PAN AFRICAN VISIONS MARKETING AFRICAN SUCCESS STORIES & MORE MAG 0120 Vol III, January 2020 www.panafricanvisions.com Rich On Promises… But Can They Deliver? African Leaders On 2020 Rwanda Is Ready To African Diaspora State What Will It Take For Mozambique: A very CAF Awards: Sadio Mane, Work With President Strengthens Ties 2020 To Truly Be The complicated war Asisat Oshoala Wins Top Nkurunziza’s Successor Between Colombia & Year Of Gas In Nigeria? on Drug On Drug honours Ghana Trafficking PAN-AFRICAN PRO-AFRICAN www.centurionlg.com PAN AFRICAN VISIONs CONTENTSContents A Wake-Up Call For African Leaders In Ghana's year of return 2 People-Uhuru Kenyatta ___________________________ 18 2020: The Year to Turn Adversity into Opportunity – Ramapho- South Sudan: New Year: Litmus Test for Kiir, Machar; Will it be sa __________________________________________ 4 Glee or Frustration! ______________________________ 20 Peace restoration will be my top priority in 2020 - DR Congo's Rwanda is ready to work with President Nkurunziza's successor 24 Tshisekedi ____________________________________ 6 African diaspora state strengthens ties of peace and development I will be standing down in 2023 – Buhari tells Nigerians in New between Colombia and the Republic of Ghana ____________ 27 Year Message __________________________________ 8 Of victors and vanquished: Biafra, 50 years after __________ 30 Uproot Scourges Which Act As Hindrance To Our Progress-Hage Namibia's 'Fishrot' Scandal Rains On SWAPO's Victory Parade 31 Geingob on Namibia in 2020 _______________________ 9 What will it take for 2020 to truly be the year of Gas in Nigeria? 33 Cameroon: Elections will go on – President Biya says in end of What Will Really Make Africa Attractive Is The Contrast It Pro- Year Address __________________________________ 10 vides To The Rest Of The World- Barnaby Fletcher on Africa in 2020: Kagame envisions cooperation with neighbors as Museveni 2020 RiskMap _________________________________ 37 want tensions to end _____________________________ 13 Heroin seizures made by Mozambique: a drop in the ocean ___ 39 Mnangagwa's New Year's Eve message Full of Promises but Zero US Recalls Ambassador to Zambia over Gay Rights Row with Host Solutions _____________________________________ 14 Government __________________________________ 40 Zambian President, Edgar Chagwa Lungu reflects on "troubling" Rwanda eager to know results on 1000 human skulls taken by 2019, sets ambitious development agenda for 2020 ________ 15 Germany during colonialism _______________________ 42 Optimism: President Bio assures Sierra Leoneans of Growth in 2019 CAF AWARDS: Sadio Mane, Asisat Oshoala Wins Top hon- new year speech ________________________________ 17 ours ________________________________________ 43 We Will Continue To Build Bridges Of Brotherhood Among Our Managing Editor Adama Makasuba, Graphic Designer Pan African Visions Ajong Mbapndah L Bah Uzman Unis, Atemnkeng Jerry M, Mohammed M Mupenda, (Young Jerry) 7614 Green Willow Court, Hyattsville, MD Contributors Pierre Afadhali EC designs, Abudhabi - UAE 20785 Wallace Mawire Teslim Olawore +971 52 863 7744 Deng Machol Nevson Mpofu [email protected] Tel: 2404292177, Papisdaff Abdullah Boris Esono Nwenfor email: [email protected], Ajayi Olyinka Amos Fofung Prince Kuripati [email protected] Jean d’Amour Mugabo Hategeka Moses Jessica Ahedor _______ Asong Zelifac Samuel Ouma Advertising Primus Tazanu Email: Alexandre Nhampossa, marketing@ Ishmael Sallieu panafricanvisions.com Koroma, PAV - APR. 2019 - MAG 0419 Vol 3 1 PAN AFRICAN VISIONs Inside Africa A Wake-Up Call For African Leaders In Ghana's year of return By Ajong Mbapndah L ew are recent events in Africa economic windfall Morocco officials were a which have pulled visitors from the year of return, little lost when it came Fand famous names to Africa with a population of to knowledge of the like the year of Return to Ghana. over a billion people, passport. Launched last year by President imagine what it will In West Africa, the Akufo Addo, estimates from the mean for the continent huge excitement created Ghanaian government indicate that if people were able with decision to float the year of Return raked in circa $ 2 to move and trade a common currency billion. freely. All Africa needs called the ECO seems Towards the end of the year, to do is to get its act to have given place to information from the Secretariat together and it will be growing skepticism of Ghana’s year of return indicated the envy of the world. on the prospects of that arrivals from the USA surged In conversation with keeping France out of by about 26%, a 24% surge from UK one of the esteemed the process. Beyond the arrivals, while overall airport arrivals visitors to Ghana, her prospects of a regional saw a 45% increase compared to the concerns were on how bloc having its own previous year. much of the economy currency, and doing From music, to sports, business, the country owns. Who away with the CFA , academics, and politicians, Ghana has the hotels, who