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EU and Africa vow 'renewed' ties, but vaccine row remains Page 26

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Every February, the U.S. honors the contributions and sacrifices of African Americans who have helped shape the nation. Black History Month celebrates the rich cultural heritage, triumphs and adversities that are an indelible part of our country's history.

This year's theme, Black Health and Wellness, pays homage to medical scholars and health care providers. The theme is especially timely as we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disproportionately affected minority communities and placed unique burdens on Black health care professionals.

"There is no American history without African American history," said Sara Clarke Kaplan, executive director of the Antiracist Research & Policy Center at American University in Washington, D.C. The Black experience, she said, is embedded in "everything we think of as 'American history.' "

First, there was Negro History Week Critics have long argued that Black history should be taught and celebrated year-round, not just during one month each year.

It was Carter G. Woodson, the "father of Black history," who first set out in 1926 to designate a time to promote and educate people about Black history and culture, according to W. Marvin Dulaney. He is a historian and the president of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH).

Woodson envisioned a weeklong celebration to encourage the coordinated teaching of Black history in public schools. He designated the second week of February as Negro History Week and galvanized fellow historians through the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, which he founded in 1915. (ASNLH later became ASALH.)

The idea wasn't to place limitations but really to focus and broaden the nation's consciousness.

Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) was an American historian, a scholar and the founder of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. Woodson was instrumental in launching Negro History Week in 1926.

"Woodson's goal from the very beginning was to make the celebration of Black history in the field of history a 'serious area of study,' " said Albert Broussard, a professor of Afro-American history at Texas A&M University.

The idea eventually grew in acceptance, and by the late 1960s, Negro History Week had evolved into what is now known as Black History Month. Protests around racial

injustice, inequality and anti-imperialism that were occurring in many parts of the U.S. were pivotal to the change.

Colleges and universities also began to hold commemorations, with Kent State University being one of the first, according to Kaplan.

Fifty years after the first celebrations, President Gerald R. Ford officially recognized Black History Month during the country's 1976 bicentennial. Ford called upon Americans to "seize the opportunity to honor the toooften neglected accomplishments of Black Americans

in every area of endeavor throughout our history," History.com reports.

Why February was chosen as Black History Month February was chosen primarily because the second week of the month coincides with the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.

Lincoln was influential in the emancipation of slaves, and Douglass, a former slave, was a prominent leader in the abolitionist movement, which fought to end slavery.

Lincoln and Douglass were each born in the second week of February, so it was traditionally a time when African Americans would hold celebrations in honor of emancipation, Kaplan said. (Douglass' exact date of birth wasn't recorded, but he came to celebrate it on Feb. 14.)

Thus, Woodson created Negro History Week around the two birthdays as a way of "commemorating the black past," according to ASALH.

Forty years after Ford formally recognized Black History Month, it was Barack Obama, the nation's first Black president, who delivered a message of his own from the White House, a place built by slaves.

"Black History Month shouldn't be treated as though it is somehow separate from our collective American history or somehow just boiled down to a compilation of greatest hits from the March on Washington or from some of our sports heroes," Obama said.

"It's about the lived, shared experience of all African Americans, high and low, famous and obscure, and how those experiences have shaped and challenged and ultimately strengthened America," he continued.

(Canada also commemorates Black History Month in February, while the U.K. and Ireland celebrate it in October.)

There's a new theme every year ASALH designates a new theme for Black History Month each year, in keeping with the practice Woodson established for Negro History Week.

This year's Black Health and Wellness theme is particularly appropriate, Dulaney said, as the U.S. continues to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

"As [Black people], we have terrible health outcomes, and even the coronavirus has been affecting us disproportionately in terms of those of us who are catching it," Dulaney said.

"There's never been a time where Black people and others should not celebrate Black history," Broussard said. "Given the current racial climate, the racial reckoning that began in wake of George Floyd's murder ... this is an opportunity to learn." https://www.npr.org/

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Appiah Named Next Dangote: Africa’s richest man sees wealth jump President of the American $1.3 billion in January Academy of Arts and Letters February 2 0 2 2

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By Justin Weinberg. January Founder and Chief Executive of the Dangote Group Aliko Dangote gestures during an interview with Reuters in his office in Lagos, Nigeria, June 13, 2012. To match Insight NIGERIA-FOREX/DANGOTE REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye/File Photo - RTX2HPTG

Aliko Dangote saw his wealth grow by $1.3 billion in January, putting his fortune at $20.4 billion, nearly the GDP of Senegal ($24.9 billion). The growth of his wealth comes on the back of a surge in the share prices of his cement company.

Bloomberg reports that Dangote Cement “closed at the highest since 2010 on Friday, adding to the 11% gain in 2022 compared with 7.59% by the main board of the Lagos-based Nigerian exchange.”

Dangote Cement contributes to nearly half of the entrepreneur’s net worth. Dangote Cement produces 45.6 million metric tons annually and has operations in 10 countries across Africa, according to Forbes.

The Nigerian billionaire is among the 35 billionaires of the top 100 in the world that recorded an increase in their wealth in January. Dangote, who is also the world’s richest Black man, will see a major surge in his wealth upon the completion of a $19 billion refinery project scheduled to start operations this year.

According to Bloomberg, the refinery will process about 650,000 barrels of crude a day, enough to meet all the domestic fuel needs of Africa’s largest crude producer, while also boosting exports.

In 2016, Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) bought Twister B.V., a Dutch company that delivers high-

yield solutions in natural gas processing.

Twister has over the years proven successful in developing capabilities that augment production and streamline processes in gas production.

Later in December of 2019, Dangote’s refinery in Nigeria took delivery of the world’s largest single crude distillation column. The column was built by engineers in China.

Dangote’s business empire cuts across almost all sectors of the Nigerian economy while his story is often regarded as the best example of the potential within Africa. He was born into a family of wealthy traders from northern Nigeria some 64 years ago.

Dangote’s grandfather, Alhassan Dantata, traded mainly in kola nuts and groundnuts.

But Dantata was also one of the wealthiest men in the British West African colonies.

Kwame Anthony Appiah, professor of philosophy and law at New York University, has been elected president of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

The aim of the Academy, “an honor society of the country’s leading architects, artists, composers, and writers,” is “to foster and sustain an interest in Literature, Music, and the Fine Arts.” It does so by, among other things, “administering over 70 awards and prizes, exhibiting art and manuscripts, funding performances of new works of musical theater, and purchasing artwork for donation to museums across the country.”

Professor Appiah is known for philosophical work spanning a range of topics in moral and political philosophy, philosophy of race, identity, and culture (and was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2011). He has also been recognized for his service in a variety of contexts to the philosophical profession (for which he won the Quinn Prize in 2020). Notably, Professor Appiah has been very active outside of academic philosophy, too, as the ethics columnist for The New York Times Magazine, as chair of the Man Booker Prize Committee, juror for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture and the Pulitzer Prize (non-fiction), board chair of the American Council of Learned Societies, member of the Advisory Board for the United Nations Democracy Fund, and member of the New York Public Library Board, to name but a few examples.

Professor Appiah, who announced this news on Twitter, will succeed the current president, architect Billie Tsien, in February, and hold the position for a three-year term. https://dailynous.com/

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H.E. Hajia Alima Mahama Goes on Community Engagement tour

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Ambassador Alima with the leadership of the Muslim community

As part of her community engagement, Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States of America (U.S.A), Her Excellency Alima Mahama (Hajia), visited and interacted with the Haskay and Janna Ladies Muslim communities in Northern Virginia on Saturday, 29th January, 2022.

Haskay is an Association of Muslims, and their female counterparts are the Janna ladies. The thriving community welcomed Ambassador Alima Mahama and some senior staff of the Embassy of Ghana in Washington, D.C. to their place of worship (Masjid) in Woodbridge, Virginia.

Habib Mohammed, the President of the Association, introduced the Ambassador to the gathering after Islamic prayer by Imam Usman Suraj. The occasion was chaired by Umar Farouk.

Ambassador Alima Mahama, in her welcome address to the gathering, commended the Haskay and Janna Ladies for training their children born in the U.S. about the Islamic culture as the children recited verses from the Holy Quran.

On the state of affairs at the Embassy, she assured them that despite the challenges of COVID-19 which have created an unfortunate but unavoidable backlog with the issuing of visas, passports, and other consular services, her able staff have successfully improved services and are now operating within a decent time frame as far as timely turnover was concerned.

She spoke about the establishment of the Office of Diaspora Affairs at the Office of the President of Ghana. This office among other roles seeks to create a linkage between Ghanaians in the Diaspora and the Government of Ghana. Ambassador Alima Mahama therefore encouraged the Association to take advantage of this new office and liaise with the Embassy for information regarding it operations.

During discussions with the community, there were concerns raised about the National ID card being issued to Ghanaians abroad. The consular staff assured the group that after the completion of the exercise in Ghana, it would be extended to other parts of the world.

