AfricaWorld Newspaper 25th June 2022

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W H Y

S
 E U R O P E

A P O L O G I Z I N G

N O W
 F O R
 I T S

P A S T
 E V I L S ?

Ju s t t w o w e e k s
 a g o , w e w e r e
 t r e a t e d t o a
 barrage
 of
 regrets
 by
 Belgium's
 King
 P h i l i p p e o v e r h i s
 a n c e s t o r s '
 a t r o c i t i e s a n d
 l o o t i n g o f
 r e s o u r c e s i n t h e
 D e m o c r a t i c
 Republic
 of
 Congo
 during
 the
 75
 years
 of
 colonialism.

This
 week,
 Prince
 C h a r l e s t o l d
 C o m m o n w e a l t h
 H e a d s o f
 G o v e r n m e n t
 M e e t i n g C h o g m ­
 a t t e n d e e s i n R w a n d a
 t h a t h e c o u l d n o t
 describe
 "the
 depths
 of
 his
 personal
 sorrow"
 at
 the
 suffering
 caused
 by
 t h e s l a v e t r a d e .
 According
 to
 the
 crown
 in
 waiting,
 the
 potential
 of
 the
 family
 of
 nations
 could
 only
 be
 realised
 b y a c k n o w l e d g i n g t h e
 wrongs
 that
 had
 shaped

the
 past.

I t i s i n t e r e s t i n g t o s e e

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

c u l t u r a l l y , e c o n o m i c a l l y
 a n d p o l i t i c a l l y ? I f
 E u r o p e a n s a r e r e a l l y
 s o r r y f o r t h e i r
 m i s t r e a t m e n t o f

A f r i c a n s , w h y
 c a n ' t t h e y
 c o m p e n s a t e
 i n d i v i d u a l
 c o u n t r y ' s u n l i k e
 s p e e c h f e e d i n g
 w i t h p r e t e n t i o u s
 words?

E u r o p e a n s
 acknowledging
 their
 past
 evils
 against
 African
 but
 w e s t r o n g l y f e e l
 e x p r e s s i n g r e g r e t a l o n e
 f o r p a s t d e e d s i s n o t
 enough.
 Even
 reparations
 are
 not
 enough
 too.
 Y ou
 may
 label
 us
 as
 people
 w i t h a v i c t i m i s t m i n d s e t
 b u t w e w i l l n o t s t o p
 b e l i e v i n g t h a t E u r o p e a n
 s l a v e t r a d e a n d

u n e n d i n g r e l i g i o u s a n d
 boarder
 conflicts
 in
 Africa.

What
 an
 average
 African
 m a y n o t r e a l i z e
 i m m e d i a t e l y i s t h a t
 E u r o p e i s b e g i n n i n g t o
 own
 up
 its
 past
 atrocities
 n o t f o r a n y t h i n g , b u t t o
 further
 its
 neocolonialism
 a g e n d a W h o d o e s n ' t
 know
 that
 Europe
 thrives
 o n c o n t r o l l i n g A f r i c a

It
 is
 even
 a
 pity
 t h a t A f r i c a n
 l e a d e r s c a n
 s h a r e a m e d i a
 p l a t f o r m w i t h
 E u r o p e a n s a n d
 start
 asking
 them
 to
 come
 b a c k a s i n v e s t o r s .
 Africans
 must
 think
 twice
 and
 start
 living
 as
 the
 only
 people
 on
 earth.
 T rusting
 people
 who
 shitted
 in
 our
 ancestors'
 face
 is
 nothing
 short
 of
 insulting
 our
 own
 existence.
 Let
 Europeans
 e n j o y t h e w e a l t h t h e y
 smuggled
 without
 further
 seeking
 to
 fool
 us
 again.

giants
 Barcelona.

A Spanish
 court
 gave
 him
 a
 22­month
 jail
 term
 and

guilty

For
 his
 freedom,
 Eto'o
 will
 have
 to
 pay
 back
 more
 than
 $8m
 (£6.5).

The
 court
 ruling
 said
 Eto'o
 a

a

K e n y a n

A u t h o r i t i e s
 R e f u t e

K i d n e y
 B u y i n g
 C l a i m s

By:
Ollus
Ndomu top
 public
 hospital

A i n K e n y a r e f u t e d
 m i d t h i s w e e k
 claims
 that
 it
 was
 buying
 kidneys
 from
 the
 country's
 citizens.

K e n y a t t a N a t i o n a l
 Hospital
 lifted
 the
 shroud
 o f s i l e n c e f o l l o w i n g a n
 increase
 in
 the
 number
 of
 p e o p l e m a k i n g i n q u i r i e s
 and
 offering
 to
 sell
 their
 kidneys.

In
 a
 Facebook
 post,
 the
 hospital
 said
 "How
 much
 for
 my
 kidney?"
 was
 the
 m o s t a s k e d q u e s t i o n
 through
 the
 inbox
 on
 their
 page.

