AfricaWorld Newspaper 8th January 2023

Madagassy
 emergency
 services
 reported
 Friday
 that
 a
 tropical
 storm
 followed
 by
 heavy

rainfall
 had
 destroyed
 property ,
 houses
 and
 left
 at
 least
 16
 people
 dead.
 According
 to
 a
 statement
 issued
 to
 local
 media
 by

EDIT ORIAL

By:
 The
Editor­in­Chief

Te c h n o l o g y i s a
 p o w e r f u l t o o l i n
 t h e fi g h t t o
 improve
 food
 security
 in

A f r i c a . T h e r e a r e
 n u m e r o u s w a y s
 technology
 can
 be
 u s e d t o a d d r e s s
 t h e c u r r e n t f o o d
 i n s e c u r i t y i s s u e s
 a n d i m p r o v e
 a c c e s s t o
 nutritious,
 plentiful
 f o o d s u p p l i e s i n
 African
 countries.

O n e o f t h e m o s t
 v a l u a b l e u s e s o f
 t e c h n o l o g y i n
 i m p r o v i n g f o o d
 s e c u r i t y i s t h e
 ability
 to
 use
 digital
 mapping
 to
 ensure
 t h a t f o o d
 p r o d u c t i o n a n d
 d i s t r i b u t i o n i s a s
 e ffi c i e n t a s
 possible.
 By
 using

G I S ( G e o g r a p h i c
 I n f o r m a t i o n S y s t e m )
 technology ,
 along
 with
 data
 about
 soil
 types,
 c l i m a t e , p o p u l a t i o n ,
 infrastructure,
 and
 other
 f a c t o r s , p l a n n e r s c a n
 create
 an
 accurate
 map
 and
 plan
 the
 best
 ways
 of
 planting
 and
 properly
 harvesting
 crops.
 This
 t y p e o f d e t a i l e d
 a g r i c u l t u r a l a n d f o o d
 p r o d u c t i o n p l a n n i n g
 c a n r e s u l t i n g r e a t e r
 y i e l d s a n d m o r e
 affordable
 food
 prices.

A d d i t i o n a l l y , t e c h n o l o g y
 can
 be
 used
 to
 monitor
 crop
 and
 animal
 health
 of
 f o o d s o u r c e s B y
 e q u i p p i n g f a r m e r s w i t h

p a y m e n t s e r v i c e s , s u c h
 as
 M­Pesa
 in
 Kenya,
 are

e n a b l i n g f a r m e r s t o

a c c e s s t h e m a r k e t
 economy These
 systems

r e d u c e t h e n u m b e r o f

c o m b i n e s m o d e r n
 technology
 with
 traditional
 crops
 to
 increase
 nutrient
 d e n s i t y , c a n p r o v i d e a n
 additional
 layer
 of
 security
 t o a p o p u l a t i o n ' s f o o d
 s u p p l y . I t w o r k s
 b y i n t r o d u c i n g
 h i g h e rm i c r o n u t r i e n t
 c r o p s , s u c h a s
 g o l d e n r i c e , t o
 a l r e a d yd e v e l o p e d
 farming
 systems.
 T h i s a l l o w s
 f a r m e r s t o
 p r o v i d e g r e a t e r
 n u t r i t i o n t o t h e i r
 f a m i l i e s a n d
 c o m m u n i t i e s
 while
 adapting
 to
 t h e i r c u r r e n t
 a g r i c u l t u r a l
 practices.

t e c h n o l o g y s u c h a s
 s m a r t p h o n e s , s e n s o r s
 and
 drones
 they
 can
 be
 p r o v i d e d w i t h r e m o t e

a s s i s t a n c e a n d g i v e n
 more
 real­time
 access
 to
 important
 market
 prices.

This
 can
 also
 help
 fight
 against
 agricultural
 failure
 due
 to
 natural
 disasters
 or
 climate
 change,
 as
 these

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

w a r n i n g s a n d p r o v i d e

s o l u t i o n s i n t i m e t o
 prevent
 losses.

Moreover ,
 technologies
 in

t h e f o r m o f m o b i l e

s t e p s p o s t ­ h a r v e s t
 transactions
 take,
 making

transactions
 more
 secure

a n d e ffi c i e n t . T h e y a l s o

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

financial
 accounts,
 which

a l l o w s f a r m e r s r e a d i l y

a c c e s s t o a n y f o r m o f

p a y m e n t a n d i n c r e a s e s
 their
 economic
 security

F i n a l l y , t e c h n o l o g yenabled
 food
 fortification

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

i m p o r t a n t f o r fi g h t i n g

a g a i n s t m a l n u t r i t i o n

P r o g r a m s s u c h a s

B i o f o r t i fi c a t i o n , w h i c h

O v e r a l l ,
 technology
 has
 a
 vast
 potential
 to
 improve
 food
 security
 in
 Africa.
 It
 can
 reduce
 the
 number
 of
 s t e p s i n p o s t ­ h a r v e s t
 t r a n s a c t i o n s , h e l p p l a n
 b e t t e r a g r i c u l t u r a l
 m e t h o d s a n d p r o v i d e
 better
 monitoring
 of
 crop
 a n d a n i m a l h e a l t h . B y
 utilizing
 advances
 in
 GIS
 m a p p i n g , m o b i l e
 p a y m e n t s , a n d n u t r i t i o n
 technology ,
 governments
 a n d o r g a n i z a t i o n s c a n
 b e t t e r p l a n a n d p r o t e c t
 against
 food
 insecurity
 in
 African
 countries.

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

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

I S
 A
 W A R F A R E

" T h e r e f o r e , d o n o t
 t h r o w a w a y y o u r
 confidence;
 it
 will
 have
 great
 recompense.
 Y ou
 need
 endurance
 to
 do
 t h e w i l l o f G o d a n d
 r e c e i v e w h a t H e h a s
 p r o m i s e d . " T h e
 C h r i s t i a n l i f e i s a
 w a r f a r e . A d a i l y b a t t l e
 with
 the
 forces
 of
 evil.
 In
 this
 battle
 like
 real
 life
 b a t t l e s , t h e r e a r e
 mountain­top
 moments
 and
 there
 may
 be
 plenty
 o f v a l l e y s . B e d a i l y
 infused
 in
 the
 W ords
 of
 God.
 Be
 imbued
 with
 a
 h a r d e n e d s p i r i t o f
 endurance.
 Remember
 t h a t y o u r b r e t h r e n a l l
 o v e r t h e w o r l d a r e
 fighting
 the
 same
 battle.
 ( 1 P e t e r 5 : 9 ; 1
 Corinthians
 10:
 23).

