AfricaWorld Newspaper 11th February 2023

Ahead
 of
 rival
 rallies
 planned
 by
 opposing
 sides
 of
 a
 split
 in
 the
 popular
 Ethiopian

Orthodox
 Church,
 the
 government
 has
 suspended
 social
 media
 and
 messaging
 platforms.
 The
 dispute,
 which
 has
 already
 resulted
 in
 deadly
 violence,
 began last C ontinues
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EDIT ORIAL

By:
 The
Editor­in­Chief

W H Y
 I S
 N O T
 B E Y O N C E P R O M O T I N G
 H E R
 N E W
 A L B U M
 I N
 A F R I C A ?

U. S .
 s u p e r s t a r
 s i n g e r
 Beyonce
 recently
 a n n o u n c e d t h a t
 s h e w i l l b e
 e m b a r k i n g o n a
 g l o b a l t o u r t o
 p r o m o t e h e r
 a l b u m
 R e n a i s s a n c e ,
 w i t h d a t e s f o r
 N o r t h A m e r i c a
 a n d E u r o p e
 already
 released
 o n h e r w e b s i t e U n f o r t u n a t e l y ,
 African
 fans
 were
 left
disappointed,
 y e t n o t e n t i r e l y
 s u r p r i s e d ­ t h e
 continent
is
often
 e x c l u d e d f r o m
 major
 world
 tours
 o r g a n i z e d b y
 g l o b a l r e c o r d
 l a b e l s . I t ' s n o t
 just
 Beyonce,
 as

J a m e s

C h i k o m b o r e r o

P a r a d z a o f T h e

C o n v e r s a t i o n p o i n t s
 out.

W h a t f r u s t r a t e s

A f r i c a n f a n s e v e n

m o r e i s t h a t

B e y o n c e ' s l o v e f o r

the
 continent
 is
 evident.

Her
 visual
 album,
 Black

Is
 King,
 is
 a
 testament

to
 this,
 as
 it
 explores

a n d c e l e b r a t e s h e r

African
 heritage,
 while

a l s o h i g h l i g h t i n g t h e

d i v e r s e c u l t u r e a n d

t r a d i t i o n o f t h e

c o n t i n e n t a n d i t s

d i a s p o r a B e y o n c e ' s

last
 world
 tour
 in
Africa

was
 in
 2009
 with
 her
 I

Am...
 album,
 when
 she

v i s i t e d E g y p t a n d
 Ethiopia.
 In
 2018,
 she

h e a d l i n e d t h e
 G l o b a l C i t i z e n

c o n c e r t i n
 J o h a n n e s b u r g ,
 South
 Africa.

A f r i c a i s s t i l l

portrayed
 as
 a
 b a c k w a r d

c o n t i n e n t
 p l a g u e d b y
 f a m i n e ,
 p o v e r t y , a n d
 war
 in
 popular
 c u l t u r e . T h i s
 p e r c e p t i o n o f
 t h e c o n t i n e n t
 h a s s h a p e d
 h o w i t s
 c a p a b i l i t i e s t o
 generate
 profits
 a r e v i e w e d ,
 w i t h
 m a n a g e m e n t
 t e a m s a n d
 record
 labels
 of
 g l o b a l p o p
 musicians
 often
 seeing
 Africa
 as
 a
 high­risk,
 lowreward
 destination.
 As
 a
 result,
 they
 tend
 to
 p r i o r i t i z e d e s t i n a t i o n s
 w h e r e p r o fi t a b i l i t y i s
 m o r e g u a r a n t e e d d u e
 t o e x i s t i n g
 i n f r a s t r u c t u r e a n d
 previous
 experiences.

G O D ' S
 P R O M I S E S
 T O
 U S

Adam
 and
 Eve's
 story
 has
 often
 b e e n
 interpreted:
 that
 Adam
 s i n n e d o n l y b e c a u s e
 Eve
 led
 him
 into
 it
 –
 that
 it
 was
 mostly
 her
 f a u l t , a l o n g w i t h t h e
 snake.
 So
 women
 in
 g e n e r a l
 a r e

t e m p t r e s s a n d

t h i s

h a s

h o r r i f y i

n g

c o n s e q

u e n c e s

f o r

w o m e n

f o r

m i l l e n n i a .

J e s u s

p r o t e c t

s a

w o m a n

a c c u s e d o f a d u l t e r y

 from
 being
 stoned
 by
 t e l l i n g h e r a t t a c k e r s ,
 “Let
 him
 who
 is
 without
 s i n c a s t t h e fi r s t
 stone.”
 Gradually
 they
 slink
 away ,
 and
 Jesus
 a d m o n i s h e s t h e
 w o m a n t o s i n n o
 m o r e . Y o u c a n o n l y
 give
 what
 you
 have.

The
 root
 of
 the
 Fall
 of
 Adam
 and
 Eve
 is
 their
 lack
 of
 faith
 in
 God.
 Eve
 chose
 to
 trust
 the
 words
 of
 the
 Serpent
 over
 the
 words
 of
 God
 t h a t l e d t o t h e i r f a l l

T h i s f a l l b r o u g h t u s

J e s u s C h r i s t a s o u r

Redeemer
 and
 Savior

How
 fortunate
 we
 are
 for
 the
 faults
 of
 Adam

and
 Eve.
 Jesus
 never

t u r n e d a n y o n e a s i d e

w h o a p p r o a c h e d h i m
 with
 sincerity
 and
 trust.

Whatever
 Jesus
 does,

H e d o e s v e r y w e l l ;
 demonstrating
 both
 the
 beauty
 and
 goodness
 of
 God
 in
 His
 actions.

word
 of
 command
 the
 poor
 man's
 ears
 were
 o p e n e d , h i s t o n g u e
 was
 released,
 and
 he
 spoke
 plainly .

Jesus
 take
 him
 off
 by
 himself
 with
 Him
 alone
 (Mk
 7:33).
 Jesus
 wants

Amen

Lord
 Jesus,
 may
 we
 be
 attentive
 to
 the
 needs
 of
 o t h e r s t h a t w e m a y
 s h o w t h e m k i n d n e s s
 and
 care.
 Amen

Lord
 Jesus,
 may
 we
 be
 i n s t r u ment
 of
 Y o u r
 m e r c y
 a n d
 p e a c e
 that
 we
 m a y
 h e l p
 o t h e r s
 t o fi n d
 h e a l i n g
 a n d
 w h o l e n e s s i n
 Y o u .
 Amen

T h e L o r d ' s t o u c h

a w a k e n s f a i t h a n d

b r i n g s h e a l i n g . W h e n

J e s u s a p p r o a c h e s a

man
 who
 is
 both
 deaf

and
 a
 stutterer ,
 Jesus

s h o w s H i s

c o n s i d e r a t i o n f o r t h i s

m a n ' s p r e d i c a m e n t .

Jesus
 takes
 him
 aside

privately ,
 no
 doubt,
 to

r e m o v e h i m f r o m

e m b a r r a s s m e n t o f

n o i s y c r o w d s a n d

onlookers.
 Jesus
 then

puts
 His
 fingers
 into
 the

d e a f m a n ' s e a r s a n d

t o u c h e s t h e m a n ' s

t o n g u e w i t h H i s o w n

s p i t t l e t o p h y s i c a l l y
 identify
 with
 this
 man's
 infirmity
 and
 to
 awaken

to
 touch
 your
 ears
 and
 open
 them
 to
 His
 Good
 News.
 The
 Lord
 treats

e a c h o f u s w i t h
 k i n d n e s s a n d

c o m p a s s i o n a n d H e
 calls
 us
 to
 personally
 treat
 one
 another
 in
 like
 manner The
 Holy
 Spirit

w h o d w e l l s w i t h i n u s
 enables
 us
 to
 love
 as
 Jesus
 loves.
 Block
 out
 Satan's
 lies.
 Listen
 to
 the
 Lord
 and
 be
 healed.
 Let
 everyone
 who
 has
 ears
 hear
 the
 Lord
 (Mk
 4:9).

PRA YERS

Lord
 Jesus,
 fill
 us
 with
 Y o u r H o l y S p i r i t a n d
 inflame
 our
 hearts
 with
 love
 and
 compassion.

