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Africa is the most interesting and diverse continent on the earth. It is the home of an incredible variety of people, animals, climates, and spectacular places. It is a country known for its beautiful colorful clothing and its history of incredible works of art. Africa is where human beings first appeared on earth and the home of the world's first great civilization, Egypt which dates back to 3300 BC. Below you will find a few lists of some interesting facts about Africa.

Interesting Africa Facts - People of Africa

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Madagascar is the largest island in Africa and the fourth largest island in the world. It is in the Indian Ocean off the East coast of Africa.

Interesting Africa Facts - The continent

Africa is the second largest continent on earth, approximately 11.7 million square miles.

Africa straddles the equator and is the only continent to extend from the northern temperate zone to the southern temperate zone.

Africa is the hottest continent on earth.

Sudan is Africa's largest country (968,000 square The African continent has the second largest popu- miles).

Africa covers 6 percent of the earth's total surface and lation in the world, at about one billion people.

20.4 percent of the total land area.

Well over one thousand languages are spoken by the people of Africa. Some estimates put this num- Cairo is the continents largest city.

Long before humans were around (the early Mesozoic ber closer to two thousand.

The largest religion in Africa is Islam, followed by Era) Africa was joined to the other continents in a massive continent called Pangaea. Over millions of years Christianity. this huge continent broke apart shaping the world landThe African population is approximately 14.72% scape as we know it today. of the world's population (as of 2009).

Interesting Africa Facts - Animals The oldest human remains ever discovered were found in Ethiopia. They are approximately 200,000 The worlds largest land animal is the African elephant. years old.

The worlds tallest animal, the giraffe, lives in Africa.

Interesting Africa Facts - Africa Landforms The longest river in the world, the Nile (4,132 miles), is located in Africa.

Africa has the world's largest desert, the Sahara, which is almost the size of the United States.

Victoria Falls is the largest waterfall in Africa; it is 355 feet high and one mile wide.

Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain on the continent. It towers over 19,300 feet, which is so tall that glaciers can be found at its summit even though the mountain is near the equator.

The fastest land animal in the world, the cheetah, lives in Africa.

Africa is home to the worlds largest reptile, the Nile crocodile.

The gorilla, which can be found in the continents jungles, is the worlds largest primate.

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Swaziland Bans MPs from Divorce

Members of Parliament in Swaziland have reportedly been banned from divorcing and those who are currently in the process of getting a divorce have been urged to hold off until their term of office ends.

An old aircraft of the defunct Ghana Airways has been turned into a 118-seat restaurant, serving both local and international cuisine to hungry travelers at airport

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According to eNCA, the motion was made by the county’s senate during an orientation workshop for recently elected MPs and senators.

MPs became “impossible to work with”.

King Mswati III has been quoted in the past as saying that only death can undo marriages.

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MPs were also warned against any sexual affairs with parliament staff with the senate arguing that female parliamentary staff who engaged in love affairs with

An Underwater Hotel Opens In Africa

IMAGINE yourself encapsulated within a turquoise blue bubble, watching shoals of colourful reef fish dart around. Welcome to Africa's first underwater room in Zanzibar at The Manta Resort.

The floating dwelling, designed by Swedish engineers, is made up of three levels - some above water, and some under it.

Although underwater rooms do exist in places such as the Maldives and Stockholm, this is the first one in Africa, and Pemba is renowned for being a great diving spot with a plethora of sealife found in the surroundings waters.

"After many years of planning, we finally opened The Manta Underwater Room to guests on the 1st November 2013. We opened The Manta Resort in August 2008. We have 16 rooms, and now with the underwater room we have 17," Matthew Saus, said.

"Only six guests have had the chance to stay so far, and the reaction is awe.

"Shoals of silver bait engulf the room with predators lurking in the background. Nights are action packed, especially feeding time when the spotlights are on. We have even had an octopus crawl over one of the windows."

Fish swim past the windows in the bedroom. Picture: Genberg Art UW Ltd, photo by Jesper Anhede.

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Odartey Lamptey Sees Psychologist

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Perhaps the greatest faculty our minds possess is the ability asked for a DNA test on all the children only to disto cope with pain. Classic thinking teaches us of the four cover that he is not the biological father of all the doors of the mind, which everyone moves through accord- three children. ing to their need.

According to reports, the woman known as Gloria First is the door of sleep which offers us a retreat from the claims Odartey is infertile, and that it was her husband world and all its pain. Second is the door of forgetting, who suggested for an artificial insemination. though some wounds are too deep to heal, or too deep to heal quickly. Third is the door of madness. There are times Speaking on Adom FM, Dr. Anne Gaze opined that the when the mind is dealt such a blow it hides itself in insani- allegation made by Mrs. Gloria (Odartey Lamptey ty. wife) is fabricated.

Last is the door of death (final resort). Nothing can hurt us after we are dead, but ex-Ghanaian International football star, Nii Odartey Lamptey has chosen to see a psychologist after he recently discovered shockingly, that all 3 children he has fathered with his wife for the past 20-years are not his biological children.

According to Dr. Anne Gaze (Psychologist) of Valley View Clinic, the ex-footballer after discovering he did not father his 3 kids has called on her for counseling.

“After his case, he has been visiting me for counseling.

What is going on is really worrying him (Odartey Lamptey). People are taking it from different angles and some of the issues are very sensitive which must not be in the public.

“I can’t go into details in this matter because the matter is in court. But what I can say is that, my client is very innocent, it is true the children are not his after the DNA test. My client is very potent and he can function. I have 1,000 percent evidence that he is very potent,” she said.

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“…He is very depressed and much stressed but by the grace of God, we are working on him and he will be fine,” she said.

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TB Joshua: Allow A 'Man Of God' To Snore; He's 'Human'...Pastors Can Buy Private Jets December 2013

The Faith Tabernacle, where he hosts three services every Sunday, is Africa's largest worship centre, with a seating capacity of 50,000.

Besides his private jets, Oyedepo also owns homes in London and the United States.

He also owns Dominion Publishing House, a thriving publishing company that publishes all his books which are prosperity-centred.

“…A man of God should have a private jet if the situation demands it” TB Joshua told NigerianEye.

According to him, “if the use is for the church, the church should buy it, own it and manage it. It should not be bought in the pastor’s name.

When he is no longer there, the jet remains the Church’s”.

widely perceived as the most controversial and philanthropic amongst Nigeria’s clergyman. His church, founded in 1987, accommodates over 15,000 worshippers on Sundays.

In the past three years, he has given over US$20 million to causes in education, healthcare and rehabilitation programmes for former Niger Delta militants. He owns Emmanuel TV, a Christian television network.

He founded and owns Covenant University, one of Nigeria's leading tertiary institutions, and Faith Academy, an elite high school.

The Pastor has remained controversial for several years for his inexplicable powers to heal all sorts of incurable diseases, including HIV/AIDS, cancer and paralysis.

Additionally, Pastor Sam Adeyemi, founder of the Daystar Christian centre, a flourishing Pentecostal congregation which repeatedly preaches financial prosperity, is also a jet owner.

Following Joshua on the money list is Mathew Ashimolow of the Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC). He has an estimated net worth of US$6 million – US$10 million.

Also, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the revered overseer of Nigeria’s largest congregation, The Redeemed Christian Church of God, is also a proud jet owner. In March 2009, Adeboye spent US$30 million on a Gulfstream jet amidst widespread criticism.

Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, the Founder of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN), has defended the craze of owning private jets by Nigerian Pastors.

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Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, President of Christian Association of Nigeria, also came under a deluge of flak in 2012 for acquiring a private jet. He dismissed the criticism in the Nigerian media and said he was not ashamed to own a jet.

In 2011 alone, a few of Nigeria’s richest people, including some Pastors, spent US$225 million to buy private jets.

Miracle-craving worshippers flock his church to the brim. SCOAN has branches in Ghana, the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Greece.

Founded in 1992, Kingsway International Christian Centre is reportedly the largest Pentecostal church in the United Kingdom today. In 2009, the church posted profits of close to US$10 million and assets worth US$40 million.

Ashimolowo earns an annual salary of US$200,000, but his real wealth comes from varied business interests Among them were billionaires Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man including his media company, Matthew Ashimolowo Justifying the need for Pastors to own private jets, TB Joshua said: and Glo’s Mike Adenuga. media, which churns out Christian literature and docu“when one is at the airport to catch a flight, you see that many have mentaries. become like Molue. They could disappoint you by saying the flight has Dangote acquired a US$45 million Bombadier jet as a gift for himbeen cancelled”. self on his 53rd birthday.

At the bottom of the list is Chris Okotie of the Household of God Church. Okotie has an estimated net “Even when you eventually get on board, people keep thronging you Adenuga bought for himself, a Bombadier Global Express XRS. worth of US$3 million - US$10 million. for one reason or the other”, TB Joshua bemoaned, adding: “The perThe two billionaires own at least two private jets. son serving you the meal [on the flight] may be someone that needs He made his first success as a popular pop musician in deliverance”.

Following Oyedepo on the list of richest Nigerian Pastors is Chris the 80s. He found the light, embraced the bible and set Oyakhilome of the Believers' Loveworld Ministries, popularly up the Household of God Church, one of Nigeria's most Recounting some of his bad experiences in public flights for which known as Christ Embassy. flamboyant congregations. reason he deems it necessary for Pastors to own private jets, TB Joshua said: “There was an experience I had when travelling by air for a trip His estimated net worth is between US$30 million – US$50 milHis 5,000-member church consists predominantly of of about nine hours. I was pressed but couldn’t go and ease myself lion.

Nollywood celebrities, musicians, and society people. because I had to queue like other people before I could use the restHe contested and lost Nigerian presidential elections for room. Besides, I thought that some of those people could go to the toi- In 2010, the charismatic preacher was at the centre of a US$35 the third time under the Fresh Party, a political party he let immediately after I had used it in expression of faith, so I remained million money laundering case in which he was accused of siphonfounded and funds. An automobile lover, he owns a glued to my seat all through the journey. That would not have been if I ing funds from his church to foreign banks.

Mercedes S600, Hummer and Porsche among several was flying a private jet”. others.

Pastor Chris pleaded no wrongdoing and the case was eventually He said: “…If you are a man of God that snores and they see the pasdismissed.

However in the abundance of wealth, about 60% of tor sleeping and snoring, they will think he shouldn’t snore.

Nigerians still wallow in poverty and are unable to float Meanwhile, he is human”.

His church, Christ Embassy, boasts more than 40,000 members, above the poverty line. several of whom are successful business executives and politicians.

If he decides to own a private jet, TB Joshua will be joining a tall list Ironically, the crave for miracles and prosperity drive of Nigerian Pastors in the private jet owning class.

Oyakhilome's diversified interests include newspapers, magazines, the same poor Nigerians to many of these same a local television station, a record label, satellite TV, hotels and Churches where they give the little they have as offertoextensive real estate. His Loveworld TV Network is the first ry with the hope of reaping abundantly from the seeds Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith World Outreach Ministry, Christian network to broadcast from Africa to the rest of the world they are encouraged to sow by their Pastors. popular known as Winners Chapel, owns four private jets. He is estion a 24 hour basis. mated to be Nigeria’s richest preacher with a net worth of US$150 million.

TB Joshua, with an estimated net worth of US$10 million – US$15 Source: Radioxyzonline.com/Ghana million is reported by Nigerian media to be the third richest In March 2011, Oyedepo acquired a Gulfstream V jet for US$30 milpreacher in the West African country. lion. The other jets include two Gulfstream planes and a Bomabdier Challenger. He is reported by Nigerian media to be creating a private Joshua, a close friend to late Ghanaian President John Mills, is hangar for his birds.

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Historian Professor Joseph Opala Receives Sierra Leonean Passport

By: SEM Contributor on December 13, 2013.

Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the United States of America H.E. Bockari Kortu Stevens presented American/Sierra Leonean historian, Professor Joseph A Opala with his Sierra Leonean passport. The impressive ceremony took place at the conference room of the Sierra Leone Embassy in Washington DC, USA.

proud to carry the Sierra Leone passport and wished his Sierra Leonean wife, Fatmata, was there to witness the epoch occasion. He thanked the members of the Bunce Island Coalition and the Friends of Sierra Leone for honoring him with their presence.

Professor Opala was accompanied by a fifteen member delegation drawn from colleagues, family and close friends; some of whom came from as far away as On 20th May 2013, Professor Opala was sworn in as a Sierra Oklahoma City, Atlanta and New York. Before conLeone citizen by HE President Ernest Bai Koroma. This was cluding, he presented the Ambassador with gifts and in recognition of his role in documenting the historical link historical artifacts for display at the Embassy. between the Gullah people in the United States of America and Sierra Leone, and for his outstanding contribution in preserving Sierra Leone slave castle of ‘Bunce Island’ as a heritage site . The esteemed historian was also awarded Sierra Embassy of the Republic of Sierra Leone, 1701 Leone’s Order of the Rokel by President Koroma in 2012.

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Welcoming the recipient, Ambassador Stevens narrated the excellent historical work and research conducted on the Atlantic slave trade in Sierra Leone by Professor Opala thereby drawing significant interest in the subject, particularly the direct historical connection between the Gullah people of South Carolina and the people of Sierra Leone. The Ambassador congratulated Professor Opala on his numerous achievements and hoped that he would use his Sierra Leone citizenship to serve as a Goodwill Ambassador for that country.

Responding, Professor Opala thanked Ambassador Stevens for taking the time off his busy schedule to present him with his new Sierra Leone passport. He noted that he was very

Source:Sierraexpressmedia.com

Professor Joseph Opala, director Bunce Island Preservation Project, recently received the Order of Rokel award from Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma

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Maryland Gov. O’Malley Appoints AMIP News Head, Nnoma-Addison as Commissioner on African Affairs Nnoma-Addison began his career as a young television presenter with the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Accra, in the early ‘90s. He immigrated to the United States in the late 90’s, and established AMIP News (www.amipnewsonline.org) in 2004, in Washington, DC to draw attention to African affairs, in ways that Americans can more easily relate to. AMIP News is currently the only U.S. news organization dedicated exclusively to U.S. and Africa relations.

