esotho's
political
maverick
Sam
Matekane
took
the
oath
on
Friday
to
become
the
L country's
new
Prime
Minister
amidst
cheering
crowns
that
filled
the
soccer
stadium
in
capital
Maseru.
Matekane,
64,
a
filthy
rich
diamond
tycoon,
arrived
at
his
inauguration
C ontinues
p a ge
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O w o r l d w a s
t r e a t e d t o t h e
n e w s o f t h e B r i t i s h
P r i m e M i n i s t e r ' s
u n t i m e l y r e s i g n a t i o n Liz
T russ
stepped
down
because
she
could
not
deliver
on
the
mandate
she
was
elected
upon.
n
Thursday ,
the
In
our
opinion,
T russ
is
a n h o n e s t m o d e r n
p o l i t i c i a n w i t h
unparalleled
leadership
q u a l i t i e s . D e s p i t e h e r
a p p a r e n t p o l i t i c a l
h u m i l i a t i o n a s b e i n g
o n e o f t h e s h o r t e s t
serving
PMs
(44
days)
in
the
history
of
British
p o l i t i c s , t h e g r e a t e r
g o o d o f t h e B r i t i s h
people
seats
at
the
very
core
of
her
heart.
W h a t t h e w o r l d
w i t n e s s e d l a s t
Thursday
is
a
political
c u l t u r e t h a t i s
completely
unrelatable
t o t h e A f r i c a n
l e a d e r s h i p s i t u a t i o n A f r i c a n e e d s u r g e n t
p o l i t i c a l r e i n v e n t i o n ,
w h i c h c a n o n l y c o m e
through
greater
political
p a r t i c i p a t i o n a n d c i v i c
consciousness.
W e
are
a
continent
with
n o n p e r f o r m i n g l e a d e r s
w h o a r e n e v e r
a c c o u n t a b l e f o r t h e i r
actions.
African
politicians
k e e p u s i n g t h e p o p u l i s t
narrative
to
polarize
the
e l e c t o r a t e t h e r e b y ,
d i v e r t i n g t h e a t t e n t i o n
f r o m t h e m o s t n e e d e d
accountability .
W e a r e u n d e r n o
circumstance
advocating
f o r e u r o c e n t r i c n o r
w e s t e r n t y p e o f p o l i t i c s
but
rather
core
values
of
e v e r y m e a n i n g f u l
l e a d e r s h i p ;
a c c o u n t a b i l i t y ,
transparency ,
priorization
of
public
interest,
integrity ,
e v e n d e v e l o p m e n t a n d
freedom
of
the
press.
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W H A T
C A N
W E
L E A R N
F R O M
U K ' S
L I Z
T R U S S
R E S I G N A T I O N ? By:
The
EditorinChief
AFRIC A W ORLD
NE W S P age
3A F R I - W I Z D O M W h e n
t h e
c h a r a c t e r
o f
a
m a n
i s
n o t
c l e a r ,
l o o k
a t
h i s
f r i e n d s . M a d a g a s c a r
T H E
P H A R I S E E S
A N D
J E S U S
C H R I S T
in
our
work,
rest,
and
in
the
way
we
t r e a t o t h e r s Amen
Lord
Jesus,
fill
us
w i t h Y o u r l o v e
and
keep
us
free
from
a
critical
and
i n t o l e r a n t s p i r i t
t h a t w e m a y
a l w a y s s e e k t o
please
Y ou
and
to
bring
good
to
our
n e i g h b o u r a s
well.
Amen
F a t h e r L o r d ,
continue
to
do
the
impossible
in
our
lives.
Amen
T h e P h a r i s e e s
invited
Jesus
to
d i n n e r o n t h e
Sabbath,
after
He
had
a l r e a d y r e p e a t e d l y
broken
their
Sabbath
r e g u l a t i o n s . T h e
P h a r i s e e s b r o u g h t
J e s u s i n t o t h e i r
fellowship
to
discredit
H i m . B o d y l a n g u a g e
o f t e n c o m m u n i c a t e s
m o r e t r u t h f u l l y t h a n
words.
They
wanted
to
catch
Jesus
in
the
act
o f b r e a k i n g t h e
Sabbath
ritual
so
they
might
accuse
Him
of
b r e a k i n g G o d ' s l a w
and
find
some
way
to
discredit
Him.
