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Sad news to Ivory Coast and Africa nation for losing a great man, Amadou Coulibaly. The Ivory Coast prime minister and governing party’s candidate for the forthcoming October presidential election died on Wednesday. He passed away after coming back home from two months of medical treatment in France. The prime minister was 61 years old at the time of death. He had heart surgery in 2012. Until recently, he became ill during a cabinet meeting and was rushed to a hospital where he passed away. The death of Coulibaly builds significant uncertainty in the Ivory Coast, which has, over time,…
A group of three schoolgirls from Nigeria have embarked on a campaign to end child marriage. The three namely Kudirati, Susan and Ubogu are teenagers saddened by the state childhood marriages in Nigeria. According to a report, 43% schoolgirls are married off before the age of 18 years. Also, 17% are married off before their 15th birthday. This is so unfair because it denies them the opportunity to get education as well as enjoy their childhood. Read on about the schoolgirls want to end child marriages. The online petition The three teenagers came up with an online petition dubbed #itsneveryourfault.…
Recently, Netherland police officers arrested Tse Chi Lop, an infamous Asian drug dealer, following an arrest warrant from Australia. The drug cartel is rumored to head one of the world’s largest drug gangs with a multi-billion company. His drug company is estimated to be worth 70 billion dollars. Australian Federal Police believe that Tse’s company, known as Sam Gor Syndicate, is responsible for up to 70% of illegal drugs entering markets across Asia. The Fugitive Mr. Tse, who currently is 56 years of age, has spent most of his life in exile, with Federal agents searching for him now and…
According to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) report on Monday, the Blue Nile and River Nile states, Khartoum, are among the hardest-hit areas. They have reported a lot of damage caused by the floods in West Kordofan, El Gezira, and South Darfur areas. Thousands of houses have been destroyed, leaving several hundred people homeless. The UN relief agency said, “According to preliminary information from local authorities, several hectares of crops might have been lost, and over 150 livestock washed away, increasing the risk of heightened food insecurity in the months ahead.” Wrath of Floods in Sudan…
The COVAX Scheme is initiated by the World Health Organization, Gavi, and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to ensure low-income states have access to covid vaccines. The program was designed to ensure that developed countries can make vaccine donations to the under-developed ones, more so as both are battling the same virus. COVAX Supplies Covid Vaccines The COVAX Programme became a concern when the underdeveloped states started recording spikes in the number of covid cases. To date, there is hope among nationals from such states considering they anticipate vaccines from COVAX. The COVAX program aims to distribute about two…
This month Britons, Americans, and Canadians started issuing the approved coronavirus vaccine. This move’s initiation showed that the route out of the pandemic began to clear up for many in the West even though achieving herd immunization will take many months to accomplish. But for those in poorer nations, especially in Africa, the road seems will be far longer and rougher. The COVAX Initiative Poor countries placed all their hopes on acquiring coronavirus shots on the COVAX initiative. The World Health Organization started COVAX with the vaccines alliance CEPI and GAVI, a global coalition to fight epidemics. The organizations created…
The new President of Burundi, Evariste Ndayishimiye, is a military general undoubtedly faced with a tough task to implement reforms to the nation whilst satisfying the elites who worked to put him in charge. Ndayishimiye, 52, popularly known by his initials “Neva,” swore in on Thursday, two months ahead of schedule after his predecessor, Pierre Nkurunziza, unexpectedly died. He delivered a lengthy eulogy to Nkurunziza in his first speech as President and pledged to adopt his measures, which showed no slight difference from his predecessor’s tone as he criticized the West for meddling in the country’s politics. The CNDD-FDD party…
The coronavirus pandemic has affected many country’s economies in the African continent. Amongst the nations hardest hit by the outbreak included Zimbabwe. Sadly Zimbabwe did not only suffer the after-effects of the coronavirus but also experienced a rather wet rainy season. The change in weather combined with the coronavirus made life very hard for mango growers in Zimbabwe. The rains and the coronavirus restrictions caused most roads to get closed down in Zimbabwe. Due to this, the mango growers could not transport their produce to markets, which worried most of them as the situation threatened to leave them with a…
Being your self is challenging at these times, leave alone being authentic. Oscar Wilde, Irish poet, and play-writer kept it merely by saying, “Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.” What do I mean when I say to leave authentically? Individuals who live authentically are those who own his/her actions and make sure they align with his/her needs and beliefs. This is difficult, especially when the outer forces pressure you to act against your beliefs and needs to fit in society. This makes you exist, not live your life. The discomfort that accompanies conforming to society’s norms and not behaving…
It might be rough at the moment, and you might think that it will never get back to normal. I will share with you three powerful tools when used appropriately can make this situation turn into an opportunity or somewhat change your perspective. The delightful news is, they are within us. The first tool is our body, and the second tool is our mind, and lastly is our heart (Our Soul). I know a lot of questions are running into your mind right now. Right now, what’s worth thinking of is how we can use these tools to have the…