File Photo: Governor O’Malley (R) with AMIP News Head, NnomaAddison at the Governor’s Reception Room State House

Annapolis, Maryland USA October 22, 2013

Maryland Governor, Martin O’Malley today appointed Ghanaian-born journalist, media consultant, and author, Frederick Nnoma-Addison as Commissioner on African Affairs in the state of Maryland. In this role Mr. Nnoma-Addison, together with other appointees will serve on the Governor’s Commission on African Affairs to address needs specific to the African Diaspora community in the state of Maryland. He will also work to strengthen relations between the state of Maryland and African institutions, diplomatic missions, communities, and organizations both in the United States and in Africa. Governor O’Malley established the Commission on African Affairs through an executive order he signed in May 2009.

As CEO and Washington, D.C, Bureau Chief for AMIP News he has interviewed several senior U.S. government officials involved with Africa, written articles and granted interviews for major news networks like CNN & CBS, and covered most of the historic Africa-related events such as the President’s Young Africans Leadership Program, presidential state visits, and most recently (July 18), the U.S. Congress’s 95th birthday celebration of South Africa’s Nelson Mandela (Madiba) held at the National Capitol.

Nnoma-Addison is the author and publisher of two historic, commemorative books “The United States & Ghana” and “The United States & Nigeria” launched in Washington, DC in 2010 and 2012 in conjunction with the embassies of Ghana and Nigeria respectively.

Prior to establishing and managing AMIP News he worked for the Discovery Networks at the world headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland. Nnoma-Addison and his family have been Maryland residents since

In a citation presented to Mr. Nnoma-Addison, the Governor commended Source:www.amipnewsonline.org him for his public service and leadership on Africa-related matters, both in the state and nationally.

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Microsoft Announces First African Female Country Manager

Microsoft has announced the appointment of Otema Yirenkyi as the company’s first Country Manager for Ghana.

In a release issued by the company, Ghana remains one of Microsoft’s critical investment markets in Africa.

Otema, a Ghanaian with over 14 years of ICT experience, will take the helm of the increasing investment of Microsoft in the country.

Otema’s appointment also makes her Microsoft’s first female Country Manager on the African continent.

She holds a BSc degree in Industrial and Labour Relations, as well as an MA in Development Studies.

Otema,has previously held several leadership positions in the ICT sector including director of Southern Africa at IBM. Her focus in Ghana is to continue improving access to technology, skills development opportunities and resources.

Over the years and through a number of programmes,Microsoft has trained 15,000 teachers, impacted over one million students, created over 1,800 jobs, and supported 35 successful startups in Ghana.

The company's flagship African investment and growth initiative,Microsoft 4 Afrika which was launched in February this year to actively engage in Africa's economic development and has further entrenched the company's commitment to Ghana and its people, ensuringthat technology plays a key role in the developing economy.

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Cameroonian Doctor, Georges Bwelle, Named Amongst 2013 Top 10 CNN Heroes December

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and foreign medical students — has performed 700 free surgeries in the past year, and they know that their help can make a world of difference to those they help.

One man explained that the free hernia surgery he’d received will allow him to work again.

“This will change my future with my family,” the man said.

In addition to holding these weekend clinics and working as a hospital surgeon, Bwelle also works nights at private medical clinics around Yaounde. It’s this second job, he said, that funds about 60% of his nonprofit; the rest is covered by private donations.

Dr. Georges Bwelle and his team of volunteers have performed 700 free surgeries in the past year.

By Meghan Dunn and Danielle Berger, CNN

Yaounde, Cameroon (CNN) — For 21 years, Georges Bwelle watched his ill father slip in and out of consciousness, traveling to hospitals that weren’t equipped to help him.

Jamef Bwelle was injured in a 1981 car accident near Yaounde, Cameroon’s capital. He suffered only a broken arm at first, but an infection developed and spread to his brain, creating a hematoma that would affect him for the rest of his life.

“There were no neurosurgeons in Cameroon,” Georges Bwelle said. “We would have taken him out of Cameroon if we had the money.”

Instead, Bwelle spent years escorting his father to overcrowded clinics and hospitals, getting whatever treatment they could get.

“It’s not easy,” Bwelle said. “You can leave home at 5 a.m., running to the hospital to be the first, and you are not the first. There (are) a lot of patients. … Some people can die because they are waiting.”

The situation hasn’t changed much since Bwelle’s father passed away in 2002.

In Cameroon, there is only one doctor for every 5,000 people, according to the World Health Organization. For comparison’s sake, the ratio in the United States is one doctor for every 413 people.

And even if they could see a physician, many Cameroonians couldn’t afford it. Two out of five people in the country live below the poverty line, and nearly threequarters of the country’s health-care spending is private.

“The only problem they have is poverty,” Bwelle said.

“And with poverty, they … cannot enjoy their life.”

Seeing his father and so many of his countrymen suffer, Bwelle was determined to do something about it.

He became a doctor himself, working as a vascular surgeon in Yaounde’s Central Hospital. And he started a nonprofit, ASCOVIME, that travels into rural areas on weekends to provide free medical care. Since 2008, he and his group of volunteers have helped nearly 32,000 people.

Almost every Friday, he and up to 30 people jam into vans, tie medical supplies to the roofs and travel across rough terrain to visit villages in need.

Their luck doesn’t always hold out: They’ve had to push vehicles through rivers and mud more than once. But when they arrive, they receive a true heroes’ welcome: a feast, singing and dancing, and the best accommodations the community can offer.

In these villages, free medical care is truly a cause for celebration, and Bwelle — with his big smile and boundless energy — is more than happy to join in the fun.

“I’m not sure when he sleeps,” said Katie O’Malley, a secondyear medical student from Drexel University in Philadelphia and volunteer with Bwelle’s group. “He is always either at the hospital or trying to make money for the organization so he can go on these campaigns.”

For medical and nursing students such as O’Malley, who come from the United States and Europe to join Bwelle on his missions, it’s a hands-on opportunity they’d never get at home.

“We’ve been able to scrub in on surgeries where we help blot blood away or hold tools for Dr. Bwelle,” O’Malley said. “That’s not something you’d ever get to do in America as a second-year medical student.”

The student volunteers usually pay their own way to Cameroon, often arriving with donated medical supplies. But once they arrive in Yaounde, their board, transportation and instruction are covered

by Bwelle.

“He’s a hero, without a doubt,” O’Malley said. “He gives his life to this organization, and his desire to help the Cameroon people is everlasting.”

For Bwelle, the near-constant workload isn’t a hardship. Helping others live happier lives, fulfilling a promise he made to his father, is something that brings him great joy.

The next morning, the team begins meeting with hundreds of “I am so happy when I am doing this work,” Bwelle said. “And I patients. think about my father. I hope he sees what I am doing.

“We are receiving 500 people in each trip,” Bwelle said.

“They are coming from 60 kilometers (37 miles) around the “To make people laugh, to reduce the pain, that’s why I’m doing this.” village, and they’re coming on foot.”

Each of these weekend clinics provides a variety of medical care. Many people are treated for malaria, tuberculosis, malnutrition, diabetes, parasites and sexually transmitted diseases. Others might receive crutches, a pair of donated eyeglasses or free birth certificates — documentation that’s required for school but that many impoverished families simply can’t afford.

In the evenings, the team will do simple surgeries with local anesthesia. Operations are usually done in a schoolhouse, town hall or home; after the procedure, patients get up and walk to the recovery area to make way for the next person.

With the group’s generator lighting the operating room and sanitizing equipment, Bwelle and his volunteers work into the early hours of Sunday morning. It’s a backbreaking pace, but village musicians usually help keep the team motivated.

“They are beating drums all the night to (keep us) awake and continue our work,” Bwelle said.

On Sunday, the team heads back to the city, tired but proud of their work. The group — a mix of Cameroonian doctors

World Mourns Nelson Mandela Former President of South Africa

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Ten Fun Facts About Nelson Mandela

BY DEOGRATIAS MUSHI,

Fact 1: Nelson Mandela was the first South African President who was elected in a completely democratic election.

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (Xhosa pronunciation: [xoˈliːɬaɬa manˈdeːla]) (18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary who was imprisoned and then became a politician and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the first black South African to hold the office, and the first elected in a fully representative, multiracial election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid through tackling institutionalised racism, poverty and inequality, and fostering racial reconciliation. Politically an African nationalist and democratic socialist, he served as the President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1991 to 1997. Internationally, Mandela was the Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement from 1998 to 1999.

A Xhosa born to the Thembu royal family, Mandela attended the Fort Hare University and the University of Witwatersrand, where he studied law. Living in Johannesburg, he became involved in anti-colonial politics, joining the ANC and becoming a founding member of its Youth League. After the South African National Party came to power in 1948, he rose to prominence in the ANC's 1952 Defiance Campaign, was appointed superintendent of the organisation's Transvaal chapter and presided over the 1955 Congress of the People. Working as a lawyer, he was repeatedly arrested for seditious activities and, with the ANC leadership, was unsuccessfully prosecuted in the Treason Trial from 1956 to 1961. Although initially committed to non-violent protest, he co-founded the militant Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) in 1961 in association with the South African Communist Party, leading a sabotage campaign against the apartheid government. In 1962 he was arrested, convicted of conspiracy to overthrow the government, and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rivonia Trial.

Mandela served 27 years in prison, initially on Robben Island, and later in Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison. An international campaign lobbied for his release, which was granted in 1990 amid escalating civil strife.

Mandela published his autobiography and opened negotiations with President F.W. de Klerk to abolish apartheid and establish multiracial elections in 1994, in which he led the ANC to victory. As South Africa's first black president Mandela formed a Government of National Unity in an attempt to defuse racial tension. He also promulgated a

new constitution and created the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate past human rights abuses. Continuing the former government's liberal economic policy, his administration introduced measures to encourage land reform, combat poverty, and expand healthcare services. Internationally, he acted as mediator between Libya and the United Kingdom in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial, and oversaw military intervention in Lesotho. He declined to run for a second term, and was succeeded by his deputy, Thabo Mbeki. Mandela subsequently became an elder statesman, focusing on charitable work in combating poverty and HIV/AIDS through the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

Mandela was a controversial figure for much of his life. Critics labelled him as a Marxist and a terrorist, though he nevertheless gained international acclaim for his activism, having received more than 250 honours, including the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize, the US Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Soviet Order of Lenin and the Bharat Ratna. He is held in deep respect within South Africa, where he is often referred to by his Xhosa clan name, Madiba, or as Tata ("Father"); he is often described as "the father of the nation". Mandela died following a long illness on 5 December 2013, aged 95, at his home in Johannesburg.

Spouse: Graça Machel (m. 1998), Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (m. 1958–1996), Evelyn Mase (m. 1944–1958) Children: Makaziwe Mandela, Zenani Mandela, Makgatho Mandela, Madiba Thembekile Mandela, Zindziswa Mandela, Malengani Machel, Josina Z. Machel Awards: Nobel Peace Prize, Bharat Ratna, Time's Person of the Year, Sakharov Prize, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Congressional Gold Medal, Arthur Ashe Courage Award, Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, Gandhi Peace Prize, Philadelphia Liberty Medal, Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding, Lenin Peace Prize, Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, Nishan-e-Pakistan, AlGaddafi International Prize for Human Rights, Ambassador of Conscience Award, International Simón Bolívar Prize, United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights, Order of the Nile, World Citizenship Award, U Thant Peace Award, Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize, Isitwalandwe Medal, Indira Gandhi Award for International Justice and Harmony, Freedom of the City of Aberdeen, Bruno Kreisky Award, UNESCO Peace Prize, Carter–Menil Human Rights Prize, Bishop John T. Walker Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award, Giuseppe Motta Medal, Ludovic-Trarieux International Human Rights Prize, J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding, W E B

Fact 2: He was an activist against apartheid, and he was the leader of the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC).

Fact 3: Mandela spent twenty-seven years in prison, many of those years were spent on Robben Island.

Fact 4: Nelson Mandela won the Nobel prize in 1993.

Fact 5: He was born in Mvezo on July 18 of 1918.

Fact 6: Mandela's original name was Rolihlahla Mandela.

Fact 7: In his spare time, Nelson Mandela studied to become a lawyer.

Fact 8: Nelson Mandelas favorite breakfast was plain porridge, with fresh fruit and fresh milk.

Fact 9: Nelson Mandela has honorary degrees from more than 50 international universities.

Fact 10: Nelson Mandela retired from Public life in June 1999 and started residing in his birth place

President Obama and King Mohammed of Morocco Hold Meeting in Washington

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cooperation on the detection of money laundering, trade fraud, and other financial crime. Additionally, on November 21, 2013 the United States and Morocco signed a Trade Facilitation Agreement that furthers the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement and represents a forward-leaning, 21st century agreement on customs reform and modernization. Morocco is our first partner in the region to conclude such an agreement, as well as to endorse joint principles on investment and information communication technology services trade. These important initiatives reflect our common commitment to building stronger economic ties with and among the region.