J e s u s ' a t t e n t i o n a n d
a ff e c t i o n q u i c k l y
turned
to
a
person
who
had
a
physical
ailment
c a l l e d d r o p s y . G o d ' s
work
of
love
and
mercy
n e v e r r e s t s . J e s u s i s
c a l l e d a n o i n t e d
bringing
glad
tidings
to
t h e p o o r , l i b e r t y t o
captives,
and
recovery
of
sight
to
the
blind,
to
l e t t h e o p p r e s s e d g o
free.
(Luke
4:18)
He
is
on
a
mission
of
healing,
r e c o n c i l i a t i o n , t o f r e e
people
with
the
good
news
of
our
salvation.
He
resist
the
"religious"
people
of
His
day
who
are
severe,
unbending,
e x c l u d i n g , l a c k i n g i n
compassion
and
mercy
a n d r e d e fi n e s w h a t
" b l e s s e d n e s s " l o o k s
like.
Jesus
goes
beyond
all
the
religious
traditions
of
His
time
to
touch
the
untouchable,
to
eat
and
d r i n k w i t h s i n n e r s , t o
h e a l t h e u n s e e i n g ,
those
who
can't
hear ,
and
to
give
freedom
to
t h o s e p a r a l y z e d .
U l t i m a t e l y , i n s e l fsacrificing
love,
He
is
l i t e r a l l y b r o k e n a n d
poured
out
to
free
us
from
the
power
of
sin
and
death.
That
is
our
J e s u s . T o d a y H e i s
sending
us
to
do
same
and
more.
PRA YERS
L o r d J e s u s , m a y w e
always
honor
Y ou,
both
Lord
Jesus,
stir
those
graces
and
renew
them,
in
us
and
among
us,
for
God's
greater
glory
and
t h e s e r v i c e o f o t h e r s .
Amen
Lord
Jesus,
these
and
a l l o u r p r a y e r s w e
p r e s e n t t o Y o u g r a n t
them
we
pray .
Amen
AFRIC A W ORLD
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E V A N G E L I S M
B y
M a b e l
O w a b u m u w a
H O
C A L L
U R G E N T
A
N
E T H I O
T I G R A Y
Th e W o r l d
H e a l t h
O r g a n i z a t i o n ( W H O ) s a i d
F r i d a y t h a t
a c c e s s t o
E t h i o p i a ' s
w a r r i n g r e g i o n ,
T i g r a y , i s
urgently
needed
to
save
the
lives
o f m i l l i o n s o f
people
facing
a
" p e r f e c t s t o r m "
of
deprivation.
A c c o r d i n g t o
l o c a l m e d i a
reports,
Amhara
a n d A f a r t o w n s
a r e h i t b y
c h o l e r a a n d m e a s l e s
outbreaks
in
addition
to
the
direct
and
indirect
impact
of
the
ongoing
internal
conflict.
These
are
towns
where
a i d a g e n c i e s h a v e
limited
access.
With
fighting
going
on
despite
ceasefire
calls,
there
has
been
no
no
a i r o r r o a d a c c e s s t o
T igray
for
right
weeks
now
T h e W H O s a i d i t s
o ffi c i a l s h a v e b e e n
u n a b l e t o v e r i f y t h e
actual
extent
of
disease
outbreaks
in
the
region.
The
BBC
said
childhood
v a c c i n a t i o n s h a v e
s t o p p e d a n d t h a t
s u p p l i e s o f I V fl u i d s ,
i n s u l i n a n d a n t i b i o t i c s
have
run
out.
Fewer
than
one
in
10
health
centres
are
functioning.
T igray
is
grappling
with
a c u t e f o o d a n d f u e l
shortages,
with
89%
of
t h e p o p u l a t i o n l i v i n g
u n d e r a g r o w i n g f o o d
insecurity
It
was
also
reported
that
2 9 % o f c h i l d r e n a r e
s u ff e r i n g f r o m
m a l n u t r i t i o n w h i l e 1 3
m i l l i o n p e o p l e u r g e n t l y
n e e d h u m a n i t a r i a n
a s s i s t a n c e a c r o s s
T igray ,
Afar
and
Amhara.
S p e a k i n g e a r l i e r t h i s
month,
the
head
of
the
W H O , D r T e d r o s
Adhanom
Ghebreyesus,
who
is
from
T igray ,
said
O R
N
S
By:
Vesla
Centurion
Kals
there
was
"a
very
narrow
w i n d o w t o p r e v e n t
genocide".
