PARIS (Reuters) &#8211; French oil major Total has completed the acquisition of Anadarko’s 26.5% stake in Mozambique’s liquefied natural gas project for $3.9 billion, Total said on Monday, in a deal expected to raise much-needed revenue for Mozambique.



“Mozambique LNG is a one of a kind asset that perfectly fits with our strategy and expands our position in liquefied natural gas,” Total chairman and CEO Patrick Pouyanne said in a statement.



Anadarko has agreed to be taken over by Occidental Petroleum Corp. Anadarko led a liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique, but was replaced by Total after the French oil major agreed to buy Anadarko’s African assets for $8.8 billion as part of the Occidental takeover.



Total will be the main operator of Mozambique LNG with a stake of 26.5%. ENH Rovuma Área Um, S.A. will own 15%, Mitsui E&amp;P Mozambique Area1 Ltd will hold 20%, ONGC Videsh Ltd, Beas Rovuma Energy Mozambique Limited and BPRL Ventures Mozambique B.V. will all each have 10%, while PTTEP Mozambique Area 1 Limited will have 8.5%.



Total said closing operations for Anadarko assets in Algeria, Ghana and South Africa were still ongoing.



It added that nearly 90% of the Mozambique LNG production has already been sold through long-term contracts with key LNG buyers in Asia and in Europe.



The project is expected to come into production by 2024.



The Mozambique government is targeting $880 million in capital gains tax from the takeover of Anadarko Petroleum by Occidental, local newspaper O Pais reported last week.



Mozambique’s economy has been hobbled by a debt scandal in recent years, which prompted donors to cut off funding and deterred investors.



The southern African nation is banking on its massive natural gas reserves to lift millions out of poverty.



Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky

Oil major Total has completed the purchase of Anadarko’s Mozambique LNG asset, what you need to know

By <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/tom-corley/">Tom Corley</a>



Unless you were born into a rich family,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/04/5-traits-that-separate-millionaires-like-jeff-bezos-mark-zuckerberg-bill-gates-from-those-who-never-succeed.html" class="">building wealth</a>&nbsp;can be very hard — depending on the path you choose.



Many people look at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/24/self-made-millionaire-5-biggest-money-mistakes-that-are-making-american-millennials-poor.html" class="">multi-millionaires</a>&nbsp;and desperately want to know: What’s their secret? How did they get there? What does it&nbsp;take?



Those are the things I wanted to know back in 2004, when I began my&nbsp;<a href="http://richhabits.net/rich-habits-study-background-and-methodology/" class="">“Rich Habits”</a>&nbsp;study, in which I spent five years interviewing and researching the daily activities, habits and traits of 233&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/26/money-mistakes-millionaires-like-warren-buffett-bill-gates-google-eric-schmidt-never-make.html" class="">wealthy individuals</a>. All of them had at least $160,000 in annual gross income and $3.2 million in net assets.



During my research, I found there are four predominant paths toward accumulating wealth. The “Savers-Investors” path is the easiest, while the other three involve much more risk.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">1. The Saver-Investors path</h2>



Just less than 22% of the millionaires in my study chose to take the Saver-Investors path. Not only is it the easiest way to build wealth, but if you&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/15/self-made-millionaire-this-is-the-no-1-way-to-get-rich-ramit-sethi.html" class="">start early</a>, it almost always guarantees a lot of money.



The Saver-Investors in my group reached their first $1 million around their mid-to-late 30s, and accumulated an average net worth of $3.3 million by their mid-50s.



They also had four things in common:



<ol class="wp-block-list"><li>They typically had a middle-class income (many reached a six-figure salary early in their career, and if they didn’t, they lived&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/28/i-saved-100000-in-3-years-at-age-27-here-are-my-money-saving-tips.html" class="">very frugally</a>.)</li><li>They had a low cost of living and preferred to save, rather than spend lavishly.</li><li>They saved 20% or more of their income.</li><li>They started investing their savings early in life and continued to do so prudently for many years.</li></ol>



No matter what their day job was, this group made saving and investing part of their routine; they were constantly thinking about smart ways to grow their wealth.



The Savers-Investors path isn’t for everyone. It requires enormous financial discipline and long-term commitment.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">2. The Dreamers path</h2>



This is perhaps the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/26/how-to-raise-money-smart-children-who-grow-up-to-be-successful-wealthy-financially-literate.html" class="">hardest path</a>&nbsp;to building wealth because it requires the pursuit of a dream, such as starting a business, becoming a successful actor, musician or&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/28/harry-potter-novelist-jk-rowling-famous-advice-to-harvard-students-is-dark-but-so-brilliant-and-true.html" class="">author</a>.



Approximately 28% of the folks in my study were Dreamers, and they accumulated an average net worth of $7.4 million — far more than any of the other groups — over a period of about 12 years.



All of them told me that pursuing their dreams was one of the most rewarding things they had done in their lives. They loved what they did for a living, and their passion showed up in their bank accounts.



Those who want to take this path, however, must be willing to work long hours and able to handle financial stress. The Dreamers in my study worked more than 61 hours per week before finally achieving their dreams. Weekends and vacations were almost non-existent.



Trying to make ends meet was not easy. At first, getting a steady paycheck was “nearly impossible,” one Dreamer said. It was even harder for those who had families to support. To finance their dreams, some decided to put off buying a home, while others dipped into their retirement savings.



If you’re risk-averse, this path may not be for you.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">3. The Company Climbers path</h2>



Climbers are individuals who work for a big company and devote all of their energy into climbing the corporate ladder until they land a senior executive position.