The President and His Majesty the King recognized the importance of Morocco as a trade and investment platform for North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa and the benefits of mainTHE WHITE HOUSE taining an attractive business climate for investment in Office of the Press Secretary Morocco. Building on the December 2012 U.S.-Morocco Joint Statement by the United States of America and the Kingdom Business Development Conference in Washington, DC, the of Morocco King noted that planning is underway for a second such Conference to be held in Rabat in 2014. The 2014 Business In their meeting today at the White House, President Obama and Development Conference aims to build on business-to-business His Majesty King Mohammed VI reaffirmed the strong and mutu- contacts in aviation, the agriculture and food industry, and enerally beneficial partnership and strategic alliance between the gy to expand trade and promote investment, as well as regional United States and the Kingdom of Morocco. The two leaders economic integration. The President expressed appreciation to stressed that this important visit provides an opportunity to map the King for offering to host the 2014 Global Entrepreneurship out a new and ambitious plan for the strategic partnership and Summit, and both leaders highlighted the importance of fosterpledged to advance our shared priorities of a secure, stable, and ing broad-based economic opportunity in the region, particularprosperous Maghreb, Africa, and Middle East. The two leaders ly for young people and women. also emphasized our shared values, mutual trust, common interests, and strong friendship, as reflected throughout our partnerEducational and Cultural Cooperation ship.

Applauding their people-to-people ties, the President and His Majesty the King are committed to exploring further cooperaSupport for Democratic and Economic Reforms tion to promote mutual understanding and interfaith dialogue in Morocco and throughout the region. They reiterated their comThe President commended the action and the leadership of His mitment to enhance and diversify exchange programs that Majesty the King in deepening democracy and promoting ecoinclude the Moroccan American Commission for Educational nomic progress and human development during the past decade. and Cultural Exchange. The President and His Majesty the The President and His Majesty the King reaffirmed their commit- King underscored the importance of early ratification and ment to work together to realize the promise of Morocco’s 2011 implementation of the agreement between the two countries on constitution and explore ways in which the United States can help the registration and status of the system of American schools in strengthen Morocco’s democratic institutions, civil society, and Morocco. Both leaders committed to strengthening ties and inclusive governance. The President welcomed the King’s comincreasing mutual understanding between Moroccan and mitment to end the practice of military trials of civilians. The two American youth. The President commended His Majesty the leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the UN human rights sys- King for graciously committing to donate $1 million per year tem and its important role in protecting and promoting human over the next 5 years to the J. Christopher Stevens Virtual rights and fundamental freedoms, and committed to deepening the Exchange Initiative, which hopes to connect youth from all difongoing U.S.-Morocco dialogue on human rights, which has been ferent age groups in the Middle East and North Africa with a productive and valuable mechanism for the exchange of views youth in the United States through virtual exchange. and information. Noting their shared concern about migrants, refugees, and human trafficking issues worldwide, the President The Issue of the Western Sahara expressed support for Morocco’s initiative to reform its asylum The President pledged to continue to support efforts to find a and immigration system based on recommendations from peaceful, sustainable, mutually agreed-upon solution to the Morocco’s National Human Rights Commission. The President Western Sahara question. U.S. policy toward the Western welcomed Morocco’s intent to take concrete steps to qualify for Sahara has remained consistent for many years. The United and join the Open Government Partnership and to realize the States has made clear that Morocco’s autonomy plan is serious, vision of the Equal Futures Partnership by ensuring women fully realistic, and credible, and that it represents a potential participate in public life, and that they lead and benefit from approach that could satisfy the aspirations of the people in the inclusive economic growth.

Western Sahara to run their own affairs in peace and dignity.

We continue to support the negotiations carried out by the Economic and Security Cooperation United Nations, including the work of the UN SecretaryThe two leaders emphasized that the United States and Morocco General’s Personal Envoy Ambassador Christopher Ross, and are dedicated to working together to promote human and econom- urge the parties to work toward a resolution. The two leaders ic development in Morocco. They noted the successful concluaffirmed their shared commitment to the improvement of the sion, in September 2013, of Morocco’s first Millennium lives of the people of the Western Sahara and agreed to work Challenge Compact, and the Compact’s positive impact on job together to continue to protect and promote human rights in the creation, economic growth, and human development throughout territory.

Morocco. The President highlighted the U.S. Agency for International Development’s new development strategy for 2013- Regional Security and Counterterrorism Cooperation 2017, designed to help the Moroccan government achieve its The leaders noted their partnership on the United Nations reform goals and respond to the needs of Moroccan citizens. This Security Council over the past two years in the advancement strategy focuses on: enhancing the employability of youth; of international peace and security, including in Mali, the increasing civic participation in governance; and enhancing eduSahel, Syria, Libya, and the Middle East. They reaffirmed cational attainment for children at the primary level. their commitment to continue to deepen civilian and miliThey noted that the two countries signed a Customs Mutual tary cooperation.

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Nigerian Agriculture Minister Akinwumi Adesina has been named Forbes African of the Year for his reforms to the country's farming sector.

"He is a man on a mission to help Africa feed itself," said Forbes Africa editor Chris Bishop.

Analysts say Nigeria's economy has long been dominated by oil, while agriculture has been ignored, even though it supports far more people.

Mr Adesina said he wanted to help people become rich through farming.

"My goal is to make as many millionaires, maybe even billionaires, from agriculture as possible," he said in his acceptance speech.

Aliyu Tanko from BBC Hausa says Mr Adesina has introduced more transparency into the supply and distribution of fertiliser, which had previously been marred by massive corruption.

The minister has also urged Nigerians to grow more food crops, especially cassava.

In January, Mr Adesina announced a scheme to hand out 10 million mobile phones to farmers to "drive an agriculture revolution" so they can find out the latest market information.

The phones are also used to get vouchers for seeds and fertiliser.

However, our correspondent says this goal has not yet been achieved, noting there is no mobile network coverage in many rural areas.

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A ship's cook, Harrison Okene, was rescued from his capsized tug after surviving for two-and-a-half days in an air pocket four feet high and living on sips of Coca-Cola.

New television footage has emerged of his astounding rescue by South African divers in May, who were only expecting to find dead bodies in the upturned wreckage that had sunk to the bottom of the ocean off the coast of Nigeria.

Okene, 29, only drew the attention of the divers when, by chance, he saw the light of a torch piercing the waters which were gradually rising around him.

According to Reuters, Okene was aboard the Jascon-4 tugboat when it capsized due to heavy Atlantic waters about 20 miles off the Nigerian coast. The boat had been working to stabilise an oil tanker being filled up at a Chevron platform nearby.

He was the only survivor found among the ship's 12 crew members.

Okene was given an oxygen mask and diver's suit by the rescue team and made it back to the surface 60 hours after the ship had sunk.

He spent another 60 hours in a decompression chamber, where his body pressure was returned to normal. If he had been exposed immediately to normal surface pressure, he would have died.

Source: http://allafrica.com/ Harrison Okene with the divers that rescued him from the wreck of the Jascon-4 tugboat, 30 metres underwater off the coast of Nigeria.

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DC Mayor Vincent Gray Addresses Ethiopian Orthodox Church Congregation

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Mayor Gray invited the congregation to attend the signing ceremony, and indicated that the agreement will create opportunities for the District and Addis Ababa to exchange information and collaborate on mutual priorities in economic development, education, youth engagement and cultural projects.

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Mayor highlights administration’s accomplishments and announces new sister city agreement between DC and Addis Ababa.

On Sunday, November 3, 2013, Mayor Vincent C. Gray offered remarks at the Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Ethiopian Orthodox Church to convey his administration’s ongoing effort to engage and improve access for the District’s linguistically and ethnically diverse communities. Over 1200 church members were in attendance as the Mayor announced that DC and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia have agreed to enter into a Sister City agreement and highlighted his administration’s accomplishments directly addressing the needs of the District’s growing African community “My administration continues to take action and fully support programs that increase access to services, improve quality of life, and nurture the development of our city’s diverse immigrant communities.” said Mayor Gray in his opening remarks.

Following a warm welcome and introduction by Dr. Getachew Metaferia, Chair of the Board of Advisors at DSK Mariam Ethiopian Orthodox Church, the Mayor underscored landmark policies such as the Mayor’s Executive Order on Secure Communities declaring DC as a ‘Sanctuary City’, and the Driver’s License Safety Amendment Act of 2013 granting identity cards to undocumented residents as testament to the administration’s continued commitment to creating a welcoming city that facilitates the full engagement of its immigrant residents.

“I’m proud to announce that our city and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia have agreed to enter into a sister city agreement,” Mayor Gray said to an enthusiastic crowd. He added, “this agreement is inspired by the large and vibrant Ethiopian diaspora here in the District and by Ethiopia’s emergence as one of the fastest growing economies in Africa.” Mayor Gray invited the congregation to attend the signing ceremony, and indicated that the agreement will create opportunities for the District and Addis Ababa to exchange information and collaborate on mutual priorities in economic development, education, youth engagement and cultural proj-

Additional milestones specific to the District’s linguistically and culturally diverse African communities mentioned by the Mayor include the Office on African Affairs’ (OAA) newly acquired grant making authority, the launch of the African Community Grants Program which will build the capacity of culturally and linguistically diverse community-based organizations serving Africans, and the proclamation of September as African Heritage Month for two years in a row in the District.

The Mayor’s visit concluded with a special religious ritual performed by the choir and clergy as well as a tour of the church and Sunday school housed in a building adjacent to the church. Located on 1350 Buchanan Street, NW in Ward 4, the DSK Mariam Church boasts one of the largest Ethiopian congregations in the District and has since its founding in 1987 served as a central place of worship and community life for District residents and families.

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D.C. Mayor Gray and OAA Host 2nd Annual DC to Africa Business Symposium

Courtesy DC Mayor’s Office of African Affairs community to invest in and trade with their countries of origin in Africa by building sustainWednesday, November 27, 2013 able enterprises that can simultaneously stimulate the US economy,” said OAA Director Growing Local, Going Global Ngozi Nmezi in her opening remarks.

On Monday, November 25, 2013, Mayor Vincent C. Gray and his Office on African Affairs hosted a highly successful and wellreceived 2nd Annual DC to Africa: ‘Growing Local, Going Global’ Business Symposium.

Held at the Mayor’s Citywide Conference Center at One Judiciary Square, this all-day symposium brought together over 300 local business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs in direct contact with more than 20 business resource providers from District, federal and nonprofit agencies.

“Sub-Saharan Africa has six of the 10 fastest growing economies in the world, which makes Africa poised to be the world’s next great economic success story. That is why the Commerce Department launched the Doing Business in Africa Campaign last year – to help American businesses take advantage of that growth and increase exports, which support millions of U.S. jobs,“ said Acting U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Patrick Gallagher.

The 2nd Annual DC to Africa symposium created a unique platform for the business communiCoordinated in partnership with the ty to learn about the full range of support availDepartment of Small and Local Business able to advance and globalize their business Development (DSLBD), the Department of goals and pursuits. Breakout sessions tailored to Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA), the the distinct needs of startups and established US Department of Commerce and the Office of businesses provided resources on licensing, Community Affairs, OAA’s DC to Africa busi- counseling services, access to capital, contractness symposium aimed, first and foremost, to ing and procurement, international trade financadvance the Mayor’s top priority of growing ing, export incentives, and country-specific and diversifying the District’s economy as a investment opportunities in Africa. vehicle for expanding the tax base and employment opportunities for District residents.

Additionally, the symposium provided ample time for one-on-one networking and relation“By connecting our aspiring and existing busi- ship building. “I appreciated the interactive pannesses to resources and opportunities, we els, the knowledgeable speakers, and the topics, diversify our economy and build resilience and but mostly I thoroughly enjoyed being able to sustainability. Our 1776 Incubator Program, meet and engage a wide variety of government DSLBD’s Export DC Program, our Great agency representatives, business owners, Streets Capital Improvement Program, and our embassy representatives and all kinds of inspirnew Innovation Hub for Entrepreneurs at St. ing professionals I would have otherwise not Elizabeth are just a few examples of the kinds met,” said a participant. of business development programs we are implementing to nurture entrepreneurship and As part of its Business Engagement and innovation,” said the Mayor in his welcoming Capacity Building program, OAA is committed remarks. to further strengthening District businesses through ongoing technical assistance, greater Coming right on the heels of Global access to information, and targeted educational Entrepreneurship Week and the first anniverprograms. sary of the Obama Administration’s Doing Business in Africa Campaign, the symposium was designed to promote emerging opportuni- Source:amipnewsonline.com ties in US-Africa trade. “We’re here to encourage and equip the District’s African diaspora

Actor And Movie Producer Eric Asante is DEAD!!

Death perhaps has not had enough of Ghanaian celebrities as it has again laid it’s icy hands on actor and producer Eric Asante.

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Eric Asante who looked so healthy and vibrant at the last elections of FIPAG passed away this morning after a cardiac arrest per information communicated to www.nydjlive.com by PRO for the Film Producers’ Association of Ghana.

Until his demise, he was a member of FIPAG and the CEO of No Limit Productions, a company that produced movies such as Agya Koo in Belgium.

More details soon and may he rest in perfect peace.

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Yaya Toure has won the 2013 BBC African Footballer of the Year award.

level of performances.

And after the disappointment of failure to defend the Premier League title with The Ivory Coast and Manchester City midfieldCity, Toure came back stronger at the er, who had had been nominated in each of the start of the new season and has added a past four years, beat Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Victor Moses, John Mikel Obi and new dimension to his game in the form of free-kicks.

Jonathan Pitroipa to this year's crown.

He curled in a sublime effort against The 30-year-old told BBC Sport: "I think I've Newcastle United on the first day of the been nominated for five years in a row and finalseason and repeated the feat against ly winning the award is amazing.

Hull in his side's next home match.

Toure has scored four times direct from "It's a fantastic achievement because I don't a set-piece so far in the league this term think there has ever been as many quality in a total of seven goals for his club.

African players in top level international football

as there are now: Aubameyang, Pitroipa, Mikel, Moses, Salomon Kalou, Gervinho... we have fantastic players.

"I also think African football is improving and that means a lot to us. And as an African, I'm very happy."

In 2013 to date, Toure has found the net 13 goals for club and country - a very respectable figure for a midfielder.

Allied to his clinical finishing, Toure's drive and leadership have helped City to fourth in the league table.