L o r d
 Jesus,
 may
 we
 be
 deaf
 to
 all
 that
 opposes
 Y ou.
 Open
 our
 ears
 to
 hear
 Y o u a n d Y o u a l o n e .
 Amen

Lord
 Jesus,
 we
 present
 t h e s e a n d a l l o u r
 p r a y e r s t o Y o u g r a n t
 them
 we
 pray .
 Amen

M Y
 P O E T R Y
 C O R N E R

SONNET
 FOR
 THE
 LADY I
 SA W
 A T
DOUGLAS
ROAD
 A TIME.

The
 lady
 i
 saw
 at
 Douglas
 road
 a t i m e .

Her
 eyes
 of
 what
 blazes;
 throt
 s p l e n d o u r i n m e n .

Much
 gulp
 feelings;
 brick
 red,
 o f w h a t ' s h e a r t , l i e ;

A n d s o b r e a k s , w h e n l o v e
 t o w a r d s t h e h i g h d e n t .

The
 ever
 long
 beauty ,
 within
 a n d , o u t i n s c a r c e ;

S h e fl a m b , t o n e s k i n w i t h
 b l e n d ; n o t h i n g b u t w h i t e .

Lain
 roses
 in
 turn,
 behind
 the
 d o w i n g g l a s s ;

Star
 blinks
 on;
 rest,
 beneath
 in
 w o n d e r i n g s i g h t ;

A s b e a u t i f u l t h e t i t m o u s e

b e l o w t h e m o o n O h L a d y , o f w h a t m e n
 c o m p a r e t h e e t o ?

The
 rosy
 scent
 blown,
 yet
 not

d e m a s k ' d t o o f a r

Lasting
 paint
 on
 her
 lips,
 far

c r i m s y t o d o ;

I f h o o v e r s d a w n a n d d u s k ,

n e v e r a l l r e m o v e ;

F o r I k n o w , l o v e l i n g e r s

beyond
 in
 move.

When
 love
 tread
 and
 tread,
 it
 m a y b e b r o k e n ;

For
 i
 know;
 tarnishes
 to
 stupor

l e a d s t o ;

Shatter ,
 deray
 of
 no
 safe
 lad

s p o k e n ;

T o
 grave
 beneath
 the
 mother­

e a r t h a l l r o u t e ;

T i l l t r u m p e t s o u n d s t o p i t c h ,

w a k i n g t h e s o u l

Love
 of
 no
 lasting,
 beyond
 or

c o m p a r e d ;

T o
 glass
 or
 bottle
 break,
 of
 no

w o e .

Rusting,
 rusting
 far
 dost,
 perish

o f d a r e ;

F o r n a t u r e d i c t a t e s , t h e b e l l

r i n g s t o o h i g h .

E a r d r u m s a b o u t t o p e a k ,

s w i n g i n g i n l a v i s h .

Brick­red
 heart
 breath
 taken
 to

w i l l f o r w h i l e .

L o v e t h a t b i n d s b e c o m e s

b r o k e n o f n o w i s h ;

Thus,
 death
 tricks,
 and
 within

p e r c h e s o n s o u l f o r ;

A slay
 to
 rest,
 and
 so
 love
 fades
 thereof.

HIS
 LOVE
 AS
 RARE
 WITHIN,

By:
Iroegbu
Chibuike

A n d y e t , g a z e r e c t t o h e r
 p r e y i n g b a l l e y e s

Shown
 image
 of
 heart;
 what's
 l o v e , a l l s t r e t c h f o r ;

But
 all
 to
 no
 avail,
 instead
 told
 l i e s

The
 sun
 shines
 it's
 light,
 what's
 h o t , a n d s k i n g l o w s ,

Nothing
 far
 to
 do
 than
 her
 soul
 c h e r i s h .

High
 taste
 of
 what
 is,
 and
 yet
 no
 o n e w o e s ;

For
 the
 bright
 smiles
 lighten
 up
 b e y o n d w i s h .

Glitters,
 of
 compare
 to
 diamond
 c r y s t a l .

B e a u t y i n a n d o u t , a n d s o
 t a n t a l i z i n g ;

Though
 as
 brittle
 of
 nobody
 to
 w o n d e r ;

Even
 unwise
 struggle
 of
 love
 s h a m e s i n l i v i n g .

I
 say
 no
 false
 of
 what
 described
 i n d e e d ;

F o r t r u t h i s b i t t e r p e r ­ s a y o f
 what
 most
 grief.

S A
 D E C L A R E S
 S T A T E

O F
 N A T I O N A L
 D I S A S T E R
 A M I D
 E N E R G Y
 C R I S I S

By:
Vesla
Centurion
Kals

So u t h A f r i c a n
 P r e s i d e n t C y r i l
 R a m a p h o s a h a s
 d e c l a r e d a n a t i o n a l
 S t a t e o f D i s a s t e r w i t h
 i m m e d i a t e e ff e c t i n
 response
 to
 the
 energy
 crisis
 that
 has
 been
 gripping

S o u t h A f r i c a .
 E s k o m h a s
 b e e n
 s t r u g g l i n g t o
 k e e p t h e
 l i g h t s o n f o r
 the
 past
 few

m o n t h s ,

r e s u l t i n g i n
 i n c r e a s e d
 s t a g e s o f
 l o a d
 shedding
 and
 a
 devastating
 impact
 on
 the
 l i v e s , l i v e l i h o o d s , a n d
 b u s i n e s s e s o f t h e
 nation.

T h e P r e s i d e n t
 announced
 the
 State
 of
 D i s a s t e r d u r i n g t h e
 S t a t e o f t h e N a t i o n
 Address
 at
 Cape
 T own
 City
 Hall
 on
 Thursday
 evening.

"In
 a
 time
 of
 crisis,
 we
 need
 a
 single
 point
 of
 command
 and
 a
 single
 line
 of
 march.
 Just
 as
 we
 a d d r e s s t h e c a u s e o f
 the
 crisis,
 we
 also
 need
 t o a d d r e s s i t s i m p a c t T h e c r i s i s h a s
 p r o g r e s s i v e l y e v o l v e d
 to
 affect
 every
 part
 of

society

"W e
 must
 act
 to
 lessen
 the
 impact
 of
 the
 crisis
 on

f a r m e r s , o n s m a l l
 businesses,
 on
 our
 water

i n f r a s t r u c t u r e , o n o u r

s t r e s s e d t h a t t h e
 d e b i l i t a t i n g e n e r g y
 s h o r t a g e i n w h i c h t h e
 c o u n t r y fi n d s i t s e l f
 requires
 government
 to
 m o v e w i t h i n c r e a s e d
 urgency .

Meanwhile,
 the
 Minister
 o f E n e r g y i n t h e
 Presidency
 is
 expected
 to
 b e a p p o i n t e d t o f o c u s
 s o l e l y o n b r i n g i n g t h e
 country
 out
 of
 the
 current
 energy
 deficit.

transport
 network
 and
 a
 number
 of
 other
 areas
 and
 facilities
 that
 affect
 our
 people's
 lives."

"In
 considering
 all
 these

m a t t e r s a n d t h e c r i s i s

t h a t w e a r e i n , t h e

N a t i o n a l D i s a s t e r
 Management
 Centre
 has

c o n s e q u e n t l y c l a s s i fi e d

the
 energy
 crisis
 and
 its

i m p a c t a s a n a t i o n a l

d i s a s t e r W e a r e

t h e r e f o r e d e c l a r i n g a
 national
 state
 of
 disaster

t o r e s p o n d t o t h e
 electricity
 crisis
 and
 its

e ff e c t s , " P r e s i d e n t

Ramapohosa
 said.

" E x t r a o r d i n a r y
 c i r c u m s t a n c e s c a l l f o r
 extraordinary
 measures.
 The
 energy
 crisis
 is
 an
 existential
 threat
 to
 our
 e c o n o m y a n d s o c i a l
 fabric.
 W e
 must
 spare
 no
 effort,
 and
 we
 must
 allow
 n o d e l a y , i n
 i m p l e m e n t i n g t h e s e
 measures,"
 he
 said.

H e e x p l a i n e d t h a t t h e
 d e c l a r a t i o n w i l l e n a b l e
 government
 to
 "provide
 p r a c t i c a l m e a s u r e s " t o
 a s s i s t b u s i n e s s e s t h a t
 h a v e b e e n d e v a s t a t e d
 b y t h e e ff e c t s o f l o a d
 shedding.