Ambassador Mahama admitted that though were some challenges with customer service at the Embassy, there had been a tremendous improvement within the last month with the recruitment a Customer Service Relations Officer (C.R.O.), as part of her personnel recruitment drive which she hopes will culminate in the engagement of more staff to help handle the smooth delivery of services in the Embassy.

Ambassador Alima with the Janna Ladies

The interaction ended with a well-wishing prayer by Imam Hamed Nazir.

The Embassy officials who accompanied the Ambassador included Mr. Amidu Mohammed Karande, Minister and Head of the Consular Section, Mrs. Ninette Danquah Ivo, Minister-Counselor for Economic and Diaspora Affairs, Mrs. Cynthia Dzokoto, Minister-Counselor in charge of Trade and Investment, Mr. Karim Kudayah, First Secretary of the Consular Section, Hajia Ayshetu Shani Mahama – Assistant Treasurer, Mr. Francis Saagbul, First Secretary -Administration and Ms. Ruth Yidana a Higher Executive Officer of the Consular Section.

Since taking office as Ambassador in June 2022, Her Excellency Alima Mahama has attended a few Christian Community events, including that of the inauguration of the Council of Ghanaian Pastors and Churches (COGPAC) in the USA and participation in a Catholic Mass with the Ghana Catholic Community in Arlington, Virginia.

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Joe Biden appoints Nduom's son to lead fight against cancer

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Joe Biden is spending his last year in office trying to help cure the disease that killed his son April 29, 2016

In 2020, more than 1.6 million Americans were diagnosed with cancer, and 600,000 died from it, making it the second-leading cause of death in the United States, according to federal statistics. The most common cancers are of the breast, prostate and lung, according to the American Cancer Society.

After leaving office, Biden continued cancer outreach through his private foundation but suspended it after announcing his bid for the White House.

During the event, Biden said tackling cancer is “one of the reasons, quite frankly, why I ran for president.”

BY ERIN B. LOGANSTAFF WRITER FEB. 2, 2022 UPDATED 1:23 PM PT WASHINGTON — President Biden on Wednesday relaunched his cancer “moonshot,” a federal effort to help the scientific community accelerate its quest to reduce the disease’s deadly toll over the next quarter-century.

Biden said the goal was to cut cancer’s death rates by at least 50% and to improve the experiences of those battling it. Biden called the initiative a “presidential priority” and said its goals were achievable thanks to scientific breakthroughs during the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Just as we harnessed science to develop cutting-edge COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, we will bring a sense of urgency in the fight against cancer,” Biden said.

The Biden administration’s first actions will include creating a “cancer Cabinet” of federal departments and agencies to better focus the government’s efforts on the disease and to host a gathering of public and private groups to discuss innovations in treatment. The White House said Biden would name a coordinator to work out of the executive office to oversee the effort.

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Biden, who led the Obama administration’s cancer moonshot, did not announce any new funding for the initiative. Instead, he urged Congress to pass legislation to boost funding for it.

Congress passed bipartisan legislation in 2016 directing $1.8 billion to fund cancer research and related activities. About $400 million of that pot remains to be spent. Biden said that the cancer death rate dropped by 25% since the launch of that initiative.

The relaunch comes a year into the president’s term and in the immediate wake of two major legislative defeats, as Biden seeks to engineer a political turnaround for himself and his

party ahead of the February midterms, which is projected to be difficult for Democrats up for reelection. Cancer is deeply personal to Biden and one of the few nonpartisan issues.

Biden and First Lady Jill Biden also urged Americans to get a cancer screening, a key diagnostic tool that can improve survival rates. Americans missed more than 9 million such screenings because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Biden.

“We have to get cancer screenings back on track and make sure they’re accessible for all Americans,” said Biden, who noted that he got screened for colon cancer in November.

“I know it’s scary,” Biden said. “But screening is how you catch it early before it’s too late.”

Biden noted that it was then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky who asked to rename the 2016 bipartisan legislation after Beau, Biden’s late son who died from brain cancer in 2015.

During Wednesday’s event, the president recognized the oncologist who treated his son.

“Doctor, I love you,” Biden said.

Biden was joined at the event by top administration officials, including Vice President Kamala Harris, whose mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, died from colon cancer in 2009. Harris noted that her mother was a breast cancer researcher whose “discoveries helped save women’s lives.”

Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Friday during a conference on regenerative medicine.

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The event at the White House was attended by more than 100 people, including Harris, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, Reps.

Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) and Tom Cole (R-Okla.) and Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.).

This is “a mission that can truly unify the nation,” Biden said. “We can end cancer as we know it.”

Times staff writer Anumita Kaur contributed to this report

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Davido’s uncle turned politician on how he built multimillion-dollar business in U.S. without family support

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Ademola Adeleke is an uncle to the musician, David Adeleke, aka Davido. Photos: This Day/Instagram

Nigerian Senator Ademola Adeleke has been described as a multimillion-dollar entrepreneur who has business empires in both the United States and Nigeria. Adeleke said he started his business empire without any support from his family members. Nonetheless, he pushed hard to achieve the success that has come as a surprise to brothers and friends, including Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote.

Adeleke co-founded Origin International Limited with a friend, producing fragrance and flavor for the food and beauty industry“It was a thriving enterprise. I made a lot of money from the business. The business expanded so rapidly,” Adeleke said. According to him, the business penetrated several markets in the U.S. “The business was a major break for me. It was also a pioneering effort. We penetrated several American markets. That manufacturing venture yielded a lot of returns. You know only competent and smart people can successfully create and run a business in the United States.

Prior to venturing into manufacturing, Adeleke started a courier service firm and went on to win a major courier contract in the United States, he said.

Although it was a one-man business, his business acumen and skills ensured that the contract was awarded to his firm.

“I competed with a Whiteman to win,” he said.

When Adeleke returned to Nigeria after his business exploits in the U.S., he was appointed as an Executive Director of Pacific Holdings, in recognition of his own antecedent as a man who had distinguished himself by building and successfully running his own businesses.

Adeleke also served as an Executive Director of Guinness Nigeria Limited where he contributed immensely to the expansion of the company. At the age of 32, he was on the board with the likes of General TY Danjuma, a distinguished and highly successful businessman.

“I played many critical board room roles including

being selected to lead a company team to negotiate for expansion loans from the Dublin headquarters. I not only negotiated and secured the loan but deployed my experience in the negotiation. I was a major asset to the board where I served for two terms,” Adeleke said.

Adeleke is currently one of the major contenders for the governorship ticket of Nigeria’s opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the Osun state. He is also an uncle to the musician, David Adeleke, aka Davido. Adeleke and his nephew, Dele Adeleke, were recently cleared by the PDP to contest its governorship primaries. They were cleared alongside four other aspirants.

The Adeleke family produced the first civilian governor of Osun State, Isiaka Adeleke, who later became a senator.

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$78,000 wedding debt leads newlywed Kenyan couple to commit suicide

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Ibrahim Songne (first from left) owns IBRIS in Italy. Photo: 50toppizza

It used to be that Africans on the continent had simple marriage rites where families even identified admirable traits in wards of friends or associates and preceded to negotiate love terms with such parents or guardians on behalf of their sons.

The demands before the marriage gets contracted differed from territory to territory nonetheless while the suitor had to prove his ableness to cater for the needs of the woman he seeks, the custom was that such items to be presented for the hand of a woman needn’t be so costly as to ruin the man or the young union.

And so livestock, farm produce, alcohol or cattle were items traded and when money held sway taking over from the barter system, things were still reasonably done.

However, lifestyle alterations for the worse involving the desire to have grander marriage ceremonies have led many to debt and ruin.

Focusing energies and attention to the day of marriage and making little provision for the days ahead, some couples have had their anticipated marriage bliss turn sour with quarrels as debtors put on the pressure to retrieve their funds.

A Kenyan couple reportedly took their lives after having a lavish wedding in anticipation of receiving generous gifts and cash, but were given a rude awakening when wealthy friends, relatives and associates gave little funds rather leaving bests wishes and flowers for them.

Kenya-today.co.ke reports that Mr. & Mrs. Odipo saddled with the debt committed suicide four days after the Ksh7.9 million or $78,000 wedding. A reported suicide note left behind by the couple reads: “We are embarrassed & ashamed that we could not start our new life in happiness because you people did not make us happy as we expected.”

As often happens with some wedding receptions, the couple complained of invitees coming only to feast with no gifts adding they couldn’t even go on their honeymoon as planned.

It has emerged the wedding was held at a five-star hotel with special guests, VVIPs and VIPs in session of whom the deceased couple bragged about as being millionaires who would bring along expensive gifts and cash.

A family member also claimed three choppers were hired to ferry the families and the couple. The unexpected death has hit both families in Kisumu-a Kenyan port city on Lake Victoria.

MICHAEL ELI DOKOSIIbrahim Songne came to Italy in 2004 when he was only 12.