T h e W H O ' s f r e s h
c o n c e r n s c o m e a m i d s t
peace
talks
involving
the
E t h i o p i a n f e d e r a l
government
and
T igrayan
representatives
which
are
t a k i n g p l a c e i n S o u t h
Africa.
Despite
peace
talks
going
on
since
early
this
week,
a i d a g e n c i e s r e m a i n
restricted
from
accessing
the
affected
regions.
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C T I O
I
P I A '
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O
H O M E S
J
H A
Mo r e t h a n
4 , 0 0 0
T o g o l e s e i n
the
country's
northern
region
have
fleed
their
h o m e s t h i s y e a r
following
an
increase
j i h a d i s t a t t a c k s , t h e
g o v e r n m e n t r e v e a l e d
Friday .
D i s p l a c e d g r o u p s
include
T ogolese
who
h a d t o l e a v e t h e i r
villages,
and
Burkina
F a s o n a t i o n a l s w h o
h a d c r o s s e d t h e
b o r d e r t o e s c a p e
a t t a c k s b y I s l a m i s t
m i l i t a n t s . L o c a l m e d i a r e p o r t s
s a y T o g o , B e n i n ,
G h a n a a n d I v o r y
Coast
are
increasingly
c o n c e r n e d t h a t t h e
j i h a d i s t t h r e a t i s
s p r e a d i n g f u r t h e r
s o u t h f r o m c o u n t r i e s
in
the
Sahel
region. T h e r e h a v e b e e n a t
l e a s t fi v e a t t a c k s i n
northern
T ogo
over
the
last
year
S
The
BBC
reported
that
c o m m u n i c a t i o n s
minister
said
victims
of
t h e v i o l e n c e w e r e
b e i n g h e l p e d w i t h
p s y c h o l o g i c a l s u p p o r t
By:
Joshua
Illya
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F L E E
O V E R
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T
T H R E A T
and
displaced
students
w o u l d b e o ff e r e d
e d u c a t i o n i n s c h o o l s
w i t h i n h o s t
communities.
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police
o f ficer s
arr es ted
in
connec tion
with
abduc tion
o f
Indian
nationals NIGERIA LIBERIA Appeal
C our t
s tops
ex ecution
o f
judgement
fr eeing
K anu L A C C
case
goes
to
Supr eme
C our t
full
bench N E W S
I N
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firm
signs
agr eement
with
C entr al
bank
to
boos t
small
bank s'
liquidit y LIB Y A De f ence
Minis ter
signs
t w o
ne w
militar with
Ty
deals
urk e y GHANA MP s
calls
on
Akuf oAddo
to
r emo v e
Finance
Minis ter EG YP T P r e z
Sisi
r atifies
law
allo wing
Egyp tian
expats
to
impor t
cus toms-fr ee
v ehicles R W AND A S tudents
injur ed
af ter
heavy
winds torm
in
Rulindo
and
Ny anz a
Dis tric ts MAL A WI P olice
HR
r esigns
af ter
sexual
abuse
allegations T OGO P arliament
adop ts
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unif orm
law
on
f ac tor UGAND A School
pupils
tes t
positiv e
f or
EbolaZ AMBIA 48
cooper ativ es
in
K w abata
C ons tituency
r eceiv es
gr ants
o f
1,920,000
k w acha ZIMB AB WE P r esident
calls
on
citiz ens
to
plant
tr ees
to
r es tor e
f or es t SOUTH
AFRIC A Mpumalanga
may or
w ants
loosened
securit y
tightened
af ter
the
kidnapping
o f
municipal
may or GAMBIA Judge
closes
pr osecution
case
f or
s tate
w oe ful
f ailur e GUINE A C our t
dismisses
Agen's
de f amator y
case KENY A W ash- w ash
men
in
Shs157m
gold
scam
or der ed
to
f or t f eit
the
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AFRIC A W ORLD