The shortlist for the award was drawn up by 44 football experts across Africa, who based their choices on players' skill, technical ability, teamwork, consistency and fair play.

He was also a key figure in Ivory Coast's successful qualification for next year's World Cup finals in Brazil.

"It's something special because it's not the vote of the manager or the club or the captain of the national team, it's just the fans.

The unsavoury episode might have affected the form of lesser players, but Toure has been exceptional ever since.

The Elephants needed to shrug off a disappointing Africa Cup of Nations Campaign earlier in the year - they lost And those fans have considered Toure to be the in the quarter-finals to eventual winners Nigeria - and Toure has been inspirastandout African player over the past year, in tional. recognition of the Ivorian's displays of power, Off the field, Toure has led the fight pace, creativity and goals. against racism after suffering abuse durToure said: "Thank you to all the fans around the ing a Champions League match against world who continue to support me. It shows how Russia's CSKA Moscow in October demonstrating a strength of character to much fans love you and appreciate your job as match his sporting ability. well.

A record number of fans then voted for their favourite either online or by text message.

A 22-year-old Nigerian man has met his untimely death According to his brother, Late IK was a stuin the hand of a wicked man he sold his PlayStation 4 dent at Santa Monica College. He came home to online. for Christmas before meeting his untimely death.Obinna Uwakah described his brother as Ikenna Uwakah was shot dead by 21-year-old Ronnie “a kid that brightened up every room he Collins when he came to deliver the good to arrived in”. him.According to police report, IK was killed around 3:30pm on Sunday at the delivery location he had His suspected killer, Ronnie Collins has been agreed to meet the buyer in person. He was shot multi- arrested and will be charged with attempted ple times before getting out of his car. He was immedi- robbery and murder. ately rushed to SA General hospital where he was pronounced dead minutes later.

Ikenna’s brother, Obinna said his death has devastated his family “A lot of shock, a lot of disbelief,” he said.

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"When you have a lot of fans behind you, it's always amazing. And I'm very happy as it is the fans who have given it to me - so I'm very appreciative."

And in the fifth consecutive year he has been nominated for the BBC African Footballer of the Year award, Toure has finally been voted the best player on the continent.

While 2013 was not the most successful in terms of silverware for Toure - he did not manage to win anything with club or country - he still Source: www.allafrica.com impressed hugely with his consistently high

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You Will Stand!

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Where are they now? Are they still visible to you? Are they parading in your face at work, at home, family and association gatherings? Do you still see them conniving against you in plain sight or are they doing it in secret? Have they constructed numerous obstacles against you that you can’t seem to find your way to your moment of triumph, your future of success? Fret not as I assure you.

Those enemies you see today, you will see no more.

At the brink of facing what seemed to be a failed attempt to freedom via the Red Sea, when the Egyptians were feverishly pursuing the Children of Israel to return them to captivity, Moses stood confidently in front of Israel’s host and promised them, "do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again” (Exodus 14:13). It had taken Moses many trials, and tests and constant communication with “I Am” to come to the point of having complete confidence in God to make such an assertion. Christians’ real relationship experience with God repeatedly confirms the reckless abandonment that we can have in Him. We can abandon all fear and know that He will show up for us, that He will reward our faithfulness and effort, despite the attempts of the enemy.

Like Moses, we can advise ourselves not to be shaken or dismayed by the works of our enemies. Rest assured that as a child of The Most High God, anyone who comes against you will fail. It does not matter how much and how long they weigh their opposition to you. They will surely fail. Like the devil whose future is very clear in the Book of Revelations, your enemies, those who are wolves in sheep’s clothing posing as friends will fall. Those wolves that are bold enough not to disguise themselves will

also fall. They will tumble and tumble hard and they will crash into the thickest of walls. They will implode and then explode for all to see your vindication and the glory of God upon your life, so fret not.

Consider the case of Joseph and his brothers. Young and innocent Joseph, a child born out of love and pain came only to be hated and betrayed by his own flesh and blood. Does this ring true to you or someone you know? Then encourage yourself and/or encourage that person who has been so hurt by his or her own relatives. Encourage them and assure them that just as the Bible teaches that Joseph’s brothers may have thought they were hurting him, even through the pain of being dispossessed, cast aside and enslaved, Joseph, through the love, will and plan of God, was elevated to second in command in the land of Egypt.

Encourage yourself and your loved one that the very enemies who hate and war against you will come on bended knees to seek your forgiveness and acknowledge you as the great and favored person of God that He intended you to be. Keep in line with God and “with your eyes, will behold the reward of the wicked” (Psalm 91: 8).

When your enemies are jealous of you, their envy and even hatred can lead them to be conniving and even destructive.

But if you are a child of God, if you have devoted your heart and life to God, who can stand against you? No one! Take a look at that great man Daniel, a man who prayed continuously, a man who communed with God despite all threats against his livelihood and life in Babylon, a place of debauchery and evil. He stood up for God, and as a result, God also stood up for him. Intelligent, hardworking, honest and faithful to God, Daniel had risen in the ranks and become an administrator in Babylon, the land of his captivity. You see, even when you don’t seem to belong somewhere, even when people don’t believe you deserve your position in a foreign country, at work or even at church, as long as God has placed you there, and as long as you maintain your relationship with Him, He will lift you up and protect you even when the jealous ones seek your demise.

Because he was a righteous and hardworking man, Daniel found favor with the King of the land, King Darius.

Resentful of his success and favor with the king and that he unashamedly worshiped and prayed daily to his God, instead of the gods of the land, those who

perceived him as an affront conspired to have him thrown into the Lions’ Den. So even after they had tricked the king to sign a decree that anyone who worships any other aside from the king himself should be thrown into the Lions’ Den to be devoured by the beasts, and indeed Daniel was thrown into the den for preferring his God than any law, God saw his faithfulness and not only saved Daniel from the lions, but also punished the conspirators and their families with death (Daniel 6:24).

As in the case of Daniel, many times, the efforts to derail you will be intentionally tailored for you. The lies will be constructed personally against you. The false accusations will be tailored made for you and the traps in the paths will have your name on them. But as He did it for Daniel, God will do it for you. The morning after being thrown into the lion’s den to be destroyed, a worried King Darius ran to the den to see if Daniel had been killed. But Daniel said to him, “my God sent his angel and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. Nor have I ever done any wrong before you, O king." (Daniel 6:22). Just as Daniel, when your enemies conspire against you expecting your downfall, you will not fall, but stand and be able to declare that you are not harmed, because you have been found innocent in the sight of the Lord!

Will people and evil forces come against us? Sure! Will they come against us even at our most faithful to God? Of course!

They connived against Joseph and they plotted against Daniel, so what makes us any different? They will come, but they will not stand. They were not meant to stand; you were, for they have already been made your footstool (Psalm 110:1). We have illustrated how innocent children of God such as Joseph and Daniel were pursued by evil wishers. Now we turn to how two infamous pursuers of God’s children, unashamed enemies of God, were dealt with.

All the evil that Jezebel and Ahab cruelly unleashed against the children of God was devastating, yet Ahab and his wife, enemies of God’s children paid a very terrible price and your enemies who wage war against you will pay a dear price. One such instance was the evil that Ahab and Jezebel did against Naboth. In I Kings chapter 21, we learn that Naboth owned a land passed down from his family. Ahab wanted that land for a vegetable garden, but Naboth told him he couldn’t sell it because it was family property. But Jezebel, conspired to have Naboth killed so that she could take the

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land and give it to her husband. She did. She had Naboth stoned and presented the land to her husband. But the Lord sent the prophet Elijah to tell Ahab, “the LORD says, "Haven't you murdered a man? Haven't you taken over his property?…Dogs licked up Naboth's blood. In that same place dogs will lick up your blood. Yes, I said your blood!" The LORD says, 'I am going to bring horrible trouble on you. I will destroy your children after you. I will cut off every male in Israel who is related to you. It does not matter whether they are slaves or free” (I Kings 22: 19-21).

Indeed, the Lord fulfilled all His words. The Books of First and Second Kings teach us that after all the evil he perpetrated, Ahab was killed (I Kings 22: 37) and so were all his children (2 Kings 10:9). The Lord was sure to recompense him for all his atrocities and he, in the end, with all that he had built, particularly as a genealogical legacy, came to nothing short of a horrendous and destructive end. And what happened to his most evil idolworshipping wife? When she least expected that she would meet her demise, she was thrown out of a window and died upon her violent fall, and just as it had been prophesied by God, she was not afforded a decent burial as her remains were quickly devoured by dogs that she, this powerful queen, was terribly disposed of (2 Kings 9: 32-37).

So after reading all of this, are you still bothered about what people are doing against you? Are you still worried about what your enemies might be plotting against you? Why? Leave it to God. Know that you cannot defend yourself as well as God can defend you. Know that you cannot recompense them better than God can.

Move on with your life and your work in God’s vineyard. Focus on your calling and don’t waste any time with all the noise and chatter around you.

You have already overcome, so don’t fret. Your enemies will fall, but you, my friend, will stand!

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Teacher And Akpos

Teacher: What is the name given to a situation when a person dies by hanging himself?

Akpos: Sir Tie and Die

Only When He's Drunk

A man and his wife are driving down the road when a cop pulls them over.

The cop says to the man, "Do you know that you were speeding?" The man replies, "No sir, I didn't know I was speeding."

The mans wife then yells, "Yes you did, you knew you were speeding I've been telling you to slow down for miles." "SHUT UP!" the man says to his wife, "Shut the hell up, just sit back and be quite."

Then the cop says, "well, since I've got you pulled over did you know that the tag on your license plate is expired?" "No Sir" the man replies, "I did not know that" "WHATEVER!" His wife yells, "I've been telling you to go get it up to date for 2 whole months now!" "Shut up" the man yells to his wife again!

"Sit back and shut up, mind your own business!"

Curios, the cop walks over to the woman's side of the car and asks her, "Does he always talk to you this way?" "No" she replies, " Only when he's drinking!"

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One of my earliest Christmas memories in Malawi is watching groups of young children go door to door to perform dances and Christmas songs dressed in skirts made of leaves and using home As in most Christian cultures, celebrating made instruments. They received a small Christmas dinner with friends and family gift of money in return. In many countops the list after attending church. In most tries the processions after the Christmas countries Christmas is a public holiday and Eve church service is a joyous occasion people take the opportunity to visit friends of music and dance. In the Gambia for and family. In East Africa goats are quickly example, people parade with large intrisnapped up at the local markets and roasted cately made lanterns called fanals in the on Christmas day. In South Africa the sun is shape of boats or houses. Every country hot and the beaches are full of families has their own unique celebrations no enjoying braais (bbq's) or traditional matter how small their Christian populaChristmas dinners with paper hats, mince tion. pies, turkey and plum pudding (a vestige of the British colonial legacy.) In Ghana Christmas Decorations Christmas dinner is not complete without fufu and okra soup and in Liberia rice, beef Decorating shop fronts, mango trees, and biscuits are the order of the day. churches and homes is common throughZimbabweans make sure there's plenty of out African Christian communities. You bread, jam and tea to eat along with their may see fake snow decorating store goat meat. fronts in Nairobi, palm trees laden with Church Services and Caroling candles in Ghana, or oil palms loaded with bells in Liberia.

Those who can afford it will generally give gifts at Christmas but the holiday is not nearly as commer- The history of Christianity in Africa dates cial as it is in Europe or the Americas. The empha- back to the 1st Century AD. What every missionary has found since that time is that sis is more on the religious aspect of celebrating Africans are very spiritual people. (Besides the birth of Jesus and singing in church, than it is Christianity, the other main religions are on gift giving. The most common thing bought at Islam and indigenous beliefs). Going to Christmas is a new set of clothes to be worn to the church is generally the main focus of

By Anouk Zijlma church service. Many Africans are too poor to be Christmas celebrations in Africa. Nativity able to afford presents for their kids and there aren't too many toy stores in rural Africa to shop at scenes are played out, carols are sung and in Source: http://goafrica.about.com/ anyway. If gifts are exchanged in poorer communi- some cases dances are performed.

Christmas is celebrated throughout the African continent by Christian communities large and small. There are approximately 350 million Son: Wow! The fabulous Asante Kotoko will be play- Christians in Africa. On Christmas day carols are ing a football match with Accra Hearts of Oak. Can sung from Ghana on down to South Africa. Meats we go to the stadium tomorrow? are roasted, gifts are exchanged and family visits made. The Coptic Christians in Ethiopia and Egypt Dad: No, you have to queue up to get tickets and even celebrate Christmas on the 25th of December in stand during the match. You can see it better on TV. their calendar, which is the 7th of January for most of the rest of us. Kwanzaa is not celebrated in Daughter: Can we make it to the trade fair this week- Africa, as it's an African-American holiday. And end? unless you're in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, there's little chance of anyone enjoying a white Dad: No sweety, there is grand sales live show on TV Christmas in Africa. every Saturday. We will watch everthing on TV. Even in some of Africa's predominantly Muslim countries, Christmas is still marked for celebration.

Wife: Honey honey, let's go have a wonderful time at In Dakar, Senegal's capital, hawkers are happy to the Ghana Music Awards this evening. sell plastic trees and inflatable santas. "While secularism may mean elsewhere that each person is Dad: Hmm, no darling, it will be broadcast live on free to celebrate his or her own holidays, many in TV. Better on TV at home.

Senegal have interpreted it to mean they should celebrate all holidays." (Mail & Guardian).

Dad: Daaarling, I'm hungry. What are we eating for dinner?

Gift Giving

Wife: You can watch Asanka Delight on TV. They are preparing fufu.