And it was around the same time that he first tasted pizza. After taking a bite, he found it “gross and completely tasteless,” he told

Ibrahim Songne came to Italy in 2004 when he was only 12. And it was around the same time that he first tasted pizza. After taking a bite, he found it “gross and completely tasteless,” he told NPR

That is how Songne birthed his pizza joint called IBRIS— a hybrid of his first and last name. Prior to opening his pizza joint in downtown Trento three years ago, he was warned by locals that no one would patronize him because he was Black. Activists have over the years called on Italy to confront its racism, anti-Blackness and white privilege.

The first few days of operation recorded low sales but with persistence and consistency, Songne succeeded in winning Italian customers.

“Once they taste my pizza, all judgment disappears,” Songne said.

His pizzeria was recently named among the top 50 in the world by 50TopPizza, which described Songne’s pizzas as “fantastic”.

“The dough is perfectly leavened, digestible and the toppings are rich and delicious. Refined ingredients have been used for the very imaginative combinations of each pizza or focaccia. The chickpea pie is very good and goes perfectly with the focaccia. This establishment is a convenient and economical culinary reference point in the historic center of Trento. An interesting feature is the possibility of leaving a paid pizza for a subsequent customer,” 50TopPizza wrote.

While some may attribute his pizza success to pure luck or lack of competition, it is worthwhile to note that there are two other pizza joints that sit on the same block while seven others are within minutes’ walk, NPR said.

Songne usually works in his pizza joint with his brother, Issouf, and changes the pizza menu daily, adding non-traditional ingredients like purple-potato cream and chickpea.

“If given enough care and value, food can change the world. It’s a bridge between people,” said the Burkinabe immigrant.

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First Lady has requested to be present when I outdoor my school in September – Michael Blackson

Ghanaian-American comedian, Michael Blackson, has revealed that First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has promised to be at the opening ceremony of his school .According to him, the First Lady had told him during a meeting that she was proud of the work he was doing at Nsaba and excited about the opportunities his new school will present to children within the community.

Speaking in an interview with JoyNews’ Doreen Avio, Michael Blackson said that “she was excited because a lot of times people do come to build schools, but there is a difference between building a school and making it free for the children.”

“There is a difference because even though it is free for the kids, you pay for the teachers, this and that. She was very

proud of me and she says she wants to be there to cut the ribbon when the school opens,” he added.Asked why he chose to build a school, Micheal said he wanted to give back to his community.

He noted that making the school free would ensure that the kids are able to afford it without worrying about expenses.

Micheal Blackson added that he decided to cut down on unnecessary spending and save towards things that were worthy and important.

He revealed that he has been in Ghana more often in the past year because he wants to keep an eye on the construction – mostly to ensure the school reopens as planned.

“In fact, I got a bigger construction company to take over the project. I have a timeline. It has to be done within six months because in September I want the kids to go to school,” he added.

“When God blesses you, you have to bless others. I came https://www.myjoyonline.com/ from absolutely nothing. I remember being in Ashaiman where it’s like nothing. I was in Liberia for most of my time where people open the doors and let you stay in their homes. We lived in a shelter or home. I grew up from nothing, but I never forgot where I came from. I always put God first so this is giving back,” he noted.

The school, Michael Blackson said, is expected to begin operations in September 2022.

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The Asanteman Association in Columbus Ohio hands over peaceful to a new leadership.

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The Asanteman Association of Columbus Ohio has peaceful handed over to the newly elected Asantefuohene Nana Obiri Yeboah Ababio and his astute leadership to steer vibrant association at a colorful and a short ceremony at 3540 East 5th Avenue. Columbus Ohio 43219 about a fortnight ago.

Nana Obiri Yeboah Ababio the newly Asantefuohene in Columbus Ohio expressed his profound appreciation to the members for the confidence reposed in him and other elected executives to a mandate for four years.

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ahead towards development and to support the worth cause of His Royal Majesty Otumfour Osei Tutu the Asantehene, who always calls for unity and progress in the midst of Ghanaians and the Asanteman Association in USA and everywhere at large.

The President of the Asanteman Association in Columbus Ohio Nana Akwasi Effah aka Rocky entreated the members not to forget that the association needs us all to work together to let love and to support each other when the needy arises.

The ad hoc committee was chaired by Mr Sefa Boateng, Mr Isaac Osei Tutu aka O T "It's our duty bound to play an important and efficient roles to help the associgeneral secretary, Mr Rex Agyeman, Mr Thomas Owoahene Acheampong, Mrs Hannah ation to achieve its goals of development" Acheampong and Mrs. Gladys Sarfo, Nana Tano and Nana Ampem Darko were members of the ad hoc committee.

President Nana Akwasi Effah noted.

Nana Obiri Yeboah Ababio praised the ad hoc committee members for their immense contribution, collaborating, selflessness to make sure that, our differences were solved amicably.

Nana Obiri Yeboah Ababio noted that his leadership will enhance peace, respect, accountability, development, and unity existing between the leadership and the members.

" Nana Obiri Yeboah Ababio encouraged the members to embrace the wind of peace and the love which are the cardinal cord and the cornerstone of every family and association" He urged the teaming members not allow themselves to create a seed of disunity, nor do anything which will bring instability within the Association association in Columbus Ohio. " We should all be happy that the association has buried their differences and to forge

Mr Isaac Osei Tutu the general Secretory admonished that the association is going to operate in the open door policies and the welfare of the members are going to be paramount.

Nana Akwasi Effah aka Rocky - President, Mr Isaac Osei Tutu aka O T - general secretary , Mr Rex Agyeman - Welfare, Mrs Janet Ayesu Obuabisa Financial Secretary, Mr Andrew Ogyem - Abusuapyain, Mrs Georgina Akua Adusei - Obaapayin were elected as a newly members.

Nana Kwame Agyenim Boateng - Twafohene of Wiamoase in the Ashanti Region, Nana Yaw Duah the first Asantefuohene to Columbus Ohio and some other dignitaries were there to lend their support and support to the Asanteman Association members of Columbus Ohio.

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Ghanaian appointed General Manager of NFL’s Minnesota Vikings

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EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings have hired Cleveland Browns vice president of football operations Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as their new general manager. ,Global African Family Meeting ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Adofo-Mensah is getting a four-year deal. He replaces Rick Spielman, who was fired at the conclusion of the 2022 season after a 16-year stint as the Vikings’ general manager that produced a 132-123-2 record.

Adofo-Mensah is the 10th person in franchise history to hold a general manager title and/or carry out the duties of the team’s GM. (Current executive vice president of football operations Rob Brzezinski was the top football executive from 2002 to 2005 without an official GM title.)

Adofo-Mensah comes to Minnesota after spending the 2020-21 seasons in Cleveland working under general manager Andrew Berry.

“We are thrilled to welcome Kwesi to the Minnesota Vikings,” co-owner and team president Mark Wilf said.

“His unique background, variety of strong football experiences, vision for success and leadership presence immediately stood out to us.

“Kwesi is naturally committed and driven to building the best teams through consensus building and the pursuit of information. We believe he will immediately make us better as a team and organization.”

As Vikings co-owner and chairman Zygi Wilf added, “Kwesi has a clear philosophy on building a complementary football team. His intelligence, progressive mindset and passion for the game, along with his ability to make thoughtful and intentional decisions, provide a tremendous foundation as he leads our football operations.”

The Browns hired Adofo-Mensah from the San Francisco 49ers in 2020 after he spent seven seasons as the Niners’

manager and then director of football research and development. The 40-year-old holds an undergraduate degree and a master’s degree in economics from Princeton and Stanford, respectively, and he was a member of the junior varsity basketball team at Princeton.

Prior to entering the NFL in 2013, Adofo-Mensah had several Wall Street ventures as a portfolio manager and a commodities trader.

Adofo-Mensah’s first order of business will be to drive the Vikings’ search for a new head coach after Minnesota fired Mike Zimmer following eight seasons.

As the Vikings conducted interviews for their next general manager — starting with eight candidates, before narrowing down their search to two finalists in AdofoMensah and former Kansas City Chiefs executive director of player personnel Ryan Poles — the team also spoke with eight candidates for its opening at head coach, a candidate pool that contains five defensive coordinators and three offensive coordinators.

49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans, who was a quality control coach and an inside linebackers coach for the 49ers during the final three seasons that AdofoMensah spent with the franchise from 2017 to 2019, was Minnesota’s last head coach interview from the initial round on Sunday. The Vikings also interviewed Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell, who overlapped with Adofo-Mensah in San Francisco in 2016, and Green Bay Packers O-coordinator Nathaniel Hackett.

Adofo-Mensah’s second interview took place in Minnesota on Tuesday, the same day that the Chicago Bears finalized a deal to hire Poles as their next general

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In Cleveland, Adofo-Mensah assisted Berry with the day-to-day operations of the front office while overseeing talent evaluators and the analytics team. Adofo-Mensah inherits a structure with the Vikings that is currently without an assistant general manager but does have high-ranking personnel executives, including Brzezinski, who manages the team’s salary cap, and co-directors of player personnel Ryan Monnens and Jamaal Stephenson. All three were a part of the committee that interviewed the team’s general manager candidates.