This is the second-hardest path to becoming a millionaire, and about 31% of the rich people I studied fell into this group. It took them an average of 22 years to accumulate a net worth of $3.4 million or more. In most cases, their wealth came from either stock compensation or a partnership share of profits.



To be a Climber, you must have strong relationship-building skills. Networking and making lasting connections with powerful people in your industry is essential.



Like Dreamers, however, Climbers also have long work hours. The ones I interviewed all arrived at the office early and left late. Many were required to travel frequently and even had to sacrifice a lot of their vacation time.



Profitability is a huge factor in determining a Climber’s success. If their company struggles financially, their time and investment there might not be rewarded to the extent they had expected.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">4. The Virtuosos path</h2>



Roughly 19% of the participants in my study chose this path. Virtuosos are among the best at what they do in their profession. They are paid a high premium for their knowledge and expertise, which sets them apart from the competition.



It took the Virtuosos in my study about 20 years to reach an average net worth of $4 million. Some worked in the medical field, while others worked in law. A handful either worked for large, publicly-held corporations, or they were small business owners with highly profitable enterprises.



Of course, Virtuosos aren’t necessarily born with natural intelligence. They must spend many years continuously studying and learning. Formal education, such as advanced degrees, is usually a requirement.



This means investing an enormous amount of money and time before seeing any payoff at all. Not everyone has the ability to devote significant hours every day practicing their skill or the financial resources to pursue advanced degrees.



<a class="" href="http://richhabits.net/">Tom Corley</a>is an accountant, financial planner and author of <a class="" href="https://www.amazon.com/Rich-Kids-Raise-Children-Successful/dp/1626529868">“Rich Kids: How to Raise Our Children to Be Happy and Successful in Life”</a> and ”<a class="" href="https://secure.mybookorders.com/Orderpage/160">Rich Habits: The Daily Success Habits of Wealthy Individuals.”</a>



This article first appeared on CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/27/4-main-paths-to-becoming-millionaire-here-is-the-easiest-way-says-money-expert.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/27/4-main-paths-to-becoming-millionaire-here-is-the-easiest-way-says-money-expert.html</a> and is republished with its permission.

There are 4 main paths to becoming a millionaire—and this is the easiest one, says money expert

NAIROBI (Reuters) &#8211; Kenya’s year-on-year inflation fell to 3.83% in September, from 5.0% a month earlier, the statistics office said on Monday.



On a monthly basis, inflation was -0.11% from -0.90% in August, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics said.



Reporting by Duncan Miriri; Editing by Maggie Fick

Kenya’s year-on-year inflation falls to 3.83% in September

DAKAR (Reuters) &#8211; Democratic Republic of Congo’s economic growth is expected to slow slightly in 2020 to 5.4%, according to a government budget proposal published on Sunday.



The Central Bank in April predicted gross domestic product (GDP) would grow by 5.9% in 2019, though the International Monetary Fund expects growth this year of 4.3% because of lower copper and cobalt prices.



Reporting By Edward McAllister; Editing by Gareth Jones

DRC’s GDP growth is expected to slow slightly to 5.4% in 2020

By Gary van Staden, Head of Research, NKC African Economics



The third date since July by which Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane was supposed to reopen Parliament came and went this week with no indication that the embattled leader of the All Basotho Convention (ABC) is ready to face down a motion of no confidence, let alone implement the agreement brokered by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa some two months ago.



Mr
Thabane prorogued Parliament sine die (without stipulating when it would
reassemble) in June to avoid a no-confidence vote brought by his own party. The
three dates on which the legislature was meant to reopen – August 5, August 16,
and September 25 – have passed into the clouded history of the country with no
indication of when or even if Parliament will be reopened. 



The
much-heralded July agreement signed by Mr Thabane, opposition parties, and NGOs
and labelled a major breakthrough has apparently joined several other
‘breakthrough’ agreements on the trash heap of Lesotho’s toxic politics. 



The
thrust of the July Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was to give legislative
authority to a so-called National Legislative Reform Authority (NLRA) that
would co-ordinate the national reforms process in the kingdom. The reform
authority will be constituted in terms of an act of Parliament, which will
guide the country in effecting constitutional governance, security, and media
reforms. 



Mr
Ramaphosa welcomed the signing as a “historic milestone that firmly set Lesotho
on the road to reform. The Basotho people can celebrate the convergence of
consensus that has led to this historic agreement and has built a strong
foundation for reforms to go ahead.” 



But
Mr Thabane had other ideas and at first suggested that Parliament be reopened
only to legislate the NLRA and then immediately prorogue again to avoid the
no-confidence vote; a suggestion even elements of his own party rejected. 



He
has since looked for ways to avoid or defeat the no-confidence vote – including
this week’s extraordinary attempt to secure the support of his arch enemy,
Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) leader Mothetjoa Metsing. 



With
the support of Mr Metsing and all 11 LCD Members of Parliament (MP), the prime
minister might just survive by a narrow margin of two votes. That is of course
assuming that all the MPs back Mr Thabane, all his coalition partners vote
against the motion, and all of Mr Metsing’s MPs comply. 



That
seems a tall order, but Mr Thabane is that desperate. 



Some
of Mr Metsing’s demands for his support – that Mr Thabane forms a government of
national unity and that former army commander Tlali Kamoli be released from
prison – are unpalatable to many MPs, so the initiative seems doomed.



Meanwhile,
a growing row between Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) commander Lieutenant General
Mojalefa Letsoela and Defence Minister Tefo Mapesela is straining
civilian-military relations to the increasing concern of civil society. The
army has been at the centre of Lesotho’s instability over the years, with its
critics accusing it of meddling in politics. 



The
LDF commander claimed that unnamed political elements were trying to infiltrate
and destabilise the forces, but local media reported it was common knowledge
that the defence minister was the target. 



