F ormer
Zambian
President
Edgar
Lungu
says
he
is
ready
to
face
the
law
if
he
stole
public
resources
during
his
7year
rule;
calling
on
his
successor
President
Hakainde
Hichilema
to
lift
his
constitutional
immunity
against
prosecution.
C ontinues
p a ge
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F I G U R E S B y :
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l h a s 1 5 m e m b e r s countries, five of whom are permanent, including,
F r a n c e , C h i n a , R u s s i a ,
B r i t a i n a n d t h e U n i t e d
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c
i t
s
n c
a
e i n d i
t h e
s s t
AFRIC A W ORLD
NE W S P age
2 EDIT ORIAL T he
renewed
push
for
the
expansion
o f t h e U n i t e d
N a t i o n s S e c u r i t y
C o u n c i l U N S C t o
i n c l u d e p e r m a n e n t
r e p r e s e n t a t i o n f o r
Africa
is
vital
for
making
the
continent
an
agent
of
global
peace,
not
just
a m e r e s u b j e c t T h e
current
structure
of
the
C o u n c i l i s s h o r t o f
g l o b a l d i v e r s i t y a n d
security
democratization,
m a k i n g i t a n a l i e n
g r o u p i n g t o m o s t o f
A f r i c a ' s c o n s e r v a t i v e
communities.
A t p r e s e n t , t h e C o u n c i
e p e r m a n e n t
members
have
the
right
of
veto. I t i s i n o u r
e l i e f t h a t
development,
peace
and
s e
u r
y
r
v i s i b l e ,
t h u
,
S e c u r i t y
C o u
i l '
r a t e g i e s
a i m e d a t p r o m o t i n g
l a s t i n g p e a c e , m u s t b e
devised
in
full
harmony
w i t h p o l i c i e s f o r s o c i oeconomic
development. T h e C o u n c i l c a n n o t
c o n t i n u e o p e r a t i n g
w i t h o u t a d i r e c t a n d
p e r m a n e n t
r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f 1 . 3
billion
Africans.
Africa
is
part
of
the
global
village
and
should
have
its
voice
on
all
global
affairs. A F R I C A
D E S E R V E S
D U E
R E P R E S E N T A T I O N
I N
U N
S E C U R I T Y
C O U N C I L By:
Ollus
Ndomu The
EditorinChief
AFRIC A W ORLD
NE W S P age
3P R O V E R B
O F
T H E
W E E K H e
w h o
t r i e s
t o
s h a k e
t h e
b a o b a b
t r e e
e n d s
u p
s h a k i n g
h i s
o w n
b u t t o c k s .
" Blessed indeed is he who ponders the law o f t h e L o r d d a y a n d n i g h t : h e w i l l y i e l d h i s fruit in due season." (Cf
P s a l m 1 : 1 2 ) T h e great promise of God for those who love His word and study it season and out of season. A similar p r o m i s e i s m a d e t o Joshua: "Do not let this book of the law depart from your lips. Recite it by day and by night, that y o u m a y c a r e f u l l y o b s e r v e a l l t h a t i s written in it; then you will a t t a i n y o u r g o a l ; t h e n y o u w i l l s u c c e e d " (Joshua 1: 8).
Jeremiah devoured the word of God and found i n c o m p a r a b l e h a p p i n e s s a n d j o
J e r e m i a h 1 5 : 1 6 ) . A s often as the
y AFRIC A W ORLD
NE W S P age
4 (
world's
vain
ambition
delights
you,
as
o f t e n a s y o u s e e i n
m u n d a n e a ff a i r s
s o m e t h i n g t h a t v a u n t s
itself,
transport
yourself
i n y o u r t h o u g h t s t o
p a r a d i s e : b e g i n t o b e
what
you
shall
be.
And
you
shall
hear
from
your
Bridegroom:
Put
Me
as
a
seal
upon
your
heart,
as
a
seal
upon
your
arm." Chorazin
and
Bethsaida
had
been
blessed
with
t h e v i s i t a t i o n o f G o d T h e y h e a r d t h e g o o d
n e w s a n d e x p e r i e n c e d
t h e w o n d e r f u l w o r k s
which
Jesus
did
for
them,
but
alas!they
received
t h e n e w s w i t h
indifference.
Lk
10:1316
R e p e n t a n c e d e m a n d s
G o d ' s
l a w s
a n d
i t s
r e w a r d s c h a n g e a c h a n g e o f
h e a r t a n d w a y o f l i f e .