J e s u s s p e a k s t o H i s
 Church
 and
 through
 His
 Church.
 If
 we
 really
 want

to
 know
 what
 Jesus
 is

saying,
 we
 must
 listen
 to

H i s m e s s e n g e r s , f o r

Jesus
 said:
 “If
 they
 hear

y o u , t h e n t h e y a r e

hearing
 Me.
 If
 they
 reject

y o u , t h e y a r e r e j e c t i n g

M e ” ( s e e L k 1 0 : 1 6 )

J e s u s e x p e c t s u s t o
 search
 out
 the
 meaning

of
 His
 revelation
 both
 by

a
 direct
 seeking
 of
 the

t r u t h o f H i s W o r d

p e rso n a l l y ,
 b u t
 a l so b y

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

whom
 He
 chose
 to
 reveal

a d e e p e r m e a n i n g .

J e s u s r e v e a l e d s o m e

t r u t h s t o t h e a p o s t l e s

only
 and
 not
 to
 the
 world

(Jn
 14:22;
 see
 Mt
 13:101 1).

Naaman
 the
 Syrian
 once
 was
 upset
 because
 He
 wanted
God's
prophet
to
 s p e a k t o h i m d i r e c t l y ,
 face
 to
 face
 (2
 Kgs
 5:1 1).
 God
 did
 speak
 His
 truth
 t o N a a m a n , b u t
 i n d i r e c t l y , t h r o u g h a
 simple
 messenger ,
 when
 he
 repented
 of
 his
 anger ,
 l i s t e n e d , o b e y e d ; h e
 r e c e i v e d h e a l i n g a n d
 truth.
 Allow
 the
 seed
 of
 God's
 word
 to
 take
 deep
 r o o t i n y o u r l i f e a n d
 transform
 you
 into
 a
 fruitbearing
 disciple
 of
 Jesus
 Christ.

PRA YERS

Lord
 Jesus,
 fill
 us
 with

Y o u r H o l y S p i r i t a n d
 t r a n s f o r m w i n t o t h e
 Christ­like
 holiness
 Y ou
 desire.
 Amen

L o r d
 J e s u s ,
 i n c r e a s e
 o u r
 z e a l
 f o r
 Y o u r
 k i n g d o m
 a n d
 i n s t i l l
 in
 us
 a
 h o l y
 d e s i r e t o
 l i v e
 f o r
 Y o u r
 g r e a t er
 glory .
 Amen

Lord
 Jesus,
 give
 us
 “ears
 o p e n t o o b e d i e n c e ” t o
 hear
 Y our
 message
 (Ps
 40:7).
 Amen

Lord
 Jesus,
 these
 and
 all
 our
 prayers
 we
 present
 to
 Y ou,
 grant
 them
 we
 pray Amen

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

VERSES
 OF
 PRAISE

A L L h e a d s b o b b i n g u p a n d
 down,
 hailing
 and
 pre­singing. Grievery
 moment,
 we
 praise
 thee.

Our
 praises,
 forever
 to
 you.

Sounds
 of
 voices
 and,
 Echoes
 of
 multitude.

I n s t r u m e n t a l i s t s o n
 instruments.

T ongues
 of
 honours

H i g h e n c o m o n i u m f o r e v e r
 and,
 ever .

T h e s i g n s a n d w o n d e r s
 performed.

W aving
 out
 fortitude
 of
 tears;

And
 panick
 in
 air

Breezed
and
wind
away
to
it's
 dryness.

Mystical
 connection
 with
 the
 supreme.

God
 of
 all
 ages,
 forever
 He
 lives;

And
 on
 his
 throne
 of
 Jasper; He
 reigns!

All
 hail
 the
 God
 of
 gods; King
 of
 kings;

And
 the
 lion
 of
 the
 tribe
 of
 judah.

Brethren
 in
 the
 hollow
 of
 his
 hands.

Enclosing
 his
 children
 like
 the
 hen
 to
 it's
 chicks;
 wonderful
 and,
 marvellous.
 Lilley
 of
 the
 valley .

Of
 all,
 the
 mighty
 one
 in
 battle;

A n d b l a z i n g u n q u e n c h a b l e
 fire.

WHY DELA Y MY BOOK?

Why
 delay
 my
 book?
 Y es
 you;

I a s k .

Why
 use
 work
 as
 an
 excuse?

Why
 use
 me
 as
 a
 play
 drum?

Y our
 heart
 is
 strong,
 but
 not
 as
 you
 think.
 It's
 hard
 not
 hot.
 My
 b o o k i s t i r e d , a n d n e e d s t o
 t r a v e l m i l e s .

From
 prefab
 to
 a
 place
 of
 noise;
 B u r n i n g m y c u r r e n c y . Do
 you
 know
 time
 is
 not
 your
 younger
 brother;
 you
 should
 tell
 to
 wait
 a
 while?
 I'm
 angry
 to
 the
 peak,
 for
 it
 makes
 me
 sick!

By:
Iroegbu
Chibuike

L i e s t h a t s h a k e s T h e
 stagnant
 of
 water ,
 and
 silence

EMOTIONS
 ARE
 LIKE
 EGG

The
 egg
 hatches
 for
 the
 chick
 swears
 to
 bear
 no
 hot
 longer

It
 wears
 out
 the
 clothing
 enfold; Breaking
 loose
 to
 free.

The
 egg
 is
 free
 from
 veiling
 the
 matured
 chick;
 It
 prays
 for
 heat

to
 ray
 the
 yoke;
 Of
 course,
 it
 r e l e a v e s t h e p a i n s t o p e a k .