T h e h o s p i t a l
 h o w e v e r a d v i s e d
 t h a t t h o u g h b o d y
 o r g a n s c o u l d b e
 d o n a t e d t o n e e d y
 c a s e s , t h e y c o u l d
 not
 be
 sold.

" P l e a s e n o t e t h a t
 organ
 sale
 is
 strictly
 p r o h i b i t e d a n d
 illegal.
 Y ou
 can
 only
 donate
 out
 of
 free
 will,"
 it
 said.

T h e h o s p i t a l ' s
 p o s t e r r e v e a l e d
 d e s p e r a t e
 measures
 Kenyans
 are
 willing
 to
 take
 a m i d i n c r e a s e s i n
 f o o d , f u e l p r i c e s

and
 cost
 of
 living.

E a r l i e r t h i s
 m o n t h , t h e
 W orld
 Bank
 warned
 that
 E a s t A f r i c a
 w a s a m o n g
 r e g i o n s
 f a c i n g a
 m a j o r
 r e c e s s i o n
 d u e t o t h e

R u s s i a Ukraine
 war
 a n d t h e
 r i p p l e
 i m p a c t o f
 t h e
 coronavirus.

C

F

b a

Federation.

By:
Vesla
Centurion
Kals

L i b e r i a ' s
 N E C
 C l e a r s
 6
 C a n d i d a t e s
 A s

N o r t h e r n
 S p e c i a l
 S e n a t o r i a l
 P o l l
 N e a r s

By:
Naomi
Tappia

h e N a t i o n a l

T E l e c t i o n s
 C o m m i s s i o n o f

L i b e r i a h a s c l e a r e d s i x
 c a n d i d a t e s f o r t h e
 i m m i n e n t S p e c i a l

Senatorial
 election
 slated
 for
 June
 28,
 2022
 in
 Lofa
 County ,
 Northern
 Liberia.

T h e e l e c t i o n w a s
 arranged
 by
 the
 electoral
 body
 as
 a
 result
 of
 the
 void
 created
 due
 to
 the
 denial
 of
 former
 Defence
 M i n i s t e r B r o w n i e

Samukai
 from
 occupying
 h i s s e a t a s a S e n a t o r
 d u r i n g t h e S p e c i a l
 Senatorial
 election
 held
 in
 December
 of
 2020
 across
 t h e c o u n t r y t h a t
 w i t n e s s e d t h e n
 o p p o s i t i o n C o l l a b o r a t i n g
 P o l i t i c a l P a r t i e s m a k i n g
 s i g n i fi c a n t g a i n s i n k e y
 counties.

Samukai
 was
 found
 guilty
 of
 misapplying
 the
 Armed
 Forces
 of
 Liberia
 pension
 funds,
 an
 action
 he
 has
 since
 justified
 that
 he
 was
 operating
 on
 the
 mandate
 of
 his
 former
 boss,
 Ellen

Johnson
 Sirleaf.

T h e C r i m i n a l C o u r t ' s
 decision
 was
 upheld
 by
 the
 S u p r e m e C o u r t w h i c h i s
 the
 final
 arbiter
 of
 the
 law
 t h e r e b y p r e v e n t i n g

c o n d u c t o f a n o t h e r
 election
 in
 that
 part
 of
 the
 country
 to
 fill
 the
 void
 in
 the
 c o u n t y a f t e r t h e S e n a t e
 declared
 the
 seat
 vacant.

A c c o r d i n g t o a r e p o r t
 d i s s e m i n a t e d
 b y

i n c l u d e M a r i a m u B e y a n
 F o f a n a , G e o r g e B e y a n
 S e m a h a n d S u m o G K u p e e o f t h e P e o p l e ' s
 Unification
 Party .

S a m u k a i o f b e i n g
 certificated
 as
 Senator
 of
 t h e C o u n t y u n t i l t h e
 r e s t i t u t i o n o f t h e
 m i s a p p l i e d o v e r o n e
 m i l l i o n U S D d o l l a r s i s
 completed.

The
 Government
 of
 Liberia
 r e c e n t l y s u s p e n d e d t h e
 t w o y e a r s ' i m p r i s o n m e n t
 s e n t e n c e a g a i n s t t h e
 f o r m e r D e f e n c e M i n i s t e r
 a n d m a n d a t e d N a t i o n a l
 E l e c t i o n s C o m m i s s i o n s
 (NEC)
 to
 go
 ahead
 with
 the

