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Authentic Management Limited

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Chief Financial Officer - Dar es salaam, Tanzania

Job Summary

A key and integral member of the CMC providing analysis, insight and advice by ensuring timely, accurate and relevant financial information to support business monitoring and decision making.

Providing Management and Leadership to Finance team

Development and implementation of appropriate business strategies in conjunction with the Business and other functions.

Champion MTP and the Budgeting process.

Champion Productivity and Cost management Programme within BBT

Being an active member of ALCO and CMC, contribute to the identification, measurement and management of risk /return trade offs in order to maximize returns.

Member of the Board

Deliver Improved Risk Management control and compliance

Support and monitoring of a high quality control environment

Ensuring delivery of exceptional service to our customers Internal and external.

Ensure the Bank and in particular Finance has great people doing a great job.

Champion Absa involvement in society.

Develop and implement step change improvement.

As an executive, supporting the achievement of the Groups goals. (GRB)

Manage Tax & Regulatory issues.

Job Description

Main accountabilities and approximate time split

Business Management and Planning 40%

Achieve financial targets - income /cost / profits.

Prepare contingency plans identification, measurement and management of risks to budget / plans with the view to protecting performance targets.

Monitor and direct the implementation of strategic Business Plans.

Improve the cost management framework and disciplines to ensure sustainable cost savings and productivity improvements.

As a key member of ALCO to regularly attend meetings and contribute to the identification, measurement and management of risk /return trade offs in order to maximize returns.

Constantly review capital levels and initiate action to maintain capital at optimal levels.

Support and constructively challenge the business functions to achieve their Budgets, by developing performance measures that support the Banks strategic direction.

Prepare Present and Interpret Management Information and Financial reports to senior management.

Improve management information.

Improve communication within Finance and across functions.

Risk Management 40%

Managing financial risk acquainting with and complying with all relevant Group Governance, including policies documented in the Absa Africa Governance Manual and in the Absa Finance Governance manual.

Understand and mitigate Key elements of the Banks Financial Risk Profile

Develop and Monitor Reliable Financial control systems.

Report Risk issues to the Board Audit Committee.

Improve external compliance and maintain relations with the External Auditors, Tax Authorities and the Regulator to ensure the Bank complies with all regulatory requirements

Staff Management 20%

Provide Leadership , Training and Supervision within the Finance and Operational Risk Departments

Identify, develop and position talent within the business to maximize value opportunities, improve mix of skills within the Finance and Operational risk functions.

Help team members to identify strengths and weaknesses in their own skills and attributes, review their self development plans and ensure training and development needs are accommodated.

Coach Team members on planning , performance management and Financial control

Identify a successor.

Assess performance against contract for direct reports and to review all other assessments of Finance staff

Technical skills / Competencies

Skills required to undertake the role:

Strong Financial Management skills

Excellent analytical and diagnostic skills

Strong planning skills

Excellent communication skills at all levels

Excellent understanding of global and local economic trends

Good knowledge of Tanzanias fiscal, monetary and banking legislation.

Strong Formal presentation skills.

competitive activity

Good understanding of global and domestic economic trends.

Ability to work to tight deadlines without compromising accuracy

Strong team player with good interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills. Ability to influence senior management across the business.

Experience in the financial services environment

Good PC/systems skills.

Knowledge of the banks products, services and policies required to undertake the role:

Broad knowledge of the Banks financial, costing and management accounting processes.

Excellent knowledge of the banks products and services.

Excellent Knowledge of Banks balance sheet structure

Knowledge, Expertise and Experience

Other requirements specific to the role:

Experience of working in a financially focused role.

Experience of providing financial support and advising and influencing business management.

Excellent analytical skills to enable financial and operational analysis and interpretation.

Able to assimilate, interpret and communicate complex financial analysis to non-financial people.

Training likely to assist effectiveness in the role, and which may have been completed prior to undertaking this role:

Leadership and Team Management training.

Product / Service knowledge

Influencing and Negotiation Skills

Presentation Skills

Education & Experience

Bachelors Degree in business administration /Finance or other related field.

A CPA Holder

At least 10 years experience, 6 in management role

Absa Values

Absas Values and Behaviours represent the set of standards which governs the actions of all of us who work for the bank and against which the performance of every one of us in Absa are being assessed and rewarded:

I drive high performance to achieve sustainable results

Im obsessed with customer

I have an African heartbeat

I believe our people are our strengths

Education

Postgraduate Degrees and Professional Qualifications: Financial Sciences (Required)

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Tanzania Revenue Authority TRA Forms That Can Be Completed Online as of December 2020

Completing Tasks Related to Taxes via the Internet

Performing and completing tasks through a built-in tax returns e-filing electronic submission system (E-filing)

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3 days Zanzibar Beach Holiday Packages 2022-2023

Enjoy with 3 days Zanzibar Beach Holiday Packages 2022-2023…… Zanzibar has long been an island of spice and trade even before becoming part of Tanzania. Zanzibar 3 days Beach Holiday Packages-Africa Natural Tours, most itinerary for Tanzania will include this island, not only because of its history but because of its beautiful beaches. Whether you are looking to spend a few days in Zanzibar or a week to relax and unwind. 3 Days Zanzibar Day 1: stone town Upon arrival your guide will pick you up from the airport or harbor! Thereafter, he will take you to check in a hotel in Stone Town. After you checked in, your guide will take you to have lunch and there after hop in boat and go to the prison Island! A boat to prison Island is 40 min and there you can immense yourself with history of once a prison for slaves. You will have an opportunity to meet the giant tortoises and have an amazing time curdling and watering them. There after you may enjoy the beach! Sun Bathing and swimming. Also, as there is a reef nearby you can take the opportunity to go on snorkeling. In the evening you will return to Stone town where dinner at forodhani is highly recommended! . 3 Days Zanzibar Day 2: Jozani forest After breakfast your guide will be ready at the hotel lobby to take you to Jozani Forest! Here, you will have wonderful photo opportunities and sightings of the rare creatures living in the forest normally easy to view on the pathways. Our guides are also naturalists and nature lovers who have a wonderful time in the nature reserve therefore expect a lot of information. At jozani you will also visit the Mangrove swamp and walk around the Mangrove forest. After lunch you will have some free time as you head back to stone-town You can allow anything random to come around! Day 3: Departure Day This is the last day for you in Zanzibar we have left it free for you to purchase souvenir! Included Activities  Jozani Forest  Prison Island Other  Driver Guide  Inward transits  Boats hires  Taxes Accommodation For two nights, you will stay at a hotel in stone town! Food  2 Breakfasts Not-Included  Flights  Tipping the guide  Visas

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99 Reasons to Vote Donald Trump out of Office

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1) referred to Nazis as “very fine people”

2) separated 4,500 children from their migrant parents at the border

3) lied over 15,000 times since coming into office

4) has yet to release his tax returns

5) referred to countries like Haiti and Africa as “shit-holes”

6) withdrew from Mercury Effluent Rule, which regulated safe use and disposal of mercury in dental offices

7) presidential negligence resulted in 3,000 deaths in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

8) cut all funding for the UN Family Planning agency

9) dropped bombs on Syria without congressional approval

10) Advanced construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipeline

11) barred individuals from 7 majority Muslim countries from entering the US, including Syrian refugees

