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tOP STORY

A MAN KNOWN FOR HIS

BOW TIE AND

MUSTACHE
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina: The
New President of AfDB

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SPOTLIGHT COUNTRY - ZIMBABWE

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ZIMBABWE: ON A QUEST
TO DISCOVER ITSELF

Agriculture: The Time is Now

Mining: Unearthing Opportunities
Tourism: Wanna See Big Five?
Sports: The Cricket Craze

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Tunisia: The Liquid Gold

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Raoua OUEDRAOGO

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Home Sweet Home

Dumsor Dumsor
United We Stand, Divided
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The Big Banana

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Sectoral Analysis

THE LOGIC BEHIND

LOGISTICS

Driving Demand
The Developing Markets
Putting Africa in Motion
Making Trade More Flexible

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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Targetting African Leaders?

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A Kingdom in the Sky: Lesotho

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Gandhi-Mandela Cricket Series
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onsciously or not, we are all on a quest for

answers, trying to learn from the lessons of past.
We grapple with fear and guilt. We cannot turn
the clock back nor can we undo the caused,
but we have the power to set the future and to
safeguard that what happened never happens
again. Zimbabwe is one such country who is
discovering itself, and is ready to expose to the
world a new narrative of its strengths.
Zimbabwe is a country with surprising fortune
which is on the track of economic recovery. The
country is opulent with raw materials, natural
resources and investment opportunities.

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Zimbabwes economy is established on various

sectors - there is a well-developed manufacturing
sector (25% of its GDP) and there are relatively
strong financial services and mining sector, but
agriculture (13% of its GDP) forms the basis of
the economy, even though drought causes great
fluctuations in agriculture.
One of the main divisions of industry is
mining (coal, copper, nickel, cobalt, asbestos,
tin, gold, silver, and iron ore). Wood, cement,
chemicals, fertilizers, clothing, footwear, and
beverages are other important products. Major
agricultural products include maize, cotton,
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sports

THE
CRICKET
CRAZE

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raze, courage, fear, fantasy, win... and

the list goes on and on, of words
that have initiate admission in the
cricket dictionary. Cricket is actually a
bat-and-ball game played between
two teams of 11 players on a field at
the centre of which is a rectangular
22-yard long pitch. Each team takes
it in turn to bat, trying to score runs,
while the other team fields. Each
turn is known as an innings.
Cricket was introduced to
Rhodesia in the 19th century and the
Rhodesian Cricket Union was shaped
in 1898. Rhodesia took part in the
Currie Cup, the South African interprovince competition in 1904/05
and then again from 1929/30 until
1979/80. In May 1980, the new
post-colonial country of Zimbabwe
severed its cricketing ties with South
Africa and it became an Associate
Member of the then "International
Cricket Conference".
The Zimbabwean cricket team is
the team that represents Zimbabwe
in international cricket. It is managed
by Zimbabwe Cricket (formerly
known as the Zimbabwe Cricket
Union or ZCU). Zimbabwe is a full
member of the International Cricket
Council (ICC) with Test and One Day
International status.
The country became a full
member of the ICC on 6 July 1992

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and played its first Test match

on 1822 October the same year,
against India at the Harare Sports
Club in Harare. The match was
drawn.
In one-day internationals
Zimbabwe took a long time to find
their confidence and master the
skills of winning, though occasional
triumphs revealed what could be
achieved. This was most prominent
against England, the one country
which had failed to support
Zimbabwe's bid for Test status.
When that country somewhat
belatedly toured Zimbabwe for the
first time, the home side astounded
(or 'murdered', to use a word made
popular by the visiting coach
David Lloyd) the Englishmen 3-0 in
the one-day series. In six one-day
internationals played between the
two countries to date, Zimbabwe
have won five and lost only one.
Recently Zimbabwe Cricket
(ZC) has confirmed that the Indian
team will tour the country to play
three ODIs and two T20s in July.
The Indian team will arrive in the
Zimbabwean capital Harare on
July 7.
India last toured Zimbabwe in
July 2013 and comfortably won the
five-match ODI series 5-0.
Their arrival in July is expected