T h e c h i c k r e j o i c e s f o r a l i f e
 saved.
 It
 staggers
 in
 dancing
 s t y l e , c r a z y t o s p l e n d o u r .

H i d d e n u n d e r t h e h a i r s a n d
 feathers;
 for
 safety
 plight.

n i g h t y e t s t i n k i n g l i v i n g
 things,
 crawly ,
 pint,
 and
 move
 in

n i c h e . S u r v i v a l o f t h e fi t t e s t !

Lies
 of
 safety The
 bat
 flies
 at
 n i g h t ; B u t d a y , i t s l e e p s o ff F e a r s n o t t o b e h e l d
 r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e m e s s a t
 night____

M Y

H E A R T !

My
 heart;
 A

d e c o r a t i o n

to
 my
 full
 in

b e i n g . M y

b r e a t h

w i t h i n , i n

and
 out
 to
 feed
 the
 air;
 For
 p l a n t s b e c k o n s i n d e e d .

My
 life
 to
 it;
 It's
 plumpy ,
 of
 what
 is
 dark
 brick
 red,
 smallish,
 and
 beats
 to
 nature.
 If
 nature
 hears
 no
 sound;
 Resting
 forever
 till
 the
 trumpet
 wakes
 it.

C H O L E R A
 H I T S

Z A M B I A ,
 G O V T

D E C L A R E S
 O U T B R E A K

By:
Vesla
Centurion
Kals

The
 Health
 Ministry

h a s d e c l a r e d a n
 o u

tbreak
 of

c h o l e r a

i n

Z a m b i a

w i t h t h e

M i n s t e r

i n ­

c h a r g e ,

S y l v i a

M a s e b o ,

s a y i n g

t h e

c o u n t r y

h a s

r e c o r d e

d a

C h o l e r a

outbreak

in
 V ubwi

D i s t r i c t

o f

E a s t e r n

P r o v i n c e , w i t h o n e

p e r s o n p r o n o u n c e d
 dead.

A c c o r d i n g t o M i n i s t e r

Masebo,
 V ubwi
 district
 has
 4
 confirmed
 cases,
 w i t h a n o t h e r 7

s u s p e c t e d s i n c e 2 2 n d

January ,
 2023,
 with
 the

a ff e c t e d p l a c e s b e i n g

villages
 within
 Chikoma,

Mbande,
 Chipanje,
 and

M z i g a w a R u r a l H e a l t h
 C e n t e r c a t c h m e n t
 areas.

T h e D i s t r i c t R a p i d

R e s p o n s e t e a m s

supported
 by
 Provincial

H e a l t h O ffi c e s a r

u r g e n t l y r e s p o n d i n g i n
 effort
 to
 control
 and
 stem

t h e t r a n s m i s s i o n o f

c h o l e r a i n a ff e c t e d
 areas.

R e s p o n s e a c t i v i t i e s i n
 place
 include
 activation

o f t h e D i s t r i c t P u b l i c

H e a l t h E m e r g e n c y
 Operations
 Centers
 and

I n c i d e n t M a n a g e m e n t
 System
 as
 well
 as
 the

D i s t r i c t E p i d e m i c

P r e p a r e d n e s s

Prevention
 Control
 and

M a n a g e m e n t

C o m m i t t e e m e e t i n g s ,

Ms
 Masebo
 said.

i n t e n s i fi e d s u r v e i l l a n c e
 activities
 including
 active
 case
 search
 and
 contact

t r a c i n g i s u n d e r w a y i n

a d d i t i o n t o E n h a n c e d

R i s k C o m m u n i c a t i o n
 a n d C o m m u n i t y
 sensitization
 activities.

M a s e b o s a y s H e a l t h

P e r s o n n e l h a v e s o f a r
 identified
 all
 the
 contact
 persons
 to
 the
 cases
 and
 e s t a b l i s h e d t h a t t h e
 c o m m u n i t i e s s o f a r
 a ff e c t e d p o t e n t i a l l y
 i n c l u d e s u p t o 7 1 9
 people
 in
 6
 villages
 of
 V ubwi
 District.

On
 Thursday
 morning,
 a
 n a t i o n a l
 l e v e l
 m u l t i s e c t o r a l t e a m o f
 e x p e r t s l e d
 b y t h e
 Z a m b i a
 N a t i o n a l
 P u b l i c
 H e a l t h
 i n s t i t u t e
 w e r e
 d i s p a t c h e d
 t o s u p p o r t
 t h e
 response.

M a s e b o
 s a y s
 Z a m b i a
 r e m a i n s a t
 r i s k o f
 s i m i l a r
 o u t b r e a k s b e y o n d t h e
 c u r r e n t l y a ff e c t e d
 districts,
 considering
 the
 ongoing
 cholera
 outbreak
 in
 neighboring
 countries
 t h a t s t a r t e d i n M a r c h
 2022.

E a s t e r n a n d M u c h i n g a
 provinces
 are
 particularly
 the
 highest
 risk
 provinces
 f o r c o n t r a c t i n g o f t h e
 disease,
 with
 some
 areas
 w i t h i n L u s a k a , L u a p u l a ,
 N o r t h e r n , C o p p e r b e l t ,
 C e n t r a l a n d S o u t h e r n
 p r o v i n c e s k n o w n t o b e
 cholera
 hotspots.

S h e a l s o n o t e s t h a t

S A N C T I O N E D
 S E N A T O R
 J O H N S O N

W I T H D R A W S
 S U P P O R T
 F O R
 R U L I N G

C O A L I T I O N
 A H E A D
 O F
 C E N T R A L

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

By:
Naomi
Tappia

Fo r m e r r e b e l
 leader
 and
 vision

b e a r e r o f

M o v e m e n t f o r

D e m o c r a c y a n d

Reconstruction
 Senator

P r i n c e J o h n s o n h a s

v o w e d n o t t o s u p p o r t

t h e r e ­ e l e c t i o n b i d o f

P r e s i d e n t G e o r g e

W e a h w h o m h e

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

2 0 1 7 g e n e r a l

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

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

c o m m a n d i n g v i c t o r y

o v e r f o r m e r V i c e

P r e s i d e n t J o s e p h

Nyemah
 Boakai.