The
 Minister
 of
 Public
 Enterprises,
 however ,
 will
 remain
 in
 charge
 o f E s k o m a n d
 continue
 to
 steer
 its
 r e s t r u c t u r i n g a n d
 " e n s u r e t h e
 e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f t h e
 t r a n s m i s s i o n
 company ,
 oversee
 the
 implementation
 of
 the
 just
 energy
 transition
 p r o g r a m m e , a n d
 o v e r s e e t h e
 e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f t h e
 S O E H o l d i n g
 Company".

"I
 will
 appoint
 a
 Minister
 of
 E l e c t r i c i t y i n t h e
 Presidency
 to
 assume
 full
 r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r
 overseeing
 all
 aspects
 of
 t h e e l e c t r i c i t y c r i s i s
 r e s p o n s e , i n c l u d i n g t h e
 w o r k o f t h e N a t i o n a l
 Energy
 Crisis
 Committee.

"The
 Minister
 will
 focus
 full­time
 and
 work
 with
 the
 E s k o m b o a r d a n d
 management
 on
 ending
 l o a d s h e d d i n g a n d
 ensuring
 that
 the
 Energy
 A c t i o n P l a n i s
 i m p l e m e n t e d w i t h o u t
 delay ,"
 he
 said.
 Additional
 reporting
 by
 allAfrica

N A T O R
 J O H N S O N ' S
 A S S A S S I N A T I O N
 C L A I M S

Ni m b a C o u n t y

S e n a t o r P r i n c e
 J o h n s o n h a s
 r e v e a l e d t h a t t h e r u l i n g
 p a r t y h e a d e d b y
 President
 George
 W eah
 i s a l l e g e d l y p l o t t i n g t o
 a s s a s s i n a t e h i m d u e t o
 his
 refusal
 to
 support
 the
 President's
 reelection
 bid
 and
 his
 vocal
 criticism
 of
 the
 government.
 Senator
 Johnson,
 who
 hails
 from
 a
 v o t e ­ r i c h r e g i o n o f t h e
 country ,
 has
 vowed
 not
 to
 s u p p o r t t h e P r e s i d e n t ' s
 second
 term
 bid,
 citing
 his
 failure
 to
 live
 up
 to
 the
 a g r e e m e n t s i g n e d b y
 them.

A d d r e s s i n g a t e a m o f
 m e d i a p r a c t i t i o n e r s
 r e c e n t l y i n M o n r o v i a ,
 S e n a t o r J o h n s o n
 expressed
 alarm
 that
 he

had
 been
 informed
 by
 a

r e l i a b l e s o u r c e t h a t t h e

President
 and
 some
 of
 his

o ffi c i

a l s

w e r e

p l a n

n i n g

t o

m u r d e r

h i m

d u e

t o

h i s

v o c a

l

c r i t i c i s m s o f t h e W e a h
 administration's
 failure
 to

e m a n c i p a t e t h e L i b e r i a n

p e o p l e f r o m e c o n o m i c

s l a v e r y H e c i t e d t h e

P r e s i d e n t ' s i n a b i l i t y t o
 prosecute
corrupt
officials,

u n i t e t h e c i t i z e n r y , a n d
 mitigate
 the
 high
 rate
 of
 unsolved
 homicides
 taking

place
 in
 the
 country

Senator
 Johnson's
 party ,

By:
Naomi
Tappia

I n r e s p o n s e t o S e n a t o r
 Johnson's
 revelation
 of
 an
 assassination
 plot
 against
 h i m , P r e s i d e n t G e o r g e
 W eah
 spoke
 on
 the
 issue
 at
 h i s F o r k e y K l o n C h u r c h
 r e c e n t l y , l a m b a s t i n g t h e
 Senator
 for
 making
 what
 he
 t e r m e d a s " v a g u e
 allegations,"
adding
that
he
 might
 be
 having
 a
 struggle
 w i t h t h e s p i r i t s o f t h e
 t h o u s a n d s o f p e o p l e h e
 killed
 during
 the
 civil
 war .

o f w h i c h h e i s a v i s i o n
 bearer ,
 warned
 President
 W eah
 and
 his
 cronies
 that
 any
 attempt
 to
 harm
 the
 Senator
 in
 any
 way
 would
 be
 resisted.
 They
 called
 on
 t h e p u b l i c t o j o i n t h e
 criticisms
 for
 the
 sake
 of
 maintaining
 the
 peace
 of
 the
 state.

The
 President
 declared
 that
 he
 would
 not
 succumb
 to
 w h a t h e r e f e r r e d t o a s
 " b l a c k m a i l " b y t h e h i g h l y
 contentious
 Senator

He
 implored
 the
 public
 not
 t o h e e d t h e S e n a t o r ' s
 a s s e r t i o n s , a s t h e y a r e
 devoid
 of
 truth.

S I E R R A
 L E O N E
 F I R S T
 L A D Y ' S

C O N V O Y
 C A U G H T
 I N
 A

C C I D E N T

By:
Naomi
Tappia

On
 Feb.
 6,
 a
 serious
 r o a d a c c i d e n t
 o c c u r r e d a l o n g
 t h e M a k e n i H i g h w a y
 when
 a
 lorry ,
 travelling
 at
 high
 speed,
 crashed
 into
 the
 convoy
 of
 First
 L a d y , F a t i m a M a a d a
 B i o A c c o r d i n g t o t h e
 l o c a l C a l a b a s h
 Newspaper ,
 the
 driver
 of
 the
 lorry
 claimed
 that
 his
 brakes
 had
 failed.

F o r t u n a t e l y , t h e F i r s t
 L a d y w a s u n h a r m e d ,
 b u t s h e i s
 u n d e r s t a n d a b l y
 concerned
 for
 her
 security
 staff
 who
 were
 affected.

The
 lorry
 narrowly
 missed
 t h e o ffi c i a l v e h i c l e i n

which
 the
 First
 Lady
 was
 seated
 as
 she
 returned
 to

s e v e r a l c l o s e p r o t e c t i o n
 security
 officials.

c o n v o y v e h i c l e , c a u s i n g
 serious
 injury
 and
 mauling
 t h o s e i n s i d e . O u t
 of
 the
 eight
 people
 i n c r i t i c a l
 condition,
 six
 were
 p a r t o f t h e F i r s t
 Lady's
 convoy
 and
 two
 were
 from
 the
 truck.

F r e e t o w n f r o m K o n o . I t
 then
 proceeded
 to
 hit
 the
 back
 of
 one
 of
 the
 security
 vehicles
 and
 ride
 over
 a
 t h i r d , s e r i o u s l y i n j u r i n g

Due
 to
 the
 height
 of
 the
 l o r r y , t h e d r i v e r d i d n o t

s u s t a i n s e r i o u s i n j u r i e s However ,
 it
 rolled
 over
 the

T h e P o l i c e a r e
 c u r r e n t l y
 i n v e s t i g a t i n g t h e
 accident,
 including
 the
 alleged
 brakes
 failure
 of
 the
 lorry .
 T h e i n j u r e d
 s e c u r i t y p e r s o n n e l h a v e
 b e e n e v a c u a t e d t o
 F r e e t o w n f o r f u r t h e r
 medical
 attention.

K E N Y A ' S
 O D I N G A

D E R E G I S T E R S
 M P S

O V E R
 S T A T E
 H O U S E
 V I S I T

Th e O r a n g e

D e m o c r a t i c

M o v e m e n t

( O D M ) , l e d b y R a i l a

O d i n g a , h a s t a k e n

d e c i s i v e

a c t i o n t o

expel
 and

d e r e g i s t e

r
 the
 nine

l e g i s l a t o r

s
 who
 met

w i t h

P r e s i d e n t

W i l l i a m

R u t o a t

S t a t e h o u

s e t h i s
 week.

I n a

s t r o n g l y ­

w o r d e d

l e t t e r

a d d r e s s e

d t o t h e

l e g i s l a t o r s , O D M
 S e c r e t a r y G e n e r a l

Edwin
 Sifuna
 declared
 t h a t t h e d i s c i p l i n a r y
 p r o c e s s h a s b e e n
 initiated
 in
 accordance
 w i t h t h e p a r t y ' s
 constitution.

