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Ghana’s Model VehicleUnveiled By SuameMagazine Artisans

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Released: March 15, 2013

WASHINGTON - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced its intention to auto-matically extend employment authorization documents (EADs) for Liberian nationals covered under DeferredEnforced Departure (DED) through Sept. 30, 2013. This automatic extension of EADs follows PresidentObama’s announcement today of his decision to extend DED through Sept. 30, 2014 for qualified Liberians andthose persons without nationality who last habitually resided in Liberia. The six-month automatic extension ofexisting EADs will permit eligible Liberians to continue working in the United States while they file theirapplications for new EADs that will cover the full 18 months of the DED extension through Sept. 30, 2014.The extension will also allow USCIS to complete processing and issuance of those new EADs.

Although DED for Liberian nationals was scheduled to end on March 31, 2013, President Obama determinedthat there are compelling foreign policy reasons to continue deferring enforced departure for eligible Liberiannationals presently living in the United States under the existing grant of DED.

Certain individuals are ineligible for DED, including:Liberians who did not have Temporary Protected Status on Sept. 30, 2007, and are therefore not covered

under current DED;certain criminals;persons subject to the mandatory bars to Temporary Protected Status; andpersons whose removal is in the interest of the United States.

USCIS will publish a notice in the Federal Register with information regarding the extension of the validity ofEADs for Liberian nationals covered under DED, and instructions on how they may obtain employment author-ization for the remainder of the DED extension.

For additional information about DED for Liberia, please visit the DED - Liberia Web page on the USCISwebsite. Liberian nationals or their employers may also contact the USCIS National Customer Service Center at1-800-375-5273.For more information on USCIS and its programs, please visit www.uscis.gov or follow us on Twitter (@uscis),YouTube (/uscis) and the USCIS blog The Beacon.

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Activities Of President Koroma In The USABy: SEM Contributor on April 2, 2013.

The three days working visit of President Ernest Bai Koroma andhis delegation was full of activities. Soon after his arrival at theAndrews Air-force Base on Tuesday night, President Ernest BaiKoroma and his team of experts held a planning meeting regard-ing the three days program and how it was scheduled. (Photo:President Ernest Koroma being led out of the S.Leone Embassyby US Secret Service Agents, after talking to Heads of SierraLeonean organizations, Embassy Staff and granting interviews tosome local and international)

Members of his delegation, Finance Minister Dr. Keifala Marah,Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. Matthew Samura Kamara,Information and Communications Minister Hon. Alpha Kanu,Health Minister Hon. Miatta Kargbo, State Chief of ProtocolAmbassador Soulay Daramy, State House – Chief of Staff Dr.Richard K. Konteh, Executive Assistant to President ErnestKoroma Dr. Sylvia Blyden, Personal Assistant to PresidentKoroma Mr. Brian A. Gilpin, Millennium Challenge Corporation(MCC) Coordinator Mr. Mahmoud Idriss and that of the Embassyof Sierra Leone in Washington DC (Ambassador Bockari Stevens,Deputy Chief of Mission Ambassador I.S. Conteh, Head ofChancery Mrs. Isatu Sillah, Fatmata Dao, Edward Kawa andPasco Gerald Temple together with a delegation from the SierraLeone Permanent Mission to United Nations in New York led bythe Permanent Representative Ambassador Shekou M. Turay andcomprised of the Deputy Permanent Representative for LegalAffairs, Ambassador Osman Keh Kamara , the MinisterPlenipotentiary, Rev. Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu and the Head ofChancery, Mr. Alhusine Kamara. properly planned the attendanceof scheduled meetings according to specialization and importance.

At 9:30 a.m. -10:00 a.m. of Wednesday, President Ernest BaiKoroma, Dr. Keifalla Marah, Dr. Matthew Samura Kamara. HonAlpha Kanu and Ambassador Bockari Stevens in the Company ofU.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone Ambassador Owen and Controloffuicer Andrew Silski met with the Acting Director of PeaceCorps Carrie Hesslker-Radelet.