Lt
Gen. Letsoela vowed never to allow “outsiders” to interfere with the army,
while Mr Mapesela has accused Lt Gen. Letsoela of “revolting against civilian
authority and taking major decisions without consultation.” Strained relations
between the military and civilian authority is probably the very last thing
Lesotho needs right now.



It
is clear that Mr Thabane regards his treaty and other agreement obligations as
secondary by some measure to his own political survival. While the
‘breakthrough’ agreements that could assist Lesotho find some measure of
stability sit on ice, the prime minister continues to break agreements to
reopen Parliament and spends most of his time looking for unlikely alliances to
save his political skin. 



We
remain convinced that agreements that depend on Mr Thabane’s integrity and
compliance, including the July MoU, are doomed to fail. Unless Mr Ramaphosa, as
the Southern Africa Development Community facilitator in Lesotho, ends the
obsession with keeping Mr Thabane in power, nothing is going to change. 



Agreements
that suit Mr Thabane and South Africa will not help Lesotho.

Op-Ed: Lesotho’s Thabane keeps Parliament suspended to avoid vote

By <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/21/bill-gates-13-best-ted-talks-you-need-to-watch.html">Tom Popomaronis</a>



<a class="" href="https://www.ted.com/talks">TED Talks</a> are one of the best online resources for anyone who loves learning. I try to dedicate some time every week to watching a few of them. But there are so many good ones that it’s impossible to choose.



Luckily, I recently came across a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/BillGates/photos/a.10150331291841961/10152060779241961/?type=1&amp;amp;theater" class="">2014</a>&nbsp;playlist of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ted.com/playlists/35/bill_gates_my_13_favorite_tal" class="">Bill Gates’ favorite TED talks</a>. Naturally, I had to watch them all.



The Microsoft co-founder whittled down his favorites to 13 essentials. There’s a broad range of topics to digest in the videos. Some of them, like ones about <a class="" href="https://www.gatesfoundation.org/what-we-do/global-development/polio">polio eradication</a> and <a class="" href="https://www.gatesfoundation.org/What-We-Do/US-Program/K-12-Education">fixing the education system</a>, are specific to Gates’ own interests.



But there’s one common thread throughout the videos: They’re all about how we can positively shape both ourselves and the world.Even if you aren’t interested in algorithms and robotics, there’s something for everyone here — and you’ll definitely finish the videos feeling smarter, wiser and more hopeful.



Here’s the complete list of Gates’ favorite TED talks, and what you can learn from each one:



1.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen?referrer=playlist-bill_gates_my_13_favorite_tal#t-76874" class="">“The Best Stats You’ve Ever Seen,”</a>&nbsp;by Hans Rosling



Putting a bunch of data together in a coherent and captivating way is a challenge. But Rosling, a physician and epidemiologist who died in 2017, was brilliant in his creative use of visual aids.



In this talk, which has been viewed more than 14 million times, the stats guru dispels common myths about the so-called “developing world” by zeroing in on global trends in health and economics.



The most fascinating part of the talk is Rosling’s stunning presentation technique — using interactive bubble charts, compelling data and an energetic speaking style, which has been likened to the “drama and urgency of a sportscaster.”



Even if global health economics isn’t your thing, “The Best Stats You’ve Ever Seen” will give you insight into how the use of stats, visualization and lively body language can shift perspectives.



2.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_specter_the_danger_of_science_denial?referrer=playlist-bill_gates_my_13_favorite_tal" class="">“The Danger of Science Denial,”</a>&nbsp;by Michael Specter



Specter, a staff writer for The New Yorker and author of “Denialism,” explores why the world has increasingly begun to fear scientific advances, instead of embracing them.



“I don’t need to say this, but vaccines are essential,” he says in the talk. “You take them away, and disease comes back, horrible diseases. That’s happening. We have measles in this country now. And it’s getting worse.”



Specter does a great job using several examples — vaccine claims related to autism, “Frankenfood” bans, the herbal cure craze — to illustrate the public’s fear and denial of science and reason. His talk encouraged me, and hopefully many others, to reflect on the consequences of ignoring scientific consensus.



Another great takeaway: There’s nothing more powerful than the scientific method, which involves trying stuff out, seeing if it works and changing it when it doesn’t. As Specter says, “It’s one of the great accomplishments of humanity.”



3.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/david_christian_big_history?referrer=playlist-bill_gates_my_13_favorite_tal" class="">“The History of Our World in 18 Minutes,”</a>&nbsp;by David Christian



Christian, a historian who is specifically a scholar of Russian history, starts the talk by winding back to the beginning of time: 13.7 billion years ago.



“Around us, there’s nothing,” he says. “There’s not even time or space. Imagine the darkest, emptiest thing you can and cube it a gazillion times — and that’s where we are. And then suddenly, bang! A universe appears, an entire universe.”



If you’ve ever wanted to learn the complete history of the universe, from the Big Bang to the internet, in a less amount of time than a “Simpsons” episode, here’s your chance. Or, maybe you don’t care to learn about history at all. If that’s the case, watch it anyway.



I was at first skeptical about how long my attention span could last watching this video, but after a full 18 minutes, Specter made me realize that in order to understand the challenges and opportunities in front of us, we must first learn about the journey that got us here.



4.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2012/04/15/melinda-gates-fights-to-put-birth-control-on-the-global-agenda-and-save-childrens-lives/#429919652f16" class="">“Let’s Put Birth Control Back on the Agenda,”</a>&nbsp;by Melinda Gates



Since the moment it was introduced, contraception has been a controversial topic. But Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, believes many of the world’s social change issues depend on ensuring that women are able to control their rate of having kids.



