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COVER STORY

ANAS AREMEYAW ANAS

TRAVEL MUST-HAVES BY SIYA BEYILE

HOW I NAME, SHAME & JAIL HOW WE PLAN TO LIGHT UP AFRICA

BOKAR TURE, -AKON LIGHTING AFRICA 11 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN AFRICA THAT WILL MAKE YOU

EXPERIENCE THE KIGALI NIGHT LIFE

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Committed to the safety of the riders and drivers

very month, 100,000+ users in Kenya (alone) open the Uber app to get a ride from A to B; wherever they are going in a city, night and day, whether they’re travelling alone or with friends. And while no means of transportation can ever be 100% safe—accidents and incidents will happen—our technology makes it possible to focus on safety for riders and drivers before, during, and after every trip in ways that have never been possible before.

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BEFORE GETTING IN THE CAR

Your safety comes first—before you even step into the car. • No more street hails or waiting outside to find a ride. You can start the Uber app from anywhere and wait safely for your car to arrive. That means no standing on the street to hail a cab or struggling to find the nearest bus stop late at night. • No discrimination. No ride is too long or short. Every request you make is matched

to the closest driver—so there is no discrimination based on your gender, the time of day, your pickup or drop-off point. Wherever you want to go, day or night, Uber will take you there. And if you like to take matatus but they don’t get you the whole way home, we take you that last kilometre. • Trips are no longer anonymous. When a

driver accepts your request, you see his or her first name, photo, and license plate number. You can also check whether others have had a good experience with him or her. In addition, the driver can see your first name and rating. You can contact the driver—and vice versa— through the app if there is any confusion around pick-up details.

DURING YOUR RIDE

Even from the backseat, you can keep running the show during your Uber ride. • Never get lost. You can see the route on the map in the app. • Share your ETA and location. You can easily share your ride details, including the specific route and estimated time of arrival, with friends or family for extra peace of mind. They’ll receive a link where they can see in real time the name and photo of the driver, their vehicle, and where you are on the map until you arrive at your destination—and they can do all of this without having to download the Uber app themselves.

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AFTER THE RIDE

Stay in control even after you’ve reached your destination. • Feedback and ratings after every trip. After every ride, you and your drivers need to rate each other and provide feedback. Our safety team reviews this information and investigates any issues. • 24/7 support. If something happens in a car, whether it’s a traffic accident or altercation between you and your driver, our support staff are ready to respond to any issues 24 hours a day, seven days a week. • Rapid response. We have a dedicated Incident Response Team to answer any more urgent issues. If we receive a report that a driver or rider has acted dangerously or inappropriately, we suspend their account, preventing him or her from accessing the platform while we investigate.

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BEHIND THE SCENES

Uber is constantly working to improve our service and make it safe and convenient for you. Here are some of the things going on behind the scenes throughout your entire ride: • Driver Screening. All drivers must be fully licensed to drive a Public Service Vehicle (PSV); this includes a PSV driver’s license for themselves and PSV Insurance for their vehicle. Drivers also need to undergo a vehicle inspection, comprehensive background checks and attend an information session on the Uber technology. • Always on the map. Accountability is one of the things that makes riders feel safe in an Uber. We use GPS to keep a record of where a driver goes during the ride, allowing us to verify that the most efficient routes are being used, which creates accountability and a strong incentive for good behavior.

• W orking with law enforcement. In cases where law enforcement provides us with valid legal processes, we work to get them the facts, for example by providing trip logs. Again, transparency and accountability are at the heart of the Uber experience.

COMMITTED TO SAFETY

Safety is built into every trip – be it through giving riders information about their driver; tracking all trips using GPS from beginning to end; enabling riders to share their ETA or route; or incorporating feedback from riders and drivers. The in-app safety features and practices listed above occur in addition to a driver screening process –making Uber a safe and reliable way to get from A to B. Our global safety and city operations teams work every day to continue enhancing safety for everyone using Uber, and we are committed to providing a service that Nairobi can rely on.

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EDITOR'S NOTE Dear TAP family, It is with great honor that I bring you another issue of The African Perspective Magazine. Without a shadow of a doubt, this is our best issue yet and I am very excited to share it with you. Within its pages, you’ll find informative pieces on business, health, politics, lifestyle and special visual info graphics of some of the key issues affecting our continent today including one depicting current Chinese investments across the continent. Family, we are thrilled and honored to have Anas Aremayew Anas on the cover of this issue. Famous for utilizing his anonymity as a tool in his investigative armory, Anas work focuses on issues of human rights and anti-corruption in Ghana and throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. His recent work, an expose titled "Ghana in the eyes of God" saw him film 34 judges and 148 of their staff taking bribes. A passionate African, Anas is arguably the biggest investigative journalist in African today and his cover interview is a must read. Editor-in-Chief MOSES MUTABARUKA

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This issue also follows up on the travel series from the previous issues and gives you a Kigali nightlife experience. Within this issue, we’ve also featured Akon Lighting Africa and the work this initiative is doing across the continent. For the business minded, we give you 11 business opportunities that will make you millions in Africa. This issue is rich from page one to the end so make sure you peruse through it all. On behalf of the whole TAP team, I’d like to extend our sincerest gratitude to everyone who has contributed to this issue in one way or the other. Special thanks goes to The African Development Conference at Harvard 2016 student committee, to Bokar Ture, Anas Anas, Mariam Sambe, JP Iwouha, Marie-Ange Rukundo, Yvonne Nyawira, Siya Beyile and Dennis Ansah for designing and illustration this issues awesome cover. Last but not least, I want to thank all TAP enthusiasts once more for your constant love and support. More than ever before, we are committed to telling the African story to the world: unbiased, uncensored and from a balanced perspective. Enjoy your 7th issue! Moses Mutabaruka CEO, TAP Magazine mutabaruka@tapmagonline.com “Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter”. African Proverb

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CONTENT VOL 1 | ISSUE 7 | JULY 2016

COVER STORY

MEET AFRICA'S PROMINENT UNDERCOVER JOURNALIST ANAS AREMAYAW ANAS

14 ALI Speaks

Tribute to the Greatest

20 Remembering the SOWETO Uprising - 40 Years Later

25 Africa is Rising,

They say! But is it Really?

30 11 Business

Opportunities in Africa that Will Make You Millions

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INTERVIEW AKON LIGHTING AFRICA

36 Experience the

Kigali Night Life

54 Chinese

Investments in Africa

66 7th Annual African Development Conference At Harvard

69 Mono Eating: Secret to Better Digestion

72 Threaded Man -

Travel Must-Haves

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TRIBUTE

ALI SPEAKS TRIBUTE TO THE GREATEST

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uhammad Aliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name is forever enshrined in history. Ali was one of the most influential human being of the last century; his name will forever be mentioned in the company of people like Nelson Mandela, Gandhi and Martin Luther King. All this is pretty exceptional considering that Ali was a boxer by trade. From his legendary status and glory inside the ring, his life on the political and racial liberation frontline as well as his quickwitted tongue and larger than life personality made Ali one of the most famous and inspirational figures in modern history. More than anything, Ali was known for being a principled man who did not compromise for his beliefs and for being a champion of his faith and race in America. Of the over 2,500 Hollywood Walk of Fame stars embedded in the sidewalks of Hollywood Boulevard, Aliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s star is the only one hanging on a wall and not on the street for anyone to step on. It is with this esteem and honor that we bring you 10 of the best Muhammad Aliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quotes. Rest in power Ali. You are truly the greatest.

Legacy

I would like to be remembered as a man who never looked down on those who looked up to him.

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TRIBUTE

BEING A CHAMPION “I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’" COURAGE

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

IMPOSSIBLE

“Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”

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SERVICE SERVICE TO OTHERS IS THE RENT YOU PAY FOR YOUR ROOM HERE ON EARTH.

CONFIDENCE IF YOU EVEN DREAM OF BEATING ME, YOUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;D BETTER WAKE UP AND APOLOGIZE

IMAGINATION The man who has no imagination has no wings.

GROWTH A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.

WAR

"I refuse to be used by white people to go kill and enslave other brown people".

I AM THE GREATEST. I SAID THAT EVEN BEFORE I KNEW I WAS.