God's
word
is
lifegiving
a n d i t s a v e s u s f r o m
destruction.
Receive
His
w o r d w i t h f a i t h a n d
s u b m i s s i o n n o t w i t h
doubt
and
indifference. PRA YERS
Lord
Jesus
,
help
us
to
a l w a y s r e fl e c t o n Y o u r
w o r d d a y a n d n i g h t .
Amen
L o r d J e s u s , m a y Y o u r
word
prepare
us
to
offer
Y ou
a
sacrifice
of
praise
and
thanksgiving
always
and
everywhere.
Amen
Lord
Jesus,
give
us
the
ch i l d l i ke si mp l i ci ty
a n d
p u r i t y o f f a i t h t o g a z e
upon
your
face
with
joy
E V A N G E L I S M a n d
c o n fi d e n c e i n
Y o u r
a l lm e r c i f u l
l o v e A m e n
L o r d
J e s u s ,
r e m o v e
e v e r y
d o u b t ,
fear ,
a n d
p r o u d
t h o u g h t w h i c h w o u l d
hinder
us
from
receiving
Y our
word
with
trust
and
h u m b l e s u b m i s s i o n .
Amen
W e a s k t h e s e t h r o u g h
Christ
our
Lord
who
lives
a n d r e i g n s w i t h Y o u i n
unity
with
the
Holy
Spirit
O n e G o d f o r e v e r a n d
ever Amen
B y
M a b e l
O w a b u m u w a
AFRIC A W ORLD
NE W S P age
5T R E N D S
A F R I C A Z a m b i a n
H u m a n
R i g h t s
C o m m i s s i o n
A s k s
G o v t
T o
P r o t e c t
H o m o s e x u a l s A M B I A ' S H u m a n
Z R i g h t s C o m m i s s i o n
appealed
T uesday
to
the
state
not
to
spare
any
effort
to
stop
the
emerging
v i c i o u s h a t e c a m p a i g n
a g a i n s t t h e L G B T Q I
community
in
the
country I n a s t a t e m e n t m a d e
a v a i l a b l e t o l o c a l m e d i a ,
C o m m i s s i o n C h a i r p e r s o n
Mudford
Mwandenga
said
he
had
in
the
recent
few
d a y s , r e c e i v e d
c o r r e s p o n d e n c e f r o m
v a r i o u s s t a k e h o l d e r s
expressing
fear
about
the
safety
of
suspected
or
real
m e m b e r s o f t h e L e s b i a n ,
Gay ,
Bisexual,
T ransgender ,
Q u e e r a n d I n t e r s e x
( L G B T Q I )
c o m m unity
in
Z a m b i a.
" T h e
S t a t e
i s
o b l i g a t e d t o
a d o p t
e ff e c t i v e m e a s u r e s o f p r o t e c t i o n
against
the
actions
of
private
individuals
who
may
violate
or
threaten
to
violate
the
right
to
life
and
security
of
person
or
m e m b e r s o f t h e L G B T Q I
c o m m u n i t y i n Z a m b i a , " h i s
statement
read
in
part. Recently ,
homosexuality
had
become
the
hottest
debate
in
Zambia,
of
course,
not
short
of
a c c u s a t i o n s a m o n g p o l i t i c a l
players
and
politically
aligned
church
leaders. Meanwhile,
Zambians
lashes
o u t o n t h e H u m a n R i g h t s
Commission
for
its
call
which
m a n y d e s c r i b e d a s
'institutionalizing
Babylon'. By
Ollus
Ndomu L I B E R I A ' S
W E A H
C O M M I S S I O N S
3 R D
F E M A L E
C H I E F
J U S T I C E i b e r i a n P r e s i d e n t
L G e o r g e W e a h h a s
finally
commissioned
A s s o c i a t e J u s t i c e S i e A Nyne
Y ouh
as
the
country's
third
female
Chief
Justice
of
the
Supreme
Court. The
predecessor
of
Justice
Y ouh,
former
Chief
Justice
F r a n c i s K o r k p o r
C o n s t r u c t i o n a l t e r m
r e a c h e d o n t h e 5 t h o f
September
as
he
clocked
7 0 y e a r s , m a k i n g h i m
i n e l i g i b l e t o c o n t i n u e
serving
as
Chief
Justice
of
the
Republic
of
