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D E PA R T M E N T S Vol 9 Issue 1 CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT

Kyeiwaa Joins Deliverancefmusa To Feed The Homeless Pg. 9

Church of England Appoints Nigeria’s Woyin Dorgu As First Black Bishop In 20 Years Pg. 7

Zambia Women's 'Day Off For Periods' Sparks Debate

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Move for the Lord and for You! Pg. 11 Nana Akufo-Addo Sworn In As President Of Ghana Pg.5 UPDATE

Prince Harry Feels Complete Relaxation And Normality' In Africa Pg. 35

Ilhan Omar, the first Somali-American legislator has officially been sworn into office after winning elections last November.

Ilhan, who is always spotted with the hijab – head gear for Muslim women – made history by winning in a State House race to serve the people of Minnesota.

She stood on the ticket of the Democratic Farmer Labour (DFL) – affiliated to the Democratic Party, in Minneapolis District, defeating the Republican opposition

She will be a lawmaker in the Minnesota House of Representative for District 60B. Her legislative area comprises parts of the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, south-east Minneapolis and the University of Minnesota.

Her first tweet after taking office on Tuesday read, ‘‘Today, we celebrated. Tomorrow, we continue to fight for social, economic, and racial justice for all Minnesotans. Forward together.’‘

As the first Somali-American, Muslim woman in the nation to hold an office at this level, she was celebrated widely in her home country with the President at the time, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud extending congratulations

She is a policy analyst, coalition builder and community educator. She left Somalia due to the civil was then to Kenya before ending up in the US. Her twitter bio describes her as ‘‘Intersectional feminist, mom’‘ and legislator.

“It’s the beginning of something new. This district has a legacy of making history. I am excited for our progressive values and to be able to be on the ground at the Capitol representing the diverse people of my district and being a champion with them and for them,” she said after winning the elections last year.

“Most recently, she served as the Director of Policy Initiatives at Women Organizing Women, where she empowered East African woman to take civic leadership roles in their community. Ilhan lives in the West Bank neighborhood of Minneapolis with her husband and their three children,” her official website stated.

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21 African Presidents and their Ages As of 2016

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Nana Akufo-Addo Sworn In As President Of Ghana

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Longest Serving African Presidents

These African Presidents are the longest serving Presidents in Africa still in office till date.

1. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (1979-till date) 2. Jose Eduardo Dos Santos (1979-till date) 3. Robert Mugabe (1980 – till date) 4. Paul Biya (1982 – till date) 5. Yoweri Museveni (1986 – till date) 6. Omar Al-Bashir (1989 – till date) 7. Idrissa Deby (1990 – till date) 8. Isaias Afwerki (1993 – till date) 9. Yahya Jammeh (1994 – till date) 10. Denis Sassou Nguesso (1997 – till date) 11. Paul Kagame (2000 – till date)

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of New Patriotic Party has been sworn in as the president of the Republic of Ghana.

He was led by the Chief Justice, Theodora Georgina Wood to take the oath of office before thousands of people and African leaders at the inaugural ceremony, which held at the Black Stars square today.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has now taken over from John Dramani Mahama.

Africa's Naming Traditions: Nine Ways To Name Your Child

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Hardlife.

But this is not unique to Zimbabwe.

Gospel Mavutula from neighbouring Malawi was originally named Misery but decided it was too negative and changed it.

"I was born at a period when my parents were miserable," he told the BBC. He said his parents, both teachers, had been experiencing pressure at work and problems with their neighbours and this influenced his birth name.

"I have avoided that scenario by giving nice names to my children," he added.

And across the continent in Ghana's Volta region, a couple belonging to the Ewe ethnic group had decided to stop having children but their last daughter unexpectedly came along.

Traditional African names often have unique stories behind them. To show that the child was somehow a mistake, they decided to name her Melevevio, which translates as "not From the day or time a baby is born to the circumstances surnecessary". rounding the birth, several factors influence the names parents choose for their children.

Whichever ethnic group you look at, these local names reveal a Celebrity culture wealth of information about the bearer.

The Luos in Kenya are known for adopting famous Here are nine different ways African parents name their children: names for their children. Quite a number of mothers Events surrounding birth named their baby boys Obama in 2008 after Barack Among several ethnic groups, picking out names can be influObama, the son of a Luo man, was elected US president. enced by positive or negative circumstances the family finds And when he visited the country in 2015, one mother themselves in around the time a child is born. reportedly named her child Airforceone.

Often, such names are complete sentences.

Churchill and Clinton are also quite popular in Luo-

Ayodele (joy has come home) is a unisex name for a baby whose birth brought happiness to their Yoruba parents in Nigeria.

Yetunde or Yewande (mother has come back) is a Yoruba name given to a girl whose grandmother or other female relative died before she was born.

Adetokunbo (crown/wealth has come back home) is a unisex Yoruba name often given to a child born abroad.

Ajuji (born on a rubbish heap) is a Hausa name given to a baby after those born before it failed to survive. It is believed that giving the child a "terrible" name will deceive evil spirits into thinking the child is not loved and as a result, allow it to live.

Kgomotso and Pumza (comfort) are given to babies born shortly after a death or tragedy in Sesotho and Xhosa families in South Africa.

Kiptanui and Cheptanui are often given to babies whose mothers may have suffered extreme difficulties during childbirth among the Kalenjin ethnic group in Kenya.

Kimaiyo and Jemaiyo are names sometimes given to baby boys and girls whose births coincide with men drinking locally brewed beer (Maiywek) among the Kalenjins.

Misrak (east) was given to an Ethiopian baby girl whose father was in Japan at the time she was born.

Lindiwe (we have waited) is an isiZulu name often given to a baby girl after a long line of boys.

Emotional warnings Some names, especially in Zimbabwe, reflect the mood or circumstance of the family at the time of birth. Some of them serve as warnings or rebukes.

Nhamo means misfortune Maidei asks the question "What did you want?"

Manyara tells someone "You have been humbled" Yananiso means bringing the family together Sometimes these names are translated into English, where they can sound quite surprising, for example: Airforce; Kissmore; Brilliant; Psychology; Hatred; Nomatter; Jealous; Furious or

speaking areas of western Kenya.

One couple have already had to defend their decision to name their son Donald Trump Otieno. The parents told the Nairobi News they chose to name their child after the US president-elect because they liked the billionaire's principles.

But naming children after people in the news is certainly not unique to the Luos, or Kenya.

Order of birth In many African cultures, there is no need for someone to explain whether they are the eldest or youngest of their siblings. This is because their names can reveal that much. This is especially true of twins.

If you meet a Ugandan boy or man called Kakuru or Wasswa, he is likely to be an elder twin. The younger male twin is usually called Kato. These are names specially reserved for twins.

Similarly, the Kalenjins in Kenya refer to the first born as Yator (first to open the way) and the last born Towett meaning last.

The Yorubas call the first twin Taiwo (taste the world) and the second Kehinde (came after).

In Ghana, the unisex names Panyin and Kakra, which basically mean older and younger, are used for twins.

Day-born names Even before parents select a western or religious name for their child, the baby already has a name.

Among some Ghanaian ethnic groups like the Akan, Ga, Ewe and Nzema, a name is automatically assigned based on the day the child is born. These day names correspond to the day of the week someone is born and so by default, everybody has one - though the name may not necessarily appear on official documents.

Monday - Kojo (male), Adwoa (female)

Yetunde (mother has come back) resembles her Nigerian grandmother who died before her birth

Tuesday - Kwabena (male), Abena (female) Wednesday - Kwaku (male), Ekua (female) Thursday - Yaw (male), Yaa (female) Friday - Kofi (male), Efua (female) Saturday - Kwame (male), Ama (female) Sunday - Akwesi (male), Akosua, (female) These day names can vary slightly depending on the ethnic group.

Faith-based names

Many parents express their religious beliefs through names but some this further than others.

Edem Adjordor, from Ghana, believes there is a higher power than black magic and so through his three-year-old son, he sends a strong message to those he considers spiritual enemies.

Xolawubo, which means the creator (God) is greater than voodoo, is the middle name of his three-year-old son.

Though his Dutch wife and in-laws find it difficult to pronounce the name, its meaning is all that matters to them.

Across the continent, several local names have religious links. Among the Igbo and Yoruba ethnic groups in Nigeria, a name that starts or ends with Chi, Chukwu or Oluwa has some kind of reference to God. Olusegun means God conquers (Yoruba, Nigeria) Hailemariam means the power of Mary (Ethiopia) Mawufemor means God's way (Ewe ethnic group in Togo, Ghana, Benin) Makafui means I will praise God (Ewe ethnic group in Togo, Ghana, Benin) Day and night Among some groups in eastern and southern Africa, certain names are selected depending on the time of the day or season a child is born.

Kibet means day and Kiplagat means night (Kalenjin in Kenya) Mumbua and Wambua means rainy season for boys and girls (Kamba in Kenya) Olweny means time of war (Luo) Yunwa means hunger or time of famine (Hausa) While the Luos are very specific: Omondi (dawn) Okinyi (morning) Onyango (mid-morning) Ochieng' (sunny midday) Otieno (night) Oduor (midnight) Girls are given the same names but starting with an A

Africa's Naming Traditions: Nine Ways To Name Your Child

Meet the ancestors Respected elders of the family may be dead but they continue to live on through their grandchildren.

Parents often name babies after senior members of the clan whether dead or alive.

But it is considered disrespectful to casually shout or call out the name of a senior family member that has been given to a child, so instead it is common to hear a child affectionately called Ouma (grandma) or Oupa (grandpa) in southern Africa.

Similarly in Senegal, a child who is named after a grandfather tends to bear the grandfather's nickname as well. So a baby boy often ends up being called Vieux (old man).

Rude nicknames Somalia has a unique system.

Most people have three names - the ones they were given, as well as that of their father and grandfather.

But many also have nicknames, which are so common that they can find their way onto official ID cards.

Many people in Africa have several names - for example a name from their ethnic group, a Christian or Muslim name, as well as a name depending on the day, or time of day they were born.

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Canadian-born Ghanaian Efua, a Friday-born, was not given a western name

Nigeria-born Woyin Karowei Dorgu has been announced as the 13th bishop of Woolwich and will be consecrated in March, 2017.

These nicknames often pick on the negative physical traits of the bearer, if he is male. Some common nicknames for men include Langare (limpy), Coryaan (handicapped), Lugay (one leg) or Genay (missing tooth).

Women, however, mostly get flattering nicknames like Lul (diamond), Macanay (sweet), Cod Weyne (rich voiced), Dahable (golden) and Indho Daraleey (gazelle eyes).

Church of England Appoints Nigeria’s Woyin Dorgu As First Black Bishop In 20 Years January 2017

Dorgu, is the the Church of England’s first black bishop for 20 years.

Gospel says his life took a positive turn after changing his name from Misery

A statement from England’s Prime Minister Office said that The Queen approved the nomination of Dorgu to succeed the Right Reverend Michael Geoffrey Ipgrave.

Fifty eight-year-old Dorgu was born and brought up in Nigeria, where he trained as a doctor.

He studied at the London Bible College for his BA, and studied for his ordination at Oak Hill Theological College from 1993 to 1995 and also holds an MA in missiology.

He is married to Mosun, a consultant child psychiatrist.

In the Yoruba tradition, it is not uncommon for each parent and grandparent to contribute at least one name.

The child ends up with several names - each telling its own special story.

Dorgu told the Guardian UK his appointment was “a small step in the right direction”, adding: “Quite a lot of Nigerian Christians [in the Woolwich area] are from an Anglican background.

Kenyan twin girls Bridget Lillian and Brillian Mary go through an induction ceremony Source: http://howafrica.com/

By Adelaide Arthur BBC News

Three-year-old Xolawubo's name carries the message the creator (God) is greater than voodo

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Nigeria Beat Cameroon To Win The 2016 Women's Africa Cup Of Nations

Nigeria won the women's Africa Cup of Nations for an eighth time after a 1-0 win over hosts Cameroon in front of a capacity 40,000 crowd in Yaounde.

