AfricaWorld Newspaper 17th December 2022

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T H E R E ' S

L I F E
 A F T E R
 D E C E M B E R

Th i s
 e n d i n g
 w e e k h a s
 b e e n
 riddled
 with
 s o c i a l
 m i s c h i e f s ,
 l o s s o f l i f e
 r e s u l t i n g
 f r o m
 d e b a u c h e r y a n d
 n i g h t c l u b
 a t t a c k s .
 O u r n e w s
 r e p o r t s
 f r o m
 d i ff e r e n t
 c o u n t r i e s
 h a v e
 h i g h l i g h t e d
 an
 increase
 i n s u c h
 d e v e l o p m e nts.

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

a l c o h o l i c a n d
 d e b a u c h e r y i n g e n e r a l
 a ff e c t f a m i l i e s . W e
 u n d e r s t a n d t h e
 e u p h o r i a t h a t c o m e s

with
 the
 festive
 season
 but
 we're
 also
 alive
 to
 t h e d e b t c r i s i s e s a n d
 fi n a n c i a l p r e s s u r e t h a t
 follow
 every
 January .

Ours
 is
 a
 sincere
 appeal
 t o e v e r y o n e t o d r i n k
 r e s p o n s i b l y a n d t h i n k
 b e y o n d t h e p r e v a i l i n g
 euphoria.

T h e
 t h a t
 p e n i s f e a r s
 t h e
 d a r k n e s s
 o f
 t h e
 y a r d
 V a g i n a c a n n o t
 f a t h e r
 a
 c h i l d .

C h r i s t
 W o r k s

M a r k s
 H i s
 I d e n t i t y

Je s u s
 p o i nts
 to
 His
 works
 as
 r e l i a b l e
 t e s t i m o n y o f H i s
 identity .
 It
 i s
 a m a z i n g
 t o b e
 i d e n t i fi e d
 d o i n g
 good
 and
 b e t t e r
 when
 it's
 t o t h e
 g l o r y o f
 G o d . A l l
 w e h a v e
 i s g i v e n
 b y G o d
 a n d a l l
 g l o r y
 m u s t
 revert
 to
 Him
 as
 we
 keep
 the
 blessings
 Jesus
 said
 to
 them
 in
 reply ,
 “Go
 and
 tell
 John
 what
 you
 have
 s e e n a n d h e a r d : t h e
 blind
 regain
 their
 sight,
 t h e l a m e w a l k , l e p e r s
 are
 cleansed,
 the
 deaf
 h e a r , t h e d e a d a r e
 r a i s e d , t h e p o o r h a v e
 t h e g o o d n e w s
 proclaimed
 to
 them."

J e s u s ' o p p o n e n t s
 r e f u s e d t o a c c e p t t h e
 authority
 He
 speaks
 and
 a c t i n T h e y d i d n o t
 u n d e r s t a n d a n d s o
 refused
 to
 believe
 that
 He
 was
 sent
 from
 the
 Father
 in
 heaven.
 They
 a s k e d q u e s t i o n s a n d

demanded
 evidence
 for
 H i s c l a i m t o b e t h e
 A n o i n t e d M e s s i a h a n d
 divine
 Son
 of
 the
 eternal
 Father Jesus
 answered
 t h e i r c h a r g e s w i t h t h e
 s u p p o r t i n g e v i d e n c e o f
 w i t n e s s e s . T h e l a w o f
 Moses
 had
 laid
 down
 the
 p r i n c i p l e t h a t t h e
 unsupported
 evidence
 of
 o n e p e r s o n s h a l l n o t
 prevail
 against
 a
 man
 for
 a n y c h a r g e o f
 w r o n g d o i n g ( s e e
 Deuteronomy
 17:6)

God
 reveals
 Himself
 in
 the
 most
 unusual
 way ,
 to
 t h e l o w l y o f h e a r t , t o
 t h o s e w h o t r u s t n o t i n
 themselves
 but
 in
 God

a l o n e ( M t 1 1 : 2 5 ­ 2 7 , 2 9
 a n d L k 1 0 : 2 1 ­ 2 2 ) . T h e
 Lord
 Jesus
 reveals
 to
 us
 the
 very
 mind
 and
 heart
 of
 God.
 By
 the
 gift
 of
 the
 Holy
 Spirit
 our
 ears
 are
 opened
 to
 hear
 His
 voice
 and
 enjoy
 the
 abundant
 love
 He
 fills
 our
 hearts
 a n d m i n d s w i t h a s w e
 acknowledge
 God.

