Zongo is a female R&B and Soul artist singing in Swahili, Lingala and French. She rose to fame in 2001 with some powerful and soulful songs namely 'Walimwengu', 'Najuta', 'Kama Wanipenda', 'Dunia ni Ndogo', 'Safari' featuring Only Face. This multi-talented singer, who is no stranger to playing the guitar, keyboard and drums was a well known member of the Dance group, TOT Plus Band as well as the Hiphop group, East Coast Team at different times of her career. Read more by visiting www.swahiliremix.com
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A REAL LIGER! Half lion, half tiger! watch!
This year, according to the organisers, the World Travel Market HELD AT ExCel, London between November 12 and 15 recorded the largest ever presence of exhibitions from all over the world.
For Nigeria, the event was a unique opportunity in many respects. It not only was an opportunity to display the various cultural and natural attractions but provide Nigeria with another prospect to unveil to the world the massive tourism business opportunities in Nigeria apert form the Oil and gas industry.
Kenya's stand at the World Travel Market Exhibition in London won an award for having the most hospitable staff.
Tanzania claims that it is one of the unique destinations on the African continent that has yet to be discovered by many.
The four East African countries, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, kind of held the first common exhibition at the World Travel Market in London.
Uganda High Commission in the UK and the Uganda Wildlife Authority were also present at the exhibition.
The industry’s mission statement that forms the basis of the tourism policy is to develop sustainable quality tourism that is ecologically friendly to the conservation and restoration of the environment and its people’s culture.
Just imagine viewing the famous tree climbing lions in the country's northern parks!
The lives of all Tanzanians depend on natural resources for both the present and future generations. The country is endowed with significant natural resources, which include forests and woodlands, wild animals, rivers, lakes and wetlands.http://www.africatanzania.com/wtm/index.html
DEVELOPMENT MARKETPLACE FOR AFRICAN DIASPORA IN EUROPE (D-MADE)
A Grant Competition to support African Diaspora business entrepreneurs with asocial missionProposal Deadline: 4.00 p.m. Brussels time, 23 November 2007.Finalists Announced: February 2008Marketplace & Knowledge Exchange in Brussels, Belgium: 24-25 June 2008Website: http://www.dmade.org/The World Bank Group and its partners announce the Development Marketplace forAfrican Diaspora in Europe (D-MADE) Grant Competition. Entitled "PromotingDiaspora Investment Projects and Innovative Entrepreneurial Activities in Africa", the competition seeks innovative project ideas from entrepreneurial African diaspora in Europe that generate employment, business support, training and incomes for the poor and disadvantaged.Ten to 15 winners will receive grant funding up to ?40,000.APPLY NOW! All proposed projects must be implemented in sub-Saharan Africa. Thecompetition is open to participants of sub-Saharan African origin residing inEurope. Proposals are welcome from a broad range of innovators, includingentrepreneurs, private businesses, nongovernmental organizations, foundations,universities, research entities, and individuals.Proposals will only be accepted in English and French by email at the addresshttp://uk.f274.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=competition@dmade.org. Please visit the website (http://www.dmade.org/) for detailedcompetition guidelines and step-by-step instructions in English and French. Allproposals must be submitted by 4.00 p.m. Brussels time on November 23, 2007.Sponsors include the World Bank Group; the Belgian Development Cooperation(DGDC), the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the French Development Agency(AFD).
CHOGM-UGANDA :UPDATE
Welcome to the Commonwealth People’s Forum!
Welcome to the Commonwealth People’s Forum (CPF) here in Uganda from November 18 to 24, 2007 at the Hotel Africana in Kampala.
Based on the theme, Realising People's Potential, the CPF is a dynamic space for interaction, expression and debate for the people of the Commonwealth that sets the stage for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting which begins on November 24, and from which will be drawn the People’s Communique to be presented for consideration on the Heads of Government Agenda.
Please let us know if you or your representative would be covering the Opening Ceremony of the CPF which will be addressed by the President of Uganda and the Commonwealth Secretary General from 6 pm Sunday November 18, 2007 so we can make invitations available to you.
Other agenda items to note are:
Ø Launch of Friends of the Commonwealth -6 pm, Monday November 19, Hotel Africana
Ø .Media Conference with Terry Waite, former Archbishop of Canterbury who was held hostage in Lebanon between 1987 and 1991– 11.am Thursday November 22, Africana Hotel, Kampala.
Ø CPF Closing Media Briefing - 12.30 pm Saturday November 24, 2007, Hotel Africana.
Spaces to watch will be:
a. Workshops on controversial and topical issues facing the Commonwealth with lead experts from around the world– Monday November 19 and Tuesday November 20;
b. Learning Journeys, Wednesday November 21: Sign up required!
c. Commonwealth People’s Space – an open arena for interaction, debate and artistic and creative expression so it will be full of surprises! Will include activities such as readings by winners of Commonwealth Writers Prizes, launch of the Culture Toolkit, and The Gender Game – preparing women to occupy spaces of power
d. Book launches, film launches.
Welcome to the Commonwealth People’s Forum (CPF) here in Uganda from November 18 to 24, 2007 at the Hotel Africana in Kampala.
Based on the theme, Realising People's Potential, the CPF is a dynamic space for interaction, expression and debate for the people of the Commonwealth that sets the stage for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting which begins on November 24, and from which will be drawn the People’s Communique to be presented for consideration on the Heads of Government Agenda.