December 2013

How to Say Merry Christmas

In Akan (Ghana) Afishapa

In Zimbabwe Merry Kisimusi

In Afrikaans (South Africa) GeseĂŤnde Kersfees

In Zulu (South Africa) Sinifisela Ukhisimusi Omuhle In Swazi (Swaziland) Sinifisela Khisimusi Lomuhle In Sotho (Lesthoto) Matswalo a Morena a Mabotse

In Swahili (Tanzania, Kenya) Kuwa na Krismasi njema In Amharic (Ethiopia) Melkam Yelidet Beaal

In Egyptian (Egypt) Colo sana wintom tiebeen

In Yoruba (Nigeria) E ku odun, e hu iye' dun!

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Your Disposable Water Bottle Could Be Your Next Sofa, You Know?

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BY YEUKAI KARENGEZEKA, Zimbabwe:

Photo: Zim Fashinista

Nearly everything can be recycled these days. Even human excreta can power our homes.

40% of waste produced in Accra live with residents uncollected. Of the 60% collected, the percentage recycled is negligible.

Proudly Zimbabwean Foundation, a local non-governmental organisation, is set to change the face of local fashion with a unique extravaganza. Dubbed "The Trashion Show", the event will see designers At the program launch last week, the EPA mounted an exhibition to show how plas- showcasing clothes made from trash at the Harare International School today in Mount Pleasant. tic products can be recycled.

Here is a sofa made friom plastic water bottles. The commercial value and durability of the sofa is unknown but with this creative use of waste, the challenge of It appears the only reason why our environment is consumed by the products we consume is because, the finding its value is not even worth calling mind is unused.The only reason why waste is a prob- a challenge. lem is because the mind is first wasted.

The EPA launched the project in collaboIn this picture, we highlight a program initiated by the ration with waste management companies like Jekora Ventures, Zoomlion Ghana Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Ltd and Universal Plastics Products The agency has began the implementation of a waste Recycling. segregation program to improve waste management in the country.

Source: www.joyonline.com

The show will showcase fashion items made from ordinary trash and about 10 models will walk the ramp wearing the outfits during the event.

"A team of eight fashion designers has come up with 30 outfits that will be paraded by 10 models during the event.

"A panel of three judges will decide on the best outfit, with the designer receiving a prize," said PZF official Fungai Chiposi

PZF, through their flagship campaign BIN-it Zimbabwe, is pioneering a programme for recycling waste.

"This campaign programme will capacitate emerging and downstream industries to use waste as an input by providing easy and health-conscious catchment areas for waste," she said.

This year's edition is being co-ordinated by Zimbabwe's famous designer, Colin Ratisai.

The unique fashion show, which will be an annual event will not only illustrate the creativity of designers but will also be a wake-up call to all Zimbabweans to avoid careless littering.

UN Boss Ban Ki-Moon In A Pose With Evelyn of Ghana Bamboo bikes project As They Sit On a made In Ghana Plastic Bottles Chair

"This event will not only showcase the immense talents that are housed in this country with local designers transforming what we see as ordinary waste into amazing fashion items, but will also act as a call to all Zimbabweans to come together and drive litter out of our country," said Chiposi.

The show is expected to introduce a new taste of fashion in Zimbabwe whereby trash will be considered for re-use and recycling to make new fabrics.

Chiposi said the country was generating three million tonnes of solid waste per year with no viable large-scale reuse and recycling strategies.

All this mixed waste is accumulating at various designated dump sites around the country over and above illegal dump sites mushrooming in residential and industrial areas.

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"On April 26, 2008 in Louisville KY, the Awakening American Alliance through its Executive Director Rev. William (Billy) Wilson invited African Pastors and leaders to join with the American church in crying out to God for Revival in the American Church and a Christ Awakening in the nation."

In response to this invitation, the African Strategic Leadership Prayer Network (ASLPN) was formed on April 28, 2008.

ASLPN partners with the Awakening America Alliance by mobilizing the African Leadership to prayer.

Since that inception ASLPN has grown this prayer movement through the African immigrant ministry leaders. Over the years ASLPN has networked with many Christian prayer ministries both nationally and internationally to gather for prayer for the nation in repentance through public events on the national mall and teleconference prayer led by sacrificial servants of the Lord. Two national prayer gatherings were hosted

by ASLPN 2010 at the nation’s capitol and in 2012 at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

African Strategic Leadership Prayer Network (ASLPN) is a non-profit Christian charitable organization dedicated to prayer and intercession.

On Saturday, November 16 the Northern Virginia Chapter of the prayer network was inaugurated at the auditorium of the Church of the Living God of Northern Virginia .

In her welcome address Dr. Mrs. Mary Samba , the Northern Virginia Coordinator urged all Pastors to stand together in this crusade as one strong body to intercede for the current generation. She also expressed her appreciation to the Church leaders and pastors from various African Countries who have commtted themselves to the cause of the network .

Rev. Kwasi Gyimah the host of the event delivered a message on behalf of Pastor Timothy O. A. Agbeja, Ph.D, Chairman of ASLPN, Mobilization Committee.

“The Lord God says, "I sought for a man among them who will make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land...but I found no one". Ezek. 22:30. We as the body of Christ on earth must not disappoint God this time around, we must wholeheartedly respond with great enthusiasm to this glorious call of God to stand in the gap for the nation of America at this crucial time in the history of this nation.

The Call to Prayer for America serves as a catalytic prayer gathering designed to facilitate the turning of America to a godly nation that God has created her to be. I want to encourage everyone here today to activate the Lamb's Agenda, reconciling the vertical and horizontal message of the cross, by unashamedly standing in the gap for our dear nation “God is calling the nation, and especially His Bride, to come to Him in fasting and prayer at this critical hour. I’m very excited as the Chairman of the ASLPN Mobilization Committee to give a clarion call to the body of Christ as we assemble here today to lunch the Northern Virginia Chapter of the ASLPN to serve as a worthy extension of this organization to stand in the gap to intercede for this nation that we all love so dearly, and join our effort together in mobilizing Believers to pray for our nation.

"We need to have a corporate spirit and to sincerely expect a move of the Spirit. The success of this meeting depends on elimination and assimilation. We need to eliminate intentions or thoughts which will not promote the success of this nation.

We need to assimilate anything scriptural that will push the move of the Holy Spirit across this nation. I strongly encourage all Christians, to depopulate the kingdom of darkness and populate the kingdom of God."

I therefore strongly appeal and encourage the body of Christ represented here today to fully participate in the effort of this organization and to consider this as a divine privilege to stand

Dr. Mrs. Mary Samba-Northern Virginia Coordinator of ASLPN

Pastor Nkhosana Chongo of Agape Word Center Church International in Silver Spring, Maryland Fundraising and Finance Committee Chairman

Bishop Paul Kotei (Commissioned World Outreach Ministries) being supported by fellow ministers to cut the inaugural cake

as God's army marching unto war, joining in fellowship with other Christian brethren to intercede for our nation - America.

God Bless you all. ”

Pastors from the Washington Metro Area who attended the event included Pastor Yome Segun of the Eternity Global Ministries, Rev. Kwasi Gyimah and Minister Hughes Teye Doryormu of the Church of the Living God (NOVA), Rev. Chongo (Agape Word Ministries ) , Bishop Paul Kotei (Commissioned World Outreach Ministries), and Rev. Kwabena Nsiah of Deeper Life Ministries

Rev. Kwasi Gyimah -Host and Pastor of The Church of the Living God (NOVA)

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Televangelist Paul Crouch of TBN Dies At 79 December 2013

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COSTA MESA, CALIF. – Paul Crouch, the televangelist who built what's been called the world's largest Christian broadcasting network, has died. He was 79.

Crouch died at his home in Orange, Calif., after a decade-long fight with degenerative heart disease, his grandson Brandon Crouch told The Associated Press.

"He was an incredible businessman, entrepreneur, visionary; he built something that impacted the world," he said.

Trinity Broadcast Network had reported that Crouch fell ill and was taken to a Dallas-area hospital in October while visiting the network's facility in Colleyville, Texas. He later returned to California for continued treatment of "heart and related health issues."

"We mourn Paul's passing and he will be greatly missed. But we know, as the old hymn reminds us, soon enough we will see him again in that great `meeting in the air,"' the network said in a statement Saturday.

Crouch began his broadcasting career while studying theology at Central Bible Institute and Seminary in his native Missouri by helping build the campus' radio station. He moved to California in the early 1960s to manage the movie and television unit of the Assemblies of God before founding Trinity Broadcast Network in 1973 with his wife, Jan.

They grew the network into an international Christian empire that beams prosperity gospel programming to every continent but Antarctica around the clock. The programming promises that if the faithful sacrifice for their belief, God will reward them with material wealth.

Based in Costa Mesa, the network says it has 84 satellite channels and more than 18,000 television and cable affiliates as well as a Christian amusement park in Orlando.

The Crouches faced criticism for what critics say was their extravagant lifestyle. Ministry watchdogs have long questioned how TBN spends the hundreds of millions of tax-exempt donations they receive from viewers.

Last year, their granddaughter and her husband's uncle filed lawsuits alleging $50 million in financial improprieties at the network and detailed opulent spending on private jets and 13 mansions and homes around the U.S. for the Crouch family's use.

The Crouches dismissed the allegations, and their attorney said the network's spending was in line with its mission to spread the gospel throughout the world.

He was survived by his wife and their two sons, Matthew and Paul Jr. http://www.foxnews.com/

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Nollywood actor, Chinedu Ikedieze (MFR) popularly known as Aki, has added extra year to his age on December 12, 2013. The actor, who is a strong fan of Arsenal Football Club is thanking God for gift of life and wisdom. He equally got a cake designed with Arsenal logo.

Source: www.nigerianfilms.com

Yvonne Nelson Wins 7 Awards at 2013 ZAFAA Awards

It was a big night for Yvonne Nelson

The Ghanaian movie star picked up 7 awards at the 2013 ZAFAA Global Awards held in London. UK. She won awards for her movie House of Gold, Pascal Amanfo‘s Single & Married as well as The Price also starring Majid Michel.

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Actor Omar Sheriff Captan over the weekend tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend, Cindy.

The wedding ceremony, which was held under ‘low key’ at the La Palm Hotel saw co-actors Van Vicker as the best man and Yvonne Nelson as guest.

The former ‘Tinsel’ star’s marriage comes on the heels of reports that he was launching a TV realty show called, “Ten To Bee” to help curb the growing trends of divorce cases among Ghanaian married couples.

Kenya: Actress and Filmmaker Lupita Nyong'o Nominated for Golden Globe

Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana

It was just yesterday when Capital Lifestyle Magazine shared the news of one of 2013's breakout stars, Lupita Nyong'o, receiving a Screen Actors Guild awards nomination for her supporting role in 12 Years a Slave. It seems that there's more to celebrate as the Kenyan actress and filmmaker has landed a Golden Globe nomination for her American film debut in Steve McQueen's film where she plays a brutalized slave.

Also nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture are: Sally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine; Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle; Julia Roberts, August Osage County; and June Squibb,

Nebraska.

Lupita's co-star, British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor also was acknowledged for his role as Solomon Northup, a free black man who is kidnapped and sold in the same film, in the Best Actor in a motion picture, drama category.

Congratulations Lupita!

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BASIC PRINCIPLES OF BIBLE INTERPRETATION The Principle of History

Pastor George Annan

It is a basic requirement when interpreting scripture to understand the historical background or setting in which the passage was written for the simple reason that God revealed His redemptive plan in a historo-cultural context among real people.

As we read the scriptures it is imperative to understand who was ruling and where? What were the political tensions, problems and crisis in society? What countries were involved and in what way? What was the culture of the day and what were the customs of the people just to mention a few. To understand these questions we need resources like Bible dictionary, concordance, handbooks and books about Bible customs. From these books we are able to reconstruct the historical settings of a bible passage out of which flows the meaning.

Illustration - THE CRUCIFIXION OF JESUS CHRIST Crucifixion, a brutal form of punishment meted out by the Romans in the first century Israel was a fact well documented by historians including Josephus. Crucifixion was used as capital punishment to those considered as slaves, extreme criminals, political or religious agitators, pirates or those who have no civil rights.

The condemned prisoner was scourged and made to carry his cross PUBLICLY to the place of execution. Nails would then be pounded into his hands and feet and the cross was raised to stand upright usually about 10

feet above ground.

Jesus was brought outside the city gate PUBLICLY and crucified at the place known in first century Israel as Golgotha (Calvary).

We read in Hebrew 13:12 wherefore Jesus also that he might sanctify the people with His own blood suffered outside the gate.

The person who does not believe in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ is one who does not believe in history. To deny history is to deny your existence If one understands the historical scene in which a passage of Scripture was written, often the passage will practically interpret itself.

The following historical scriptures highlight the crucifixion: Matthew 23:24 Wherefore behold I send unto you prophets and wise men and scribes and some of them ye shall kill and crucify and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues and persecute them from city to city.

John 19:6 when the chief priests therefore and officers saw him they cried out saying crucify him. Pilate said unto them take ye him and crucify him for I find no fault in him.

John 19:15 but they cried out away with him away with him crucify him, Pilate said unto them shall I crucify your King? The chief priest answered we have no king but Caesar.

Mark 15:20 and when they had mocked him they took off the purple from him and put his own clothes on him and led him out to crucify him.

Matthew 27:35 and they crucified him and parted his garments casting lots that it might sbe fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet they parted my garments among them and upon my vesture did they cast lots Mark 16:6 and he said unto them be not affrighted ye seek Jesus of Nazareth which was crucified He is risen he is not here behold the place where they laid Him.

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which was led by Chief Pastor Larbi from the Koforidua Kwakyea branch of the Church.

Surprisingly, the same Pastor Larbi led this year’s ‘appeal for funds’ when the similar incident occurred.

According to Mr Benefo, the Church was yet to find the cause of the issue, adding that, “but in my view I think the money is bad money.”

Anyinam (E/R), Dec. 02, GNA - Members of the African Faith Tabernacle could not believe their eyes when a GH¢2.00 note started burning in an offering bowl during church service .The money was given as offertory to God by an unknown church member.

