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The African Development Bank appoints Mr. Mohamed Cherif, Country Manager, Senegal

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Mohamed Cherif, as Country Manager designate, Senegal Country Office, effective 1st January 2021. Mohamed, the Country Manager designated for Senegal, a Mauritanian National, joined the African Development Bank in 2005, and is currently the Country Manager, Madagascar Country Office. Mohamed brings into this new role extensive Bank… Read More
Africa Southern Africa World Zambia 

Zambia: Two police officers sacked for killing demonstrators

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– – Two police officers in Zambia have been dismissed for killing some demonstrators. They have been sacked on the orders of Zambian President Edgar Lungu following investigations into the deaths of two opposition demonstrators last week in Lusaka. The protesters were killed when riot police broke up a rally outside the police headquarters where the opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was being… Read More
Africa Featured Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana bans opposition protests amid post-election agitations

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– – Ghana’s police service has announced that it has secured a court order banning opposition supporters from protesting amid post-election agitations. Opposition supporters have been demonstrating on the streets alleging of electoral fraud over the December 7 presidential and parliamentary election results. The electoral commission declared the incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo as winner of the presidential election. But the… Read More
Africa World 

Positions to make female orgasm easier

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– – Struggling to hit the high notes in the bedroom and hoping to reach orgasm at the same time as your other half? Or perhaps you’re looking for tips to help your female partner climax when you do? Either way, the fact you’re asking this question at all is a good start! Great sex is all about experimentation, communication and… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

ASUU vs Buhari’s Government; What Kind Of Public University Do We Want? By Abdelghaffar Amoka Abdelmalik

Elwin Mandowa,
The interesting piece from Mr Salihu Muhammad Lukman, the DG of the Progressive Governors’ Forum is an indication that ASUU is alone in the fight for the survival of the public universities. While he analyzed the damage the ASUU strike has done to university education in Nigeria, he refused to x-ray the damage that the improper funding of the universities… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Bishop Kukah: How To Fight Evil! By Ozodinukwe Okenwa

Elwin Mandowa,
The Yuletide was upon us yet again last week. A great season whose reason had over the years been bastardized by uncontrollable mundane elements and forces. The year 2020 would remain in the annals of human history as one bloody grievous year marked especially by the Coronavirus pandemic and other natural and man-made tragedies. As the new year 2021 announces… Read More
Africa Sports World 

A year like no other: A look back at African football in 2020

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– – 2020 was a year like no other, with the global pandemic bringing almost every activity to a crashing halt, but we still managed to squeeze in some football. There were several cancellations and postponements, including the Africa Cup of Nations, which was shifted from June 2021 to January 2022. The competition will still be staged in Cameroon. The… Read More
Africa World 

50 journalists killed in 2020 because of their work

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– – Fifty journalists were killed due to their work in the year 2020, a latest report by Reporters Without Borders revealed. According to the report by the group, most of the killings didn’t happen in countries experiencing conflicts. The report revealed that many of the killings were targeted after journalists published works focusing on organised crime, corruption or environmental… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana’s opposition begins legal challenge to 2020 poll results

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– – Ghana’s opposition party the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has started legal processes at the country’s supreme court challenging the results of the 2020 elections. The processes to file the court papers are taking place on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 in the capital Accra. There were indications the filing of the court papers will happen on Wednesday but that… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

2020: The Year That Was By Reuben Abati

Elwin Mandowa,
My favourite end-of-the-year quote, which I have shared with many others,  is the following passage from Chapter 3 of the inimitable Chinua Achebe’s Things Falls Apart, a novel of monumental, evergreen relevance, translated into over 50 languages, a product of pure genius, a milestone in world literature. Achebe wrote:    “…The year that Okonkwo took eight hundred seed yams from Nwakibie was the worst… Read More
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