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HECTOR PIETERSON Iconic picture of his death captured by Sam Nzima. Currently living in Mpumalanga where he runs a photography school. Picture was credited to others, took him years to have the rights to the photo.

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Remembering the

SOWETO UPRISING

– 40 Years later On the first day of the march, 23 students are reported to have been killed, the most iconic image that was ever printed of that day was that of 12 year old Hector Pieterson being carried by 18 year old Mbuyisa Makhubu after being shot by South African police. His sister, Antoinette Pieterson Sithole runs beside them.

ost people, old enough can remember what they were doing in the 70s. Some of you were wearing bell-bottom jeans with the butterfly collar shirts and high heeled shoes, and that's just the men. The ladies would be wearing colorful flower dresses with matching shoes and handbags. It was a decade of flower power, disco and free love. Canada was enjoying a very strong dollar for the most part hovering around a $1.02 compared to the US dollar. The Prime Minister at the time was Pierre Trudeau, today, forty

years later; his son Justin is the Prime Minister of Canada. Montreal would host the summer Olympics 0f 1976. These event bring people from all over the world as you know, except, this time, 33 African countries would boycott the games. Countries like Libya, Kenya, Zambia, Nigeria, Gambia, Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, Algeria, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Central African Republic, Gabon, Chad, Togo, Niger, Congo, Mauritius, Upper Volta and Malawi to name a few. You see, halfway across the world, in South Africa, the seeds of change had finally taken root, a movement was

a foot from a group of students who were fed up with the “Bantu Education Policies” that were started back in April of 1974. Their main objection being students an official order that made Afrikaans compulsory in black township schools throughout the country. The use of local languages was prohibited in these schools whilst the constitution supported that Afrikaans and English be made the official languages of the country. Desmond Tutu would later say that it was a protest against the language of the oppressor. Various political groups and unions in South Africa would also object to the decree.

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DID YOU KNOW

Montreal would host the summer Olympics 0f 1976. These event bring people from all over the world as you know, except, this time,Â 33 African countries would boycott the games. Countries like Libya, Kenya, Zambia, Nigeria, Gambia, Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, Algeria, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Central African Republic, Gabon, Chad, Togo, Niger, Congo, Mauritius, Upper Volta and Malawi to name a few.

Desmond Tutu would later say that it was a protest against the language of the oppressor I was thinking of what final words of wisdom to leave the youth with and I took this from a movie that came out in 2009

I dare you to do better" STAR TREK

High schools across Soweto would meet and discuss a peaceful protest for the 16th of June. The total number of students who participate would range from 10,000 to 20,000 students. These students would then march peacefully through the streets of Soweto chanting "down with Afrikaans!!!". That if I must learn Afrikaans, voester the prime minister at the time should learn Zulu. What happens next sets the tone of the anti apartheid movement for the next two decades or so. On the first day of the march, 23 students are reported to have been killed, the most iconic image that was ever printed of that day was that of 12 year old Hector Pieterson being carried by 18 year old Mbuyisa Makhubu after being shot by South

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I dare you to affect positive change in your community I dare you to be an academic over achiever I dare you to be a positive role model to someone older than you, that's right older I dare you to do better

African police. His sister, Antoinette Pieterson Sithole runs beside them. When the dust settles hundreds of students (Between 173-700) are dead, 1500 are injured in one form or another, and countless number disappear, never to be seen or heard from again. Countless lives and families would be displaced for years to come. After this, all of a sudden, the world took a closer look to what was going on in South Africa, it took the killing of a young child and students to show the world that what was happening at the time was not just a grown up problem but a problem for all South Africans at home and abroad. After all, before these events, apartheid was really an issue for the Nelson Mandela’s, the Oliver Tambo's, Joe Solvo's and Walter Sisulu's of South Africa. But this one event proved again that the youth would always play an intergalactic part of affecting change. To this day, many continue to see the events of June 16, 1976 as the catalyst for change in how the world viewed the apartheid South Africa and the subsequent change after. The youth today more than ever have the power to influence what goes on in the world, Tiananmen Square in 1989, the Egyptian revolution or the

2012 Quebec Student protests serve as recent examples where young people stood up against the establishment. All because they decided to stand up for something that they believed in, not withstanding if they were right or wrong. Today, modern technology allows youths to gather even greater powers and influence. 40 years ago, anywhere in the world, it took a month to get a letter to someone, and you still weren't sure that the letter would arrive in time so imagine what the youth can do today. So where do we go from here? What I may say, which may not sit well with some people today, is, I truly believe that we forgive but we never forget. Knowing our past tells us where our future lies. The youth of today have to be more engaged for the betterment of their fellow brothers and sisters. As for the rest of us, young people will continue to be of influence in our society going forward and we need to make sure that we encourage them and that we support them in their grievances much earlier on so that the events of June 16, 1976 never happens again. I was thinking of what final words of wisdom to leave the youth with and I took this from a movie that came out in 2009, Star Trek!

Mbuyiso Makhubu, the 18 year old carrying Hector Pieterson would flee South Africa and write to his mother in the 80s from Nigeria. That's the last she would hear from him. She would pass away in 2004, never hearing from her son again. A man jailed in Canada claimed to be him, but Dna testing would prove otherwise.

'MFANA WAS SPEAKING AT A YOUTH DAY EVENT ORGANIZED BY SARNA IN OTTAWA CANADA' MFANA CELE, PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICAN RAINBOW NATION ASSOCIATION

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EDUCATION

Africa is rising,

They say! but is it really?

By every standard Africaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy is risingâ&#x20AC;Ś Or is it? If it is really rising, how do we explain that 75% of the poorest nations in the world are located in Africa? That 620 million sub-Saharan Africans live without electricity? That 84% of the population in the region has no access to drinking water at home? And that half of all youth in the region is not enrolled at school?

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he World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and The African Development Bank all agree: Africa is rising. In fact, some countries in the region are growing faster than the Asian Tigers. Infrastructure constructions are expanding, tourism is flourishing, and foreign investments are pouring. International companies are now, more than ever, strengthening business relations with Africa. Gold, copper, oil, iron and platinum are in abundance, and much of the continent’s natural resources is still undiscovered; which means there is a potential for even more growth. As Tony Elumelu, Chairman of the United Bank for Africa puts it, it seems that “Africa will soon become the engine of global economic growth”. The

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GROWTH

By MARIAM SAMBE

economy of the continent has soared so much that many cities are discovering new buildings, roads or retail areas on a monthly basis. According to the Word Bank, of the 20 economies making the most progress in the world, 9 are in Sub-Saharan Africa. By every standard Africa’s economy is rising... Or is it? If it is really rising, how do we explain that 75% of the poorest nations in the world are located in Africa? That 620 million sub-Saharan Africans live without electricity? That 84% of the population

in the region has no access to drinking water at home? And that half of all youth in the region is not enrolled at school? The growth of Africa is something that needs to be taken with a grain of salt. We absolutely cannot sing hurray when children are dying of elementary issues such as malnutrition or lack of clean water. We cannot be optimistic when 1 out of 3 children drop out of primary school, and from those who make it to high school, only a handful end up going to college. Today, “Africa has the lowest levels of graduates per capita” in the world, with only 3% of graduates in the continent, as opposed to 67% for South Korea for instance or 70% in Finland (Aii

AS FOR INVESTORS, THEY MUST TURN THEIR FOCUS FROM BUILDING HOTELS AND SPAS TO BUILDING MORE SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES. WITH ALL THIS IN PLACE, YES, AFRICA WILL BE RISING.