T r u t h
 F M
 c o r r e s p o n d e n t i n t h e c o u n t y , t h e
 b a t t l e f o r t h e s e a t i s
 expected
 to
 be
 uphill
 as
 the
 c a n d i d a t e o f t h e f o r m e r
 r u l i n g U n i t y P a r t y o f
 Africa's
 first
 democratically
 e l e c t e d P r e s i d e n t E l l e n
 Johnson
 Sirleaf
 Galakpai
 W .
 Kportimai
 is
 now
 in
 a
 t i g h t r a c e w i t h M o m o
 T a r n u e k o l l i e C y r u s , a n
 i n d e p e n d e n t c a n d i d a t e ,
 Cllr
 Joseph
 Kpator
 Jallah
 independent
 candidate. T h e o t h e r c a n d i d a t e s

S o c i a l m e d i a p l a t f o r m s
 have
 been
 flooded
 with
 an
 i m a g e o f M o n t s e r r a d o
 C o u n t y D i s t r i c t # 1 0
 l a w m a k e r Y e k e h K o l u b a h
 who
 was
 seen
 dressed
 in
 h i s t r a d i t i o n a l a t t i r e
 campaigning
 for
 Unity
 Party
 c a n d i d a t e G a l a k p a i W .
 Kortimai
 as
 a
 sign
 of
 the
 party
 unwillingness
 to
 leave
 no
 stone
 unturned
 as
 they
 seek
 to
 deliver
 the
 county
 to
 former
 ruling
 party
 now
 the
 biggest
 opposition
 political
 party .

Some
 have
 called
 out
 the
 lawmaker
 for
 his
 attire
 with
 horn
 in
 his
 hands
 portraying
 i d e n t i fi c a t i o n w i t h t h e
 i n d i g e n o u s p e o p l e a t t h e
 time
 the
 election
 expected
 t o b e h o t l y c o n t e s t e d i s
 a p p r o a c h i n g w h i l e o t h e r s
 h a v e a p p l a u d e d h i m f o r
 identifying
 with
 his
 people
 o f a m e m b e r o f t h e i r
 traditional
 practices.

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

I N
 U K
 O R G A N - H A R V E S T I N G
 P L O T

By:
Joshua
Illya

A s e n a t o r

t o p N i g e r i a n

I k

E k w e r e m a d u a n d
 h i s w i f e h a v e b e e

i d e n t i fi e d a s t h e c o u p l e
 who
 have
 been
 charged
 w i t h c o n s p i r i n g t o
 transport
 a
 child
 into
 the
 U K i n o r d e r t o h a r v e s t
 organs.

I k e E k w e r e m a d u ' s
 s p o k e s p e r s o n t o l d B B C
 I g b o T h u r s d a y t h a t t h e
 s e n a t o r h a d b e e n

charged
 in
 Britain
 over
 the
 case.

T h e 6 0 ­ y e a r ­ o l d l a w y e r
 and
 politician
 has
 been
 a
 s e n a t o r s i n c e 2 0 0 3 a n d
 belongs
 to
 the
 opposition
 People's
 Democratic
 Party
 (PDP).

He
 served
 three
 terms
 as
 Nigeria's
 deputy
 president
 of
 the
 Senate
 from
 2007
 to
 2019.

appearance

U x b r i d g e M a g i s t r a t e s '
 Court
 in
 the
 UK.
 Additional
 reporting
 by
 BBC
 Africa

S P R T
 N E W S

By

P By

Prince
Mathias
 rince
Mathias

I n e o s
 l a u n c h
 E l i u d
 K i p c h o g e

C y c l i n g
 A c a d e m y
 i n
 K e n y a

o t i m

O

m a r a t h o n c h a m p

Eliud
 Kipchoge
 (centre)
 cycles
 in
 a
 group
 during
 the
 l a u n c h o f t h

Kipchoge
 Cycling
 Academy
 in
 K a p t a g a

C o u n

P h o t o c r e d

Pool

I n e o s E l i u d

Kipchoge
 Cycling

A c a d e m y h a s
 b e e n l a u n c h e d
 b y I n e o s a n d
 G l o b a l S p o r t s

C o m m u n i c a t i o n s
 s t a b l e i n

K a p t a g a t i n

Elgeyo
 Marakwet
 County

I n p a r t n e r s h i p b e t w e e n
 m u l t i p l e G r a n d ­ T o u r ­ w i n n i n g
 c y c l i n g t e a m , I n e o s
 G r e n a d i e r s , a n d d o u b l e
 O l y m p i c c h a m p i o n a n d
 marathon
 world­record
 holder
 Eliud
 Kipchoge,
 the
 teams
 are
 working
 together
 to
 create
 the
 new
 academy
 at
 the
 renowned
 K a p t a g a t c a m p E l i u d
 Kipchoge's
 NN
 Running
 T eam
 training
 centre.

Kipchoge
 said
 that
 he
 was
 glad
 that
 the
 camp
 was
 expanding
 and
 venturing
 into
 a
 new
 sport
 that
 will
 enable
 young
 talented
 cyclists
 move
 to
 the
 next
 level.