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N e w s G h a n a : E x - P P A
B o s s
A d j e n i m
B o a t e n g
A d j e i ’ s
r e q u e s t
f o r
h i s
p a s s p o r t
t o
b e
r e l e a s e d
g r a n t e d
b y
c o u r t N i g e r i a : F G
d e t a i n s
3 5
s u s p e c t e d
I S W A P
fi g h t e r s ,
t e n s i o n
h e i g h t e n s K e n y a :
W e a l t h y
M i n i s t e r s
t o
s u p p o r t
p r o - p o l i c i e s
a f t e r
s w e a r i n g
i n t o
o f fi c e A f r i l a n d
F i r s t
G r o u p
l a u n c h e s
i t s
fi r s t
i n v e s t m e n t
i n
T o g o P r o m i n e n t
S o m a l i l a n d
c l a n
t h r e a t e n s
t o
b o y c o t t
e l e c t i o n s M a l a w i : B u c c i
b o u n c e s
b a c k
w i t h
t h e
n e w
s i n g l e
“ A p a p a ” U g a n d a n
M i n i s t e r s
s e t
t o
s t a r t
K i s w a h i l i
l e s s o n s L i b e r i a :
S e n a t e
D e m a n d s
U S $ 1 5 . 5 M
R i c e
S u b s i d y
E x p e n d i t u r e
D o c u m e n t s R w a n d a :
T e a c h e r s ’
d a y
c e l e b r a t i o n s
p o s t p o n e d
t o
N o v e m b e r S o u t h
A f r i c a :
R a m a p h o s a
c o n d e m s
U S
s e c u r i t y
a l e r t
i n
J o h a n n e s b r u g E g y p t :
P r e z
S i s i
m e e t s
U A E
v i c e
p r e s i d e n t T a n z a n i a :
G o v e r n m e n t
t o
r e f u n d
c o n t r i b u t i o n s
o f
f a k e
c e r t i fi c a t e
w o r k e r s
By
P By
Prince
Mathias
rince
Mathias
h a n d e d h i s t i t l e t o K e n y a ' s
Jastas
Madoya,
ending
up
3rd
overall.
C h i n h o i w i l l s e e k t o e r a s e
t h e s e m e m o r i e s a t L a k e
V ictoria
Serena
Golf
Resort
&
Spa
course
with
a
consitent
score,
not
on
only
two
days,
but
over
the
next
three.
Deo
Akope
in
2014.
fund
Kitty
for
this
is
sh97.5
million,
with
the
overall
winner
walking
away
with
The
million
shillings.
2nd
that
saw
him
jump
to
the
front
briefly ,
on
the
final
day
Ssekibejja
was
thrilled
by
his
victory ,
and
promised
his
fivey e a r o l d h o m e c l u b L a k e
V i c t o r i a S e r e n a G o l f R e s o r t
a n d S p a , e v e n b e t t e r
performances
in
future.
“I
started
very
well,
but
trouble
c a m e f o r m e w h e n I g o t a
double
bogey
on
hole
8,
then
another
on
hole
9.
I
know
this
course,
so
I
calmed
down
after
that
and
enganged
a
new
gear
l i k e a F o r m u l a O n e C a r , ”
Ssekibejja
said
at
the
awards
ceremony
A l r e a d y i n t r o u b l e , e v e n
though
he
thinks
otherwise,
is
d e f e n d i n g c h a m p i o n J a s t a s
Madoya,
who
starts
day
two
at
the
17th
Uganda
Open
Pro
G o l f C h a m p i o n s h i p s , 1 2
strokes
off
the
pace
(+9).
“I
am
here
to
reclaim
my
title
despite
today's
score.
I
lost
a
few
balls
in
the
water
but
will
erase
my
day
1
score.
My
golf
w i l l s t a r t a f t e r t h e c u t , ”
Madoya
warned.
Chinhoi
lines
his
putt. It
is
the
second
time
that
this
e v e n t r e t u r n s t o t h i s
championship
course
with
the
last
winner
of
this
tour
at
this
p i c t u r e s q u e f a c i l i t y b e i n g
Zambian
Madalisto
Muthiya,
who
is
a
well
established
Pro
o n t h e S o u t h A f r i c a n
Sunshine
tour . Ugandan
Professionals
who
have
struggled
to
find
their
feet
on
the
East
African
tour
and
beyond
will
have
to
up
their
ante
on
home
soil
again.