Today, “Africa has the lowest levels of graduates per capita” in the world, with only 3% of graduates on the continent, as opposed to 67% for South Korea for instance or 70% in Finland Mufuruki, TED Talk, 2014). The truth of the matter is, without proper education, Africa’s economic growth will not remain. It is only a matter of time until the remarkable economic stride that the continent has made in the past decade collapses severely... if; we do not invest more on education. Africa will only truly prosper as far as its education’s standard does. It’s as simple as this: Education drives economy. In fact, education drives pretty much everything: healthcare, political stability, social welfare, job market... Many years of research, statistical comparisons, and history show that countries that have a strong education system have a strong

economy. Scandinavian countries are a great example of that; and more recently: South Korea, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong who rank highest in Education standard today. According to UNESCO, about 40% of Africans are illiterate. Yet, only 1 % of the education budget of most African governments is allocated to addressing illiteracy. Shouldn’t we reconsider our priorities? How do

we expect to continue growing if the majority of our population does not have basic reading and writing skills? The solutions? Investing more on teacher’s training, on school’s furniture/ materials, and of course, providing opportunities for youth to be motivated to attend school (scholarships, proper transportation going from small villages to schools, gender equality, and such). Above all, teachers, parents, governments, and investors have to work hand-in-hand to promote the value of education to children and youths. Simply saying, “you should go to school” is not enough. Children learn from our actions, and not from our words. As such, Parents have to be actively involved in their children’s schooling—especially since they are the most significant determinant of students’ success—in order for their children to grasp its value. Educators must be passionate about teaching and strive for selfimprovement, which will have a positive impact on their students as they also become passionate about education. And, in order to nurture that passion, governments need to put proper resources in place both within the school, and around. As for investors, they must turn their focus from building hotels and spas to building more schools and universities. With all this in place, yes, Africa will be rising. References: African Statistical Yearbook International Energy Agency - The Borgen Project- World Bank- World Health Organization

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP

1 BY JOHN-PAUL IWUOHA

in Africa That will Make you millions The latest Africa Wealth Report by New World Wealth reveals there are now just over 160,000 millionaires in Africa. Interestingly, from 2000 to 2013, the number of millionaires on the continent grew by more than 145 percent, compared to the worldwide growth rate of 73 percent. In recent years, most of the ‘new millionaires’ have been young entrepreneurs and investors who have created promising businesses and invested in lucrative sectors of Africa’s fast-growing economies. This year, more new millionaires will join the club. In this article, I’ll share with you the top business opportunities on the continent that will make more millionaires in 2016. Let’s meet them…

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He is an impact entrepreneur, SME Business Coach, and founder of Smallstarter Africa. He works with entrepreneurs and investors to start up and grow businesses in Africa. He is also the co-author of 101 Ways To Make Money in Africa, the widely-acclaimed book which reveals several interesting business ideas, market opportunities, and inspiring entrepreneur success stories across Africa. To read more of his riveting articles on small business and entrepreneurship from across Africa, visit www.smallstarter.com

1 SOLAR POWER

Solar energy is one of Africa’s most abundant natural resources. Most parts of sub-Saharan Africa enjoy more than 300 days of free God-given sunlight every year. Still, over 600 million people on the continent, especially in rural areas, don’t have access to reliable electricity. In most cities and towns, power outages are the norm and people often have to rely on noisy petrol and diesel power generators. Solar energy is free, absolutely clean and abundant. And it provides the best alternative for people in remote parts of Africa who are out of reach of electricity grids. Interestingly, some smart entrepreneurs are rising to the challenge of lighting up Africa through solar energy, and are very likely to join the millionaires club in 2016. I’ll share a few interesting examples… Off Grid Electric, a solar energy provider in Tanzania recently raised $25 million from international investors and won a $5 million grant from USAID. The company is already on track to provide solar power to 1 million homes in East Africa by 2017 and has recently expanded into Rwanda. M-KOPA, which provides ‘pay-as-you-go’ solar power systems has attracted investments of up to $40 million. This Kenyan-based business has already provided solar power to nearly 300,000 homes in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

2 AGRIBUSINESS

Agribusiness is Africa’s untapped goldmine, and a major potential source of millionaires in 2016. According to a World Bank report, Africa’s agribusiness industry is expected to be worth $1 trillion by 2030. With up to 60 percent of the world’s uncultivated arable land, fertile soils, abundant labour, and all-year sunshine, sub-Saharan Africa surely has the potential to become the world’s biggest exporter of food products. Even if Africa decides to ignore export markets, the continent’s one billion people provides a huge and ready market for agribusiness. Still, every year, African countries import more than 70 percent of wheat consumed, over 300,000 tons of chicken and spend more than $10 billion on imported grains, especially rice. Interestingly, more African entrepreneurs are tapping into the vast opportunities in Africa’s agribusiness market. And with the continued harsh impacts of low crude oil prices in 2016, sleeping agribusiness giants like Nigeria and Angola are finally putting a strong focus on agribusiness as a means to diversifying their economies. This means that governments in these countries are now more open and supportive of agribusiness initiatives.

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP

3 SMARTPHONES

The phone in the picture is one of the versions of the Obi Worldphone; a low-priced smartphone that’s specifically targeted at the African market. Guess what? It sells for just about $129, and it’s selling like hot cakes. Africa is currently the second fastest growing market for mobile phones, after Asia. However, the first wave of Africa’s mobile phone revolution is almost over. These days, African consumers are looking to upgrade from ‘first generation’ feature phones to smartphones. It’s no surprise that the continent’s growing population of technology and fashion-savvy youth now presents a multi-billion dollar market for smartphones.

However, most ‘new-age’ smartphone devices like iPhone, Blackberry and Samsung are quite expensive for the average African. This has created a huge opportunity for low-priced smartphones that are now hitting the African market. Better still, many of these smartphones are built on the Android operating system, have similar features to the ‘high end’ smartphones and most are just as stylishly designed. In the last eighteen months, over a dozen low-priced smartphone brands have debuted on the African market. Given the market potential for these phones, they’ll very likely make more millionaires for the entrepreneurs behind them.

4 INTERNET ACCESS

Africa’s internet market is worth billions of dollars. It’s no surprise that tech giants like Google and Facebook are scrambling to improve internet access to millions of Africans. Google’s Project Loon and Facebook’s Free Basics are just two of several bold initiatives to connect Africa. However, some smart African entrepreneurs are already making impressive moves to conquer the internet access market. One example is ‘BRCK’ a startup company in Kenya that has created a rugged internet modem device that’s designed for harsh environments with limited internet connection and electricity. The modem can hop between Ethernet, WiFi, 3G and 4G, and comes with eight hours of battery life. This African-inspired invention has already sold thousands of units in 54 countries, even in faraway places as India. Their biggest customers have been schools. Recently, BRCK raised $3 million in funding from investors to extend the reach of this amazing device. The entrepreneurs behind it will surely be smiling to the bank, after all the hardwork is done.

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5 5 EDUCATION

Africa’s human talent is one of its most ignored and underexplored assets. With one of the world’s youngest populations (over 50 percent of Africans are younger than 31), the continent is rich with creative and innovative talent. However, poor access to quality education is a serious threat to Africa’s human capital. Currently, a couple of interesting businesses and initiatives are achieving remarkable successes as they tackle Africa’s education problems head-on. Bridge Academies (in Kenya and East Africa) and Omega Schools (in Ghana and West Africa) have built an incredible education model of lowcost primary schools that allow pupils to pay as low as $1 a day as school fees. Another interesting business on Africa’s education scene is Andela. Through its free and highly rigorous training program, Andela develops promising African talents into top class software developers who are hired out to the likes of Microsoft and other tech giants in the USA and Europe. This interesting business model is called ‘talent-as-a-service’. Andela recently attracted $10 million in investment and is on track to train 100,000 world class African software developers over ten years.

6 AFRICAN ART

How much do you think African art is worth these days? You’ll be surprised. In November 2014, a collection of antique African art from Mali, Gabon, Congo and Liberia was sold in New York at Sotheby’s for a record-breaking price of $41 million. This is the largest ever sum realized from the sale of African art in the USA. Not too long ago, a set of wooden sculptures by the Nigerian artist Ben Enwonwu sold in London for over $500,000, three times the expected price. New World Map, the aluminium and copper sculpture of El Anatsui, the Ghanaian artist, sold for roughly $767,000, one of the highest prices ever fetched by the work of an indigenous African artist. After decades of neglect, both antique and contemporary works of African art are attracting high prices in the world’s major art markets. In 2016, more investors and collectors will be upping the demand for African art, and more millionaires will be made in the process.