12) signed a bill allowing states to withhold funding for Planned Parenthood

13) Put Betsy DeVos in charge of education

14) Increased gov spending by half a trillion dollars

15) 20,000 reports of abuse in detention centers

16) a government shutdown that cost 11 billion

17) blacklisted the term ‘climate change’

18) halted a directive that allowed transgender students to use the bathroom corresponding to their gender identity

19) renewed contracts with for-profit prisons

20) anti-Semitic attacks increased by 87% in the six months after Trump’s election

21) cut the number of refugees allowed to resettle in the US abt almost 100,000

22) considered courting funding from TSA and the Coast Guard to fund his border wall

23) 140,000 covid deaths and counting

24) lied under oath

25) continuously profited from events held at Trump International Hotel

26) demonized journalists and the press

27) sent federal troops across the country to violently respond to protests

28) Ukraine

30) appointed a VP who used his personal email for state affairs

31) considered cutting funding from TSA an the Coast Guard to fund his border wall

32) expanded the CIA’s power, allowing them to conduct drone strikes on suspected terrorists

33) removed catergories related to sexual orientation and gender identity on the US Census

34) called journalists “the enemy of the people”

35) said Andrew Jackson had a “big heart”

36) been accused of sexual assault by dozens of women

37) fired James Comey in the middle of an investigations into Russia meddling in the 2016 election

38) under his leadership, the EPA withdrew mining restrictions on Alaska’s headwaters

39) shares highly classified information with the Russian foreign minister

40) hosted QAnon supporters at the White House

41) required all visa applicants to share their social media handles

42) withdrew from the Paris Agreement

43) blocked a veterans group on Twitter that was critical of him

44) reversed an opening of diplomatic ties with Cuba

45) appointed Rick Perry, who does not believe Carbon Dioxide causes climate change, as Secretary of Energy

46) cut 1200 jobs from the EPA

47) rolled back regulations that ensured drinking water was safe for consumption

48) the US military paid over 2 million dollars to rent space in Trump Tower claiming it was needed to protect Trump, despite Trump not spending a single night there

49) choose a white nationalist, William Johnson, as a California delegate

50) refused to rebuke white nationalists in Charlottesville

51) rolled back emission standards for automobiles

52) called confederate statues “beautiful”

53) 6 migrant children died in ICE custody in 2019

54) costs taxpayers 3 million dollars per visit to Mar-a-Lago, a resort he owns

55) signed a directive preventing transgender people from joining the military

56) pardoned an Arizona sheriff found guilty of racially profiling Latinx individuals

57) threatened to totally destroy North Korea

58) scrapped healthcare subsidies for low income Americans

59) forgot the name of a fallen soldier when he called the soldier’s widow to offer his condolences

60) ended temporary protected status for 59,000 Haitians

61) retweeted anti-Muslim video on twitter

62) endorsed Ray Moore, an alleged pedophile, for Senate

63) prevented the CDC from using the terms transgender, fetus, science based, and evidence based in documents

64) dissolved his own comission on voter fraud

65) cheated on his wife just four months after the birth of his child then paid the woman 130,000 dollars in hush money

66) recieved praise from white supremisist, David Duke

67) appointed 30 people with tied to the coal industry to positions in the Enviormemtal Protection Agency

68) advocated for the execution of drug dealers

69) ended funding for NASA’s Carbon Monitoring System

70) withdrew from Iran nuclear deal

71) detained nearly 13,000 migrant children without access to education of legal services

72) mocked a sexual assault survivor

73) declared a national emergency at the Southern border in an attempt to get 5.7 billion for a border wall

74) made it easier for gas and oil companies to lay pipelines without beif blocked by states citing the Clean Water Act

75) encouraged supporters to attack political opponents

76) demanded his son-in-law be granted security clearance

77) withdrew from the Arms Trade Treaty

78) tried to withhold congressionally appropriated disaster relief money from going to Puerto Rico

79) rolled back power plant regulations

80) weakened the Endangered Species Act

81) tried to limit benefits such as food stamps, housing support, and Medicaid to immigrants

82) updated policy allowing US to detain migrant families with children indefinitely

83)misused over 2 million in charitable funds

84) diverted 3.6 billion from Defense spending to the construction of his border wall

85) places immigration restrictions on Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Eritrea, Myanmar, and Kyrgyzstan

86) appointed Mike Pence to lead the COVID-19 response

87) made it legal for law enforcement authorities to obtain DNA information from detained immigrants

88) cut off payments to the World Health Organization

89) set up sham corporations to avoid paying taxes on 413 million inherited from his parents

90) called peaceful protestors in Minnesota “thugs”

91) threaded protestors in Minnesota with “vicious dogs”

92) had protestors outside the White House tear gassed by federal agents so he could hold a Bible for a photo op

93) eliminated healthcare protections for transgender patients

94) did nothing to punish or condemn Russia after discovering that Russia was paying bounties to the Taliban to kill American Soldiers

95) retweeted a video of a supporter yelling “white power”

96) helped Saudi Arabia drop bombs on Yemen

97) advocated against mail in voting, despite using this method of voting himself

98) relaxed regulations to allow offshore drilling off the coast of Florida

99) mocked people with disabilities

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Booking a holiday and safari in Kenya? This is what you need to know

Planning and deciding on booking a holiday is desire and a dream of every person. It’s more exciting when booking and planning to travel in a foreign country for the first time. The excitement comes with mixed reactions and feeling of uncertainty that makes some fear to travel while others feel the need to overcome them as part of the adventure that goes with travel and safari. Basic questions comes in mind that even though common worldwide, there is need to have assurance and information on. Here below, are general answers to questions that crop up when booking a holiday and safari in Kenya, which a believe are common to every holiday destination. Do you know they matter even when moving from one destination to another?

However, some concerns are easily ignored which in return end up giving mixed reactions where some even feel uncertified. Information not given for example hotel check-out timings have made many holiday-makers feel uncertisfied with hotel. In fact bad reviews of some hotels are as a result os this simple details not offered during check-in. Each of the point forms the basis of frequently asked questions during travel, safari and holiday.

Arrival

Mixed feeling and reaction is a normal thing when landing in a foreign destinations. It’s normal to feel so. Most hotels and safari operators meet guests on arrival at the airport. Where it’s not indicated as included, ask. This is a sense of comfort when one is assured of being met their other end of the world. Every airport has taxi services available, it is important to use branded companies or cars for security services. Remember to agree on the price before the start of the drive, some charge per trip, some depending with distance while some depends with number of persons. Same policies applied when booking a safari, and key to negotiating and getting the best value and price for.

CHECK-IN

Check in time at most hotels is between 10.00 – 12.00 Hrs.  This is so to allow room stewards time to clean and prepare rooms for the next guest. For guest staying more than 1 night, it’s always good to step out during ones stay to give time for cleaning of the rooms. For early arrivals, it’s important to have information communicated to avoid waiting for rooms to be prepared mostly during peak seasons when hotels are 100% booked. Be patient if you happen to arrive very early and your room is not ready.  It will be made available to you as soon as possible.

