The Daily IIJ

There are fears that the activities of radical Islamist group, Boko Haram, will make it difficult for the World Food Programme (WFP) to source its supply from Nigeria to affected areas in the Sahel region, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food has stated. Read more http://www.globalnewsreel.com/2012/02/un-on-food-security.html#more

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Malawi needs transport professionals so as to come up with logistics solutions as Malawi is a land lock country, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (Malawi Section) has said. The Institute noted that in countries like Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport forms an integral part of all [...]

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The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Dr. Toni Aubynn on Wednesday called on players in the extractive industry to effectively manage the sustainability of the mineral resources at their disposal. This, he noted, would enable the African continent to develop at a pace that would be appreciable by all. “There is [...]

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By NEWTON SIBANDA MINERALS in the ground represent potential wealth. And luckily, Africa is blessed with all kinds of ores, gems and fuels locked away, waiting to be liberated. The continental mass is a treasury of bauxite, uranium, gold, platinum, cobalt, diamonds, chromium, manganese, coal, and phosphates, to name but a few. So it is [...]

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December 14, 2011 FROM Newton Sibanda in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia A major report on all aspects of mining in Africa will be launched on the sidelines of the on going Conference of Ministers Responsible for Mineral Resources Development in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa tomorrow. Titled ‘Minerals and Africa’s Development, the report was compiled by [...]

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FROM Newton Sibanda in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia CITIZENS for a Better Environment (CBE) executive director Peter Sinkamba says African governments need to protect communities who resort to litigation against mining firms by making it mandatory for governmentts to indemnify them against costs if they lost their cases in court. “We also need to develop quantum [...]

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FROM Newton Sibanda in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia THE second African Union Conference of ministers Responsible for minerals development opened yesterday with a clarion call for the continent to ensure that it achieves economic development from its mineral wealth. African Union Commission (AUC) Director for Trade and Industry Jean Noel Francois was the first to give [...]

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November 19, 2011 By NEWTON SIBANDA LUSAKA, Zambia-IN a landmark judgment, the Lusaka High Court has ordered Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) to pay K10billion (US$2million) to 2000 Chingola residents on Zambia’s Copperbelt for polluting the Mushishima river. The Mushishima is a tributary of the Kafue River, which accounts for about 40 percent of Zambia’s domestic [...]

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December 3, 2011 By NEWTON SIBANDA LUSAKA, Zambia- GERMANY has given Zambia K592 billion (Euro 87.1 million) as continued financial support to programmes aimed at improving water supply and sanitation, poverty reduction and decentralization of the local government system. Out of the total amount, K219.6 billion will go towards improving water supply and sanitation while [...]

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By Kofi Ahovi More than 70% of the registered Rural and Community Banks (RCB) in Ghana have met the new minimum capital requirement, Business Week has gathered.

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