to set into motion a hectic winter

schedule for the national cricket
side with approaching visits by New
Zealand, Pakistan and West Indies
expected to follow until September.
Campbell said New Zealand would
arrive a week after India's departure
for three ODIs and a lone T20 before
the reciprocal tour by Pakistan after
Zimbabwe's historic visit to the
subcontinent nation recently.
Despite the 2-0 One-Day
International (ODI) series loss to
Pakistan in Lahore, there were some
noteworthy performances from
Zimbabwes players that led to a rise
in the Reliance International Cricket
Council ODI Team Rankings.
Elton Chigumbura has risen
one place to 59th in the batsmens
rankings, after scoring 117 runs
which was his maiden ODI hundred,
while Sikandar Raza Butt has moved
up 15 places to a career-high 77th
after scoring 136 runs in the series,
which encompassed his second
career century (100 not out) in the
second match of the series, at the
Gaddafi Stadium.
There were also some notable
performances in the Reliance ICC
Player Rankings for ODI Bowlers
with a career-high gain for
Zimbabwes Sean Williams, who
is now in 78th position, up seven
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UNITED
WE STAND,
DIVIDED WE
FALL
Repositioning Africa as an
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very one of us must have heard the

well-known proverb "Unity is strength".
If you take a stick, it could break easily.
But when you take a bundle of sticks,
it will be harder to break. This is the
unique power of unity. It is also said,
united we stand, divided we fall. Now
the point of concern revolves around
African countries, as the time has come
for Africa to show its strength to the
entire world.
The establishment of a single free
trade area, spanning across 26 nations
known as the Tripartite Free Trade Area
has been finally signed. It is important
to note that the creation of this
trade block is a positive step towards
improved investment flow and the
facilitation and flow of goods in the
region. It has without doubt, become
a means for enhancing economic
inter-linkages and enabling business
environment to unlock regional
potentials, scale up productive
capacities and competitiveness,
stimulating beneficiations and value
chains, enhancing technological
setups. The TFTA would definitely
address the issue of overlapping
membership that has resulted in a
number of challenges for the regions
business and trading community.
Businesses will face less bureaucracy,
red tape and administration costs,
when trading within the area would
see improved operational efficiencies
of border crossings and seaports hence
growth in economy and expanded
inter-regional trade.
Interestingly, the main objective
of the establishment of the Free Trade
Area is seemingly to strengthen and
deepen economic integration of the
southern and eastern Africa region. It
will allow the enhancement of trade
facilitation and improve the flow
of goods in the region by reducing
bureaucratic complexity, lowering
transit times and the cost of trading.
Africa is home to one of the
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THE LOGIC BEHIND

LOGISTICS
Underlining the Need of Effective
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As Africa has risen to

prominence as an investment
destination over the past
few years, the role of
transportation and logistics
has taken on greater
importance. Whether moving
resources off the continent or
bringing goods and services
into its burgeoning economies,
Africas future growth and
development will depend on
the quality of its infrastructure
and the competence of its
transport networks.

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VOYAGE
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LESOTHO

esotho, a place of heavenly

exquisiteness, shrill territory,
fascinating local culture &
traditions and is certainly a place
for daring explorers. As its land lies
at heights of more than 1500m
above sea-level, the country is a
land of elevations and limits. It has
splendid mountain panoramas
and adventure activities like skiing,
pony tracking, hiking and abseiling
for the fearless tourist. Lesotho
is for those who are thirsty for a
comforting and energizing break
comprising of bird watching,
boating, fishing amongst others.

IN THE SKY

Lesotho, surrounded by
the Republic of South Africa
gives it a distinctive character,
is a self-ruled, independent
and liberated country. The
Kingdom of Lesotho is among
the provinces in Africa. The
land area of the country is
approximately 30, 555 km2.
Frequently mentioned as
the "Switzerland of Africa", it is
blessed with a striking, often
a snow-capped range of
mountains, the Maluti.
The country has recently
declared that it is to go into

Tourist Attractions
Sehlabathebe National
Park

It is the national park which is epitome

for hiking, bird-watching and also
comprehends uncommon rock
formations and mountainous flora. The
park is in south eastern park of Lesotho
which can be worth viewing by vehicles.
It is the first designated National Park
in Lesotho. The park has a unique
constructions in the area, enormous rock
extensions, small lakes, rock sculpture,
rock curvatures and unique ecosystem
of plants, birds and animals. Dams and
rivers are a fishermans paradise which
clearly elucidates the parks presence.

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