CHECK OUT

Check out time is normally 10.00am.  This still applies even to guests taking late evening flights.  It is always a good idea to speak to reception the day before departure to find out whether you can keep your room longer.  If it is not possible the hotel will be able to store your luggage and normally offer shower and changing facilities.

CURRENCY EXCHANGE

The unit of currency here is Kenya. Your hotel has a cashier for changing your traveller’s cheques and cash, but the rate offered at the hotel is often lower than at the local banks.  However, remember the distance to the bank and waiting time which can amount up.  Automatic teller machines (ATM) are also available in all shopping malls, petrol stations, airports; ask the hotel receptionist or your tour leader where the closest one to you is located.  Whenever you change your money you are going to need your passport.  Please ensure you obtain a receipt for all transactions.

ROOM KEYS

It is helpful to the hotel and representative if whenever you leave the hotel you hand your room key to the reception.  If you keep it with you, you may miss messages left for you at the reception.

EARLY MORNING CALLS

These can be booked along with an early breakfast the day before at the reception.

TELEPHONE CALLS

It is expensive to call home from hotels telephone lines.  Prices range from 5-20 Dollars per minute depending on the hotel.  It is slightly cheaper however to call from a post office or a special phone centre.  Most hotels have fax and e-mail facilities which tend to be more reasonably priced. Mobile phone network are available in most parts which makes communication easy with roaming networks. Local simcard are locally available that one can purchase for use during stay. Wifi network is available in all hotels, ask at the reception for password in case it’s limited for guests only.

PHOTOGRAPHY

If you are taking photographs of the local people, always ask their permission before hand.  Your driver guide will assist you in this and will possibly help you agree a modelling fee.  Do not take photographs of the President, police officers, Military personnel or official government building (i.e. military installations, border posts or road blocks).  It is advisable to carry your cameras in dust-proof bags on safari, especially in the dry season.  Film is available in most hotels and lodges but it is advisable to stock up in the major cities.

HEALTH

Anti-malaria medication is strongly recommended and professional medical advice should be sought on this.  Tap water should not be consumed.  Bottled mineral water is widely available, as is filtered water in hotels and lodges.  Anti-septic cream should be applied to all insect bites.

TIPPING

Tipping is entirely at the discretion of the visitor, depending upon your being satisfied with the service.

HOTEL DOCTORS

Most hotels have a doctor who passes by daily.  Should you need to see him then please contact the hotel reception.   Hotel doctors are expensive, so some people may find it better to visit the hospital in which has a good out-patient department and costs are more reasonable.  Keep all receipts for your insurance claim upon your return home.

AIRPORT TAXES

Both local and international departure taxes from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania are included in tickets.

EXCESS LUGGAGE

Normal passenger baggage allowance on international flights is 20 Kilos.  On local flights baggage allowance is 15Kgs in soft bags.  Your bags will be weighted at the check in counter.  If you are over the allowance then you will be required to pay for excess baggage. Per kilo on the local flights and $26 per kilo on the international flights;  It does not make any difference if you manage to fly out with your bags overweight, you will still be charged if your luggage is found overweight on your return.

SECURITY

Common sense should prevail and precautions should be taken as in any major city.  Use hotel and lodge safety deposit boxes wherever possible.  If they are unavailable, documents cash traveller’s cheques and other valuables should be carried on your person at all times.  Never leave valuables, especially money and documents unattended in the hotel room or in the safari vehicle.  If walking in towns or cities only carry small amounts of cash, do not wear obvious jewellery and keep a close eye on your handbag or wallet.  Rather than walk, we recommend that you take a taxi in cities at night.  Ask the hotel or restaurant doorman to arrange your cab.

There are many questions when booking holiday and safari in Kenya; Ask the experts

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Thank you, Rageh and thank you, Aidan.

Your Excellencies, Ministers, Ladies and Gentlemen – welcome to London.

It is heartening to see so many of you here today, united by a common desire to end the illegal wildlife trade.

I have just returned from a visit to Namibia, Tanzania and Kenya. I saw some tremendous work being done to intercept the trade and keep animals as safe as possible in their natural habitat. I also learnt about the absolute importance of community-led conservation so that people value wildlife as an economic resource.  

Some of the rhinos I saw are under such threat that they have more bodyguards than I do!

Wouldn't it be better though if the demand for rhino horn dropped to the extent that they didn't need anyone to protect them at all?

The work of conservation and environmental protection is not about quick wins. And it is work that will never be complete.

The atmosphere will never be protected forever. Our water will never be permanently safe from pollution. And our iconic and endangered species can never be declared completely safe.

That's what we are here to talk about today.

This is the stuff of decades of hard work. It requires small incremental steps, the occasional big leap forward, and resilience in the face of setbacks.

We must celebrate our successes and take confidence from our ability to tackle these complex challenges.

Since we first gathered here in London four years ago we have achieved a great deal.

Governments around the world, particularly China, the US and UK, have taken unprecedented steps to legislate against the ivory trade.

The price of ivory has fallen by a staggering 75%.

19 African Range States now stand united through the Elephant Protection Initiative to protect their elephant populations and put ivory beyond economic use.  

Over 100 representatives of the transport sector have signed the Buckingham Palace Declaration, committing to disrupt the flow of illegal wildlife products passing through their trucks, their ships and their planes.

More illegally trafficked wildlife products are being seized in Asia;  

Communities are being given greater control and benefits from their wildlife, improving their incentives to keep endangered species safe;

And committed, brave people all around the world continue to put their lives on the line to protect wildlife and bring criminals to justice.

So thank you to everyone in this room.

Whether you are a ranger risking your life on a daily basis to protect elephants in a National Park;

A campaigner trying to correct falsehoods about the healing power and value of rhino horn;

A business leader ensuring that your company plays its part in frustrating the trade;

Or a law enforcement official working to bring trafficking gangs to justice.

You are the experts, and you know what works. You rarely get the recognition that you deserve.

We must listen to you and we must amplify your voices.

But despite the progress we have made over recent years, we know that this is no time for complacency:

Over a thousand rangers have been killed in the line of duty in the last decade;

Poaching levels may well be decreasing in some areas, but overall they remain too high;

As the ivory market is closing down in some countries, it is being displaced elsewhere;

Pangolin scales, rhino horns and body parts of big cats are still easy to find in street stalls all around the world;

We are not yet seeing enough criminal convictions for wildlife offences, and all too often punishments are too lenient;

And all this means that thousands of local communities are being deprived of their most valuable natural resources and a route out of poverty;

It is heart-breaking to think that by the time my children George, Charlotte and Louis are in their twenties, elephants, rhinos and tigers might well be extinct in the wild.

I for one am not willing to look my children in the eye and say that we were the generation that let this happen on our watch.

It is time to treat the illegal wildlife trade as the serious organised crime that it is.

It is carried out by ruthless cross-border criminal networks.

It is fuelled by corruption.

It damages economic growth and sustainable development.

It undermines governance and the rule of law.

It robs communities today of their future sources of income.

And it exploits the poorest people in some of the most vulnerable countries on earth.

Organised criminal networks are adding to their profits through involvement in wildlife crime.

They see it as a lucrative and relatively low-risk activity. They are the very same groups who move drugs, people and weapons.

These networks are sophisticated, coordinated, adaptable and professional.