At 10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. President Ernest Bai Koroma delivereda speech at a Peace Corps event with “Friends of Salone”(FormerPeace Corps to Sierra Leone).

Mid-day to 1:30 p.m. saw him having a meeting with Bechtelexecutives. President Koroma and his experts were again engagedat 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. with the Chief executive of MCCDaniel Yohannes, Ambassador Owen, Andrew Silski, Dr. RichardKonteh, Mr.Mamoud Idriss, Dr. Sylvia Blyden, AmbassadorSoulay Daramy and Mr. Brian Gilpin.At 3:00 p.m., President Koroma and delegation met with Staff ofEmbassy of Sierra Leone Washington DC, cross section of headsof Sierra Leone community groups in USA and granted series ofinterviews to several media houses, including one of the most rec-ognized Radio for breaking local and international news in theUSA, with a very wide listenership of at least One hundred andfifty Million People – “National Public Radio”.

At 5:00 p.m. President Koroma was also interviewed by Voice ofAmerica Television crew “Day Break Africa”, “One on one” and“in focus” hosted by Anchor – Sheka Ssali and produced byDeirdre Murray-Mcintosh, Senior Television Producer, Voice ofAmerica TV, Africa Division.

7:00 p.m., saw him attending a congressional meeting.

At 9:45 a.m. on Thursday March 28, President Ernest Bai Koromaattended a joint meeting with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagelat Defense Department (Pentagon).

Mid-day met him at the Willard Intercontinental Hotelmeeting with First Step and Samshi CFO JonathanShafer and World Hope’s John Lyon, RichardSchroeder and Steve Brown.

2:10 p.m. met President Koroma and his chosen few atthe White House, where he successfully held a veryunique and meeting with the world’s most powerfulCountry’s President Barack Obama.

At 5:00 p.m. President Koroma met with ChevronPresident Ali Moshiri and at 6:00 p.m. with the openGovernment Partnership and close the day by 9:00p.m. with a meeting with Corporate Council for Africa(CCA).On Friday March 29th, 9:00 a.m. President Ernest BaiKoroma attended a roundtable discussion with fourother Heads of State at the Institute of Peace (USIP),before attending an Economic and DevelopmentRound Table at the MCC from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30p.m. before departing for the most prestigious and pro-tected Andrews Air-force Base in Virginia, where Air-Force One is kept at the hanger.

By Kabbs Kanu, Minister Plenipotentiary andCoordinator of the Committee of 10 on UN SecurityCoucil Reform, Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone tothe UN, and Pasco Temple, IA, USA

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President Ernest Bai Koroma addressing Sierra Leonean Heads oforganization and Community groups at the Embassy of Sierra Leone

President Ernest Bai Koroma addressing Sierra Leonean Heads of organization and Communitygroups at the Embassy of Sierra Leone

Ghana’s Model Vehicle Unveiled By Suame Magazine ArtisansFrom: Ghana/Luv FM/Kofi Adu Domfeh

The Suame Magazine Industrial DevelopmentOrganization (SMIDO) has formally unveiled a prototypecar at a ceremony in Kumasi, in its quest to harness theengineering potential in vehicle manufacture at the lightindustrial area.

The model car named “SMATI Turtle 1” was built by thelocal artisans in partnership with a Netherlands basedNGO, AARDSCHAP Foundation using simple tools froma cluster of engineering workshops at Suame Magazine.

The vehicle is set for shipment to Europe for an interna-tional exhibition to attract investors for large scale com-mercial production to serve the African market.

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, inaugurated thevehicle with a test start and a comfort feel of the SMATITurtle at Manhyia Palace.

He commended SMIDO for showcasing the engineeringingenuity of Suame Magazine and called for a renewednational interest and support to develop artisanal enclaveas a major national asset.