"Internal
 mechanisms
 h a v e b e e n i n i t i a t e d
 w i t h a v i e w o f
 processing
 it
 for
 action
 by
 the
 relevant
 Party
 organs
 in
 accordance
 w i t h t h e P a r t y
 Constitution
 and
 any

o t h e r r e l e v a n t l a w , "
 Odinga
 said.

T h o s e l i s t e d a r e
 Senator
 T om
 Ojienda,

Azimio
 La
 Umoja
 One
 Kenya,
 who
 have
 been
 a c c u s e d o f a l i g n i n g
 t h e m s e l v e s w i t h

P r e s i d e n t W i l l i a m

By:
Ollus
Ndomu

gone
 to
 ask
 the
 people
 w h o e l e c t e d t h e m
 whether
 they
 want
 to
 go
 to
 Kenya
 Kwanza,"
 he
 said.

MPs
 Gideon
 Ochanda,
 Caroli
 Omondi,
 Elisha
 Odhiambo,
 Paul
 Abuor ,

M a r k N y a m i t a a n d

Phelix
 Odiwuor .

In
 accordance
 with
 the
 party
 constitution,
 any
 member
 who
 promotes
 the
 ideology ,
 interests,

or
 policies
 of
 another

p o l i t i c a l p a r t y i s

c o n s i d e r e d t o h a v e

r e s i g n e d f r o m t h e i r

current
 party .

This
 has
 been
 the
 case
 f o r t h e m e m b e r s o f

R u t o A s a r e s u l t ,
 Odinga
 has
 demanded
 t h a t t h e s e o p p o s i t i o n
 lawmakers
 resign
 from
 t h e O r a n g e
 Democratic
 Movement
 (ODM).

He
 has
 also
 stated
 that
 t h e m e e t i n g b e t w e e n
 the
 Jubilee
 and
 ODM
 m e m b e r s a n d
 P r e s i d e n t R u t o a t
 S t a t e h o u s e w a s n o t
 sanctioned
 by
 Azimio.

" T h e p e o p l e h a d n o t

" T h e s e m e m b e r s w h o
 h a v e d e f e c t e d f r o m
 Azimio
 need
 to
 resign
 from
 the
 positions
 and
 g o , " O d i n g a a d d e d
 d u r i n g A z i m i o ' s P G
 meeting.

T h e O D M l e a d e r
 derided
 the
 explanation
 given
 by
 the
 MPs
 who
 h a d c o n v e n e d w i t h
 P r e s i d e n t R u t o i n a n
 effort
 to
 foster
 unity
 and
 p r o g r e s s f o r t h e i r
 constituents.

P i c t o r i a l
 N e w s

S h e
 C o o k s ,
 C l e a n s
 A n d
 C a r e s .
 S o

W h y
 I s
 A
 W o m a n
 I n
 U g a n d a
 W o r t h

O n l y
 2 0 %
 O f
 D i v o r c e
 A s s e t s

C h i n a
 S e e k s
 B o l d
 S t e p s
 T o
 L i f e
 B i r t h
 R a t e

W o m e n
 i n
 A s s a m
 a r e
 p r o t e s t i n g
 a f t e r
 t h e
 g o v e r n m e n t ' s
 C r a c k
 D o w n
 o n
 c h i l d
 m a r r i a g e s .

D i g i t a l
 p a y m e n t
 d r o p s
 t o

# 3 8 . 7 7 t h
 i n
 N i g e r i a
 a m i d

N a i r a
 S c a r c i t y .

f t e r
 b e i n g
 s a v e d
 f r o m
 a
 c o l l a p s e d
 b u i l d i n g .

S o m e
 S o u t h
 A f r i c a n s
 h a v e
 r e s o r t e d
 t o
 g e t t i n g
 l i g h t
 f r o m
 a
 b o t t l e
 g l o b e

G h a n a i a n
 s t u d e n t s
 s t r a n d e d
 i n
 T u r k e y
 a f t e r
 M o n d a y s
 e a r t h q u a k e

K o r e a ' s
 M i l i t a r y
 p a r a d e
 t o
 t h e
 w a r
 i n
 U k r a i n e

F o r m e r
 C J
 S o p h i a
 A k u f f o
 j o i n s
 b o n d h o l d e r s
 p i c k e t i n g
 a t

fi n a n c e
 m i n i s t r y

Na i r o b i , K e n y a |

X i n h u a | R o d n e y

S w i g e l a a r , t h e

A f r i c a d i r e c t o r o f t h e

W o r l d A n t i ­ D o p i n g

A g e n c y ( W A D A ) , i s
 visiting
 Kenya
 to
 discuss
 t h e p r o g r e s s o f t h e
 co u n try's
 e ff o rts
 to fig h t
 against
 doping.

H o s t e d b y t h e A n t iDoping
 Agency
 of
 Kenya

on
 T uesday

Swigelaar's
visit
comes
as

y e t a n o t h e r K e n y a n

a t h l e t e , B e t t y W i l s o n

L e m p u s , w a s h a n d e d a

fi v e ­ y e a r b a n b y t h e

A t h l e t i c s I n t e g r i t y U n i t

( A I U ) l a s t w e e k f o r t w o

v i o l a t i o n s o f t h e W A D A r u l e s a s t h e c o u n t r y ' s
 doping
 crisis
 continues.

L E B R O N
 J A M E S
 B R E A K S
 N B A ’ S
 A L L -

I M E
 S C O R I N G
 R E C O R D .

Los
 Angeles,
 U.S.
 |

X i n h u a | L o s

A n g e l e s L a k e r s

s t a r L e B r o n J a m e s

ceremony
 on
 the
 court.

A b d u l ­ J a b b a r w a s i n
 a t t e n d a n c e , w i t n e s s i n g
 James'
 accomplishment

( A D A K ) , S w i g e l a a r i s
 s c h e d u l e d t o a d d r e s s
 v a r i o u s s t a k e h o l d e r s i n
 s p o r t s , i n c l u d i n g t h e
 g o v e r n m e n t a n d l o c a l
 federations.

T h e W A D A o ffi c i a l h a s
 already
 paid
 a
 courtesy
 c a l l t o t h e N a t i o n a l
 O l y m p i c s C o m m i t t e e o f
 K e n y a ( N O C K )
 h e a d q u a r t e r s a n d m e t
 w i t h a d e l e g a t i o n t h a t
 included
 Kenya's
 Head
 of
 Mission
 to
 the
 Paris
 2024
 S u m m e r G a m e s ,
 S h a d r a k M a l u k i , a n d
 other
 officials.

“As
 athletes,
 most
 times
 we
 lack
 education
 or
 the
 p e o p l e s u r r o u n d i n g u s
 d o n ' t g u i d e u s e n o u g h

W e
 are
 glad
 to
 have
 the

A f r i c a d i r e c t o r h e r e t o
 h e a r f r o m t h e
 g o v e r n m e n t , t h e
 regulators
 [and]
 also
 from
 t h e a t h l e t e s , ” r e t i r e d
 rugby
 sevens
 player
 and
 NOCK
 official
 Humphrey

Kayange
 said
 in
 Nairobi

Lempus
 was
 first
 charged
 w i t h t a m p e r i n g o r
 attempted
 tampering
 with
 any
 part
 of
 Doping
 Control,
 i n c l u d i n g o b s t r u c t i n g o r
 d e l a y i n g t h e A I U ' s
 i n v e s t i g a t i o n t h r o u g h t h e
 p r o v i s i o n o f f a l s e
 i n f o r m a t i o n o r
 documentation
 in
 October
 2022.

Then,
 last
 month,
 Lempus
 was
 further
 charged
 with
 t h e p r e s e n c e o f a
 prohibited
 substance
 or
 its
 m e t a b o l i t e s o r m a r k e r s
 ( T r i a m c i n o l o n e
 Acetonide).

L e m p u s ' s a n c t i o n s t e m s
 f r o m t h o r o u g h
 investigations
 by
 the
 AIU
 –
 w i t h c r i t i c a l a s s i s t a n c e

f r o m A D A K – w h i c h
 uncovered
 that
 the
 athlete
 produced
 falsified
 medical
 documents
 to
 explain
 an
 adverse
 analytical
 finding

f o r t h e p r e s e n c e o f a
 m e t a b o l i t e o

b r o k e N B A ' s a l l ­ t i m e
 scoring
 record,
 held
 by
 K a r e e m A b d u l ­ J a b b a r
 for
 nearly
 39
 years,
 in
 the
 game
 against
 the
 O k l a h o m a C i t y
 T h u n d e r o n T u e s d a y
 night.