" I ' m p r o u d t h a t w e a r e
 expanding
 our
 training
 camp
 from
 a
 purely
 athletics
 focused
 training
 camp
 towards
 a
 wider
 kind
 of
 sports
 academy The
 Ineos
 Eliud
 Kipchoge
 Cycling
 Academy
 is
 a
 very
 natural
 fit
 with
 great
 potential
 to
 enable
 our
 young
 talented
 cyclists
 to
 make
 the
 next
 steps
 towards
 the
 top
 level
 of
 cycling,"
 said
 t h e t w o t i m e O l y m p i c s
 marathon
 champion.

The
 academy
 will
 be
 headed
 u p b y V a l e n t i j n T r o u w ,
 Performance
 Director
 at
 Global
 S p o r t s C o m m u n i c a t i o n , a n d
 the
 rest
 of
 the
 GSC
 T eam.

T rouw
 and
 the
 GSC
 T eam
 have
 more
than
30
years'
experience
 in
 identifying
 and
 nurturing
 long
 d i s t a n c e r u n n i n g t a l e n t i n
 Kenya,
 creating
 a
 pathway
 for
 some
 of
 the
 greatest
 distance
 runners
 ever
 to
 compete
 on
 the
 world
 stage.

I t i s t h e
 a m b i t i o n
 o f t h i s
 p r o j e c t t o
 utilise
 this
 k n o w l e d g e ,
 c o m b i n e d
 with
 that
 of
 t h e I n e o s
 G r e n a d i e r s
 cycling
 team,
 to
 create
 a
 worldclass,
 sustainable
 academy
 in
 Kenya.

T r o u w s a i d t h a t t h e y h a v e
 w o r k e d w i t h l o n g d i s t a n c e
 r u n n e r s i n t h e E a s t A f r i c a n
 r e g i o n a n d g r e a t t r a i n i n g i n
 K a p t a g a t w i l l d e v e l o p g o o d
 c y c l i s t s a n d b r i n g i n b e s t
 practice
 in
 competitive
 cycling.

“ W e b e l i e v e t h e e x c e p t i o n a l
 l o c a l e n d u r a n c e t a l e n t
 combined
 with
 the
 great
 training
 environment
 at
 Kaptagat
 will
 be
 p e r f e c t f o r d e v e l o p i n g q u a l i t y
 cyclists.
 W orking
 together
 with
 Sir
 Dave
 Brailsford,
 the
 Ineos
 Grenadiers
 Cycling
 T eam
 and
 tapping
 into
 the
 broader
 Ineos
 sporting
 family
 will
 bring
 us
 the
 w o r l d ' s b e s t p r a c t i c e i n
 competitive
 cycling,”
 he
 said.

“I
 am
 excited
 by
 the
 opportunity
 to
 build
 a
 relatively
 new
 sport
 in
 Kenya,
 in
 good
 harmony
 and
 collaboration
 with
 the
 Kenyan
 C y c l i n g F e d e r a t i o n , b r i n g i n g
 t o g e t h e r o u r c o l l e c t i v e
 k n o w l e d g e a n d i n s i g h t s f r o m
 r u n n i n g a n d c y c l i n g f o r t h e
 benefit
 of
 the
 sport.”

I n e o s ' c h a i r m a n , S i r J i m
 R a t c l i ff e s a i d : “ T h e r e i s s u c h
 exciting
 sporting
 talent,
 passion
 and
 ambition
 in
 Africa
 and
 at
 Ineos
 we
 want
 to
 continue
 to
 i n v e s t t o h e l p r e a l i s e i t s
 maximum
 potential.
 I
 visited
 the

K a p t a g a t f a c i l i t y i n K e n y a
 r e c e n t l y a n d c a m e a w a y
 convinced
 that
 this
 partnership
 can
 do
 something
 truly
 different
 and
 unique
 for
 cycling
 –
 as
 well
 as
 for
 aspiring
 young
 African
 athletes.”

c

g d e v e

o p m

I n e o s ' D i r e c t o r o f S p o r t a n d
 I n e o s G r e n a d i e r s T e a m
 Principal,
 Sir
 Dave
 Brailsford
 said:
 “This
 is
 a
 hugely
 significant
 a n d e

it
 has
 the
 power
 to
 d r i v e l a s t i n g c h a n g e b y
 d e v e l o p i n g n e w r i d e r s f r o m
 Africa.
 W e
 all
 know
 the
 talent
 is
 there
 ­
 we
 saw
 it
 recently
 when
 Biniam
 Girmay
 made
 history
 by
 w i n n i n g a s t a g e a t t h e G i r o
 d'Italia,
 and
 I
 saw
 it
 first­hand
 in
 the
 inspiring
 young
 athletes
 I
 met
 in
 Kaptagat.

world
 cycling

F O U R
 S O M A L I
 C L U B S
 F I L E

C A S E
 A G A I N S T
 F A
 T O
 F I F A

So m a l i P r e m i e r L e a g u e
 club
 Raadsan
 pose
 for
 a
 p h o t o b e f o r e a m a t c h Photo
 credit:
 Pool

A s t a n d o ff h a s e n s u e d
 b e t w e e n t h e S o m a l i F o o t b a l l
 F e d e r a t i o n ( S F F ) a n d f o u r
 Premier
 League
 clubs
 over
 the
 terms
 of
 engagement
 ahead
 of
 the
 2021/2022
 season.

