Ghana: Angela Asare – Miss Universe Ghana

Angela Asare was born on October 24th, 1985. She is a student pursuing a degree in Business Marketing. At 1.88 m (6’2″) in height, she is the tallest contestant to enter this year’s Miss Universe pageant.

“I am third in a close knit single-parent family of four girls. I was born in Accra, the capital city of Ghana. Both of my parents are from Kwahu-Obomeng, a beautiful city located high in the cool mountainous region of Eastern Ghana; so I do consider Obomeng my hometown as well.

We lost my father when I was 9 years old, and so my mother has been the one to provide a loving, nurturing environment, and a solid foundation for my sisters and myself. Growing up in a household of girls guaranteed that a lot of very interesting things happened, very often! But it was always a happy home filled with lots of laughter.

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Nortel has unveiled the industry’s first mobile MIMO-powered WiMAX

Nortel has unveiled what it claims to be the industry’s first end-to-end mobile MIMO-powered WiMAX solution at the WiMAX World USA 2006 trade show in Boston this week, promising faster speeds and greater subscriber capacity than other WiMAX solutions. According to the company, its gear will deliver speeds three times faster than non-MIMO WiMAX options with twice the subscriber capacity, as well as greater

East Africa: Presidents Seek Political Union

By Mugo Njeru
Nairobi

The three East African presidents will tomorrow embark on a campaign to seek the green light from their citizens on the formation of a regional political federation.

Presidents Kibaki of Kenya, Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania will simultaneously launch their campaigns in Nairobi, Kampala and Dodoma respectively, it was announced yesterday.

Kenya’s minister for the East African Community, Mr John Koech, said the campaign would entail sensitising wananchi at the grassroots level on the benefits expected from the East African federation, which is expected to be in place by 2013.

“The East African Community is a vehicle that is going to free our people from poverty because it comes with numerous opportunities for economic growth,” Mr Koech told a media briefing in Nairobi.

He said the need for the campaign had been necessitated by the realisation that the majority of people in the three partner States lacked enough understanding on the importance of the community and its operations.

Kenya: South Africa Leads Kenya in Tourism Rankings

The Nation (Nairobi)
NEWS
October 12, 2006
Posted to the web October 12, 2006

By Jeff Otieno
Nairobi

Kenya is the sixth most popular destination in Africa in terms of competitiveness of its tourism products.

However, on the global platform, the country’s products, mainly beaches and wildlife, rank 49.

In a tourist exit survey conducted by the sector’s global players, and released by the Kenya Tourist Board (KTB), South Africa leads the pack in the category.

East Africa: Global Business Leaders to Meet At Comesa Summit

Business in Africa (Johannesburg)
NEWS
October 10, 2006
Posted to the web October 12, 2006
Kigali

Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) chiefs would meet business leaders from across the globe in Djibouti, said Djibouti’s foreign minister.

Mouhamoud Al Youssouf was in Rwanda to officially invite Rwandan President Paul Kagame to the Djibouti summit to be held on October 15. Kagame was expected to handover chairmanship to Djibouti leader Ismaël Omar Guelleh during the summit.

African, Asian and Arab business leaders would meet to discuss opportunities for investment and collaboration.

Comesa is made up of Angola, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

East Africa: United States, Ethiopia Decide Averting Terrorist Cells in the Horn of Africa

By Aweys Osman Yusuf
Mogadishu

The United States and Ethiopian governments have announced joint collaboration over intercepting terrorists probably attempting to seek safe haven in the Horn of Africa.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and US Pentagon assistant defense secretary for African affairs Theresa

Africa: Leaders to Debate Strategies for Growth

Johannesburg

Africa is experiencing one of its strongest growth periods ever but the continent is still plagued with war, sickness, famine and corrupt, despotic leaders in many nations. The time has come for dramatic change. A globalised world waits for no country, region or continent not determined to be successful.