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Finance and Operations Director - Fahamu

Fahamu is seeking an experienced Finance and Operations Director to manage the organisation's finance and operations team.
This role will be based in Nairobi, Kenya but will have a remit covering the whole of Fahamu's pan-African programmes with offices in Kenya, Senegal, South Africa and UK.
The deadline for applications is February 10, 2012.

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Perspectives on Emerging Powers in Africa: December 2011 newsletter

Deborah Brautigam provides an overview and description of China's development finance to Africa. "Looking at the nature of Chinese development aid - and non-aid - to Africa provides insights into China's strategic approach to outward investment and economic diplomacy, even if exact figures and strategies are not easily ascertained", she states as she describes China's provision of grants, zero-interest loans and concessional loans. Pambazuka Press recently released a publication titled India in Africa: Changing Geographies of Power, and Oliver Stuenkel provides his review of the book.
The December edition available here.

The 2010 issues: September, October, November, December, and the 2011 issues: January, February, March , April, May , June , July , August , September, October and November issues are all available for download.

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Emerging powers news

Emerging powers news roundup

2010-03-05, Issue 472

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In this week's emerging powers news roundup, Asian tree provides low-cost water purification method for developing world, China strengthening Africa’s infrastructure base, Diamond regains its glitter thanks to Chinese demand, and Indian tourists to South Africa expected to double by 2012.

Emerging Actors

General

Towards a new world order- The West's bullying approach to developing nations won't work anymore More

Mexico, Argentina and Indonesia have expressed interest in associating themselves with the BASIC countries More

Online game seeks to empower Africa More

Asian tree provides low-cost water purification method for developing world More

Somali pirates set to gain from Asia coal boom More

China & Africa

Increasing number of provinces in China are richer than some countries More

Zambian president lists controversial mobile hospitals among projects to be funded by China More

Zambian president on last stop in China More

China strengthening Africa’s infrastructure base More

FOCAC: a win-win for Sino-African relations? More

Metorex Ltd sees prices of the metal rising on growth in China and other developing nations More

Ethio-China Polytechnic Inaugurates Confucius Institut in Ethiopia More

Leading Chinese bus manufacturer will soon introduce a range of high capacity buses into the Nigerian market More

Diamond regains its glitter thanks to Chinese demand More

The Angolan president received the Chinese ambassador in Angola to discusse issues related to the strengthening of cooperation between the two countries More

The number of iron ore and coal ships hired to deliver cargoes to China declined as the country held a weeklong holiday to celebrate the Lunar New Year More

'China-Africa relations based on equality, mutual benefit and common development'? More

Tanzanian Ambassador to China said hat exchange of visits between Chinese and African leaders and officials is one of the cornerstones of China-Africa relations More

A Zambian View on Chinese Firms More

Zambian president Banda courts more Chinese investment More

One of China’s premier investment zones is expected soon to replicate its successful development model near the southern approaches to the Suez canal More

China and Kenya plan to search for ancient Chinese ships wrecked almost 600 years ago off Africa's east coast More

China has cancelled 50 percent of the unpaid loan which Zambia got for the construction of the Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) More

Kofi Annan called on Asia to pay more attention to the impact of its investment in Africa on the continent's economic development More

Quota window on Chinese clothing imports closed before South African state woke up More

India & Africa

India and Africa are committed to learn and gain from each other's developmental experiences and practices, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said More

Indian tourists to South Africa expected to double by 2012 More

South African Tourism’s annual four-city roadshow of India saw 27 of the destination’s leading tourism products conclude business deals with more than 1 200 travel trade representatives More

Investors are questioning if Bharti Mittal 's multi-billion-dollar bid to gain a foothold in Africa is a step too far More

India's top vehicle maker looks to Africa More

Uganda and India leading have joined hands to conduct research into the textile potential of the banana fibre More

Conclave on India-Africa to unlock opportunities for Zambia More

The Indian government is considering setting up SME clusters in Namibia to provide an impetus to Indian SMEs More

African Venture: Promises and Pitfalls of Bharti's Deal with Zain More

Uganda Opens Avenues of Growth for Indian SMEs More

Mauritania approves US$21.8 million India grant More

Trade pact with southern African customs union may get delayed More

Other Emerging Actors in Africa

Plans to build a pipeline from south Sudan to the Kenyan coast were boosted when a Japanese company expressed interest in joining the project
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South Africa's Tongaat FY earnings up on sugar More

Turkish contractors to expand into India, Central and West Africa More

Russian efforts to acquire oil and gas fields in Africa have yielded little success over the past decade More

Nigerian parliament debates new oil law for Africa's top producer More

South Africa’s state-owned lender is studying investment in a “huge” Botswana coal project to fuel power plants More

Donors after disaster in Uganda included Tullow Uganda, China National Offshore Oil Corporation as well as MTN Uganda More

China, Russia and Iran are to establish a tractor assembly plant in Nigeria More

The Saudi Arabian secret police wrote to the Nigerian mission saying they would now allow access to the leading Izala preacher Ahmad Gummi More

Tunisia to further strengthen Palestinian relations More

The president of Argentina, Cristina Kirchner, may visit Angola soon More

Plight of local students in Russia More

Russia signs border protection cooperation deal with Angola More

Other Commentaries

The lingering of an absurd imperial reflex More

East African Community not reaping the economic benefits of the Northern Corridor More

BROUGHT TO YOU BY PAMBAZUKA NEWS

* Compiled by Anna Lena Wachter, intern based with the Emerging Powers in Africa programme.

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