PRA YERS

Lord
 Jesus,
 may
 we
 be
 filled
 with
 the
 Holy
 Spirit,
 t o l i s t e n t o Y o u r w o r d
 a t t e n t i v e l y , o b e d i e n t l y
 and

 joyfully Amen

Lord
 Jesus,
 bless
 us
 with
 a
 repentant
 heart.
 Amen

L o r d G O D , w e p r e s e n t
 these
 and
 all
 our
 prayers
 t o Y o u , g r a n t t h e m w e
 p r a y t h r o u g h o u r L o r d
 J e s u s C h r i s t Y o u r S o n
 who
 lives
 and
 reigns
 with
 Y ou
 in
 unity
 with
 the
 Holy
 S p i r i t O n e G o d f o r e v e r

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

By:
Iroegbu
Chibuike

ascertain.
 Lo
 and
 behold,
 torture
 and
 torment
 not
 myopic.
 That's
 a
 bad
 scenario!

I
 HA TE
 NIGERIA

EXPENSIVE
 APPLE`

S m a l l b u t m i g h t y W h o k n o w s
 whether
 the
 green
 or
 red
 cut,
 stuck
 between
 the
 oesophagus?Man
 is
 violent.
 The
 first
 love
 sign
 subject's
 the
 world
 to
 suffering.

W omen
 like
 expensive
 apple,
 and
 s o a t e w h a t ' s f o r b i d d e n T h e
 s e r p e n t s o c r a f t y a n d w i s e . A messenger
 of
 the
 great
 dragon.
 Mankind
 in
 labour ,
 but
 our
 labour
 will
 not
 be
 in
 vain.

Deep
 and
 long
 like
 miles,
 millions
 i
 say Doesn't
 that
 sound
 strange?
 Beckoning
 you'll
 long
 for ,
 but
 will
 n o t c o m e c l o s e r . T a b l e t t h y
 warnings
 in
 heart
 and
 forever
 a
 saint.

The
 grievous
 moment
 in
 this
 iron
 a g e , b a n d i n g t h e p e a c e f u l c oexistence.

People
 in
 their
 deepest
 hurt,
 yelling
 for
 help.

Empathy
 veils
 beyoond
 imagination
 and
 impurity
 circumvent.

Judging
 the
 nature
 in
 it's
 state. A big
 tremendous
 feelings.

I
 still
 weep
 for
 disguise
 behold
 in
 a
 blessed
 nation. Contaminated
 bount

DEEP FURNACE

DEEP FURNACE!
 Not
 just
 deep,
 b u t b l a z i n g w i l d l y A d e p a r t m e n t
 f o r e v e r s t a y N o t g o l d e n , s i l v e r ,
 bronze
 nor
 iron
 age.
 Gravity
 non­stop.

F l y i n g a b i l i t y p r o v e s n o t y o u r
 luckiness.
 I
 sound
 ah
 known,
 no
 way
 out.
 Sins
 as
 scarlet,
 and
 not
 as
 white
 as
 snow . H a d I k n o w n ? B e c o m e s a
 c o m p l a i n t . T h e r i v a l r y , y e t t o

IROEGBU

Evil
 plunge
 bye­pass
 me.
 Let
 my
 enemies
 not
 poo
 on
 me
 and
 wipe. I
 shall
 not
 be
 subjected
 to
 the
 breeze
 of
 men
 with
 wicked
 heart.

S q u e e z i n g m y f u t u r e e n d e a v o u r s
 never
 to
 happen.
 Clear
 vision
 makes
 me
 wonder ,
 the
 so­called
 friend
 in
 disguise.

Nevertheless,
 baffleness
 takes
 the
 lead
 and
 my
 eyes
 as
 sharp
 as
 the
 eagle
 eye.
 Not
 to
 be
 blurred
 again,
 but
 brighter
 than
 before.

Later
 days
 known
 highly Beckon
 on
 herself
 and
 flourishing
 boltly . M e l o d i o u s c h a n t i n r e g a r d s . H e r
 growth
 drives
 nation
 crazy wonders
 shall
 never
 end
 in
 the
 past.
 O b s c u r e i n b e n e v o l e n t t o w h a t
 befalls.

Inhuman
 treatment
 cored What
 haven't
 been
 done?
 Fortless
 c r i e s , t h e e a r t h s w a l l o w e d
 uncountable,
 still
 not
 jobless. Boostful
 we
 need.
 Peaceful
 citadel
 layed
 and
 paints
 to
 the
 bridge

S I E R R A
 L E O N E

R E M A I N S
 U N D E R
 C L I M A T E

C H A N G E
 T H R E A T

By:
Naomi
Tappia

Si e r r a L e o n e
 r e m a i n s p r o n e t o
 s e r i o u s
 e n v i r o n m e n t a l h a z a r d s
 i n c l u d i n g d r o u g h t ,
 flooding,
 coastal
 erosion,
 a n d l a n d s l i d e s , e a c h o f
 which
 is
 exacerbated
 by
 the
 prevailing
 climate
 change.