Liberia. Gloria
Musu
Scout
was
the
first
female
Chief
Justice
of
L i b e r i a p r e c e d e d b y
F r a n c e s J o h n s o n A l l i s o n ,
both
appointed
by
Liberia's
a n d A f r i c a ' s fi r s t
d e m o c r a t i c a l l y e l e c t e d
f e m a l e P r e s i d e n t E l l e n
Johnson
Sirleaf. President
W eah
on
Thursday
said
“he
has
confidence
in
t h e c o u n t r y t h i r d f e m a l e
C h i e f J u s t i c e t o p e r f o r m
s p l e n d i d l y b a s e d o n h e r
r e q u i s i t e e x p e r i e n c e a n d
q u a l i fi c a t i o n s , a d d i n g t h a t
the
Supreme
Court
will
not
lack
the
adequate
leadership
r e q u i r e s t o m a k e i t
outstanding.” T h e L i b e r i a n l e a d e r
c o n t i n u e d t h a t “ d u r i n g
Justice
Y ouh's
years
as
legal
p r a c t i t i o n e r i n t h e j u s t i c e
s y s t e m o f t h e c o u n t r y , s h e
e a r n e d a w e l l d e s e r v e d
reputation
of
unquestionable
character .” Following
her
oath
of
office,
C h i e f J u s t i c e S i e A N y e n e
Y o u h v o w e d t o “ s u p p o r t ,
u p h o l d , a n d d e f e n d t h e
Constitution
of
Liberia,
while
s h e a d d e d t h a t h e r
commissioning
ceremony
has
separated
her
from
President
George
W eah
as
head
of
the
E x e c u t i v e B r a n c h o f
Government.” She
reassured
the
public
that
“ d e s p i t e t h e s e p a r a t i o n o f
p o w e r s , s h e a n d h e r
c o l l e a g u e s o f t h e S u p r e m e
C o u r t B e n c h w i l l a l w a y s
comply
with
Article
73
of
the
Constitution”. By
Naomi
Tappia
By
Naomi
Tappia
AFRIC A W ORLD
NE W S P age
6T R E N D S
A F R I C A S i e r r a
L e o n e
E l e c t i o n
C h i e f
A s k e d
T o
B r e a k d o w n
L e a d e r o f t h e A l l
P e o p l e ' s
C o n g r e s s ( A P C )
P a r t y O p p o s i t i o n i n
P a r l i a m e n t , H o n .
Chernor
Maju
Bah,
in
a
l e t t e r w r i t t e n
t o t h e C h i e f
E l e c t o r a l
C o m m i s s i o n er ,
Mohamed
K K o n n e h
a n d
c a p t i o n e d ,
“ P e r s i s t e n c e
o f
R e g i s t r a t i o n
C h a l l e n g e s ,
Extension
of
t h e
R e g i s t r a t i o n
P e r i o d a n d
P u b l i c a t i o n
o f
D i s a g g r e g a t e d F i g u r e s ”
s t a t e d t h a t
o n S a t u r d a y
1 0
S e p t e m b e r 2 0 2 2 , h e
r e l e a s e d a p u b l i c
s t a t e m e n t i n w h i c h h e
a c k n o w l e d g e d t h e
e ff o rts
o f
th e El e cto ra l
C o m m i s s i o n o f S i e r r a
L e o n e ( E C S L ) i n t h e
o n g o i n g V o t e r s
R e g i s t r a t i o n P r o c e s s
( V R P ) a n d h i g h l i g h t e d
h i s e n g a g e m e n t s w i t h
t h e l e a d e r s h i p o f t h e
C o m m i s s i o n , t h e
C a l a b a s h N e w s p a p e r
S e p t e m b e r 3 0 , 2 0 2 2
edition
has
reported. He
continued
that
while
h e d r e w a t t e n t i o n ,
p a r t i c u l a r l y t o t h e
d i ffi c u l t i e s F i r s t T i m e
V o t e r s w e r e c o n f r o n t e d
with
in
their
attempt
to
e x e r c i s e a v e r y c r i t i c a l
c i v i c r e s p o n s i b i l i t y h e
also
pointed
out
several
l o g i s t i c a l , h u m a n
r e s o u r c e , a n d t e c h n i c a l
challenges
derailing
the
process. Hon.