T h e f o u r c l u b s J e n y o F C ,
 Sahafi
 FC,
 Raadsan
 FC
 and
 M i d i n i m o F C h a v e n o t o n l y
 t e m p o r a r i l y
 w i t h d r a w n
 f r o m t h e
 l e a g u e , b u t
 a l s o fi l e d a
 c o m p l a i n t a t
 f o o t b a l l ' s
 w o r l d
 g o v e r n i n g
 body
 Fifa
 in
 w h i c h t h e y ,
 among
 other ,
 accuse
 the
 federation
 interim
 president
 Ali
 Abdi
 Mohammed
 o f s i d e l i n i n g t h e t e a m s w i t h
 different
 opinions.

" T h e i n t e r i m ( F o o t b a l l )
 president
 is
 illegally
 using
 the
 powers
 vested
 in
 him
 by
 the
 g o v e r n m e n t t o o p p r e s s t h e
 membership
 who
 refuse
 to
 play
 w i t h o u t a c o m p e t i t i o n
 c o m m i t t e e , p l u s r u l e s a n d
 regulations
 of
 the
 competition
 a n d D i s c i p l i n a r y C o m m i t t e e , "
 the
 petition
 signed
 by
 officials
 of
 the
 four
 clubs
 reads
 in
 part.

"W e
have
shared
our
concerns
 with
 the
 Executive
 Committee
 o f S F F t h a t b o t h t h e
 Competition
 and
 Disciplinary
 of

S F F a r e f o r c i n g c l u b s t o
 participate
 in
 the
 delayed
 league
 with
 proper
 dialogue
 and
 a
 clear
 plan
 for
 this
 delayed
 season."

The
 aggrieved
 clubs
 have
 asked
 Fifa
 to
 intervene
 and
 investigate
 the
 matter

Nation
 Sport
 understands
 other
 c o n t e n t i o u s i s s u e s i n c l u d e
 allegations
 that
 the
 federation
 h a s i n t e r f e r e d w i t h t h e
 s p o n s o r s h i p a g r e e m e n t
 between
 the
 league
 and
 one
 of
 t h e m a i n
 s p o n s o r s ,
 p l u s d e l a y s
 in
 disbursing
 g r a n t s t o
 c l u b s
 a c c r u e d
 f r o m t h e
 main
 league
 r i g h t s
 holders.

F u r t h e r r e p o r t s c l a i m t h e
 federation
 has
 lost
 crucial
 crucial
 information
 including
 a
 database
 on
 player
 registration.

It
 has
 been
 a
 troubled
 start
 for
 Mohamed,
 who
 was
 voted
 into
 office
 at
 the
 SFF
 Annual
 General
 M e e t i n g ( A G M ) i n F e b r u a r y ,
 w h i c h a l s o d i s m i s s e d h i s
 p r e d e c e s s o r A b d i q a n i S a i d
 Arab.

T h i s f o l l o w e d a l l e g a t i o n s o f
 corruption
 dogging
 the
 tenure
 of
 the
 former
 president.

H i s d e p a r t u r e l e f t b e h i n d a
 d i v i d e d f e d e r a t i o n l e a d i n g t o
 delays
 in
 the
 start
 of
 the
 league
 season.

F A S H I O N

S H E A
 B U T T E R
 O U T S H I N E

O T H E R
 S K I N ,
 H A I R
 P R O D U C T S

Shea
 butter
 is
 a
 buttery ,
 creamy
 skin
 care
 and
 hair
 care
 product
 that
 i s p r o d u c e d f r o m S h e a
 trees.
 Shea
 trees
 fruit
 Ivory
 colored
 nuts
 whose
 seeds
 a r e u s e d t o p r o d u c e t h e
 Shea
 butter Shea
 seeds
 contain
 fats
 and
 vitamins
 A,
 E
 and
 F
 that
 have
 been
 t e s t e d a n d d e c l a r e d
 healthy
 for
 skin
 and
 hair
 u s e S h e a b u t t e r h a s
 natural
 ingredients
 unlike
 o t h e r b e a u t y c a r e
 products
 that
 have
 them
 a s s u p p l e m e n t
 i n g r e d i e n t s o r a r t i fi c i a l Partly ,
 this
 explains
 why

 s h e a h a s b e e n u s e d
 directly
 or
 as
 a
 content
 for
 b e a u t y p r o d u c t s f o r
 centuries.

Why
 is
 shea
 butter
 trendy
 now?

