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10/06/2022

Official statistics show that Zimbabwe's inflation rate has risen from 66 percent (%) to more than 130 percent (%) since the start of Russia's war in Ukraine. According to the country's finance minister, the impact of the Ukraine war is compounding the country's already precarious economy. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

10/06/2022

According to Associated Press (AP), Street vendors take off their shoes to show their toes on the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe, Thursday, June, 9, 2022. Rampant inflation is making it increasingly difficult for people in Zimbabwe to make ends meet. Since the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine, official statistics show that Zimbabwe’s inflation rate has shot up from 66% to more than 130%. The country's finance minister says the impact of the Ukraine war is heaping problems on the already fragile economy. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

10/06/2022

An audit firm in Kenya finds 250,000 dead people on ballot papers ahead of elections... READ MORE.

During an ongoing audit, the names of nearly 250,000 deceased voters were discovered on the voter roll, according to Kenya’s electoral commission. Nearly 500,000 more voters were discovered to have duplicate records, and over 226,000 people were registered using documents that did not belong to th...

10/06/2022

Stonebwoy massively supports Green Ghana Initiative

The 2022 Green Ghana project aims to mobilise a collective action to restore the country’s degraded landscapes, mitigate climate change, and instil in the youth the values of planting, nurturing trees, improving community livelihoods, and beautifying the environment. Livingstone Satekla, better kn...

28/05/2022

Ghanaians massively embraced CLUB Lager Beer after World War II. Around the same period, a group of American Soldiers also drank the Beer in Ghana in 1942.
However, the beer is a Ghanaian home name; WHO OWNS ACCRA BREWERY LIMITED...Read More.

Accra Brewery Limited was the first brewery in West Africa. The CLUB Premium Lager was the first product produced, and it became Ghana’s first manufactured beer and product. In 1931, a Swiss-registered company built the Brewery in Adabraka becoming West Africa’s first Brewery. The company was fi...

14/05/2022

Do you think the combined wealth of these billionaires can solve Africa's poverty?

Check out the latest ranking of the 10 Richest People in Africa.
See who tops the chart currently. CLICK TO READ

Despite the long-term effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, Africa’s billionaires saw their wealth increase significantly in 2021. According to Forbes, 18 of these individuals had a combined net worth of $84.9 billion at the end of 2021, a 15% or $4.7 billion increase from their combined net worth of ...

07/05/2022

Music is made for the soul and for the women... CLICK TO READ

In a tweet earlier on May 6, 2022, Reekado Banks tweeted that he’ll make music about what women love to hear. The tweet reads, “I only want to sing about what women love to hear”, he wrote. …REEKADO went by the stage name SPICY prior to his record deal with MAVIN RECORDS Known in real…

14/04/2022

The African must be responsible for his own narratives. No one can truly represent the African except for the African him/herself.

24/02/2022

While others say No, to Putin, some Ukrainians in the separatist regions are elated about the attack. They describe it as being saved by Putin because they have been subjected to utmost poverty by the Ukrainian government.

As reported on DW News by Andrea Jeska
Photo Credit: Daily Sabah

24/02/2022

Russia launches attack on Ukraine...

Ukraine describes this as an 'act of war'

Ukraine decrees a nationwide Martial Law

What are the reactions of EU and AU? Should countries in Africa be concerned?
Photo Credit: Daily Sabah

24/02/2022

South Africa urges Russia to leave Ukraine

South Africa is the latest country to call on Russia to withdraw its troops from Ukraine, saying "the door of diplomacy should never be closed".

"As a nation birthed through negotiation, South Africa is always appreciative of the potential dialogue has in averting a crisis and de-escalating conflict," its department of international relations and cooperation said in a statement on Thursday.

Written by: Basillioh Rukanga, Evelyne Musambi and Natasha B***y

It added that the South African embassy in Ukraine's capital Kyiv was "monitoring developments closely and is also assisting South African nationals" in the country.