S p e a k i n g o n V o i c e o f
 A m e r i c a ( V O A ) , t h e

s a n c t i o n e d N i m b a
 County
 Senator
 who
 is
 influential
 in
 the
 vote
 rich

c o u n t y d u e t o h i s r o l e

p l a y e d d u r i n g t h e

L i b e r i a n c i v i l w a r c i t e d

“the
 inability
 of
 President

W eah
 to
 attract
 investors
 to
 come
 to
 Liberia
 which
 he
 thinks
 would
 create
 job
 opportunities
 for
 the
 citizenry
 and
 curtail
 the
 high
 unemployment
 rate,
 and
 failure
 on
 his
 part
 to
 put
 sons
 and
 daughters
 of
 the
 vote
 rich
 county
 in
 lucrative
 positions
 in
 the
 government
 as
 reasons
 for
 his
 decision.”

He
 continued
 that
 “some
 m i n i s t e r s o f t h e W e a h
 led
 administration
 visited

him
 appealing
 to
 him
 for
 a
 new
 commitment
 that
 would
 be
 signed
 by
 them
 for
 his
 support
 again
 for
 the
 second
 term
 bid
 of

P r e s i d e n t G e o r g e

W e a h ” , s o m e t h i n g h e
 vowed
 to
 keep
 resisting.

T h e S e n a t o r w h o h a s
 been
 criticized
 for
 being
 sanctioned
 by
 the
 U.S.
 government
 for
 alleged

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

V O A a n d o t h e r l o c a l

n e w s o u t l e t s t h a t t h e

M o v e m e n t f o r

D e m o c r a c y a n d

R e c o n s t r u c t i o n ' s n e w

s t a n d a r d b e a r e r

J e r e m i a h K o u n g i s

w o r k i n g t i r e l e s s l y w i t h

o t h e r p o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s
 s u c h a s t h e A l t e r n a t i v e
 N a t i o n a l C o n g r e s s
 (ANC),
 the
 former
 ruling
 U n i t y P a r t y ( U P ) a n d
 o t h e r n a s c e n t p o l i t i c a l
 parties
 in
 the
 country .

Senator
 Prince
 Johnson
 and
 other
 executives
 of
 t h e M D R h a d s t a t e d
 e a r l i e r t h a t t h e p a r t y
 contemplates
 fielding
 its
 s t a n d a r d b e a r e r a s a
 presidential
 candidate
 in
 the
 ensuing
 elections
 to
 be
 held
 in
 2023
 October
 b e f o r e t h i n k i n g a b o u t
 s u p p o r t i n g a n y p o l i t i c a l
 party
 in
 the
 run­off
 it
 the
 MDR
 fails
 to
 reach
 that
 far
 in
 the
 electoral
 process.

K E N Y A N
 M A N ,
 9 9 ,

W E D S
 4 0 - Y E A R

L O V E R
 A F T E R
 2 0
 Y E A R S
 O F
 D A T I N G

It
 is
 not
 every
 day
 that
 y o u w i t n e s s a
 nonagenarian
 taking
 the
 plunge
 and
 walking
 down
 the
 aisle.
 So
 when
 9 9 ­ y e a r ­ o l d K e n y a n ,
 Johana
 Butuk,
 decided
 to
 marry
 his
 40­year­old
 lover ,
 Alice
 Jemeli,
 after
 two
 decades
 of
 dating,
 it
 made
 headlines.

The
 couple
 celebrated
 their
 union
 in
 a
 vibrant
 wedding
 ceremony
 over
 the
 weekend.

According
 to
 a
 Kenyan
 n e w s p a p e r , ' T h e

S t a n d a r d ' , w h e n t h e y

first
 met
 in
 2003,
 Jemeli
 was
 only
 20
 years
 old

w h i l e B u t u k w a s 6 9

D e s p i t e t h e i r a g e g a p ,
 their
 love
 flourished
 as
 they
 continued
 to
 date.

B u t u k p r o p o s e d t o

J e m e l i i n D e c e m b e r
 2022,
 making
 it
 his
 first
 marriage
 in
 the
 99
 years

he
 has
 been
 alive.

T h i s r e m a r k a b l e l o v e
 story
 is
 a
 testament
 to
 the
 power
 of
 true
 love,

t r a n s c e n d i n g a g e a n d
 time.

By:
Joshua
Illya

S i e r r a
 L e o n e
 S t u d e n t
 G e t s

p e

By:
Naomi
Tappia

Asixteen­year­old

p u p i l a p p e a r e d

b e f o r e t h e

Offences
 Model
 Court,
 p r e s i d e d o v e r b y t h e

Court
 of
 Appeal
 Judge,

H o n . J u s t i c e A l h a j i

Momoh­Jah
 Stevens,
 to
 report
 that
 she
 had
 been
 threatened
 with
 a
 knife

b y A b u

B a k a r r

S a n n o h , a

t w e n t y ­

y e a r ­ o l d

u n i v e r s i t y

s t u d e n t ,

w h o t h e n

f o r c e f u l l y

r e m o v e d
 h e r s c h o o l
 uniform
 and
 s e x u a l l y
 abused
 her ,
 t h e l o c a l
 C a l a b a s h
 N e w s p a p e r
 reported.

T h e

a c c u s e d , A b u B a k a r r

S a n n o h , w a s c h a r g e d
 w i t h o n e c o u n t o f
 Penetration,
 contrary
 to
 S e c t i o n 1 9 o f t h e
 Offences
 Act
 No.
 12
 of
 2012,
 as
 repealed
 and
 r e p l a c e d b y S e c t i o n
 4(a)(iii)
 of
 the
 Offences
 (Amendment)
 Act
 No.
 8
 of
 2019.

It
 was
 alleged
 that
 the
 a c c u s e d , A b u B a k a r
 Sannoh,
 had
 engaged
 in
 an
 act
 of
 penetration
 w i t h a c h i l d a g e d
 s i x t e e n , b e t w e e n t h e
 1 3 t h a n d 1 7 t h o f
 N o v e m b e r 2 0 2 1 , i n

Freetown,
 W estern
 Area
 of
 the
 Republic
 of
 Sierra
 Leone.