The bold attempt by SMIDO is to attract national andinternational recognition and support to put artisanal engi-neering at the forefront of the national quest for industrial-ization.

The doors of the SMATI Turtle can be opened from all thefour corners of the vehicle and purposefully built for farm-ing and police patrol purposes.

According to SMIDO Consultant, Nyaaba Aweeba-Azongo, the name of the vehicle was strategically chosen“to reflect the immediate need for national intervention tosalvage the imminent collapse of the artisanal engineeringindustry in the country epitomized by Suame Magazine”.

The turtle is a robust reptile and an amphibian which sym-bolizes strength and the ability to withstand any terrain andparticularly, the African terrain.

SMATI is the acronym for the Suame Magazine AutomaticsTechnical Institute. The SMATI concept was formally launchedin January, 2009 by President John Mahama, then Vice-President, as part of a campaign to garner support to establish amodel institutional engineering training centre for the artisans ofSuame Magazine and others in Ghana.

Mr. Aweeba-Azongo said the engineering institute when estab-lished would streamline the apprenticeship system through mod-ern curricula and engineering upgrading by master craftsmen toreflect the current trend in the global automobile industry.

The SMATI Turtle 1 is thus to promote this engineering instituteconcept to demonstrate that given the requisite support by gov-ernment, innovative engineering and technological products andservices shall emerge from Suame Magazine to contribute to thesocio-economic development of Ghana, he stated.

President of SMIDO, George Asamoah Amankwaa, said there isenough testimony to indicate the potential of Suame Magazineto create employment and lead in industrialization when giventhe requisite support.

The SMIDO-Dutch partnership which was launched in February2013 also seeks to forge partnership between the RietveldAcademy of Amsterdam, the Kwame Nkrumah University ofScience and Technology (KNUST) and SMIDO for exchangeprogrammes.

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President Obama Hosts Leaders of Senegal, Malawi, S.Leone & Cape Verde

President Barack Obama met with, from left, President MackySall of Senegal, President Joyce Banda of Malawi, PresidentErnest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone, and Prime Minister JoséMaria Pereira Neves of Cape Verde in the Cabinet Room of theWhite House, March 28, 2013. (Official White House Photo byPete Souza)

Statement by Grant T. HarrisSpecial Assistant to the President and Senior Director for AfricanAffairs

The White HouseMarch 28, 2013

Today President Obama welcomed President Ernest Bai Koromaof Sierra Leone, President Macky Sall of Senegal, PresidentJoyce Banda of Malawi, and Prime Minister José Maria PereiraNeves of Cape Verde to the White House. The United States hasstrong partnerships with these countries based on shared demo-cratic values and shared interests. Each of these leaders hasundertaken significant efforts to strengthen democratic institu-tions, protect and expand human rights and civil liberties, andincrease economic opportunities for their people.

President Obama and the visiting leaders discussed how theUnited States can expand our partnership to support their effortsto strengthen democratic institutions and promote economicopportunity, both in their countries and across sub-SaharanAfrica. A particular focus of the conversation was on the impor-tance of transparency and respect for human rights, andPresident Obama commended each leader for their work in theseareas and their commitment to join the Open GovernmentPartnership. President Obama also commended these leaders fortheir leadership on food security and engaged the leaders in afruitful conversation about how the United States can help Africaharness the potential of its young people and empower the nextgeneration of African leaders.

While in Washington, each leader is participating in numerousmeetings and events to strengthen bilateral cooperation on arange of shared priorities. Joint events include a dinner hostedby the Corporate Council on Africa to discuss trade and invest-ment opportunities with representatives from U.S. businesses; apublic discussion on democratization in Africa at the UnitedStates Institute for Peace; an economic and development round-table with U.S. government officials; and a meeting withSecretary of Defense Hagel to discuss cooperation on sharedregional security and peacekeeping objectives in Africa.