Climate
 projections
 in
 Sierra
 Leone
 include
 i n c r e a s e s i n
 t e m p e r a t u r e , m o r e
 e x t r e m e w e a t h e r ,
 i n c l u d i n g m o r e
 i n t e n s e p r e c i p i t a t i o n ,
 and
 rising
 sea
 levels,
 t h e C a l a b a s h
 N e w s p a p e r
 D e c e m b e r 1 4 , 2 0 2 2
 edition
 reported.

The
 likelihood
 of
 more
 severe
 droughts,
 floods,
 a n d s t o r m s t h r e a t e n s
 a g r i c u l t u r e , fi s h e r i e s , a s
 well
 as
 infrastructure,
 and
 h y d r o e l e c t r i c p o w e r
 production.

Urban
 and
 rural
 seasonal
 fl o o d i n g , r e c u r r e n t fl a s h
 fl o o d i n g , a n d c o a s t a l
 fl o o d i n g a r e t h e m o s t
 f r e q u e n t l y o b s e r v e d
 disasters
 in
 the
 country .

I n t h e r e c e n t p a s t ,
 d i s a s t e r s h a v e m o s t l y
 o c c u r r e d i n K r o o B a y ,
 Susan's
 Bay ,
 and
 Lumley
 i n t h e W e s t e r n U r b a n
 d i s t r i c t . P o r t L o k o ,
 Kambia,
 W estern
 Rural,
 P u j e h u n , B o , K e n e m a ,
 a n d M o y a m b a d i s t r i c t s

and
 the
 coastal
 beaches
 of
 t h e W e s t e r n A r e a
 P e n i n s u l

t r e e s . D e s p i t e a l e g a l
 framework
 being
 in
 place
 t o p r o t e c t t h e r e s e r v e ,
 u n r e g u l a t e d h u m a n
 activity
 has
 contributed
 to
 W APFOR's
 decimation.

According
 to
 Global
 Forest
 W a t c h , w i t h i n t h e l a s t 4

0.42%
 of
 the
 global
 total.

According
 to
 the
 F AO,
 the
 r a t e o f r e f o r e s t a t i o n i n
 S i e r r a L e o n e w a s 3 4 3 h a
 per
 year
 in
 2010.
 In
 Sierra
 Leone
 between
 2000
 and
 2020,
 100%
 of
 tree
 cover
 g a i n o c c u r r e d o u t s i d e o f
 plantations.
 From
 2002
 t o 2 0 2 1 , S i e r r a L e o n e
 l o s t 3 2 7 k h a o f h u m i d
 p r i m a r y f o r e s t , m a k i n g
 up
 1.8%
 of
 its
 total
 tree
 cover
 loss
 in
 the
 same
 period.

Sierra
 Leone
 is
 endowed
 with
 690,000
 hectares
 of
 i n l a n d v a l l e y s w a m p s
 ( I V S ) t h a t i f m a n a g e d
 e ff e c t i v e l y , c a n p r o v i d e
 a g r i c u l t u r a l y i e l d s f o r
 f o o d s e l f ­ s u ffi c i e n c y i n
 the
 country

w e e k s i n S i e r r a L e o n e ,
 12,696
 deforestation
 alerts
 w e r e d e t e c t e d , w h i c h
 a ff e c t e d a n a r e a o f
 approximately
 155ha.
 The
 top
 2
 regions
 accounted
 f o r 8 4 % o f i n t e g r a t e d
 deforestation
 alerts.

In
 Sierra
 Leone,
 the
 top
 t w o r e g i o n s w e r e
 responsible
 for
 73%
 of
 all
 t r e e c o v e r l o s s b e t w e e n
 2001
 and
 2021.
 Southern
 had
 the
 most
 tree
 cover
 loss
 at
 688kha
 compared
 to
 an
 average
 of
 455kha.

T h r o u g h i t s f o o da s s i s t a n c e ­ f o r ­ a s s e t s
 p r o g r a m a n d o t h e r
 i n c e n t i v e s , W F P c o l l a b o r a t e s w i t h t h e
 M i n i s t r y o f A g r i c u l t u r e t o
 d r a w s m a l l ­ s c a l e f a r m e r s
 a w a y f r o m t h e u p l a n d s ,
 w h e r e d e f o r e s t a t i o n i s
 rampant
 and
 yields
 are
 low ,
 to
 the
 IVS.

W F P satellite
 images
 proved
 the
 l o s s o f o v e r 4 , 0 0 0 h a o f

From
 2001
 to
 2021,
 Sierra
 L e o n e l o s t 1 8 2 M h a o f
 r e l a t i v e t r e e c o v e r ,
 e q u i v a l e n t t o a 3 2 %
 decrease
 since
 2000
 and

W i t h y e a r ­ r o u n d w a t e r
 availability
 and
 fertile
 soils
 that
 do
 not
 require
 fallow
 p e r i o d s , i r r i g a t e d I V S
 p r o v i d e s a h i g h ­ p o t e n t i a l
 food
 production
 system
 that
 c a n b e c o n t i n u o u s l y
 c u l t i v a t e d w i t h r i c e a n d
 n u t r i t i o u s v e g e t a b l e s ,
 legumes,
 and
 tubers.