W i t h t h e l a s t 1 4
 seasons
 for
 the
 Lakers,
 Abdul­Jabbar ,
 six­time

N B A M V P , s c o r e d
 38,387
 points
 in
 his
 20year
 career .

J a m e s n e e d e d 3 6
 p o i n t s t o b r e a k t h e
 NBA's
 all­time
 scoring

r e c o r d . W i t h 1 0 . 9
 seconds
 left
 in
 the
 third
 quarter
 at
 Los
 Angeles'
 C r y p t o . c o m A r e n a ,
 James
 got
 the
 last
 two
 points
 he
 needed
 with
 a
 fadeaway
 jumper .
 NBA o ffi c i a l s p a u s e d t h e
 g a m e f o r m i n u t e s t o
 h o n o r J a m e s i n a

with
 cheering
 crowds.

The
 Lakers
 lost
 133­130
 to
 the
 Thunder
 despite
 J a m e s ' 3 8 ­ p o i n t
 performance.

“ C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o
 LeBron
 on
 breaking
 one
 o f t h e m o s t h a l l o w e d
 r e c o r d s i n a l l o f t h e
 sports
 by
 becoming
 the
 N B A ' s a l l ­ t i m e s c o r i n g
 l e a d e r , ” N B A C o m m i s s i o n e r A d a m
 S i l v e r s a i d i n a
 statement.

“ I t ' s a t o w e r i n g
 a c h i e v e m e n t t h a t
 speaks
 to
 his
 sustained
 e x c e l l e n c e o v e r 2 0
 seasons
 in
 the
 league.
 A n d q u i t e a m a z i n g l y ,
 L e B r o n c o n t i n u e s t o
 play
 at
 an
 elite
 level
 and
 his
 basketball
 history
 is
 s t i l l b e i n g w r i t t e n , ” h e
 added.

F A S H I O N

N I G E R I A ' S
 T E M S
 W I N S
 F I R S T
 G R A M M Y
 A W A R D ,

L O O K S
 F L I R T Y
 A N D
 S A S S Y

By:
Jemimah
Chungu

modern
 ensemble.
 She
 wore
 a
 giving
 hairdo
 with
 front
 cornrows
 and
 mid
 Bantu
 knots,
 with
 a
 few
 d r o p s o f c u r l s , a n d a
 d a s h i n g f a c e b e a t T o
 complete
 the
 look,
 she
 a c c e s s o r i z e d w i t h
 b e a d e d m a t c h i n g
 accessories,
 giving
 it
 an
 African
 touch.

Her
 triple
 necklaces
 had
 a n e x t r a t o u c h o f
 d r o p p i n g t o t h e b a c k ,
 and
 were
 tailored
 on
 the
 l e f t s h o u l d e r o f h e r
 g o l d e n ­ s i l k ­ o ff ­ s h o u l d e r
 g o w n b y V i v i e n n e
 W e s t w o o d . T h e g o w n
 had
 more
 detail,
 and
 was
 e v e n m o r e f a s h i o n a b l y
 flirty
 with
 a
 sassy
 longwide
 tail.
 The
 look
 was
 fi n i s h e d o ff w i t h a
 charming
 golden
 clutch.

Since
 Sunday ,
 T ems
 has
 been
 taking
 the
 internet
 by
 storm,
 flaunting
 her
 gorgeous
 Grammy
 look
 o n s o c i a l m e d i a a n d
 receiving
 well­deserved
 r e c o g n i t i o n f o r h e r
 r e m a r k a b l e l o o k a n d
 award.

S T O P
 F O R C I N G

R E L A T I O N S H I P S

By:
Ollus
Ndomu

It ' s n o s e c r e t t h a t
 modern
 life
 places
 a n i m m e n s e
 demand
 on
 our
 time.
 W e
 all
 wake
 up
 with
 plans
 that
 often
 don't
 even
 fit
 into
 a
 single
 d a y ' s h o u r s .

This
 can
 lead
 t o u s

forgetting
 our

l o v e d o n e s ,
 a s t h e r e i s
 s i m p l y t o o
 m u c h t o d o .

T w o w e e k s
 ago,
 I
 had
 the
 p r i v i l e g e o f
 r a n d o m l y

i n t e r a c t i n g

w i t h A p r i l

M a i n o , a

R w a n d a n

M a r r i a g e

C o u n s e l o r .

O u r

c o n v e r s a t i o n f o c u s e d

on
the
role
of
work­life

b a l a n c e i n c r e a t i n g

l a s t i n g r e l a t i o n s h i p s

b e t w e e n m e n a n d
 women.

With
 her
 13
 years
 of
 e x p e r i e n c e i n

Marriage
 Counseling,
 M r s . M a i n o w a s

articulate,
 direct,
 and

f a c t u a l i n h e r

s t a t e m e n t s S h e
 p o i n t e d o u t o n e f a c t

t h a t t r u l y r e s o n a t e d

with
 me:
 "There's
 no
 one
 who
 is
 too
 busy
 for

s o m e o n e t h e y l o v e . "

T h i s a p p l i e s t o b o t h
 men
 and
 women.
 This

s t a t e m e n t w a s s o

p o w e r f u l t o m e
 because
 I
 could
 relate
 it
 to
 my
 own
 social
 life.
 As

m e s s a g e s o n s e e n ,
 i g n o r e a m i s s e d c a l l

f r o m y o u , a n d n e v e r
 make
 an
 effort
 to
 call
 or

t e x t y o u fi r s t , y o u
 s h o u l d s t a r t t h i n k i n g
 twice
 about
 them.
 It's

r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h People
 prioritize
 those
 they
 love,
 and
 if
 you're
 n o t a p r i o r i t y , t h e n
 someone
 else
 is.

Mrs.
 Maino
 said,
 love
 r e l a t i o n s h i p s r e q u i r e
 t i m e B o t h p a r t i e s
 involved
 should
 make
 a
 mutual
 effort
 to
 make
 things
 work.
 Y ou
 can't
 just
 be
 the
 one
 who
 is
 always
 making
 time
 for

c o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d

m e e t i n g s w h i l e t h e

o t h e r p e r s o n s e r v e s
 you
 a
 dish
 of
 tasteless
 excuses.

M r s . M a i n o f u r t h e r
 stated
 that
 people
 will
 always
 make
 time
 for
 those
 they
 love.
 If
 they

c a n l e a v e y o u r

not
 that
 someone
 is
 too

b u s y ; y o u ' r e s i m p l y

n e v e r t h e i r p r i o r i t y.

Make
 peace
 with
 this
 harsh
 reality .

A c c o r d i n g t o t h i s

m a r r i a g e c o u n s e l o r ,
 this
 is
 a
 communication

r e d fl a g t h a t c o u p l e s

often
 ignore
 during
 the

d a t i n g a n d c o u r t s h i p

p h a s e , b u t s u ff e r

c o n s e q u e n c e s l a t e r i f

t h e y p r o c e e d w i t h

m a r r i a g e Y o u s h o u l d

n e v e r b e a s e c o n d ­

c l a s s p e r s o n t o

s o m e o n e y o u ' r e i n a

Don't
 love
 blindly;
 never
 a l l o w
 l o n e l i n e s s
 to
 force
 you
 to
 entertain
 people
 who
 t r e a t y o u
 l i k e a
 s e c o n d
 option.
 Y ou
 a r e t o o
 valuable
 to
 s t o o p s o
 l o w .
 M o r e o v e r ,
 s u c h
 r e l a t i o n s h i p s a r e
 e m o t i o n a l l y
 abusive
 and
 can
 be
 d e t r i m e n t a l t o y o u r
 wellbeing.
 If
 they
 cannot
 reciprocate
 your
 energy ,
 then
 they
 are
 definitely
 not
 your
 match.