The visit of these four leaders underscores the President’s com-mitment to substantive engagement and strengthened partner-ships with African nations.

A transcript of President Obama’s remarks following themeeting can be found below. Also below on this site is avideo of the leaders’ meeting.

REMARKS BY PRESIDENT OBAMA AFTER MEET-ING WITH AFRICAN LEADERS

THE PRESIDENT: Well, it is a great pleasure to welcomefour leaders from Africa, all of whom are doing extraordi-nary work — President Sall from Senegal, President Bandafrom Malawi, President Koroma from Sierra Leone, andPrime Minister Neves from Cape Verde.

The reason that I’m meeting with these four is they exempli-fy the progress that we’re seeing in Africa. All of them havehad to deal with some extraordinary challenges. Sierra Leonejust 10 years ago was in the midst of as brutal a civil war aswe’ve ever seen. And yet, now we’ve seen consecutive fairand free elections. And under President Koroma’s leadership,we’ve seen not only good governance, but also significanteconomic growth.

When you talk about Malawi, there was a constitutional cri-sis just last year. And yet, President Banda has not only beenable to be in office and make sure that constitutional orderwas restored, but has also made significant progress onbehalf of her people. And her personal story of overcoming ahistory of abuse and leading women throughout her country Ithink indicates the kind of progress that can be made whenyou’ve got strong leadership.

The same is true for His Excellency President Sall. Therewere some bumps in the road in terms of transition from theprevious President, and yet, the Senegalese rose up at thegrassroots level and sustained their democracy.And Cape Verde is a real success story. We were hearingfrom Prime Minister Neves about the fact that just in a fewdecades they have moved from a per capita income of maybe$200 a year to now $4,000 a year, and are now moving intothe middle of the pack in terms of development levelsbecause of good governance and management.

So what our discussion has focused on is, number one, howdo we continue to build on strong democracies; how do wecontinue to build on transparency and accountability.Because what we’ve learned over the last several decades isthat when you’ve got good governance — when you havedemocracies that work, sound management of public funds,transparency and accountability to the citizens that put lead-ers in place — it turns out that that is not only good for the

state and the functioning of government, it’s also good for eco-nomic development because it gives people confidence, itattracts business, it facilitates trade and commerce.

And all of these leaders have good stories to tell on that. Theyrecognize that there’s still more work to be done, and so I’mvery pleased that all of them are looking to move forward onthe Open Government Partnership that we helped to organizethrough the United Nations several years ago, and that we arenow seeing countries from all across the world sign up for —setting up international norms for accountability and transparen-cy that can lead to good governance.

We also talked about the economic situation. And all of us rec-ognize that, although Africa has actually been growing fasterthan almost every other region of the world, it started from alow baseline and it still has a lot of work to do. And that meansbuilding human capacity and improving education and job skillsfor rapidly growing and young populations. It means improvingaccess to energy and transportation sectors. And so we dis-cussed how the United States can continue to partner effectivelywith each of these countries.And then we finally talked about young people generally andhow we can mobilize the next generation of Africa leaders. Andindividuals like President Koroma have taken great interest infinding additional ways that we can recruit and engage youngpeople not only to get involved in public service but also to getinvolved in entrepreneurship that helps build these countries.

And so my main message to each of these leaders is that theUnited States is going to be a strong partner, not based on theold model in which we are a donor and they are simply a recipi-ent, but a new model that’s based on partnership and recogniz-ing that no continent has greater potential or greater upside thanthe continent of Africa if they in fact have the kind of strongleadership that these four individuals represent.

And we intend to continue to engage with them through a rangeof programs — through the Millennium Challenge, through theUSAID, through the PEPFAR programs — but we’re also look-ing for new models that can potentially improve our bilateralrelations even more.

The last point I’d make — we all discussed some of the region-al challenges involved. Obviously, economic development, pros-perity doesn’t happen if you have constant conflict. And nobodyknows that more than these individuals. Some like PresidentKoroma has seen that firsthand.

