Africa News Headlines for 2 November 2014

Virginia Senate hopeful Robert Sarvis talks about U.S. policy toward Africa
Source: Examiner.com

You’ll never guess which country Googles gay porn the most
Source: PinkNews

Sex workers are devaluing our properties - residents
Source: Sowetan

African Youth Will Rather Save — Barclays Report
Source: The Guardian

Otafiire to media: Stop harassing Mbabazi
Source: New Vision

Maybe Better News on Ebola?
Source: Africa in Transition

Africa adopts sustainable transport plan
Source: RTCC

Eni makes major oil find offshore Congo
Source: UPI

Kutesa mourns fallen Zambian President
Source: New Vision

Uganda-North Korea Ties Grow Amid Democracy Doubts
Source: ABC News/AP

Burkina Faso President Resigns, Military Takes Over
Source: The Wall Street Journal

Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan Runs for Re-Election
Source: Africa in Transition

Ebola: Nigeria protests maltreatment of citizens; names 22 erring countries
Source: Daily Post

Denver goes gorilla for Tinga and gorilla conservation in Africa
Source: The Denver Post

Dallas church volunteers serve refugees in Africa
Source: WFAA

South Sudan: How to End Economic Domination by Foreigners?
Source: Foreign Policy Journal

Burkina Faso a warning to other African leaders
Source: The China Post/AFP

IMF optimistic about Uganda’s reforms
Source: New Vision

UN pays tribute to Sata
Source: Sunday Post

Businesswomen need a network-Graca Machel
Source: The Independent

How North Korea is tackling Ebola
Source: The Guardian

Statement by World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim At Joint Press Conference on Ebola with Ghanaian Vice President H.E. Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur
Source: World Bank

About Sub-Saharan Monitor

New Africa Book of the Day - 4 May 2014

Agricultural Land Redistribution and Land Administration in Sub-Saharan Africa: Case Studies of Recent Reforms edited by Frank F. K. Byamugisha

Release Date: May 5, 2014
Publisher: World Bank Publications [Kindle Edition]

Agricultural Land Redistribution and Land Administration in Sub-Saharan Africa: Case Studies of Recent Reforms focuses on “how” to undertake land reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa, but with relevant lessons for other developing countries. It provides details, with case studies, on how reforms were undertaken to address a pressing and controversial development challenge in Africa – land ownership inequality – and an intransigent development issue – inefficiency and corruption in land administration. An equally important contribution of the book is assessing reforms and highlighting valuable lessons for other countries contemplating reforms.

The six case studies collectively cover two main areas of land governance: reforms in redistributing agricultural land and reforms in land administration. The first two case studies discuss reforms in redistributing agricultural land in Malawi and South Africa, part of the southern Africa region where land ownership inequalities rival those in Latin America. The remaining case studies, four in number, are focused on addressing corruption and inefficiency in land administration in a variety of contexts of governance including stable and post-conflict countries. The case studies cover:

• Decentralizing land administration with demonstrations from Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Ghana;
• Developing post-conflict land administration systems with examples from Liberia and Rwanda;
• Re-engineering and computerizing land information systems with examples from Ghana and Uganda; and
• Improving management of government land through land inventories with examples drawn from Ghana and Uganda.

The common elements between sometimes disparate experiences provide lessons of relevance to African and other developing countries contemplating similar reforms. The rigorous analysis and yet down-to-earth lessons of experience are a reflection of the authors’ deep global experience underpinned by personal participation in the reforms covered by the book. This volume will be of interest to a wide audience including land specialists and practitioners, African policy makers, experts and managers in the international development community, and the academia.

Frank F. K. Byamugisha is author of Securing Africa's Land for Shared Prosperity: A Program to Scale Up Reforms and Investments (2013) and The effects of land registration on financial development and economic growth: A theoretical and conceptual framework (1999).

Africa News Headlines for 12 April 2014

Navy base on the line as Mauritius pushes sovereignty bid
Source: DefiMedia

A Closer Look at Kagame's Rwanda
Source: Wall Street Journal

Kenyan aid workers rescued in Somalia
Source: WISN-TV

Madagascar President Appoints Roger Kolo as Prime Minister
Source: Bloomberg

Africa must back entrepreneurs: Omidyar Network
Source: Reuters

Doing Business with the World Bank: When 'Development' Drives Inequality and Poverty
Source: Think Africa Press

Côte d’Ivoire is next for 4G coverage
Source: Blouin News

Investors See Ivory Coast As ‘One Of Africa’s Best Bets’
Source: AFK Insider

South Sudan to join regional railway project
Source: Zegabi

President Mohamud attends celebrations of the 54th anniversary of Somalia Army
Source: RBC

10 Of The Most Influential Female Politicians in Africa
Source: AFK Insider

Domino’s Pizza coming to Southern Africa: What you need to know
Source: Smile & Mobile