“I am extremely thankful to the Wilf family and the Vikings organization for giving me the opportunity to lead our football operations and join this respected franchise,” Adofo-Mensah said. “There is so much to appreciate about this organization — an existing nucleus of talent on the roster, top-notch facilities, passionate fans and smart people throughout the building who are committed to winning. I look forward to partnering with our next head coach and our entire football operations staff to begin our work of bringing a Super Bowl to Vikings fans.”

Adofo-Mensah interviewed for the Carolina Panthers‘ general manager opening in 2022. In addition to the Vikings, he also interviewed with the Bears for their GM vacancy.

A resolution approved by NFL owners in 2020 states that a team that loses a minority executive or coach to a general manager or head coach position with another NFL franchise will receive a third-round compensatory pick for two consecutive years.

The rule requires the minority GM or head coach candidates to have been with their respective club for a minimum of two full seasons. AdofoMensah’s two-year stint with Cleveland fulfills that requirement.

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Burkina Faso Junta Leader Sworn In as President

Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has been inaugurated as the country's president, weeks after he led a coup that overthrew democratically-elected Roch Marc Christian Kabore.

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The latest coup in Burkina Faso is the fourth in Africa's Sahel region in less than 18 months. The other three were carried out in August In a televised ceremony, Damiba swore to "preserve, respect, 2020 in Mali, in April 2022 in Chad, and Mali's "coup within a coup" uphold and defend the Constitution", the nation's laws, and a "fun- in May 2022. damental act" of key decisions approved by the junta, which took power on January 24, 2022.

The re-emergence of coup d'etats on the African continent and West Africa, in particular, is mainly due to fundamental factors such as youth unemployment, corruption, and lack of transparency amongst Damiba cited Kabore inability to curb an insurgency that killed leadership as well as the relative weakness of the Economic thousands of people and forced more than one million people to Community of West African States and the African Union to deal with flee their homes in the country, as the reasons for the coup. security issues.

In January 2022, the Economic Community of West African States Across Africa, several sitting presidents have tampered with constitususpended Burkina Faso from its governing body. The military tional terms to stay longer in power, in just over a decade, writes coup in Burkina Faso followed takeovers in Mali, Guinea, and Hakeem Onapajo and Muhammad Dan Suleiman for The Chad since 2020, raising fears among regional leaders, of its Conversation. spread. www.allafrica.com

West Africa's latest coup in Burkina Faso on January 24, 2022 has renewed unease about coups "returning" and democracies "dying" in Africa. The recent attempt in Guinea-Bissau, too, recalled the first decades after independence, when coups were

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Cargo Ship on Fire in the Atlantic Has 189 Bentleys, 1,100 Porsches, Lots of Audis On Board

As the fire on the cargo ship Felicity Ace rages on, aboard but declined to provide (or even estimate) :including nearly 200 Bentley vehicles. the number, though shipping logs from previous

BY JAMES GILBOY voyages show it regularly carries well over a

The cargo ship Felicity Ace, loaded with thousands of VW Group vehicles, continues to burn over a thousand miles off the coast of Portugal in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean following a successful rescue effort yesterday captained by the Portuguese Navy that saw its crew of 22 safely abandon ship.

Now adrift without a crew, the car carrier is fast becoming a smoking graveyard as the shipping line that operates it and other parties start to consider salvage operations.

And it's going to be an expensive time. In addition to the Porsche and VW vehicles we confirmed were on board yesterday, we can now report that 189 Bentleys and an unspecified number of Audis—likely in the hundreds—are also on the Felicity Ace.

thousand Audis in one go.

"We are aware of an incident involving a thirdparty cargo ship transporting Volkswagen Group vehicles across the Atlantic," commented an Audi spokesperson. "The vessel was on its way to North America. At this time, we are not aware of any injuries. We are in contact with the shipping company to get more information about the incident."

Felicity Ace has also transported as many as 21 Lamborghinis on a voyage just last month, though Lamborghini declined to specifically comment on the matter today and instead forwarded a general statement from VW Group.

Insider obtained a statement from VW saying the Felicity Ace was carrying approximately 4,000 vehicles at the time of the fire, and per Autoblog, about 1,100 are Porsches. The majority of the rest A Bentley spokesperson confirmed to The are likely Volkswagens or Audis—though the Drive that 189 of its vehicles are on board ship has sporadically carried small numbers of the Felicity Ace, which according to some back of the napkin math makes for an rough other VW Group makes. In case you're wondering, that doesn't appear to include Bugatti, which total retail value of at least $30 million. has not appeared on any available recent maniAccounting for a varying mix of models fests. and options, the actual dollar value likely exceeds that by many millions. Audi too Both Audi and VW have been shipped on the confirmed the presence of its products

boat in widely varying quantities over the last six months according to manifests published on ImportInfo.com. As few as 116 VWs and 53 Audis have made the trip, and as many as 2,294 and 1,726 respectively. VWs don't always outnumber Audis, though, so the proportion of one to the other currently aboard the Felicity Ace is impossible to estimate.

Car carrier losses aren't a common phenomenon, as large ship losses as a whole have sharply declined over the last few years according to the Insurance Information Institute. Losses ran in the neighborhood of 100 ships annually until 2018, when the number plunged to 53, a mark which has since not been surpassed. According to Allianz's Safety and Shipping Review 2022, only 18 large cargo ships were lost last year, or about one every three weeks.

It's unclear how many cars are shipped overseas annually, but a few thousand insured losses are but a drop in the bucket to what the Fortune 500 ranks as the tenth biggest company in the world. And while some of the cars' would-be owners will be distraught at the loss of their limited-production vehicles, they're probably not up a creek without a paddle. If Porsche was willing to reboot 911 GT2 RS production after a few were lost in a similar accident in 2019, it'll have no qualms replacing a Boxster Spyder or two that went up in smoke on Felicity Ace. https://www.thedrive.com/

Vice President Bawumia visits DC

The Vice President (VP) of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia paid a one-day working visit to the United States (U.S.) Department of State in Washington DC on January 26, 2022.

Vice President Bawumia met with the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs at the Department of State, Hon. Molly Phee. Among the topics discussed at the meeting were the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the security situation in West Africa.

The Vice President’s delegation to the Department of State included Ghana’s Ambassador to the U.S., Her Excellency Hajia Alima Mahama, Secretary to the VP Dr. Augustine Blay, Spokesperson/Economic Advisor to the VP Dr. Gideon Boako, and Head of Foreign Affairs and Diplomacy, Office of the VP Mr. Abiel Armah.

The U.S. side at the day’s meeting included Michael Gonzales, Deputy Assistant Secretary, and Chelsea Bergesen, Desk Officer, both of the Bureau of African Affairs of the Department of State.

The day’s trip was a follow-up to an earlier one by Assistant Secretary Phee to Ghana in October 2022.

Both sides agreed on issues such as the need to give a lot more attention to the supply of COVID19 Vaccines and increasing the manufacturing capacity of said vaccine and exploring new ways to adapt and prepare for the potential next pandemic wave.

Source: ghaneembassy.org

Photos courtesy of the U.S. State Department.

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Council Of Ghanaian Postors and Churches of Washington Metro Area Hold Breakfast Meeting at the Embassy Of Ghana in Washington DC February 2022

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The council of Ghanaian Pastors and Churches held a Breakfast meeting with the Ambassador of Ghana to the United States Hajia Alima Mahama. The meeting was to update her on their progress and activities since inauguration by the Ambassador late last year.

Reporting on their activities the General secretary Rev. James Asiedu-Pani said the association has put in place a comprehensive welfare management committee to see the welfare of the members. Their projected activities for 2022 would include visits to member churches, setting up a food bank , goodwill visit to sister organizations. Along side these activities they Ambassador Hajia Alima Mahama Giving the Welcome address would also be engaged in organizing seminars and conferences.

The Council of Ghanaian Pastors and Churches (COGPAC) are looking to expand their programs to establish regional branches in other parts of the United States.

They reported the loss of one of their members Mrs. Jennifer Opoku Asare and a moment of silence was held in her honor.

The members who attended the Breakfast meeting included Bishop Evans Glover(President),Rev. Gyebi Ababio, (Vice President) ,Pastor Kwaku Ofori, Rev. Pastor James Asiedu-Pani giving a report Mrs.Vanessa Mensah- Adu, Bishop Mrs. Emily Buabasa , Rt. Rev. Mark Asiedu Frempong, Rev. Dr. Pastor, Rev. Eric Clarke , Pastor James Asiedu-Pani, Rev. Edith Gabriel Moon, and Apostle M Baah-Yeboah.

Bishop Evans Glover the President introducing the members

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AFCON 2022: Historic win for Senegal in final against Egypt

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After two hours of efforts and goal-scoring opportunities, Senegal won the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations in the Olembé stadium of Yaoundé. As they faced 7-time champion Egypt, the Teranga Lions didn't surrender.

Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations Tournament Date Location Round Opponent Score 1965 14 February 1965 Tunis Group stage Tunisia 0–0 1965 19 February 1965 Tunis Group stage Ethiopia 5–1 The men of Aliou Cissé beat Egypt on Sunday, February 6 with a 4-2 win in 1965 21 February 1965 Tunis Third place Ivory Coast 0–1 the penalty shoot-out. In the Olembé stadium of Yaoundé, the Teranga Lions 1965 14 February 1965 Tunisia Tunis Group stage Tunisia 0–0 gained the upper hand on the Pharaohs of Mo Salah.

1965 February 1965 Ethiopia 5–1, 21 February 1965 Third place Ivory Coast 0–1 This victory crowns an entire tournament for Mané's teammates. Starting in Ethiopia 1968 1968 Ethiopia Asmara Group stage Ghana 2–2 the 4th minute, Mohamed Abou Gabal, the Egyptian goalkeeper, made a 14 January 1968 Congo-Brazzaville 2–1 save. However, this missed penalty did not get the fingers of the 16 January 1968 Congo-Kinshasa 1–2 Senegalese burnt. Despite a 57% ball possession Senegalese faced a phe- Egypt 1986 7 March 1986 Egypt Cairo Group stage Egypt 1–0 nomenal Egyptian goalkeeper coined "the great dam", after the country's 10 March 1986 Mozambique 2–0 largest structure in Aswan.

13 March 1986 Ivory Coast 0–1 Algeria 1990 3 March 1990 Algeria Annaba Group stage Kenya 0–0 With no goal by the end of the second half, the squads had to come back 6 March 1990 Cameroon 2–0 9 March 1990 Zambia 0–0 on the pitch. Despite extra-time and stoppage time, no goal scorring 15 March 1990 Third place Zambia 0–1 chances was actually turned into a goal.

Senegal 1992 12 January 1992 Senegal DakarGroup stage Nigeria 1–2 16 January 1992 Kenya 3–0 The penalty shoot-out eventually broke the tie. With two miss from the 19 January 1992 Quarter-finals Cameroon 0–1 penalty spot, Egypt ost to Senegal.

Tunisia 1994 29 March 1994 Tunisia Sousse Group stage Guinea2–1 31 March 1994 Ghana 0–1 For now, Sadio Mané and his team can celebrate with the 16 million 3 April 1994 Quarter-finals Zambia 0–1 Senegalese their very first African Cup of Nations title. The Lions will again GhanaNigeria 2000 January 2000 Burkina Faso 3–1 cross road of Egyptians on March 24 as they play World cup 2022 playoff.

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The US State Department has announced it is freezing nearly $160m (£118m) in foreign aid to Burkina Faso.

The announcement follows a detailed assessment of the events leading to the overthrow of President Roch Kaboré in late January, which the US has now determined was indeed a military coup.

It comes weeks after both the African Union and West African regional bloc Ecowas suspended Burkina Faso as a member state.

Under US law, any release of funds to Burkina Faso will now be conditional on verified steps towards a return to civilian rule.

The armed forces had linked the seizure of power with former President Kaboré’s inability to curb an Islamist insurgency that has killed thousands and forced at least 1.5 million people to flee their homes.

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The 26 pieces, some considered sacred in Benin, will be displayed from Sunday in the presidential palace in Cotonou in a show entitled "Benin art yesterday and today". By PIUS UTOMI EKPEI (AFP) Benin President Patrice Talon on Saturday will inaugurate an exhibition of historic artworks returned by France last year, nearly 130 years after they were stolen by colonial forces.

The 26 pieces, some considered sacred in Benin, will be displayed from Sunday in a 2,000-square-metre (21,500square-foot) space in the presidential palace in Cotonou in a show entitled "Benin art yesterday and today".

The return of artefacts by France comes as calls grow in Africa for Western countries to hand back colonial spoils from their museums and private collections.

Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany have all received requests from African countries to return lost treasures.

said Theo Atrokpo, one of the exhibition guides.

"I had already seen it in the Quai Branly museum in France, but to see it here, home with us, it brings back part of our soul and connects with his our history."

- 'Very emotional' -

President Talon will officially inaugurate the event on Saturday evening before it opens to the public.

Alongside the royal treasures, the works of 34 contemporary artists have been selected for the exhibition.

"It's very emotional to be in front of this throne. But I never imagined it would be so large," said Laeila Adjovi, a FrenchBenin artist whose work is also being displayed.

The 26 pieces returned in February after two years of negotiations between Paris and Cotonou, were stolen in 1892 by French colonial forces from Abomey, capital of the former Dahomey kingdom located in south of modernday Benin.

French President Emmanuel Macron has worked to restore African heritage and Benin's culture minister said discussions were ongoing to return other objects, including the sculpture of the god Gou, which is in the Louvre Museum in Paris.

The objects "were taken from a kingdom, but they are returning to a republic."

Some were seized by colonial administrators, troops or doctors and passed down to descendants who in turn donated them to museums in Europe and the United States.

"With this exhibition, we are returning to the Benin people part of their soul, part of their history and their dignity," Benin Culture Minister Jean-Michel Abimbola told AFP.

Before its unification Benin, consisted of several kingdoms, including Dahomey, which was known for its vibrant artistic culture.

In the first room of the exhibition, immense black walls offer solemnity for a display of the thrones of Dahomey, including the wood and metal sculpture throne of king Ghezo.

"Since it was installed, I haven't stopped contemplating it,"

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French lawmakers have passed a bill allowing Paris to return artefacts to both Benin and Senegal, another former French colony.

But others were gifts to missionaries or acquired by African art collectors at the start of the 20th century or discovered by scientific expeditions.

A report commissioned by Macron counted some 90,000 African works in French museums, 70,000 of them at the Quai Branly alone.

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Kenya Govt Rolls Out Universal Health Coverage Nationally

President Uhuru Kenyatta has unveiled the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) national scale-up - calling on Kenyans to register for the National Health Insurance Fund.

Kenyatta said the programme was started in 2013, with the highly acclaimed free maternity programme dubbed "Linda Mama", which currently benefits over one million mothers annually. The president affirmed the government's commitment to spreading the benefits of UHC across the country.

Universal health coverage is one of the key pillars of the president's Big Four agenda, whose objectives are to ensure food security, quality and affordable healthcare, provide affordable and decent housing to an increasing population and create millions of jobs through manufacturing

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EU and Africa vow 'renewed' ties, but vaccine row remains

(l to r) European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, Senegal's President Macky Sall, French President Emmanuel Macron and European Council President Charles Michel in Brussels. By JOHN THYS (POOL/AFP) pharmaceutical corporations first," said Jeroen Kwakkenbos, EU and African leaders agreed to a "renewed partnership" Oxfam EU aid expert. at a summit Friday with pledges of major investments, but Europe was accused of ignoring calls to waive patents for "The point-blank refusal to even consider the waiver at this Covid-19 vaccinations. summit is shameful and an insult to the millions of people in poorer countries."

"We now have a historic opportunity to look at the basis of a new kind of partnership, a renewed partnership, we want Earlier Friday, the World Health Organization in Geneva to build together," Senegal's President Macky Sall, who announced that six African countries have been chosen to currently chairs the African Union (AU), told a closing establish their own mRNA vaccine production. press conference.

The EU has announced mammoth ambitions to mobilise 150 billion euros ($170 billion) from the public and private sectors for investments in Africa over the next seven years as it looks to challenge Chinese and Russian influence.

Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia were selected as the first recipients of technology from the WHO's global mRNA vaccine hub, in a push to ensure Africa can make its own jabs to fight the Covid and other diseases.

The EU repeated a pledge to give Africa 450 million Covid-19 vaccines by mid-2022 and offered 425 million euros to help health services on the continent deliver the jabs.

The EU also faced criticism at the Brussels summit for not making headway on a key demand from Africa to provide it with a bigger share of post-Covid recovery aid from the International Monetary Fund.

A final declaration from the Brussels summit said investments would focus on key infrastructure including internet access, renewable energy and transport -- but gave few concrete details on funding.

But there was no breakthrough at the summit -- the first since 2017 -- over a dispute around Africa's calls for a temporary intellectual property waiver to allow the generic production of vaccines and treatments.

Europe -- the home of some of the major companies behind the vaccines -- has opposed the move arguing that the first priority was to build up production capacity in poorer countries.

'Dodged difficult decisions'

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said EU officials would hold talks in Brussels with counterparts from the AU this spring to try to come up with a solution.

"EU leaders continue to make a song and dance about the importance of their relationship with the African continent.

Yet they once again put the interests of their profit-hungry

As used in the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines, mRNA technology provokes an immune response by delivering genetic molecules containing the code for key parts of a pathogen into human cells.

The final summit statement called for "ambitious voluntary contributions" to add to funds worth some $13 billion already pledged by EU member states.

"The EU certainly had a case of selective hearing during the Summit and dodged a number of difficult decisions," Emily Wigens, EU Director at anti-poverty The ONE Campaign, said.

"African leaders were clear about the need for wealthy nations to step up with $100 billion in Special Drawing Rights to support the continent's economic recovery.