S t o p t r y i n g t o f o r c e
 c o n n e c t i o n s a n d
 c o m m u n i c a t i o n . A r e l a t i o n s h i p s h o u l d b e
 your
 safe
 haven,
 not
 a
 s o u r c e o f s t r e s s a n d
 questions.
 This
 article
 is
 here
 to
 help
 you
 as
 you
 w o r k o n y o u r
 r e l a t i o n s h i p s . H a v e a
 w o n d e r f u l V a l e n t i n e ' s
 Day!

P A K I S T A N ' S
 M U S H A R R A F
 T A K E S
 A
 B O W :
 S E E
 W H A T

L E D
 T O
 H I S
 D E A T H

By:
Chioma
Madonna
Ndukwu

Death
 is
 a
 mystery ,
 an
 inevitable
 end
 a n d a m e a l
 e v e r y o n e m u s t t a s t e
 whether
 hot
 or
 cold.
 If
 the
 w o r d s f r o m t h e g o o d
 book
 (the
 Holy
 Bible)
 is
 anything
 to
 go
 by ,
 then
 we
 must
 live
 our
 lives
 with
 eternity
 in
 view " I t i s a p p o i n t e d
 u n t o m a n o n c e
 to
 die
 and
 after
 t h a t t h e

 j u d g e m e n t
 follows".
 No
 ruler
 rules
 forever
 and
 n o o n e l i v e s
 f o r e v e r .
 S h o c k i n g l y
 t h o u g h , t h e
 n e w s o f t h e
 death
 of
 Pervez
 M u s h a r r a f , w h o
 happened
 to
 be
 t h e f o r m e r
 president
 of
 Pakistan
 hit
 the
 world
 as
 he
 paid
 his
 own
 due
 in
 January He
 died
 at
 age
 79,
 after
 a
 protracted
 illness.

T h e l a t e P e r v e z
 Musharraf
 rose
 through
 the
 ranks
 of
 the
 army
 and
 b e c a m e P a k i s t a n ' s t o p
 m i l i t a r y g e n e r a l . H e
 c a p t u r e d p o w e r f r o m
 N a w a z S h a r i f
 g o v e r n m e n t , a f t e r
 carrying
 out
 a
 bloodless
 coup.
 He
 declared
 a
 state
 o f e m e r g e n c y a n d
 discontinued
 the
 use
 of
 c o n s t i t u t i o n H e
 a p p o i n t e d h i m s e l f
 president
 in
 2001,
 after
 which
 he
 brought
 several
 changes
 to
 his
 country's

c o n s t i t u t i o n . W i t h i n t h e
 s e v e n y e a r s o f h i s
 rulership,
 military
 gained

c o n t r o l o v e r d e m o c r a c y He
 fought
 fiercely
 against
 anyone
 that
 rose
 against
 h i s g o v e r n m e n t H e

a l l e g e d l y a l l i e d w i t h t h e
 United
 States
 as
 regards

t o w a r o n t e r r o r H i s

d e m o c r a c y a n d
 e x e r c i s i n g a u t h o r i t y w i t h
 so
 much
 cruelty .
 A thing
 worthy
 of
 mentioning
 was

t h e e c o n o m i c u p t u r n
 e x p e r i e n c e d b y t h e
 m a s s e s d u r i n g h i s
 a d m i n i s t r a t i o n H e w a s
 arraigned
 before
 the
 court

s u p p o r t t o t h e S t a t e s '
 invasion
 of
 neighbouring
 Afghanistan
 to
 topple
 the

T a l i b a n a n d fi g h t
 extremism
 from
 Pakistan

s o i l , l e d t o m a s s i v e
 casualties
 and
 that
 also
 had
 a
 negative
 impression

on
 his
 administration.
 In
 Musharraf's
 defence,
 he

c l a i m e d t h a t t h e
 administration
 of
 George
 Bush,
 the
 then
 American's

p r e s i d e n t t h r e a t e n e d t o

b o m b P a k i s t a n i f t h e

c o u n t r y f a i l e d t o
 cooperate
 with
 America's
 war
 against
 Afghanistan.

H i s r u l e r s h i p w a s
 characterised
 by
 loss
 of

f u n d a m e n t a l h u m a n

r i g h t s , w e a k e n i n g o f

and
 was
 found
 guilty
 in
 2 0 1 9 , f o r t r e a s o n a n d
 suspension
 of
 constitution
 i n 2 0 0 7 . H e w a s
 sentenced
 to
 death,
 but
 later
 it
 was
 reversed.
 He
 w a s p e r m i t t e d t o l e a v e
 P a k i s t a n o n h e a l t h
 grounds.
 He
 lived
 in
 exile
 between
 United
 Kingdom
 a n d M i d d l e E a s t s i n c e
 2016.

The
 cause
 of
 his
 death
 w a s r e v e a l e d a s
 amyloidosis,
 which
 he
 had
 b e e n d o w n w i t h s i n c e
 March
 2016.
 According
 to
 a n

O n c o l o g i s t / H a e m a t o l o g i s t,
 Dr
 Prashant
 Mehta,
 a
 senior
 consultant
 at
 BMT ,
 A m e r i c a n h o s p i t a l a t

D u b a i , a m y l o i d o s i s i s a
 rare
 disease
 which
 affects
 c o n n e c t i v e t i s s u e s a n d
 o r g a n s , r e s u l t i n g i n
 a b n o r m a l d i s p o s i t i o n o f
 some
 forms
 of
 proteins
 in
 t i s s u e s , c o n s e q u e n t l y ,
 organs
 begin
 to
 experience
 f a i l u r e . T h e o l d e r p e o p l e
 are
 at
 a
 higher
 risk
 of
 suffering
 from
 this
 health
 c o n d i t i o n According
 to
 Dr
 M e h t a , a n
 a b n o r m a l f a t
 p a d b i o p s y i s
 generally
 used
 to
 diagnose
 the
 condition
 or
 on
 a
 liver
 biopsy
 or
 e v e n a b o n e
 m a r r o w S y m p t o m s
 i n c l u d e
 n u m b n e s s ,
 s w e l l i n g , f a t i g u e a n d
 w e a k n e s s s h o r t n e s s o f
 b r e a t h a n d p a i n i n t h e
 hands
 or
 feet.
 Depending
 on
 the
 severity
 or
 type
 of
 amyloidosis,
 medications,
 c h e m o t h e r a p y o r s t e m ­
 c e l l s t r a n s p l a n t m a y b e
 opted
 for ,
 but
 there
 is
 no
 r e m e d y o r c u r e f o r t h i s
 condition.

The
 deceased,
 before
 his
 death,
 longed
 for
 his
 home
 c o u n t r y b u t w a s g r e a t l y
 opposed
 by
 the
 public
 and
 politicians
 of
 his
 country

Now
 the
 wise
 saying
 that
 "it's
 good
 to
 be
 good
 and
 b a d t o b a d " i s w o r t h
 sparing
 a
 thought
 for .

T H E
 P E R F E C T
 E X E M P L I F I C A T I O N
 O F
 U N I Q U E N E S S

Gr o w i n g u p , I

was
 convinced
 t h a t
 c o i n c i d e n c e s w e r e
 r e a l u n t i l I w a s
 i n t r o d u c e d t o a n
 e x t r a o r d i n a r y w o m a n
 w h o m I l a t e r
 nicknamed
 "Lesedi
 La
 R o n a , " w h i c h
 t r a n s l a t e s t o " O u r
 L i g h t . " T h i s w a s
 i n s p i r e d b y t h e t h i r d
 l a r g e s t a n d m o s t
 e x p e n s i v e u n c u t
 d i a m o n d , w h i c h w a s
 s o l d t o a B r i t i s h
 n a t i o n a l f o r a n
 astounding
 53
 million
 USD.

T h i s r e m a r k a b l e
 woman
 is
 a
 testament
 to
 the
 fact
 that
 no
 two
 people
 are
 alike.
 She
 i s l o v i n g , k i n d ,
 intelligent,
 and
 has
 an
 eye
 for
 fashion.
 She
 s t a n d s a t a m e d i u m
 h e i g h t w i t h a
 prominent
 behind
 and
 a p r o t r u d i n g c h e s t H e r c o m p l e x i o n i s
 dark
 and
 her
 eyes
 are
 a
 distinct
 brown.
 Her
 f a c e i s o v a l ­ s h a p e d
 a n d h e r t e e t h a r e
 perfectly
 aligned.

