Indian engineer turns big farmer in Ghana By Francis Kokutse Perhaps India's agricultural prowess inspired him. Prabhpreet Khinda, an engineer by training, arrived in Ghana in 2009 after he was devastated by the effects of the 2008 global financial meltdown. Twists and turns later, the 38-year-old from Punjab is today one of the big farmers in the West African country.
India's VAS services to expand Africa operations India’s largest provider of mobile value-added services (VAS) firm Comviva will hire close to 200 people over the next six months in Africa as it expands its operations in the continent.
Indian management institute expands horizons to Africa Fifteen of the 60 first-year students pursuing their MBA from Xavier Institute of Management and Research (XIMR), Mumbai (west India), are in East Africa for summer internships, research and immersion studies.
Indian company to fund Nigerian power plant By Francis Kokutse Indian company Essar African Holdings will finance a 600-MW power plant in Cross River State in the West African nation of Nigeria, company officials say.
Bank of Baroda expands in Africa The state-run Bank of Baroda (BOB), which calls itself India's international bank, opened its 11th branch in this east African nation as part of its renewed focus on the continent as a whole.
Roses for the world By Tarun Basu The world's largest exporter of roses is an Indian who grows and ships hundreds of varieties of the prized flowers -- not just out of India but mostly out of farms in Ethiopia and Kenya.
PM invokes dosa, turbans to show closeness with Africa Noting that many millennia ago, Africa and India were joined as one landmass, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh invoked the South Indian dish of 'dosa' to show the similarity between them.
A taste of India on Ethiopian business table Hara Bhara Kabab, Paneer lababdar, tomato shorba, naan, rasamalai and gulab jamun among many other mouth watering Indian dishes will vie with Indian automobiles and cultural events to catch the attention of Ethiopians over the next couple of days.
'Africa looks forward to Indian enterprise' By Arvind Padmanabhan Addis Ababa, May 12 (IANS) With Indian firms having invested over $25 billion in Africa, the continent looks forward to furthering ties with India that date back to more than two millennia, a top Ethiopian leader said here.
Africa wants India to play catalyst role in its rise India can play a catalyst role in the rise of Africa and its economy by evolving lasting partnerships on the strength of its democratic traditions, envoys from several African nations have said.
President Patil’s tour boosts age-old ties between India and Mauritius With President Pratibha Patil’s visit to Mauritius, the spotlight veered, though briefly, to this island nation’s unique place in India’s world view. India shares historical ties with Mauritius, and does growing business with it. Increasingly, Mauritius is also being talked about as a “springboard” to Africa.
India tops list of foreign investors in Ghana By Francis Kokutse India topped the list of overseas investment in Ghana with 19 projects out of a total of 109 registered by the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) for the first quarter of this year, a top official announced in Accra.
Tata Chemicals expands African footprint By Shubha Singh Tata Chemicals Ltd's (TCL) acquisition of 25.1 percent stake in a greenfield fertiliser project in the west central African country of Gabon has increased the Tata Group's presence in Africa.
Indian company behind Africa's citizen ID project By Shubha Singh Madras Security Printers, an Indian company which specialises in security printing, is a known name in Africa. It is engaged in printing passports, visa stickers, stamps and other official documents for over half a dozen countries in the 53-nation continent.
India to invest $860,000 in ICT in Ghana By Francis Kokutse India will invest $860,000 in Ghana to support information and communication technology (ICT) development, with New Delhi committed to sharing its expertise in the area with the west African nation.
Going 'Chak de India' in Ethiopia By Manish Chand The sun never sets on the cricket-crazy Indian diaspora. Over 200 Indians broke into dance and celebratory chants of 'Chak de India' at a downtown restaurant in the Ethiopian capital as India trounced Pakistan in the blockbuster World Cup semifinal.
Tatas S African plant by May Tata Motors' South African plant will come up in May. "In the next couple of months we should start production in South Africa," said P M Telang, managing director, India operations.
India donates ambulances to Benin, becomes largest foreign market By Frances Kokutse India has donated 60 ambulances to Benin in an effort to supplement efforts at univeral coverage of healthcare among its nine million population. It has also become the largest foreign market for exports from this west African nation.
Indian bio-fuel project to generate 25,000 jobs in Ghana By Francis Kokutse An Indian company has launched a clean energy project in Ghana that will help power over 100,000 homes and generate over 25,000 jobs in the west African country, said a company official.
Ghana offers mangoes to sweeten ties with India By Francis Kokutse Ghana has acquired 20,000 hectares of land for mango cultivation and has now asked a group of top Indian businessmen to see how it could fit in their investment plans.
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