"Instead of grasping this once-in-a-generation opportunity to put significant new funding behind the partnership, member states largely ignored it," she said.

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Meet the Ghanaian Harvard-trained plastic surgeon whose brother is also a Neurosurgeon February 2022

n July, when Dr. Theo Nyame was named 2020 Top Doctor Award winner by Charlotte Magazine, that was not the first major achievement of the Ghanaian-born plastic surgeon changing lives in Charlotte and across the world. The Harvard trained board-certified plastic surgeon specializing in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery had to work his way up to become one of the most highly rated plastic surgeons in America.

Born in Ghana, Nyame was eight years old when his family relocated to the Bronx, New York for better opportunities. “So my brother and I were born in Ghana, West Africa in a small village. When I was about eight years old, my parents brought our family to the United States. We grew up in the South Bronx. From there, we began our educational accomplishments,” Nyame told Face2Face Africa.

Determined to make it in life in spite of the difficulties, Nyame and his brother, Kwasi, took their studies seriously and today both are now exceptionally doing well in the field of surgery. Nyame received his bachelor’s degree from Cornell University where he majored in Chemistry and Chemical Biology. He graduated at the top of his class with distinction in all subjects.

He then went to the Harvard Medical School for his medical studies and it was while there that he discovered his true passion for reconstructive plastic surgery having been outstanding in the surgical specialties. Thus, from Harvard Medical School, Nyame became one of three selected out of hundreds of applicants to train in plastic surgery at the Harvard Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Program. Nyame would then obtain his Research Fellowship through the Harvard Medical School Pfiffer Fellow, and subsequently travel to Australia for his Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship at Gold Coast University

Hospital, Queensland, Australia.

Since then, Nyame, who works at Charlotte Plastic Surgery, has been offering his medical skills to transform lives not only in the Charlotte area but also to various hospitals around the world. In 2015, he was selected as a member of the team to perform a full face transplant surgery in the United States, a groundbreaking procedure in the industry.

“I’ve traveled the world and I’ve been very fortunate to participate in a number of very interesting opportunities…so my cultural background has really shaped the way I look at everything,” Nyame said.

The well-known and highly-trained plastic surgeon has so far traveled across the world lecturing at meetings and sharing his medical knowledge with colleagues in the plastic surgery field. A member of the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Nyame has also received scores of professional and regional awards including the surgical teaching award, the Linnane Scholar for Academic excellence and community leadership, and the Hollis L. Albright, ’31 Scholar awards from the Harvard Medical School.

Nyame, who is a published author of both medical peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, was also recently named among 30 distinguished African-American business leaders and professionals at the inaugural 30 Black Stars Conference and Awards in Houston, TX. Launched in 2019 by Face2Face Africa, the 30 Black Stars Conference and Awards honors Black achievers for their outstanding contributions to the world of business and their overall impact in their communities and on the U.S. economy.

“For a long time, the achievements of African Americans and people of color have essentially been minimized,” said Nyame. “So in this era, it’s great to have a platform and a voice where those of us who have been able to achieve usually by climbing on the shoulders of those who came before us have a platform where we can

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show our accomplishments.”

At the moment, more than 42.4 million immigrants live in the United States to pursue opportunities and dreams. Many of these immigrants believe in the American Dream and are optimistic about achieving it despite the political climate and threats they face almost every day. Nyame is already living that dream and in spite of all his accolades, his proudest moment was seeing his brother graduate as a practicing neurosurgeon.

“My proudest moment has nothing to do with me but probably with my brother. My brother is a practicing neurosurgeon.

When we first came to this country, we didn’t speak any English so we started off in the South Bronx and through our hard work and self-belief, we have been able to achieve a lot,” he said.

Source: face2faceafrica.com

Macron hosts African leaders ahead of France's expected withdrawal from Mali February 2022

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Other forces deployed in Mali are the UN peacekeeping mission MINUSMA established in 2013 and the EUTM Mali, an EU military training mission that aims to improve the Malian military's capacity in fighting terrorists.

Some 2,400 French soldiers are deployed in Mali as part of the Barkhane operation as well as the EU Takuba force set up in 2020, which was intended to increase in numbers as French deployment was scaled back.

According to a French source, who asked not to be identified by name, even after departure France will for a period provide MINUSMA and EUTM with air support and medical back-up.

Reinvent partnership' Relations between France and Mali have plunged to new lows after the junta led by strongman Assimi Goita refused to stick to a calendar to a return to civilian rule.

President Emmanuel Macron hosts African leaders on It also coincides with Macron seeking to take a lead Wednesday ahead of an expected announcement that France role in international diplomacy as he presses Russia is withdrawing its troops from Mali after an almost decade- to de-escalate in the standoff over Ukraine. long deployment to battle a jihadist insurgency.

France's President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Multiple sources have told AFP that Macron will announce Tchad's President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno to a that French forces will leave Mali and redeploy elsewhere meeting on the Sahel at the Elysée Palace on in the Sahel region, following a breakdown in relations with February 16, 2022. the ruling junta.

France's President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Tchad's President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno to a Macron is to travel to Brussels Thursday for a two-day EU- meeting on the Sahel at the Elysée Palace on Africa summit. But the French presidency announced he February 16, 2022. will hold an 0800 GMT press conference at the Élysée on the "engagement of France in the Sahel", where he is likely Multiple missions to make the formal announcement.

The working dinner hosted by Macron on Wednesday, starting at 1930 GMT, will bring together the leaders The Mali deployment has been fraught with problems for of France's key allies in the Sahel region – Chad, France, with 48 of the 53 soldiers killed during its Barkhane Mauritania and Niger. mission in West Africa losing their lives in the country.

Officials from Mali as well as Burkina Faso, which France initially deployed troops against jihadists in Mali in also recently experienced a coup, have pointedly not been invited.

2013 but the insurgency was never fully quelled, and new fears have now emerged of a jihadist push to the Gulf of Other African leaders will also be present along with Guinea.

European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, as The deployment in Mali of a European force known as Takuba – a project driven by Macron to spread the security well as Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi. burden in the troubled region – will also come to an end, There are a total of 25,000 foreign troops currently the sources said. deployed in the Sahel.

The expected announcement of the withdrawal comes at a critical time for Macron, just days ahead of a long-awaited They include around 4,300 French troops, which declaration from the president that he will stand for a new under a reduction announced last year are due to fall to around 2,500 in 2023 from a peak of 5,400. term in April elections.

The West also accuses Mali of using the services of the hugely controversial Russian mercenary group Wagner to shore up its position, a move that gives Moscow a new foothold in the region.Especially with the French elections looming, Macron's priority is to ensure that any withdrawal does not invite comparisons with the chaotic American departure from Afghanistan last year.

Paris, however, intends to continue the antijihadist fight in the wider region, where movements affiliated with Al-Qaeda or the Islamic State group have retained an ability to attack despite the elimination of key leaders.

"We need to reinvent our military partnership with these countries," said a French presidential source.

"It is not a question of moving what is being done in Mali elsewhere, but of reinforcing what is being done in Niger and of supporting the south more."

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After dropping out of school, this 17-yr-old Mozambican now owns a thriving AV production company February 2022

Growing up in Mozambique, Sofia Maquile wanted to be famous and have HD pictures and videos of herself. At the age of 12, she started to become more worried about her future because she did not have hope in education due to graduate unemployment in her country.

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She also applied to a number of modeling/photo agencies but she was rejected and she grew frustrated. Eventually, Maquile decided that she was no longer going to look for a job but will rather invest in herself and her bigger vision.

This led her to establish Smaqs, an audiovisual

production company focused on making highquality digital pictures and videos for the international and pan-African market. She launched the business in 2017 and now employs and trains over 10 interns, 70% of them being from local communities.

The company covers Photography, Videography, Graphic Design, Digital Marketing and Digital Influence. “Our target market includes models, artists and digital influencers,” she told Lionessesofafrica. Aside from her business, Maquile also has over 10 years of experience as a social media influencer and manager.

According to Maquile, she started her entrepreneurial journey at the age of 12 although she did not come from an entrepreneurial background.

“It all started with my iPhone 6 when I learned to make short dynamic video edits. Over time, I made some money here and there with the help of the audience I created on social media until my sister and my aunt saw my dedication and decided to work with me in a long-term partnership,” she said.

She continued: “My mother started to help me financially to invest in more equipment and my father helped me in terms of motivation and persistency. My sister, Yara Perengue, has a CrossFit gym, Fit Generation, she hired me to cover and manage the company´s social media

Sofia Maquile is the founder and CEO of Smaqs in Mozambique. Photo: Linkedin/Sofia Maquile

and my aunt, Iolanda Francisco, hired me as her personal photographer.”

Maquile stopped working with her sister after two years due to poor time and task management, but she continued to work with her aunt. The pandemic made things difficult for her in terms of school, causing her to drop out of in grade 10. She then wrote the GED exams.