A late goal from Desire Oparanozie was enough for Nigeria to retain the trophy they won in Namibia two years ago.

The Super Falcons have dominated this competition, winning all but two of the ten editions played so far.

In a repeat of the 2014 final, Cameroon finished as runners-up again despite enjoying massive home support.

In front of Cameroon president Paul Biya, the hosts had the best of the first half, with a number of chances for Aboudi Onguene, but the Indomitable Lionesses failed to make the most of their opportunities.

In the second half, Oparanozie, who also scored Nigeria's winner against South Africa in their semi-final, hit the decisive goal again when she broke the deadlock seven minutes from time.

She followed through on a pass from the tournament's leading scorer Asisat Oshoala to give her team the trophy.

The winning goal from Nigeria was a huge blow for the hosts and the thousands of fans who filled the 40,000 capacity Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium more than five hours before kick-off.

Security in the stadium was stepped up for the final because of the presence of President Paul Biya and roads were blocked for several kilometres around the stadium since early morning.

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Thousands more supporters were locked outside after tickets were given out free as "invites".

There were three fan parks around Yaounde set up for people to see the game.

Ghana finished as bronze medallists after a 1-0 win over South Africa on Friday.

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Betty Twumasi Responds to God’s Call to Serve in His Vineyard

The Christian Journal– To say Pastor Betty Prempeh Twumasi has been waiting for many years to fulfill her passion in the Lord will be an underestimated.

But after many grueling days and nights at the bible school trying to sharpen her spiritual skills, the long awaited day came and when it happened, she embraced it with a heart of gratitude. Dressed in an all-white outfit like a beautiful bride awaiting the arrival of a groom, soaked in praise and thanksgiving, she could not contain her joy as she awaited the rest of the congregation for her big day; ordination into God’s vineyard.

Joined by her three children and husband equally dressed in white, Mrs. Twumasi could not hold back her joy. Waving a white handkerchief, she did not spare any opportunity as she took to the dance floor and praised her maker.

The well attended ceremony at the Berean Prayer Centre in the Bronx was officiated by Dr. Osei Kodie, General Overseer at Gates of Heaven Ministries International. He advised the newly ordained pastor to be circumspect in her decision making, insisting she must not allow her new position to compromise her respect for those she will be pastoring. Dr. Kodie said it was important Pastor Twumasi kept an open door policy, listen more and speak less, adding those who are called into the ministry have a responsibility of ensuring they remain humane to the cause.

Dr. Kodie said the ministry is not an avenue for settling scores with people she may perceived as adversaries but, rather, an opportunity to win souls for the

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Kyeiwaa Joins Deliverancefmusa To Feed The Homeless

Kingdom of God.

“You must remain humble at all times, obey your subordinates and depend on the Holy Spirit.”

He reminded the newly ordained minister of the responsibilities expected of her especially when it comes to the challenges ahead. Dr. Kodie advised her to endure afflictions and not to contemplate a second of trading her calling when the challenges set in.

Dr. Kodie ended his sermon by advising Pastor Twumasi to extend the same service of humility at the church to her home; respect the husband and treat him with the needed courtesy as the lord has established.

Later at a reception, Pastor Twumasi used her speech to thank the husband for his enormous support throughout the process, disclosing that without him she wouldn’t have been able to fulfill the desire to serve God.

The ceremony was attended by dignitaries including the Asantefuohene of New York Nana Acheampong Tieku and his entourage.

Ohio based Deliverance FM USA a Ghanaian community online radio station on January 3rd 2017 took their outreach program to the Catholic Charity Shelter. They provided the homeless with several boxes of food and administered the Word of God to them as well. The Catholic Charities located at 1736 Superior Avenue, Cleveland OH provide services to counties of the greater Ohio area which include, but are not limited to homeless prevention programs, mental health counseling, services for older adults and senior citizens, emergency services, employment opportunities for teens, hot meals, and a food pantry.

They work closely with religious bodies, churches, public and private organizations and others to help the most vulnerable in any way they can.

Rev. and Mrs. Dumfeh were joined on the mission by Ms. Rose Mensah known in Ghanaian Show business as Kyeiwaa to fete the homeless as part of their New Year outreach mission.

Deliverancefmusa was established in 2014 as an online community radio station by the couple to provide an avenue to reach out to the global community to build a prayer sustainable way of life and pursue spiritual warfare leading to breakthrough and redemption.

Through their ministry many souls have been won, yolks have been broken and testimonies are shared on their station on a daily basis.

They have held successful outreach deliverance programs in many cities in the United States including Bronx, New York, North Brunswick, New Jersey, Cincinnati and Cleveland, Ohio.

Over the last 2 years they have made donations to several orphanages in Ghana on their mission trips.

The residents of the Shelter and the Management expressed their profound appreciation to the couple for their kind gesture and for reaching out to them.

Ms. Rose Mensah (Kyeiwaa) assisted Rev. Harry Dumfeh and his wife Rev. Mrs. Bertha Dumfeh to dish out meals to the residents.

Deliverancefmusa can be found at http://www.deliverancefmusa.org, and also on Facebook and on Tunein radio.

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Aida Diarra; Regional Vice President of Western Union Chats with Afrikan Post on the occasion of Western Union’s 20th Anniversary in Africa January 2017

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will surprisw you how many of such are in Africa. So when you see the impact that mobile has today in enabling financial inclusion and enabling consumers to have access to financial services you realize this is also an indication that technology is going to continue to play an increasing role in the remittance industry in Africa. The way we embrace technology is evidenced through some of the important milestones accomplished in Africa. For instance, in selected countries today you can receive money directly from your electronic device or mobile wallet. One has the option to choose whether to go to a location to pick up their cash or have the funds deposited into their electronic or mobile wallet, we also do that with regualr bank accounts. We now have the capability to draw funds from 50 million accounts in Nigeria, for example a customer that owns an account that wants to collect funds without going to a location can collect from a platform and pull funds directly to accounts. This fuction is going to develop further as most of the industry regulators are pushing to have financial inclusion that have come through new technologies and digital platforms.

Afrikan Post Newspaper had the opportunity of interacting with Aida Diarra; Vice President of Western Union (WU), a leader in global payment services as it celebrates 20 years of business with Africa.

gin. A lot of this migration is happening also in the United States, Europe, as well as within Africa itself. All this is to say that there is a lot of movement that is fostering a lot of the remittance that we see in the region.

At a meeting in WU's Washington DC offices in the USA, Aida gave a thorough insight into WU Operations in Africa as she spoke to George Bright-Abu of Afrikan Post and Oral Ofori of TheAfricanDream.net; respective news organizations targeting African audiences on the US.

In terms of total flows: the varying numbers depend on the respective organizations monitoring the industry, it is believed that there is as much as $60B US sent to Africa through WU, but again it varies from different sources.

Q: You have been with Western Union since 1999; starting as Assistant Marketing Manager in charge of US Outbound to Africa operations, give us a background to your rise up the ranks to where you are today?

A: The way I would like to look at remittance is more from the aspect of the impact on a given country. In some 15 countries in Africa, the remittance flow contributes to more than 10 percent of their GDP so that is how impactful it is. We therefore make sure we offer relevant services in every single country we serve, making sure we offer better options to consumers by enabling them to receive and send transactions as much as possible and with optimum flexibility.

Below is the Question (Q) and Answer (A) session that transpired:

A: I look at my career as the fantastic opportunity that it is which allowed me to be on both sides of the transactions when it comes to sending and receiving money to and from Africa.

So I was fortunate to be in charge of our operations from the US servicing the African corridors. A few years later I decided to join our team in Africa because that is where everything is happening. I was assigned the marketing responsibility for all Africa and my role evolved into a regional role which I ended up with me being in that role for Africa.

Q: Where in Africa are you currently based?

A: We are based in Morocco; the headquarters for Africa though we also have regional offices - one in South Africa and the other one in Lagos Nigeria - on the continent.

Q: Your Decision to go to Africa might be borne out of your study of the demographics and the huge financial potential. Can you give us some insight into the financial aspects of your study?

A: What is important to know is that the financial flows in Africa is driven mainly due to the migration patterns of Africans, as you know Africans move a lot. It is believed that about 30 million Africans live outside of their countries of ori-

Q: Which Country can you single out as the highest inflow destination?

Q: So in this case are moneys collected in the local currency at the receiving end or in the currency of the sending country?

A: We respect the regulations in place for individual countries. If the regulator allows to be paid in hard currency we provide the option, if the regulator however has clear mandate and directions that the payments should take place in local currency then we abide by such regulation.

Q: Do you use the National bank rates or you set your own exchange rates?

A: It is critical to know that as we operate in any given country we do that within the guidelines of that country, so typically there are clear guidelines in terms of what rates can be applied and what flexibility operators have within that framework. Here at WU we are very keen on making sure that whatever rates we apply is in line with the guidelines. Nigeria for example is a place where the regulator indicates clearly the rates to be applied by all the industry players, in a case like this we of course have no option but to comply.

Q: You might be Aware that Nigeria has the biggest economy in West Africa. You mentioned that you have an office in Nigeria, so how are you impacting its economy?

Q: We all know Western union as being involved in A: The size of remittance for Nigeria is estimated at about $21B US sending and receiving money. Are there any other so of course as a key player we play a role in channeling these activities you are involved in that impact Africa?

A: We are certainly involved in sending and receiving money but I believe I would like people to relate to us more in terms as a company specializing in payments services. One of the things that we do is serving of small and medium scale businesses (SME’s) through our business solutions entity where we also enable consumer-tobusiness and business-to-consumer payments. This is probably more relevant to markets in areas like the UK and some countries in Europe but definitely an opportunity for Africa moving forward.

Q: How are you embracing emerging technologies with yout work in Africa?

A: You know you will be amazed by our capability in Africa to adopt to new technology. When you look at the total numbers of small wallet that exist in the world it

inflows into the country. When you do a ratio of the right size of the remittance compared to the GDP it is the equivalent of about 6%.

You know the remittance industry contributes to 6% of the GDP of Nigeria so we believe that it is sizeable and significant and that we as a key player should continue to enable and make it easier for Nigerians to send and to receive money. One of the very interesting things is the fact that in 2015 the regulator allowed outdoor remittance within certain guidance, that was a rather phenomenal development enabling our customers to send money out of Nigeria. Parents were able to send money to their children in school. Looking at Nigeria as an important migration platform, this enables migrants there to send money back to their families in the neighboring countries. There are other interesting developments and which make us want to make sure we continue to serve the African Consumer in the most efficient manner.

Q: In the midst of Competition for Business in Nigeria with several money transfer companies, can you give us one reason Continued on Page 10

Move for the Lord and for You!

Dr. Miriam C. Gyimah

Are you ready to move in this New Year? Are you truly ready to move into the New Year with enthusiasm and openness to work on your calling? Have you made up your mind to move in the way that the Lord directs? Are you certain that you have positioned your mind, heart and will that in this year, you will not sit, but will act, that you will not be passive, but aggressive in using your body, mind and spirit to make things happen, to follow the direction and guidance of your God? If so, then we are off to a great start!

There is a song that we used to sing at church. It goes like this: “You’ve got to move, you’ve got to move, you’ve got to move, you’ve got to move, when The Lord gets ready, you’ve got to move, move, move, move, move!”

See the emphasis is on the part about you moving. It appears while God has created us and we know that He holds all power in His hand; the power to move, the decision to move, to walk, talk, act, go for it, is in our hands. It is what He has given us; it is an empowerment of agency that He has invested in us. Thus, He depends on us to be willing to move, to be accepting and open to His direction for our lives. If He is ready and we choose not to move, we choose not to enact the motions that are called for in order to make certain realities happen, then we are simply refusing to be used, and even worse, denying ourselves of the heights He wants to take us and the blessings that come with it.