The African Faith Tabernacle held their 94th Annual convention at Anyinam in the Atiwa District, where they inaugurated a seven-unit school block.

Source: GNA

Commenting on the issue, Mr Ransford Kofi Benefo, the General Secretary of the church, said a similar scenario occurred last year “but it was a GH¢20.00 note which got burnt.”

He said it happened during fundraising time

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A Man on a Mission- Rev. Dr. Daniel Ahia-Armah in the Spotlight Chapel International. In 1996; Rev. Armah was led to start and establish the first ever branch of the church in Osu, Accra the capital city of Ghana.

By the unique grace of God upon His servant, this church grew to over 400 people in three years.

In the year 2002 Rev. Armah was offered the position of general overseer of Bible Chapel International but was led to the contrary by the Holy Ghost and by sound Godly counsel of outstanding men of God. Rev. Armah was then led to establish his own ministry called Kingslight chapel International and was inaugurated by the apostle general, Rev. Sam Korankye Ankrah, president and founder of Royal house chapel international churches worldwide.

Rev. Armah has personally pioneered the planting of three churches and has an apostolic oversight of four branches of his ministry in Osu, Adabraka and Kpando in Ghana and Woodbridge, Virginia in the United States of America.

Rev. Dr. Daniel Ahia-Armah, preacher, teacher, motivator and entrepreneur is a Pharmacist by profession and a Pastor by call.

Saved by our Lord Jesus Christ in 1980 through a drama entitled “ETERNITY WHERE?” by the La Christian Fellowship, the then Brother Daniel grew rapidly in the Lord with an overwhelming passion for the kingdom and a clear cut leadership potential. His outstanding desire for holiness, integrity and righteousness earned him an accolade – “Pope”.

In his growing up in the Lord, Rev. Daniel served with humility in various capacities and in different departments as a committed Christian worker willing to do just anything to promote the kingdom of God.

From street evangelism, dawn broadcasts, open air crusades to prison ministry he shared the salvation message with great urgency and passion. The zealous brother Daniel was part of a group of young men that refused to allow Moslems to condemn Christianity in their regular Islamic crusades at the time. Armed with knowledge of the Koran through various courses, Brother Daniel and his group held many open air crusades preaching Jesus both from the Koran and the Bible to stop the adulteration of the gospel by Muslims and to propagate the good news. This hard work paid off when these crusades ultimately resulted in the first ever “ChristosIslam” debate in Ghana, West Africa. Dangerous, volatile and tensed as it was at the time, these events helped to stop Muslim preaching attacks on Christians using the Holy Bible.

In 1986 he was unanimously elected and appointed to the revered and highly respected position of the Scripture Union president of Saint Thomas Aquinas Secondary school his alma mater in Accra, Ghana. This position was a symbol of spiritual and moral authority as well as leadership in schools at the time.

In 1987 Rev. Armah entered active ministry work as part of a seven-member pastoral leadership team spearheading a Holy Ghost-filled church called Normal Christian Life Church.

The depths of Rev. Armah’s supernatural encounters and endowments which is copiously evident in his ministry today, took place here.

Normal Christian Life Church metamorphosed into Bible

Rev. Armah graduated from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) as a Pharmacist and has over the years graduated into prescribing and dispensing to the body of Christ principles of God's word provided for our lifting. This he does with an amazing practicality and crystal-clear clarity. Cut in the mould of an authority he employs skill and finesse that has won him admiration from audiences in the US, UK and Ghana. The prophetic touch to his ministry makes him a carrier of a unique ministry grace - a typical conference speaker, seminar instructor, series preacher and scripture expositor.

ers, inspired people, established churches, published literature etc, The Cambridge Theological Seminary upon recommendation has in December 2009, conferred on the hard working preacher the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity.

Doctor Daniel Armah is a prolific writer of international dimension and recognition. He has so far authored six (6) powerful inspiring books with a readership fan base dotted around the globe. These books are: “VICTORY TECHNIQUES’’, “GOLIATH CAN FALL”, “RIDING THE WINDS OF CHANGE,” STONE SEAL & SOLDIERS’’ “SEVEN EFFECTS OF PRAYER” and “THE VISITATION OF THE LORD’’.

Three more books are expected from his anointed desk by the end of the first half of 2010.

Doctor Daniel Armah is married to the love of his life; a versatile, anointed and hardworking woman of God called Barbara, also a Pharmacist and blessed with a child by name Charis.

Doctor Armah currently co-pastors the church in Woodbridge, Virginia with Barbara, the first lady of Kingslight chapel churches worldwide.

Dr. Armah believes that with God nothing is impossible. He also believes that the church is the only hope and moral example to a dark dying world of corruption. He is a deep, prayerful and fiery preacher who is simply “crazy” for Jesus.

Rev. Armah was the host of a popular Christian radio program called the “unknown friend” whilst a pharmacy student at the KNUST, in Kumasi, Ghana. Rev. Armah was also a brief host of a health program called “The Balm of Health” on Sunny FM in Accra, Ghana. Rev. Armah was again a weekly radio speaker on Sunny FM in an inspirational program called the PILGRIM’S LIGHT broadcasting the message of the cross and affecting many lives, homes, marriages etc in Accra and beyond.

He is also the founder and President of a novelty organization called the Christian Entertainment Inc. (CEI) a Para-church body burdened with the provision of a Godly-alternative in entertainment to compete with the captivating entertainment that the world offers. Rev. Armah’s CEI teamed up with TV 3, a leading TV network in Ghana to organise an annual program called “All Believers’ Valentine Night” a program that enjoyed national attention with a great impact on Christendom.

Pastor Daniel is also the CEO of Tears Away Foundation, a charity organisation established in Ghana for the alleviation of pain and suffering in any form among the peoples of Africa, dealing especially with health, food, shelter and clothing.

He has been in ministry for about twenty two (22) years and carries an infectious burden for soul winning, integrity and holiness. He carries a strong unadulterated message from God with obvious emphasis on faith, hope, character and evangelism.

Pastor Daniel Ahia-Armah is well sought after speaker in revivals, conferences and conventions around the world. In the US, his packed schedule of speaking engagements has taken him to many states and cities with tremendous testimonies and deep seated impact following.

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Abidjan Abidjan 0 Accra 422.23 Addis Ababa 4725.57 Alexandria 4555.58 Algiers 3564.98 Antananarivo 6250.09 Bamako 921.57 Brazzaville 2394.10 Cairo 4599.52 Cape Town 4958.51 Casablanca 3160.59 Conakry 1162.96 Dakar 1795.10 Dar es Salaam 4988.87 Douala 1526.96 Durban 5405.58 Fez 3191.48 Freetown 1073.94 Giza 4594.09 Harare 4627.13 Johannesburg 4923.26 Kampala 4097.86 Khartoum 4146.16 Kinshasa 2400.58 Lagos 829.77 Luanda 2477.74 Lusaka 4238.34 Maputo 5259.42 Nairobi 4592.28 Omdurman 4137.12 Pretoria 4898.81 Tripoli 3542.13

Distance Between African Cities Accra Addis Ababa Alexandria Algiers Antananarivo Bamako 422.23 4725.57 4555.58 3564.98 6250.09 921.57 0 4304.58 4239.02 3484.11 5888.23 1162.15 4304.58 0 2624.86 4726.08 3252.42 5105.98 4239.02 2624.86 0 2542.49 5876.54 4386.75 3484.11 4726.08 2542.49 0 7745.47 2896.90 5888.23 3252.42 5876.54 7745.47 0 7017.34 1162.15 5105.98 4386.75 2896.90 7017.34 0 2036.44 2984.67 4234.08 4731.46 3856.42 3184.09 4271.16 2460.18 180.18 2708.81 5712.60 4467.77 4802.64 5229.96 7334.88 8013.18 3323.14 5879.92 3207.76 5452.36 3512.01 1029.69 8251.79 2327.07 1549.99 5742.24 5097.71 3466.19 7411.64 713.90 2137.02 6122.71 5136.90 3183.57 8025.06 1043.36 4590.10 1760.50 4337.84 6132.94 1613.88 5650.44 1110.55 3247.38 3683.31 3697.71 4859.58 2165.94 5152.29 4397.91 6784.31 7954.79 2060.89 6303.97 3204.56 5242.41 3265.59 786.95 8089.44 2397.36 1472.08 5698.67 5120.09 3545.28 7315.74 735.09 4265.59 2457.09 180.99 2707.31 5709.50 4462.95 4300.45 3099.58 5447.69 6737.84 1740.68 5458.23 4662.36 4079.34 6380.73 7470.15 2148.86 5816.81 3682.61 1182.77 3442.79 5059.90 2688.25 4673.73 3740.72 988.90 1754.68 3737.72 4169.41 4373.81 2043.47 2985.65 4240.26 4739.89 3849.82 3191.45 411.61 3896.09 3893.76 3368.06 5592.40 1425.33 2185.46 3447.42 4790.07 5177.17 3855.31 3346.05 3907.15 2948.85 5182.51 6372.48 2077.37 5063.68 4976.01 3944.51 6358.00 7624.38 1719.66 6136.83 4179.07 1165.14 3681.87 5475.34 2279.69 5178.10 3731.92 999.91 1747.93 3726.58 4178.47 4363.35 4634.09 4022.71 6325.52 7424.62 2118.44 5789.90 3339.67 3725.24 1586.06 1018.36 6813.96 3111.95

Brazzaville Cairo Cape Town 2394.10 4599.52 4958.51 2036.44 4271.16 4802.64 2984.67 2460.18 5229.96 4234.08 180.18 7334.88 4731.46 2708.81 8013.18 3856.42 5712.60 3323.14 3184.09 4467.77 5879.92 0 4173.48 3311.25 4173.48 0 7234.15 3311.25 7234.15 0 4844.46 3668.66 7977.09 3556.54 5180.64 5896.18 4172.47 5243.06 6597.92 2668.75 4183.28 3697.47 1112.15 3669.47 4316.66 3288.90 6655.80 1270.66 4757.54 3423.10 7935.91 3463.06 5198.72 5772.80 4167.74 5.86 7228.91 2282.06 5318.85 2185.12 2792.42 6259.27 1263.45 1984.69 3306.85 4079.88 2909.18 1612.26 5700.16 8.53 4179.39 3303.13 1776.56 3915.79 4755.93 556.85 4730.28 2836.49 1885.46 5061.98 2281.14 3034.89 6225.74 1623.08 2412.18 3531.23 4099.70 2906.22 1606.16 5702.64 2753.53 6203.74 1312.85 4134.04 1739.09 7443.60

Casablanca 3160.59 3207.76 5452.36 3512.01 1029.69 8251.79 2327.07 4844.4 3668.66 7977.09 0 2747.46 2323.26 6668.79 3739.67 8133.31 248.10 2847.91 3666.47 7028.46 7636.88 5582.81 4484.24 4852.96 3221.33 5202.77 6641.25 7860.52 6042.79 4472.65 7597.82 1930.39

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Conakry 1162.96 1549.99 5742.24 5097.71 3466.19 7411.64 713.90 3556.54 5180.64 5896.18 2747.46 0 701.92 6140.06 2652.2 6477.79 2868.59 124.81 5175.85 5773.61 6007.93 5217.44 5051.66 3562.95 1912.55 3611.63 5388.43 6366.69 5717.66 5041.47 5987.98 3786.14

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Dakar Dar es Salaam 1795.10 4988.87 2137.02 4590.10 6122.71 1760.

5136.90 4337.84 3183.57 6132.94 8025.06 1613.88 1043.36 5650.44 4172.47 2668.75 5243.06 4183.28 6597.92 3697.47 2323.26 6668.79 701.92 6140.06 0 6688.17 6688.17 0 3195.76 3495.70 7167.58 2702.99 2490.22 6497.30 825.13 6060.17 5238.83 4179.63 6421.63 1515.19 6693.72 2460.26 5717.07 1086.18 5348.63 2596.18 4179.38 2664.46 2449.68 4242.42 4271.22 2875.80 6031.82 1533.61 7043.94 2244.58 6221.42 671.15 5337.76 2604.35 6672.25 2405.76 3690.88 5201.10

Nairobi — Kenyans braved a chilly Wednesday, December 11 to witness history repeat itself as President Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of the country's founding father Mzee Jomo Kenyatta re-enacted a feat his father achieved at the very same grounds 50 years ago.

The transition theme was also witnessed with the masJust like in 1963, the crowd was cheered wildly as the flag was ters of ceremonies for the event, where legendary broad- hoisted by the two Kenya Army Servicemen and then it was folcaster Leonard Mambo Mbotela and former Capital FM lowed by a seven-minute fireworks display that lit up the sky. presenter Jimmi Gathu taking turns in guiding the programme for the night.

The crowds which had began gathering at the Uhuru Gardens on Langata Road from around 5pm, were in a partying mood that not even the hop, step and jump that members of the public had to adopt in order to gain entry into the venue - thanks to muddy conditions - could not deter them from experiencing this once in a lifetime event.

"DJ naomba ucheze mziki kwa sauti nadra, sio kwa sauti ambayo itapasua maskio," (Mr DJ when you play the music, please do so at a bearable volume and not one that can rupture the ears) to which the crowd respectfully disagreed and the DJ took it a notch higher much to their delight.

Only this time around, the Kenyan flag was the only one hoisted unlike in 1963 when Mzee Kenyatta led the nation in witnessing the Perhaps the best example of the generational gap was when Mbotela asked the DJ to moderate the volume. lowering of the Union Jack and hoisting of the Kenya flag.

On a night that was laced with the theme of transition from the independence generation to the self proclaimed 'digital generation', those in attendance during Wednesday night's hoisting of the flag made use of their mobile phones and iPads to capture the moment for future generations - if not for their immediate friends - as proof they were part of the Kenya's Golden Jubilee, a technological departure from the 1963 event.