Professionally ,
 she
 is
 a

clinician
 who
 can
 also
 s i n g b e a u t i f u l l y . H e r
 career
 path
 is
 a
 result

h e a r t o f g o l d Additionally ,
 she
 has
 a
 great
 command
 of
 the

By:
Maglorious
Mwansa

w o u l d h a v e b e e n a
 p e r f e c t fi t f o r t h e
 a v i a t i o n i n d u s t r y . H e r
 s m i l e i s
 c o n t a g i o u s
 and
 watching
 her
 smile
 fills
 m a n y h e a r t s
 w i t h j o y . H e r
 k i n d n e s s ,
 c o m p a s s i o n ,
 a n d b e a u t y
 a r e
 m e s m e r i z i n g ,
 e v e n t o a
 blind
 person.

o f h e r s w e e t , k i n d ,
 spirited,
 and
 endearing

n a t u r e . S h e h a s a
 warm
 personality
 and
 a

English
 language
 and
 I
 have
 often
 told
 her
 that
 if
 she
 wasn't
 a
 medical
 p r o f e s s i o n a l , s h e

L e s e d i L a
 R o n a i s t h e
 e p i t o m e o f
 u n i q u e n e s s T h e r e a r e
 b i l l i o n s o f
 s t a r s i n t h e
 s k y , b u t t h e
 b r i g h t e s t o n e
 i s r i g h t h e r e
 on
 Earth.
 She
 is
 that
 star
 to
 her
 family ,
 her
 friends,
 and
 to
 everyone
 who
 c r o s s e s h e r
 p a t h . A m a n
 c a n
 a p p r e c i a t e a
 w o m a n w h o a s k s f o r
 nothing
 and
 affirms
 her
 t h a t s h e d e s e r v e s
 everything.

A F R I T A I N M E N T

U P C O M I N G
 A C T O R S
 L A C K
 C O M M I T M E N T
 -
 Y V O N N E

A N D
 M A J I D

Po p u l a r a c t o r s

Y v o n n e

N e l s o n a n d
 M a j i d M i c h e l h a v e
 made
an
observation
 t h a t n e w a n d
 upcoming
 actors
 lack
 c o m m i t m e n t a n d
 s a c r i fi c e w h e n i t
 comes
 to
 the
 trade
 of
 acting.

D u r i n g a n i n t e r v i e w
 o n o n e o f G h a n a ' s
 m o s t w a t c h e d T V
 s t a t i o n s , t h e y c i t e d

s e v e r a l e x a m p l e s o f
 the
 behaviors
 of
 new
 and
 upcoming
 actors.

Y v o n n e N e l s o n , a

G h a n a i a n a n d
 Nollywood
 star ,
 is
 also

a
 producer
 and
 one
 of

t h e m o s t t a l e n t e d
 actresses
 the
 industry
 can
 boast
 of.

S h e h a s w o n m a n y
 a w a r d s a n d

i n s t a n c e s w h e r e n e w
 actors
 couldn't
 get
 their
 lines
 right
 and
 how
 they
 would
 take
 many
 days
 to
 memorize
 scripts.

M a j i d M i c h e l , a
 t a l e n t e d a c t o r k n o w n
 for
 his
 humor
 in
 both
 h i s N o l l y w o o d a n d
 Ghanaian
 movies,
 also
 noted
 that
 new
 actors
 lack
 the
 sacrifices
 and
 patience
 that
 goes
 with
 the
 work.

They
 added
 that
 when
 movies
 are
 made,
 they
 must
 be
 promoted
 to
 r e a c h t h e r i g h t
 a u d i e n c e , b u t n e w
 a c t o r s l a c k t h e
 knowledge
 to
 do
 so.

W i t h t h e i r c o m b i n e d
 e x p e r i e n c e a n d
 expertise,
 Y vonne
 and
 M a j i d a r e h e l p i n g t o
 shape
 the
 future
 of
 the
 a c t i n g i n d u s t r y i n
 Ghana.

By:
A yishie tu
A siedu

W A T E R
 C R I S I S
 T O

H

I T
 H A L F
 O F
 T H E

W O R L D ' S
 P O P U L A T I O N

By:
Jemimah
Chungu

In
 just
 seven
 years,
 half
 of
 the
 world's
 p o p u l a t i o n i s
 t h r e a t e n e d t o l i v e
 u n d e r w a t e r s t r e s s ,
 a c c o r d i n g t o A v a a z .
 This
 is
 because
 water
 bodies
 such
 as
 rivers,
 l a k e s , s t r e a m s , h o t
 s p r i n g s , a n d o t h e r s
 are
 being
 depleted
 by
 e n v i r o n m e n t a l
 pollution,
 both
 directly
 a n d i n d i r e c t l y .

Chemical
 and
 sewage
 e ffl u e n t s f r o m
 i n d u s t r i a l a n d
 domestic
 sources
 are
 polluting
 these
 water

sources,
 making
 them

u n s a f e f o r h u m a n

c o n s u m p t i o n a n d
 d e g r a d i n g t h e m

further .

A v a a z r e p o r t s t h a t
 s t o r i e s o f p e o p l e
 h a v i n g t o c h o o s e

between
 buying
 bread

o r w a t e r f o r t h e i r

children,
 or
 letting
 them

d r i n k f r o m u n s a f e

sources,
 are
 becoming

i n c r e a s i n g l y c o m m o n .

Every
 two
 minutes,
 a

child
 dies
 from
 a
 water­

r e l a t e d d i s e a s e . T h e

c l i m a t e c r i s i s i s a l s o

e x a c e r b a t i n g t h e
 s i t u a t i o n , l e a d i n g t o
 d r o u g h t s t h a t d r y u p
 water
 sources.

The
 restoration
 of
 the
 environment
 is
 in
 our
 h a n d s . M a k i n g b a s i c
 l i f e s t y l e c h a n g e s t o
 g r e e n l i f e s t y l e s c a n
 make
 a
 big
 difference,
 as
 can
 enforcing
 laws,
 r e g u l a t i o n s , a n d
 treaties
 internationally
 on
 industrial
 pollution.

T h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s
 ( U N ) 2 0 2 3 W a t e r
 C o n f e r e n c e ,

s c h e d u l e d
 f o r M a r c h
 22­24,
 2023,
 i s e x p e c t e d
 t o b e a
 turning
 point
 in
 the
 global
 w a t e r
 p r e d i c a m e n t A n t o n i o
 G u t e r r e s ,
 S e c r e t a r y
 G e n e r a l o f
 the
 UN,
 has
 s t a t e d t h a t
 “ w a t e r i s a
 d e a l m a k e r
 f o r t h e
 s u s t a i n a b l e
 d e v e l o p m e n t g o a l s a n d
 f o r t h e
 h e a l t h a n d
 prosperity
 of
 people
 and
 t h e p l a n e t . B u t o u r
 p r o g r e s s o n w a t e r
 r e l a t e d g o a l s a n d
 t a r g e t s r e m a i n s
 d i s m a l l y o ff t r a c k ,
 jeopardizing
 the
 entire
 S u s t a i n a b l e
 Development
 agenda.”

T h e U N 2 0 2 3 W a t e r
 C o n f e r e n c e s h o u l d
 c o m e u p w i t h a b o l d
 water
 agenda
 that
 gives
 our
 world's
 lifeblood
 the
 c o m m i t m e n t i t
 d e s e r v e s A f t e r a l l ,
 w a t e r i s l i f e ­ l e t ' s
 conserve
 it.

S e u n
 K u t i
 ( F e l a
 s o n )
 a n d

P e t e r
 O k o y e
 ( P s q u a r e )
 a r e
 a t
 d a g g e r s
 d r a w n
 o v e r
 p r e s i d e n t i a l
 a s p i r a n t s
 P e t e r
 O b i
 a n d
 A h m e d
 T i n u b u
 w h o
 a r e

I g b o
 a n d
 Y o r u b a
 r e s p e c t i v e l y .

I
 a s k ,
 w h i c h
 c u l t u r e
 w i l l

d o m i n a t e
 N i g e r i a
 a s
 e l i t e s

s w e e p
 t h e
 q u e s t i o n
 o f
 u n i t y
 u n d e r
 t h e
 c a r p e t ?