Chernor
Maju
Bah
s t a t e d t h a t h e f u r t h e r
noted
the
Chief
Electoral
C o m m i s s i o n e r ' s P r e s s
Statement
of
W ednesday
7 S e p t e m b e r 2 0 2 2 , i n
which
he
acknowledged
t h e c h a l l e n g e s a n d
a s s u r e d th e p u b l i c a n d
political
stakeholders
that
t h e s a i d c h a l l e n g e s
w o u l d b e i m m e d i a t e l y
addressed. T h e P a r l i a m e n t a r y
Leader
said
that
as
the
C h i e f E l e c t o r a l
Commissioner
may
well
aware,
the
VRP is
in
its
third
week,
yet
some
of
t h e c h a l l e n g e s s t i l l
persist,
particularly
those
r e l a t i n g t o F i r s t T i m e
V oters,
who
are
currently
not
yet
of
the
voting
age
but
will
turn
18
by
June
2023. “ A s I h a v e p r e v i o u s l y
i n d i c a t e d , i t i s h i g h l y
i m p e r a t i v e f o r E C S L t o
lay
a
solid
basis
for
the
June
2023
elections
to
be
c r e d i b l e , i n c l u s i v e a n d
r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f t h e
p e o p l e ' s w i l l , ” t h e A P C
s t r o n g m a n m a i n t a i n e d
adding
that
such
should
be
done
by
ensuring
that
t h e V R P l e a v e s n o
eligible
citizen
out
in
the
process. H e s a i d u n f o r t u n a t e l y
while
some
of
the
initial
c h a l l e n g e s s t i l l p e r s i s t ,
n e w o n e s a r e a l s o
e m e r g i n g e m p h a s i z i n g
t h a t t h e y i n c l u d e t h e
C o m m i s s i o n ' s f a i l u r e t o
p u b l i s h b y c e n t e r s , t h e
figures
from
the
ongoing
e x e r c i s e ; p o l i t i c a l
i n t e r f e r e n c e w i t h t h e
p r o c e s s a t v a r i o u s
c e n t e r s ; a n d t h e
intimidation
of
opposition
r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s ,
c o m m u n i t y l e a d e r s a n d
First
T ime
V oters. T h e P a r l i a m e n t a r i a n
claimed
that
the
latter
is
being
done
by
declaring
t h e i d e n t i fi c a t i o n
documents
of
some
of
the
First
T ime
V oters
as
fake,
s e i z u r e o f s u c h
d o c u m e n t s , a n d
t h r e a t e n i n g t h e o w n e r s
with
police
arrest.
R e g i s t r a t i o n
F i g u r e s
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NE W S P age
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o f
Re fugees
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f or
2009
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on
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NE W S P age
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t o
r e f o r m
t a x
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t o
r e d u c e
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c r e d i t
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b o o s t
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r e f o r m s S u d a n ' s
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u s h e r s
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t h e
h a r v e s t
s e a s o n S o u t h
A f r i c a : P u b l i c
P r o t e c t o r
c l e a r s
G o r d h a n
o f
a n y
w r o n g d o i n g
i n
a l l e g e d
i r r e g u l a r
a p p o i n t m e n t
o f
c h i e f
o f
s t a f f K e n y a n
H e a l t h
O f fi c i a l s
I n v e s t i g a t e
S u s p e c t e d
E b o l a
C a s e A i r s t r i k e
i n
E t h i o p i a ' s
T i g r a y
r e g i o n
k i l l s
c i v i l i a n s M a l a w i - b o r n
a r t i s t
c e l e b r a t e s
n a t i o n a l
h e r o
C h i l e m b w e
o n
T r a f a l g a r
S q u a r e A F C O N
2 0 2 5 :
A f r i c a n
C o n f e d e r a t i o n
p r e s i d e n t
v i s i t s
G u i n e a Y o u n g
T o g o l e s e
i n v e n t o r
m a k e s
a
h o m e m a d e
4 - w h e e l
d r i v e L i b e r i a :
C D C
P u b l i s h e s
O r g a n i z a t i o n a l
S t r u c t u r e
o f
W E A H 2 0 2 3
P e t i t i o n
P r o g r a m A l - S h a b a b
F i g h t e r s
K i l l
C r e w
D r i l l i n g
W e l l
i n
S o u t h e r n
S o m a l i a G h a n a : P o l i c e
a r r e s t
s i x t e e n
s u s p e c t s
o v e r
a
s h o o t i n g
i n c i d e n t
a t
A s a m a n
T a m f o e
By
P By
Prince
Mathias
Asingo
S P R T
N E W S AFRIC A W ORLD
NE W S P age
9
rince
Mathias
E n g l a n d
t o
h o s t
S h e
C r a n e s
i n
V i t a l i t y
N e t b a l l
I n t e r n a t i o n a l
S e r i e s U g a n d a W o m e n ' s
National
Netball
team,
the
She
Cranes
have
been
flagged
off
ahead
of
a
tour
to
England
where
they
will
take
part
in
the
V itality
Netball
International
Series. T h e t e a m t h a t d e p a r t e d
yesterday
will
use
the
tour
to
intensify
preparations
for
the
2023
Netball
W orld
Cup
to
be
h e l d i n C a p e T o w n , S o u t h
Africa.