They innovate faster than we can and they exploit weaknesses in our systems.

Let me be clear;

I am not asking anyone in this room to prioritise efforts to fight the illegal wildlife trade above drug trafficking or money laundering.

I know very well that law enforcement resources and judicial systems are stretched.

But I am asking you to see the connections. To acknowledge that the steps you take to tackle illegal wildlife crime could make it easier to halt the shipments of guns and drugs passing through your borders.

And to recognise that this is a transnational crime that you cannot leave to your passionate, but thinly stretched, wildlife crime officers to tackle alone.

You might find it easier to arrest a king-pin or a middle man for trafficking illegal wildlife products than to catch him red-handed smuggling heroin.

Remember – Al Capone was convicted of tax evasion, not murder.

In discussions today and tomorrow, we must remember how crucial it is to work together across Government agencies, with the private sector and civil society, and across borders and continents. Too often good work is done in a silo, rather than in a partnership.

Only a fully integrated approach, where we work together, will work at all.

I'm delighted that our efforts to work with the transport sector have borne fruit.

And I was very pleased to convene 21 financial institutions as they signed the United for Wildlife Financial Taskforce Declaration at Mansion House yesterday afternoon.

Most of the world's major banks have now committed to improve how they identify, track and report suspicious financial activity related to the illegal wildlife trade. These financial institutions must now take action to treat this as a serious financial crime, and to follow the money.

It is encouraging that existing anti-money laundering systems are already being used to implement these new commitments. This does not involve re-inventing the wheel. It just means using it better.

For the first time, the existing Joint Money Laundering Taskforce has this week sent out an alert to banks with specific intelligence related to the illegal wildlife trade.

This provides information about suspected criminals; likely transactions that might be suspect; and risk profiles in source, transit and destination countries.

But this evidence will all be for nothing if we do not bring criminals to justice.

Investigators must act when suspicious activity is identified. And lawmakers and judges must ensure that the penalties are higher than the rewards.

So before I close, I want to take a moment to remind you all about why this matters.

Caring about the environment – our air, water, land and animals – is motivated by something that is simple and universal.

A desire to protect this planet for those who will come after us.

I firmly believe that the natural world is our biggest and most important asset, and the key to our future prosperity. We must ensure that humans and wildlife live together in balance, without conflict.

My plea to protect this delicate balance between growing human populations and diminishing endangered wildlife is not purely emotional.

It makes economic sense.

Poaching threatens not just animals, but the livelihoods of generations to come. This is an economic crime against ordinary people and their future.

We must inspire the next generation of young leaders to care about nature, value it as an economic asset and help us live better, together, side by side.

I feel it is my duty, and our collective responsibility, to leave our planet in a stronger position for our children.

Thank you.

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Action Against Hunger Jobs 2022 – 2 Fresher FinanceOfficers

Job Title: 2 Finance Officers – Action Against Hunger Jobs 2022 Organization: Action Against Hunger Duty Station: Uganda     Action Against Hunger Profile Action Against Hunger-USA is part of the Action Against Hunger International network, which provides humanitarian relief in over 40 countries worldwide in the sectors of nutrition, health, water/sanitation, and food security. Action Against Hunger-USA, an independent NGO, currently manages operations in 8 countries: Kenya, South Sudan, Cambodia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Haiti and Somalia. Action Against Hunger-USA has over $75 million in programs, and approximately 2000 staff based in in the various country offices, Head Quarter in New York City and Operational Centre in Nairobi. Additional growth is anticipated.     Job Summary: To be responsible for finance and ensure respect and proper implementation of rules, regulations and procedures at Kampala and base level.     Roles and Responsibilities: Accountancy: - Responsible for bank book accountancy in Capital - Ensure to use accounting software in finance department - Provide support to the cashier for financial record keeping - Upload field accountancy in capital accounting software - Maintain good relation with external (bank, tax office, legal office, audit firm….) - Provide financial/accounting training to the finance staff - Provide accounting feedback to HQ Monthly invoices (quality checking): - Check the quality of monthly invoices from Capital/bases. - Ensure all supporting documents (PR, SPO, invoice, delivery/reception note, etc…) are attach with invoice; - Ensure proper financial code are presents on the payment authorization form - Check all information (date, name of the supplier, unit cost, total cost, total amount, paid amount in word, etc….) are available on the invoice. - Confirm original invoice are paste on A4 size white paper. Pre-audit: - Collect monthly accountancy both soft copy and hard copy from bases - Ensure good description write in accountancy/saga - Check correct accounting code and budget line are captured in each invoice - Ensure back-up (scan copy of invoices) from bases each month - Check hard copy of invoices are matching with soft copy - Prepare monthly quality invoice checking template share the summary report to the bases - Pre-audit financial document of each project at the end of the project - Take lead of internal and external audit Back up for Field Finance - Continue support to the field team in terms of quality accountancy - Provide physical back to the field office during base finance leave/absent - Organized field visit once in two months in each base Reporting Responsibilities - Follow up Tax, NSSF deposit - Monthly Accountancies bundle - Quality of invoices (monthly invoice checking) - Pre-audit for all grants - Other reports as necessary     Minimum Qualifications for Action Against Hunger Jobs 2022 - The ideal applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business Administration or a related discipline - At least two years of previous experience in an NGO, preferably in a similar role. - Substantial knowledge of SAGA accounting software - Knowledge of financial procedures expected. - Excellent management skills (implementation of donor rules in finance department). - Demonstrated experience and/or personal commitment to promoting gender equality within the - Ability to train and follow up teams. - Excellent organizational and leadership skills. - Autonomous and able to take initiative. - Able to set own deadlines and meet them. - Fluent English; - Professional computer skills, including MS Word, Excel, internet, and email.     How To Apply for Action Against Hunger Jobs 2022 All suitably qualified candidates should apply online at the link below. Click Here Deadline: 18th July 2022 by 5:00 pm     For similar Jobs in Uganda today and great Uganda jobs, please remember to subscribe using the form below: NOTE: No employer should ask you for money in return for advancement in the recruitment process or for being offered a position. Please contact Fresher Jobs Uganda if it ever happens with any of the jobs that we advertise. Facebook WhatsApp Twitter LinkedIn Read the full article

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TAX MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT II. – 71 POST job at TRA

POST TAX MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT II. – 71 POST POST CATEGORY(S) ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING TAXATION AND SOCIAL PROTECTION EMPLOYER Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) APPLICATION TIMELINE: 2022-04-09 2022-04-23 JOB SUMMARY N/A DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES i.To process application for new taxpayers’ registration and facilitate issuance of Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN); ii.To manage return filing…

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Illustration Photo: The Copernicus Sentinel-2B satellite image of South Sudan. The red and gold in the lower-central part of the image shows smoke from a fire. The smoke is being driven by a northerly wind. The black parts of the image, similarly, show burnt areas of land – possibly the result of slash and burn agriculture. By burning dry grass, herders are able to fertilise the soil with ash, promoting new growth that can be used to feed livestock. Subsistence farmers also tend to use this method to manage land, returning nutrients to the soil and clearing the ground of unwanted plants in the process. Some of the negative longer-term impacts of this practice include air pollution, deforestation and erosion. (credits: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2018), processed by ESA,CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO)

Earth Observation For Agriculture Seasonal Monitoring, Early Warning And Assessment In Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) was awarded a grant by the African Union Commission (AUC) to implement the GMES & Africa thema focusing on Monitoring Natural Resources and Food Security in East Africa region comprising 10 countries, namely: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda.