24/02/2022

How are African Leaders reacting to Russia's attack on Ukraine?
Ukraine has a number of Africans who feel trapped unsafe currently in its attacked cities. CLICK TO READ...

The government of Nigeria says it will evacuate its citizens who wish to leave Ukraine as soon as airports are re-opened in the country. In a statement, Nigeria’s foreign ministry says the West African country “has received with surprise” the reports of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A spokes...

09/02/2022

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On February 9, 1971, pitcher Leroy “Satchel” Paige becomes the first Negro League veteran to be nominated for the Baseball Hall of Fame. In August of that year, Paige, a pitching legend known for his fastball, showmanship and the longevity of his playing career, which spanned five decades, was i...

09/02/2022

Merneith ruled Egypt for almost a decade (2939-2929 BC). Her name means “the beloved Neith”. Her father was King Djer. CLICK TO READ MORE...

In ancient Egypt, women took up a distinguished position compared to various other human societies and civilizations. Ancient Egyptian antiquities strongly support that claim. Among Ancient Egypt’s great female leaders was Queen Merneith, who had overwhelming ambition to rule the country and could...

09/02/2022

The World Health Organization held a press conference Wednesday, providing the latest developments in confronting Coronavirus, ensuring the importance of a third dose “booster” to protect against the infection. CLICK TO READ & SHARE YOUR VIEWS...

The World Health Organization held a press conference Wednesday, providing the latest developments in confronting Coronavirus, ensuring the importance of a third dose “booster” to protect against the infection. In her speech, Director of WHO’s Programs Department, Regional Office for the Easte...

05/02/2022

Does the government of Ghana need the people's views before implementing the E-Levy?

"...much as the government was in dire need of funds to run the country, deliberate nationwide consultations would help it better gauge the stance of the people, which would inform its final decision." CLICK TO READ MORE...

A former Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, has called on the government to deepen consultations on the proposed Electronic Levy (E-Levy) to allow for its broader acceptance by the populace. According to him, much as the government was in dire need of funds to run the country, d...

04/02/2022

Can Paul Kagame lead Africa into achieving its Agenda 2063 - Africa's vision and action plan?

Can the leader of Rwanda with his massive developmental achievements in his home country set Africa on the pedestal of economic integration and freedom?

“We are on the right path as Africa continues to rise to its challenges. The challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic are still with us, but the pandemic has led Africa to take the opportunity to become self-reliant." - Paul Kagame... CLICK TO READ...

President Paul Kagame was on Wednesday, February 2, re-elected to lead the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), which is mandated to strengthen capacity of member states and regional bodies. NEPAD is the agency that coordinates and executes priority regional and continental development pro...

28/01/2022

Comoros players have not woken up from their dream run at the Africa Cup of Nations despite their last-16 exit, says defender Alexis Souahy.
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By Oluwashina Okeleji Football Writer, Cameroon Comoros players have not woken up from their dream run at the Africa Cup of Nations despite their last-16 exit, says defender Alexis Souahy. The first-time qualifiers from the Indian Ocean nation of under one million inhabitants created a sensation by...

27/01/2022

Is Democracy gradually losing its force in West Africa? What's the place of poverty?

Latest on the Burkina coup. CLICK TO READ...

By contrast, in Burkina Faso, as in Mali, it is the jihadist security crisis that has clearly exerted a destabilising toll. The relentless reports of Islamist attacks fuelling popular anger on urban streets and resentment among soldiers who feel they are being sent out, too lightly armed, underpaid....

28/11/2021

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Only about 24% of South Africans have been fully vaccinated so far. According to the BBC, “South Africa has complained it is being punished – instead of applauded – for discovering Omicron, a concerning new variant of Covid-19″. The South African Foreign Ministry made the statement as countr...

19/11/2021

President Akufo-Addo has said that everyone should be concerned about governance infractions as when they arise, they exact enormous costs that affect the entire society.

“The cost of poor governance can be enormous,” he stressed in remarks presented on his behalf by Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, Charles Adu Boahen, to the Institute of Directors, Ghana (IoD-Gh) at its stakeholders’ forum. CLICK TO READ...