It
c o m e s
b a r e l y
t w o
m o n t h s
a f t e r
U g a n d a
fi n i s h e d
fi f t h
o v e r a l l
a t t h e
2 0 2 2
C o m m o n w e a l t h
Games
in
Birmingham. The
tour
was
announced
in
J u l y t h i s y e a r b y F r a n
C o n n o l l y , C E O o f E n g l a n d
N e t b a l l b o d y w h o s a i d h e
e x p e c t s a g o o d c h a l l e n g e
from
Uganda's
side. “ W e a r e d e l i g h t e d t o b e
welcoming
the
Uganda
She
C r a n e s t o E n g l a n d i n t h e
Autumn
in
what
promises
to
be
a
brilliant
series
of
Netball.
U g a n d a i s a l w a y s a h i g h l y
competitive
side
and
we
can't
wait
to
host
them
on
home
soil
in
front
of
our
fans,,”
he
said. In
the
series,
Uganda
will
play
seven
games,
three
against
E n g l a n d , a n d a t l e a s t o n e
g a m e a g a i n s t N o r t h e r n
Ireland,
W ales,
Scotland,
and
t o p t e a m L o u g h b o r o u g h
Lightning. Four
players
including
Stella
Oyella,
Jessica
Achan,
Norah
L u n k u s e , a n d S h a ffi e
Nalwanja
did
not
travel
with
t h e t e a m , w h i l e R o s e
Namutebi,
Faridah
Kadondi,
Shakira
Nakanyike,
and
V iola
are
the
new
faces
on
the
team. T h e S h e C r a n e s h o w e v e r
t r a v e l e d w i t h o n l y s e v e n
players
on
Monday
after
three
p l a y e r s i n c l u d i n g K a d o n d i ,
N a k a n y i k e a n d N a m u t e b i
failed
to
process
their
travel
documents
but
they
will
join
the
t e a m l a t e r T e a m c a p t a i n
Peace
Proscovia
will
also
join
the
team
in
England
where
she
is
based. T e a m
h e a d
c o a c h
F r e d
M u g e r w a s a i d
t h e
t e c h n i c a l b e n c h
chose
to
g i v e
c h a n c e
t o n e w
p l a y e r s b e c a u s e t h e y a r e
t r y i n g t o b u i l d s q u a d d e p t h
before
heading
to
the
world
cup. Speaking
while
flagging
off
the
team,
the
Netball
Federation
President
Sarah
Babirye
Kityo
applauded
their
sponsors
King
Ceasor
University
who
bought
15
tickets
for
the
team
to
travel. U g a n d a r e t u r n s t o E n g l a n d
with
a
pedigree
after
a
good
p e r f o r m a n c e f r o m t h e
Commonwealth
games
which
saw
them
defeating
Africa's
top
team
South
Africa
5448
in
a
c l a s s i fi c a t i o n m a t c h t o
determine
which
team
finished
fifth
and
sixth
respectively
at
the
Games. Full
squad P e a c e P r o s c o v i a , J o a n
N a m p u u n g u , S a n d r a
N a m b i r i g e , I r e n e E y a r u ,
Shadiah
Nassanga,
Margaret
Bagala,
Hanisha
Muhammad,
V i o l a A s i n g o , M a r y N u b a ,
F a r i d a h K a d o n d i , R o s e t t e
N a m u t e b i a n d S h a k i r a
Nakanyike. independent R o n d a R o u s e y m i g h t
be
one
of
the
top
stars
i n W W E , a n d
s o m e o n e w h o i s c u r r e n t l y
p u s h i n g t o r e g a i n h e r
" S m a c k D o w n " W o m e n ' s
Championship,
but
she
is
still
a b l e t o
t h i n k
a b o u t
o t h e r s ,
i n c l u d i n g
her
friend
S h a y n a
B a s z l e r T h e t w o
o f t h e m
h a v e a
l o n g s t a n d i n g
h i s t o r y
t o g e t h e r
from
their
M M A c a r e e r s ,
as
they're
half
of
the
" F o u r
Horsewoman
of
MMA,"
and
Rousey
wants
to
see
more
of
t h e
f o r m e r
" N X T "
W o m e n ' s
C h a m p i o n o n t h e
m a i n
roster W h e n
a n s w e r i n g a
q u e s t i o n
a b o u t
B a s z l e r
during
a
recent
episode
of
" T h e B a d d e s t S t r e a m O n
T h e P l a n e t , " R o u s e y s a i d ,
" Y o u ' r e t o t a l l y r i g h t a b o u t
Shayna
being
one
of
the
best
people
on
the
show ,
I
need
t h e m t o g e t t h e i r s * * *
together
and
realize
it." Baszler
dominated
during
her
time
on
the
black
and
gold
b r a n d , a n d s t i l l h o l d s t h e
r e c o r d f o r m o s t c o m b i n e d
r e i g n s w i t h t h e " N X T "
W omen's
title
across
her
two
reigns.