The Programme’s Grant Agreement requires ICPAC in its capacity as consortium leader to engage private sector companies in the implementation of some of the programme’s activities. Pursuant to this requirement therefore, ICPAC invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified Earth Observation (EO) and geospatial technologies private sector companies to undertake Earth Observation Based Agriculture Monitoring and Assessment in East Africa. The application aims at monitoring agricultural seasons across the crop production areas in the region and develop indicators that can be used to develop early warning information. The indicators to be developed require field information on crop types and crop yields in low, medium and high scale production areas (crop mask).

Objective

The objective of this work is to engage EO private sectors in East Africa countries to enhance agricultural monitoring and food security systems at ICPAC by using the freely high resolution available EO data to develop and to enhance existing crop masks. This work seeks to improve crop masks and relate it with quantification of crop production areas in parts of the East Africa region.

Deliverables

validated a high-resolution crop mask for selected EA countries processing chains for developing the mask Step by step training manual on crop mask development/validation Report on methodology and generated products

Firms must meet the following criteria:

Be a private company registered in at least one of the 10 eastern Africa countries Demonstrate at least three years’ experience offering EO/geospatial products and/or services within East Africa / Africa Knowledge and experience in developing and validating agricultural masks Ability to develop crop mask using EO data Ability to develop crop type mask using EO data. Demonstrate competency in developing or using modern field survey approaches and tools. Capacity to implement complex and big data workflows for products and service generation. Demonstrate previous project experiences in the application of earth observation and geo-information in agriculture monitoring Certificate of registration / certificate of incorporation Valid tax compliance certificate Brief company / organization profile in narrative form References of similar assignments with full contact information of clients (Name of organization, name of contact person, telephone numbers and email address) Signed letter confirming willingness and availability to facilitate inspection of office premises by staff of ICPAC to ascertain existence of key human and infrastructural capacity, prior to concluding procurement of the contract.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified firms in the Region should submit the following:

Technical proposal:

This should provide information on key aspects of the methodology process including time frame to accomplish the task. The proposal should demonstrate that the firm understands what needs to be done, tools to be used, data collection and verification methods and products of the assignment.

The financial proposal should include all fees and costs necessary to undertake the assignment. Clear break down of costs should be provided.

Application Deadline: 13th October 2021 at 1700hours

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If it is deemed appropriate, it is necessary to choose well in which Country to take Tax Residence, as much if you are:

– Entrepreneurs and managers – Traders and investors – Private citizens with medium, high and medium income – Digital nomads and crypto-currency earners

We recommend Paraguay and offer Tax Residency (not a fictitious residence but a real tax residence abroad).

Furthermore, after having had Tax Residency in Paraguay, it is possible not to appear in the Country for three consecutive years and at the end of the three years to have Paraguayan Citizenship with the advantage of being able to take advantage of a double passport.

To obtain the Tax Residence and the Bank Account it is necessary to travel only for 5 or 6 days to then be able to return to the country of origin with Residence and Current Account.

After 3 years with another trip you can get the Second Citizenship, without giving up your Main Citizenship.

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Infamous Quotes of African Autocrats and Their Cohorts

Sekou Toure, the late and former president of Guinea (1958-1984):

 "We prefer to live in poverty in liberty to riches in slavery." In 1958.

 “Before independence, there were 12 political parties in Guinea. Now there is only one: Le Parti Democratique de Guinea (PDG). Anyone who says I am a dictator because we have only one party and no opposition doesn't understand what we are trying to accomplish. The party is not a goal, but a method to achieve the goal of human freedom. Our constitution permits complete freedom for the existence of Opposition parties. However, in the last election, 91 percent of the people voted for the PDG. The Opposition received only five or six percent of the votes, and decided to join our party. This meant reconciliation, and two of their leaders received responsible posts. Actually, the Opposition's point of view can be expressed much better within the party than from outside it (Italiaander, Rolf, The New Leaders of Africa. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice‑Hall: 1961; p.146.

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 Mengistu Haile Mariam, former PM of Ethiopia (1974-1991):

 “We are now on the threshold of the formation of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The constitution was drafted by representatives of the people themselves. It has been submitted to all Ethiopian citizens including those living abroad, and it will be promulgated after it is put to a referendum. Such democratic participation is unparalleled in the history of Ethiopia. Once the constitution assumes its final shape, Ethiopia will never again be ruled by the personal absolutism of any one individual or a handful of individuals. The victory of socialism is inevitable!" (Time, Aug 4, 1986; p. 34).

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 Flight Lt. Jerry Rawlings, former president of Ghana (1981-2000):

 On handing over power and returning Ghana to democratic rule in 1988:

 “Hand over power to who?”

 On the performance of his own military regime, eight years after seizing power:

 “Despite probes, Committees of Enquiry, dismissals and prosecutions of wrongdoers, despite restructuring exercises, new management, the provision of new equipment and capital, many of our organizations, state enterprises and corporations continue to swallow public money and fail to provide the services and goods which we expect of them, and also fail to pay their tax obligations, dividends and other expected revenues . .

 Too many people in these outfits, from management to workforce, still steal, embezzle and cheat . . . They still do not care about waste, carelessness, inefficiency and lack of maintenance . . . There are innumerable abuses including the misuse of fuel, vehicles and even office stationery. In some public institutions and organizations, managements have developed a tendency to spend resources carelessly on frivolous and luxury office and residential furnishing” (People's Graphic, Jan 6, 1990).

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 General Yakubu Gowon, former president of Nigeria (1966-1974)

 in a lecture at the Oxford and Cambridge Club entitled "Charting Nigeria's Path to Democracy in this Decade and Beyond."

 “Nigeria's problems started shortly after independence because the army allowed itself to be polluted and politicised, hence the incessant coups and countercoups. The military intervention in politics in 1966 started a chain of reaction whose deleterious effects are still relevant in our national life even today, so many years after the ill-advised putsch . . .

 The military should not get itself involved in politics. The sooner they leave the stage the better, or else the people may rise up against them (West Africa, June 11-17, 1990; p. 993).

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 Major General Joseph Momoh, former president of Sierra Leone (1985-1992)

 In his own admission in public, Maj. Gen. Joseph Momoh stated that after 5 years in office, he had achieved nothing. This confession is particularly correct. Under his leadership, Sierra Leone deteriorated immeasurably, but Momoh amassed considerable wealth in real [estate] property and cash, both locally and overseas. This ugly truth about Momoh equally applies to his political acolytes--ministers, party functionaries, heads of parastatals, his close political advisers, some high commissioners and ambassadors, and others too numerous to mention. Knowingly and shamelessly, Momoh headed a corrupt regime and, morally weak, was unable to take appropriate action against any of his ministers for corruption (West Africa, May 18-24, 1992; p. 840).

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 Hastings Banda, the late and former President of Malawi (1961-1994):

 “One party, one leader, one government and no nonsense about it” (The Washington Post, June 16, 1999; A24).