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7 RETAIL

In April 2016, the Mall of Africa will open in South Africa. This massive 131,000 square metres of retail space is the largest shopping mall in Africa ever to be built in one phase. Recently, the Two Rivers mall opened in Nairobi, Kenya. It’s the largest shopping mall of its kind anywhere in East Africa. Across the continent, both local and international supermarket brands like Shoprite, Game, Checkers, Woolworths, Edgars and Spar are expanding as they scramble for every inch of available space in shopping and retail infrastructure developments. Interestingly, the battle for retail supremacy in Africa isn’t only happening in physical retail chains. eCommerce giants like Konga and Jumia have grown quite impressively in the last few years. Both internet-based retail businesses now have a combined worth of over $1 billion. In fact, the battle ground for Africa’s retail market is moving beyond the continent’s shores. New eCommerce entrants like Mall for Africa and Shop to my Door now make it possible for Africans to shop directly from retailers in the USA, UK and China. Amazing! Africa is now one of the fastest growing retail markets in the world. A large and growing middle class, increasing local spending power, and a boom in the number of expat workers are fueling the shopping trend on the continent.

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There’s a digital revolution taking over Africa. These days, many services now have an app or are going online. Africa’s digital economy is growing really fast. These days, there’s almost an app or online service for anything you want. If you’re looking for a suitable hotel accommodation in Nigeria, Hotels.ng andJovago.com are now the biggest online services in the hotel booking business. Recently, Hotels.ng attracted an investment of $1.2 million. If you want to watch African movies on the fly, there’s an app for that. IrokoTV is an app that gives you access to 5,000+ African movies on your mobile phone. In January 2016, IrokoTV secured an additional $19 million in investment funding to expand its presence across Africa. If you’d like to order bespoke furniture pieces without having to run after artisans or worry about quality, there’s an online service for that too. Showroom.ng is a Nigerian startup that’s changing how people buy furniture in Africa’s biggest economy. In 2016, more apps and online services will launch across Africa to solve problems and provide value. And more millionaires will be made in the process.

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9 PAYMENT SOLUTIONS

Every year in Africa, over $100 billion in transactions are still done in cash. This presents a huge and lucrative financial services opportunity for savvy entrepreneurs. Since M-Pesa was introduced in East Africa, the transformational mobilebased money transfer and payment service has proved to be phenomenal in Kenya and Tanzania, where the platform handles over 200 million personto-person transactions every year. In other parts of Africa, there is a huge scramble for Africa’s next big money transfer and payment service. In Nigeria alone, several promising businesses are jostling to dominate Africa’s biggest economy. Some of the top contenders are Paga, PayAttitude, SimplePay andPayWithCapture. Less than six months ago, Paga attracted a $13 million investment to expand its business within and outside Nigeria. It’s a huge bet that has the potential to really pay off. Payment solutions will be a key area to watch in 2016.

Africa’s real estate market is a multi-billion dollar opportunity, and several new millionaires will build their fortunes in this market. In almost every corner of the continent, real estate projects are emerging. The biggest attractions are high-rise hotels and office buildings, residential homes and apartments, and shopping malls. In Nigeria alone, there is a shortfall of 17 million housing units, with a funding requirement of $363 billion. In Angola’s capital, Luanda, prime office rents are among the highest in the world at US$150 per sq metre per month. In Mozambique, property

prices at the sea ports, particularly for warehouses, are one of Africa’s most expensive.The key markets for real estate on every investor’s agenda are Angola, Nigeria, Egypt, Mozambique, South Africa and Kenya. All of these countries are experiencing a real estate boom like never before in history. Africa’s large and youthful population, an expanding middle class, increasing urbanization, influx of expatriates and multinational companies are the key drivers of demand for both commercial and residential real estate.

11 STARTUP FINANCING Investing in startup and earlystage businesses is on the rise globally, accounting for 67 percent of all venture capital (VC) funds in North America and increasing 19-fold in Europe. Across Africa, start-up companies are attracting the interest of venture capital, private equity, social impact funds and angel investors who are looking for higher returns on invested capital. In 2015 alone, the amount of capital invested in African startup businesses was roughly$0.5 billion. And in 2016, this figure is expected to double. As Africa’s young entrepreneurs continue to come up with brilliant

business ideas that have the potential to significantly disrupt both new and established markets, it’s almost impossible for investors to ignore the lure of attractive investment returns. As of January 2016, there are now more than 200 investment organisations, firms and platforms that are focused on investing in earlystage African businesses.

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TheKigali Night Life

Home to 10% of Rwanda’s population, Kigali is Africa’s safest and cleanest capital city and the minute you step off the airplane, you will be taken on a remarkable experience. By MARIE-ANGE RUKUNDO Marie-Ange Rukundo, bred in Canada, made the move to Rwanda on a whim in 2013 and never looked back. Twitter: @rk_ange. Images by Alex Niragira

wanda is gaining popularity on the global stage as the country that has overcome one of the most tragic past only to flourish to unexpected levels in an impressive 22 years. While development is sweeping over the entire country, the capital city Kigali is at the center of it all. Home to 10% of Rwanda’s population, Kigali is Africa’s safest and cleanest capital city and the minute you step off the airplane, you will be taken on a remarkable experience.

While Kigali existed pre-colonial days, it was established as the administrative centre of Rwanda by German explorer Richard Kandt in 1907. On his quest to discover Africa, Kandt arrived in Rwanda in 1898 where he would eventually set up his living quarters in what is today the Natural History Museum. Aptly named, kigali is a term used to describe something vast, usually in reference to a space. Long before it knew, this capital city bore a name that would carry great significance for years to come as it climbs the list of emerging African capitals.

Whether you are in Kigali on vacation or for business, this quick city guide will help you navigate this gem of a town. On your way out the airport, be sure to grab a local SIM card to ease communication during your stay. All you’ll need is your passport to register the card and a dollar. While you’re there, make sure to get instructions on how to activate daily bundles. Welcome to Kigali!.

Transport The beauty in Rwanda being a small country is that most places are easily accessible and transport costs

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are quite reasonable. If you are one of those independent traveler trying to navigate the city on your own, you know the importance of knowing local terminology for everyday things. For example, in Kigali there are three common forms of transport, all three of them referred to as taxis. There are city buses, (taxi) motos and (taxi) voitures, colloquially known as cabs. Whichever you choose will depend on your budget and what kind of mood you’re in. Buses can reach most of the major landmarks in the city and their most impressive feature is the free wifi on-board. So you can ride and tweet/Instagram your entire vacation, how cool? The taxi-moto as the name implies is a motorcycle taxi service, also the quickest and cheapest way to access any point in the city, thrills included. The range is 300rwf ($0.40) up to 1,500rwf ($1.90). This swift mode of transport is available at every turn and you can easily hop on one by flagging it down. Every driver carries an extra helmet for passengers. Cabs are the safest way to travel and by virtue the most expensive. The minimum fee is 3,000rwf ($3.85) and can go as high as 10,000rwf ($12.75). Beating Uber to the Rwandan market, the recently launched app ‘250 Taxi’, provides a safe avenue to book a taxi.

During your stay, it will be hard not to notice that Kigali is a metropolitan with an agenda. Quite impressively, from sunrise workers are setting out for the day only to return home after sunset. In the night time, tourists and locals alike enjoy the notable security of the capital as they set off for happy hour, networking events and entertainment.

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The average wait time is 10 minutes. Better yet, get intimate with Kigali streets and put your navigation skills to good use by renting a car for the day. Various styles of vehicles can be booked online via kigalicarrental.com or www.selfdriverwanda. com and go for an average of $100/day.

