiations with the fund are very much on track. He told newsmen that apart from a few residual information and statistical issues that remained to be resolved, the government and the IMF were reviewing key issues on the 2015 Budget. “Once this has been completed, I expect, and I’m confident, that the...

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Ashish Thakkar, Sara Yeboah, CNN pick Africa Youth Awards

The Africa Youth Awards, an annual award scheme to recognise the hard work of young Africans is pleased to announce the deserved honorees of its first edition. Launched in 2014, application for nominations were open through the media which prompted young people from across 15 African countries to nominate young change makers who are changing the destiny and course of the African continent through amazing initiatives. After several...

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Mali government, UN declare country Ebola-free

Bamako (AFP) - The Malian government and the United Nations declared the country free of Ebola after registering 42 days without any new cases of the deadly virus. "I declare this day... the end of the epidemic of the Ebola virus in Mali," Health Minister Ousmane Kone said. Ibrahima Soce Fall, the head of the Malian office of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UMEER), confirmed the country "had come out" of the epidemic...

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Seychelles Tourism Board 2015 advertising campaign stamped “I love Seychelles”

The Seychelles Tourism Board has adopted the “I love Seychelles” national theme to drive its marketing campaign in 2015. The national theme launched by James Michel, President of the Republic, will give a fresh touch to the Seychelles Tourism Board’s marketing campaign. In her speech at the Ministry of Tourism & Culture’s annual general staff meeting held on January 13 at the ICCS (International Conference Centre) auditorium, Sherin...

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South Africa have come of age-sports minister

South Africa's sports minister said the country's national team had matured after qualifying to compete in the continent's most prestigious football tournament following seven years in the wilderness. Bafana Bafana last qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations in 2008. "You have come of age," said Minister Fikile Mbalula shortly before the team left for the tournament, which wil be hosted by Equatorial Guinea. "This is a special moment...

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Rwanda maintains 68th position in Fifa rankings

RWANDA HAS maintained the 68th position in the latest Fifa world rankings released on Thursday in Zurich. The rankings mean that Rwanda remains the highest ranked side in the Cecafa region with Uganda dropping by one place to 77th, Tanzania, Sudan and Ethiopia improved to 104th, 108th and 109threspectively. The monthly rankings are largely based on competitive and friendly international games that a country plays. The senior national football side’s 0-0 draw against Morocco in Marrakech was vital in Rwanda’s rise in the Fifa rankings...

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Ferwafa keen to have new hotel ready for Chan 2016

Rwanda Football Federation (Ferwafa) has announced that the 4 star hotel it is set to start constructing will host some teams during the African Nations Championship (Chan) next year. Fifa will provide Rwf2bn ($2,896,640) grant which is half the budget as part of the Fifa Goal project development programme aimed at helping developing countries establish infrastructure and facilities towards the growth of the game. According to the Ferwafa president Vincent Degaule Nzamwita, the hotel will be fourstoreyed with 88 rooms and will be built ...

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Joni Blaze angry at Merqury Quaye over Ghana Dj Awards 2015 Nominees List.

The controversies have begun around this year's Ghana Dj Awards 2015 Nominees list already. Joni Blaze, who plays for Xfm 95.1 is one of the vibrant Raggae/ Dancehall presenters but has not got even a single nomination in the list presented. Joni Blaze thinks he should have had a "possible nomination" in the "Best Raggae/Dancehall DJ of the Year" category, eluded him. King Lagazee who plays for Rite 90.1fm in Somanya, had his name...

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Miss Seychelles…Another World 2015 contest to focus on “beauty with a purpose”

Beauty is not just about the physical appearance, but it is also the inner qualities that one possesses. This is the strong message that the Seychelles Tourism Board wants to pass on to the future young ladies who wish to take part in the Miss Seychelles…Another World contest and become the country’s beauty queen and ambassador. For the second year, the Seychelles Tourism Board is focusing on beauty with a purpose for the Miss Seychelles…...

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Girl Pikin For Betteh: A Response to Ebola by Hawa Kamara; Miss West Africa International 2013

Her reign as Miss West Africa International 2013 might be over, but her goodwill still continues. Hawa Kamara, recently stated “Sierra Leone is putting an end to its Ebola epidemic, but Ebola was not just an illness that came and went like the flu, a lot of families were destroyed, children, adults, girls and boys. So the question is when we say we have ended Ebola, that is great, but if we do not react to the aftermath, then we have not...

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Brand Ambassador of Fashion Icon Awards 2015

Organizers of Fashion Icon Awards kicked off preparation for this year’s event with announcement of top Ghanaian model, Doris Adom- Asomaning as Brand Ambassador for 2015. Doris Adom-Asomaning, Model, TV presenter, and Entrepreneur with 10 years’ experience in the fashion industry. She has model for most of the top name designers in Ghana and beyond such as Late Kofi Ansah, Christie Brown, Alphadi, Deola Sagoe, Stoned Cherie, Adebayor Jones, just to name a few. Doris runway legacy felt not only on the local frontage but also international;...

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UTOPIA ON EARTH:SIKKIM

Surrounded by sky high mountains, green valleys, unspoiled forests, Sikkim is an exotic place to visit. The topography adds to the sense of adventure of the state. Friendly people and mouthwatering dishes, and the tranquility makes the place a traveler’s dream. Travelling is revitalizing, travelling is exciting and travelling is considered as a respite from the dull and hectic life. For all the travelling enthusiasts who love exploring...

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Chamber of Commerce and Industry calls on businesses to unite

The Western Regional Chairman of the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Issa Ouedraogo, has reiterated the need for the business community to work together in harnessing the numerous emerging business opportunities in the Region. “We must remember that job creation; wealth creation; economic empowerment; and nation building are all led by business communities and the private sector and that is why it is so important that we...

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Africa.Com to Be FIELD Global Partner for Harvard Business School

Africa.com is looking forward to welcoming a team of students from Harvard Business School this week. The team of six students will be in Johannesburg for a week as part of a required first-year course at Harvard Business School called FIELD, which stands for Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development. Africa. com is one of 156 FIELD Global Partners spanning 13 countries around the world. Together they will host more than...

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