 "I want to be blunt. As long as I am here and you say I must be your president, you have to do what I want, what I like, and not what you like and what you want. Kamuzu is in charge...That is my way" (The Washington Post, Sept 9, 1991; p. A20).

 He insisted that any reference to him must employ the full title: His Excellency the Life President Ngwazi Dr. H. Kamuzu Banda. He warned opposition exiles that should they dare return to Malawi, they would become meat for his crocodiles. And no nonsense about that!

 Banda "told dissidents in exile that they would become `meat for crocodiles' if they came home" (The Economist, March 21, 1992; p. 46). Indeed, “suspected opponents were imprisoned by the tens of thousands and, from time to time, fed to crocodiles. The bullet-riddled bodies of ministers accused of disloyalty were found in `mysterious car accidents’” (The Washington Post, June 16, 1999; A24).

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 Kwame Nkrumah, the Late President of Ghana (1957-1966:

 “We must achieve in a decade what it took others a century” in 1957 [Comment: Ghana is still at it]

“The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless linked up with the total liberation of Africa” in 1958.  [Comment: Ghana’s independence is still meaningless. At independence, we traded one set of masters (white colonialists) for another set (black neo-colonialists) and the oppression and exploitation of the African people continued unabated]

 “Industry rather than agriculture is the means by which rapid improvement in Africa's living standards is possible” in 1957. [Comment: Africa’s industrialization spree failed; state-owned enterprises were sold off in the 1980s, Agriculture was neglected, leading to huge expenditures – about $25 billion annually – on food imports. Africa used to feed itself in the 1960s]

 “We would be hampering our advance of socialism if we were to encourage the growth of Ghanaian private capitalism in our midst” in 1964. Socialism is an alien economic ideology and failed miserably in every African country which experimented with it – from Benin, Ethiopia, Mali to Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe]

 “The Convention People’s Party (C[[\\PP) is the state and the state is the party. Socialism is the objective of social, industrial and economic programs” in 1973 [Comment: The state does not belong to any one particular individual or political party]

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 The Late President Felix Houphouet-Boigny of Ivory Coast (1960-1993):

 “Colonialism was good for Africa. Thanks to it, we have one united Ivorian nation, not 60 tribes who know nothing about each other” in 1983.

 “There is no number 1, 2, 3 or 4. In Cote d'Ivoire there is only a number one: that's me and I don't share my decisions,” in 1988

 "I do have assets abroad. But they are not assets belonging to Cote d'Ivoire. What sensible man does not keep his assets in Switzerland, the whole world's bank? I would be crazy to sacrifice my children's future in this crazy country without thinking of their future" (La Croix, Paris, March 13, 1990).

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 The Late President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire (now Congo DR) (1965-1997):

 "European businessmen were the ones who said, 'I sell you this thing for $1,000, but $200 will be for your (Swiss bank) account” in 1988

 "Yes, I have a fair amount of money. However, I would estimate it to total less than $50 million. What is that after 22 years as head of state of such a big country?" (World Development Forum, No. 9, 1988; p. 3

 If you steal, do not steal too much at a time. You may be arrested. Steal cleverly (yiba na mayele), little by little” in and address to party regulars in 1991.

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Kenneth Kaunda, former President of Zambia (1964-1991):

 "Why should anyone in public life impose himself on the people? The decisions must be made by the `people. In my case, it was a call for change. The tide was for change in the country. I respected it. Look at me now. You are watching a relaxed old man. I'm very happy with what I'm doing.” (The New York Times, Jan 31, 2002; p.A4).

 Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe (1980 – Still in power):

 “In Zimbabwe, socialism means what is mine is mine but what is yours we share until it all becomes mine” -- A minister in Robert Mugabe's cabinet in the 1990s.

 "We now have to admit that we are reaping the bitter fruits of our unwholesome and negative behavior. Our image as leaders of the party has been tarnished. The people are crying for our blood and certainly are entitled to do so after watching our actions" (New African, Dec 1989; p. 20).

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 President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda (1986 – Still in power):

 “No African head of state should be in power for more than 10 years” in 1986.

 “We should not practice dictatorship under the guise of independence, because independence does not mean dictatorship. Without democracy, there can be no development. Democracy is the sine qua non for the effective administration of a modern state” in July 1990.

 "There is no way you can develop the economy without democracy" in a speech before the OAU in Addis Ababa (New York Times, July 10, 1990; p. A3).

 “Without democracy, there is no way you can bring about development because people cannot speak freely, they cannot criticize wrong programs, they cannot criticize corruption, and without criticism things are bound to rot” in a speech at Makerere University on June 8, 1991.

"I'm not ready to hand over power to people or groups of people who have no ability to manage a nation" during the presidential elections in March 2001 (The New York Times, March 11, 2001; p.A6).

 "I will punish areas that failed to support me in the March election by reducing government services there" (The Washington Post, Sept 2, 2001; p.A20).

 "The Movement (NRM) shall rule for more than 60 years. Apart from British colonialists who ruled Uganda for 60 years, no other regime has been successful in holding onto power like the Movement. We are going to break the British record. If Besigye (opposition leader) tried subversion he would be dealt with” Museveni’s Defense Minister, Amama Mbabazi,(The Monitor, Feb 1, 2002).

 “All the poor should be arrested because they hinder us from performing our development duties. It is hard to lead the poor, and the poor cannot lead the rich. They should be eliminated."

 n  Uganda’s Agriculture Minister, the late Kibirige Ssebunya, (New Vision, Kampala, Dec 15, 2004). He advised local leaders to arrest poor people in their areas of jurisdiction.

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 Laurent Gbagbo, former president of Ivory Coast, (2000 – 2011 and now on trial at The Hague):

 "We are the country with the most millionaires, which means we have the most thieves. The more Houphouet ages, the more his collaborators sense an end to the regime, and the more they steal" (West Africa, April 3-9, 1989).

 "I was arrested on April 11, 2011 under the French bombs . . . It's the French army that did the work," describing how he was arrested at his first appearance before the ICC at The Hague.

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 General Ibrahim Babangida, former President of Nigeria (1985-1993):

 “Ever since the majority of our countries became independent in the 1960s we have conducted our lives as if the world owes us a living" in 1990.

 “Every military regime is a fraud. Anybody who heads a military regime subverts the wishes of the people.” in The African Observer, Jan 18-31, 1999, 6).

 "Two decades ago, the central challenge of the Nigerian society and economy that we grappled with, was the big, inefficient State that had a stranglehold on the society, occupied the commanding heights of the economy; and behaved like a general business enterprise, producing and selling myriads of commodities running airlines; managing commercial banks and owning cement factories. Naturally, it ended up as a colossal failure in this regard, since it neither had the bottom-line sense of a business enterprise nor the residual claimant motivation to ensure proper and efficient management of the societal resources under its care.

Today, however, Nigeria faces a qualitatively different challenge. The reality in our country is that of an abysmal lack of governance. The State has virtually become overwhelmed by multi-dimensional crisis constraining its ability to minister to the needs of the people.” (The Vanguard, Lagos, Sept 16, 2010).