In the talk, Gates tells the story of a young business woman she met in Nairobi, who made and sold backpacks out of her home. When asked why she chose to have only three children, the woman said, “I wouldn’t be able to run my business if I had another child.”



Her income afforded her just enough to provide an education to all three of her children. “This is the same mental calculus that hundreds of millions of men and women have gone through,” Gates explains. “They’re able to give their children more opportunities by exercising control over when they have them.”



The list of priorities for countries both rich and poor is a massive one, but this talk makes a compelling argument about how essential something like access to birth control is.



5.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/bruce_aylward_how_we_ll_stop_polio?referrer=playlist-bill_gates_my_13_favorite_tal" class="">“How We’ll Stop Polio for Good,”</a>&nbsp;by Bruce Aylward



It’s not surprising to find this one on Gates’ list of favorites. Like Gates, Aylward, a Canadian physician and epidemiologist, is fighting to make a polio-free world.



Polio is almost completely eradicated, but as Aylward says in his talk, “Almost&nbsp;isn’t good enough with a disease this terrifying.” The disease, which affects mainly children, can cause paralysis, sometimes within a matter of hours, and death.



Aylward’s plan to continue the “scientific miracle” that ended polio in most parts of the world — and finally stop it for good — will inspire you to get the word out and encourage governments to keep their generosity up in helping to eradicate this horrible disease.



6.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/atul_gawande_how_do_we_heal_medicine?referrer=playlist-bill_gates_my_13_favorite_tal" class="">“How Do We Heal Medicine?”</a>&nbsp;by Atul Gawande



Doctors are capable of extraordinary things, and we depend on them to keep us healthy. But Gawande, a doctor and writer, argues that in order to do their job effectively, they must take a step back and look at new ways to do medicine.



Doctors used to know everything (at least in their area of expertise) and do everything themselves; those days are over, says Gawande. Physicians need to work together, and a new system for that may be as simple as a checklist, or a new way of coaching one another.



And his point isn’t exclusive to physicians; it applies to all of us, no matter what field we’re in. As Gawande says, “We’ve come to a place where we have no choice but to recognize, as individualistic as we want to be, complexity requires group success. We all need to be pit crews now.”



7.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_on_the_myth_of_violence/transcript?referrer=playlist-bill_gates_my_13_favorite_tal#t-1337790" class="">“The Surprising Decline in Violence,”</a>&nbsp;by Steven Pinker



Pinker, a professor of cognitive science, makes a bold claim in this talk: We are far less likely to die violently than members of any previous generation.



“Until 10,000 years ago, all humans lived as hunter-gatherers, without permanent settlements or government,” he says.



Pinker uses visuals to show the corresponding statistic from the U.S. and Europe in the 20th century, and includes all the deaths of both World Wars. “If the death rate in tribal warfare had prevailed during the 20th century,” he says, “there would have been 2 billion deaths rather than 100 million.”



While I don’t doubt his data, the statistics are hard to believe. Has violence really declined? If the answer is yes, then could this decline be reversed? And if the answer to&nbsp;that&nbsp;is yes, how can we prevent it? These are all important questions we must ask.



8.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/nathan_myhrvold_could_this_laser_zap_malaria?referrer=playlist-bill_gates_my_13_favorite_tal" class="">“Could This Laser Zap Malaria?”</a>&nbsp;by Nathan Myhrvold



This was a fun and insightful one that I ended up watching twice. Myhrvold, who used to work at Microsoft, rolls out a live demonstration of a mosquito-zapping gizmo he and his team created.



It basically involves a “photonic fence” that uses lasers to track and obliterate disease-carrying mosquitoes. Of course, this talk was given nearly a decade ago, so it’s unclear how far Myhrvold’s invention got or where it is now.



His enthusiasm and obvious brilliance, however, are not only entertaining, but are also a simple reminder of how boldness and creativity can contribute to our efforts in tackling problems, big or small.



9.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education?referrer=playlist-bill_gates_my_13_favorite_tal" class="">“Let’s Use Video to Reinvent Education,”</a>&nbsp;by Salman Khan



If you’re not familiar with the Khan Academy, it’s a non-profit organization that provides a series of educational videos, in subjects like math, arts and humanity, and science.



Khan, a former hedge-fund analyst with degrees from MIT and Harvard, talks about how and why he created the Khan Academy. He also explains why interactive exercises through video are a key ingredient to humanizing the education system.



Not only can this help those in parts of the world with limited access to education, but it can also benefit the “adult learner, who’s embarrassed to go back and learn stuff they should have known before going back to college,” says Khan.



Gates, who moderates the talk, calls Khan’s efforts “amazing,” and an example of how technology can help create a more educated world.



10.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/blaise_aguera_y_arcas_demos_photosynth?referrer=playlist-bill_gates_my_13_favorite_tal" class="">“How PhotoSynth Can Connect the World’s Images,”</a>&nbsp;by Blaise Agüera y Arcas



Engineer Agüera y Arcas gives a luminous demo of a PhotoSynth, a software originated from Microsoft Live Labs and the University of Washington.



PhotoSynth uses still photos culled from the Web to build breathtaking dreamscapes, and then lets users navigate them. (While Microsoft shut down the software in 2017, its features returned later that year within the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-brings-back-photosynth-in-its-pix-app-for-ios/" class="">Microsoft Pix app for iOS</a>.)



We’ve come a long way in using technology to connect the world’s images, but the real inspiration here is about all the things we can do with the social environment. “This is now taking data from everybody — from the entire collective memory, visually, of what the Earth looks like — and linking all of that together,” says Agüera y Arcas.