Restaurants The restaurant scene in Kigali is booming and every few month new arrivals are added to the mix. For every type of favorite cuisine there are at least a handful of commendable restaurants to choose from. But as the saying (should) go, when in Kigali, do like the Kigalians do. Indulge in local favorites on your night out and you’ll thank me later. Try the nyama choma (grilled meat, usually goat), or brochettes and your preferred side at any of these favorite joints: Green corner in Nyamirambo, chez John in Kiyovu, carwash in Kinamba and Sundowner in Kimihurura. Top restaurants where you can sample international cuisine include: Khana Kazana for Indian, Tung Chinese Restaurant, Zen for Oriental and Brachetto for Italian. Full listings available on eatout.co.rw

Arts/History Innovation Village is Kigali’s claim to creativity personified in a beautifully designed rooftop gallery, theatre, events hall. Follow them online and find out which events are on during your stay. They also have a cozy café that offers a magnificent view of Kigali. Spoken Word brought to you every last Wednesday of the month is an entertaining gathering of young city folks who celebrate life through the gift of words. The theme and location change every month but the fun is on high everytime. May’s theme was “I am Kigali”, an ode to Rwanda’s cosmopolitan city. Every Thursday, the Inema Arts centre hosts a Happy Hour at their art gallery. This is where arts meet

networking and delicious cocktails. For a history lesson on Rwanda, be sure to visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial and the Natural History Museum both located within 10 minutes of the city centre.

Bars/clubs While there are little pubs at almost every neighborhood corner, those looking to immerse themselves into the Kigali scene should not turn their backs on: Kisimenti, Nyarutarama/Gacuriro, Kimihurura and Nyamirambo. To start off Kisimenti has a strip of bars tucked away behind the shops so it is highly recommendable that you tempt your luck at any of them and see how live they are. If the first one is a miss, hop on to the neighboring one as it may just be on fire. Stay on the lookout for Rosty, Plus 250 and Fuchsia. Kimihurura is home to two classic bars who still bear their birth names despite documented name changes at least half dozen time each. If you land in the neighborhood, ask for Papyrus or Ogopogo, you will not be led astray. In Nyarutarama you will find Masters Lounge inside the MTN centre and K-club is a short drive down in the lush neighborhood of Gacuriro. Entrance is free to most bars but K-club usually charges a small fee.

While Kigali existed pre-colonial days, it was established as the administrative centre of Rwanda by German explorer Richard Kandt in 1907.

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Lounges These would be defined as a place for a perfect night out with good music, a nice array of drinks to choose from but away from rowdy crowds. The grown and sexy type of night. If you are on the lookout for such experience, check out Sky Lounge on the rooftop of Urban Bistro in Kiyovu, Republika Rooftop Lounge in Kimihurura and the Legacy Lounge inside Mille Collines in Kiyovu. Lounge Chillax situated in posh Nyarutarama is the IT spot on Fridays where Kigali’s finest turn up and ring in the week-end in style.

Live Music Karaoke as the locals call it is on and popping in the capital city and it a sure way to draw revellers and get the people on their feet. Live Music: Thursdays- Fuchsia, Rosty’s, Plus 250, Fridays- Hotel Mille Collines, Serena Hotel, Saturday – White Horse

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Accommodations During your stay, it will be hard not to notice that Kigali is a metropolitan with an agenda. Quite impressively, from sunrise workers are setting out for the day only to return home after sunset. In the night time, tourists and locals alike enjoy the notable security of the capital as they set off for happy hour, networking events and entertainment. A lively atmosphere, delectable food and amazing music make up this flourishing city’s nightlife. Welcome to Kigali! To stay up to date with what’s happening in the city, visit the following websites: Kigaliout.com Livinginkigali.com Inemaartcenter.com

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Meet Mr. UNDERCOVER ANAS AREMEYAW ANAS INTERVIEW

By EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MOSES MUTABARUKA

nas Aremeyaw Anas is a Ghanaian investigative journalist whose motto is “Name, Shame and Jail”. Famous for utilizing his anonymity as a tool in his investigative armory, his work focuses on issues of human rights and anti-corruption in Ghana and throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Anas’s work has earned him rave reviews on the continent and beyond. He was singled out for praise during president Obama’s first visit to Africa as a US president. Just last year, Foreign Policy named Anas one of 2015’s leading global thinkers. Honors previously granted to the likes of Malala Yousafzai, president Obama and Pope Benedict XVI. This past March, he was invited to as a keynote speaker during the annual African Development Conference at Harvard Law School and TAP Magazine was privileged to interview and speak to him on his experiences fighting corruption on the continent, advocating human rights and creating impactful change in Africa. Enjoy the interview and make sure you watch Anas Tedtalk and YouTube videos.

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"GHANA IN THE EYES OF GOD IS A TWO-YEAR EXPOSE ON CORRUPTION WITHIN THE GHANAIAN JUDICIAL WALLS WHERE I FILMED 34 JUDGES AND 148 STAFF MEMBERS TAKING BRIBES INSTEAD OF ADMINISTERING THE LAW. THE JUDICIARY IS IMPORTANT IN THAT IT IS THE BRAIN OF EACH SOCIETY BUT IN AFRICA IT’S THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WE HAVE" Tap: For people who don’t know who Anas is, can you introduce yourself, your background? Anas: My name is Anas Aremeyaw Anas, I’m an undercover journalist, I’m from Ghana but I work in many African countries, I usually do 3 things: I name, shame and jail. Those are the principals of my journalism and my reports/stories are a product of my society. I am a realist and I believe that we cannot keep doing the same things and expecting different results. This is why I’ve chosen these particular principles to ensure that we drive out the bad guys who are holding our people captives and stagnating our progress. Tap: How did you end up into this particular field? Anas:I happen to have done my first undercover work in 1999 when I stood at a crossing junction in Accra and I was able to film horrible things that were happening. The policemen were taking bribes from hookers and there were drug cartels within that enclave. When I broke the story, it had a huge national impact and although I knew

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then how hard it was to do an investigative piece, the results were so strong that from then on, I decided that this was going to be my calling. If I say that somebody is a criminal, I show when the person plotted to steal, how the person stole and where he took what he/she stole to. So my work is based on hardcore evidence. Tap: Can you talk about one of your work, Ghana in the eyes of God? Anas: Ghana in the eyes of God is a two-year expose on corruption within the Ghanaian judicial walls where I filmed 34 judges and 148 staff members taking bribes instead of administering the law. The judiciary is important in that it is the brain of each society but in Africa it’s the biggest problem we have. I think that if we are bold enough to challenge and reform our various judiciaries across the continent, we will take a significant leap on liberating the African continent. Am very confident of this. I’ve done a pilot project in Nigeria and South Africa, I’ve done one in Uganda and I can tell you that the things happening in those judiciaries are very wild.

"I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t listen to a society say we want change and do otherwise. No! I want to make that change. Journalism is journalism when it leads to the progress of society.

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I keep telling them that if you want to tell a good story, you have to be alive to tell that story. No story is worth your life. There will be thousands of stories but your life is one. So you must take precautions to protect yourself.

The problem has also been that as journalists, we lack the courage and we assume that these institutions are untouchables. I want to challenge journalists to be courageous and hold these institutions accountable. Tap: How have you build such a foundation and trust that you are able to present your investigations and something gets done about it? What sort of advice can you give to other journalist in terms of incorporating governments and societies? Anas: I think that it is not magic, look; as a journalist, you have to aspire to be credible, always. People will study you and know if whatever you say is credible or not. Every politician, every president, every government, is concerned about what people say. So if these institutions know that you are credible and you are able to drive the people, they will listen. At the end of the day, governments/politicians come back to the people to look for votes so just work for the people. I’m not saying that you can do this in two days or three! It takes time so one must have the courage, the focus, the commitment and the passion to be able to follow through over the years to ensure that this happens. You can see that even the judiciary scandal; it didn’t take a month, it took me two good years! If you have that courage to stay, to keep quiet and do what you do quietly, you will be able to make that meaningful change and the government will follow.

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Tap: You mentioned something very critical at ADC; that you don’t see journalism from the outside, but that you start with your own community. Please expand on that… Anas: True journalism does not write from vacuum but it is communicating with a community! The community is what tells us what to do, what to write. This is why I said that we as journalists should be products of the society. I mean, you must be what the society is; you must keep a listening eye, keenly listening to the genuine concerns of the society. That’s why I also said that I couldn’t listen to a society say we want change and do otherwise. No! I want to make that change. Journalism is journalism when it leads to the progress of society. Tap : You were part of the Africa investigates series, can you tell us what is the mission of that? Anas: Africa investigates is part of the World investigates series that is coordinated by Inside News UK. The aim of it is to ensure that Africans tell their own stories and not people parachuting into Africa and taking our stories and telling them by themselves. We want to have Africans telling these stories, so if for example we come to do a story in Kenya, we will be doing it with a Kenyan journalist because a Kenyan is believed to know much more than anybody else. So we have encouraged this module to be the way forward.

