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The Confederation of African Football has confirmed that John Mensah is suspended for two matches at the 2012 African Cup of Nations.New Petroleum Products On Ghanaian Market
50 Ghanaians to benefit from Tullow scholarship annually
Tullow Oil, Africa’s largest independent oil firm, has announced that from 2012 onwards it would give scholarships to 50 young talented Ghanaians annually to study postgraduate programmes outside the country. Out of the 50 people, 10 people in the coastal belt are expected to benefit from the scholarship annually.Prez Mills leaves Friday for 18th AU Summit
President John Evans Atta Mills will leave Accra Friday for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the 18th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Governments of the African Union.President Mills Attracts More FDIs
GIPC Exceeds $1.5Billion FDI Inflows Target
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre’s promotional activities continue to yield positive results in terms of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) attraction into Ghana. As at the end of the fourth quarter of 2011, the FDI inflows target of US$1.5 billion for the year had been exceeded.Kenyans second top tweeters in Africa

57 per cent of tweets are from mobile devices and are driving the growth of social media in Africa.
A new report places Kenyans as the second top users of Twitter in Africa, surpassing countries in the Maghreb that had used the facility to stage political revolt.
Kenyans, ranked behind South Africans, tweet more than giants Nigerians, Egyptians and Moroccans despite having a lesser population.
The report titled How Africa Tweets says 60 per cent of those who tweet are aged between 20 and 29 years.
The study that was conducted by Portland’s Communications adds that 57 per cent of these tweets are from mobile devices and are driving the growth of social media in Africa.
However, it emerged that African leaders are still lagging behind in the use of social media.
“One of the more surprising findings of this research is that more public figures have not joined Africa’s burgeoning Twittersphere.
“With some notable exceptions, we found that business and political leaders were largely absent from the debates playing out on Twitter across the continent,” said Mark Flanagan, Portland’s Partner for Digital Communications
“As Twitter lifts off in Africa, governments, businesses and development agencies can really no longer afford to stay out of a new space where dialogue will increasingly be taking place, ” he added.
How Africa Tweets found that Twitter is helping to form new links within Africa.
Majority of those interviewed said that at least half of the Twitter accounts they follow are based within the continent.
Several Kenyan political leaders have set up social media accounts to woo voters in preparation for the 2012 General Election.
Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka have several Twitter and Facebook accounts.
Deputy PM and Minister for Finance Uhuru Kenyatta’s aides often release statements on social media while Gichugu MP Martha Karua is also very active.
By EMMANUEL ONYANGO, Daily Nation
Kenya PM calls for Africa-wide infrastructure
Prime Minister Raila Odinga
Davos, Switzerland – Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Friday appealed for investment in trans-continental infrastructure to facilitate trade and economic integration in Africa.
Addressing a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Mr Odinga said absence of regional road networks has made it difficult for Africa to trade with itself.
This in turn made African countries to scramble for markets in Europe and other parts of the world, he argued.
Mr Odinga was speaking at a panel on Transition to Transformation in Africa that included Presidents Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania, Jacob Zuma of South Africa and Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia.
It was chaired by former Prime Minister of Britain Mr Gordon Brown.
The African leaders concurred that while Europe trades more with itself, African nations are closing their borders to one another, making trade impossible while struggling at the same time to access European markets.
Mr Odinga said investment in social infrastructure was also necessary, saying concentration of wealth in the hands of a few while the majority wallow in poverty in Africa inhibited progress.
He called for change of focus from trading in commodities to investment in value addition leading to export of finished products.
Mr Odinga said Kenya is investing heavily in infrastructure and is modernising it’s rail network, with the involvement of neighbouring nations out of a recognition that the future lies in increased trade among African nations.
He lauded the new vigour to build the great north road that was first touted by Cecil Rhodes in the colonial era and lauded the efforts by Tanzania and it’s neighbours to develop a railway line from the port of Dar Es Salaam to the South.
The PM called for more investment in research to propel innovation on the continent.
By PMPS
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Uganda decorates Rwanda, E. Guinea leaders liberation medals

President Museveni decorate Kagame. Photo by Arthur Kintu
Presidents Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea have been decorated with the Pearl of Africa medal, the highest honour reserved for the heads of state, in recognition of his contribution to the 1981-1986 NRM/NRA liberation struggle of Uganda. Kagame also recieved Kagera medal.
President Yoweri Museveni decorated his counterparts at the ongoing National Resistance Movement (NRM) 26th anniversary celebrations taking place in the eastern district of Kapchorwa.
The two presidents are among the 470 other individuals to receive awards for their contribution to the liberation struggle.
The chairperson of the National Honours and Awards committee Gen. Elly Tumwine read out the names of the two presidents and gave background of the leaders’ contribution to the liberation struggle.
He then invited president Kagame to the podium where he was decorated. Nguema was second to be decortaed. He is also the African Union (AU) chairman.
Addressing the gathering Kagame expressed his appreciation for the recognition. “I am greatly humbled and honoured. I wish to express my deepest gratitude for this recognition. I duly accept these medals.”
He added, “We were availed an opportunity to participate in the liberation of this country but what we gave will never be equal to what we get.”
Kagame dedicated the medals to Ugandans who committed their lives to fight for the liberation of Uganda. The Rwandan leader hailed the strong ties between his country and Uganda.
NRA took power in January 1986 after ousting the government of the late Tito Okello following 5 years of guerrilla war.
The celebrations under the theme: “Uganda the Land of Opportunities: NRM’s contribution during the last half of the 50 Years of Uganda’s Independence”, come at a time when the country will celebrate 50 years of independence in October.
By Apollo Mubiru, The New Vision
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