L I B E R I A ' S
 W E A H

U R G E S
 A F R I C A N S
 I N

D I A S P O R A
 T O
 P L A Y

M E A N I N G F U L
 R O L E S
 I N

D E V E L O P I N G
 T H E
 C O N T I N E N T

By:
Naomi
Tappia

Liberia's
 President
 G e o r g e W e a h
 h a s u r g e d
 A f r i c a n s l i v i n g i n t h e
 diaspora
 to
 play
 m e a n i n g f u l r o l e s
 if
 the
 continent's
 future
 is
 to
 be
 on
 pal
 with
 others.

S p e a k i n g i n
 W ashington
 D.C.
 United
 States
 of
 A m e r i c a o n
 T u e s d a y
 D e c e m b e r 1 3 ,
 2 0 2 2 w h e n
 a d d r e s s i n g t h e
 A f r i c a n a n d
 D i a s p o r a Y o u n g
 Leaders
 Forum
 of
 t h e U S ­ A f r i c a
 Leaders'
 Summit,
 P r e s i d e n t W e a h
 s a i d “ D i a s p o r a
 A f r i c a n s m u s t p l a y
 m e a n i n g f u l r o l e s i n
 Africa
 in
 order
 to
 make
 t h e c o n t i n e n t ' s f u t u r e
 bright.”

T h e L i b e r i a n C h i e f
 E x e c u t i v e t o l d t h e
 a u d i e n c e o f
 e n t r e p r e n e u r s ,
 p o l i t i c i a n s a n d A f r i c a n
 y o u t h s t h a t “ W e h a v e
 t h e p o t e n t i a l t o t u r n

around
 the
 grim
 outlook
 of
 the
 continent
 that
 is
 p r e s e n t e d i n t h e n e w s
 daily .
 With
 more
 than
 60
 percent
 of
 Africans
 being

t h e c o n t i n e n t m u s t b e
 t h r o u g h i n n o v a t i o n ,
 i n v e s t m e n t a n d
 knowledge
 transfer ."

c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e
 d e v e l o p m e n t a n d
 advancement
 of
 society .”

P r e s i d e n t
 W e a h u r g e d
 African
 leaders
 t o c r e a t e t h e
 e n a b l i n g
 e n v i r o n m e n t
 a n d t h e
 r e q u i s i t e
 framework
 that
 w i l l a l l o w
 y o u n g p e o p l e
 in
 the
 diaspora
 t o c o n t r i b u t e
 t h r o u g h t h e i r
 e d u c a t i o n a n d
 i n n o v a t i o n , t o
 t h e
 t r a n s f o r m a t i o n
 o f t h e
 continent.

young
 people,
 we
 have
 t h e d e m o g r a p h i c
 d i v i d e n d c a p a b l e o f
 m a k i n g o u r r e g i o n
 responsive
 to
 the
 needs
 of
 its
 people.”

T h e L i b e r i a n H e a d o f
 S a t e e m p h a s i z e d t h a t
 “the
 role
 young
 people
 and
 the
 general
 African
 d i a s p o r a m u s t p l a y i n
 addressing
 the
 needs
 of

He
 decried
 the
 lack
 of
 opportunities
 for
 young
 people
 to
 allow
 them
 to
 reach
 their
 full
 potential,
 a d d i n g t h a t “ s u c h h a s
 made
 a
 growing
 number
 o f t h e m t o s e e k
 o p p o r t u n i t i e s i n t h e
 W est,
 where
 they
 have
 a c q u i r e d q u a l i t y
 e d u c a t i o n a n d u s e f u l
 s k i l l s i n o r d e r t o

H e n a r r a t e d
 that
 “in
 recognition
 of
 the
 v a l u e o f t h e L i b e r i a n
 d i a s p o r a c o m m u n i t y , a t
 t h e i n c e p t i o n o f h i s
 administration
 nearly
 five
 years
 ago,
 he
 embarked
 u p o n t h e p r o c e s s o f
 removing
 restrictive
 laws
 t o e n c o u r a g e t h e
 Liberians
 in
 the
 diaspora
 t o h e l p d e v e l o p t h e
 country

By

P rince
Mathias
 By

P rince
Mathias

D o h a , Q a t a r | I t
 c o u l d n ' t h a v e
 h a p p e n e d o n t o o
 many
 occasions
 in
 2 1 p r e v i o u s
 tournaments,
 but
 a
 team
 reached
 the
 W o r l d C u p fi n a l
 a n d w e r e n ' t t h e
 m a i n s t o r y o f t h e
 night.

