New Facelift for Kigali
Major new construction projects are underway in Kigali. Paul Ndiho tells us what’s going on in Rwanda’s capital.
IVORY COAST- New Power Generators in Abidjan
Ivory Coast is seeking to meet a growing need for electricity by building a new thermal electric power generator in Abidjan. Paul Ndiho has more on the story
Kenyan Organic Farmers
A small but growing number of African farmers are trying to tap into the world market for organic foods. And in Kenya, those farmers include a group of seveal young men who are growing organic vegetable in the midst of the country’s largest slum. Paul Ndiho has more
Kenyan Organic Farmers
A small but growing number of African farmers are trying to tap into the world market for organic foods. And in Kenya, those farmers include a group of seveal young men who are growing organic vegetable in the midst of the country’s largest slum. Paul Ndiho has more
Tanzanian Artist portrays the Masai
A Tanzanian artist here in Washington is using her unique talent to bring faces of the “Children of Masai” to light. She was laid off as architecture in November last year and resorted to painting pictures about the Masai, a tribe that stretches across the borders of Tanzania and Kenya in East Africa. Paul Ndiho has more
Tanzanian Artist portrays the Masai
A Tanzanian artist here in Washington is using her unique talent to bring faces of the “Children of Masai” to light. She was laid off as architecture in November last year and resorted to painting pictures about the Masai, a tribe that stretches across the borders of Tanzania and Kenya in East Africa. Paul Ndiho has more
IMF & COMMONWEALTH ON AFRICA
The global financial crisis has worsened significantly for sub-Saharan Africa. Demand for African exports and commodity export prices have fallen, and remittance flows may be weakening. Tighter global credit and investor risk aversion have led to a reversal of portfolio inflows, less favorable conditions for trade finance, and could lower foreign direct investment. As a result, growth has started to slow markedly and fiscal and balance of payments pressures are mounting. Risks remain high and the prospects for recovery remain uncertain. Financial systems in the region have so far been resilient to the global crisis, but the economic slowdown is likely to increase credit risk and nonperforming loans and weaken financial institutions’ balance sheets. Sub-Saharan African countries should seek to contain the adverse impact of the crisis on economic growth and poverty, while preserving important hard-won gains of recent years, including macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability.
IMF & COMMONWEALTH ON AFRICA
The global financial crisis has worsened significantly for sub-Saharan Africa. Demand for African exports and commodity export prices have fallen, and remittance flows may be weakening. Tighter global credit and investor risk aversion have led to a reversal of portfolio inflows, less favorable conditions for trade finance, and could lower foreign direct investment. As a result, growth has started to slow markedly and fiscal and balance of payments pressures are mounting. Risks remain high and the prospects for recovery remain uncertain. Financial systems in the region have so far been resilient to the global crisis, but the economic slowdown is likely to increase credit risk and nonperforming loans and weaken financial institutions’ balance sheets. Sub-Saharan African countries should seek to contain the adverse impact of the crisis on economic growth and poverty, while preserving important hard-won gains of recent years, including macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability.
YouTube’s Un-Harmonic Convergence
By now, most people are familiar with YouTube; but it’s something else again when the videos suddenly come to life.
That’s what happened when the 96 members of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra — culled from about 3,000 videos posted to the Web site — came to New York this week from Cuba, Latvia, Romania, China and 27 other countries, for three intense days of rehearsal and, Wednesday night, an ambitious playlist of a concert at Carnegie Hall. Paul Ndiho has more
YouTube’s Un-Harmonic Convergence
By now, most people are familiar with YouTube; but it’s something else again when the videos suddenly come to life.
That’s what happened when the 96 members of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra — culled from about 3,000 videos posted to the Web site — came to New York this week from Cuba, Latvia, Romania, China and 27 other countries, for three intense days of rehearsal and, Wednesday night, an ambitious playlist of a concert at Carnegie Hall. Paul Ndiho has more
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