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            This report outlines a brief description of China’s geographical location, history, and population and how they are likely to affect the management of the New York Stock Exchange. The report also focuses on four Chinese cultural values such as Guanxi, Manzi, Keqi, and Confucianism. Four things that should be considered when doing businesses in china, have also been discussed and they include hierarchy and structure in Chinese companies, working practices, working…

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My names are Davis Costa Ssempuuma am a sales representative of a Chinese bus and coach manufacturing company. Am based in Kampala Uganda, East Africa. My business name is NAKAKULE BUSINESS VENTURES. This Chinese company manufactures one of the best buses and coaches which are affordable in our East Africa's situations and our prices are very reasonable compared to other manufacturing companies and also, our partner company, has an ambition of establishing a bus and a…

    The Daos Children Centre in Mombasa area of Kenya invites volunteers,interns,tourists and donors to corporate with us in assisting orphans,refugees from Somalia and children in extreme poverty get education,medicines,shelter,school supplies, and laptops.Donate your time for at least 2 days or more to be…

Viridis Africa 2013, 15 & 16 October, Killarney Country Club, Johannesburg

This October 15 & 16 will mark the third year Viridis Africa is to be held. It will be bigger, better, more defined and refined in achieving its stated goal of bringing together both investors and entrepreneurs from Africa to…

Burundi Tours-Burundi Safaris



Located in Bujumbura, Burundi, Augustine Group is counted among one of the leading Tour Operators well-known for offering attractive tours such as Burundi Tours,Day Tours,Bujumbura City Tour,Karera waterfalls Tour , Rwanda Tours, Uganda Tours, Tanzania Tours and Kenya Tours. Being one of the reputed companies operating in the tourism industry, we provide comprehensive services taking care of different need and requirement of the clients…

Going on holiday to an exotic and warm country like Burundi is such a pleasure!

Packing your things, getting to the airport, waiting in front of the gate to board, and finally seated watching the landscapes , moving below the plane under a perfect blue sky 10,000 feet above the ground – this whole build-up to your holiday......…

In August 2012 Augustine Tours arranged a 12 days round trip for us ( 2 persons ) in Rwanda and Burundi . The trip was very well organized. The hotels were fine and the car was new and good. Augustine Tours also has a very fine network, which made it possible for us to improvise during the tour. The finest example of this being our visit to Gishora, where we saw and heard the magnificent drum players. This can be highly recommended.…

In response to a request from the Tunisian authorities, an IMF mission headed by Mr. Amine Mati visited Tunis from January 15 to February 1, 2013, to hold discussions for a Precautionary Stand-By Arrangement to support the country’s reform program. At the end of the visit, Mr. Mati issued the following statement:

“The mission held…

The World Bank Group has released its new Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) to support Malawi’s effort to diversify the economy and make it more competitive and resilient to shocks. The four-year CAS, which was discussed by the Bank Board of Executive Directors today, will cover the 2013 to 2017 financial years, and proposes an indicative envelop of US$ 695 million.

The…

In an effort to meet growing demand for highly skilled IT professionals, three of Kenya’s leading universities are teaming with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to create an advanced educational and training environment. These partnerships will help students develop critical Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) skills in areas such as analytics, cyber…

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$87 million to support the Government of Mozambique’s efforts to develop a climate change-resilient economy and scale-up high impact nutrition interventions benefiting over one million Mozambicans.

The grant financing package from the International Development Association, (IDA)*, the Bank’s fund for the world’s…

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim will visit Tunisia January 23-24, his first official visit to the Middle East and North Africa region since becoming Bank president July 2012.

“Two years ago this month the Tunisian people captured the world’s attention by setting off the revolutions that became known as the Arab Spring,”…

Authorsinafrica.com, a site launched last year for the benefit of African authors and writers, has introduced a portal on its site that gives agents and publishers a useful platform for marketing their ideas and requirements, at no cost at all. All agents and publishers from all over Africa are welcome to register and…

Econet Wireless has created more than 5 000 new jobs and invested over $50 million on its EcoCash service, which has transformed the lives of people, mostly those in rural areas.

The company said in a statement that EcoCash, Zimbabwe’s fastest growing mobile money service, has allowed millions of people without bank accounts to have access to…

The festive season once again saw a bumper rise in Econet subscribers with the company reporting that it has crossed the 8-million level for the first time, supported by the recent introduction of Buddie Zone.

Econet Wireless Commercial Director Mr. George Barbaressos confirmed the new figures, saying the demand for Econet lines remains “very, very…

The annual East African Power Industry Convention (EAPIC) has secured the support of Kenya’s Vision 2030.  The organisers of EAPIC, the Cape Town-based events company Spintelligent, met with the Vision 2030 directorate in Nairobi recently. 

Claire Volkwyn, Director of Content and Strategy for Spintelligent, says:  “we are very pleased to…

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved today an equity investment of US $24 million in the East African Development Bank (EADB) to strengthen its balance sheet and contribute to improve its international credit rating. In particular, US $10 million will be “paid in” with the balance in the form of callable…

MTN Uganda plans to deploy Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in Uganda during the coming months, which will make it the first to offer this technology in East Africa.

Popularly known as 4G, LTE is a ‘standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals’. A 4G system provides mobile ultra-broadband internet…