I remember the Apostle Peter when he was weak and cowardly. I remember him when he was despondent and lost. He had passion (recall the scene in the Garden of Gethsemane when he cut of the ear of the soldier); and he had some faith, believing that Jesus is the son of God, stating “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God” (Matt. 16: 16). And declaring that he will always stand with Jesus, he vows, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.” (Matt 26:36) However, when Christ was captured, and Peter was confronted that he was a disciple of Christ, well, you know the story. Peter denied Jesus not once, not twice, but thrice. And when He believed that because Jesus had been crucified and therefore the ministry was lost, Peter abandoned his three-year purpose and ministry with Jesus and went back to fishing. But this same Peter transformed in will and purpose. When Christ reappeared to the disciples and directed them to go and wait upon the Comforter, the Holy Ghost, Peter obeyed; Peter moved. And you know the rest. On the day of Pentecost, it was Peter, who, no longer a coward, but filled with not just passion but the Holy Spirit of God, moved and spoke boldly to the masses despite any consequence he might face. Scripture tells us in Acts chapter 2 that after Peter had spoken, “they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost” Acts 2: 37-38. This is Peter, once the reluctant apostle, moving. This is Peter walking in His ministry. This is Peter giving himself up to be used to great

heights, where he leads the disciples to convert three thousand people in one day! (Acts 2: 41) Sometimes we are like the former Peter. We believe, but we don’t act. We trust, but we just sit. And other times, we have just simply given up and go about doing our own thing.

Yet, there is a calling on our lives. There is a purpose for us, and somehow something or someone has sapped all the joy, energy, desire and will out of our system and we sit defeated, just bearing time. But Christ calls us to awake. He wants us to tune in to Him and be in agreement to move and make a change in our lives. Our Maker wants us to be useful to Him and impactful in this world. Peter decided to get serious. He decided to commit and he was determined to move and that decision made all the difference in his life and his eventual story. Shall we be like the transformed Peter?

“Me? What can I do? How can I save Israel? I am the least in my family.” (Judges 6:15) These are the words of Gideon, a man who before his transformation, thought very little of himself and simply existed rather than act and make a difference in his life and those of others. But Gideon, much like Peter, would become transformed and become a great man in the hands of God. Interestingly, God sees us as mighty warriors, life changers, movers and shakers in the kingdom of God, not to mention our own physical world. But too often, we do not see ourselves in the same light as our Creator sees us. Why is that? Is it because we don’t have a sense of our worth? That we don’t know or have forgotten that we were made in His image? (Genesis 1:26) That we “can do all things through Christ who strengthens us?”

(Philippians 4:13) Difficult and even impossible situations can render us impotent and ineffective. But when the angel of the Lord looked upon Gideon, he didn’t see an impotent or ineffective man. He didn’t see the least in a family, church, work place or community. He saw a mighty warrior.

We must understand that God’s desire is to use us to effect change, to make a difference, to accomplish something and some things. He can use anyone of us regardless of our sex, ethnicity, education and class. The angel of the Lord appeared to none other than Gideon and told him to save Israel out of the hands of their oppressors, the Medianites. While he doubted his ability, Gideon believed enough in the angel and obeyed.

Gideon’s obedience, his decision to act, to move when the angel instructed him to move, is what alters him from a doubtful, low self-esteem person into a mighty warrior. Gideon, the nobody, obeyed the angel when he instructed him to “tear down his father’s altar to Baal, a god that the Israelites had turned to worship, and to build a proper one for Jehovah, Lord of Israel.

Although Gideon was fearful, he still moved and performed the duties requested of him. He becomes a leader of his people and leads them against their enemies. Gideon becomes confident when his faith in God increases and when he sees that the people trust in his leadership and calling. He fearlessly and powerfully leads them to charge against their enemies instructing his small army, “’Watch me, follow my lead. When I get to the edge of the camp, do exactly as I do. When I and all who are with me blow our trumpets, then from all around the camp blow yours and shout, ‘for the Lord and for Gideon.’” (Judges 7:17) They did just that and the Lord magnified Himself by using Gideon and demolishing their enemies!

Gideon delivers Israel from their oppressors. He becomes such a fearless warrior and leader that the Israelites wanted him and his male heirs to rule them, but he says to them, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you. The Lord will rule over you.” (Judges 8:23) Because Gideon moved, because he obeyed the voice of God and aligned his will with God’s will, God used him mightily and scripture tells us that Israel’s enemy Midian “was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. During Gideon’s lifetime, the land had peace for forty years.” (Judges 8:28) Who did this? God and Gideon did this.

God the Creator, the all-powerful Deity, desires to use

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you and cause you to be a blessing not only to yourself but to others. Will you respond to Him? Will you give up on your idleness, your comfort zone, your doubts, your pride and whatever is holding you back to allow Him to make you a great instrument? Or will you simply sit and while away the time, having no significant effect whatsoever with your life? Keep in mind that if you do not respond to Him, if you do not allow Him to take you on the journey that He meant for you to take, then you are not living your purpose and not fulfilling the intended goals spoken on your life. The angel of the Lord spoke unto Gideon’s life and told him that he was a warrior.

Gideon, although doubtful in the beginning, decided to act and a warrior he became.

Allow me to repeat that we are more than conquerors through Christ our Lord (Romans 8:37). Allow me again to say that the Bible tells us we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us (Phil 4:13).

Finally, let me end with the incident of the fig tree in Mathew 21. In this chapter, we see that Jesus goes to the temple and “cleans house.” Upon His arrival in Jerusalem, He goes to the temple and what He saw made Him angry. He saw that the temple had become a market place rather than a revered house of worship. In His rejection of what His creation had turned His house into, “He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves,” and said, “’It is written, ‘my house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’” (12) Immediately after this, He healed the blind and lame. Not long after, we see that He approaches a fig tree. Scripture tells us that it was early morning and Jesus was hungry and wanted something to eat. But when He went to the fig tree, He saw that there was no fruit on it, only leaves. And He spoke to the tree, “’May you never bear fruit again.’

Immediately, the tree withered.” (19) This chapter teaches us two things about Christ our Lord. He is a loving and caring God, but He is also a God of judgement. We see here that Christ does not tolerate the misappropriation of His property whether it is the temple or the tree. He requires that everything serves its purpose to His benefit and glory.

Clearly that the temple was being misappropriated is not in His will nor to His glory. Furthermore, that the fig tree, a creation of His, fails to bear fruit, to perform its only purpose, is unacceptable to Him so much so that He curses it. One might say this is harsh, but what is the Creator to do with His own creation? As humans created in His image and even as His Spirit is breathed into us, we are surely more valuable than the tree. But the truth remains that the Master not only desires but also requires us to be fruitful, to be purposeful, to be productive and be useful in His kingdom even as Peter and Gideon were. The truth is that there are consequences when we do not move, when we do not act. Recall the parable of the talents and how one who refused to make any use of his talent was severely punished (Matt 25: 1430/ Luke 19:12-28).

Consequently, let us remember that we have a responsibility as creations of God and even more importantly, as sons and daughters of The Most High. So, let us be determined to move. Let us agree to be profitable instruments in the hands of God. And as we get up to move in this year, as we rise and begin to walk in our purpose and objectives, we rise in the kingdom of God.

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Namibian Learner Invents Sim-Free Mobile Phone, Which Doesn’t Use Airtime

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Senya Donkor also known as our former Miss. Ghana USA is still committing her time and energy to help our community. Yet at the same time she is running her non-profit organization the Bright Foundation Inc. Modeling and courageously completing her bachelors degree at George Mason University.

Senya Donkor was seen gracefully working at the 2017 Spirit of Leadership Conference.

Upon promotion of the concert @SenyaDonkor in collaboration with @Nana_Adjei_Lee did a mini leadership series.

A Namibian Grade 12 learner Simon Petrus is making waves after he invented a mobile phone, with no sim-card, which uses radio signals and doesn’t require airtime to make calls.

A Namibian Grade 12 learner Simon Petrus is making waves after he invented a mobile phone, which uses radio signals and doesn’t require airtime to make calls.

According to New Era, Petrus, who is a learner at Abraham Iyambo Senior Secondary School, made the phone using parts from a telephone and television set, and his invention doesn’t even need a sim-card to make calls.

The mobile device took the whiz kid two years to complete, and it has not been plain sailing for the young inventor, who faced financial difficulties. The project was funded by Petrus’ unemployed parents, who had to sacrifice over N$2 000 (U.S$ 146) to ensure that his project would be completed successfully.

The invention, which is made up of a radio system, is attached to a box and makes voice calls, while also doubling up as a TV, allowing the user to watch one TV channel. Petrus’ invention is not a fly-by-night success story. Last year the learner won a gold medal at the NamPower national schools’ competition, after he reportedly invented a machine that serves as a seed drier and cooler.

Petrus’ invention continues to cause a stir on social media, where the development is being celebrated as a remarkable example of the innovative nature and potential of young people on the continent, which needs to be supported.

Over the past few years, Namibia has been the birthplace of various innovative projects by young people.

Last year, another Namibian student, Gerson Mangundu, developed the country’s own social network site called Namhook.

In 2014, another young inventor from northern Namibia, Josua Nghaamwa built a satellite dish booster using scrap material to enhance internet connectivity, to benefit those living in the rural areas where the signal is significantly weaker than normal.

We applaud and celebrate Petrus’ remarkable feat.

Source: http://thisisafrica.me/

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ACRC Plans To Open A State-Of-The-Art Resource Center

Four years ago, a plan for an African Community Resource Center was announced. The project got put on hold and refined. Those plans aggressively have taken shape in the course of the past year. Plans of a stateof-the-art center was unveiled on November 5th, 2016 after some delays, but date for ground break and construction continues to be the goal in 2017, according to the organization’s president Mr. Dennis L. Bioh

The architectural plan for the multifunctional center consists of a reception services area, a conference room, bookshop, a bar and restaurant, and a theater auditorium. The building will also feature a gym with changing rooms and facilities, a game room, a library, and offices. Other features will include a 25-student classroom, an innovative technological lab, a museum and a host of other amenities.

Mr. Bioh emphasized that the biggest thing about the new facility will be the organization of the community.

“This is the key – togetherness,” said Mr. Bioh.

With 300 parking spots, efficient bus drop off pick up, plenty of natural light, a teardrop-shaped, double skin enveloping the entire structure spread over three levels, characterized by soft flowing curves, transparencies, and lighting effects, the new facility will doubtless be in high demand for DC metro area.

Despite a population of over 20 million people, the DC metro area does not have an organization and facility that have an overabundance of amenities and programs that are capable serving the needs of all.

The organization is reportedly close securing founding thanks to the success of its campaign, and has been undertaking a massive capital improvement program over the past several months; other Financing for the projects and activities is obtained through contributions from the CEO, individuals and organizations supporting this non-profit effort via its website.

Join our campaign to create solution and a future for the next generation.

Visit www.acrcusa.org to find out more about ACRC, the “Last Tear”, or how to contribute to their causes.

ACRC Plans to open a state-of-the-art Resource center. Current Photo via courtesy of Giacomo Luigi Gaiotti

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proving that you are on your menses or not."

Ms Chikopela says the provision should have been made more clear in the law.

"The problem in Zambia is that we have too many holidays - including a holiday for national prayers. So I guess Mother's Day makes those that love holidays happy."

The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), the umbrella body representing the country's workers, is also a supporter of the law.

But the entitlement "would have to be forfeited" if a woman were to take it on a day that she was not on her period, says Catherine Chinunda, national trustee at ZCTU. "We have been educating women about Mother's Day, telling them that on that day, they are supposed to rest and not even go shopping or do other jobs because that is wrong," she says.

Ndekela Mazimba, who works in PR, says Mother's Day helps her man- The law itself provides no guidance about what is allowed and it would appear that very few, if any, employers have age her period pain internal policy guidance in that respect.

She dismisses the idea that men should also get a day off every month, as has been suggested by some: This is no doubt why a provision in the country's labour law that allows "Men sometimes go to drink and miss work‌. they don't female workers to take off one day a month is known as Mother's Day, know how it feels to be on menses." even though it applies to all women, whether or not they have children.

But while praising the concept of Mother's Day, some The legal definition is not precise - women can take the day when they argue that the reality is bad for business. want and do not have to provide any medical justification, leading some "Your superiors may have planned work for you to do and to question the provision.