T h e a c c u s e d p l e a d e d
 not
 guilty

The
 Prosecution
 filed
 a
 t r i a l b y a J u d g e a l o n e
 application
 instead
 of
 a
 J u d g e a n d J u r y , i n

three
 witnesses.

I n h e r t e s t i m o n y , t h e
 v i c t i m i d e n t i fi e d t h e
 accused
 as
 a
 neighbor ,
 s t a t i n g t h a t s h e w a s
 c o m i n g f r o m s c h o o l
 w h e n s h e e n c o u n t e r e d
 t h e a c c u s e d i n t h e
 neighborhood.

In
 Cross
 examination,
 the
 V ictim
 reiterated
 that
 the
 knife
 the
 Accused
 used
 to
 threaten
 to
 kill
 her
 was
 inside
 the
 very
 room
 the
 Accused
 penetrated
 her
 vagina
 with
 his
 penis.

accordance
 with
 Section

1 4 4 ( 2 ) o f t h e C r i m i n a l
 Procedure
 Act
 No.
 32
 of
 1965,
 as
 repealed
 and
 replaced
 by
 Section
 3
 of
 the
 Criminal
 Procedure
 (amendment)
 Act
 No.1 1
 of
 1981.

Justice
 Stevens
 granted

t h e a p p l i c a t i o n f o r t h e
 accused
 to
 be
 tried
 by
 a
 Judge
 alone
 instead
 of
 a

J u d g e a n d J u r y , a
 process
 the
 Prosecution

b e l i e v e s w i l l e x p e d i t e

j u s t i c e d e l i v e r y a n d
 fairness.

In
 support
 of
 their
 case,
 t h e P r o s e c u t i o n c a l l e d

H e t h e n f o r c e f u l l y
 d r a g g e d h e r i n t o h i s
 r o o m , r e m o v e d h e r
 s c h o o l u n i f o r m , p u l l e d
 o u t a k n i f e a n d
 threatened
 to
 kill
 her

T h e a c c u s e d t h e n l a i d
 h e r o n t h e b e d a n d
 himself
 on
 the
 victim
 who
 d e s c r i b e d h e r p r i v a t e
 parts
 as
 bloody

According
 to
 the
 victim,
 her
 parents
 knew
 about
 t h e i n c i d e n t t h r o u g h a
 m o b i l e p h o n e
 communication
 she
 was
 having
 with
 the
 accused.

The
 matter
 was
 reported
 t o t h e
 P o l i c e
 a c c o r d i n g
 t o t h e
 S e c o n d
 P r o s e c u t i o n W i t n e s s
 a n d t h e
 P o l i c e
 i s s u e d a
 M e d i c a l
 R e q u e s t
 F o r m , t h e
 V i c t i m
 w e n t t o
 R a i n b o w
 C e n t r e
 where
 she
 w a s
 e x a m i n e d
 a n d t r e a t e d . T h e
 Endorsed
 Medical
 Report
 w a s t e n d e r e d w h i c h
 c o r r o b o r a t e d t h a t t h e
 vagina
 of
 the
 victim
 has
 b e e n p e n e t r a t e d a n d
 h y m e n c o m p l e t e l y
 ruptured.

T h e A c c u s e d w a s
 cautioned
 by
 the
 Police
 and
 he
 made
 a
 V oluntary
 Cautioned
 Statement
 and
 i n s a m e v e i n , h e
 c o n f e s s e d t h a t t h e
 allegation
 made
 against
 him
 of
 having
 penetrated
 his
 penis
 into
 the
 vagina
 of
 the
 V ictim
 is
 'true'.

1 0 - y e a r
 J a i l
 T e r m
 o v e r
 R a

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

B r a z i l i a n
 T i g h t r o p e
 W a l k e r

R a f a e l
 B r i d i
 S e t s
 N e w
 R e c o r d

O v e r
 S a o
 I r a n

I s r a e l ,
 G a z a
 M i l i t a n t s
 T r a d e
 M i s s i l e s
 A f t e r
 D e a d l y
 W e s t

G u a r d
 K i l l e d
 I n
 S h o o t i n g
 A t
 A z e r b a i j a n ' s
 E m b a s s y
 I n
 I r a n .

T i n u b u
 B l a s t s
 P D P ,
 S a y s
 O p p o s i t i o n

P a r t y
 S a b o t a g i n g
 F u e l
 S u p p l y .

h a i
 G i l g e o u s - S t a r
 S t a r t e r
 C a s e
 O v e r
 S t e p h e n
 C u r r y .

S o u t h
 A f r i c a
 S i g n s
 D e a l s

W i t h
 I n d i a
 T o
 R e l o c a t e
 D o z e n s

O f
 C h e e t a h s

C h a l l e n g e s
 C h i n a ' s
 D e c l i n i n g

P o p u l a t i o n
 P o s e

G e o r g i e v a
 S a y s
 L o o k i n g
 F o r

M e a n i n g f u l
 E n g a g e m e n t s
 T o w a r d s

E t h i o p i a
 I M F
 P r o g r a m m e .

I O C
 s e e k s
 f o r
 w a y s
 t o
 l e t

R u s s i a ,
 B e l a r u s
 a t h l e t e s

b a c k
 t o
 i n t e r n a t i o n a l
 c

o m p e t i t i o n s

c o n c l u s i o n s o f
 t h e
 O l y m p i c
 S u m m i t
 o n
 D e c e m b

er
 9
 and
 c o n s u l t a tion
 calls

c o m p e t i t i o n s , b a s e d
 solely
on
their
nationality ,
 as
 a
 matter
 of
 principle.
 This
 raises
 serious
 issues
 of
 non­discrimination.”