France
 led
 from
 the
 fifth
 minute
 against
 M o r o c c o , T h e o
 H e r n a n d e z
 becoming
 the
 first
 o p p o s i t i o n p l a y e r
 t o s c o r e p a s t
 Y assine
 Bounou
 in
 s i x m a t c h e s i n
 Q a t a r w h e n t h e
 left­back
 despatched
 an
 awkward
 ball
 on
 the
 half
 volley

Didier
 Deschamps'
 team
 deserve
 e v e r y p l a u d i t t h e y r e c e i v e f o r
 winning
 a
 fourth
 W orld
 Cup
 semifi n a l i n s i d e t h e r e g u l a t i o n 9 0
 m i n u t e s F r a n c e w i l l a i m t o
 b e c o m e t h e fi r s t b a c k ­ t o ­ b a c k
 winners
 since
 Brazil
 in
 1962
 when
 t h e y f a c e A r g e n t i n a a t L u s a i l
 Stadium
 on
 Sunday

It
 is
 a
 brilliant
 final
 with
 all
 the
 makings
 of
 a
 classic.
 The
 teams
 last
 met
 at
 Russia
 2018
 when
 the
 F r e n c h , i n s p i r e d b y a t e e n a g e
 K y l i a n M b a p p e , w o n a b e l t i n g
 contest
 4­3.
 Mbappe,
 attempting
 t o w i n h i s s e c o n d Wo r l d C u p ,
 a g a i n s t P a r i s S a i n t ­ G e r m a i n
 colleague
 Lionel
 Messi,
 pursuing
 his
 most
 cherished
 prize,
 is
 one
 of
 m u l t i p l e n a r r a t i v e s t o w h e t t h e
 appetite
 over
 the
 next
 few
 days.

But
 Morocco
 exit
 this
 W orld
 Cup
 as
 history
 makers
 and
 following
 a
 performance
 packed
 with
 courage
 and
 spirit
 and
 perseverance.
 The
 first
 team
 from
 Africa
 and
 the
 Arab
 world
 to
 play
 in
 a
 W orld
 Cup
 semifinal,
 they
 dug
 into
 the
 deepest
 r e s e r v e s o f e n d u r a n c e a n d
 character
 in
 an
 attempt
 to
 go
 one

better

Morocco
 barely
 put
 a
 foot
 wrong
 defensively
 in
 this
 competition.
 But
 they
 paid
 a
 heavy
 price
 for
 a
 minor
 error
 when
 Jawad
 El
 Y amiq
 leapt
 o u t o f h i s
 d e f e n s i v e
 l i n e t o a l l o w
 A n t o i n e
 Griezmann
 a
 r u n i n t o t h e
 b o x A c h r a f
 H a k i m i fl e w
 a c r o s s t o
 a p p l y a
 t r e m e n d o u s
 b l o c k w h e n

Mbappe
 tried
 to
 steer
 home
 t h e d e l i v e r y ,
 b u t M o r o c c o
 w e r e u n a b l e
 t o r e c o v e r
 t h e i r s h a p e

Mbappe
 shot
 again,
 the
 ball
 d e fl e c t i n g
 k i n d l y f o r
 Hernandez
 –
 who
 wouldn't
 h a v e b e e n
 playing
 but
 for
 an
 injury
 to
 brother
 Lucas
 in
 the
 opening
 match
 –
 to
 steer
 home
 his
 second
 international
 goal.

Olivier
Giroud
capitalised
on
a
rare
 p i e c e o f m i s j u d g e m e n t f r o m
 Romain
 Saiss
 to
 run
 through
 and
 rattle
 the
 post
 after
 17
 minutes.
 Saiss
 was
 evidently
 inhibited
 by
 the
 thigh
 injury
 he
 sustained
 earlier
 in
 the
 tournament
 and
 the
 talismanic
 c e n t r e ­ b a c k w a s s o o n r e p l a c e d ,
 j o i n i n g f e l l o w d e f e n d e r N a y e f
 Aguerd,
 forced
 to
 withdraw
 from
 the
 starting
 XI
 prior
 to
 kick­off,
 on
 the
 sidelines.

It
 felt
 like
 the
 roof
 might
 fall
 in
 on
 M o r o c c o B u t t h a t w a s t o
 underestimate
 this
 resilient,
 gifted
 team.
 Hugo
 Lloris
 had
 already
 been
 t e s t e d b y A z z e d i n e O n u a h i ' s
 dipping
 strike
 –
 hit
 with
 the
 instep,
 a
 l a C r i s t i a n o R o n a l d o – w h e n
 Ibrahima
 Konate,
 deputising
 for
 the
 u n d e r t h e w e a t h e r D a y o t
 Upamecano
 did
 very
 well
 to
 prevent
 Y oussef
 En­Nesryi
 from
 connecting
 with
 Selim
Amallah's
 cross
 in
 front
 of
 goal.