"I think it's a good law because women go through a lot when they are on when you suddenly stay away from work, it means work will suffer, says Harrington Chibanda, head of the Zambia their menses [periods]," says Ndekela Mazimba, who works in public Federation of Employers. relations.

Ms Mazimba is neither married nor does she have children but she takes her Mother's Day every month because of her gruelling period pains.

"You might find that on the first day of your menses, you'll have stomach cramps - really bad stomach cramps. You can take whatever painkillers but end up in bed the whole day.

"Imagine a company that has a number of employees and six or seven take Mother's Day on the same day. What will happen to productivity?" he asks.

Labour Minister Joyce Nonde-Simukoko, a former trade union activist, tells me that Mother's Day was initially informally observed in the 1990s before eventually being brought into law.

"And sometimes, you find that someone is irritable before her menses But she has stern words for anyone thinking of using the start, but as they progress, it gets better. So, in my case, it's just the first entitlement to bunk off work: day to help when the symptoms are really bad."

"If you absent yourself yet you are found in a disco house, Women in Zambia do not need to make prior arrangements to be absent then it will not be taken as Mother's Day. from work, but can simply call in on the day to say they are taking "You shouldn't even leave town, be found doing your hair Mother's Day. or shopping. You can be fired. For example, somebody was found farming after taking Mother's Day and she was fired."

An employer who denies female employees this entitlement can be prosOne of the problems with the law is that it does not make ecuted. this explicit, leading to confusion among employers and Ms Mazimba's boss, Justin Mukosa, supports the law and says he underemployees alike. stands the pressure women face in juggling careers and family responsiBut perhaps even more than the practical benefits, it is the bilities. intention and the spirit of the legislation that many A married man himself, he says the measure can have a positive impact Zambians support. on women's work: As Linda Kasonde, a senior lawyer, tells me: "Productivity is not only about the person being in the office. It should "The reason why mother's day is important within the basically hinge on the output of that person."

Zambian context is that it recognises that women are the But he admits there are problems with the current system in terms of losprimary care-givers in our society - regardless of whether ing staff at short notice and also the temptation for people to play the systhey are married or not." tem:

"It could be abused in the context that maybe an individual might have some personal plans they wish to attend to so she takes Mother's Day on the day.

Not everyone is so supportive of Mother's Day, and there are many women among the critics.

Mutinta Musokotwane-Chikopela is married and has three children.

She has a full-time marketing job but never takes Mother's Day, arguing that it encourages laziness in working women.

"I don't believe in it and I don't take it. Menses are a normal thing in a woman's body; it's like being pregnant or childbirth," she says.

"I think women take advantage of that, especially that there's no way of

Source:bbcnews.com

Mutinta Musokotwane-Chikopela says there are already too many holidays in Zambia

Women in Zambia are traditionally the primary caregivers in the family

Lawyer Linda Kasonde says the law recognises the important role Zambian women play in society

F1 to F12: Here’s How The Function Keys On Your Keyboard Can Save You Tons Of Time

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Written by Patricia Lynn

General Shortcuts

Let’s kickstart the list with the most common shortcuts that you’ll often use.

F1 [Display Help] F2 [Rename the selected item] F3 [Search for a file or folder] F4 [Display the address bar list in File Explorer] F5 [Refresh the active window] F6 [Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop] F10 [Activate the Menu bar in the active app] ALT + F4 [Close the active item, or exit the active app] ALT + ESC [Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened] ALT + Underlined Letter in menus and dialog box options [Perform the command for that letter] ALT + ENTER [Display properties for the selected item] ALT + SPACEBAR [Open the shortcut menu for the active window] ALT + LEFT ARROW [Back] ALT + RIGHT ARROW [Forward] ALT + PAGE UP [Move up one screen] ALT + PAGE DOWN [Move down one screen] ALT + TAB [Switch between open apps (except desktop apps)] CTRL + F4 [Close the active document (in apps that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)] CTRL + A [Select all items in a document or window] CTRL + C or CTRL + INSERT [Copy the selected item] CTRL + D / DELETE [DELETE the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin] CTRL + R or F5 [Refresh the active window] CTRL + V or SHIFT + INSERT [Paste the selected item] CTRL + X [Cut the selected item] CTRL + Y [Redo an action] CTRL + Z [Undo an action] CTRL + + or CTRL + – [Zoom in or out of a large NUMBER of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen] CTRL + mouse scroll wheel [Change the size of desktop icons or zoom in or out of a large NUMBER of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen] CTRL + RIGHT ARROW [Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word] CTRL + LEFT ARROW [Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word] CTRL + DOWN ARROW [Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph] CTRL + UP ARROW [Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph] CTRL + ALT + TAB [Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps] CTRL + ARROW + SPACEBAR [Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop] CTRL + SHIFT + ARROW [Select a block of text] CTRL + ESC [Open the Start screen] CTRL + SHIFT + ESC [Open Task Manager] CTRL + SHIFT [Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available] CTRL + SPACEBAR [Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off] SHIFT + F10 [Display the shortcut menu for the selected item] SHIFT + ARROW [Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document] SHIFT + DELETE [Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first] RIGHT ARROW [Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu] LEFT ARROW [Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu] ESC [Stop or leave the current task]

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Rev. Joseph Kwame Nti Celebrates Birthday

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The Celebrant Walks into the Surprise party

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Rev. Nti joined by the Church Leaders and His Wife to Cut the Birthday Cake

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Rev. and Mrs. Nti On the dancing Floor

Mrs. Nti Testifying about her husband

Joseph Kwame Nti had a call to church planting in the late 1980s when, as a very young man serving (as the youth pastor) in the youth ministry of New Tafo Baptist, his home church in Ghana, West Africa. The then resident Pastor, Rev. J. S. Mensah recognized the call God on his life and took him under his tutelage and with the church EC detailed a handful of young men from the church to embark on satellite church planting outreaches with the church planting committee in nearby towns and villages like Old Tafo, Mamponteng, Asokore-Mampong, to name a few. Joseph was assigned to lead the Mamponteng church plant team which thrived very well.

He realized very early how highly-motivated, personable, service-driven and gifted he was for church planting and missions in general. During his active years at his home church several churches were planted and he was very actively involved with about six of them. Secondly, he experienced church planting with the House of Faith Ministries’ School of the Word Bible School in Kumasi Ghana. He attended the school from 1990 – 1991 during which years a lot of church planting assignments were engaged. Students were trained and organized in teams to embark on these projects beginning from Assin Foso, Cape Coast in the Central Region of Ghana, through Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana.

He also had the privilege of being on a team in particular that did church planting in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. In 1992 at age 21, while still a student at the Ghana Baptist Seminary at Abuakwa, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, young Joseph was assigned a church plant project in the township. It was more of a cell group with a handful of young men and women from the Abuakwa township who were organized for a church plant which successfully still stands by the grace of God.

Besides these, he has been involved in church planting with Trinity Baptist Church in London, England, Inspirational Charismatic Church, North London, Bethel Prayer Ministry International in Hamburg, Germany and Christ for All Nations Evangelistic Ministries in Dortmund, Germany. Joseph has served in many ministerial capacities; from praise worship leader, Sunday school teacher, youth pastor, traveling evangelist with a cutting edge ministry to the nations of Africa, Europe, and North America spanning 25 years. Since his being here in the United States, Joseph has been involved in church planting campaigns in the Bronx-New York, Inspirational Gospel Assembly (2003), House Of Faith Ministries New Jersey USA Inc., (2003-2004), Alexandria Miracle Church in Alexandria, Virginia (2005), Word and Spirit Baptist Church in Woodbridge, Virginia (2008), Favor House Ministries (2010-Current).Joseph Kwame Nti graduated from the Ghana Baptist Theological Seminary in 1991, and is currently pursuing a Masters' program in Theological Studies at the National Bible College and Seminary at Fort Washington, MD. U.S.A.

Some of his hit songs in the are:- "Aseda Wura" - A worship classic - "Obegye Woso" - A devotional/prayer classic - "M'as)re Anopa Yi" - devotional/prayer classic To name a few.

He is a member of the Association of Evangelical Gospel Assemblies (AEGA), USA, Rev. Nti makes his home in Manassas, Virginia, in the USA with his lovely wife Anna and their union is blessed with four children. Kendra, Noble, Jubed and Juben.

On Sunday January 8th He walked into a surprise birthday Party organised by his Wife Mrs. Anna Mensah Nti with the support of the entire Church. About 20 ministers from all over the world sent in Birthday wishes which was screened on a projector. About 10 Pastors from the Washington Metro Area also attanded the event to celibrate with Rev. Nti.

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African Churches Usher In New Year With Prayers and Thanksgiving

things done.”

Relating to the theme to the incoming Republican leadership in the United States, he says the church has a duty to ensure the President elect Donald Trump so he succeeds.

By Christian Journal reporters.

“When America is at peace, we (the church) is also are at peace.”

Different dancing scenes lit the auditorium of many churches His colleague minster at the Bronx branch, Rev. Prince across the United States as worshippers gathered to welcome Nyarko, relates his leadership sermon on the story of the New Year, 2017 with a heart of praise and worship.

Following what some have described as a rather rollercoaster Joshua and his unique leadership qualities. He said the year, Christians in most Ghanaian churches in New Jersey and prophet consecrated himself for God’s work, ignoring his own human frailties, an act which made him one of the New York could not wait to see the back of 2016, as they greatest leaders in biblical times. He said Christians should turned up dressed in white outfits, a sign of thanksgiving and praise. And though the themes for each church were different, take lessons from the prophet’s leadership style by desiring God’s super natural gift to help them become good leaders the mood was the same; happiness. Some minutes before the in their various fields. He urged the worshippers not to clock struck 12:00 AM, congregation at the various churches went into prayer session, declaring goodness into their personal undermine their own abilities when the call for leadership lives. Soon as the New Year was announced, the rooms erupt- comes, but should rely on “God’s super natural powers,” a ed into excitement and members heartily embraced one anoth- defining ingredient for leadership in both public and private service. er, wishing each other the best for the year At the Bible Believers Tabernacle, Bishop Dr. Adu Gyamfi Leading both the New Jersey and New York branches at the preached on the theme: “Pursuing God and His Agenda.” watch night service, Prophet Eric Kofi Owusu, Head of Holy He reminded the congregation of the importance of putting Fire Dynamic World International Church, re-emphasized on the things of God ahead of themselves. According to him, the importance of the theme “Total Recovery.” He told the congregation this year is one that children of God will recover people have become so focused on striving for material things to such a point that they no longer attach any seriall that they have lost in the previous year, and encouraged ousness to the things of God. Bishop Adu Gyamfi said them to keep their relationship with God holy. Later when it people now use the excuse of their work, children or anywas announced the New Year was here, he released prophetic messages into the atmosphere before the entire church erupted thing to run away from the things of God. “If you fail to purse God’s agenda, you will walk as a carinto dancing and singing. bon copy of yourself,” he reiterated.

Speaking directly to the congregation, mostly Ghanaian At Calvary Deliverance Christian Assembly, Bishop Peter immigrants, he said they did not make it to America just by Owusu Ansah, Presiding Bishop in his New Year message to their own strength but God has a reason why they are here, the church, said the year offers a lot of hope to Christians but and that should serve as a motivation for them not to depart they should be sensitive to the times in order for them not to from his plans for their lives. He said there are many peomiss the mark. He said due to uncertainties people will be forced to take desperate measures in an attempt to escape from ple who have missed the opportunities in their lives simply because they failed to purse God’s agenda, and rather folthe difficulties, but cautioned against such “desperate” means lowed the desires of their own heart. Apostle Adu Gyamfi as a solution to temporary setbacks. therefore pleaded with them to go back to God’s own plan “There are certain things you need to break away from in order for their lives.

At Holiness is the Lord Ministries, Prophetess Elizabeth to enter 2017 with grace.”

Ababio reminded the flocks of the need to tap into the sea Bishop Owusu Ansah whose sermon was punctuated with sev- of harvest, for the year ahead is going to be a difficult one but one those who plant their feet in God will be victorieral biblical allusions, also pleaded with the congregation to ous. He cautioned members to strive to lead lives pleasing follow God’s ways, ask for wisdom in order to execute their in God’s sight. He also advised them against the attitude of natural gifts to his glory. neglecting their relatives back home in Ghana soon as they get to the United States.