It
 also
 cited
 the
 President
 of
 the
 77th
 Session
 of
 the
 UN
 General
 Assembly
 as
 saying,
 “I
 encourage
 all
 M e m b e r S t a t e s t o

preserve
 the
 unifying
 spirit
 of
 sports
 and
 the
 Olympic
 Movement.
 It
 is
 far
 more
 promising
 to
 the
 world
 if
 n a t i o n s c o m p e t e o n t h e
 fields
 of
 sports
 than
 on
 the
 b a t t l e fi e l d s T h e f o r m e r
 makes
 us
 more
 noble
 and
 stronger ,
 the
 latter
 leaves
 d e a t h a n d d e v a s t a t i o n
 behind.”

La u s a n n e ,
 S w i t z e r l a n d |
 X i n h u a | T h e
 I n t e r n a t i o n a l O l y m p i c
 C o m m i t t e e ( I O C ) ,
 a c c o m p a n i e d w i t h
 International
 Federations
 ( I F s ) a n d N a t i o n a l
 O l y m p i c C o m m i t t e e s
 (NOCs),
 are
 seeking
 for
 ways
 to
 bring
 athletes
 of
 Russia
 and
 Belarus
 back
 t o t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l
 c o m p e t i t i o n s , a c c o r d i n g
 to
 a
 statement
 released
 b y t h e I O C o n
 W ednesday .

I O C , I F s , N O C s a n d
 athletes'
 representatives
 unanimously
 agreed
 on
 the
 sanctions
 against
 the
 Russian
 and
 Belarusian
 S t a t e a n d G o v e r n m e n t ,
 t h e s o l i d a r i t y o f t h e
 Olympic
 Movement
 with
 t h e U k r a i n i a n a t h l e t e s
 a n d t h e U k r a i n i a n
 O l y m p i c c o m m u n i t y , a s
 w e l l a s t h e p o s s i b l e
 a c c e s s t o s p o r t s
 c o m p e t i t i o n s f o r
 i n d i v i d u a l a t h l e t e s w i t h
 R u s s i a n o r B e l a r u s i a n
 p a s s p o r t s , I O C
 announced.

T h e E x e c u t i v e B o a r d
 (EB)
 of
 the
 IOC
 met
 on
 W e d n e s d a y i n
 L a u s a n n e , S w i t z e r l a n d ,
 following
 the
 unanimous

w i t h I O C M e m b e r s , t h e
 global
 network
 of
 athletes'
 representatives,
 IFs
 and
 NOCs
 on
 January
 17­19,
 to
 make
 the
 statement.

The
 vast
 majority
 of
 the
 participants
in
each
of
the
 consultation
 call
 agreed
 to

“respect
 the
 rights
 of
 all

a t h l e t e s t o b e t r e a t e d

w i t h o u t a n y

d i s c r i m i n a t i o n , i n

a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e

O l y m p i c C h a r t e r

G o v e r n m e n t s m u s t n o t
 decide
 which
 athletes
 can

p a r t i c i p a t e i n w h i c h

c o m p e t i t i o n a n d w h i c h

a t h l e t e s c a n n o t , ” I O C
 said.

“ A p a t h w a y f o r a t h l e t e s '

p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n

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

c o n d i t i o n s s h o u l d

t h e r e f o r e b e f u r t h e r
 explored,”
 IOC
 added.

In
 the
 statement,
 IOC
 also
 disclosed
 a
 letter
 from
 the
 Special
 Rapporteur
 of
 the

U n i t e d N a t i o n s H u m a n

R i g h t s C o u n c i l , s a y i n g :

“ W e e x p r e s s s e r i o u s
 concern,
 however ,
 about

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

b a n R u s s i a n a n d

B e l a r u s i a n a t h l e t e s a n d

o ffi c i a l s s u c h a s j u d g e s

f r o m i n t e r n a t i o n a l

Ge n e v a ,
 S w i t z e r l a n d |
 X i n h u a | T h e
 International
 Federation
 o f F o o t b a l l A s s o c i a t i o n
 ( F I F A ) r e l e a s e d
 W e d n e s d a y t h e 2 0 2 2
 Global
 T ransfer
 Report,
 showing
 record
 transfers
 in
 the
 world
 in
 the
 past
 year

A t o t a l o f 7 1 , 0 0 2
 t r a n s f e r s a c r o s s
 b o r d e r s , i n c l u d i n g
 2 1 , 7 6 4 i n v o l v i n g
 p r o f e s s i o n a l s f o r b o t h
 men
 and
 women,
 were
 made
 in
 2022,
 according
 to
 the
 annual
 report.

I n m e n ' s p r o f e s s i o n a l
 f o o t b a l l , 2 0 , 2 0 9
 i n t e r n a t i o n a l t r a n s f e r s
 w e r e c o n c l u d e d l a s t
 year ,
 1 1.6
 percent
 more
 than
 those
 in
 2021
 and
 e v e n e x c e e d i n g t h e
 levels
 of
 2019
 before
 the
 C O V I D ­ 1 9 p a n d e m i c ,

FIF A said.

E m i l i o G a r c i a S i l v e r o ,

F I F A ' s C h i e f L e g a l a n d
 Compliance
 officer ,
 was
 q u o t e d a s s a y i n g i n
 F I F A ' s s t a t e m e n t , “ T h e
 two­year
 negative
 trend
 i n c l u b s ' s p e n d i n g o n
 transfer
 fees
 was
 turned
 around
 in
 2022.”

English
 clubs
 once
 again
 s p e n t t h e m o s t i n t h e
 w o r l d , w i t h a r e c o r d
 s p e n d i n g o f a l m o s t 2 2
 billion
 U.S.
 dollars,
 while
 F r a n c e m a d e t h e m o s t
 p r o fi t f r o m t r a n s f e r s ,
 r e c e i v i n g 7 4 0 . 3 m i l l i o n
 U . S . d o l l a r s f r o m o t h e r
 associations.

A l s o f o r t h e fi r s t t i m e ,
 Portuguese
 clubs
 had
 the
 most
 incoming
 transfers,
 n u m b e r i n g 9 0 1 , w h i l e
 Brazil
 released
 the
 most
 p l a y e r s ( 9 9 8 ) t o o t h e r
 associations.