11.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/david_blaine_how_i_held_my_breath_for_17_min/transcript?referrer=playlist-bill_gates_my_13_favorite_tal" class="">“How I Held My Breath for 17 Minutes,”</a>&nbsp;by David Blaine



“As a magician, I try to create images that make people stop and think,” Blaine says in the beginning of his talk. “I also try to challenge myself to do things that doctors say are not possible.”



One of those challenges: holding his breath for 17 minutes. I won’t give too much away (you’ll have to watch the video), but it involves meeting with a neurosurgeon, researching pearl divers and some major oxygen deprivation.



“I push through the pain to be the best that I can be,” Blaine says, as he gets a little emotional. “And that’s what magic is to me.”



Whether you’re a magician or not, he reminds us that with practice, training and lots of experimenting, you can do things that seem impossible.



12.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts?referrer=playlist-bill_gates_my_13_favorite_tal" class="">“The Power of Introverts,”</a>&nbsp;by Susan Cain



In a world that prizes extroverts, looking inward is a virtue, not a problem, argues Cain, author of the best-selling book, “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking.”



Some of the most influential people in history were introverts, she says, including Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks and Gandhi.



“Introversion,” Cain explains, “is different from being shy. Shyness is about fear of social judgment. Introversion is more about how you respond to stimulation, including social stimulation.”



Extroverts crave large amounts of stimulation, whereas introverts feel at their “most capable” when they’re in quieter, more low-key environments. But the problem is that places like our schools and workplaces are designed mostly for extroverts.



Cain offers a number of suggestions for how we can create a better balance between the two types. It’s essential, she says, especially if we want to maximize&nbsp;all&nbsp;of our talents.



13.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/vijay_kumar_robots_that_fly_and_cooperate?referrer=playlist-bill_gates_my_13_favorite_tal" class="">“Robots That Fly &#8230; and Cooperate,”</a>&nbsp;by Vijay Kumar



Kumar, dean of the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, gives an interesting lecture about something he and his team built: flying quadrotors, or small, agile robots that swarm, sense each other and form ad hoc teams. They can be used for construction, surveying disasters and far more.



He demonstrates the several features of the robot, which is built like a cross, with four rotors — each on an end of the cross pointed straight up. “You can send them inside buildings as first responders to look for intruders, maybe look for biochemical leaks [or they] can be used for construction and for transporting cargo,” Kumar says.



They can even be sent to collapsed buildings to assess the damage of disasters, he continues, or to map nuclear radiation levels after a nuclear accident. Even today, with all the advancements in the robotics industry, it’s amazing to watch and think about how far we’ve come.



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These are Bill Gates’ 13 favorite TED talks—and they’ll make you feel smarter, wiser and more hopeful

By Lincoln
Wilcox and Efosa Ojomo



The United
Nations defines access to safe drinking water as a basic human right, but
according to their newest report, three out of ten—or 2.1 billion people—still
lack access to it. Water may be life, but unfortunately it’s not free.&nbsp;



Governments
and development organizations have spent billions of dollars over the past
several decades in an attempt to address this inequity in low- and
middle-income countries, but the unfortunate reality is that many of these
efforts have fallen flat. The United States, for example, has spent more than <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/katineblog/2009/mar/26/water-projects-wasted-money">$360
million</a> on rural water supply schemes in Africa and other regions that have
broken down and no longer work. When outside actors provide communities with
resources like wells and water treatment infrastructure, too often no
sustainable mechanism exists to maintain them. And even if they don’t break
down, donated solutions are inherently unscalable.&nbsp;



So how do
you create a solution that sticks? In our research, we&#8217;ve found that it starts
with innovators and entrepreneurs who create robust markets that serve people
who are currently unable to access water. These new markets provide the
necessary resources to make safe water not only affordable and accessible, but
also financially sustainable since they generate revenue that can then be used
to maintain and grow the market. Consider how these two organizations, each
with different business models, have created viable, lasting solutions that
address the access to water challenge in the regions where they operate.



Drinkwell:
Developing technology for safe water



In the
densely populated nation of Bangladesh, the country’s clean water <a href="https://www.who.int/bulletin/archives/78%289%291093.pdf">crisis</a> reached
an all-time high when it was discovered that arsenic had contaminated the
nation’s groundwater. It was this crisis that inspired Minhaj Chowdhury to form
<a href="http://drinkwellsystems.com/">Drinkwell</a>, a social enterprise that
sells low-cost, high-efficiency water filtration systems to local entrepreneurs
who build a business around providing safe water.



Empowering
entrepreneurs who can leverage their social capital to reach customers is a key
component of the company’s model, which Chowdhury credits with its
sustainability. But the company also ensures the long-term viability of its
“Water ATMs” by providing entrepreneurs with maintenance support and financial
management assistance.&nbsp;



Drinkwell
started selling its solution in 2013, but unlike to thousands of donated wells
that have provided water for limited periods before breaking down, the
organization’s financially sustainable model shows no signs of decay. To date,
more than 200,000 people now load “water credits” onto their DrinkWell cards
and use them at designated DrinkWell sites in India, Bangladesh, Laos, and
Cambodia, and the organization aims to expand its network to serve more than
5,000 communities in the next year. Drinkwell’s success offers a blueprint for
closing the gap on access to clean, affordable water.&nbsp;



Manila
Water: A public-private partnership that works



25 years
ago, as many as ten million people in the Philippines didn’t have access to
safe water. In the eastern region of Manila, the capital city, barely a quarter
of people had access to potable water. The situation got so bad that the
government was compelled to enact a National Water Crisis Act, which paved the
way for innovators to work with the government to solve this problem. This gave
birth to <a href="https://www.manilawater.com/corporate/about-us/our-story">Manila
Water</a>, a public-private partnership between the government and the
Philippines&#8217; oldest conglomerate, Ayala Corporation.&nbsp;



As a
private company, Manila Water had a strong incentive to distribute water to as
many customers as possible. To do this, its executives invested in new systems
for production, treatment, and distribution of water; trained an entirely new
workforce; and reshuffled the existing organization structure to focus on
increasing access. At the same time, the government retained its ability to
regulate the industry to best serve the people of Manila. This hybrid
public-private relationship between Ayala and the government has paid off
immensely as more than 99% of people in the region now have access to
affordable, clean water. In addition, Ayala is exporting its expertise to
neighboring countries, including Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia.
Sometimes the government has the will, but the private sector might just have
the way.