U k a c h u k w u
 O k o r i e

-
 P o e t
 &
 W r i t e r

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a
r egis ter ed
media
entit y
(in
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oper ating
as
 A fricaw orld
Ne w spaper ,
A fricaw orld
Repor ts ,

The
A frican
International
 Magazine
and
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T V ,
invites
applications
fr om
suitably
qualified
 Z ambians
f or
the
position
o f
Of fice
Secr e tar y .

Main
Responsibilities

T o
under tak e
the
pr o vision
o f
secr e tarial
and
adminis tr ativ e
ser vices
 in
or der
to
f acilitate
e f f ec tiv e
oper ations .

Qualifications:

-
F ull
Gr ade
t w elv e
(12)
C er tificate;

-
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cer tificate
with
30
w or ds
per
minute
t yping
speed
 

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adv antage)

-
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Liter ate;

-
Able
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Micr oso f t
Suit

-
C oor dinating
and
or ganisational
abilities;

-
Mus t
hav e
at
leas t
one
(1)
y ear
pr ac tical
experience

-
Mus t
no t
be
abo v e
28
y ear s
old.

-
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a
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o f
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to wn

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mee ting
the
abo v e
qualifications
should
send
their
 application
le t ter ,
C V
and
cop y
o f
NR C
 to:
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NB:
Only
shor tlis ted
applicants
will
be
contac ted.

month
 when
 some
 clerics
 accused
 the
 main
 church
 of
 ethnic
 discrimination,
 a
 charge
 which
 it
 denies.
 In
 response,
 the
 authorities
 h a v e p r o h i b i t e d b o t h
 s i d e s f r o m h o l d i n g
 protests
 on
 Sunday

S u p p o r t e r s o f t h e m a i n
 c h u r c h h a v e e x p r e s s e d
 o u t r a g e a t t h e
 g o v e r n m e n t ' s a l l e g e d
 support
 of
 the
 breakaway
 group,
 and
 have
 vowed
 to
 d e f y t h e b a n a n d
 demonstrate
 their
 loyalty
 to
 the
 Orthodox
 Church,
 one
 of
 the
 oldest
 in
 subSaharan
 Africa
 and
 one
 of
 t h e f e w t o p r e d a t e t h e
 a r r i v a l o f E u r o p e a n
 m i s s i o n a r i e s . W i t h t h e
 potential
 for
 a
 full­scale
 i n t e r n e t s h u t d o w n
 looming,
 the
 1 15
 million
 c i t i z e n s o f E t h i o p i a ,
 particularly
 those
 in
 the
 c a p i t a l c i t y o f A d d i s
 Ababa,
 are
 bracing
 for
 the
 consequences.

S o m e a r e a s o f t h e
 northern
 region
 of
 T igray ,
 where
 a
 devastating
 twoy e a r c o n fl i c t r e c e n t l y
 c o n c l u d e d i n N o v e m b e r
 f o l l o w i n g a p e a c e d e a l
 b r o k e r e d b y t h e A f r i c a n
 U n i o n ( A U ) , r e m a i n
 w i t h o u t a c c e s s t o t h e
 internet.

N e t b l o c k s , a n
 o r g a n i s a t i o n t h a t
 monitors
 internet
 access,
 reported
 that
 the
 current
 restrictions
 are
 impacting

F a c e b o o k , M e s s e n g e r ,

T e l e g r a m , a n d T i k T o k

Those
 with
 virtual
 private

n e t w o r k ( V P N ) s o f t w a r e
 can
 still
 access
 these
 sites,

but
 a
 total
 shutdown
 would

p r e v e n t t h i s . L o n d o n ­

based
 VPN
 research
 firm

T OP10VPN
 revealed
 that

d e m a n d f o r V P N s i n

E t h i o p i a s k y r o c k e t e d b y

1,430%
 on
 Friday .

The
 authorities
 have
 also
 closed
 schools
 on
 Friday

as
 tension
 mounts
 in
 the

d e e p l y r e l i g i o u s s o c i e t y ,

r a i s i n g f e a r s t h a t t h e

situati

o n

m a y

f u r t h e

r

e s c a l

a t e .

T h e

a u t h o

r i t i e s

a r e

a l s o

p r e p a

r i n g f o r t h e u p c o m i n g
 annual
 AU
 summit,
 slated
 for
 next
 week.

The
 upcoming
 meeting
 of

the
 African
 Union
 in
 Addis
 Ababa
 will
 be
 the
 first
 since

t h e T i g r a y d e a l w a s

s i g n e d , a n d t h e

g o v e r n m e n t i s e a g e r t o
 prevent
 any
 unrest
 in
 the
 city ,
 which
 is
 home
 to
 the

A U ' s h e a d q u a r t e r s . B u t

what
 is
 the
 cause
 of
 the
 split?

T h r e e a r c h b i s h o p s f r o m

O r o m i a , t h e m o s t

p o p u l o u s r e g i o n i n t h e
 country ,
 have
 accused
 the
 l e a d e r s h i p o f t h e m a i n
 O r t h o d o x C h u r c h o f
 discrimination
 and
 a
 lack
 of
 diversity

A c c o r d i n g t o t h e
 a r c h b i s h o p s , t h e c h u r c h
 h a s b e e n d o m i n a t e d b y
 other
 ethnic
 groups
 for
 too
 long,
 with
 Amharic
 being
 the
 working
 language
 and
 the
 patriarch,
 its
 influential

l e a d e r , b e i n g a n e t h n i c
 T igrayan.
 The
 archbishops
 h a v e d e m a n d e d t h a t
 s e r v i c e s b e h e l d i n t h e

O r o m

o
 l a n

g u

a g

e ,

t h o

u g

h

t h e

m a i

n

c h u

r c h c l a i m s t h a t t h i s i s
 already
 the
 case.

T h e a r c h b i s h o p s h a v e
 b e e n e x c o m m u n i c a t e d
 a n d h a v e s e t u p a
 b r e a k a w a y s y n o d ,
 claiming
 to
 have
 a
 great
 deal
 of
 support
 in
 Oromia.

T h e y h a d p l a n n e d a
 c o u n t e r r a l l y i n A d d i s

A b a b a , b u t t h e i r e ff o r t s
 w e r e t h w a r t e d w h e n a
 court
 placed
 an
 injunction
 o n t h e m o n F r i d a y ,

b a n n i n g t h e m a n d t h e
 clergy
 they
 have
 recently
 a p p o i n t e d f r o m e n t e r i n g
 churches
 belonging
 to
 the
 Orthodox
 Church.

The
 fallout
 of
 the
 rally
 ban
 a n d s o c i a l m e d i a
 restrictions
 in
 Ethiopia
 may
 have
 a
 political
 element,
 as
 some
 analysts
 suggest
 that
 t h e p a t r i a r c h , A b u n e
 Mathias,
 has
 been
 at
 odds
 with
 the
 authorities
 since
 he
 spoke
 out
 about
 the
 war
 in
 T i g r a y , c o n t r o v e r s i a l l y
 c l a i m i n g t h a t a g e n o c i d e
 was
 being
 committed
 there.

The
 rally
 was
 intended
 to
 demonstrate
 the
 strength
 of
 i t s s u p p o r t , a n d t h e
 g o v e r n m e n t ' s d e c i s i o n t o
 instruct
 its
 cabinet
 ministers
 to
 stay
 out
 of
 the
 matter
 left
 the
 church
 feeling
 slighted.

In
 response,
 Prime
 Minister
 Abiy
 Ahmed
 has
 agreed
 to
 m e e t w i t h t h e p a t r i a r c h ,
 w h i c h m a y h e l p t o e a s e
 t e n s i o n s i n t h e c o m i n g
 days.

T h e E t h i o p i a n H u m a n
 R i g h t s C o m m i s s i o n h a s
 r e l e a s e d a s t a t e m e n t
 accusing
 the
 security
 forces
 o f u s i n g e x c e s s i v e f o r c e
 against
 the
 main
 church's
 f o l l o w e r s , c i t i n g
 e x t r a j u d i c i a l k i l l i n g s ,
 beatings,
 harassment,
 and
 arbitrary
 arrests.

Eight
 people
 are
 reportedly
 to
 have
 been
 killed
 during
 r e l i g i o u s c l a s h e s l a s t
 Saturday
 in
 Oromia.