E l Y a m i k n e a r l y a t o n e d f o r h i s
 e a r l i e r m i s t a k e i n s p e c t a c u l a r
 fashion
 when,
 with
 his
 back
 to
 goal,
 the
 left­sided
 centre­half
 carefully

tracked
 Giroud's
 clearing
 header
 from
 a
 corner
 and
 met
 the
 dropping
 b a l l w i t h a n o v e r h e a d k i c k t h a t
 need
 a
 combination
 of
 Lloris's
 right
 glove
 and
 the
 upright
 to
 keep
 it
 out.

France
 weren't
 without
 chances
 to
 add
 to
 their
 lead.
 El
 Y amiq
 hacked
 clear
 when
 Mbappe
 scooped
 the
 b a l l t o w a r d s g o a l a f t e r A u r e l i e n
 T chouameni's
 low
 pass
 in
 behind.
 T chouameni
 returned
 the
 ball
 into
 the
 box
 for
 Giroud
 but
 he
 was
 off
 target
 with
 his
 shot.

Morocco
 finished
 the
 half
 applying
 pressure
 to
 their
 opponents'
 goal
 v i a a s u c c e s s i o n o f d e a d ­ b a l l
 deliveries,
 without
 cracking
 strong
 French
 resistance.

K o n a t e m a n a g e d a n o t h e r
 tremendous
 interception
 when
 EnN e s y r i ' s e y e s w i d e n e d a s a
 d e l i v e r y f r o m s u b s t i t u t e Y a h y a
 Attiat­Allah
 arrived
 in
 the
 six­yard
 box.
 Hakimi
 couldn't
 tame
 the
 ball

in
 a
 promising
 position
 in
 the
 French
 b o x a n d a n o t h e r s u b s t i t u t e i n
 A b d e r r a z a k H a m d a l l a h s t i r r e d
 memories
 of
 Diego
 Maradona
 with
 a
 defender­dodging
 dribble
 into
 the
 p e n a l t y a r e a H a m d a l l a h , w h o
 would
 be
 denied
 a
 consolation
 deep
 i n t o s t o p p a g e t i m e b y J u l e s
 K o u n d e ' s g o a l l i n e c l e a r a n c e ,
 d e l a y e d h i s s t r i k e a n d w a s
 eventually
 crowded
 out.

T h e r e w a s n o h e s i t a t i o n f r o m
 Randal
 Kolo
 Muani,
 however ,
 no
 sign
 of
 the
 24­year­old
 needing
 time
 t o w a r m ­ u p s e c o n d s a f t e r h i s
 introduction,
when
Mbappe
capped
 an
 excellent
 piece
 of
 build­up
 play
 with
 a
 pass
 rolled
 to
 the
 back
 post.

K o l o M u a n i w a s n e v e r g o i n g t o
 miss,
 scoring
 the
 second
 fastest
 W orld
 Cup
 goal
 by
 a
 substitute.
 It
 was
 a
 nice
 piece
 of
 history
 for
 the
 Eintracht
 Frankfurt
 player But
 no
 m a t c h f o r t h e s t o r y c r e a t e d b y
 Morocco
 over
 the
 past
 three
 weeks.

E N T A T A I N M E N T
 N E W S

Los

D i r e c t e d b y A f r i c a n ­ A m e r i c a n
 fi l m m a k e r R y a n C o o g l e r , t h e
 s e q u e l t o 2 0 1 8 ' s b o x o ffi c e h i t

“ B l a c k P a n t h e r ” s t a r s A n g e l a
 B a s s e t t , L e t i t i a W r i g h t , L u p i t a
 N y o n g ' o , W i n s t o n D u k e a n d

P

h

W a k a n d a
 Forever”
 led
 North
 American
 box
 office
 charts
 for
 the
 third
 straight
 w e e k e n d w i t h a n e s t i m a t e d
 three­day
 cume
 of
 45.9
 million
 U.S.
 dollars,
 showed
 figures
 from
 the
 measurement
 firm
 Comscore
 on
 Sunday .

T h e b l o c k b u s t e r h a s e a r n e d
 3 6 7 . 7 m i l l i o n d o l l a r s i n N o r t h
 America
 to
 date.

F l o r e n c e K a s u m b a , a m o n g
 others.
 The
 film
 follows
 the
 heroes
 o f t h e fi c t i o n a l k i n g d o m o f
 W akanda
 who
 fight
 to
 protect
 their
 n a t i o n f r o m i n t e r v e n i n g w o r l d
 p o w e r s i n t h e w a k e o f K i n g
 T'Challa's
 death.