Preaching with the common theme “LEADERSHIP" from the At the Abundant Life Baptist Church, Rev Samuel Nana Opoku charged the church to consecrate themselves for the mother church in Accra, Ghana, both branches of the year promises to be a good one, despite the challenges.

International Central Gospel Church in New Jersey and New York preached around the same theme. Head Pastor of the New Amidst clapping of hands, dancing and shouting of “Afehyia Pa,” the singers kept churning out spiritually Jersey branch, Seth S. Kpodo, told the Christian Journal the compelling sounds for the delight of the congregation. rationale behind the theme is to remind the body of Christ of Though the theme for the year is “Sanctify Yourself For their responsibility to show leadership in whatever they do, Tomorrow",” he preached on the sub-theme “Our Year of instead of always sitting on the fence and passing judgments.

He said leadership should not limited to political officer hold- Fulfillment.” He quoted from the book of Exodus and reminded the congregation of God’s “blessed assurance to ers or public servants, but the house of God should reflect his people.” He said Christians today have the same assurleadership, where Christians take up responsibilities in God’s ance God gave to the people of Israel during the difficult vineyard.

“We should be responsible leaders in our communities, homes, times and should therefore fall on his grace anytime they schools and places where we find ourselves,” he said, adding; are burdened by the flesh. Rev. Nana Opoku said the church in the modern time is equally placed to benefit from “ when you are responsible you try to figure out how to get Welcome 2017, as Ghanaian churches in United States bid 2016 goodbye

same blessings and irrespective of the challenges ahead, 2017 is when God’s favour will be proven in the lives of his children.

“2016 marks the end of an Old Era, and the Beginning of a New An Old Era in Our Church and in your life. So we are crossing over from the Old dispensation to a New dispensation.”

Rev. Nana Opoku said there is no trial, failure, delay or disappointment that God has not experienced so he understands the struggles His children often experience in their quest to live lives acceptable in His eyes.

“Beloved as we cross over into the New Year, no matter what you are facing in life, always remember His divine promises for you.”

The good news, he explained, is that God has endured trials and tribulations during his time on earth so He's able to see his children through the dark moments. He reminded them of God’s invincible nature.

Rev. Nana Opoku charged the congregation by telling them he is more determined to put behind the bitter experiences of 2016 so he can move forward by faith into the new year.

Rev. Joseph Twum (Maj. RTD) of Royalhouse Chapel International, Bronx, said the entire Royalhouse family relied on a single theme, Mercy, for their New Year message. He said the year is one of Mercy because people will experience God’s hands in their personal lives. Rev. Twum said the Mercy of God is far reaching and irrespective of one’s location or background, it will make the necessary impact. But said God is looking for a willing heart to show favour.

“When God’s favour finds you, nobody can stop it,” he added.

Head Pastor of Inner Court Sanctuary Rev. Nicholas Anane-Agyei told the Christian Journal their theme for the year is: “Our Yea of Rest.” He said the theme is appropriate because of the significance of the number seven because it happens to not only coincides with the church’s seventh anniversary, but God rested on that day after creation. He was confident the year offers several many opportunities for God’s children, and it is therefore important for the church to move towards a direction worthy of God’s kingdom. Rev. Anane-Agyei also said the goal for this year is to ensure evangelism remains an important part of the ministry.

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Churches Usher in New Year With Prayers and Thanksgiving

Congregation at Calvary Deliverance Christian Assembly

The Church of the Living God-NOVA

Prophet Eric Kofi Owusu of Holy Fire Dynamic Word International

Congregation at ICGC Dominion Temple

Congregation at Bible Believers Taberbacle

Congregation at Holy Fire Dynamic Word International

Prophetess Elizabeth Ababio of Holiness is the Lord Ministries

Holiness is the Lord Ministries

Congregation at Royalhouse Chapel International

Rev Joe Twum of Royalhouse Chapel International

Rev Seth Kpodo of ICGC Liberty Temple

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Akon Helps Raise $1 Billion For Africa

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Popular African American singer Akon has announced that he has raised about 1 billion dollars to finance projects in Africa.

Speaking to the press the artist said it was not an easy task for him raising the first billion dollar.

He went further to say that Africa is in dire need of basic neccesities like portable water and electricity.

Akon says his desire for luxury reduced when he noticed the poor development in Africa.

In 2015, the R and B hip hop recording artist, Aliaune Damala Bouga, popularly known on stage as Akon, launched a mega-solar project aimed at providing electricity to some 600 million Africans.

The initiative primarily targets rural communities that are not connected to the electricity and also seeks to find ways to bring costs down to make power supply more affordable.

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DR Congo: Kabila Is Yet To Sign Deal To End His Rule January 2017

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A deal has been signed to end Joseph Kabila's 15-year rule in the Democratic Republic of Congo - but the president himself has yet to add his signature.

Senior ministers backed the deal, which would see Mr Kabila stay on until elections are held by the end of 2017.

The country has faced a crisis since Mr Kabila failed to step down earlier in December, when his mandate expired.

Elections should have been held in November, and dozens of people have died in protests since then.

After the electoral commission cancelled the scheduled vote, citing logistical and financial difficulties in organising them, Mr Kabila formed a 74-member transitional government and said elections would be held in 2018.

Representatives of Mr Kabila and his long standing rival Etienne Tshisekedi have been locked in negotiations brokered by Catholic Church leaders since 8 December.

Neither man has yet signed the final deal, but representatives of both sides said the two men would put their names to the transition agreement later.

In the meantime, members of the government and the opposition signed it in the final minutes of 2016.

"Today, we are happy to head up a political compromise," said Archbishop Marcel Utembi, who heads the church body which mediated the talks.

Under the deal, Mr Kabila is to lead a transitional government until elections which must be held by the end of 2017.

During that period, an opposition politician will serve as prime minister.

The document states that Mr Kabila will not seek a third term. The constitution bars him from doing this, but the opposition had feared he might try to amend it to enable him to do.

Archbishop Marcel Utembi sees further challenges ahead.

"It's one thing to have a political compromise but putting it into place is another," he said, after the signing ceremony on Saturday.

DR Congo has not had a smooth transfer of power between any leaders since independence from Belgium in 1960.

Mr Kabila took over in 2001 following the assassination of his father Laurent Kabila.

http://www.africanews.com/

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Saturday, January 14

Africa Cup of Nations 2017 Schedule

Gabon vs Guinea-Bissau 11:00 AM

Burkina Faso vs Cameroon 2:00 PM

Sunday, January 15

Algeria vs Zimbabwe 11:00 AM

Tunisia vs Senegal 2:00 PM

Monday, January 16 Ivory Coast vs Togo 11:00 AM

DR Congo vs Morocco 2:00 PM

Tuesday, January 17 Ghana vs Uganda 11:00 AM

Mali vs Egypt 2:00 PM

Wednesday, January 18 Gabon vs Burkina Faso 11:00 AM

Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau 2:00 PM

Thursday, January 19

Algeria vs Tunisia 11:00 AM

Senegal vs Zimbabwe 2:00 PM

Friday, January 20 Ivory Coast vs, DR Congo 11:00 AM Morocco vs, Togo 2:00 PM

Saturday, January 21 Ghana vs, Mali 11:00 AM

Egypt vs, Uganda 2:00 PM

Sunday, January 22 Cameroon vs Gabon 2:00 PM

Guinea-Bissau vs Burkina Faso 2:00 PM

Monday, January 23 Zimbabwe vs Tunisia 2:00 PM Senegal vs Algeria 2:00 PM

Tuesday, January 24 Togo vs DR Congo 2:00 PM

Morocco vs Ivory Coast 2:00 PM

Wednesday, January 25 Egypt vs. Ghana 2:00 PM Uganda vs Mali 2:00 PM

Saturday, January 28 Quarter-final 11:00 AM 2:00 PM

Sunday, January 29

January 2017

CAN 2017 Groups

Africa’s flagship football tournament the African Cup of Nations takes place in Gabon next January.

The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the Total Africa Cup of Nations, Gabon 2017 (also referred to as AFCON 2017 or CAN 2017) is scheduled to be the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

The tournament was scheduled to be hosted by Libya until CAF rescinded its hosting rights in August 2014 due to ongoing war in the country. The tournament will instead be hosted by Gabon.

The 2017 African champion will qualify for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. This event is also part of the Africa Cup of Nations 60th Anniversary. https://en.wikipedia.org

GROUP A – Libreville

Gabon Burkina Faso Cameroon Guinea Bissau

GROUP B – Franceville

Algeria Tunisia Senegal Zimbabwe

GROUP C – Oyem

2:00 PM

Ivory Coast DR Congo Morocco Togo

Semi-final

GROUP D: Port Gentil

TBD 11:00 AM

Wednesday, February 1 2:00 PM

Thursday, February 2 2:00 PM

Saturday, February 4 2:00 PM

Sunday, February 5 2:00 PM

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Aida Diarra; Regional Vice President of Western Union Chats with Afrikan Post on the occasion of Western Union’s 20th Anniversary in Africa them know what resources are available?

The discussion we are having today is one example, but there are different outreaches through media that we do to inform the Diaspora community and our website is definitely one option to ensure that the Diaspora is aware of the service offering made available to them and also the work that we do within the community to give back to the community .

What are some of the challenges facing Western Union in Africa?

to use the services of WU?

A: The question about the service that we offer is based on our commitment to the community to start with. As I was saying we have been in Nigeria for 20 years now. It has been 20 years of amazing development, we are now looking at 5000 points of sale. 5000 touch point that people can actually go and collect money at. It is about the diversification of the portfolio of services that we make available. You can now chose to have the money deposited in your account, go to a point of sale, or you can use your mobile wallet. All these developments for me are essential to continue to better serve the customer. An aspect that one has to keep in mind is the compliance aspect link to our industry altogether. All regulators keep on ensuring that we know who the sender is, we know who the receiver is and there are follow ups and monitoring of transactions to ensure that the platform is used for the purpose it has been designed for - which is to support families back home - so these are important elements that we find ourselves implementing and that will continue to progressively evolve as we move forward.

Q: Still talking about Capturing the Market, Does WU offer promotional incentives for the customers?

A: If you want to offer proper service it has to do with the quality of the service and offering a safe environment and platform for customers to use. It is also about making sure that we offer promotions for much more activity during the back-toschool season for example; during which we give out to school children and by supporting libraries among other things. In some countries for example we support education by training teachers. This is really part of our DNA and we are going to continue to do that. If you check the Africa Diaspora Market

place, we enable the entrepreneur in the diaspora in Africa and those outside to invest back in their country of origins by creating or developing existing businesses through interactions with banks, financial support, or giving technical assistance so our community engagement in the diaspora goes beyond the service that we offer. We believe this is essential because of the role it plays in the economy, it's also about being socially responsible.

How does one get more information on the programs you have described?

It is important to visit our website and read the story related to the African Diaspora Market Place and also the website (https://www.westernunion.com ) that provides a lot of information on the activities that we are involved in, and the commitments that we have day in day out with the community that highlights the efforts that we have and the work that we do for the community.

What is the future of Western Union in Africa?

I am particularly excited about our capability to offer the service from mobile apps. This is available here in the United States but we want to make sure we extend that convenience to the receivers as well .

I also believe that through the new technology that we have implemented, Western Union Connect, WU Connect, that we will better leverage our capability to tap into all those social media sites to continue to enable remittance through our systems. This is already happening, but we are going to continue to develop that to involve more countries in Africa and make it broader for the Diaspora market

It appears that the source of the Inflows is the Diaspora, but how is Western Union Engaging the Community to let

I believe it has to do with leveraging the new technology we have while continuing to remain compliant with all the different regulations that we have to abide by. Sometimes the regulations in place do not cover technology goals faster than what the regulation have in place so one has to be extremely careful as we embrace these new opportunities. Also, Infrastructure - as you want to expand locations and even touch points, we are all aware of the power shortages that we have. For example if a bank wants to open a location up country, one has to take into consideration the need to ensure ongoing power supply, ongoing connectivity, and these are realities to take into account as we develop the service offering . But the continent is moving at a very fast pace. These issues are the priorities of many governments and organizations throughout the continent and we are really very optimistic about our ability to capitalize on new technology to diversity our options for consumers but it is critical to know that there are so many support functions behind the scenes to ensure that the operations are ongoing ,that the transaction process is flawless ,that we have the right compliance, that it will be limiting the true number of people servicing the region to make sure that we offer the best alternative option out there .