F I F A
 a n n u a l
 s u r v e y
 r e p o r t s

Le t
 M e n
 C r y ,
 T h e y ' r e
 H u m a n

The
 idea
 that
 men
 c a n n o t o r
 s h o u l d n o t
 e x p r e s s e m o t i o n s
 s t a n d s a m o n g t h e
 m o s t p e r v a s i v e
 n o t i o n s , e s p e c i a l l y
 h e r e i n A f r i c a .
 T h e r e i s a l o n gs t a n d i n g s o c i a l
 norm
 that
 men
 are
 s u p p o s e d t o b e
 stoic,
 strong,
 and
 in
 control
 of
 their
 feelings.
 This
 false
 ideal
 often
 leaves
 m e n f e e l i n g t h a t
 t h e y m u s t h i d e
 their
 emotions
 and
 n e v e r s h o w
 weakness.
 This
 is
 n o t o n l y
 counterproductive
 to
 a
 m a n ' s e m o t i o n a l
 wellbeing,
 but
 it
 also
 s e r v e s t o i n v a l i d a t e
 men's
 experiences.

The
 notion
 that
 men
 should
 never
 cry
 has
 b e e n a r o u n d f o r
 h u n d r e d s o f y e a r s .
 Even
 today ,
 it's
 seen
 by
 many
 as
 a
 sign
 of
 weakness
 in
 men
 to
 e x p r e s s a n y s o r t o f
 vulnerability .
 It's
 seen
 as
 a
 source
 of
 shame
 or
 embarrassment
 to
 a l l o w e m o t i o n s t o
 s h o w , p a r t i c u l a r l y i n
 public.
 Men
 then
 often

feel
 they
 must
 bottle
 up

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

d e n y t h e i r e x i s t e n c e

N o t o n l y i s t h i s
 mentality
 damaging
 to

men
 as
 it
 stifles
 their
 ability
 to
 process
 and

and
 process
 emotions
 i s e s s e n t i a l f o r o u r
 mental
 wellbeing.

I n a d d i t i o n , r e s e a r c h
 e v e n s u g g e s t s t h a t
 men
 need
 to
 cry
 more

By:
Ollus
Ndomu

without
 being
 seen
 as
 w e a k . I n f a c t ,
 expressing
 emotions
 in
 an
 appropriate
 manner
 i s a c t u a l l y a s i g n o f
 s t r e n g t h . E v e r y o n e ,
 r e g a r d l e s s o f g e n d e r ,
 needs
 to
 be
 able
 t o a c c e s s t h e i r
 f e e l i n g s a n d b e
 a l l o w e d t o
 process
them
in
a
 s a f e a n d
 s u p p o r t i v e
 environment.

feel
 their
 emotions,
 it
 is
 also
 both
 outdated
 and
 rooted
 in
 gender
 bias.

The
 truth
 is
 that
 men

h a v e t h e s a m e
 emotional
 capacity
 as
 women
 and
 should
 not

b e s h a m e d f o r

e x p r e s s i n g i t B e i n g
 emotionally
 vulnerable

d o e s n ' t m a k e a m a n

a n y l e s s s t r o n g o r

r e s i l i e n t ; i t s i m p l y

m e a n s h e i s

c o m f o r t a b l e w i t h

e x p r e s s i n g h i m s e l f

openly
 and
 honestly A

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

ashamed
 for
 crying,
 as

b e i n g a b l e to a c c e s s

o f t e n . S t u d i e s h a v e
 f o u n d t h a t b y
 s u p p r e s s i n g t h e i r
 emotions
 and
 avoiding
 m o m e n t s o f s a d n e s s
 and
 distress,
 men
 are

a c t u a l l y p u t t i n g t h e i r
 p h y s i c a l a n d m e n t a l
 h e a lth a t
 ri sk.
 C ryi n g
 has
 a
 hugely
 beneficial
 e ff e c t o n o u r b o d i e s
 a n d m i n d s , r e l e a s i n g
 stress
 and
 lowering
 the
 r i s k o f l o n g ­ t e r m
 depression.

W h e n i t c o m e s t o
 displaying
 emotion,
 it
 is
 important
 to
 remember
 t h a t a m a n c a n c r y

Society
 needs
 to
 move
 away
 from
 o u t d a t e d i d e a l s
 that
 suggest
 that
 men
 should
 never
 show
 emotion
 and
 r e c o g n i z e t h a t m a l e
 expression
 of
 emotion
 i s j u s t a s v a l i d a n d
 v a l u a b l e a s f e m a l e
 e x p r e s s i o n M e n d o n ' t
 need
 to
 suffer
 in
 silence
 a n y m o r e ; t h e y s h o u l d
 b e e n c o u r a g e d a n d
 e v e n s u p p o r t e d t o
 e x p r e s s t h e i r f e e l i n g s ,
 j u s t l i k e w o m e n I t i s
 essential
 for
 men
 to
 feel
 s a f e i n a l l o w i n g
 t h e m s e l v e s t o b e
 vulnerable
 and
 to
 stop
 b e l i e v i n g t h a t c r y i n g
 e q u a t e s t o w e a k n e s s .
 C a t c h y o u n e x t w e e k
 with
 yet
 another
 exciting
 topic!

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

H I S T O R Y
 M A D E
 A S
 N I G E R I A ' S
 T E M S
 G E T S
 O S C A R

O M I N A T I O N

By:
A

yishie tu
A siedu

B a c k l a s h
 T r a i l s
 A l l e g e d

D i s c o v e r y
 o f
 E l e c t r i c i t

y
 P r o d u c i n g
 S t o n e s
 i n
 D R C

By:
Jemimah
Chungu

Recently ,
 a
 video

o f r o c k s t h a t

a l l e g e d l y
 produce
 electricity
 has

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

i n t e r n e t T h e v i d e o ,
 which
 was
 purportedly

t a k e n i n t h e

D e m o c r a t i c R e p u b l i c
 of
 Congo,
 the
 land
 of

m i n e r a l s , s h o w s t w o

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

how
 the
 rocks
 can
 be
 used
 to
 light
 a
 bulb.

T h e v i d e o q u i c k l y
 went
 viral,
 but
 it
 has

b e e n m e t w i t h

c r i t i c i s m f r o m

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

m e d i a . T h e y h a v e

declared
 the
 video
 to

b e f a k e n e w s a n d

m i s i n f o r m a t i o n , a s

rocks
 can
 only
 conduct

electricity ,
 not
 store
 it.