O v e r s e a s , “ B l a c k P a n t h e r :
 W akanda
 Forever”
 took
 in
 32.1
 million
 over
 the
 weekend.
 The
 film
 h a s g r o s s e d a n e s t i m a t e d 3 0 8
 million
 dollars
 internationally
 for
 a
 global
 total
 of
 676
 million
 dollars.

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

F u n k e
 A t i n d e l e
 Q u i t s
 A c t i n g

No l l y w o o d ' s
 F u n k e
 A t i n d e le
 has
 r e v e a l e d a
 plan
 to
 q u i t
 a c t i n g ,
 p r o m i sing
 to
 s u p p o r t t h e
 i n d u s t r y i n
 t h e
 b a c k g r o u n d
 a n d
 o n
 r e q u e st.

F a m o u s l y k n o w n
 a s J e n n i f e r i n
 J e n i f a ' s D a i r y ,
 Funke
 has
 had
 a
 s u c c e s s f u l c a r e e r
 in
 acting
 but
 said
 in
 a n i n t e r v i e w t h a t
 s h e i s l e a v i n g
 c a m e r a s f o r

politics.

The
 actress
 added
 that
 her
 most
 recent
 m o v i e “ B a t t l e o n
 Buka
 Street”
 is
 her
 farewell
 movie
 to
 her
 fans.

S h e n a r r a t e d h o w

she
 has
 progressed
 w i t h i n h e r a c t i n g
 y e a r s t o w r i t i n g ,
 p r o d u c i n g a n d
 directing
 movies.

A l s o , s h e s a i d t h e
 time
 is
 up
 to
 pass
 the
 b a t o n t o y o u n g
 a c t o r s a n d

producers.

F u n k e a d d e d t h a t ,
 she
 would
 be
 in
 the
 b a c k g r o u n d s h o u l d
 a n y o n e n e e d h e l p
 a n d s u p e r v i s i n g i n
 terms
 of
 films
 when
 called
 upon.

B Y :
A yishie tu
A siedu

M a s s a i
 P e o p l e

U n d e r
 E n d l e s s

E n v i r o n m e n t a l
 V i o l a t i o n s

By:
Jemimah
Chungu

An e n v i r o n m e n t a l

V i o l a t i o n o f t h e

T anzanian
 Massai
 villages
 is
 and
 has
 been
 on
 going
 for
 years.
 The
 Massai
 people's
 socialcultural,
 economic
 a n d p h y s i c a l
 e n v i r o n m e n t s i s
 being
 violated
 by
 t h e p o l i t i c a l
 e n v i r o n m e n t f o r
 o c c u p y i n g t h e i r
 own
 land.
 This
 is
 because
 of
 a
 neocolonial
 act
 by
 the
 w e s t e r n
 c o n s e r v a t i o n
 m o d e l w i t h t h e
 support
 of
 greedy
 g o v e r n m e n t a l
 bodies
 and
 other
 cooperations.

T h e y c o n t i n u e
 f a c i n g e v i c t i o n s
 f r o m t h e i r n a t i v e l a n d
 u n d e r t h e g u i s e o f
 E n v i r o n m e n t a l
 conservation.
 An
 example
 of
 these
 cooperations
 is
 the
 United
 Arab
 Emirates
 ( U A E ) t h a t o c c u p i e d a
 l a r g e a r e a o f a M a s s a i
 V i l l a g e c a l l e d L o l i o n d o
 area
 for
 trophy
 hunting.

The
 Massai
 indegeneous
 g r o u p i s a m o n g m a n y
 o t h e r m i l l i o n s o f
 indegeneous
 people
 that
 a r e s u ff e r i n g
 e n v i r o n m e n t a l
 oppression
 and
 injustice
 for
 fighting
 for
 their
 rights.

T h e y ' r e a l s o l i k e o t h e r
 minority
 groups
 of
 people
 w h o h a r d l y t a k e p a r t i n
 decision
 making.

T h e o n g o i n g

forcefully
 displaced
 whilst
 b e i n g p r o m i s e d
 " c o m f o r t a b l e h o m e s , "
 leaving
 many
 homeless
 .

country
 is
 to
 face
 pollution,
 w i l d l i f e d e c l i n e o f b o t h
 f a u n a a n d fl o r a a m o n g
 o t h e r E n v i r o n m e n t a l
 deficits.

e n v i r o n m e n t a l v o i l a t i o n
 has
 lasted
 for
 years
 and
 r e s u m e d m i d t h i s y e a r
 a f t e r c o n t r a r y t o t h e
 a b o l i s h m e n t o f t h i s
 voilation
 by
 the
 previous
 government.

According
 to
 The
 Oakland
 I n s t i t u t i o n , t h e w e s t e r n
 conservation
 model
 have
 l e d t o ; a w i d e s p r e a d
 e v i c t i o n s , h u n g e r , i l l ­
 health,
 and
 human
 rights
 v o i l a t i o n s i n c l u d i n g
 killings,
 rapes
 and
 torture
 across
 Africa
 and
 Asia.