Which Areas in Africa Has Western Union Not Covered Yet?

One of the biggest opportunities that we will focus our efforts on has to do with the small businesses .

They are also underserved when it comes to financial options available to them and we at Western Union have the capability through our Western Union Business Solutions group that I believe that this is one opportunity that we will continue to explore moving forward . In Africa, I believe we are pretty much everywhere except in Somalia and again this is due to the availability of networks, but we opened Swaziland last year and we are very proud of the footprint that we have in the region today.

We would therefore like to see Western Union’s continued engagement with the Diaspora Community to enable people to keep up with these services. On this note, I would like to congratulate Western Union on their 20 years of Service .

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Nigeria Rice 'contaminated, Not Plastic' - NAFDAC

Lab tests on a consignment of rice seized by Nigerian customs officials show that the product is "contaminated" but not plastic, the National Agency For Food and Drugs (Nafdac) says.

The rice contained bacteria "above permissible limits", a senior Nafdac official said.

Customs officials' claims that the rice seized in Lagos last week was "plastic" sparked confusion and official denials.

The health minister intervened, saying there was "no evidence" for the claims.

Tests on samples of the rice showed that it was "unwholesome for human consumption", exceeding the maximum limit for bacteria including "Coli form", Nafdac said in a statement.

The Nigerian customs service, speaking at the same press conference, said that it had acted on "credible intelligence" that "large consignments of plasticized rice were.... to be shipped from the Far East to Africa".

Regardless of the outcome of the lab tests, intelligence still indicated that "several metric tonnes of expired and dangerous rice are still lying in wait at warehouses in neighbouring countries", with the Nigerian market the ultimate destination, customs chief Ibrahim Ali told media.

Rice is Nigeria's staple food and it is a tradition for people to give bags of rice as a gift during the Christmas period.

Source:onlinenigeria.com

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Mali Sends Back France Deportees

Mali has sent back two people who were deported from France on the same planes they arrived on, questioning whether they were even Malian citizens.

The pair were flown to Bamako using European travel permits or "laissez-passer", not passports or other Malian papers, the government said.

The government said it could not accept people "simply assumed to be Malian".

Recent reports of a deal with the EU to repatriate failed Malian asylum seekers have sparked protests.

In a statement, the Malian government condemned the use of the European "laissez-passez" in cases of expulsion, describing it as "against international conventions".

It also warned airlines not to let people using the document fly to Mali.

The French authorities have not yet commented.

Malians are among the sub-Saharan African nationalities most deported from France: Senegal - 540 Mali - 290 Ivory Coast - 270 Nigeria - 235 Guinea - 165 Source: Eurostat, 2015

Migrant deal bites back: By Alex Duval Smith, BBC News, Abidjan

Mali's refusal to admit the two migrants comes as Bamako is under fire at home for having signed a ''migrant return agreement'' with the European Union.

Many Malians claim the government has betrayed them by accepting â‚Ź145m ($153m; ÂŁ124m) for ''measures to deter migration''.

The deal, announced on 11 December, was the first of its kind between the EU and an African country.

The Malian anti-corruption group "mains propres'' (clean hands) says the authorities in Bamako were tricked by Brussels, whose own rules require such an agreement before mass expulsions can be triggered..

Bamako and Brussels are now both playing the deal down as ''an agreement with a small A'' or ''a communique on deepening migration partnership''.

The EU has since signed a similar document with Niger, which is another major departure country for migrants heading through the Sahara desert on their way to Europe.

There is a large Malian community in France, the former colonial power, who support their relatives back home by sending money.

More than 360,000 people have reached Europe by crossing the Mediterranean this year.

Many pass through Mali on their way although Malians are not among the 10 nationalities most likely to attempt the journey.

A $1.9bn (ÂŁ1.2bn) European Union-backed fund to tackle African migration was announced in November 2015, with African leaders agreeing to allow the return of failed asylum seekers in return for development aid.

Source:bbcnews.com

Riyad Mahrez: Leicester Winger Is Named Africa's Best Player

Leicester forward Riyad Mahrez has won the Confederation of African Football's player of the year award.

The 25-year-old Algerian, who inspired Leicester to the Premier League title, is already the PFA Player of the Year and BBC African Footballer of the Year.

Borussia Dortmund's Gabonese forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was second and Senegal and Liverpool striker Sadio Mane came third.

Arsenal and Nigeria forward Alex Iwobi won the young player award.

Countryman and Manchester City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho was in contention for the honour.

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Self-Taught Nigerian Artist, Oscar Ukonu, Draws Impossibly Realistic Portraits Using Only A Pen

Oscar Ukonu is a brilliant self-taught Nigerian artist, who uses only a pen to create stunning photorealistic portraits that take him an average of 100 to 120 hours to complete.

Before Oscar gets started on one of his portraits, he studies his subjects face for about two days to “connect with their personality” – and with such brilliant outcomes, who can argue with his methods?

Oscar started drawing when he was nine years old but only landed his first commissioned piece three years ago. It’s been uphill from there though, with over 12,000 followers on Instagram and successful exhibitions around Lagos, Oscar’s work seems to only be getting better (and more appreciated).

Oscar, who only started drawing with pens two years ago, says he didn’t start using the medium to achieve any sort of acclaim, but that the “steady ballpoint feature” gave him more control than any other tool – including the graphite pencils he started off with.

Check out the rest of Oscar Ukonu’s masterful work on his Instagram. http://www.howafrica.com/

Source: http://www.bbc.com/sport

Jonathan Mensah: Ghana Defender Joins MLS side Crew SC "We look forward to him making an immediate impact," head coach Gregg Berhalter told the Crew SC website.

"With Jonathan's vast playing experience and strong character we believe he will fit into our club nicely.

"Jonathan is a physically dominant central defender who at a young age has already proven himself on the world's biggest stage."

Crew SC finished ninth in the 10-team Eastern Conference table last season.

Mensah, who has also played in South Africa, Spain and France, joins his fellow Ghana international team-mate Harrison Afful at the club.

He has 51 caps for Ghana and played at the last two World Cups and past three Africa Cup of Nations.

Ghana international defender Jonathan Mensah has signed for Major League Soccer side Columbus Crew SC.

The 26-year-old, who is in the provisional Black Stars squad for the 2017 African Cup of Nations, joins from Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala.

He has signed a two-year deal as a designated player, so his wages will not be limited by the MLS salary cap.

Source>bbcnews.com

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Trivia

Ladies, Let's learn some KITCHEN tips, your kitchen isthe most important room in your home. Alotcomes out from there, so let's learn some fewtricks. Works wonders.

1. If you happen to over-salt a pot of soup, justdrop in a peeled potato. The potato will absorbthe excess salt.

2. When boiling eggs, add a pinch of salt to keepthe shells from cracking.

3. Never put citrus fruits(Oranges,Lemons, limes,etc) or tomatoes in the fridge. The lowtemperatures degrade the aroma and flavor ofthese fruits.(That's why our tomatoes don't lastin the fridge)

4. To clean iron cookl-ware, don’t use detergents.Just scrub them with salt and a clean, dry papertowel.

5. When storing empty airtight containers, throwin a pinch of salt to keep them from gettingstinky.

6. If you are making (stew) and accidentallyburn it, just pour it into a clean pan and continuecooking it. Add sugar a little at a time, tasting asyou go to avoid 'over-sugaring'it. The sugar willcancel out the burned taste.

7. Burned a pot of rice? Just place a piece ofwhite bread on top of the rice for 5-10 minutes todraw out the burned flavour. Be careful not toscrape the burned pieces off of the bottom of thepan when serving the rice.

8. Before you chop fresh red peppers, rub a littlevegetable oil into your hands and your skin won’tabsorb the spiciness.

9. If you aren’t sure how fresh your eggs are,place them in about four inches of water. Eggsthat stay on the bottom are fresh. If only one endtips up, the egg is less fresh and should be usedsoon. If it floats, it’s past the fresh stage.

10. To banish ants from the kitchen, find outwhere they are coming in and cover the hole withpetroleum jelly(Vaseline).

Ants won’t trek throughthe jelly. If they are coming under a door, draw aline on the floor with chalk. The little bugs alsowon’t cross a line of chalk.

11. Don’t store your bananas in a bunch or in afruit bowl with other fruits. Separate yourbananas and place each in a different location.Bananas release gases which cause fruits(including other bananas) to ripen quickly.Separating them will keep them fresh longer.

12. To keep potatoes from budding in the bag,put an apple in with them.

13. If you manage to have some leftover wine,cocktail drinks at the end of the evening, freeze itin ice cube trays for easy addition to sauces(white wine works wonders in sauces, i don't jokewith them) in the future.

14. After boiling pasta or potatoes, cool the waterand use it to water your house plants. The watercontains nutrients that your plants will love.

15. When defrosting meat from the freezer, poursome vinegar over it. Not only does it tenderizethe meat; it will also bring down the freezingtemperature of the meat and cause it to thawquicker. # Noteevery woman should have vinegarin her kitchen.

16. Do you cry while peeling off onions, then trythis. After peeling off your onions, refrigerate theonions for atleast 5minutes, then dice it. You willbe glad you did.

17. For aluminium pans that are looking dull, justboil some apple peels in them. This will brightenup the aluminum and make your house smellyummy.

18. If your salt is becoming lumpy, put a fewgrains of rice in with it to absorb excessmoisture.

19. Always keep an aloe vera plant in yourkitchen. It’s invaluable when you scrape your armor burn your finger. Just break off a leaf and rubthe gel from the inside on the injury.

20. When making a soup, sauce, that ends up toofatty or greasy, drop in an ice cube. The ice willattract the fat, which you can then scoop out.This works wonders

21. To reuse cooking oil without tasting whateverwas cooked in the oil previously, cook a 1/4″piece of ginger in the oil.

It will remove anyremaining flavors and odors.

22. If your milk always goes bad before you canfinish it, try adding a pinch of salt to the cartonwhen you first open it. It will stay fresh dayslonger.

23. If two drinking glasses become stuck togetherafter stacking, it’s not impossible to unstickthem. Just put ice in the inner glass and dunk theouter glass in warm water. The warm glass willexpand and the cold glass will contract, makingthe glasses separate easily.

24. For splinters under the fingernail, soaking theaffected finger in a bowl of milk with a piece ofbread in it, it will help.

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1.Efo comes back from work. As he enters the sitting room, his wife asked:Wife: Darling! Why are you looking so sad?Efo: Sweetheart, I have a problem at my office.Wife: Don’t say you have a problem. You should say we have a problem because we are now married. Your problem is also my problem.Efo: OK, we have a problem in our office.Wife: And what is the problem, darling?

Efo: Our secretary is pregnant for us.Wife: Whaaat...!!!

The wife fainted.

Early morning husband woke up and ask his wife: "Would you like to join me for jogging?"Wife: "Ohh. So you mean to say I am fat?"Hubby: "No. Jogging is good for health."Wife: "Oh.. that means I am sick."Hubby: "No No. If you don't want to get up, then it's OK."Wife: "So now you think I am lazy, ha?"Hubby: "NO. You are misunderstanding me. I didn't mean..."Wife: "Aha! So I don't understand you because I'm an illiterate, right?"Hubby: "Now look I didn't say that."Wife: "So am I lying? "Hubby:

I beg you plz don't stretch it in the morning."Wife: "Oh, now so I am a quarrelsome nag, am I?HUBBY: "OK OK.. You go off to sleep. I am going jogging alone.. Happy Now??"Wife: "You always go alone everywhere and enjoy yourself."Hubby: "Plz Plz..

I am feeling giddy now.."Wife: "See? You are so selfish. Always think of yourself alone. You never think of my health."Husband is sitting and thinking where he went wrong!!!