Please let us know if you or your representative would be covering the Opening Ceremony of the CPF which will be addressed by the President of Uganda and the Commonwealth Secretary General from 6 pm Sunday November 18, 2007 so we can make invitations available to you.
Other agenda items to note are:
Ø Launch of Friends of the Commonwealth -6 pm, Monday November 19, Hotel Africana
Ø .Media Conference with Terry Waite, former Archbishop of Canterbury who was held hostage in Lebanon between 1987 and 1991– 11.am Thursday November 22, Africana Hotel, Kampala.
Ø CPF Closing Media Briefing - 12.30 pm Saturday November 24, 2007, Hotel Africana.
Spaces to watch will be:
a. Workshops on controversial and topical issues facing the Commonwealth with lead experts from around the world– Monday November 19 and Tuesday November 20;
b. Learning Journeys, Wednesday November 21: Sign up required!
c. Commonwealth People’s Space – an open arena for interaction, debate and artistic and creative expression so it will be full of surprises! Will include activities such as readings by winners of Commonwealth Writers Prizes, launch of the Culture Toolkit, and The Gender Game – preparing women to occupy spaces of power
d. Book launches, film launches.
Commonwealth leader calls for action on climate change
ENTEBBE, Uganda:
ENTEBBE, Uganda:
Rich nations must be accountable for climate change and pay for solutions to mitigate its impact, a key Commonwealth leader said yesterday.
Dr. Mark Collins, Director of the Commonwealth Foundation also called on small and vulnerable states to join together and demand reduction in emissions by the larger industrialised nations.
If unabated, poor countries where there’s a high susceptibility to disaster and high prevalence to poverty, will pay for a problem that they have had no part in causing.
“Rich nations should provide serious finances for adaptation,” Collins said.
“Adaptation in practice will mean scientific and technological innovation. We need to plan for forest conservation and reforestation; diversification of agriculture; research in fisheries and water management; and much more application of low carbon technologies for energy production.”
Dr. Collins was addressing delegates gathered in Kampala for the Commonwealth Youth Forum on the theme Climate Change: a Priority Issue for the Commonwealth.
The Commonwealth Youth Forum is one of a series of meetings that precede and feed into the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting due in Kampala next week.
“As young people, you have an important part to play in communicating climate change issues and advocating for a different world,” said Collins.
The Commonwealth Foundation has taken a lead role in advocating climate change measures in the Commonwealth. Last year it convened climate change meetings in Uganda and Seychelles, and the same subject is on the agenda for the Commonwealth People’s Forum which opens on November 18.
Dr. Collins called on governments to exercise their political will if results are to be achieved: “Many politicians seem to feel that we need not worry because the problems will be resolved through technological and engineering innovations. What has now caught government attention, however, is the likely economic impact of climate change.
Climate change experts have warned of effects to the sustainability of human life if no mitigation measures are put in place.
According to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, climate change is being caused principally by man-made carbon dioxide pollution resulting from transport and industrial emissions.
The UN Panel has already made a call for greater international co-operation and collective action in finding solutions to the problem.
According to the Hadley Centre, a world centre of expertise on climate change, human activities are causing increases in greenhouse gas emissions to well above pre-industrial levels and this has had adverse impacts on the environment.
Melting glaciers, hurricanes and recent flooding in many parts of the world have been attributed to climate change, making it a global phenomenon.
Dr. Mark Collins, Director of the Commonwealth Foundation also called on small and vulnerable states to join together and demand reduction in emissions by the larger industrialised nations.
If unabated, poor countries where there’s a high susceptibility to disaster and high prevalence to poverty, will pay for a problem that they have had no part in causing.
“Rich nations should provide serious finances for adaptation,” Collins said.
“Adaptation in practice will mean scientific and technological innovation. We need to plan for forest conservation and reforestation; diversification of agriculture; research in fisheries and water management; and much more application of low carbon technologies for energy production.”
Dr. Collins was addressing delegates gathered in Kampala for the Commonwealth Youth Forum on the theme Climate Change: a Priority Issue for the Commonwealth.
The Commonwealth Youth Forum is one of a series of meetings that precede and feed into the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting due in Kampala next week.
“As young people, you have an important part to play in communicating climate change issues and advocating for a different world,” said Collins.
The Commonwealth Foundation has taken a lead role in advocating climate change measures in the Commonwealth. Last year it convened climate change meetings in Uganda and Seychelles, and the same subject is on the agenda for the Commonwealth People’s Forum which opens on November 18.
Dr. Collins called on governments to exercise their political will if results are to be achieved: “Many politicians seem to feel that we need not worry because the problems will be resolved through technological and engineering innovations. What has now caught government attention, however, is the likely economic impact of climate change.
Climate change experts have warned of effects to the sustainability of human life if no mitigation measures are put in place.
According to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, climate change is being caused principally by man-made carbon dioxide pollution resulting from transport and industrial emissions.
The UN Panel has already made a call for greater international co-operation and collective action in finding solutions to the problem.
According to the Hadley Centre, a world centre of expertise on climate change, human activities are causing increases in greenhouse gas emissions to well above pre-industrial levels and this has had adverse impacts on the environment.
Melting glaciers, hurricanes and recent flooding in many parts of the world have been attributed to climate change, making it a global phenomenon.