In
 addition,
 they
 are
 being

Due
 to
 this,
 some
 of
 them
 had
 to
 flee
 to
 Kenya
 for
 m e d i c a l t r e a t m e n t w h i l e
 s o m e w e r e c o n fi n e d t o
 their
 homes.
 However ,
 this
 c o u n t r y i s a l s o f a c i n g
 Kenya
 is
 also
 among
 east
 A f r i c a n c o u n t r i e s f a c i n g
 environmental
 challenges
 such
 as
 drought
 rages
 and
 need
 resolutions.

The
 Massai
 indegeneous
 people
 to
 T anzania
 could
 b e e l i m i n a t e d f r o m t h e i r
 homes
 forever
 which
 can
 destroy
 their
 rich
 culture
 and
 knowledge
 for
 years.
 A t t h e s a m e t i m e , t h e

T h e T a n z a n i a n
 government
 has
 been
 i g n o r i n g t h e c a l l f o r
 justice
 by
 and
 for
 the
 Massai. U n d e r t h e p r o p o s e d
 “ 3 0 x 3 0 i n i t i a t i v e , ”
 member
 states
 to
 the
 C o n v e n t i o n o n
 B i o l o g i c a l D i v e r s i t y
 (CBD)(link
 is
 external)
 would
 declare
 at
 least
 3 0 p e r c e n t o f t h e
 w o r l d ' s l a n d a n d s e a
 m a s s e s a s P r o t e c t e d
 A r e a s b y 2 0 3 0 . T h e
 p r o p o s a l , s e t t o b e
 a d o p t e d a t t h e 1 5 t h
 Conference
 of
 Parties
 (COP)
 of
 the
 CBD
 in
 Montreal,
 which
 began
 on
 December
 7,
 2022,
 sets
 the
 stage
 for
 massive
 land
 g r a b s a n d h u m a n r i g h t s
 v i o l a t i o n s ( T h e O a k l a n d
 Institution).

The
 T anzanian
 government
 has
 also
 ignored
 efforts
 by
 lawsuits
 by
 the
 leaders
 of
 I n d e g e n e o u s g r o u p s a n d
 t h e c a l l t o p r o t e c t t h e i r
 rights.
 They
 instead
 have
 chosen
 to
 make
 their
 own
 citizens
 suffer

Could
 there
 be
 more
 to
 this
 neo­colonial
 behavior?

L Y G A M Y
 I S
 M E N ' S
 N A T U R A L

P O S I T I O N
 -
 B O T S W A N A
 P A S T O R

n a t u r a l l y ! " C e n t u r y
 B u z z q u o t e d h i m
 Thursday .

lot
 of
 responsibilities
 a n d w i t h a l o t o f
 stress:

" P o l y g a m y i s n o t a
 sex
 setup
 but
 a
 load
 of
 r e s p o n s i b i l i t y, o n e
 has
 to
 be
 mindful
 of
 the
 stress
 and
 work
 it
 entails."

s u r v i v e s o n m u t u a l
 respect
 including
 prayer
 which
 he
 said
 plays
 a
 r o l e i n k e e p i n g h i s
 marriage
 intact.

" P o l y g a m y i s o u r
 n a t u r a l p o s i t i o n a s
 m e n , w e a r e o n l y
 s o c i a l i s e d i n t o
 m o n o g a m y , s o I
 d e c i d e d t o b e h a v e

The
 Businessman
 has
 four
 kids
 with
 the
 first
 w i f e K a g i s o a n d t w o
 k i d s w i t h h i s s e c o n d
 wife
 Mpho.

H e f u r t h e r s a i d t h a t
 polygamy
 comes
 with
 a

S e k a t i f e l l u n d e r
 h e a v y c r i t i c i s m w h e n
 h e p u b l i c l y s t a r t e d
 p r a c t i c i n g p o l y g a m y ,
 s o m e t h i n g h e s a i d
 made
 him
 lose
 friends
 a n d s o u r e d f a m i l y
 relations.

A c c o r d i n g t o t h e
 S o l o m o n i c O r d e r
 devotee,
 his
 marriage
 w i t h t w o l o v e l y w i v e s

Polygamy
 is
 permissible
 in
 Botswana
 under
 the
 c u s t o m a r y l a w , a n d
 Sekati
 has
 been
 a
 role
 model
 to
 many
 men
 who
 a r e c o n t e m p l a t i n g o n
 following
 the
 Solomonic
 Order

W h i l e m a n y c h r i s t i a n
 f a i t h f u l s c o n t i n u e t o
 criticize
 the
 brave
 and
 medal
 deserving
 Sekati,
 i t r e m a i n s a n o b v i o u s
 truth
 that
 majority
 men
 are
 involved
 in
 multiple
 sexual
 relationships.