Dedicated to All Married Men ...

Do you still remember those awkward days in schools during Exams* When a bright student tells the invigilator that question 4 has a problem, but you have already answered it...

When a fellow student asks for a graph paper, but you are finished and did not see anywhere where it was required...

When the invigilator says jump question 6 we will rectify it later, but it was the question you enjoyed most when answering...

When you see people busy using rulers and you are wondering what is going on...

When you hear your friends arguing after the exam whether the answer to question 5 was 35.5% or 36% and your answer was South Africa

See where you have reached in life inspite of those moments...enjoy life!

"A pastor announced, "If you know your wife is controlling you, move to the left".

All the men in the church moved to left except one man .The pastor was happy there was at least one strong man, and asked,"How come ur wife can't control you?

"The man quietly replied, "it's my wife who told me not to move".

Prince Harry Feels Complete Relaxation And Normality' In Africa

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Prince Harry feels "complete relaxation and normality" in Africa.

The 32-year-old royal - who is the son of the late Princess Diana and Prince Charles - has revealed he feels most like himself than he does "anywhere else in the world" when he visits the continent.

Speaking in the February issue of Town and Country magazine, the flame-haired hunk said: "This is where I feel more like myself than anywhere else in the world.

"I have this intense sense of complete relaxation and normality here."

And Harry - who is currently dating American actress Meghan Markle - has revealed ever since his first trip to Africa with his family in 1997 he has held a fondness in his heart.

He said: "I first came in 1997, straight after my mum died. My dad told my brother and me to pack our bags -- we were going to Africa to get away from it all."

And Harry has revealed he wishes he could visit Africa - where he has been working to help endangered elephants - more often.

He said: "I wish I could spend more time in Africa."

And Harry, who set up the charity Sentebale in memory of his late mother, has admitted he is proud of his achievements with the organisation and has teased he plans to work on more projects in the future.

Speaking previously, he said: "Now, I can see exactly where I want to take it. The fact that I've managed to keep Sentebale going ... for the last 10/11 years has been fantastic because now everything else I'm involved with makes sense to me and I'm just getting started.

"What started as an idea of me turning round and saying, right, I've got a year off, I want to do something really constructive with my life, want to do something that makes my mother proud.

"Someone said, right, go to Lesotho, it's like where the hell is that? Now I can see exactly where I want to take it. I have huge amounts of passion for the causes and interests and charities I'm involved with."

Source: http://http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/

The Senior Pastor of TK heritage church, Lawrence Onochie disguised himself as a beggar to the church he pastors.. and he sat in the middle of the congregation.. No one recognized him.

So, a call was made from the altar that each brethren should invite someone they didn’t know in the church to spend Christmas with them! No one came to “the beggar”, no one invited him, no one wanted to Identify with him.. and then he walked to the altar and addressed the congregation.

http://www.yabaleftonline.com/

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Top Eagles Defender shot Dead

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AJ Dahottest Names His Latest Afropop Child 'Wake Up'

Gombe United defender Uzama Douglas was shot dead in Benin City by armed men believed to be cultists on Thursday December 29, 2016

The murder of Uzama is the second tragedy to hit the domestic football scene in the last three months after Shooting Stars central defender Izu Joseph was shot dead.

A close friend of the former Golden Eaglets and Flying Eagles invitee said that the left back was shot in Benin City and declared dead on arrival in hospital.

“He was still on break in Benin City and was yet to resume for the new season,” the friend said

“He went out with friends when some cult boys carried out an attack against them. He was shot and that was it.

“The killers fled and left my friend in cold blood.”

A top official at Gombe United said the club was shocked by the death of the player.

“The Gombe United family has learned with sadness of the untimely death of our defender Uzama Douglas,” he said.

“This is a sad loss to Uzama’s family, Gombe United and the nation.”

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Thursday, December 22, 2016, saw the birth of a child of musicians AJ Dahottest and Danny Beatz as their relationship produces yet another exciting baby that AJ Dahottest proudly introduced to the Ghanaian Afropop scene.

‘Wake Up’ is the name AJ Dahottest calls his latest single produced by fellow musician and beats maker Danny Beatz.

According to AJ Dahottest, ’Wake Up’ is an urban Afropop and Rap inspirational song with strong lyrics that are full of motivation and at the same time very upbeat and danceable tempos: “anyone can groove to this new jam of mine which has a little bit of pidgin-English and two local Ghanaian languages; Ga and Twi.

“This is not the first time am working with Danny Beatz and it will certainly not be the last time. He has always been amazing with his work as a producer and it is for that specific reason why I chose him for the ‘Wake Up’ single, a product I can assure my fans world-wide is going to be amazing” — AJ Dahottest said to TheAfricanDream.net

AJ Dahottest says the song is very dear to him because it is very important for people struggling to hear words of encouragement that makes them feel energized to ‘Wake Up’ and keep pushing towards an expected destination despite hardships or failures.

“I’ve been there before myself and I know more hard times will come as we all go about working on our lives, but we must not let the hard times, situations or persons discourage us from our main objective.” he said.

The single will form part of an album that the Liberian born Ghanaian musician is working on. To get updates on the musician, find him on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter as @AJDahottest and share or comment after downloading the new single from below.

http://www.audiomack.com/song/ajdahottest/wake-up

Source: TheAfricanDream.net

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The auditorium of the Church of Pentecost in Cincinnati,in Ohio, USA was filled to capacity as Christians thronged to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.

On this occasion, the church held a four-day Christmas Convention from December 22nd - 25th which brought Church of Pentecost members from the regional grouping territory together.

The ushers and the church leadership had a hectic time to bring in extra chairs to accommodate the congregation.

The worship and praises was led by the master of worship and praises “Worship Commanders” Chris Gyamfi, “Power House Singer” Isaac Quaye and “Golden Voice of Praises” Benedicta Blesttark did what they know best to uplift the name of Most High.

“The people in darkness have seen a great light " was the theme for the Christmas Convention (Matthew

Church Leaders

Rev. and Mrs Saka Ntiamoah

4:16) “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light, on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned”.

Rev. Saka Ntiamoah who serves as the District Pastor made the Church aware of the fact that, the whole world lies in darkness and the dangers of walking in the darkness.

He also made the whole Congregation to understand that Jesus Christ is the light which has appeared unto all men.

Hence, the children of God have received the light and they must light-up the path of the world so that the people of this world can know the true way.

Pastor Chris Gyamfi and Benedicta leading Worship and Praises

Rev. Saka Ntiamoah emphasized that to walk in the light, Christians need to devote themselves to the word of God, run away from sin by exhibiting good conduct as followers of Jesus Christ.

He also urged the congregation to let the birth of Emmanuel (Jesus Christ) bring a total change of humanity and love in their lives.

The man of God further encouraged the Congregation, " to Seek the face of Jesus Christ in all their endeavors since this will lead to success in life".

Rev. Saka Ntiamoah opined that Christians should reflect on the mission of Jesus Christ, stating that "His main mission is to win the lost souls into the Kingdom of Heaven".

Rev. Saka Ntiamoah urged Ghanaians to continue and pray that God will grant our leaders Wisdom, Discipline, Transparency and Tolerance to govern Ghana.

Women`s Choir

Congregation

Time for Worship

Rev. Saka Ntiamoah expressed his profound gratitude to the planning committee members, Elders, Deacons and Deaconesses who worked immensely towards the success of 2016, Christmas Convention.

From: Prince Osei Bonsu, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Central Presiding Elder and District Women`s Ministry Leaders

Rev. Saka Ntiamoah and District Deaconesses

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Upgrading, Downgrading or Simply Just SELLING YOUR HOME?

Dear readers, First and foremost, I would like to thank you for following and reading my articles. I take this opportunity to welcome you into the year 2017 and wish you the very best this year; a year full of extraordinary blessings.

As most of you know, this forum allows me to share a wealth of information or resources with you concerning real estate. Since it is the beginning of the year, I feel compelled to ink something different that speaks to the heart of so many when a new year approaches. That’s New Year Resolution(s). The question then become, do we resolute or revolute when a New Year approaches. The Oxford Dictionary defines Resolution as “a firm decision to do or not to do something, whilst a Revolution is a forcible overthrow of something in favor of a new system.” I prefer and recommend the later. This is a year of Revolution.

Typically, when a new year reigns in, we make promises to ourselves as to what we “should" do, or what we should stop doing or what other people suggest we should work on. The focus should rather be what YOU really want to do or actually what YOU want to achieve. Is not about anybody else, but YOU. To be successful in executing the new changes you want to make for the New Year, it requires a lot of commitment and motivating yourself. Here are some simple techniques to implement to make the goals a reality.

Rule 1: Commit to Your Revolution Choose revolutions that you really want to achieve – and make them positive. The goal should be simply REASONABLE—a very small goal to easily attain. Announce your revolution to everyone around you – they

will help hold you accountable.

• Ask yourself; is this revolution my idea or someone else's? Does this revolution motivate and invigorate me?

• Does this revolution sit comfortably with other factors in your life, such as my values and long-term plans?

Rule 2: Be Realistic This simply implies that; making sure the goal is in small increments, so that you can definitely attain it. Do not revolute to do something too big and probably out of reach. It can overkill the purpose and mission you’ve set your path on.

Rule 3: Make the Revolution Stick This means reciting your revolution to yourself, meditating on it and finding ways to make it work daily.

Last but not the least, the most common revolution for most people are to improve health and finances. If you plan on a quality health life, it starts by making small changes in portions of intakes. It is not recommended to do a drastic change, do it slowly in small portions day by day. If you plan on financial health it is also highly recommended you take steps to review your monthly bills such as Cable, Cell phone, Insurance, etc…. Take time to shop around and compare what competitors in the market are offering to save you money.

Making these changes would position you to experience a revolution this year 2017. You will definitely see a difference.

Here is a quote to think of: January 1 signifies a new beginning. However, each day allows for a new beginning, and hence it is a reset. Dr. Roberta Anding, Baylor College of Medicine I hope this article has help set you on a path to a year of growth and change.

We will resume our real estate talks/ideas in the next articles to come.

In the meantime, if you need any information about real estate (buying, selling, and leasing/renting a house) call me at 571-229-6694 and I will help you get started. Thank you.

Anita A. Bediako- REALTOR® –Licensed in the Common Wealth of Virginia Prince William County-Local Expert

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE AFRICANS MAKING US PROUD

Howard university 2016: Of the 96 Doctor of Pharmacy candidates, 43 were Nigerians. 27 awards were given and Nigerians took home 16 bdestinynetwork@gmail.com Source:Africanleadershipmagazine

25 Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Africa

1. Gambia has only one university.

2. Equatorial G uinea is Africa’s only Spanish-speaking country.

3. South Africa is the most visited African country.

4. Nigeria has the richest Black people inAfrica.

5. Samuel Eto’o is the highest paid Footballerof all time, he received about £350,000 weekly in Russia in 2011.

6. A person from Botswana is called aMotswana, the plural is Batswana.

7. A person from Lesotho is called a Mosotho.

8. A person from Niger is called a Nigerien. A person from Burkina Faso is called a Burkinabe.

9. Nigeria has won more football cups than England.

10. Zimbabwe’s President, Robert Gabriel Mugabe is the world’s most educated President with 7 degrees, two of them are Masters.

11. Al-Ahly of Egypt is the richest club inAfrica.

12. Didier Drogba is Chelsea’s highest goal scorer in European competition.

13. Johannesburg, South Africa is the most visited city in Africa.

14. Zinedine Zidane wanted to play forAlgeria, but the selector rejected him, saying they are already many players like him in the team.

15. President Jacob Zuma was once a refereein prison.

16. President Robert Mugabe was jailed for 11 years for fighting for freedom.

17. President Robert Mugabe is Africa’s oldest Head of State and the world’s second oldest Head of State. He was born 1924.

18. The Seychellois are the most educated Africans. Seychelles’ literacy rates (Adult: 92%, Youth: 99%)Zimbabwe is 2nd (Adult: 91.2%, Youth: 99%).