Her brother-in-law helped her with marketing but all in all, it was a very tough journey considering her competitors were/are at least twice her age, she said. “I lost a lot of friends and fun time due to work but it was definitely worth it. Now at 17, I´m able to solve and manage problems I couldn´t imagine I was capable of previously, giving me much more of competitive advantage,” she said.

Maquile said her future plans include expanding her business to markets abroad and growing the company into a multimillion establishment. The young entrepreneur also plans to build a training center to teach many people about audiovisual production. www.face2face,africa.com

We love to see it! This 5-year-old Ghanaian doing pre-algebra goes viral on TikTok

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As part of Black History Month celebration,Heritage Village Project in conjunction with Action Chapel Virginia organized a cultural heritage event at the Church facility in Springfield Virginia. Under the leadership of Bishop Dr. Kibby and First Lady Elsie Otoo, the celebration was another great opportunity for people of African descent in the DMV area to reconnect, inspire,educate and appreciate their cultural diversity.

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n recent times, there have been tons of viral videos and social media posts featuring children who are not just showing the world how cute they are but their incredible talents. Through various acts of singing, dancing, writing, solving complex equations or being philanthropic, these children have been the biggest and most active on the internet.

Whether deliberately or not, their actions have provided some sort of encouragement and relief and it is almost impossible not to love them.

Five-year-old Nyame is making a name for herself as an academic genius who can impressively solve math problems. In a video shared by her dad, a Ghanaianborn plastic surgeon changing lives in Charlotte, Nyame is seen tackling a pre-algebra or orders of operation problem. Pre-algebra obviously prepares a student to take algebra and then go on to upper-level math.

Students may find it difficult to take upper-level math courses if they lack a good foundation in pre-algebra, experts say.

Nyame doing pre-algebra has gone viral on social media particularly TikTok, with people left in awe of her amazing skills.

“I use these problems to diagnose areas of weakness in her math skills. She completed multiplication when she was four so I am looking to see if she can recall her multiplication facts quickly. If she is slower with multiplication then I create lessons to go back and review that,” her dad, Dr. Theodore Nyame, says after sharing the video.

The Harvard-trained board-certified plastic surgeon specializing in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery has been homeschooling his two kids for some time now.

Many families have already been practicing home-

schooling for decades but the practice has seen a big increase due to COVID-19. Before COVID, around 2.5 million U.S. children in grades K–12 were being homeschooled. Just one year later, that number has nearly doubled, a study says.

Parents choose to homeschool their kids for lots of reasons, but freedom and the fact that they can have more control over what their kids are learning are usually the top reasons. Dr. Nyame, who believes in parent-directed education in the home, immigrated to the U.S. at the age of eight without knowing how to read or write.

Born in Mpraeso, a town in Ghana’s Eastern Region, his journey to becoming one of the most highly rated plastic surgeons in America and a successful family man was not smooth sailing.

Determined to make it in life in spite of the difficulties, he took his studies seriously and today he is doing amazingly well in the field of surgery and as a family man. To make sure his kids also grow to become fulfilled and well-balanced people, he sacrifices a lot of his own free time to teach them from home.

Talking about his daughter doing pre-algebra, he says, “she more recently completed division so I am assessing how quickly she can recall her division facts. The time it takes to answer 27/9 informs me that she knows her division facts but math speed drills would be helpful to allow her to recall them faster.”

Dr. Nyame also teaches a course on pivotal lessons from his career in medicine on LegacyShift, an edtech platform that makes it easy to learn and grow with the help of influential mentors who reflect the lives and experiences of minorities or people of color. The wellknown and highly-trained plastic surgeon shares on LegacyShift how he worked his way up to where he is today and the significant lessons he’s learned including the need for homeschooling.

This event showcased creative performances from different artists and groups representing Africa, Caribbean and the United States.

Christian comedian Christina Wilson of Woodbridge and Joshua Cofie of Wilde Lake High School (Columbia MD) hosted the event.

There were thrilling performances by a section of the Amazigh people of North Africa, Kingdom Music Band led by Eric Ayerh Ofei,Min. Marcus Qornell Ellerbe, Minister Sophia Migabo (DRC) ,and a spoken word recital by the first African American poet Laureate of Prince William county/Manassas, Kim. B. Miller.

The Osagyefo Dance Company also brought the audience to their feet with their selection of traditional drum beat recitals. The program was a huge success and the audience clearly had a great time.

Heritage Village Project is a 501c 3 not for profit organization that works to advance God’s kingdom and impact the community through the creative and performing Arts. Learn more at www.heritagevillageproject.com

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Kingdom Music Band

oe Biney playing Talking Drum (Ntumpan)

Minister Sophia Migabo (DRC)

Spoken Word by Kim B.Miller (First African American Poet Laurete of Prince William County & Manassas)

MC. Christina Wilson

Action Chapel Arts Ministry

Tribute to ancestors by Bethlehem, Hermon (Ethiopia) & Evg. Patrick (Jamaica)

Minister Marcus Qornell Ellerbe

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Poetry by Benita Biney

Music & Dance by Amazigh people of North Africa

Movement Ministry by Amaris J.Lee & Kojjo

Osagyefo Dance & Drum Company

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How this African kingdom performed its first cesarean section in 1879

into close opposition, using seven well-polished iron pins which were fastened by a string made from mbugu.

“A paste prepared by chewing two different roots and spitting the pulp into a bowl was then quickly plastered over the wound and a warmed banana leaf was placed on top of the paste.

“A firm bandage was applied to the wound and dressing using mbugu cloth.

“During the whole operation, the patient never uttered a moan or cry. She was comfortable after the operation. Two hours later she was breastfeeding her newborn.

Bunyoro, a kingdom in Western Uganda was one of the most powerful kingdoms in Central and East Africa from 13th century to the 19th century.

Long before the arrival of the European missionary doctors, the kingdom performed a highly developed surgical procedure; a cesarean section that saved mother and child in pre-hospital days.In 1879, Robert W. Felkin, a Scottish medical anthropologist witnessed the cesarean section being performed by a native surgeon on a young woman in her 20s in Bunyoro.Felkin’s testimony is documented in the book, The Development of Scientific Medicine in the African Kingdom of Bunyoro Kitara.

His account was received with shock and scepticism as the cesarean section was then regarded in England as an operation of the greatest gravity only to be performed in the most desperate of circumstances.

Felkin reported: “A 20-year old woman, carrying her first pregnancy, lay on an inclined bed. She was supplied with banana wine and was in a semi-intoxicated state. She was perfectly naked.

“A band of mbugu (bark-cloth) fastened her chest to the bed, while another mbugu band fastened down her thighs and a man held her ankles. A man standing on her right side steadied her stomach, while the operator stood on the left side holding his knife aloft and muttering an incantation.

“The operator washed his hands and the patient’s abdomen, first with wine and then with water. Then having uttered a shrill cry that was taken by the crowd assembled outside the hut, he proceeded to make a rapid cut in the middle line.

“The whole abdominal wall and part of the wall of the uterus (womb) was severed by this incision, and the amniotic fluids (water which surrounds the baby) shot out.

“The bleeding points in the abdominal wall were touched with red-hot iron by an assistant. The operator then swiftly increased the size of the incision in the womb; meantime another assistant

held separated abdominal walls with his hand, and proceeded to hold the separated wall of the womb with two of his fingers, but at the same time holding the abdominal wall apart.

“The child was rapidly removed and given to an assistant and the umbilical cord was then cut. The operator put his knife away and seized the contracting womb with both hands giving it a squeeze or two.

“He next put his right hand into the cavity of the womb and using two or three fingers dilated the part of the womb which connects to the vagina from within outwards.

“He then cleaned the uterus and uterine cavity of clots and lastly removed the placenta (afterbirth) which had separated by now.

“His assistant was endeavouring but to no avail to prevent the intestine from escaping the incision. The red-hot iron was used once more to stop the bleeding from the abdominal wound, carefully avoiding the healthy tissue.

“The operator then lets loose the womb which he had been pressing the whole time. No sutures were applied to the wall of the womb.

“The assistant holding the abdominal walls now let go and a porous grass mat was placed over the wound and secured.

“The mbugu bands were untied and the woman was brought to the end of the bed where two assistants

took her in their arms and held her upside down so as to let the fluid in the abdominal cavity drain out onto the floor.

“She was then returned to the original position.

The edges of the wound were brought together

“On the third day after the operation, the dressing was changed and one pin was pulled out. This procedure was repeated on the fifth day after the operation but this time three pins were removed.

“The rest of the pins were removed six days after the operation. At every dressing new pulp was applied and pus was removed using foam from the same pulp.

“Eleven days after the operation the wound was entirely healed; the patient had no fever and was very comfortable. The secretions from the birth canal were normal.”

Health experts have since indicated that what Felkin witnessed was not so different from what modern doctors do.

The surgery occurred during the reign of Omukama Kabalega Chwa II, one of the most powerful and bravest Kings the Kingdom has ever had.

He fought against the superior British forces for nine years and reclaimed several lost territories.

During his region, Bunyoro discovered a cure for sleeping sickness and his people used to be immunized against endemic syphilis.