African auditors meet in Kampala
Source: Guide2Uganda

What We (Don't) Know About Eritrea's Economy
Source: Think Africa Press

Africa News Headlines for 10 April 2014

Sex, Style And Success In 'An African City'
Source: NPR

How Nigeria Became Africa's Largest Economy Overnight
Source: The Atlantic

Uganda: Museveni’s son is already number two
Source: The Indian Ocean Newsletter

Elections in Guinea-Bissau
Source: U.S. Department of State

Kenyan Debt Beats Peers as Market Awaits Eurobond: Africa Credit
Source: Bloomberg

South Africa’s Jacob Zuma Stonewalls on Corruption Charges
Source: Africa in Transition

Ethiopia and Kenya to speed up Special Status Agreement to boost business ties
Source: Zegabi

African oil and gas attracts near-record foreign investment
Source: Out-Law.com

Somalia: In Search of a Foreign Policy
Source: The African Executive

More Household Spending plus Increased Investments in Natural Resources and Infrastructure Mean Higher Growth for Africa
Source: World Bank

Kenya, China To Sign Co-operation Pacts During Chinese Premier's Visit
Source: Bernama

Africa: We don’t want aid. Please keep it for your local poor!
Source: Silicon Africa

Eritrea and Ethiopia: Beyond the Impasse
Source: Chatham House

Over the last decade, 17 million more children are learning in sub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Education Blog

Weekly Incidents of Violence in Nigeria
Source: Africa in Transition

The Ugandan anti-gay bill and the limits of US influence in Africa
Source: The Hill

Imports, not refineries, to meet Africa's rising fuel needs: Vitol
Source: Reuters

State witness exonerates Former President Rupiah Banda in oil deal
Source: Lusaka Times

Navy base on the line as Mauritius tries to pit U.S., U.K. in island’s sovereignty bid
Source: Washington Times

Survey: Attitudes of South Africans in the Run Up to Elections
Source: Freedom House

Powering Africa’s Future: Examining the Power Africa Initiative
Source: The African Executive

Africa News Headlines for 9 April 2014

Is Facebook planning to use drones to connect Africa?
Source: How We Made It in Africa

Angola’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Appoints Audit Board
Source: Ventures Africa

Murray & Roberts Signs Africa Water Deal With Singapore’s Hyflux
Source: BloombergBusinessweek

Africa’s Growth Set to Reach 5.2 percent in 2014 With Strong Investment Growth and Household Spending
Source: World Bank

Mapping startup ecosystems across Africa: How to facilitate entrepreneurial success
Source: VC4Africa

Back to Africa? For some African-Americans, the answer is yes
Source: Christian Science Monitor

Sub-Saharan Africa GDP seen rising to 5.2 pct in 2014
Source: Reuters

Guinea, Liberia investigate more Ebola cases
Source: University of Minnesota CIDRAP

Warburg Pincus Wagers on Mideast, Africa After Dubai Investment
Source: Bloomberg

20 Important African Startups to Watch
Source: Mashable

Africa Internet Holding launches Lendico marketplace in South Africa
Source: HumanIPO

Nigerian startups boosted by revised GDP stats
Source: ITWebAfrica

South African, Kenyan leaders show support for Turkish schools
Source: Today's Zaman

Tracking South Africa’s Democracy in Real Time
Source: Africa in Transition

Africa News Headlines for 7 April 2014

JPMorgan, U.K. Government Invest in Fund for Africa Business 
Source: Bloomberg

20th Commemoration of the Rwandan Genocide 
Source: U.S. Department of State  

World Bank Says Political, Market Turmoil Weighing on Africa 
Source: Wall Street Journal

The Fourth Europe-Africa Summit 
Source: Business Day

Kenya, Turkey to ink deals to enhance bilateral ties 
Source: Shanghai Daily  

Africa Could Feed the World, But Smallholders Will Be Key
Source: Africa Progress Panel

Remote South Africa Village Gets Electricity for First Time -- in 2014 
Source: Voice of America

Kenya's New Bird Stirs Pride in Africa 
Source: Capital FM via AllAfrica.com

Marriott says to open 30 new hotels in South Africa by 2020
Source: Reuters

Nollywood Contributes Massively To Nigeria’s GDP 
Source: Ventures Africa

Nairobi on Course to Become Africa's Second Top City 
Source: Nairobi News

Uganda Police Raid U.S.-Funded AIDS Research Program 
Source: Wall Street Journal

Obama: Rwandan genocide ‘shook the conscience of the world’
Source: The Hill

Marriott becomes largest hotel company in Africa 
Source: Capital FM

Nigeria is Officially “Africa’s Largest Economy” 
Source: Council on Foreign Relations/Africa in Transition

Rwanda: World Joins Rwanda in Mourning Genocide Victims 
Source: The New Times via AllAfrica.com

Kenyatta: We Will Not Negotiate With Terrorists
Source: Citizen News