Shea
 butter
 has
 gained
 m o r e p o p u l a r i t y o n t h e
 b e a u t y m a r k e t i n t h e
 recent
 past
 because
 it
 has
 proved
 to
 be
 effective
 for
 all
 skin
 and
 hair
 types.
 Its
 Africa
 originality
 and
 ivory
 color
 is
 also
 linked
 to
 the
 natural
 glow
 of
 different

A f r i c a n s k i n t o n e s
 including
 hair
 types.

N a t u r a l l y , t h e t e x t u r e o f
 s h e a i s f a t t y , b u t t e r y c r e a m y , t h u s i t s p r e a d s
 and
 penetrates
 easily
 on
 the
 scalp,
 on
 hair
 strands
 and
 on
 the
 skin.
 It
 thereafter
 deep­cleanses,
 smoothens,
 a n d m o i s t u r i z e s a n d
 conditions
 so
 the
 skin
 and
 h a i r a r e r e v i t a l i z e d t o
 become
 plumps.

S h e a b u t t e r a l s o p r o v i d e s
 b e a u t y c a r e w i t h o u t s i d e
 e ff e c t s a s o p p o s e d t

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

natural
 skin
 as
 in
 the
 case
 of
 s k i n b l e a c h i n g t h a t h a

p a l m i t i c a c i d s h e l p
 m o i s t u r i z e t h e s k i n a n d
 prevent
 dryness
 by
 retaining
 balanced
nutrients
(fats
and
 vi ta mi n s)
 d i re ctl y
 o n to th e
 skin. T h e c r e a m y ­ b u t t e r y e ff e c t

By:
Jemimah
Chungu

p r e v e n t s h a i r b r e a k a g e a n d
 treats
 dandruff
 promoting
 hair
 growth,
 strength,
 thickness
 and
 health
 in
 general.

Shea
 butter
 can
 also
 act
 as
 a
 s u n s c r e e n I t i s e ff e c t i v e i n
 preventing
 the
 effects
 o f l o n g h o u r s o f
 e x p o s u r e t o t h e s u n
 such
 as
 sun
 burns
 due
 to
 its
 components
 of
 SPF

Ultimately ,
 shea
 butter
 can
 prevent
 effects
 of
 ultra
 violet
 radiation
 on
 the
 skin
 and
 the
 side
 e ff e c t s t h a t h a v e
 i n c r e a s e d d u e t o
 ozone
 layer
 depletion.

A d d i t i o n a l l y , t h e f a t s
 a n d o t h e r n u t r i e n t
 contents
 also
 work
 as
 a n t i i n fl a m m a t o r y
 from
 other
 burns
 and
 skin
 conditions.

many
 side
 effects
 including
 skin
 cancer ,
 environmental
 pollution
 and
 promotion
 of
 colorism.

T h e m o i s t u r i z i n g e ff e c t o f
 s h e a b u t t e r i s a l s o
 amazingly
 an
 anti­oily
 skin
 product.
 Shea's
 fatty
 acids
 such
 as
 linoleic,
 oleic
 and

also
 stays
 longer
 on
 the
 skin
 a n d h a i r h e n c e p r e v a i l i n g
 moisture.
 However ,
 oiliness
 i s p r e v e n t e d b e c a u s e t h e
 product
 easily .

Shea
 butter
 when
 applied
 on
 the
 scalp
 and
 hair
 strands,
 m o i s t u r i z e s h a i r h e n c e

S h e a b u t t e r h a s g o t
 the
 ability
 to
 treat
 skin
 imperfections
 such
 as
 acne,
 allergies,
 stretch
 m a r k s , i n s e c t b i t e s ,
 wounds,
 sores,
 scars
 a n d w r i n k l e s ( i t ' s a n
 a n t i a g i n g p r o d u c t )
 and
 others
 conditions
 d u e t o t h e n u t r i e n t
 c o m p o n e n t s o f s h e a
 n u t s , p r e c i s e l y
 t r i g l y c e r i d e s a n d
 catheters
 that
 nourish
 the
 skin.

A s i d e t h e s e a r e o t h e r h e a l t h
 b e n e fi t s o f h a i r a n d s k i n
 promoted
 by
 shea
 butter ,
 which
 have
 made
 this
 beauty
 product
 t r e n d y o n t h e f a s h i o n b e a u t y
 market.