In a world
where water, the most basic resource we need to survive, is still out of reach
for more than two billion people, a fundamental rethinking of how we address
the challenge of providing this critical resource is necessary. No one
organization can solve the global water challenge, but organizations like
Drinkwell and Manila Water have shown a way to develop innovative
models—through leveraging entrepreneurship, new technologies, and government
partnerships —to tackle this seemingly intractable issue. And unlike more
conventional answers to the problem, these solutions are fundamentally
sustainable and scalable. That’s why they remain our best hope for making water
accessible to all.



Lincoln
Wilcox is a
research associate on the global prosperity team at the Clayton Christensen
Institute.



Efosa Ojomo is a senior research fellow at the
Clayton Christensen Institute where he leads its Global Prosperity research.

Op-Ed: The best hope for solving the global water crisis

KHARTOUM (Reuters) &#8211; Sudan’s prime minister will ask the World Bank for $2 billion in support during his current visit to New York, the country’s finance minister said on Monday.



Finance Minister Ibrahim Elbadawi also said Sudan had asked the World Bank to second and fund three Sudanese experts to work in Sudan during the country’s political transition.



Reporting by Khalid Abdelaziz; Writing by Aidan Lewis; Editing by Louise Heavens

This African country plans to ask the World Bank for $2 billion in support

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From the catwalks of New York to Milan, HUGO BOSS has brought its stylishness and elegance to sailing with its iconic new yacht. The brand associated with stunning designs collaborated with Egyptian-born and Canadian-raised Karim Rashid, one of the most prolific designers of his generation, to devise the brand identity for the new ‘HUGO BOSS’ yacht, which record-breaking sailor Alex Thomson, stylishly dressed in the HUGO BOSS capsule collection will race in the 2020 Vendée Globe.



Vendée
Globe, known as the “Everest of Sailing”, is a solo, unassisted round-the-world
race. 



It is one of the most gruelling challenges a yachtsman can face, and for skipper Thomson it is one he is determined to win – after coming in third in 2012 and second in 2016.



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Rashid
who has more than 4,000 designs in production and 300 awards to his name worked
closely with the Alex Thomson Racing Team to turn his peerless expertise to
creating an inimitable look for the International Monohull Open Class Association
(IMOCA) 60 yacht.



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Not
only will the striking neon pink design boat sail in the Vendée Globe but in a
number of long-distance races.



The new ‘HUGO BOSS’ yacht, which has just been unveiled and set sail through London&#8217;s iconic Tower Bridge for the christening ceremony, will make its first voyage when Thomson competes in the Transat Jacques Vabre race from France to Brazil, starting on October 27, 2019. 



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On working with Rashid, Thomson said it was worthwhile: “while collectively – through our team, together with our naval architects and boat builders – we had all the skills required to design and build the new HUGO BOSS, we knew that we needed somebody to devise a strong brand identity for the boat. And that is where Karim’s vision came into play. It was great to see how passionate he was about the project from the very beginning.



Speaking
about the project, award-winning designer, Rashid shared similar sentiments:
“It is special to work on this. HUGO BOSS is such a global brand with a
contemporary vision, and Alex Thomson is such a champion in the sailing world.
Meeting Alex showed me the great passion one needs for these races. And
collaborating with HUGO BOSS and the Alex Thomson Racing team members, having a
constant back-and-forth dialogue, was essential in shaping my vision.”

HUGO BOSS sets sail with record-breaking sailor Alex Thomson

By Gary van Staden, Head of Research, NKC African Economics.



Mozambique’s elections – due in less than a month – will go ahead as planned despite threats by a splinter group of Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo) fighters who have defied the party leadership and vowed to step up its violence unless campaigning for the upcoming polls is suspended. There are no plans on the part of the government to suspend campaigning or delay the vote.



Fresh
elections are due on October 15 and the splinter group of disgruntled fighters
who lost January elections for a new leader following the death of long-time
boss Afonso Dhlakama have threatened to step up their banditry activities that
(to date) include two messy and unsuccessful attempts to hijack vehicles and
kidnap the occupants. 



The
new peace agreements implemented on August 1 by President Filipe Nyusi, leader
of the governing Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo), and Renamo leader
Ossufo Momade, required Renamo’s armed wing to disband (for the second time),
where members could either retire with a government pension or join the
national army.



Renamo’s
coercive capacity has dwindled to almost nothing following the death of
hardliner Mr Dhlakama, leaving a few disgruntled groups of fighters to continue
to resort to sporadic violence. 



Among
them was a renegade self-appointed ‘general’, Mariano Nhongo, who has falsely
claimed in several interviews to be ‘chief’ of Renamo’s armed wing. That was
never the case according to Southern African Development Community (Sadc)
sources. 



“We
do not acknowledge the recently signed peace treaty. An election will not take
place. Anyone who makes calls for elections should know: We will kill him,” Mr
Nhongo told foreign media while also claiming to be the legitimate leader of
Renamo having previously threatened to kill Mr Momade. 



