“Our energy potential is enormous”, Mr Salvador Namburete, minister of energy of Mozambique, said to Africanews.it in Taormina last Friday the 3rd of October at the end of the Forum on Africa’s development.
Barcamp Africa live on the web
Here you can watch Batrcamp Africa live on the web. Video clips at Ustream
“Malnutrition and AIDS are 1st priority problems”, Mrs Shawa
“Malnutrition and high level of HIV are first priority problems”, Mary Shawa, secretary for nutrition, HIV and AIDS in the Office of the President, Malawi, during the forum about the development of Africa in Taormina last Thursday the 2nd of October.
“Sino-Africa partnership is strategic” – Zhang Bin
“In the new century, Sino-African relation is the new type strategic partnership, aiming at down-to-earth and pragmatic cooperation”, professor Zhang Bin of China institute of international studies said during his speech at the Forum on Africa’s development ended in Taormina last Friday the 3rd of October. “China is the largest developing country in the world”, […]
"Aid is bad for Africa" – Luttwak
“97% of aid programs failed in Africa”, Edward Luttwak, senior associate of Center for strategic studies in Washington said during the forum on the development of Africa, held in Taormina, Italy, last 2nd and 3rd of October. “First of all – Luttwak said – I want to talk about the primary ignorance phenomenon. We have […]
“Rwanda, 48% of women representation”, Kennedy
“Rwanda‘s quota system has resulted in 48% female legislature – the largest women representation in the world“, Kathleen Kennedy said during her speech at the Forum on Africa’s development in Taormina, Italy, the 2nd of October. “Women’s presence in parliament – she added – helps normalize the idea that women are politicians, government officials and […]
"It seems a colonial move", Lombardo
Sicily’s president of the island’s government, Raffaele Lombardo, said that the Euro-Mediterranean union, proposed by French president Sarkozy, “seems a colonial move”. Sarkozy is also the president of the European Union as France holds the six months of the EU presidency. The Sicilian governor said this during the Forum on Africa’s development which ended in […]
"Africa can free itself”, Rosario C. Fundanga
“Africa can free itself from the bonds of the past”, Mrs Rosario Chailunga Fundanga, Country coordinator at the United Nations global compact for Zambia, said during her speech at the forum on Africa’s development in Taormina, Italy. The environment, the human rights/labour and corruption were the main topics of her speech. “There has been an […]
"Good governance in Africa", Balbo
“Talking about development does not mean to talk about philophy“, Luciano Balbo, president of Fondazione Oltre, an Italian social venture capital company, during the conference about the development of Africa which ended in Taormina, Italy, last 3rd October. “In the world of business it does not make sense to talk about democracy or authoritarianism but it […]
"Sahara can replace oil", Rubbia
“Every square mile of the Sahara desert represent a barrel of oil”, Carlo Rubbia, Italian Nobel winner, said in his speech at the conference about the development of Africa in Taormina, Italy, last Friday the 3rd of October. “Using the sun as an energy source can guarantee a very large quantity of energy”, he added […]