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High praise for Clegg at the launch of “My Media Journey”

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , ,
– – Robert Nii Arday Clegg, the Harvard Law School educated lawyer who garnered almost two decades of media experience in the past, launched his newest book, “My Media Journey” via Zoom and YouTube on Thursday, 11th February 2021. With a print length of 300 pages, the book has eleven chapters spanning a 19-year period from the days of the… Read More
Africa World 

Why you will find light patches in female underwear

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– – IT’S NORMAL! Your vagina is acidic and has a pH of 3.8-4.5. That’s acidic enough to bleach fabric, and that’s what’s happening. The light patches in underwear isn’t staining from period blood or discharge, it’s bleaching – the same as if you’ve ever tried putting lemon juice in your hair to lighten it. It’s not a sign of… Read More
Africa World 

Politician tied to tree for not fulfilling campaign promise

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– – A politician in Mexico made the headline weeks ago when he was reportedly tied to a tree by his constituents for not fulfilling his campaign promise. Residents of Southern Mexico were angry with their mayor Óscar Ramírez who had promised to ensure that series of public projects for the city of Frontera Comalapa in the state of Chiapas… Read More
Africa Investments 

Guinée Bissau : la Banque africaine de développement renforce les capacités du pays pour la révision de sa CDN

Elwin Mandowa,
La Banque africaine de développement a soutenu l’organisation à Bissau du 25 janvier au 5 février 2020, d’un atelier de renforcement des capacités de l’équipe locale chargée de la révision de la Contribution déterminée au niveau national (CDN) de la Guinée-Bissau dans son « Volet adaptation » du secteur agriculture, foresterie et autres utilisations des terres (AFOLU). La session de formation, présidée… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Kenyan woman ‘ridiculed’ for marrying disabled man

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– – A Kenyan woman, Susan Njogu Eling has spoken about how she was ridiculed for her decision to marry a disabled Australian man. Susan Njogu Eling three years ago married Philip Eling who was born with muscular dystrophy – a disease that causes progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass. Susan told the BBC that she was called a… Read More
Africa West Africa World 

West African countries on high alert over Ebola outbreak

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– – Countries in West Africa have been placed on high alert to quell an outbreak of Ebola. It follows a warning from the World Health Organization over Ebola infections in Guinea and Democratic Republic of Congo. Guinea declared an outbreak of the virus on Sunday in the first return of the disease there since the 2013-2016 outbreak, while Congo has… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Fund: Japan, African Development Bank Group, sign JPY 73.6 billion loan agreement

Elwin Mandowa,
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the African Development Fund (ADF) – the concessional arm of the African Development Bank Group – on Tuesday signed a loan agreement of 73.6 billion Japanese yen ($668.1 million) to support the 15th replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF-15). During a virtual ceremony, African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina… Read More
Africa Investments 

Africa’s first Super Energy Service Company in Morocco gets $965,000 grant boost from African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (…

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) is providing a $965,000 grant to Morocco’s Société d’Ingénierie Energétique (SIE), to support its transition into the first Super Energy Service Company (ESCO) initiative in Africa “This support from the African Development Bank will enable the operationalization of the new SIE as a Super ESCO, thus creating a model well… Read More
Africa Nigeria News and Headlines US West Africa World 

Nigerian man jailed 10 years in US for $11m cyber fraud

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– – A Nigerian businessman has been jailed 10 years in the United States for running a cyber fraud scheme. A US court sentenced Obinwanna Okeke, also known as Invictus Obi for his fraud scheme that stole at least $11m from his victims. Okeke reportedly used Nigerian- based companies to defraud people in the US state of Virginia. According to… Read More
Africa Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

Nigeria: Several students and staff missing after attack on school

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , ,
– – Several students are reported missing in the north-central Nigerian town of Kagara in Niger state after gunmen stormed a boys boarding secondary school. The incident which happened in the early hours of Wednesday resulted in the abduction of a yet to be known number of students. A source at the school has also revealed that four staff and their families were also… Read More
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