freeing some eight west was the place to be. For all the runs the airlines, who African countries from criticisms and ire that we throw at controls the resources the shackles of France African leaders, when it is right, we and what mechanisms the former colonial should be ready to say so and give are in place to ensure Ajong Mbapndah L, Managing Editor power formed the credit where it is due. President Akufo that the wealth of the basis of the unbridled Addo, his government and Ghanaians country is evenly distributed to all Kigali. Rwanda at the 27th Ordinary excitement. Yet, the French President deserve great credit for the thought, sectors for the benefit of all or atleastSession of the African Union, the rained on the ECO parade last month and implementation of the “Year of a majority as opposed to a few elite? plan was to have the passports ready by using a visit to Cote d’Ivoire to Return.” The questions she raised, and more for use worldwide by 2020. As of join President Ouattara in making As Ghana rightfully basks in the are the same questions a growing last year, a few dignitaries across the pronouncements on the currency glow of its success, perhaps it is time majority of Africans are asking. How continent had the passports and used changes which seem to fall way short for Africa to rethink its approach comes for all its vast human and them with varied experiences. For of expectations of the original intent. to relations with its diaspora. The natural resources and its immense instance, last year, Africa’s richest Developments on the ECO will be opportunities that visitors saw in potential there are so many who man Aliko Dangote revealed that keenly watched throughout 2020. Ghana are available in a vast majority are still in poverty and misery? The with his African Union passport, he These continental wide initiatives, of African countries, the touristic continent can and should definitelystill needed a visa to get into Angola as well as individual country potentials are similar if not better be doing much better than it is for a scheduled appointment with the developments will define Africa at the in some other countries, and the currently doing. Reaching out to the President. beginning of this new decade. True hospitality of people is a trademark of diaspora, and opening doors for them “It is not about fees, when you to tradition, the new year ritual came most Africans. to reconnect with their origins and say African Union passport, you with the usual avalanche of promises For the year of Return at some point, be part of the development process should be able to go everywhere, free from the leaders. Promises are debts, Ghana made it possible for people means getting another part of the of charge,” Dangote said in a chat and Africa has to do more to hold its to get visas on arrival and President African puzzle right. with Mo -Ibrahim at a Mo Ibrahim leaders accountable for these debts. Akufo Addo granted citizenship to In a rapidly evolving world, Africa Foundation event. Considering the importance, and hundreds of people. Such laudable will have so much at stake in 2020. “African governments must expectations from leadership, PAV actions are in contrast to the As a continent, expectations are make this initiative work to prove Magazine starts its first issue of the depressing conditions of traveling high when it comes to the African we have the collective will to move year with the perspective of African from one part of Africa to the other. Continental Free Trade Agreement investments, goods, services and leaders on 2020. The issue takes a From visa processes, to customs and AfCFTA. In an interview we had with people across borders,” said Former look at some of the core issues that border issues, instead of breaking African Trade Commissioner Albert World Bank Managing Director and some of the African leaders will be down the artificial boundaries createdMuchanga last year, he indicated that former Nigerian Finance Minister working on. The issue also looks at by colonialism, some African leaders plans were on course for the AfCFTA Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala . In a facebook trends that may shape developments and countries have opted to excel in to go operational by July of 2020. post to share her own experiences , across the continent as well as strengthening them. Equally high on expectations will she indicated that with her African developments from the African While many countries may salivate be progress on the African Union Union passport, she still needed a diaspora. Happy reading!! at the international publicity and huge Passport. Launched in July 2016 in visa to get into Mauritania , while in 2 PAV - jan 2020 - MAG 0120 Vol 3 Inside Africa PAN AFRICAN VISIONs PAV - jan 2020 - MAG 0120 Vol 3 3 PAN AFRICAN VISIONs Inside Africa 2020: The Year to Turn Adversity into Opportunity – Ramaphosa By Prince Kurupati outh African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his SNew Year speech on Tuesday 31 December 2019.