Mr
Nhongo claimed to command some 500 troops, but Sadc intelligence and security
sources believe the number to be significantly lower and that these troops are
the dregs of the former armed wing and not very well trained. 



Nevertheless,
the commander continued his threats, saying that should the election
campaigning continue, “our attacks will continue”. He claimed that his fighters
had been responsible for two recent attacks on the vehicles of provincial
heavyweights in central Manica which left a total of four people injured.
Gunmen attacked two cars along the main N6 road from Beira to Chimoio. 



Some
media reports stated that the attack took place in the village of Zimpinga,
Gondola district, Manica – a Renamo zone of influence. Others said that police
had arrived on the scene, relatively swiftly ending the attack and foiling an
apparent attempted kidnapping. 



Speculation
that the actives of this splinter group, which must now operate outside any
formal Renamo structures or logistical or other support, have a capacity to
destabilise the elections, let alone the country, are fanciful and far-fetched.




The
evidence rather suggests a ragtag outfit of disgruntled fighters unable or
unwilling to accept the terms of the peace agreement. However, that does not
mean they are harmless. 



Sporadic
attacks on unarmed motorists could unfortunately result in fatalities. 



Mozambique
seldom runs perfect elections and the debates over legitimacy will resurface
before, during, and after the polls. But elections have tended to express the
will of the people and we doubt any Renamo splinter group will have much impact.

Op-Ed: Mozambique elections will go ahead despite threats of violence

By Mary-Jean Nleya 



Africa balkanised in 1884 – 1885 



The balkanisation of African states is a colonial
construct, yet it has become one of the most Africanised phenomena of
contemporary Africa. During the wave of independence, a pan-Africanist movement
swept over much of the continent with Julius Nyerere as its ardent proponent.
However, the drawn lines of the Berlin Conference remained firm causing
national identity to trump over a shared African identity. The recent
xenophobic attacks in South Africa, particularly the targeting of other African
immigrants in South Africa, is a testament to identity markers that have been
forged along national geographies &#8211; a consequence of the Berlin Conference. Some
Nigerian citizens returned home last week as result of the violence. The recent
actions in South Africa and the reprisal attacks in other African countries
targeting South Africa makes African integration hang in the balance. 



Xenophobia &amp; economic
integration



The
xenophobic attacks come at a time when African countries recently concluded the
largest trade agreement, since the creation of the World Trade Organisation in
1994. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has the potential to
connect over 1.3 billion people as well as to form an economic zone of over $3
trillion and boost&nbsp;<a href="http://www.intracen.org/uploadedFiles/intracenorg/Content/Publications/AfCFTA%20Business%20Guide_final_Low-res.pdf">intra-African trade</a> in agriculture, manufacturing, raw
materials and services. However, such a potential requires more than simply
diplomatic relations across the continent, but also steadfast unity among
African people. Looting and destroying businesses owned by other African
migrants in South Africa, particularly businesses owned by those at the lower
rung of the socio-economic pyramid and the consequent retaliatory attacks in
various other African countries, goes against the very foundations of economic,
social and trade integration. 



The
AfCFTA was seen as acting as a buffer to the current trade-war climate by
strengthening regional trade within the continent of Africa; while free trade
is under attack in much of the developed world. If anything, the US-China trade
war is an additional propeller for African states to deepen trade-relations
among themselves.



However,
what use is an African trade pact that aims at building bridges and dismantling
borders; when the African people do not see themselves as a single identity? 



Art and development: The unifying
force of music



As the African continent grapples with its developmental agenda, art and specifically music has the propensity to act as a unifying force among African people. The major milestone accomplished by the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X7b8fYcYCk">Ndlovu Youth Choir’s</a> magnificent performances that celebrated Africa as a continent and its culture, and that ultimately landed them a record as the first African act to make it to the finals of the US’ major talent competition, is significant not just as entertainment but also in forging a unified African identity in the midst of the regressive social and economic moment of the recent xenophobic attacks. Music that was composed specifically following the September 2019 xenophobic attacks was a song “Africa Unite” that poignantly explored social themes of interdependence and African togetherness. 



Music
is an
enabler in building bridges and in articulating and
expressing the complexities of identity politics found in development processes.
It is also a vital medium in communicating
and illuminating themes central to development discourse (including regional
trade integration) at a time where the social infrastructure of the continent
is of importance and heightened social tensions among
Africans need to be eased. 



Conclusion



The
AfCFTA, with its potential to make significant contributions to economic
development, curbing unemployment and poverty alleviation if it is supported by
effective policies, is a starting point; but an ingrained pan-African vision
from those at the bottom of the socio-economic pyramid all the way to the top
is essential for the growth of the African continent. The world has much to
benefit from an integrated and united Africa.&nbsp;Africa Unite.

Op-Ed: Africa urgently needs a shared identity for its $3trn free trade club to work, could music be a unifier?

LISBON (Reuters) &#8211; Ghana, the world’s second largest cocoa producer, is expected to produce 850,000 tonnes of cocoa in 2019/20 season, at the lower end of average levels on account of the swollen shoot disease outbreak, the country’s industry regulator said on Thursday.



Ghana’s annual cocoa production is usually between 850,000 and 900,000 tonnes, though the country had an official forecast of 900,000 tonnes for the current 2018/19 season, which ends this month.



“Swollen shoot is the main factor bringing down production,” Joseph Boahen Aidoo, chief executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod), an industry regulator, told Reuters on the sidelines of the European Cocoa Forum in Lisbon.



Aidoo also said Ghana would announce the official farmgate price for the 2019/20 season on Oct. 1. The farmgate price is a fixed annual price set and paid by the government to farmers each season.