The
last
Ugandan
winner
was
S P R T
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U g a n d a |
S s e k i b e j j a
g i v e s
L V
S e r e n a
C l u b
a
fi r s t
U g a n d a
O p e n
t i t l e
HA P P I N E S S O N
THEIR
F ACES:
Fans,
many
of
them
caddies,
carry
and
celebrate
with
new
Uganda
Golf
Open
champion
Andrew
Ssekibejja
after
his
fi n a l p u t t o n S a t u r d a y
evening. PHOT O
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Amateur
Golf
Open
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71,76,75,73
|
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(Uganda) 2).M
T umusiime
72,73,
80,
75
|
300
(Uganda) 3).J
Cwinyaai
80,69,78,
75
|
302
(Uganda) 4).G
Nsubuga
75,77,
76,83
|
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(Uganda) 5 ) B a g a l a n a 7 7 , 7 5 , 8 0 , 8 1 |
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(Uganda) Kigo,
Uganda
|
Lake
V ictoria
Serena
Golf
Resort
and
Spa
c l u b ' s
A n d r e w
S s e k i b e j j a
is
the
2022
T u s k e r
M a l t
U g a n d a
G o l f O p e n
champion. T h e 2 6 y e a r o l d S s e k i b e j j a c a r d e d
295
over
72
holes
on
Sunday ,
t o w i n h i s fi r s t t i t l e b y fi v e
s t r o k e s a t o n l y h i s t h i r d
a t t e m p t D a y t w o l e a d e r
Michael
T umusiime
settled
for
best,
despite
a
late
surge
The
prize
or
tournament
21
pro
event
is
part
of
the
A b s a s p o n s o r e d E a s t A f r i c a
Safari
T our
and
the
first
leg
of
2 0 2 2 2 0 2 3
l u c r a t i v e
Pro
tour P r i z e
m o n e y –
top
10. 1 s t S h s
2 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 /= 2 n d S h s
1 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 /= 3rd
–
Shs
8 , 4 6 0 , 0 0 0 / = 4th
–
Shs.
6,
250,000/= 5th
–
Shs
5,000,000/= 6th
–
Shs
4,170,000/= 7th
–
Shs.
3,570,000/= 8th
–
Shs.
3,130,000/= 9th
–
Shs.
2,278,000/= 10th
–
Shs.
2,500,000/= W i n n e r s o f P r o O p e n s i n c e
2006: 2006
–
Deo
Akope
(Uganda) 2007
–
Dismas
Ndiza
(Kenya) 2008
–
Dismas
Ndiza
(Kenya) 2009
–
Richard
Ainley
(Kenya) 2010
–
Dismus
Ndiza
(Kenya) 201 1
–
Dismus
Ndiza
(Kenya) 2012
–
Dismus
Ndiza
(Kenya) 2 0 1 3 V i c e n t B y a m u k a m a
(Uganda) 2014
–
Deo
Akope
(Uganda) 2 0 1 5 M a d a l i s t o M u t h i y a
(Zambia) 2016
–
Joshua
Seale
(South
Africa) 2 0 1 7 S t e p h e n F e r r i e r a
(Portugal) 2018
–
Dismas
Indiza
(Kenya) 2 0 1 9 M a d a l i s t o M u t h i y a
(Zambia) 2 0 2 0 R o b s o n C h i n h o i
(Zimbabwe) 2021
Jastas
Madoya
(Kenya) N A I R O B I
K E N Y A :
D R I F T
D R I V I N G
S T A R
D A H A M
T O
S H A R E
T I P S
A T
U O N W h y
Z i m b a b w e a n
C h i n h o i
w i l l
n o t
w a n t
U g a n d a
P r o
G o l f
h i s t o r y
t o
r e p e a t i m b a b w e a n C h i n h o i ,
Z struck
69
yesterday ,
to
take
a
3
stroke
lead
Photo
pivot
media K i g o , U g a n d a | R o b s o n
C h i n h o i h a s s t a r t e d t h e
U g a n d a P r o f e s s i o n a l G o l f
Open
exactly
the
way
he
did
last
year In
2021,
he
again
started
very
well
–
actually
one
s h o t b e t t e r t h a n h i s 6 9
yesterday . The
Zimbabwean
ace
followed
it
up
with
a
stunning
64
on
Day
2,
but
that
is
where
the
story
ended. T wo
73
scores
followed
as
he
o p u l a r
P N i g e r i a n
s i n g e r
T e m i l a d e O p e n i y i
a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l
m u s i c i a n R i h a n n a
a r e w o r k i n g
t o g e t h e r o n a
s o u n d t r a c k f o r t h e
b l o c k b u s t e r m o v i e
B l a c k P l a n t e r
a n t i c i p a t e d t o h i t
c i n e m a s n e x t
month.
The
title
of
the
track
i s " L i f t M e U p " , a
w o r k t h a t b r e a k s
Rihanna's
silence
in
t h e m u s i c i n d u s t r y
following
months
of
muteness.