However ,
since
joining
t h e m a i n
roster ,
Baszler
h a s b e e n
u n a b l e t o
claim
a
singles
t i t l e o n e i t h e r
" W W E R a w "
o r " W W E
S m a c k D o w n , "
though
she
is
a
f o r m e r t w ot i m e W W E
Wo m e n ' s T a g
T e a m
C h a m p i o n .
B a s z l e r h a s
s t a r t e d t o b e
u s e d m o r e
f r e q u e n t l y
s i n c e P a u l
Levesque
took
charge
as
the
Chief
Creative
O ffi c e r , w h i c h l e d t o h e r
getting
a
title
m a t c h
a g a i n s t L i v
M o r g a n a t
W W E C l a s h
A t T h e
Castle.
B a s z l e r a n d
Rousey
have
b e e n s h o w n
i n s e g m e n t s
t o g e t h e r
r e c e n t l y a s
w e l l , w i t h
W W E
seemingly
tapping
into
their
offscreen
friendship.
Rousey
will
face
Liv
Morgan
at
the
upcoming
WWE
premium
live
event
WWE
Extreme
Rules
in
an
Extreme
Rules
match
for
the
"SmackDown"
W omen's
Championship. R o n d a
R o u s e y
T e l l s
W W E
T o
' G e t
T h e i r
S * * *
T o g e t h e r '
A n d
P u s h
S m a c k D o w n
S u p e r s t a r
By:
Jemimah
Chungu
AFRIC A W ORLD
NE W S P age
10 F A S H I O N N k a n d a Y a t u ,
Z a m b i a ' s h i g h
p r o fi l e f a s h i o n
b r a n d w a s b l e s s e d t o
p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e M i l a n
fashion
week
which
took
place
on
20th
September
2022
to
26th
September ,
2022
at
the
Palazo
and
Ritz
in
Paris.
N k a n d a Y a t u a n d
p a r t n e r i n g Z a m b i a n
f a s h i o n a n d P a g e a n t
m o d e l s s e t o ff o n
W e d n e s d a y 2 1 s t
September
2022
to
Milan,
I t a l y w h e r e t h e y m a d e
t h e i r fi r s t e v e r
a p p e a r a n c e o n t h e
European
fashion
runway
w i t h a n e w c o l l e c t i o n
c o u t u r e t o h i g h l i g h t
Zambian
culture
through
fashion
N k a n d u
Y atu
and
the
t e a m a r e
n o w
preparing
to
f a s h i o n
P a r i s
f a s h i o n
w e e k
s c h e d u l e d
f o r e a r l y
O c t o b er A b o u t
M i l a n
f a s h i o n
week
T h e
M i l a n
f a s h i o n
week
is
an
Italian
fashion
forum
that
t a k e s m a l e s i n
Milan,
Italy
by
Los
A n g e l e s b a s e d
o r g a n i z e r s . I t
p r e s e n t s v a r i o u s
i n t e r n a t i o n a l
f a s h i o n d e s i g n e r s
w h i l s t f a s h i o n i n g
d i ff e r e n t c u l t u r e s
f r o m a c r o s s t h e
globe
centered
on
e x p l o r i n g , g i v i n g
p l a q u e s a n d p r o m o t i n g
emerging
fashion
talents
of
diverse
aspects. About
Nkanda
Y atu Nkanda
Y atu
is
a
fashion
b r a n d t h a t m e a n s ' o u r
s k i n ' i n a Z a m b i a n
l a n g u a g e f a s h i o n e d b y
d e s i g n e r , K a b a s o
N k a n d u I t i s a
p h e n o m e n a l f a s h i o n
f o o t p r i n t i n t h e A f r i c a n
s p a c e u n i q u e l y i n f u s e d
w i t h m o d e r n t o u c h .