"If I say that somebody is a criminal, I show when the person plotted to steal, how the person stole and where he took what he stole to. So my work is based on hardcore evidence."

Furthermore, naming, shaming and jailing is also part of Africa investigates. We are telling these bad guys that look; you belong in jail. Tap: How are you making sure that you are continuously creating a grassroot movement of young Africans that embody what you do? Anas: We have started a movement in Ghana, we have built an institute which is specifically training people not in general journalism but specific undercover journalism and the issues to concern yourself with when you want to name, shame and jail. We want to take people through the hazards and open them up to the frustrations involved so that at the end of the day they become more committed and realize that these changes are not made in a day, they are made with a lot of time. The institute aims to train more Africans across the continent.

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"African journalists should be daring, we should ask the right questions, and we should challenge the authority, more so in being daring, we should be cautiously daring, and we should know that no one will tell our stories for us, we are the ones who can tell our own stories and we are the ones who can push the frontiers."

"There is nothing more beautiful than doing a piece of journalism that puts a smile on a trafficked child’s face, nor a piece that saves an entire community from drugs. So it’s worth it, the changes are palpable; I’ve sent many people to jail and the results are good. " 50

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Tap: Your work is very dangerous so when you are training other people, how do you explain the dangers associated with the job? Anas: I keep telling them that if you want to tell a good story, you have to be alive to tell that story. No story is worth your life. There will be thousands of stories but your life is one. So you must take precautions to protect yourself. As for the death threats, the people shooting at your car and getting to your family members, this is normal. These things are going to happen, there is no magic to stop that because our job involves stepping on the toes of the powerful in society. What I say it that, when this happens; it should not induce in us a sense of fear but rather it should send a signal that we are truly working and working hard. Tap: How long have you been doing this for now? Anas: 15-16 years. Tap: How have you changed as a person during this time?

Anas: There is nothing more beautiful than doing a piece of journalism that puts a smile on a trafficked child’s face, nor a piece that saves an entire community from drugs. So it’s worth it, the changes are palpable; I’ve sent many people to jail and the results are good. Tap: I know you can’t go deep into what you are working on, but you just mentioned that you are working on something called ‘’Good civil servants’’? Anas: Yes, a collaboration with other African colleagues from the continent and we’ve done very beautiful investigations which are yet to be published but which will be very soon in collaboration with Africa investigates series. You’ll be able to see pieces on Uganda, South Africa, Kenya, and a number of other countries. I’m really looking forward. Tap: Going with the theme of this years ADC, what does the African renaissance mean to you? Anas: That there is a need for us to

Tap: How is your life away from work like? Anas: Because of what I do, I cannot say I have a social life; I don’t have it. I’m a trained lawyer so I indulge in law books during my spare time. I also seat down and look at other things that do not relate to the kind of work I do.

collaborate in doing things, we cannot live and work in isolation if we want to impact the continent. We must work together for us to shape this continent in a more progressive manner. Tap: What should we be doing to take Africa to where it out to be? Anas: I think that we have to be open and sincere with each other; we have to be honest, we have to accept that we have problems as a people and then invite everybody to put his or her hands on the bus for us to push forward. One person cannot solve the problems of our continent. We need everybody from every discipline to come on board. Even if you are holding your mobile phone and you are making a point on social media, you are contributing. Nothing is too small. If we push the frontiers, we will get to where we are supposed to be. Tap: You live on the continent,

you work everywhere on the continent, beside corruption, what are the three other major things that are inhibiting Africa today? Anas: Anas: When you put corruption away, you can see that a lack of proper use of our resources is creating a big problem. We are also “importing” driven, we don’t think of turning our own raw materials into anything profitable to feed our own people. We also depend too much on foreign funding, which is not helping. We need to get off handovers; handovers are never going to push us forward. Tap: Are you optimistic of our future as a continent? Anas: I’m very optimistic, I think that we are pushing the frontiers; I think that with time, we are going to make it. We are getting there.

Tap: What would you say is the role of the African diaspora in taking Africa to the next level? Anas: I think the diaspora is very important because they are the bridge between the west and us. What they learn and bring back home is very important and we encourage them not to decide to live forever out there but to come home; to come and impact our people with the knowledge that they have learnt abroad. Many people suffer, many people die because of simple technologies which the diaspora can bring back home to help. So I believe they have a bigger part to contribute towards getting the continent where it should be. Tap: And to conclude, what advise would you give to young journalists on the continent? Anas: That we should be daring, we should ask the right questions, and we should challenge the authority, more so in being daring, we should be cautiously daring, and we should know that no one will tell our stories for us, we are the ones who can tell our own stories and we are the ones who can push the frontiers, and that if we are all committed and passionate, we are going to move our various countries to where they should be

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Chinese Investments in Africa

purchased 20 percent of South Africa’s Standard Bank for $5.5 billion. Ever since, China has invested increasingly in the financial sector of African countries. There are also small to medium sized Chinese private firms who are now investing heavily into wholesale and retail business services. Where countries are concerned, the bulk of China’s FDI has been concentrated in relatively few countries. According to the China United States Exchange foundation, between 2003 and 2007, five countries—Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Algeria and Zambia—accounted for more than 70 percent of China’s FDI. While these countries remain important recipients, others such as Guinea, Ghana, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ethiopia have joined the list in recent years. Below you will find a list of the top ten sectors for Chinese projects in Africa between 2003-2010. Below is a map showing the number of companies investing in particular African countries.

he largest Chinese investments in Africa are mainly within the infrastructure and mining sectors and tend to be government to government deals. In recent years, more and more Chinese companies have invested in Africa. Most of these investments have gone into energy, mining, construction and manufacturing. China’s state-owned oil companies are also active throughout the continent. The China National Petroleum Corporation, for example, invested in excess of $6 billion in Sudan’s oil sector. The China Power Investment Corporation plans to invest $6 billion in Guinea’s bauxite and alumina projects. Privately-owned Huawei and publicly-traded ZTE have become the principal telecommunications providers in many African countries. Increasingly, Chinese companies are moving into finance, aviation, agriculture and even tourism. In 2007, for example, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

China's total OFDI flow to Africa has risen dramatically since 2003, with investments well diversified across a number of sectors Top 10 sectors of China's OFDI Stock in Africa (%, 2010)

Africa's Share of China's OFDI Flows (USD mn, 2003-2010)

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TUNISIA 7

MOROCCO 49 ALGERIA 100

LIBIYA 34

EGYPT 125

WESTERN SAHARA

MAURITANIA 23

MALI 44

NIGER 21

SUDAN 96

CHAD 21

BURKINA FASO 2

GUINEA 34

334 NIGERIA

38 36

COTE DTVORIE 30

GHANA 152

8 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

50 CAMEROON

LIBERIA

ETHOPIA 167

SOUTH SUDAN 61

UGANDA 80

GABON 35

D.R. CONGO 112

CONGO 45

SOMALIA 1 KENYA 132

RAWANDA BURUNDI

6 TANZANIA 171 COMOROS 1

ANGOLA 131

Southern Africa 325

Northern Africa

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ZAMBIA 213

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Chinese companies in Africa

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NAMIBIA 50

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94 MOZAMBIQUE

Western Africa 7 South Africa 229

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AKON LIGHTING AFRICA… HOW IT ALL STARTED

By EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MOSES MUTABARUKA

Q & A

WITH BOKAR TURE, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS - ALA INITIATIVE

kon and Thione Niang, the co-founders of Akon Lighting Africa with Samba Bathily, both grew up in Kaolack, Senegal, a town without electricity. It is their childhood memories and personal experience of a “life without light” that fuels their commitment. The two began discussing what they could do to actively help drive Africa’s transformation in September 2013 in Washington DC. A few weeks later, they agreed that the top priority was to invest in energy, particularly in rural and semi-urban areas, because this was the essential foundation for everything else – education, health and economic development. Their plan came to life once they were joined by Samba Bathily, an entrepreneur from Mali specializing in solar energy. Not only did he share Akon and Thione Niang’s beliefs, he was also able to provide targeted solutions through his company, Solektra INT. By combining their networks and international experience and expertise, the three men launched this ambitious project in February 2014, with a view to supporting African growth as well as the empowerment of African youth. We were privileged to speak with Bokar Ture, Chief Operating Officer, Solektra International and Director of Operations ‘Akon Lighting Africa Initiatives’ on the sidelines of the African Development Conference at Harvard Law School where he was a guest speaker and TAP a media partner.