19. Rwanda is a better country for gender equality than England and USA. 20. Somalia got its first ATM on October 7,2014.

21. South Africa has the most Grammy Award winners in Africa.

22. Ethiopia has the most airports in Africa.

23. Ethiopia’s economy is growing faster than China's.

24. Eritrea’s President, Isaiah Afwerki is the least richest President in Africa.

25. Ethiopia is Africa’s oldest independent country.

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What To Look Out For In Africa During 2017

In our series of letters from African journalists, media and communications trainer Joseph Warungu gives a personal guide to some of the key people, places and events to watch out for in Africa in 2017.

Africa will go through six human actions this year it will stand, kneel, squat, bow, fall and then rise again.

Here's how.

Standing (Trump, Ghana, Ethiopia) In the group of those who will be standing in Africa in 2017 is Donald Trump.

Yes, I know it's an act of treason to associate him with Africa.

But when he's sworn in as president, his foreign policy (or tweetplomacy) will have a bearing on our continent.

His critics warn that his isolationist stand might mean less attention will be paid to Africa.

But it could just force Africans to find solutions from within, by strengthening our institutions, improving infrastructure, governance and security and trading more amongst ourselves.

Another man who also takes office in January is Nana Akufo-Addo, the president-elect of Ghana.

Woman wearing T-shirt of Ghana's president elect Nana Akufo-Addo celebrates, with the election winner himself visible in the backgroundImage copyrightAFP Image caption Ghana's Nana Akufo-Addo (pictured in background in pink, and on T-shirt) takes over in 2017 He's tried to enter Flagstaff House (the presidential residency) through the ballot box as the New Patriotic Party candidate since 2008.

Now that he has the keys, Ghanaians will wait to see how he delivers his pledge of one district, one factory, lest he becomes one man, one term.

And then there's the state of emergency in Ethiopia, which still stands.

It was put in place last October following violent protests.

The government says the security situation has improved save for some clashes in the northern part of Amhara region.

Some 9,000 people detained under the state of emergency have been released and the government says it could lift the emergency before its sixmonth period is over.

Kneeling - Kagame, Kenyatta, AU There are two prominent men who will be kneeling before voters to ask for a job.

Paul Kagame has been president for the last 16 years, but Rwandans appear to want more of him

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and have voted to remove the term-limit barrier.

In August, Mr Kagame will therefore use his constitutional right to ask for a new employment contract.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta appear on stage together in 2016 at the UN headquarters in capital, NairobiImage copyrightAFP Image caption Rwanda's Paul Kagame (L) and Kenya's Uhuru Kenyatta are both seeking re-election in 2017 In the same month, his Kenyan neighbour Uhuru Kenyatta will also be reapplying for his job.

Last September, while warning the main opposition leader Raila Odinga to mind his own party and leave the ruling Jubilee party alone, President Kenyatta famously said: "‌ as you continue to search for a seat and salivate, we are feasting on the meat".

It will be clear in August whether Kenyans will give Jubilee more time to feast or turn the party itself into mince meat.

Joseph Warungu: Joseph WarunguImage copyrightBBC SEMA KENYA "The Nigerian economy... enters 2017 in the squat position" The African Union has been searching for a new Chief Executive Officer and will fill the position in January.

Three men and two women from Botswana, Kenya, Chad, Senegal and Equatorial Guinea will fight it out to replace the outgoing South African Nkosazana DlaminiZuma, as Chair of the AU Commission.

Squatting - Nigeria, The Gambia Now to some situations and people who can't decide whether to stand or sit.

The Nigerian economy has caught its nastiest stomach bug in more than two decades.

And so it enters 2017 in the squat position.

A combination of factors including a crash in the global price of oil, which Nigeria relies a lot on, and a fall in the naira, the country's currency, contributed to the sizeable contraction of the economy in 2016.

The anger and frustration among the people was aptly captured by this online comment from one Nigerian in November: "We are now going into depression and deep S***! Buhari has himself to blame for unfortunately being a gentleman!"

People take part in the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon at sunrise on February 6, 2016Image copyrightALAMY Image caption Nigeria's economy has a lot of ground to make up Over in The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh is no gentleman he's chosen to squat at State House.

He lost the presidential election to Adama Barrow and publicly conceded defeat.

A little later, the thought of leaving the seat he has called his own for the last 22 years overpowered him and he changed his mind.

Africa and the world have asked him to go home, but he is defiant.

As his last day in office approaches on 19 of January, the same force he used to gain power in 1994 could be used to relieve him of his office.

Bowing - Liberia, Angola DR Congo There are three notable people who will be bowing out of office in 2017.

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the first elected female head of state in Africa, is coming to the end of her second and final term of office in Liberia.

One of those waiting on the touchline to join the succession race is football star George Weah.

The former AC Milan and Chelsea striker failed to score in the 2005 presidential tournament but hopes 2017 will be his year.

Angolans will have a chance to replace the only man

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they've known as president for nearly 40 years.

People practice boxing in the surroundings of Tata Raphael Stadium in Kinshasa on December 18, 201I

Many young Congolese are hoping President Kabila will go without a fight Although Jose Eduardo dos Santos has announced he'll step down, his blood will still flow through the veins of power and the economy in Angola.

His daughter, Isabel, heads Sonangol, the state oil company and is considered by Forbes to be Africa's richest woman, while his son, Jose, is chairman of the country's sovereign wealth fund, Fundo Soberano de Angola.

In neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, 2017 could mark the beginning of the end for another family dynasty, which started in 1997 when Laurent Desire Kabila became president after overthrowing Mobutu Sese Seko.

Laurent Kabila's son Joseph picked up the reigns after his father's assassination in 2001, and was bent on staying in power until attempts to change the constitution to allow him a third term backfired.

Violent street protests have piled pressure on President Kabila to exit from office this year and the issue is bound to continue into the new year.

Falling - Fees, presidents and skirts The theme of falling is alive in South Africa.

The #FeesMustFall campaign by university students sought to fight the rising cost of higher education and saw violent clashes between police and protesters, disruptions in the university calendar and the arrest of a number of students.

2017 promises more of the same because not only have the fees not fallen, some top universities have announced an 8% increase.

And then there's the question of the country's President Jacob Zuma.

Models present creations by Ivorian designer Momotche outside the palais de la culture in Abidjan on March 11, 2016Image copyrightAFP Image caption Hemlines are just one of the many things that could fall in 2017 In December 2017, his tenure as leader of the governing ANC party runs out, but his term as the country's president only ends in 2019.

Allowing Mr Zuma to continue as head of state but with the ANC under someone else's leadership could create two centres of power, which could be political suicide.

So will the ANC #LetZumaFall as it did President Thabo Mbeki under similar circumstances?

2017 will have answers.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is another that could face the threat of falling in Africa if more African countries continue to withdraw from the Rome Statute.

A number of countries have notified the UN Secretary-General of their intention to withdraw, saying the ICC unfairly targets African leaders in its application of international justice.

And now to international trends where fashion, like history, has a habit of repeating itself.

A quick glance at catwalk signs for 2017 shows that the hems of women's skirts will be falling - to just below the knee.

Apparently midi-skirts elongate the figure and flatter the wearer, so this must be a good fall.

Rising - Uganda, Africa The Africa Cup of Nations tournament kicks off in mid-January in Gabon and Uganda carries the hopes of East Africa.

The region has a terrible record in continental football.

Uganda's last appearance in the finals was in 1978 when it lost to Ghana in the final.

Uganda's midfielder Luwagga Kizito celebrates after scoring a goal during the AFCON 2017 qualifying match Botswana vs Uganda at the Francistown Stadium in Botswana on 4 June 2016Image copyrightAFP Image caption Uganda are hoping to become the first East African winners of Afcon for 55 years Kenya and Tanzania have never progressed beyond the group stage, so if Uganda can rise, East Africa can stand tall.

In politics, despite all manner of socio-economic challenges, the spirit of the Africans is on the rise - they've already just about removed one long-serving president from power (The Gambia, even if he is still resisting ) and in 2017 a couple more might follow (DR Congo, Angola) When Africa stumbles, it must rise because as they say in Nigeria, the sun shines on those who stand before it shines on those who are sitting.

From Joseph Warungu: Source:www.bbc.com

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Nonprofit Cosmetic Surgery For Breast Cancer Survivors In West Africa

Angolan President’s Powerful Daughter Takes Over Country’s Largest Bank January 2017

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Africa would be encouraged to lend expertise and time to treating patients within the west Africa sub-region and anyone traveling outside it to receive treatment at WANCSU when it is completed.

Reason For the West Africa Focus

The Center For Cosmetic Surgery Ghana (CCSG) was set up in 2006 as a for-profit entity in Ghana by Dr. Kwasi A. Debra and his associates. Based on needs seen by Dr. Debra from patients that need cosmetic surgery treatment devoid of vanity, he has seriously been considering the establishment of a West Africa Nonprofit Cosmetic Surgery Unit for breast cancer survivors.

The long-term goal of CCSG and Aesthetic Laser and Vein Center; Dr. Debra’s Bowie Maryland practice in the USA, is to enhance the nonprofit hub idea such that more people across the west African sub-region come to benefit from it.

Partners and potential sponsors have begun working together to make the West Africa Nonprofit Cosmetic Surgery Unit (WANCSU) a possibility by the close of 2025.

Dr. Debra, a US based Ghanaian cosmetic surgeon born November 24, 1957, identified some of these non-vanity treatment categories in an interview with TheAfricanDream.net — during a meet up late 2016 in Washington, DC, — as being needed mostly by women.

Why a West Africa Nonprofit Cosmetic Surgery Unit

“Based on my years of experience from working in Ghana on women coming from across various West African countries to the CCSG, I have been able to identify some of these needs to be in the forms of breast reconstruction and cosmetic procedures for people who have had breast cancer and have received treatment” Dr. Debra said.

The cosmetic surgeon went on to say that “...some of these women after receiving breast cancer treatment might have prosthesis fitted to create the appearance of an actual breast.

Eventually, some of them though need extensive surgery that might seem reconstructive with certain cosmetic components involved.”

“It is for situations like these that make me want to invest in setting up the WANCSU nonprofit unit where we can get potential sponsors to help us assist people that need cosmetic surgery related treatment that is not vanity but more humanitarian oriented,” the surgeon told TheAfricanDreams.net

Cosmetic and plastic surgeons from all over the world and

When TheAfricanDream.net asked why the focus on West Africa, Dr. Debra said because Africa is a big continent, for now, he does not intend to spread out to cover the entire continent, plus South Africa and some other technologically and medically developed countries have already set themselves on a great path to building vibrant cosmetic surgery industries in Africa.

“My partners and I are calling on anyone interested in helping make this 2025 dream of ours to set up WANCSU a reality to reach out so we start laying the foundation stone for this all important humanitarian responsibility.” - Dr. Debra

Kwasi A. Debra, MD MBA Obstetrician-Gynecologist is a cosmetic surgeon and member of the following: American College of Phlebology and the American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery. He is also a past president of the Ghana Physicians and Surgeons Foundation and holds certifications from various respected institutions including Harvard.

He was once a Professor at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, USA. Contact him about his vision 2025 nonprofit Center For Cosmetic Surgery by emailing concierge@aestheticlavc.com

Watch the Body-Transformation Cosmetic Surgeon speak on his trade https://vimeo.com/196962178 Source: Oral Ofori

The daughter of Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has reportedly taken control of the country’s largest bank Banco de Fomento Angola (BFA).

The controlling stake was bought from a Portuguese bank by Angola’s largest phone operator Unitel which is run by Ms dos Santos.

Isabel dos Santos already heads the Southern African nation’s oil firm Sonagol, and is said to be the richest woman on the continent.

Forbes magazine reports that she had nearly 19% of Banco BPI shares, Portugals’s fourth-largest bank.

Source: http://africanleadership.co.uk

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Asanteman Association End of Year Dinner

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Nana Akufo Addo Sworn In As President of Ghana January 2017

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African leaders from Across the Continent

Congratulations from Wife and Children

Congratulations from Past Presidents of Ghana

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Vice President Bawumia Taking the Oath of Office