Kabaso
Nkandu
emerged
shortly
after
his
attempt
to
c h a s e h i s d r e a m o f
becoming
a
top
fashion
designer
in
Zambia
and
branding
his
fashion
from
b e i n g a n a m a t e u r
designer .
Though
he
did
n o t h a v e m u c h
k n o w l e d g e o n m o d e r n
fashion,
he
enforced
his
skill
in
fashion
design
by
using
local
textiles
such
a s c h i t e n g e t o
c o m m u n i c a t e A f r i c a n
s t o r i e s t h r o u g h h i s
clothing.
His
brand,
Nkanda
Y a t u h a s s i n c e b o o m e d
whilst
working
with
prominent
icons
and
influential
media
and
fashion
personalities
in
Zambia,
southern
Africa
and
beyond.
The
Nkanda
Y atu
feature
in
M i l a n F a s h i o n w m W e e k
S p r i n g s u m m e r
2 0 2 2
e n c o m p a s s e d
s o m e Z a m b i a ' s
d a s h i n g f a s h i o n
a n d p a g e a n t
models
to
fashion
the
Nkanda
Y atu
collection. K a b a s o N k a n d u
c r e d i t e d h i s
p l a q u e s o n h i s
s o c i a l m e d i a
where
he
wrote;
" P r e s e n t i n g
Zambian
fashion
a t i n t e r n a t i o n a l
p l a t f o r m s h a s a
significant
impact
o n o u r c r e a t i v e
e c o n o m y , a
s e c t o r o f t h e
m a r k e t t h a t I
b e l i e v e h a s t h e
p o t e n t i a l t o b r i n g v a l u e
a d d i t i o n t o t h e o v e r a l l
Zambian
economy .” T h e N k a n d a Y a t u M i l a n
fashion
week
has
trended
on
social
media
in
the
past
week
w i t h t h e
# n k a n d a y a t u t o t h e w o r l d
#zambiafashionkuchalo.
Z a m b i a ' s
N k a n d a
Y a t u
F a s h i o n
B r a n d
H i t s
M i l a n
2 0 2 2
F a s h i o n
W e e k
A Ghani a n
p r o d u c e d m o v i e ,
' B o r g a ' h a s
t o p p e d t h e
n o m i n a t i o n
l i s t a t t h i s
y e a r ' s A f r i c a
M o v i e
A c a d e m y
A w a r d s AMAA. ' B o r g a ' w a s
n o m i n a t e d
f o r m a j o r
a w a r d s
including
the
o v e r a l l B e s t
F i l m , B e s t
Film
in
an
African
L a n g u a g e , B e s t
D i r e c t o r ,
A c h i e v e m e n t i n
S c r e e n p l a y ,
C i n e m a t o g r a p h y ,
v i s u a l E ff e c t s ,
S c r e e n p l a y , a n d
Production
Design.
Several
of
its
actors
were
also
nominated
l i k e A d j e t e y A n a n g ,
L ydia
Forson
and
so
on. AFRIC A W ORLD
NE W S P age
11 G H A N I A N ’ B O R G A '
M O V I E
T O P S
A M A A
N O M I N A T I O N S
Speaking
on
behalf
of
A M A A P r e s i d e n t ,
Shaibu
Hussein
said
the
jury
sat
for
more
than
ten
days
during
the
selection
process
of
documentary
films,
a n i m a t i o n s , f e a t u r e s
and
short
stories. A F R I T A I N M E N T ' B o r g a ' t o p p e d
n o m i n a t i o n s b y 1 5
v o t e s , f o l l o w e d b y
S o u t h A f r i c a ' s
'Surviving
Gaza'
with
1 4 v o t e s . T h e l i s t
goes
on
and
on.
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