A F R I C A N
 E L E P H A N T S

U N D E R
 T H R E A T

Elephants
 are
 one
 o f t h e m o s t
 t r e a s u r e d
 a n i m a l s i n t h e A f r i c a n
 wild.
 The
 two
 elephant
 s p e c i e s : t h e A f r i c a n
 forest
 elephant
 and
 the
 s a v a n n a e l e p h a n t
 referred
 to
 as
 the
 African
 Giants
 are
 the
 two
 of
 the
 t h r e e
 species
 of
 t h e
 e l e p h a n t i n e
 that
 exist
 o n p l a n e t
 e a r t h a s
 well
 as
 the
 l a r g e s t
 e l e p h a n t s
 c o m p a r e d
 to
 the
 third

A s i a n
 e l e p h a n t
 s p e c i e s These
 two
 s p e c i e s
 a r e o f
 v i t a l i t y t o
 A f r i c a n
 c u l t u r a l
 h e r e d i t a r y
 ecosystem s
 and
 the
 environment
 i n c l u d i n g t h e b i op h y s i c a l e n v i r o n m e n t ,
 s o c i o e c o n o m i c
 e n v i r o n m e n t a n d t h e
 p o l i t i c a l e n v i r o n m e n t
 ultimately .

U n f o r t u n a t e l y , A f r i c a n
 elephants
 are
 some
 of
 t h e m o s t v u l n e r a b l e
 s p e c i e s t h a t a r e
 t h r e a t e n e d b y
 extinction.
 The
 present
 e l e p h a n t p o p u l a t i o n i s
 e s t i m a t e d t o b e l e s s

t h a n 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 g l o b a l l y
 with
 only
 about
 415,000
 of
 the
 African
 forest
 and
 t h e s a v a n n a e l e p h a n t s
 (the
 African
 giants)
 and
 m e r e l y 4 0 , 0 0 0 A s i a n
 elephant
 species
 left.

The
 cause
 for
 the
 threat
 a n d r e d u c t i o n o f t h e

p r i d e i n t h e e l e p h a n t cultural
 significance
 with
 i t s s y m b o l i s m o f
 strength,
 Royalty ,
 status
 a n d s p i r i t u a l i t y a m o n g
 o t h e r s T h e e l e p h a n t
 t u s k s h a v e a l s o b e e n
 important
 for
 the
 culture
 o f m a k i n g b e a d s a n d
 o t h e r j e w e l r y f o r

By:
Jemimah
Chungu

which
 trees
 and
 shrubs
 g r o w ; s u c h a s t h e
 A m a r u l a f r u i t s t h a t a r e
 native
 to
 Africa.
 They
 are
 i m p o r t a n t t o t h e s o c i oeconomic
 environment
 by
 c o n t r i b u t i n g t h e s c e n i c
 beauty
 of
 the
 African
 wild
 and
 safaris,
 which
 greatly
 boost
 tourism.

e l e p h a n t p o p u l a t i o n i s
 d o m e s t i c a t i o n , i l l e g a l
 h u n t i n g f o r t h e t a s k s ,
 t r u n k a n d o t h e r p a r t s ,
 t r o p h y h u n t i n g , n a t u r a l
 d i s a s t e r s s u c h a s t h e
 earlier
 experienced
 epic
 t r o p i c a l s t o r m A n a a n d
 human
 induced
 threats.

A t h r e a t t o e l e p h a n t
 species
 has
 an
 aspect
 of
 a
 decline
 on
 the
 African
 c u l t u r a l h e r e d i t a r y
 e c o s y s t e m S o m e
 people
 eoples'
 lifestyles
 a c r o s s t h e c o n t i n e n t ,

centuries.

I n t h e b i o ­ p h y s i c a l
 e n v i r o n m e n t , e l e p h a n t s
 are
 vital
 for
 biodiversity
 a n d t h e t h r i v i n g w i l d
 e c o s y s t e m A f r i c a n
 E l e p h a n t s p e c i e s
 participate
 in
 the
 renewal
 of
 forests
 and
 savanna
 ecosystems
 through
 fruit
 s e e d d i s s e m i n a t i o n a s
 t h e y b " p l a n t " t h e f o o d
 they
 eat.

They
 disseminate
 seeds
 through
 fecal
 matter
 after

Elephants
 are
 important,
 it
 is
 why
 they
 rank
 among
 t o p p r o t e c t e d s p e c i e s
 g l o b a l l y T h e r a t e a t
 w h i c h s p e c i e s l i k e t h e
 elephant
 are
 declining
 is
 yet
 another
 call
 to
 which
 humanity
 should
 rethink
 and
 revive
 the
 approach
 o f a c c e s s i n g
 environmental
 goods
 and
 s e r v i c e s b e c a u s e t h e
 decline
 of
 this
 specie
 is
 c a p a b l e o f a ff e c t i n g
 h u m a n i t y a n d n a t u r e i n
 just
 many
 ways.

N V I R O N M E N T

G h a n i a n
 S t u d e n t

B a g s

Y e a r
 D a v i d o

S C H O L A R S H I P

n t e r n a t i o n a l l y
 a c c l a i m e d
 N i g e r i a n
 m u s i c i a n , D a v i d
 A d e l e k e p o p u l a r l

n o w n a s D a v i d

h a s g i v e n a
 s c h o l a r s h i p t o a
 b r i l l i a n t G h a n a i a n
 student.