On
W ednesday ,
on
her
T witter
page
she
teased
the
video
of
t h e t r a c k " L i f t m e
up"
with
the
caption
“ L i f t m e u p 10.28.2022.”
R i h a n n a c o w r o t e
“ L i f t M e U p ” w i t h
Nigeria's
T ems;
music
p r o d u c e r , L u d w i g
G ö r a n s s o n ; a n d
B l a c k P a n t h e r ' s
d i r e c t o r , R y a n
AFRIC A W ORLD
NE W S P age
10 N I G E R I A ' S
T E M S
C O L L A B O R A T E S
W I T H
R I H A N N A
O N
B L A C K
P L A N T E R
2
S O U N D T R A C K C o o g l e r , B i l l b o a r d
reports. The
track
is
a
tribute
t o t h e l e a d s t a r
C h a d w i c k B o s e m a n
o f t h e fi r s t B l a c k
P l a n t e r m o v i e , w h o
A F R I T A I N M E N T died
in
2020
at
age
43.
It
is
expected
to
be
r e l e a s e d i n t h e fi r s t
w e e k o f N o v e m b e r
2022.
Additional
text
by
Ripples
Nigeria. B Y :
A yishie tu
A siedu
Lemurs
Species
Un der
Ne w
Thr e at
By:
Jemimah
Chungu
In
recey
years,
the
s o c i a l , p o l i t i c a l ,
socioeconomic
and
physical
environments
w e r e e x c i t e d b y t h e
resurrection
of
lemurs
a f t e r y e a r s o f
h i b e r n a t i o n T h e
excitement
was
based
o n t h e s e s p e c i e s '
i m p o r t a n c e t o t h e
environment
in
terms
o f e c o b i o d i v e r s i t y,
tourism
and
scientific
research.
L e m u r s a r e f a u n a
s p e c i e s o f t h e
l e m u r o i d e a f a m i l y
which
are
indigenous
t o t h e w o o d l a n d s o f
M a d a g a s c a r L e m u r s
are
also
described
as
p r i m a t e s a l o n g s i d e
p e o p l e , a p e s a n d
monkeys.
They
are
unique
species
with
a
romantic
lifestyle;
female
dominated,
family
a n d c o m m u n i t y o r i e n t e d
m i n u s h u m a n
interference.
R e g r e t t a b l y, o v e r 1 0 0
l e m u r s p r i m a t e s w e r e
listed
on
the
IUCN
Red
list
f o r e x t i n c t i o n L e m u r s
have
come
under
a
new
threat
because
of
human
invasion
of
woodlands
in
M a d a g a s c a r . T h e r e ' s
g r o w i n g f e a r t h a t t h e
o n g o i n g i n v a s i o n w i l l
d e s t a b i l i z e t h e
environment
at
large.
In
addition,
there's
is
a
lot
o f d e f o r e s t a t i o n i n t h e
w o o d l a n d s o f
M a d a g a s c a r d u e t o t h e
economic
status
of
the
c o u n t r y . P e o p l e c u t
t r e e s f o r f o o d
cultivation
and
energy
a n d m a n y o t h e r
c a u s e s H u m a n
c a u s e d d e f o r e s t a t i o n
h a s f u e l e d t h e
endangering
of
lemurs
b e c a u s e t r e e s
naturally
habitat
these
species
in
addition
to
b e i n g th e i r
so u rce o f
f o o d . T r e e s a l s o
r e g u l a t e t h e
t e m p e r a t u r e o f t h e
i m m e d i a t e
environment
as
well
as
human
induced
loss
of
biodiversity . D e f o r e s t a t i o n a l s o
contributes
to
climate
c h a n g e w h i c h a l o n e
a ff e c t s f a u n a I n t h e
wild
of
Madagascar
in
p a r t i c u l a r , l e m u r s a n d
other
primates
have
been
s p o t t e d s t a y i n g o n t h e
ground
which
is
unnatural
due
to
the
loss
of
habitats
( t r e e s ) , a n d t h e c l i m a t e
c h a n g e c r i s i s ( f u e l e d b y
d e f o r e s t a t i o n ) M o r e o v e r ,
an
outbreak
of
tuberculosis
w a s r e p o r t e d a t a
M a d a g a s c a r Z o o t h i s
month
and
it
killed
many
e n d a n g e r e d p r i m a t e
species
including
critically
e n d a n g e r e d l e m u r s
species.