So eager were some Kenyans who attended the Golden Jubilee that some found themselves getting in the way of the marching Kenya Defence Forces band.

Mbotela would be a source of further reflection as he recounted how he had been present at the venue when the Duke of Edinburgh handed over the independence documents to the late Mzee Kenyatta at the same grounds.

Mbotela told the crowd which included President Kenyatta and his mother Mama Ngina Kenyatta: "I was at this very grounds in 1963 when Mzee Kenyatta said we will get Uhuru (freedom) here and today I am glad to stand before his son, strong and with the same voice and witness this event."

President Uhuru Kenyatta

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Douala Durban Fez Freetown 1526.96 5405.58 3191 1073.94 1110.55 5152.29 3204.

1472.08 3247.38 4397.91 5242.

5698.67 3683.31 6784.31 3265.

5120.09 3697.71 7954.79 786.95 3545.28 4859.58 2060.89 8089.

7315.74 2165.94 6303.97 2397.

735.09 1112.15 3288.90 4757.54 3463.06 3669.47 6655.80 3423.10 5198.72 4316.66 1270.66 7935.91 5772.80 3739.67 8133.31 248.10 2847.91 2652.26 6477.79 2868.59 124.81 3195.76 7167.58 2490.22 825.13 3495.70 2702.99 6497.30 6060.17 0 4397.07 3662.36 2579.82 4397.07 0 8042.36 6361.33 3662.36 8042.36 0 2962.88 2579.82 6361.33 2962.88 0 3663.62 6651.19 3420.98 5193.84 3372.96 1336.96 6909.57 5669.75 3900.02 497.20 7547.36 5892.93 2572.07 3355.84 5411.25 5149.45 2805.03 5051.44 4268.83 5026.15 1120.53 3280.41 4766.06 3469.33 746.84 4995.01 3185.00 1845.86 1484.67 2978.20 5137.76 3505.81 2976.30 1627.87 6526.11 5286.01 4146.67 458.42 7755.87 6254.36 3068.83 3232.78 5863.63 5648.10 2797.87 5056.46 4257.29 5016.12 3862.38 535.67 7506.73 5873.49 3225.11 7219.87 1685.90 3835.27

Giza Harare Johannesburg 4594.09 4627.13 4923.26 4265.59 4300.45 4662.36 2457.09 3099.58 4079.34 180.99 5447.6 6380.73 2707.31 6737.84 7470.15 5709.50 1740.68 2148.86 4462.95 5458.23 5816.81 4167.74 2282.06 2792.42 5.86 5318.85 6259.27 7228.91 2185.12 1263.45 3666.47 7028.46 7636.88 5175.85 5773.61 6007.93 5238.83 6421.63 6693.72 4179.63 1515.19 2460.26 3663.62 3372.96 3900.02 6651.19 1336.96 497.20 3420.98 6909.57 7547.36 5193.84 5669.75 5892.93 0 5314.23 6254.46 5314.23 0 979.95 6254.46 979.95 0 3302.43 2021.72 2985.16 1608.00 3715.45 4668.10 4173.65 2274.29 2783.92 3910.13 4058.57 4499.58 4724.53 2166.39 2484.18 5057.14 397.00 1198.36 6221.24 919.17 450.41 3527.39 1942.25 2921.81 1601.87 3720.34 4672.35 6198.95 923.38 56.70 1736.79 5945.62 6752.48

Kampala 4097.86 3682.61 1182.77 3442.79 5059.90 2688.25 4673.73 1984.69 3306.85 4079.88 5582.81 5217.44 5717.07 1086.18 2572.07 3355.84 5411.25 5149.45 3302.43 2021.72 2985.16 0 1697.00 1983.41 3304.96 2369.10 1810.19 2920.18 504.64 1702.39 2928.68 4148.86

Khartoum Kinshasa Lagos Luanda 4146.16 2400.58 829.77 2477.74 3740.72 2043.4 411.61 2185.46 988.90 2985. 3896.09 3447.42 1754.68 4240.26 3893.76 4790.07 3737.72 4739.89 3368.06 5177.17 4169.41 3849.82 5592.40 3855.31 4373.81 3191.45 1425.33 3346.05 2909.18 8.53 1776.56 556.85 1612.26 4179.39 3915.79 4730.28 5700.16 3303.13 4755.93 2836.49 4484.24 4852.96 3221.33 5202.77 5051.66 3562.95 1912.55 3611.63 5348.63 4179.38 2449.68 4271.22 2596.18 2664.46 4242.42 2875.80 2805.03 1120.53 746.84 1484.67 5051.44 3280.41 4995.01 2978.20 4268.83 4766.06 3185.00 5137.76 5026.15 3469.33 1845.86 3505.81 1608.00 4173.65 3910.13 4724.53 3715.45 2274.29 4058.57 2166.39 4668.10 2783.92 4499.58 2484.18 1697.00 1983.41 3304.96 2369.10 0 2913.00 3331.33 3446.55 2913.00 0 1784.30 551.08 3331.33 1784.30 0 2018.52 3446.55 551.08 2018.52 0 3476.51 1877.72 3662.02 1789.67 4617.18 3026.56 4784.20 2790.79 1932.76 2409.85 3805.17 2739.80 11.67 2910.06 3322.63 3444.12 4612.04 2745.04 4467.00 2453.48 2736.56 4142.04 3106.84 4636.09

Lusaka 4238.34 3907.15 2948.85 5182.51 6372.48 2077.37 5063.68 1885.46 5061.98 2281.14 6641.25 5388.43 6031.82 1533.61 2976.30 1627.87 6526.11 5286.01 5057.14 397.00 1198.36 1810.19 3476.51 1877.72 3662.02 1789.67 0 1254.33 1827.98 3480.39 1143.41 5602.44

Maputo 5259.42 4976.01 3944.51 6358.00 7624.38 1719.66 6136.83 3034.89 6225.74 1623.08 7860.52 6366.69 7043.94 2244.58 4146.67 458.42 7755.87 6254.36 6221.24 919.17 450.41 2920.18 4617.18 3026.56 4784.20 2790.79 1254.33 0 2779.57 4622.55 436.93 6854.51

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Nairobi Omdurman 4592.28 4137.1 4179.07 3731.92 1165.14 999.91 3681.87 1747.93 5475.34 3726.58 2279.69 4178.

5178.10 4363.35 2412.18 2906.22 3531.23 1606.16 4099.70 5702.64 6042.79 4472.65 5717.66 5041.47 6221.42 5337.76 671.15 2604.35 3068.83 2797.87 3232.78 5056.46 5863.63 4257.29 5648.10 5016.12 3527.39 1601.87 1942.25 3720.34 2921.81 4672.35 504.64 1702.39 1932.76 11.67 2409.85 2910.06 3805.17 3322.63 2739.80 3444.12 1827.98 3480.39 2779.57 4622.55 0 1940.54 1940.54 0 2865.34 4616.31 4534.49 2725.66

Pretoria 4898.81 4634.09 4022.71 6325.52 7424.62 2118.44 5789.90 2753.53 6203.74 1312.85 7597.82 5987.98 6672.25 2405.76 3862.38 535.67 7506.73 5873.49 6198.95 923.38 56.70 2928.68 4612.04 2745.04 4467.00 2453.48 1143.41 436.93 2865.34 4616.31 0 6703.06

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50 Years Ago It Was Jomo, Now His Son Uhuru

Passing on the baton, a young Uhuru Kenyatta in the company of his father Jomo Photo Courtesy : http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse

Uhuru Kenyatta meets the President of West Germany Heinrich Lubke in the company of his father Jomo

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Tripoli 3542.13 3339.67 3725.24 1586.06 1018.36 6813.96 3111.95 4134.04 1739.09 7443.60 1930.39 3786.14 3690.88 5201.1 3225.11 7219.87 1685.90 3835.27 1736.79 5945.62 6752.48 4148.86 2736.56 4142.04 3106.84 4636.90 5602.44 6854.51 4534.49 2725.66 6703.06 0

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United States Based Gospel Music Star Gifty Osei Tours USA For Three Precious Hannah Embarking On A 6 Months Week Tour be touring states such as New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Florida, Colorado, California, Hawaii, Maryland, Georgia, Alaska, Montana, Mississippi, Michigan among other States.

Service (GPS) although is in charge of ensuring safety and adequate care of the prisoners, the volume may be to much handle.

Precious Hannah

United States based Gospel music star Precious Hannah is embarking on a 6 weeks tour to the awareness about the lack of proper hygiene and basic medical care of prisoners in Africa especially in Ghana.

Prisoners in Ghana sometimes die unnecessarily due to lack of basic hygienic and medical care needs.

Crime in the world as a whole is on the horizon but, there are innocent people who are jailed everyday for crimes they did not commit. There are 45 prison establishments in Ghana alone, including twelve major male prisons.

These male prisons are located in Akuse, Kumasi,Sekondi, Tamale, Nsawam, Ho, Sunyani, Navrongo, Wa, Tarkwa, and Winneba. Ghana's prisons house between 11,000 and 14,000 inmates, with females forming approximately 2% of the prison population. The Ghana Prisons

As a nurse and a gospel music artist, Precious Hannah’s’ goal is to reach out to these broken hearted prisoners whether they are young, old, poor, innocent, guilty and help them embrace the love of Jesus Christ who came to die for all. She will be making her way to Accra, Nsawam, and Kumasi in Ghana in December.

The “Fefeefe” artiste Gifty Osei has already performed in New York City.

A stage she mounted with Great Ampong, another Ghanaian Gospel artiste who is also in the USA.

Sensational award winning female gospel Hannah Ewoo Asiem (Precious Hannah), is a artiste Gifty Osei who is known best for her native of Ghana, West Africa. She is the sec- wild stage antics has started her tour in United States of America. ond of the 5 children of Pastor Doctor

Andrew L. Ewoo, a Minster of the Gospel in the Seventh Day Adventist Church, and also the current speaker for the Encounter with Truth Television Program on GTV in Ghana.

Precious Hannah released her first solo album titled: “Onyame Adom” this past summer in the USA. This contemporary Ghanaian Gospel music label is a huge success in the DMV and a major talked about record and a great viewership in the social media. It is indeed “Onayme Adom” and indeed by God’s grace that we are alive today, able to breathe, enjoy God’s creation and roam about freely, whiles others suffer in jail with less than average hope.

The tour that will take her for three months started a month ago. Gifty Osei has for the past weeks played a lot of major shows in the States. Following the feed backs of her performance, the audiences have really accepted her and want more of her as Ghanaians know Gifty Osei for.

For more information, contact 301-385-7397 or McDade Sudios at 301-310-1594.

“God has really used me as usual to bless many. I am praying that He will continue to use me for the benefit of His children. I have received a lot of testimonies in this tour,” Mama Gee,” added.

In the coming weeks, your most authoritative Flex newspaper will be outlining the number of Source: Stephen Kenneth NakujahStates she has visited and performed and will Flexghana.com be visiting to perform as well. The information currently on our desk has it that she has more than twenty shows to perform before she comes down to Ghana.

Mame Gee as she is affectionately called will Looking back at some bad times in a person’s life can really open the avenue to appreciate the love of God and how He has been gracious to us. This is why Hannah sings “Onyame Adom.” The songs are with a contemporary Gospel music sound that will uplift your spirit.

The album features Precious Hannah singing songs composed by well-known Ghanaian musicians in the gospel music circle in Ghana: Sam Asare Bediako, Newlove Annan, Richard Nana Nketsiah and John Dee. For more information on Precious Hannah, go to www.precioushannah.com and on facebook at www.facebook.com/precioushannah.ewoo.

Speaking to Flex newspaper, Gifty Osei was grateful to God for leading her steps to the righteous path.

According to her, even though she has not finished her tour, the little she has done is very encouraging.

Ghanaian Pastor Rolls Out Apostle Emmanuel Bediako Passes Away HIV Testing Centre In London at 59

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One week celebration of Apostle Bediako's Death in Toronto

Source: http://www.voice-online.co.uk/

Quarter of 100,000 diagnosed do not know they have condition

Written by Juliana Lucas A PASTOR has launched a campaign to combat the high rate of HIV among African people living in London.

Fred Annin, who heads Actionplus, a small community organisation founded in 1997 to raise awareness about HIV, hopes to encourage those who are at a higher risk of infection, particularly African Caribbean’s, to get tested.

Statistics show that 44 per cent of those living with HIV, which stands for human immunodeficiency virus, in the UK are from African and Caribbean communities.

A more recent data showed that over 100,000 people in the UK have HIV. However 25 per cent of them do not know they have the condition.

Which is why Annin hopes to “raise awareness” by providing rapid and easy HIV testing sessions that begin on Sunday (Nov 24) in a church in Walthamstow.

The free project which coincides with the HIV testing week (Nov 22- 29) began after Annin went to Ghana in 2007.

He said: “I went to Ghana… within a month I was able to open two [church] branches. However the idea changed.

[There are] a lot of the churches in the country but [they were] not helping those [who are] disadvantaged.”

The number of black Africans living with a diagnosed HIV infection has increased from 9,339 in 2002 to 25,331 in 2011 – nearly a four-fold increase.

Annin added: “Most times people do not seek help because of the stigma attached to the disease.”

Gareth Davies, the programme manager at

Actionplus Foundation, is encouraging testing. The charity which also has a base in Ghana helped to raise awareness in the West African country where three per cent were living with HIV ten years ago, but now it has dropped to 1.7 per cent.

Davis said the point of testing “is so that you know about your infection early so you can start taking medication that will help you live longer.”

He said: “Stigma leads to people hiding their problem and not seeking help and may not seek help until it is in very advance stage which makes it complicated to treat.”

Although HIV is still incurable, someone who is diagnosed early can still have a full life, a near-normal life expectancy, and start a family.