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TAP: What does African Renaissance mean to you? Bokar: It means a new day for Africa, a new beginning for our people. I see it as the Harlem renaissance to use the African American parallel where you had Harlem sort of be a capital of the renewal for African American culture and great things emanating out of that. So now it’s a new age for Africa, where we’ve been through so many dark periods. Independence came and it was the beginning but by the 70’s we missed that train and now it’s the new age and I feel that Africa should be transformed and my hope is that this time we seize our opportunity to be transformed.  Q

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TAP: In terms of the whole Africa rising, African renaissance narrative; why is Energy so important to drive Africa forward. Bokar: Energy is essential; it’s going to be the bedrock of our transformation in the sense that you need power to have industries running. Not only industries but also Q

for job creation and for development in general. Energy is one of the key infrastructures that we must continue to develop. So we just can’t get where we want to get, we can’t have an African renaissance without fixing this energy issue, it’s fundamental because you cannot have meaningful development without energy.

FRANCE, A COUNTRY OF 65 MILLION PEOPLE, GENERATES FOUR TIMES MORE ELECTRICITY THAN THAT OF THE WHOLE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA!

FRANCE, A COUNTRY OF 65 MILLION PEOPLE, GENERATES FOUR TIMES MORE ELECTRICITY THAN THAT OF THE WHOLE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA! Bokar: Yea here we are in Massachusetts; Massachusetts has 13000 megawatts of energy available and that’s just a small state! Nigeria, which with its 175 million people, I don’t know how many times bigger, has only 5000megawatts! And that’s Africa’s most populous nation. So you see that there’s a huge gap that has to be filled. Q

TAP: So how do we fix this? Who are you looking to work/ partner with and is there a role for average person? Bokar: It’s a huge challenge for us, we are working with a number of companies that can give us good quality but also affordable products. We work with a lot of people and companies. There are many companies that are involved and many NGO’s and donor companies that have always been involved in this space to help increase access to electricity. We are working in not only PPP (Public Private Partnership) but we are also working in PPPP (Public Private and People Partnership) so we are working with communities, we are training them, we Q

Akon and Thione Niang, the co-founders of Akon Lighting Africa with Samba Bathily, both grew up in Kaolack, Senegal, a town without electricity. It is their childhood memories and personal experience of a “life without light” that fuels their commitment.

are teaching them how to install the assets themselves, they are also doing maintenance work thus we are putting jobs on the ground and creating capacity. When it comes to solar energy, we launched a solar academy in Bamako this past December where engineers can come and learn whatever there is to learn about solar electricity. TAP: What are the key challenges that you face in your role as the Director of 0peration? Bokar: I think the key challenge that I’m facing in my operations role is getting people to understand the importance of maintenance and the fact that you also have to spend on maintenance. I know in many parts of Africa people just see infrastructure as just an asset but the cost and capacity Q

that goes along with maintaining that infrastructure just isn’t there. With solar panels, you have to clean them; you have to change batteries and some fundamental components. This is one of the challenges that we are facing and then obviously the lacking capacity. Right now the demand is not as high as it is needed in terms of solar panels for us to start manufacturing in Africa but I think we need to get to that point and for us to get to that point, we also need to grow the internal capacity, for us to have these plants which in some cases are highly technical. TAP: While still on challenges, outside of energy, what do you think are three of the challenges facing Africa today? Bokar: Outside of electricity, I think we need greater leadership, a Q

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DEVELOPMENT

“WHEN I WAS YOUNG, WE HAD TO STUDY BY CANDLE LIGHT WITH ONLY ONE CANDLE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT CHILDREN NO LONGER HAVE TO WORK IN THOSE CONDITIONS.”

vision and unity. TAP: Talking about vision, what is ALA vision, when will all Africans have access to electricity? What is your dream? Bokar: That’s it right there! We want to light up the whole of Africa. We want to help push this African Renaissance by being able to provide basic services for Africans. We want to help fellow Africans to generate more income through lighting. So if you have a shopkeeper that wants to expand but is limited by nighttime hours because he can’t have light, we want to solve this problem for him/her. We want to help these sorts of people solve problems and gain greater income that in return they can use to feed their children, put children through a better school, clinics, etc. This is how we want to contribute to Africa’s Renaissance. Q

TAP: Since you are the operations manager, what sort of opportunities do you see coming along for African entrepreneurs that they can take advantage of? Installation, supplies? Bokar: Great question, maintenance is going to be big, maybe not now but going forward as the demand starts growing. Opportunities will also exist in manufacturing and to build plants. But at this point right now, what really needs to happen is just to grow a greater “know how” and understanding of this industry. And it’s not just solar, we focus in solar but we are open to other energy sources, we work in solar but every energy source Q

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Thione Niang, ALA Co-founder

is accepted; be it hydro, even gas to a certain extent as long as it’s done in a very clean way although Africa doesn’t pollute much. We are not close to the pollution that’s generated by single countries like the US or China. But now that we are going to go through our industrialization stage, I think in the next 20-30 years it’s definitely something that we have to look at and make sure that we don’t contribute too much too as it disproportionally affects us, climate change has given us a very large share of bad luck. So opportunities for African entrepreneurs in this field are endless. TAP: On to different topics now, by the end of this century, one in four people will live in Africa. What is your hope? How do you see that? ALA: My Hope is that the Q

Renaissance will be achieved; I hope that by then we will see a new Africa. Children will have access to quality services, quality education, where high mortality rates will be something of the past. By then we should have dealt with things like malaria and any types of diseases, we should have very low unemployment rates and where our people are happier because Africans are still relatively happy today. This is my hope. TAP: What sort of advise do you give to a young African graduate? In Africa, 90% of people that graduate from African universities do not find a job! How do they create something for themselves and become as successful as you have? Bokar: Well thank you! I think Q

that people like ourselves are blessed to have had certain privileges that are not given to just anyone but my advice has always been to try and fight through challenges. I think that some people sometimes are stuck and think of other choices like immigrating to the US, no! There are so many cases of people who succeed in Africa through hard work, innovation and so forth. And generally, when they make it there, they do much better than one can ever expect and a lot of times even better than me or anyone else whose gone out there and gotten degrees from a number of universities, because the real opportunities are in Africa. If you look at the number of entrepreneurs that Africa is producing now, the quality of entrepreneurs, they should take example from that. It’s doable. But nothing good comes easy. TAP: Most nations on the continent have been independent for the last 50 years. One of your visions is unity. What does PanAfricanism mean to you and how do you see us achieving your vision of Pan-Africanism? Bokar: You are touching something that is very close to my heart. I am a Pan-Africanist at heart. I think that for some people who think that Pan-Africanism is dead, they need to really rethink that because Pan-Africanism is alive. Going forward, I’m not sure exactly what shape is going to take but instead of us continuing to look at how different each country is from the next, how different culturally they are from the next, we should be taking steps towards

KEY FIGURES USD 1 billion credit line for launch, from international banks

15 countries of operation 480 communities covered

100,000 solar street lamps

1,200 solar micro-grids

102,000 solar domestic kits

75,000$ per village on average

5500 indirect jobs created

bringing all our diversity together and use it as a strength if we don’t want to lose out in this globalize and highly competitive world we live in. We must continue to create greater unity, greater cooperation amongst ourselves, create larger markets because it makes sense economically. I’m not just talking out of blank passion, I’m talking about economically it would be viable; politically it means more bargaining power. Generally, pan-Africanism makes sense it’s just that a lot of people are just hindered by national chauvinism, which is just like being stuck in your ethnic chauvinism. This has to change. Special thanks to Harvard ADC

Energy is essential, it’s going to be the bedrock of our transformation in the sense that you need power to have industries running; we can’t have an African renaissance without fixing this energy issue, it’s fundamental

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EVENTS

7TH Annual African Development Conference at Harvard

ADC 2016 took on the challenge of revisiting the idea of the “African Renaissance.” It invited conversations on how the continent’s potential can be realized and its growth sustained over the coming years.

or the second year running, TAP Magazine was invited to participate as a media partner with the African Development Conference at Harvard. The ADC, held March 4 – 5 this year, is organized by a coalition of African student groups from Harvard University. The conference will bring together policymakers, innovative business leaders, accomplished academics, leaders of civil society organizations

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and other distinguished individuals to foster a productive dialogue about Africa’s future.

