The sum of 13,689,522,200 Francs CFA has been voted and launched as the 2012 budget for the Southwest Region of Cameroon. The launching ceremony on Monday, January 16, 2012 at the National Social Insurance Fund was presided over by the Secretary General to the Southwest Governor's Office, Handeson Ketong. The ceremony was attended by senior regional executives, administrators, stakeholders and economic operators in diverse fields of business. Mr Handeson Ketong said the year 2012 has come with remarkable projects earmarked for the region. "The advent of the 2012 fiscal year has come along with new developmental projects for the Southwest. The budget of the state represents the action of the state within every nation," Mr Ketong highlighted.
The end and beginning of the years always find us in a critical period of transition in which, responding to the mandates of our moral tradition and the human urgencies of our history, we are compelled to continue forward and turn our best New Year wishes into our most committed work. And we must continue to move forward without surrendering the achieved good of our past, misreading the meaning and tasks of our present or sacrificing the possibilities and promise of our future. In the tradition of the ancestors, we must engage in a reaffirming and re-enforcing process and practice of remembrance, reflection and recommitment to our central mission to bring, increase and sustain good in the world and enjoy the peace and prosperity central to this. Indeed, the Odu Ifa says, we must “Think deeply about things, cultivate character, acquire wisdom and come forth and sacrifice so that you may have peace inside and out.”
The Muammar Gaddafi African Economic Journalist [MG-AEJ] Award 2012 is open to online and print journalists in Africa who, through their work, contribute to a better public understanding of the value and benefits of economic freedom and the fight against economic apartheid in the last ten years. Nominations - together with two samples of work previously published should be emailed to cidrcam@gmail.com. All material should be received by Saturday, 30 June 2012. Eligible candidates may nominate themselves, while third-party nominations are also permitted. All entries will be judged by a panel of academics, journalists and business experts. The winner will receive a plaque and a cheque (in an African currency denomination) worth US$ 5,000 which will be donated on his/her behalf to any institution or charity of his/her choice. The MG-AEJ Award for Journalism will be presented at The Entrepreneur Business Week 2012 closing ngala, on 15 December 2012. For submissions and enquiries: cidrcam@gmail.com.
Africa: Continent of Economic Opportunity By David Fick [512 pages, Publisher: Real African Publishers, 2007; ISBN-13: 978-1919855592]
David Fick's "Africa: Continent of Economic Opportunity" reads like a "Who is Who" list of hard-nosed African entrepreneurs who have fished in life's dustbins and weathered the elements with astounding results. The 512-page volume is based on his belief that the second largest continent has immense potential that only waits to be tapped, and his confidence in her citizens' creativity, resilience and industry. "While many write off Africa as the continent of despair, other enterprising individuals and organisations have recognized the huge, untapped potential of Africa and are actively pursuing business ventures across the continent," says the book. The book features brief descriptions of these successful entrepreneurs and their ongoing enterprises in Africa. Each story captures the spirit behind these successes and highlights how they are not only creating countless job opportunities in 53 African countries but also bringing immeasurable improvement to the quality of life in African communities...
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