S i m o n J o w i t t , a n

associate
 professor
 of

economic
 geology ,
 has

s t a t e d t h a t r o c k s

c o n t a i n i n g m e t a l l i c

m i n e r a l s s u c h a s

pyrite,
 chalcopyrite,
 or

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

electricity ,
 but
 not
 store

i t . Y a o g u o L i , a

p r o f e s s o r o f

g e o p h y s i c s , h a s a l s o

commented
 that
 there

a r e n o k n o w n

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

s u p p o r t t h i s

p h e n o m e n o n , a s

n a t u r a l l y ­ o c c u r r i n g

rocks
 typically
 lack
 the

n e c e s s a r y

c o m p o n e n t s o f
 batteries,
 such
 as
 both
 p o s i t i v e a n d n e g a t i v e
 electrodes.

S o c i a l m e d i a u s e r s
 have
 been
 divided
 on
 t h e d i s c o v e r y , w i t h
 some
 comparing
 it
 to
 t h e fi c t i o n a l e l e m e n t
 v i b r a n i u m f r o m t h e
 Black
 Panther
 movie,
 w h i l e o t h e r s h a v e
 praised
 the
 potential
 of
 t h e d i s c o v e r y t o
 improve
 livelihoods.

Editors
 V iew

T h e D e m o c r a t i c
 Republic
 of
 Congo
 is
 th e o n l y
 c o u n try w i th
 the
 mineral
 Coltan,
 so
 it

i s
 p o s s i b l e t h a t
 t h e s e
 s t o n e s
 c o u l d
 b e a
 u n i q u e ,
 u n d i s c o v e r e d
 p h e n o m e n o n I f t h e
 s t o n e s
 w e r e
 t r u l y
 d i s c o v e r e d i n
 t h e
 DRC,
 it
 c o u l d
 h a v e t h e p o t e n t i a l t o
 drastically
 improve
 the
 status
 quo
 of
 the
 nation
 a n d s u r r o u n d i n g
 n a t i o n s . R a t h e r t h a n
 d e b a t i n g t h e
 a u t h e n t i c i t y o f t h e
 discovery ,
 it
 should
 be
 f u r t h e r s t u d i e d a n d
 prototyped
 to
 advance
 technology
 and
 improve
 livelihoods.
 However ,
 it
 is
 also
 possible
 that
 the
 d i s c o v e r y w a s
 intentionally
 proclaimed
 a s m i s i n f o r m a t i o n i n
 o r d e r t o m a i n t a i n t h e
 s t a t u s q u o o f t h e
 c o u n t r y , a s h a s b e e n
 done
 with
 other
 alleged
 catastrophes.

A
 g r e a t
 r e v e l a t i o n
 o n
 N i g e r i a ' s
 2 0 2 3
 p r e s i d e n t i a l
 e l e c t i o n i s
 t h a t
 a l l
 t h r e e
 f r o n t r u n n e r s

 a r e
 n e o c o l o n i a l
 a g e n t s .
 W h i t h e r
 A f r i c a ?

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

AFRIC AN
RECIP ES

W

I T H
 V E R O N I C A
 N S A M A

This
 week
 on

A f r i c a n
 Recipes,
 we
 w i l l b e f o c u s i n g

on
 how
 to
 prepare

S w e e t P o t a t o

C r a c k e r s . T h i s

d e l i c i o u s d i s h

r e q u i r e s o n l y a

f e w s i m p l e

i n g r e d i e n t s ,

i n c l u d i n g fl o u r ,

s w e e t p o t a t o e s ,

b a k i n g p o w d e r ,

u n s a l t e d b u t t e r ,

and
 sugar .

T o b e g i n , p e e l

a n d w a s h t h e

s w e e t p o t a t o e s ,

t h e n c o o k t h e m

for
 30
 minutes
 or

until
 they
 are
 tender .
 Once
 cooked,
 mash
 them
 until
 they
 form

a
 puree.
 Preheat
 the
 oven
 to
 180°C.

I n a m i x i n g b o w l ,
 combine
 the
 butter ,

flour ,
 baking
 powder ,

a n d s a l t . M i x

t o g e t h e r , t h e n a d d

p u r e e a n d m i x
 until
 everything
 is
 well
 combined.

R o l l t h e d o u g h
 into
 a
 ball
 using
 your
 hands,
 then
 divide
 it
 into
 three
 t o f o u r p i e c e s .
 W rap
 each
 piece
 in
 wax
 paper
 and
 let
 it
 chill
 for
 30
 minutes.

After
30
minutes,
roll
 the
 dough
 into
 thin
 pieces
 and
 cut
 it
 into
 small,
 finely
 chopped
 crackers.
 Place
 them
 o n a b a k i n g s h e e t
 a n d b a k e f o r 1 0
 m i n u t e s , t u r n i n g
 t h e m o c c a s i o n a l l y
 u n t i l t h e y a r e a l l
 c r i s p y . S e r v e a n d
 enjoy!

UY

Uy ok anjo
T r ading,
a
r egis ter ed
media
entit y
(in
Z ambia)
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;

-
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Suit

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

-
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abo v e
28
y ear s
old.

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to wn

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mee ting
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be
contac ted.

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

O p e r a t i o n s
 s a i d a s
 r e p o r t e d b y
 BBC
 Africa.

In
 recent
 years

M a d a g a s c a r ,
 M o z a m b i q u e
 and
 the
 larger
 southern
 Africa
 r e g i o n h a v e
 b e e n h i t b y
 s e v e r e s t o r m s
 a n d c y c l o n e s
 w h i c h h a v e
 caused
 large
 s c a l e
 disasters.

L a s t y e a r
 a l o n e ,
 s e v e r a l
 s t o r m s i n
 S o u t h e r n
 A f r i c a k i l l e d
 m o r e t h a n
 1 0 0 p e o p l e
 a n d
 d i s p l a c e d
 h u n d r e d s o f
 thousands
 others.