O c t o b e r 2 8 , 2 0 2 2 w a s
dedicated
as
'The
W orld
Lemurs
Day'
to
celebrate
l e m u r o i d e a a c r o s s t h e
p l a n e t a n d b r i n g
a w a r e n e s s a n d s a v e
e n d a n g e r e d l e m u r s
species.
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P M
M A T E K A N E
T A K E S
O F F I C E
c e r e m o n y i n a l i g h t
g o l d , c o n v e r t i b l e R o l l s
Royce
and
was
greeted
by
the
loudest
of
cheers
from
his
supporters
who
c a m e f r o m a c r o s s t h e
s m a l l S o u t h e r n A f r i c a n
c o u n t r y t o w i t n e s s h i s
coronation
into
power
The
new
PM
was
elected
o n e l e c t o r a l p r o m i s e s
w h i c h a m o n g o t h e r s
i n c l u d e , t o c r e a t e
employment,
scale
back
o n g o v e r n m e n t
s p e n d i n g a s w e l l a s
publish
a
lifestyle
audit
of
h i m s e l f a n d a l l
government
officials
in
a
b i d t o a d d r e s s t h e
c o r r u p t i o n r o t i n
governance.
I n h i s m a i d e n s p e e c h ,
M a t e k a n e s a i d h i s
a s s u m p t i o n o f o ffi c e
" r e p r e s e n t s a s o c i a l
c o n t r a c t i n w h i c h I
promise
to
make
Lesotho
great
again".
The
probusiness
political
n o v i c e s a i d h e w i l l b e
picking
up
the
pieces
of
a
country
that
has
been
in
recession
since
2017.
M a t e k a n e s a i d t h e
" i n a b i l i t y o f t h e p r i v a t e
sector
to
play
its
part
in
c r e a t i n g e m p l o y m e n t "
h a s s t r a i n e d t h e p u b l i c
sector . " Y e t t h e p u b l i c s e c t o r
i t s e l f d o e s n o t h a v e a
d e p e n d a b l e i n c o m e , a
situation
which
is
likely
to
get
worse".
promised
to
address
graft
a
L e s o t h o ' s t e n t h P r i m e
Minister .
During
the
October
7
polls
which
swept
him
into
power ,
his
party
won
56
legislative
seats
out
of
120;
just
six
months
after
its
formation.
S o u t h A f r i c a n P r e s i d e n t
C y r i l R a m a p h o s a , w h o s e
c o u n t r y c o m p l e t e l y
s u r r o u n d s L e s o t h o , w a s
one
of
the
regional
leaders
attending
the
ceremony
in
the
mountainous
kingdom.
"The
strong
bond
of
our
two
n a t i o n s a r e f o u n d e d o n
f a m i l y t i e s , s h a r e d
l a n g u a g e , h i s t o r y . . . o u r
pasts
are
inseparable
and
o u r f u t u r e s a r e a l s o
i n t e r t w i n e d " R a m a p h o s a
said
in
his
congratulatory
speech.
Z a m b i a n P r e s i d e n t
H a k a i n d e H i c h i l e m a ,
h i m s e l f a s u c c e s f u l
b u s i n e s s m a n w h o w o n a
historic
election
last
year ,
was
in
attendance.
U S P r e s i d e n t J o e B i d e n
also
sent
in
a
delegation
to
the
ceremony
Lesotho
ranks
among
the
w o r l d ' s p o o r e s t c o u n t r i e s ,
with
more
than
30
percent
o f i t s 2 2 m i l l i o n p e o p l e
living
on
less
than
$1.90
a
day Additional
reporting
by
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maverick
also
n d t o " r e f o r m a p u b l i c
s e r v i c e t o m a k e i t m o r e
e ffi c i e n t , t r a n s p a r e n t ,
a c c o u n t a b l e a n d
effective".
" W e h a v e t o u p r o o t
c o r r u p t i o n a n d s t o p a
rampant
embezzlement
of
t h e p u b l i c f u n d s , "
Matekane
said". I n o n e o f t h e i n t e r v i e w s
a h e a d o f t h e e l e c t i o n s ,
Matekane
said
he
would
t u r n t h i n g s a r o u n d ,
b r i n g i n g h i s b u s i n e s s
acumen
to
the
government
to
revive
the
economy
and
tackle
the
huge
public
debt
and
unemployment.
Elected
on
the
banner
of
t h e R e v o l u t i o n f o r
P r o s p e r i t y ( R F P ) ,
M a t e k a n e b e c o m e s
Ry an
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