Davies added: “People are not aware of the advantage made in the medications that are available. They see HIV as a terminal disease rather than a long term health condition”

With a series of rapid test taking place from next week individuals can find out about their status within five to ten minutes.

“The technology is advance so far we can now find out so quickly now,” Davies said.

“People who have put themselves at risk can also get help now by using PEP (Post exposure proxphylaxis) this is used within 72 hours after being in contact with an infected person.”

Source: The Christian Journal

The Senior Pastor and the National Head of the Church of Pentecost Canada Rev. Dr. Apostle Emmanuel Owusu Bediako died on Thursday November 28, 2013 in Houston, Texas, USA after a protracted illness.

Apostle Bediako and family were welcomed to the Church of Pentecost Canada on Sunday October 25, 2009 in Toronto. He was the 4th National Head of the Church after Apostle A.K. Miah ended his term in Canada.

He is a Church planter who has helped plant and nurtured many Pentecostal churches in the USA, Canada, Germany, Japan, Korea, Switzerland and other European countries. He is also a seasoned international conference speaker and the author of the Book of Books: A History of The Bible (2008). Before his divine call into full-time ministry, Apostle Dr. Bediako was a professional banker. He is married to Mama Faustina Bediako, a writer, teacher, and a nurse. They are blessed with four girls – Christie, Portia, Esther, and Eunice.

The Church of Pentecost Canada and Toronto Ghanaians celebrated the one week of Apostle Bediako’s Death on Thursday December 5th 2013 in Toronto. The Service was well attended.

Apostle Bediako will be buried in New Jersey and the Funeral will be held in New York on December 27th 2013

Source: Ghanaian News Canada

Pictures: www.Ghanaweb.com

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What Happens When A U.S President Gets Elected In A Year With A "0" At The End. Also notice it goes in increments of 20 years.

1840: William Henry Harrison (died in office) 1860: Abraham Lincoln (assassinated) 1880: James A. Garfield (assassinated) 1900: William McKinley (assassinated) 1920: Warren G. Harding (died in office) 1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (dies in office) 1960: John F. Kennedy (assassinated) 1980: Ronald Reagan (survived assassination attempt)

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.

John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.

John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.

Both Presidents were shot in the head.

Now it gets really weird.

Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.

Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln.

Both were assassinated by Southerners.

Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.

Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.

Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.

Both assassins were known by their three names.

Both names are composed of fifteen letters.

Now hang on to your seat.

Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford.'

Kennedy was shot in a car called 'Lincoln' made by 'Ford.'

Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.

Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater.

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

And here's the kicker... A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.

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Young Women From 4 African Countries Participate In 2013 NeXXt Scholars Program The U.S. Department of State’s Office of the Science & Technology Adviser to the Secretary (E/STAS) is proud to report that participation in the NeXXt Scholars Program has more than doubled as it begins the second year. In its inaugural year, 24 women—12 International NeXXt Scholars and 12 American NeXXt Scholars—joined the program at 8 U.S. women’s colleges (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/10/199153.htm). This fall, 52 newly incoming young women have joined the program at 12 women’s colleges including Barnard College, Bryn Mawr College, Chatham University, College of Saint Elizabeth, Cottey College, Douglass Residential College of Rutgers University, Mount Holyoke College, Saint Mary’s College, Smith College, St. Catherine University, Wellesley College, and Wesleyan College. In this year’s class, the program has 26 new International NeXXt Scholars from Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

The objective of the NeXXt Scholars Program is to provide young women from 47 countries with Muslim-majority populations and their American counterparts studying at 38 U.S. women’s colleges with opportunities for professional development; mentoring in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM); networking; internship support; and career advancement workshops. The double X in the program’s title represents the X chromosomes of women. Launched in 2009 by then Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton with seed funding from USAID’s Office of Science & Technology, the NeXXt Scholars Program is a partnership between the U.S. Department of State and the New York Academy of Sciences (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/01/180291.htm).

International NeXXt Scholars are matched with college-selected American NeXXt Scholars so the pair can explore the program together. Further, NeXXt Scholars are individually matched to female STEM mentors who provide expert guidance, advice, and exposure to STEM careers. Scholars are also granted five-year memberships to the New York Academy of Sciences to expand their network and provide career support.

Through participation in the program, NeXXt Scholars supplement their college education with leadership, internship, and research opportunities that will build crucial skills and confidence, enabling these young women to become the world’s ‘NeXXt’ STEM leaders, problem-solvers, and innovators.

In addition to the above features, NeXXt Scholars have the opportunity to gather at least annually with other participants in the program and representatives from the STEM community. This spring, the first class of NeXXt Scholars met at Barnard College in New York City for introductions, professional development, and networking training. While at the conference, the Scholars also discussed careers with female scientists at Rockefeller University and then had a reception with high-level country representatives at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.

Educating women in STEM is crucial as this promotes the values of science—meritocracy, transparency, and data-driven decision-making. Success in the STEM fields requires hands-on, inquiry-based learning as well as laboratory and research experiences that are available in the United States. Ensuring that women have the necessary skills and education to play a role in addressing global challenges and developing emerging market economies represents a win-win for all.

For more information about the NeXXt Scholars Program, please email NeXXtScholars@state.gov or visit www.state.gov/e/stas/nexxt/.

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Popular African Names and Meanings

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Africa is the land of several ethnic groups. Some of them stick to their tribal religions whereas there are those that follow Islam and Christianity. Besides the diversity of religion and culture, Africa is home to various language families and even larger number of languages. This makes the tradition of naming children by African people complex. Like African baby names, the traditions or rituals related to baby-naming ceremonies vary from place to place. In Nigeria, the young couple requests the grandfather or great-grandfather to suggest a name for the newborn. The elderly members of the family and the guests pray for long life, health and prosperity of the child. An exotic dinner is arranged for them. Usually, the eldest female member of the family asks the mother whether she has chosen any name for the child. She repeats the question seven times. Every time the mother announces an unimaginable name, the women who are gathered for the ceremony reject the name through traditional songs. At last, when the elderly woman repeats the question for the seventh time, the father of the newborn whispers the actual name to his wife. Then, the mother of the child announces it loudly.

African Names with Meanings for Boys

Name Meaning

Abayomi One who brings a lot of joy(Nigeria) Abdul God's servant Abiola One who is born in wealth and honor Ade Royal (Nigeria) Adebayo Born in the time of happiness Adeben The twelfth born. (Ghana) Adeen Little fire Ajani One who wins the struggle Amari Someone of great strength Ayo Happiness in Nigerian Azibo Youth in Nigerian Bakari Promising (In Swahili) Barke Blessings Biton Born after a long wait Bobo Tuesday born. (Ghanaian name) Bomani Malawian for a strong soldier Bron The source or origin Chacha Strong (popular in Zimbabwe) Chidi God exists Chike Power of God Chimalsi Young and proud Chisulo Very strong, like steel Dakarai Happiness Daren A Nigerian name which means born at night Davu The beginning Dia West African name that means the champion Diallo The brave one Din Congolese name that means the great Ebo Born on Tuesday Ekon Strong in Nigerian Elewa Very intelligent Elimu Knowledge Enam A gift from God Erasto Man of peace Erevu Clever Eze King Fabumi Gift of God Fahim Learned Fakih Intellectual Farhani Happy Gamba Warrior Gazali Majestic Genet Eden Ghalib Winner Girma Majesty Gyasi Wonderful Haamid Grateful Haben Pride Habib Beloved Hagos Joy Hamisi Born on Thursday Hasan Handsome (In Swahili) Hasani Handsome (In Swahili) Idi Born during the Id-ul-Fitr festival Idrissa Immortal Ipyana Grace Issa Salvation Jabari Fearless Jabarl Valiant (In Swahili) Jabir Comforter Jamal Elegance Jamar Handsome

Name Meaning

Jawara Peace loving Jelani Powerful Kellan Powerful Kendi Loved one Kibwe Blessed' (In Swahili) Kirabo Gift Kofi Born on Friday Kojo Born on Monday Latif Gentle Lencho Lion Lesedi Light Lutalo Warrior Maalik Experienced Mahari Forgiver Mamelo Patience Manu Second born Mhina Joyful Minkah Justice Naasir Defender Nassor Victorious Negasi Royalty Negus Emperor Nuru Swahili for 'born at night' Obi Heart Ochi Laughter Ohene Chief Omarr Long living (In Swahili) OmoredePrince Otieno Born at night Paulo Place of rest Phomello Succeed Kwasi Born on Sunday Raimi Kind Ramses Born of the Sun Rashidi Thinker or counselor (In Swahili) Reth King Roho Soul Rudo Love Rufaro Joy Runako Handsome Saad Good luck Said Happy Saleem Peaceful (In Swahili) Sekani Merriment Sekayi Laughter Tahir Pure Taj Exalted Taji Crown Talib Seeker Tanishia Born on Monday Tau Lion Uba Lord Ubora Excellence Umar Longevity Upendo Love Yair Bold Yaro Son Zahur Flower Zola Quietness Zuberi Strong (In Swahili)

Name Meaning

African Names with Meanings for Girls

Ababio A child that returns Abagbe This child was desired Abebe Blossomed Adah First daughter' in Nigerian Afya Health Akili Someone who is bright and smart. (In Swahili) Alika Most beautiful. (Nigerian) Amina Truthful (In Swahili) Anana Soft and gentle Ananda One who deserves love Baina Sparkling Beyonce One who is beyond others (African-American origin) Bina Freshness Binta With God Bisa One who is greatly loved Bunme / Bunmi My gift Chika God is supreme Cyrah Enthroned Dalia Tanzanian name for 'flower' Dalila Gentle in Swahili Dayo Arrival of joy Deka Pleasing in Somali Dore The gift Ebun Being a gift Efia Born on Friday Efuru Daughter of heaven Eshe Energy in Swahili Esi Born on Sunday Esosa God's blessing Faiza Victorious Fana Light Faraa Cheerful Farida Unique Fayola Lucky Fola Glory and honor Gaynell African-American name that means 'shiny'

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Name Meaning

Ghalyela Precious Gimbya Princess Hadiya Gift, in Swahili Haiba Charm Halla An unexpected gift Hamida Gracious Hamnna Happiness Hawa Desire Hazina Wealth Hija Daughter Ife Love Ilori Special treasure Iman Faith Imena Dream Isoke God's precious gift Iverem Blessings Jahzara Blessed princess Jameelah / Jamelia Beautiful Jamelia Beautiful (In Somali) Johanna Grace of God Johar Jewel Kabibe Little lady' Juji Heap of love Kabira Powerful Kafi Quiet Kagiso Peace Kalifa Chaste in Somali Kamaria Like the moon' in Swahili Keyah In good health Kia Hill Kianga Sunshine Kitoko Beautiful Laqueta The quiet one (African-American origin) Latifa Gentle

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America School Of Nursing Hold Graduation Ceremony

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America School of Nursing and Allied Health in Woodbridge , Virginia is dedicated to serve individuals in the Washington Metropolitan area who are seeking careers in nursing education and other health care career training programs and are interested in seeking jobs in health care. On November 17, about 12 students graduated with certificates in the Certified Nursing Assistant Program.

Speaking at the graduation ceremony Mrs. Esi Gyenin , the Director of the School commended the students for their dedication and committment towards their course work and encouraged them to maintain that momentum and value the the skills they have acquired as the basis for making a difference in their lives.

Mrs Esi Gyenin, program directorof America School Of Nursing

Mrs. Nana Yaa Gyawu, Faculty Member Addressing the Graduates

Parents and Invited Guests

ASNAH November 2013 Graduates and Staff

Graduating Students Receiving their Certificates and a pin of recognition

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Latest Fifa Ranking

Nov 2013 Rank Team 1 Spain 2 Germany 3 Argentina 4 Colombia 5 Portugal 6 Uruguay 7 Italy 8 Switzerland 9 Netherlands 10 Brazil 11 Belgium 12 Greece 13 England 14 USA 15 Chile 16 Croatia 17 Côte d'Ivoire 18 Ukraine 19 France 20 Mexico 21 Bosnia-Herzegovina 22 Russia 23 Ecuador 24 Ghana 25 Denmark 26 Algeria 27 Sweden 28 Czech Republic 29 Slovenia 30 Serbia 31 Costa Rica 32 Romania 33 Scotland 34 Armenia 35 Venezuela 36 Nigeria 37 Panama 38 Egypt 39 Cape Verde Islands 39 Peru 41 Honduras 42 Mali 43 Turkey 44 Hungary 45 Iran 46 Austria 47 Cuba 48 Japan 49 Tunisia 50 Iceland 51 Cameroon 52 Paraguay 53 Montenegro 54 Korea Republic 54 Norway 56 Wales 57 Albania 58 Burkina Faso 59 Australia 60 Slovakia 61 South Africa 62 Israel 63 Libya 64 Finland 65 Senegal 66 Guinea Source: www.fifa.com

Africa's Football Fixtures

6 December: World Cup finals draw, Sao Paulo

11-21 December: Club World Cup, Morocco 2014 5 March-2014: International friendlies

15 March-14-2014 April: Fifa U-17 Women's World Cup, Costa Rica

12 June-13 July 2014: World Cup finals, Brazil

1-31 August, 2014: Fifa U-20 Women's World Cup, Canada 13 August, 2014: International friendlies

5-9 September, 2014: International friendlies

10-14 October, 2014 : International friendlies

10-20, 2014 December:

Club World Cup, Morocco

FIFA 2014 WORLD CUP DRAW

Group A: Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon

Group B: Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Australia

Group C: Colombia, Greece, Côte d’Ivoire, Japan

Group D: Uruguay, Costa Rica, England, Italy

Group E: Switzerland, Ecuador, France, Honduras

Group F: Argentina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iran, Nigeria

Group G: Germany, Portugal, Ghana, USA

Group H: Belgium, Algeria, Russia, Korea Republic Source:fifa.com

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