This, in effect, showed how advanced the Kingdom was in terms of medicine and surgery even before the arrival of the first European doctors.

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Nigerian immigrant begins manufacturing first-ever Black-owned fleet of self-driving pods

A Black-owned tech firm based in Miami, Florida, has begun manufacturing selfdriving vehicles called JéGO Pods. The firm will start releasing the pods in late 2022 and will be used to mobilize healthcare services.

JéGO Technologies Inc is founded by Frederick Akphoghene, a Nigerian immigrant, who started his career in tech as early as 16. Since he started his journey, he has built and partnered with hundreds of companies and startups including Abovav Technologies and Oddio Tribe Holdings.

According to Akphoghene, the purpose of his company is to use its mobile platform to connect users with businesses that provide on-demand services like Flu Testing, COVID testing, IV therapy and other services which can be brought directly to customers using driverless JéGO pods.

“JéGO is here to give entrepreneurs the space to compete and to give service providers the mobility to serve without the burden of large fixed costs like rent…This will lead to more money flowing into our communities as opposed to it flowing outwards to large corporations – because we are just as tired of that normalcy as you are,” said Akpoghene, according to Black News.

According to Black News, the name ’JéGO’ “is inspired by the African goddess of commerce, which is a wink to Akpoghene’s mission to use technology to uplift the fastest group of entrepreneurs in the world: Black women and small business owners.”

Akphoghene has over 15 years of experience in tech development and software engineering and has been able to design the patent-pending flagship prototype himself. His autonomous

pods have already been approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and have garnered a number of partnerships including one with a Miami-based Urgent Care Clinic.

In five years, Akphoghene and his team plan to complete their pilots in multiple cities, including Miami, Atlanta, and Los Angeles, Luxembourg, and have a fleet of over 100 vehicles operating in various routes throughout the U.S., Europe, and South Africa, they announced in February 2022.

“It’s clear now more than ever that people need and continue to need services on the go – starting with COVID testing. Join us in changing the world by building a new commerce infrastructure powered by JéGO Pods. We’re here to ensure the present and future growth of businesses and access to crucial care services throughout the pandemic and beyond,” said Akpoghene.

Akpoghene has also revealed another exciting offer — the JéGO Pods Non-Fungible Token (NFT) — which will also be made available this month through OpenSea, which is the largest platform for NFTs.

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The unveiling of New Akwaaba Model and Photo Frame

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3G Media Group is handling the distribution and Promotion, USA, Europe and Canada. Get Your new Akwaaba frame in celebration of Ghana @ 65 soon!!

How Equatorial Guinea became the only Spanish speaking country in Africa February 2022

During 1926 to 1959, the monarchy of Spain rejoined Bioko and Río Muni calling it the colony of Spanish Guinea. The economy thrived on the growing and sale of coffee, cacao and logging.

Santa Isabel Cathedral in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea or the Republic of Equatorial Guinea is named for its location – near the Gulf of Guinea and the Equator. It is the only African country with Spanish as its official language.

Equatorial Guinea is the only African country, together with Western Sahara and a northern strip of Morocco; Cape Juby, to be owned by Spain in the 17–1800s.Equatorial Guinea comprises of two portions – the mainland and the insular. The mainland Río Muni is surrounded by Gabon on the south and east and Cameroon on the north. Río Muni also includes several minute islands – Elobey Chico, Corisco and Elobey Grande. The insular consists of Bioko formerly named Fernando Pó and Annobón; a volcanic province.

In the late 19th century, Spanish settlers established cacao farms to generate income. The Spanish oversaw a base in Bioko which was initiated by the United Kingdom. In an agreement drafted between the UK and Spain, the UK moved its base to Sierra Leone.

The base in Bioko was renamed Territorios Españoles del Golfo de Guinea.

In 1778, the Spanish gained control of Equatorial Guinea via the Treaty of El Pardo. The treaty was an agreement between the Spain Empire and the Kingdom of Portugal.

From 1778 to 1810 Spain directed Spanish Guinea through the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, based in present-day Argentina.

In 1900 via the Treaty of Paris, the Spanish remained in control of Río Muni; leaving Spain with control of just that portion of Guinea.

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Spanish has been one of the official languages of Equatorial Guinea since 1844.

The version of Spanish spoken in the African country is considered European Spanish. It is Spanish Guinea endured three segments of decol- spoken by 67.6% of the Equatorial Guinean population. It is spoken in administration onization. From 1946 to 1959, the Portuguese attempted to reclaim the stake it previously held and educational settings. Since Spanish is the national language, it is used mostly in the in the country; its status went from colony to capital, Malabo. province. From 1960 to 1968, the Spanish partially decolonized the country while keeping Western Sahara and the northern strip of some control; the plan was thwarted by the Morocco; Cape Juby, abandoned Spanish and Guineans. adopted Arabic and French respectively as On October 12, 1968, the Republic of Equatorial official languages.

Guinea was instated with Francisco Macías Nguema elected as president. https://face2faceafrica.com/ Today, Equatorial Guinea is made up of the Bantu, Fang, Bubi, Ndowe, Annobon, Bujeba and

SHOULD I SELL NOW or WAIT?

house up for sale soon to take advantage of the current demand, you can wait out the pandemic (however long that takes) for a more vivid picture of the future of the economy, or you can opt to stay in your current home for the foreseeable future.

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However, the overall consensus with most experts is that selling your house now, would earn you top dollars. You February also be able to stretch your dollars more with the lowest interest rates we have ever experienced.

I hope this has given you an insight in helping you make some decisions.

Blessings in full portion!

I am always excited to send this information your way, every time I get the opportunity to do so.

The question to sell now or wait has been a back and forth concern for most families in the current real estate market.

I hope this piece of literate would shed some light on your concerns and help you make a good informed decision.

Heading into 2022, housing market experts are predicting a year of high demand and rising home prices.

After an initial drop in housing market activity last spring coinciding with stayat-home orders and closed businesses, home buying and selling rebounded quickly. Buyers are still eager to move, but the lesser supply of homes on the market in many parts of the U.S. is contributing to rising home prices. As a result, it remains a seller’s market that benefits homeowners who are choosing to sell now.

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Travelling abroad is to many young people the clearest way to make it and break the circle of poverty in their families.

The vision is to seek greener pastures and through remittances take care of their own.

But not everyone immediately chances on the greener pastures and sometimes looking back to family here in Ghana may just be the needed push to make it out there.

This was the case of Lady Reverend Carolyn DadzieAshun, a Ghanaian living and operating one of the most talked-about African restaurants in Atlanta, Georgia.

In this revealing and inspiring interview with MzGee, she tells us how without help from Ghana she could’ve never realized her lifelong dream. https://ghanaweb.com/

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How this Nigerian immigrant went from Uber driver to a self-made property millionaire in UK

Daniel Moses is a Nigerian entrepreneur whose journey to success began in 2004 following a brief journey to the UK. Upon his return, he ventured into the Nigerian oil and gas business. He was involved in the transportation of oil, that is, lifting of refined oil such as petrol, diesel, and kerosene, from the depot to petrol stations where it was then sold to the end-user.

When Moses got to the peak of his business, he encountered challenges that led to the loss of over $150,000 in the process. Although Moses was down, he certainly was not out as he strategized while taking lessons of the events that led to the collapse of his business.After mulling over his options, he decided that traveling to the United Kingdom in search of greener pastures was his best option. In the UK, he took up a job in a delivery company and within eighteen months working as a delivery man, he became a freelance Uber driver after becoming a TFL License HolderWhile surfing the internet one day, he came across an ad on Facebook about how to make money from real estate. Moses took interest in it and that’s how his

journey in real estate started and today, he has become a specialist in Rent-to-Home. He said he is one of the UK’s most successful Nigerian self-made property millionaires, property investors, coaches, mentors, authors, and keynote speakers.

“I got into property investing, and through the use of various property investment strategies, I have successfully built a 7-figure property business within the last five years and created a new profession for myself,” he told the Guardian.

Moses, who became the owner of the Property Wealth Associates brand, subsequently founded Property Wealth Education where he helps individuals get started in property investing. According to him, since he started his real estate business, the venture has been growing from year to year even amidst Covid-19.

“There is no other black-led property or wealth coaching company as large as Property Wealth Education.

We have disrupted a predominantly white male industry and become competitors of the leading property

wealth training companies in the UK within a very short space of time,” he said.

“This demonstrates that this business performance is sustainable for long term growth. The more people Property Wealth Education helps, the more people are able to help the company. Because Property Wealth Education invests so much of its revenue back into the business, it is able to continually strengthen its business operations from front house marketing to client mentorship, right the way back to corporate governance and infrastructure.”

His real estate business has seen him get featured in articles on Yahoo Finance, CNBC News, Fox News, and several Nigerian business interview articles focusing on how an immigrant from Nigeria has done so well abroad.

Moses was born and raised in Edo State, in southern Nigeria. He has a master’s degree and he is also an IT analyst.

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