President Akufo-Addo has said that everyone should be concerned about governance infractions as when they arise, they exact enormous costs that affect the entire society. “The cost of poor governance can be enormous,” he stressed in remarks presented on his behalf by Minister of State at the Fin...

19/11/2021

ACCORDING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS, THERE ARE FOUR TYPES OF INTELLIGENCE:

1. INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT (IQ)
2. EMOTIONAL QUOTIENT (EQ)
3. SOCIAL QUOTIENT (SQ)
4. ADVERSITY QUOTIENT (AQ)

1. INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT (IQ): this is the measure of your comprehension ability", solve maths; memorize things and recall subject matters.

2. EMOTIONAL QUOTIENT (EQ): this is the measure of your ability to maintain peace with others; keep to time; be responsible; be honest; respect boundaries; be humble, genuine and considerate.

3. SOCIAL QUOTIENT (SQ):
This is the measure of your ability to build a network of friends and maintain it over a long period of time.

People that have higher EQ and SQ tend to go farther in life than those with high IQ but low EQ and SQ. Most schools capitalize in improving IQ level while EQ and SQ are played down.

A man of high IQ can end up being employed by a man of high EQ and SQ even though he has an average IQ.

Your EQ represents your character; your SQ represents your charisma. Give in to habits that will improve these three Qs but more especially your EQ and SQ.

EQ and SQ make one manage better than the other.

Please do not teach children only to have higher IQ , but also to have higher EQ and SQ.

Now there is a 4th one :
A new paradigm

4. THE ADVERSITY QUOTIENT (AQ):
The measure of your ability to go through a rough patch in life and come out without losing your mind.
AQ determines who will give up in face of troubles and may abandon their families.

To parents: Expose children to other areas of life than academic. They should adore manual work (never use work as a form of punishment), sport and art .

Develop their EQ, SQ and AQ. They should become multifaceted human beings able to do things independently of the parents.

FINALLY, DO NOT PREPARE THE ROAD FOR THE CHILDREN. PREPARE THE CHILDREN FOR THE ROAD!

12/11/2021

Portugal granted Angola independence on November 11, 1975, at a time when multiple Angolan nationalist forces were fighting among themselves to establish control over the newly liberated state. CLICK TO READ ON...

1. Angola was once part of the central and west African Kingdom of Kongo. Founded in the 14th century the kingdom incorporated much of present-day northern Angola as well as parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo and southern Gabon.  2. In 1975, following a revolution in Portugal,...

12/11/2021

Somewhere in Tanzania, everybody minds their own businesses. If all other parts of the world can adopt this, there always will be peaceful co-existence. Let's all learn to mind our own businesses.

12/11/2021

Angola in view.

12/11/2021

Angola

12/11/2021

Angola celebrates it's independence on November 11:
1. Angola was once part of the central and west African Kingdom of Kongo. Founded in the 14th century the kingdom incorporated much of present-day northern Angola as well as parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo and southern Gabon.

2. In 1975, following a revolution in Portugal, Angola gained full independence. Portugal’s entire colonial empire collapsed which also included Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe.

3. The name Angola derives from the word ngola which was the title given to Ndongo kings – the historical African kingdom of the Mbundu people founded around the late 15th or early 16th century.

4. In 1575, the Portuguese founded the city of Luanda – the future capital of Angola.

5. Luanda has repeatedly been ranked as one of the world’s most expensive cities for expatriate employees to live in.

6. Angola is Africa’s second-biggest crude oil producer (after Nigeria) and the world’s 14th-biggest.

7. Oil accounts for at least 88% of the country’s total exports.

8. Angola is Africa’s seventh-largest country by land area and the world’s 24th.

9. Angola is home to one of Africa’s largest waterfalls (possibly second-largest), the Kalandula Falls. The falls are 105m high and 400m wide and considered one of the largest waterfalls by volume in Africa.

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12/11/2021

Angola's Independence Day, November 11
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11/11/2021

The Drummers of Burundi
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11/11/2021

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