The African Renaissance The 7th Annual African Development Conference (ADC) at Harvard took on the challenge of revisiting the idea of the “African Renaissance.” It invited conversations on how the continent’s potential can be realized and its growth sustained over the coming years. How to advance human rights, promote civic

participation, and increase security. The conference also explored the challenges of building infrastructure, navigating rapid urbanization, tackling climate change, eradicating poverty, and achieving gender and income equality. ADC further tackled what models we can use to build strong institutions, provide access to quality education, health, and other issues central to ensuring success and prosperity across the continent.

Keynote speakers ADC 2016 features keynote speakers and panelists from Africa and across the world. This year, speakers includedÂ former president of the African Development Bank Dr. Donald Kaberuka, Professor Achille Mbembe as well as Ghanaian undercover journalist Anas Aremayew Anas and Bokar Ture, Director of operation, Akon Lighting Africa. This issue features our interviews with the later two.

Objectives of ADC 2016 zz Identify pathways for African countries to maximize individual and shared prosperity

zz Identify constraints to Africaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growth and identify possible solutions

zz Highlight governance challenges and promote civic participation

zz Showcase successful growth promoting entrepreneurship in Africa

zz Identify innovations that enable African economies to effectively compete on the global stage

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HEALTH

MONO EATING: Secret to Better Digestion By OLIVIER MASABARAKIZA Health Coach at www.FatOliver.ca

When applied to eating, mono eating simply means eating one type of food per serving. To count as a true “mono meal”, it also means that one isn’t drinking anything during the meal.

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HEALTH

What is Mono-eating? Mono eating is something that a lot of people have done albeit having never heard of the term. Mono, in Greek translates to “alone or single”. When applied to eating, mono eating simply means eating one type of food per serving. To count as a true “mono meal”, it also means that one isn’t drinking anything during the meal. For instance, if you decide to have a bowl of mangoes alone that would be a mono meal: most people have had a mono meal when consuming things like fruits or bread without any spread on top. A particular time when humans have mono meals is during the weaning off process as babies. Most parents will start the solid food feeding with one type of food (usually a specific piece of fruit). In the case of a baby, the mother's intuition informs her that it is not best to give a lot of combined foods to a baby. Moreover, when we look into nature, wild animals often mono eat and certainly don't drink while eating. Fruitarians (those who live mainly on fruits), like myself, also mono-eat during (almost) every meal.

Benefits of Mono Eating Mono eating has many benefits but here are just but a few. 1. Better Digestion Mono eating results in betMono eating results in better food digestion and absorption because eating one kind of food allows the food as it travels down the digestive canal to be properly mixed with the right enzymes and the body to produce the right hormones

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and engage in only those specific digestive processes needed for that particular food. Better absorption means we are less likely to develop any mineral or vitamin deficiencies as most deficiencies are linked to improper food digestion. With better digestion, it also means we are not tired after each meal. What happens when most people eat a meal at lunch? Productivity at the

Mono Eating For Better Health Many people suffer food allergies and food sensitivities and can go on for years without knowing what is happening but that they get sick after eating certain meals. Others suffer from severe migraine attacks (often after eating) and they are always left puzzled since they cannot seem to predict when these will occur. To solve this mystery, you can start eating mono meals. When we eat one type of food at a time, we become better at detecting which foods we are allergic to or have high sensitivity to. Also, by using this approach of mono eating, we can start detecting which food items or ingredients trigger migraine attacks or other health issue one might have.

BETTER ABSORPTION MEANS WE ARE LESS LIKELY TO DEVELOP ANY MINERAL OR VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AS MOST DEFICIENCIES ARE LINKED TO IMPROPER FOOD DIGESTION. workplace drops since most people will feel tired and sleepy. Usually this is a sign that you’ve over worked your digestive system by eating foods that do not mix well together hence the body needing to expand more energy to complete the digestion process.

Better Food Experience

Those not familiar with mono meals will find it difficult to imagine how mono eating translates into better food experience. When we are used to eating foods prepared with so many ingredients and combination of so many food items, our tongues get used to this new taste and loses the taste of the individual foods. But ask anyone who has ever eaten a watermelon alone

in the heat of summer months and they will tell you how refreshing and exciting it was. This unique experience happens every time I eat any fruits as a mono meal. For instance, when I used to eat cooked foods I had trouble eating slices of pineapples, as they were bitter. But now, living on almost a fruits diet with mono eating (almost) at every meal, I can eat an entire pineapple alone as a meal and they taste great now. Imagine eating a meal of only baked potatoes. At first it might seem odd but once you get used to it then you start appreciating the taste of sweet potatoes. It is similar to experiences to that of those who only drink plain coffee! They do enjoy each. Interestingly, they appreciate the coffee more as they can tell what type of coffee it is and often they can even tell the origin of the coffee because their tongues can really differentiate the coffee qualities.

Simple Life Mono eating has another benefit that one only discovers after adopting this lifestyle. Simple life! No need to worry about fancy recipes. No need to spend more time in the kitchen trying

to cook different dishes. At each meal, all you have to do is decide what the single food item you want is. This can work very well for those who are very busy or less skilled in the kitchen. In concluding, its important to note that those who are against mono eating will always advance the

argument that we need to eat balanced meals. From my experience, I can say that mono eating is healthy as long as we rotate food items we consume at different meals. Just like in nature, wild animals might eat berries at one meal and nuts on the next meal. The key is to eat a variety of foods but not necessary at the same meal.

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FASHION

IT SHOULD BE A CRIME TO TRAVEL WITHOUT A GOOD PAIR OF JEANS! NO MATTER WHERE I GO, I MAKE SURE THAT Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;VE PACKED ONE OR TWO PAIRS OF JEANS AS THEY WORK PERFECTLY FOR A SMART OR CASUAL LOOK. By SIYA BEYILE Founder of www.threadedman.co.za. Threaded man is the biggest fashion blog in Africa.

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THREADED MAN - Travel Must-Haves

Without fail I always travel with white sneakers. What I like most about them is that they work with any outfit

hen you travel as much as I do, you pretty soon develop your own list of essentials. Whether I’m shooting new projects, attending meetings or events, or going on holiday – make sure you have these in your luggage bag.

A Blazer By the nature of what I do, I have to allow for spontaneity and I pack a blazer in case I need to attend a function or have an opportunity for a business meeting. I usually go for an unstructured blazer as it’s easier to pack and more adaptable than your traditional blazer jacket.

Comfortable White Sneakers Without fail I always travel with white sneakers. What I like most about them is that they work with any outfit. Because I wear these often (and in case it rains at your destination) I make sure I apply a shoe protector.

The Travel Bag Besides my luggage bag, I always carry a simply leather bag for my electronics, books and any other essentials I might need while I’m travelling. You know I love leather because it’s classic and stylish, but really, a leather bag will last you a very long time which makes it worth the price tag. JULY 2016 | TAP MAGAZINE

FASHION

BY THE NATURE OF WHAT I DO, I HAVE TO ALLOW FOR SPONTANEITY AND I PACK A BLAZER IN CASE I NEED TO ATTEND A FUNCTION OR HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A BUSINESS MEETING.

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A Good Pair of Jeans It should be a crime to travel without a good pair of jeans! No matter where I go, I make sure that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve packed one or two pairs of jeans as they work perfectly for a smart or casual look.

A Light Bomber Jacket Bomber jackets have become a staple, so you no longer have to travel with a heavy leather jacket or the very overdone denim jacket. A light bomber is perfect for day and nightwear. These are the basics that you should travel with and trust me, you can never go wrong with these essentials.

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