Ghana’s cocoa output is expected to fall to 830,000 tonnes in the 2018/19 season, which ends this month, on account of unfavourable weather and swollen shoot disease, according to the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO).



Ghana’s fight against the disease has prompted Cocobod to replant of 400,000 hectares of cocoa plants. It will take at least three to five years for the replanted surfaces to come into production.



Reporting by Maytaal Angel; Editing by Tom Brown

Ghana expected to produce 850,000 tonnes of cocoa in 2019/20 season, at the lower end of average levels…Here’s why

NAIROBI (Reuters) &#8211; Kenya’s finance ministry has cut the government’s planned spending for the 2019/20 (July-June) fiscal year by 2.1%, equivalent to 46.2 billion shillings ($445 million), a budget review document showed on Thursday.



The former finance minister Henry Rotich was criticised for raising spending in June and imposing additional tax measures on already squeezed taxpayers.



The current minister, Ukur Yatani, who was appointed to the post in an acting capacity in July, promised strict spending cuts aimed mainly at non-essential items such as foreign travel by officials.



The cuts to the budget for this fiscal year were mainly caused by revenue collection shortfalls, the ministry said in its budget review.



They were attained through “trade-offs and reallocations of the existing budgetary provisions,” it said.



($1 = 103.8000 Kenyan shillings)



Reporting by Duncan Miriri; editing by Toby Chopra and Jason Neely

Kenya’s finance ministry cuts 2019/20 financial year spending plans by 2.1%, what you need to know

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) &#8211; Ethiopia on Wednesday rejected a proposal by Egypt to operate a $4 billion hydropower dam the Horn of Africa country is constructing on the Nile, further deepening a dispute between the two nations over the project.



In a press conference in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, Sileshi Bekele, minister for water, irrigation and energy described Egypt’s plan including the volume of water it wants the dam to release annually as “inappropriate.”



“The proposal from Egypt was unilaterally decided&#8230;(it) didn’t consider our previous agreements,” he said.



“We can’t agree with this&#8230;we will prepare our counter proposal.”



The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), announced in 2011, is designed to be the centrepiece of Ethiopia’s bid to become Africa’s biggest power exporter, generating more than 6,000 megawatts.



The two nations disagree over the annual flow of water that should be guaranteed to Egypt and how to manage flows during droughts.



Egypt relies on the Nile for 90% of its fresh water and it wants the GERD’s reservoir to release a higher volume of water than Ethiopia is willing to guarantee, among other disagreements.



“An Egyptian expert can’t control our dam,” Sileshi said and described the Egyptian plan as a potential violation of Ethiopia’s sovereignty.



Sileshi did not say how much water Ethiopia wants to release, but Egypt wants the dam to release a minimum of 40 billion cubic metres of water from the GERD annually.



Following construction delays, Ethiopia has said GERD will start power production by the end of 2020 and be fully operational by 2022.



Writing by Elias Biryabarema; Editing by Lisa Shumaker

Why Ethiopia has rejected Egypt’s plan for operating giant dam on the Nile

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) &#8211; South African retail sales rose 2% year-on-year in July following a 2.4% increase in June, Statistics South Africa said on Wednesday.



On a month-on-month basis, sales were up 0.2% and rose 2% in the three months to the end of July compared with the same period last year, the statistics body said.



Reporting by Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo; Editing by Toby Chopra

South Africa’s retail sales up 2% year-on-year in July

LILONGWE (Reuters) &#8211; Malawi’s economy is likely to expand by 4.5% this year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said late on Tuesday, boosted by improved agricultural production and the rebuilding of infrastructure damaged by Cyclone Idai.



The growth projection is down slightly from the fund’s March forecast of a 5% expansion to gross domestic product. Earlier in September the finance ministry said growth would advance 5%, up from 4% growth in 2018.



The small southern African nation’s economy is largely reliant on sales of tobacco, tea and sugarcane, with growth having slowed in recent years because of an El Nino-induced drought, electricity shortages and political uncertainty.



Cyclone Idai, the worst cyclone in Africa for decades, lashed Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi in March, killing thousands and wrecking infrastructure.



“Over the medium term, growth could rise further to 6-7%, backed by greater access to finance, crop diversification, an improved business climate and more resilient infrastructure, including improved electricity generation,” the IMF said in a statement.



In April last year the IMF granted Malawi a $112 million credit facility to help the country to stabilise debt and fight poverty.



Writing by Mfuneko Toyana; Editing by David Goodman

IMF sees Malawi’s economy expanding by 4.5% in 2019

LONDON (Reuters) &#8211; Global energy trader Vitol and Mozambique’s state oil firm, ENH, have launched a trading joint venture called ENH Energy Trading, Vitol said on Tuesday, to focus on liquefied natural gas (LNG), liquefied petroleum gas and condensate.



The new entity will be incorporated and based in Singapore.



The move is part of a wider trend since last year that has seen energy firms either set up new dedicated gas trading desks or expand existing ones in Singapore. Asia is the fastest growing LNG market, led by Chinese demand.



Singapore has also been expanding its LNG infrastructure by increasing storage capacity.



Mozambique has an estimated 125 trillion cubic feet of technically recoverable gas resources and is expected to become a top LNG exporter with over 30 million tonnes per year, the statement said.



There are two mega LNG projects being developed in the southern African country.



One, now owned by Total following the takeover of ex-operator Anadarko by Occidental Petroleum, has taken a final investment decision. The other, led by Exxon Mobil Corp, is expected to do so later this year.



Vitol traded 7.8 million tonnes of LNG last year and 7.4 million barrels per day of crude, making it the largest independent oil trader.



Reporting by Julia Payne; Editing by Louise Heavens and Mark Potter

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