Africa News Headlines for 30 June 2014

Oscar Pistorius murder trial: live
Source: The Telegraph

Trade volumes strengthening Zambia-Japan ties
Source: Zambia Daily Mail

Yahsat Targets 600m Africans With Satellite Broadband
Source: Leadership Newspapers

Buying Into Paradise – Mauritius Woos Foreign Investors
Source: Ventures Africa

South Africa to commemorate Mandela Day
Source: Korea Times

The case for capital market integration in West Africa
Source: Business Day

African successes clouded by lack of economic data
Source: Ecns.cn

Tunisia should look to sub-Saharan Africa to expand growth
Source: Al-Monitor

Yale musicians study West Africa's drumbeats, a village at a time
Source: Christian Science Monitor

Rise of Africa opens up new opportunities
Source: East African Business Week

Back to the future? Battling Jihadis in Africa
Source: Journal-Pioneer

Stunning Pictures: Inside Africa's Last Wetland Wilderness
Source: National Geographic

UN determined to help Africa fight terrorism
Source: New Vision

Growth in Africa outperforms SWIFT’s global growth
Source: Business Day

Rothschild fund raises US$530mil to invest in Africa
Source: The Star Online

Electrify Africa and Save Hundreds of Millions of Lives
Source: Forbes

West Africa can’t manage the Ebola outbreak
Source: Washington Post

Oscar Pistorius murder trial to resume after psychiatric evaluation
Source: CNN

New Africa Book of the Day - 3 May 2014

African Development Finance and Business Finance Policy edited by Atsede Woldie and Victor Murinde

Release Date: May 1, 2014
Publisher: Routledge [Kindle Edition]

Financial plans that stimulate growth and eliminate poverty in developing African countries!

African Developmental Finance and Business Finance Policy presents theoretical/conceptual and empirical articles that provide invaluable insights into successful business techniques and strategies for the African business arena—the last great frontier of international business expansion. Researchers and practitioners in the field of developmental finance discuss the design and implementation of financial policies for pro-poor growth and poverty alienation in developing countries, including Kenya, Zambia, Nigeria, Mauritius, and Zimbabwe. The book focuses on banking, business finance, and investment, detailing strategies for coping with a small financial system, bank licensing policies, correction action rules, quality of banking services, and the revitalization of the African stock exchange.

African Developmental Finance and Business Finance Policy features papers presented on key policy issues addressed at the April 2001 international conference of the Institute for Developmental Policy and Management at the University of Manchester in England...

Topics addressed include:

- financial regulation, interest rates
- bank ownership
- regulatory forbearance
- emerging stock markets
- determinants of capital structure
- financial reform
- and much more!

Targeted to policymakers in government and international agencies, academics, consultants, and executives, African Developmental Finance and Business Finance Policy is an essential resource for advancing and communicating research on developmental policy in developing countries.

Victor Murinde is author of Bank Regulatory Reforms in Africa (2012) and Macroeconomic Policy Modelling for Developing Countries (1993).  Atsede Woldie is principal lecturer in the faculty of business and society at the University of South Wales.

Africa News Headlines for 28 April 2014

Columbus Zoo to open new Africa exhibit in May
Source: Sandusky Register

Africa on the way to realising 4.4pc growth in agriculture
Source: KBC

President unveils bronze bust of Nelson Mandela as South Africa marks 20 years of democracy
Source: Fox News

Mauritius leads Africa in using ICT for development – WEF
Source: Human IPO

Seychelles is Africa’s second best ICT nation
Source: Star Africa

Single visa for African countries in the works
Source: TTG Asia

Japan aims to help address African food crisis by training farmers in the region
Source: Japan Daily Press

Sub-Saharan Africans underemployed: IMF
Source: News Day

China set to play bigger role in Africa trade
Source: Shanghai Daily

AU accused of failing to act over S.Sudan violence
Source: Capital FM

Website traffic explosion in South Africa
Source: mybroadband

Developing a regional trade market in East Africa is vital to U.S. political and economic security
Source: U.S. News & World Report

Africa needs investment not aid, says Equity boss
Source: Capital FM

EU increases funding for Ebola in West Africa
Source: Business Day

Military Decline Calls South Africa's Regional Leadership into Question
Source: World Politics Review

South Africa keen to host BRICS Development Bank
Source: Odisha Sun Times

‘Little Africa’ in India
Source: Bangkok Post

"Is there any hope for Africa?"
Source: Somaliland Press

Africa News Headlines for 26 April 2014

Professor to discuss Kenya and International Court
Source: The Southern (Southern Illinois University)

Mauritius Leads Africa On WEF Networked Readiness Index
Source: Ventures Africa

AU ministers meet on fish farming
Source: StarAfrica

UN set to lift Ivory Coast diamond embargo
Source: News24

IMF cites Zambia, Ghana for unsustainable spending
Source: Saturday Post

Great expectations for SA Music Awards
Source: Saturday Star

Operational Excellence is the Key to Enrich African Banking Structure
Source: Fleming Gulf

“We can not let Senegal deteriorate,” says Wade
Source: StarAfrica

Top US diplomat to lead peace mission to Africa
Source: New Vision

Envoy: Ivory Coast Keen to Boost Tourism Ties with Iran
Source: Tasnim News Agency

ANC faces dishonest wealth accumulation challenge, says Motlanthe
Source: BDlive

Nigeria bogged down in fight against Boko Haram
Source: Los Angeles Times

Queen congratulates SA for Freedom Day
Source: News24

BBC reports: Opposition MDC suspends Morgan Tsvangirai
Source: SW Radio Africa

Focused effort to fight Gulf of Guinea piracy, oil theft
Source: Business Day

Endangered Species of the Week: São Tomé giant treefrog
Source: ARKive

Tanzania Marks 50th Anniversary
Source: Voice of America

Cameroon Travel Warning
Source: U.S. Department of State

Piracy Drill Off Africa Larger Than Ever
Source: Stratsis Incite

Growth in Angola’s oil industry picks up pace
Source: Business Day

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 5 April 2014

Obasanjo re-engineers peace effort in South Sudan
Source: spyghana.com  

African Woman Foundation Launches Women Centered Care Project
Source: African Woman Foundation/PRlog

President Uhuru Kenyatta now pledges airports upgrade to lure tourists
Source: Standard Digital
 
Cameroon Professional Society Announces Partnership with Harambe Cameroun
Source: Cameroon Professional Society/PRlog

10 Female Tech Founders To Watch In Africa
Source: Mfonobong Nsehe/Forbes
 
Advancing Investments & Trade in Africa To Host US-Africa Trade Policy Forum
Source: Advancing Investments & Trade in Africa/PRlog

Africa’s M-Pesa makes its way to Europe 
Source: Techcentral

Countdown to the Africa Health Exhibition & Congress 2014 begins
Source: Informa/PRlog

ALTX Africa Group to launch first exchange in partnership with GMEX 
Source: GMEX/PRlog

EU-Africa leaders discuss CAR crisis at summit 
Source: BBC News

Sub-Saharan Africa Loses 5.7 Percent of GDP to Illicit Financial Outflows 
Source: Africa Progress Panel