A student
 identified
 a s S u l e y m a n w i l l
 s t u d y a t A d e l e k e

University
 in
 and
Nigeria,
 institution
 owned
 by
 Davido's
 father .

S p e a k i n Wg
 ednesday ,
 June
 22,
 in
 a
 tweet,
 the
 music
 icon
 said:

"W e
 have
 contacted
 Suleyman
 who
 lives
 in
 Ghana,
 and
 he
 has
 been
 given
 a
 full
 4
 to

W ACE
 exams.

The
artist's
charitable
 d

media
 with

remembering
 how
 the

money
 on
 his
 in
birthday

donated

By:
A yishie tu
A siedu

AFRIC AN
RECIP ES
 W I T H
 V E R O N I C A
 N S A M A

It
 is
 amazing
 how
 one
 meal
 can
 be
 made
 into
 different
 kinds
 of
 dishes
 as
 in
 the
 case
 of
 cornmeal
 o r r a t h e r m a i z e
 meal.
 Cornmeal
 can
 b e u s e d t o m a k e

Akassa.

This
 dish
 is
 very
 easy
 to
 make
 as
 it
 is
 made
 from
 o n l y t w o i n g r e d i e n t s

variety
 of
 dishes
 and
 still
 turn
 out
 to
 be
 nice
 despite
 how
 different
 it
 is
 cooked.

L i k e i n m y c o u n t r y
 Z a m b i a , f e r m e n t e d
 c o r n m e a l i s u s u a l l y
 used
 in
 making
 local
 beers
 to
 which
 they
 also
 add
 some
 other
 ingredients.
 So
 in
 this
 w e e k ' s s e g m e n t o f
 t h e A f r i c a n r e c i p e s ,
 we
 will
 focus
 on
 how
 t o p r e p a r e A k p a n
 otherwise
 known
 as

M 2 3
 R E B E L S
 M A K I N G
 H E A D W A Y S

I N
 D R C ,
 D A R E

 R E G I O N A L
 F O R C E S

w e e k , a s k i n g t h e
 two
 countries
 not
 to
 include
 its
 forces
 in
 t h e p l a n n e d
 r e g i o n a l
 deployment.

of?
 N o t h i n g , " M 2 3
 s p o k e s p e r s o n M a j o r
 W i l l y N g o m a s a i d i n
 f r o n t o f l o c a l a n d
 international
 journalists.

The
 regional
 security
 s u m m i t h e l d o n
 M o n d a y i n N a i r o b i ,
 ordered
 an
 immediate
 c e a s e fi r e a n d
 w i t h d r a w a l o f M 2 3
 fi g h t e r s f r o m
 B u n a g a n a t o w n i n
 eastern
 DRC.

B u t t h e r e b l e l s
 r e j e c t e d t h e o r d e r ,
 p l e d g i n g t o c o n t i n u e
 i t s o p e r a t i o n s u n t i l
 t h e r e i s m e a n i n g f u l
 d i a l o g u e w i t h t h e
 C o n g o l e s e
 government.

L a s t w e e k , t h e M 2 3
 r e b e l s c a p t u r e d t h e
 strategic
 border
 town
 of
 B u n a g a n a , a f t e r l o n g
 h o u r s o f fi g h t i n g w i t h
 Congolese
 soldiers.

W i t h t h e C o n g o l e s e
 g o v e r n m e n t a c c u s i n g
 Rwanda
 and
 Uganda
 of
 sponsoring
 the
 rebels,
 it
 r e l e a s e d a s t r o n g
 s t a t e m e n t m i d t h i s

In
 a
 dramatic
 show
 o f t h e i r r e n e w e d
 readiness
 to
 battle
 t h e M 2 3 r e b e l s i n
 the
 eastern
 region,
 C o n g o l e s e t r o o p s
 kicked
 off
 a
 parade
 Friday
 on
 the
 main
 road
 in
 the
 capital,
 Kinshasa.

A B B C c a p t u r e d
 f o o t a g e s h o w e d
 chanting
 red­beret
 o u t fi t t e d s o l d i e r s
 h o l d i n g A K 4 7 s
 w h i l e b e i n g
 a p p l a u d e d b y
 l o c a l s o n t h e 3 0
 June
 Boulevard
 in
 the
 city
 centre. I n a s h o w o f
 u n b r i d l e d s u p p o r t ,
 l o c a l s w e r e h e a r d
 e n c o u r a g i n g t h e
 s o l d i e r s t o g o a n d
 fight
 the
 M23
 rebels
 w h o h a v e b e e n
 d e c l a r e d a t e r r o r i s t
 organization.

With
 rebels
 unwilling
 t o s l o w t h e i r
 o p e r a t i o n s , n o t t o
 mention
 withdrawing
 f r o m t h e c a p t u r e d
 border
 town,
 security
 i n s t a b i l i t y c o n t i n u e s
 to
 set
 its
 toll
 on
 locals.