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 Daniel arap Moi, former President of Kenya (1978-202):

 "I call on all ministers, assistant ministers and every other person to sing like parrots. You ought to sing the song I sing. If I put a full stop, you should put a full stop. This is how the country will move forward,” in 1990

 To move forward in the fight against AIDS,  President Moi "pleaded with Kenyans to refrain from sex even for only two years, saying that was the best way to check the epidemic" (Reuters, July 13, 2001).

 "You [women] can achieve more, can get more but because of your little minds, you cannot get what you are expected to get!" said President Moi as he opened a regional women's seminar in Nairobi on March 6, 2001 (BBC News On Line, March 12, 2001). Perhaps, senility had set in.

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 Lt/General Omar al-Bashir of Sudan (1989 – Still in power):

“Under Shari’a Law, theft is punishable by amputation of the right hand or, if there are more than three people or weapons involved, cross amputation: right hand, left foot. My junta will destroy anyone who stands in the way. . .and amputate [the limbs of] those who betray the nation" in 1990.

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 Julius Nyerere, the late and former president of Tanzania in 1997: “Africa will have to rely upon Africa. If African Governments do Africa will develop; if they don't Africa will be doomed.”

 “In my view, three factors militate against economic and social growth in Africa. The first of these is corruption. This is a widespread cancer in Africa. The second factor which makes business reluctant to invest in Africa is political instability. But even if African countries were to become paragons of good governance and political stability, despite the corruptive and disruptive nature of poverty itself, foreign investors would not be coming rushing to Africa. Most African countries still lack the necessary physical infrastructure and the education and training in skills needed for rapid economic and social development. This, in my view, is the third and the most important factor militating against significant flows of foreign direct investment to Africa.” (PanAfrican News, September 1998).

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 Joseph Kabila, the President of Congo DR in 2001:

 “There is a government. I am the president of this country, and we are in charge of whatever is going in the country. Is it surprising? Since I came into office I've never taken orders from anybody, nobody whatsoever." (The New York Times, April 15, 2001; p.3)

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 Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria in 2002 (1999 – 2007):

 “Corrupt African leaders have stolen at least $140 billion (£95 billion) from their people in the decades since independence.”

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Colonel Muammar Khaddafi, the late President of Libya (1969 – 2011):

 “The administration has failed and the state economy has failed, enough is enough” in 2008 (The New York Times, March 19, 2009; p.A7).

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Moussa Traore, the late and former president of Mali: Asked to resign on March 25, 1991, he retorted: "I will not resign, my government will not resign, because I was elected not by the opposition but by all the people of Mali!!!!

 But two days later when he tried to flee the country, he was grabbed by his own security agents and sent to jail. From there, he lamented: "My fate is now in God's hands."

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 Levy Mwanawasa, the late and former president of Zambia (2002 – 2008):

 I failed Zambia, says president. President Mwanawasa has said he is "tired" of his office Zambia's president has apologised to his country for failing to tackle poverty, but insisted he will stay in office until elections are due in 2006.

 "It has not been possible to reduce poverty and I feel sad about it," Levy Mwanawasa said, describing the issue as "one of my failures. . . Unfortunately, if Zambians made a mistake to elect me as president, they are stuck with me." (news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4163475.stm)

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 Meles Zenawi the Late and former PM of Ethiopia (1991 – 2012)

 “Democracy should not be a toy for the elite to play with. It should involve even the so-called "ignorant peasant." Because only when you involve the bulk of the people can you have a real check to central authority” in October 1991..

 In an Interview:

"Good day.  My name is Gobano Madnamaraso." "When our leaders are young - most of our African leaders - they are visionaries.  They have wonderful visions for our continent.  They are admirable.  The speak good, they do good.  But something happens to them once they are seated in those chairs of power.  My question is:  We want to see our continent change, but we are afraid of this power that corrupts even some of the best, most admirable leaders on our continent, and what is this poison that happens in these chairs of power and how can we prevent it? " Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi pointed to greedy foreign corporations as a main driver of corruption. "What is the poison that leaders face when you go to national palaces, and transforms people with vision sometimes into ordinary thieves?  Let's start with the total amount of loot in Africa, and what our role as leaders in that loot[ing] is," said Meles. "The vast majority of the loot[ing] is done by properly organized companies through all sorts of accounting gimmicks." Meles said African leaders are forced to be facilitators for foreign companies who demand favors in return for their investment that might means jobs for their people. "It's a difficult thing to manage because our bargaining cards are very limited," he said. "We need these companies to create jobs, in order for them to come to Africa.  The image is very negative, so the risk is artificially spiked.  And if the risk is artificially spiked, the return has to be commensurate with the risk.  And so it's difficult to attract them without extraordinary returns." The Ethiopian leader said that sometimes leaders give in to temptation. "Sometimes we facilitate without being paid," he said. "At other times we say, 'Okay, if your family's farm is being looted, why not join in?'  I think that is the most insidious form of corruption.  It affects everybody, including those whose hands are not in the till."VOA, May 10, 2012

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/-Ethiopias-Meles-Blames-African-Corruption-on-Foreign-Investors-151033585.html

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President Isaiah Afewerki of Eritrea (1993 -- Still in power):

 "What is free press? There is no free press anywhere. It's not in England; it's not in the United States. We'd like to know what free press is in the first place." (BBC, Sept 11, 2004). He closed all the independent newspapers and arrested most private journalists. The rest fled the country.

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KCB  and Atlas Mara Signs Acquisition Deal for Rwanda, Tanzania Banking Businesses

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KCB  and Atlas Mara Signs Acquisition Deal for Rwanda, Tanzania Banking Businesses

The Proposed transaction will see KCB acquire Banque Populaire du Rwanda Plc (BPR) and African Banking Corporation Tanzania (BancABC).

KCB Group Plc (KCB) and Atlas Mara (ATMA) have signed a definitive agreement which will see East Africa’s biggest Bank by assets increase its footprint within the region. 

This is through the acquisition of a 62.06% stake in Banque Populaire du Rwanda Plc (BPR) and a 100% stake in African Banking Corporation Tanzania Limited (BancABC) from ATMA in Rwanda and Tanzania, respectively. 

The successful completion of the transaction is subject to obtaining shareholder approval and to obtaining regulatory approvals in the respective countries. 

KCB Group CEO and MD Joshua Oigara said the transaction was part of KCB’s ongoing strategy to explore opportunities for new growth while investing in and maximizing returns from the Group’s existing businesses.

The acquisition, he added, will buttress the Group’s leadership position and give it a stronger edge to play a bigger role in driving the financial inclusion agenda in the East African region while building a robust and financially sustainable organization. 

“The transaction fits within the Group’s expansion strategy and will see us increase our market share and distribution network across Rwanda and Tanzania and improve our operating leverage by enabling us to deliver our existing product offerings to a wider base of customers while positioning the bank for sustainable growth in the long-term, ” said Mr. Oigara.

“Once the transaction is completed, the Group’s Rwanda and Tanzania businesses are expected to have stronger financial credentials to support business growth in the post covid-19 macroeconomic recovery” he added. 

BPR Acquisition.

In Rwanda, upon completion of the acquisition, the resultant KCB Group business is expected to see KCB double its market share to become the second largest bank in the country and solidify KCB Group’s leadership position. 

BancABC Acquisition

In Tanzania, the subsequent merger of BancABC with KCB Bank Tanzania, a subsidiary of KCB Group, will integrate KCB Tanzania’s strong retail and corporate banking franchise with BancABC’s retail and commercial banking operations. The merged entity is expected to rank as a top ten bank in the industry. 

KCB Group, which has presence in six countries and a representative office in Ethiopia, has been keen to tap into new growth opportunities while reinforcing existing market capabilities.

“Our growth strategy is premised on both organic and inorganic plans and we shall continue to seek opportunities that increase our shareholder’s value,” said Mr. Oigara. 

KCB Group Plc after-tax profits for the nine months ending September 2020 stood at KShs.10.9 billion. The Group’s balance sheet expanded 27% to KShs.972 billion, funded by customer deposits growth and acquisition of NBK.

Net loans and advances grew 19% to close the period at KShs. 577.5 billion while customer deposits were up 32% to KShs. 772.7 billion. 

The Group maintained healthy buffers on its capital ratios over the minimum regulatory requirement. The Group’s core capital as a proportion of total risk weighted assets closed the period at 17.8% against the Central Bank of Kenya statutory minimum of 10.5%.

Total capital to risk-weighted assets stood at 19.6% against a regulatory minimum of 14.5%.

In what reaffirms the Bank’s strong credentials, KCB Group Plc was ranked at position 667 globally in The Banker’s Top 1000 World Banks ranking for 2020, climbing 40 places in a survey that shows a stabilization in the finances of the majority of African major lenders.

The performance is an improvement from position 717 last year in the ranking which tracks the health and wealth of the global banking sector. In 2018, KCB was ranked 809.

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1964

More American servicemen were dying, and after three civil rights workers were murdered in Mississippi, the President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, but this did not stop the violence as it continued to increase in many American cities. Lyndon B. Johnson was also returned to power after a landslide victory. This was the year the Beatles took America and the world by storm, and Beatlemania went into overdrive as they released a series of number-one hits. Other British groups also found success, including the Rolling Stones and the Animals. Together with the American talent of the Supremes and Bob Dylan, many say this was one of the greatest years for music in the last century. One young, loud, talented boxer by the name of Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) won the boxing world heavyweight championship.

Major events

• Three North Vietnamese torpedo boats attack the U.S. Destroyer Maddox, in the Gulf of Tonkin. The U.S. Congress authorizes war against North Vietnam.

• Albert DeSalvo, the serial killer known as “The Boston Strangler,” is captured.

• The Warren Commission report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy concludes that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone.

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. receives the Nobel Peace Prize.

• The Mariner 4 spacecraft is launched by NASA.

• The Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States Supreme Court case is decided. The motel had been refusing to allow African-American patrons to stay there, and was subsequently charged with violating Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

• Students storm the administration building and stage a sit-in at the University of California. 800 people are arrested.

• The first Beatles’ album release in the U.S., Introducing the Beatles, is released on January 10.

• Cassius Clay beats Sonny Liston for World Heavyweight championship, on February 25.

• Work begins on the Aswan Dam by diverting the Nile to a man-made canal.

• The British and French governments announce a commitment to build a tunnel under the English channel.

• Queen Elizabeth II opens the Forth Road Bridge in Scotland, connecting Edinburgh to Fife.

• President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a “War on Poverty” campaign.

• The first Ford Mustang, from the Ford Motor Company, is made.

• The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is opened, joining Staten Island and Brooklyn.

• The death penalty is abolished in the UK.

• Washington, D.C. residents are able to vote in a presidential election for the first time.

• The most powerful earthquake in U.S. history, at a magnitude of 9.2, strikes South Central Alaska.

• Race riots happen in New York, New Jersey, Chicago, and Philadelphia.

• The Poll Tax becomes illegal in all U.S. states, as it been used as a blunt tool for barring poverty-stricken citizens from participating in the electoral process.

• In England, two youth subcultures known as “mods” and “rockers” cause a disturbance on the British Seaside Resorts, with a huge fight on May 18.

• Nelson Mandela and seven others are sentenced to life imprisonment in South Africa, on June 12.

• South Africa are barred from the Olympic Games in Tokyo due to their apartheid policies.

• The Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) is established. Ahmad Shukeiri is the first leader, with Yasser Arafat as one of the founding members.

• The UK interest rate is raised to 7%.

• A UK report expects population to explode over next 20 years, and plans for three new towns.

• Three civil rights field workers disappear after investigating the burning of an African-American church by the Ku Klux Klan.

• James Hoffa is found guilty and sentenced to eight years of prison on bribery charges.

• The World’s Fair is held in New York.

• The U.S. Surgeon General reports that smoking may lead to lung cancer.

• The “Star of India” sapphire is stolen from the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

• Civil war breaks out between Greeks and Turks.

• Tanzania gains independence from Great Britain, and combines the former Tanganika and the Island of Zanzibar.

• Malawi and Malta gain independence from Great Britain.

• A riot during a soccer match between Peru and Argentina ends with 300 dead.

• The “Great Train” robbers get 30 years each.

• A military coup d'etat in Brazil is led by Gen. Humberto Castello Branco.

• Jack Ruby is convicted of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy.

• The Summer Olympics are held in Tokyo, Japan.

• The Winter Olympics are held in Innsbruck, Austria.

• Sidney Poitier becomes the first black actor to win an Oscar for Best Actor, for his performance in Lilies of the Field.

• Hello, Dolly!, Funny Girl, and Fiddler on the Roof premiere on Broadway.

• The first pirate radio station, Radio Caroline, is established.

• The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.

• The Beatles have 13 singles in Billboard’s “Hot 100” at the same time, and also hold the top five positions in Billboard’s “Top 40 Singles.”

• Bob Dylan releases The Times They Are a-Changin’, which many consider a 1960s classic as it captured the changes happening in society.

• BBC2 starts broadcasting in the UK.

• The Sun newspaper is first published in the United Kingdom.

• Hasbro launchs G.I. Joe, an action figure for boys, to join the Barbie Doll for girls.

• Buffalo wings (deep fried chicken wings coated with hot sauce) are made at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York.

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl, is published.

• Top of the Pops premieres on BBC.

Top 10 highest-grossing films in the U.S.

1. My Fair Lady (dir. George Cukor)

2. Goldfinger (dir. Guy Hamilton)

3. Mary Poppins (dir. Robert Stevenson)

4. The Carpetbaggers (dir. Edward Dmytryk)

5. From Russia with Love (dir. Terence Young)

6. A Fistful of Dollars (dir. Sergio Leone)

7. Father Goose (dir. Ralph Nelson)

8. A Shot in the Dark (dir. Blake Edwards)

9. A Hard Day’s Night (dir. Richard Lester)

10. The Night of the Iguana (dir. John Huston)

Billboard’s number-one music albums (in chronological order)

1. “The Singing Nun” by Soeur Sourire, the Singing Nun

2. “Meet the Beatles!” by The Beatles

3. “The Beatles’ Second Album” by The Beatles

4. “Hello, Dolly!” by Hello, Dolly! Original Cast

5. “Hello, Dolly!” by Louis Armstrong

6. “A Hard Day’s Night” by The Beatles

7. “People” by Barbra Streisand

8. “Beach Boys Concert” by The Beach Boys

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