Now many of the threats are transnational. You’ve seen terror-ism infiltrate into the region. We’ve seen drug cartels that areusing West Africa in particular as a transit point. All of thisundermines some of the progress that’s been made, and so theUnited States will continue to cooperate with each of thesecountries to try to find smart solutions so that they can buildadditional capacity and make sure that these cancers don’t growin their region. And the United States intends to be a strongpartner for that.

So I just want to say to each of them thank you for yourextraordinary work. You should know that you have a greatfriend in the United States, in the people of the United States,and in the President of the United States, because we believethat if you’re successful, that ultimately will help us grow oureconomies and contribute to a more peaceful world, as well. Sothank you very much.

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US Embassy To Open ALibrary For Sierra Leonean

FilmsThe United States Embassy in Freetown will soon open a library andarchives section for the emergent Sierra Leone film industry. The Library and Archives section will be set up at the Embassy facili-ties up IMAAT, according to Foud Kargbo, Communications officer ofthe Sierra Leone International Film Festival.

Kargbo said his organization has been working with the United StatesEmbassy in Sierra Leone to actualize the initiative.

The facility, he said, will be open on the 15th of April.

Kargbo added that the facility will be opened to filmmakers and toserve to provide services such as internet, research facilities and learn-ing materials on how to make films. He said there will also be anarchives stand for Sierra Leone films.

Kargbo said the Library and Archives sections shows the premium theUS Embassy puts in Sierra Leone’s entertainment sector.

Kargbo said his organization is also set for the Sierra LeoneInternational Film festival which will commence on April 13th at theMemorial Peace Park at Cotton tree. The 5 days events will showcaseSierra Leone and other international movies to the general public.Some of the movies that will be screened include ‘Secret Desire’,‘Dark Heaven’, ‘State Crime’, ‘Dagadi’, ‘Return of Gina’, ‘Refugees’,and ‘Deep in the Game’, among many others.

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Dangote To Build $8bn Oil Refinery In NigeriaAfrica’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, plans to invest upto $8bn to build a Nigerian oil refinery with a capacity ofaround 400,000 barrels a day by late 2016, the tycoon toldReuters on Tuesday.This will almost double Nigeria’s current refining capacity.

“This will really help not only Nigeria but sub-Saharan Africa.There has not been a new refinery for a long time in sub-Saharan Africa,” Dangote said in a telephone interview.

The country currently has the capacity to produce some445,000 barrels per day among four refineries, but they oper-ate well below that owing to decades of mismanagement andcorruption in Africa’s leading energy producer.

Nigeria, the continent’s second-biggest economy, relies onsubsidised imports for 80 per cent of its fuel needs.

A surge in domestic capacity would be welcomed by investorsin Nigeria, but it would cut into profits made by Europeanrefiners and oil traders who would lose part of that lucrativemarket.

Dangote said the country’s ability to import fuel would soonbe challenged.

“In five years, when our population is over 200 million, wewon’t have the infrastructure to receive the amount of fuel weuse. It has to be done,” he said.

Past efforts to build refineries have often been delayed or can-celled, but analysts have said Dangote should be able to builda profitable Nigerian refinery, owing to his past successes in

industry and his strong government connections.

The Dangote Group’s cement manufacturing, basic foodprocessing and other industries have helped lift his person-al fortune to $16.1bn from $2.1bn in 2010, according tothe latest Forbes estimate.Nigeria has two refineries in its main Port Harcourt oilhub, one in the Niger Delta town of Warri, and one inKaduna in the North that serve 170 million people. Notone of them functions at full capacity.

Analysts have said previous attempts to get the refineriesgoing have been held back by vested interests such as fuelimporters profiting from the status quo. Dangote said thisconcerned him.“The people who were supposed to invest in refineries,who understand the market, are benefiting from there beingno refineries because of the fuel import business,” he said.“Some … are going to try to … interfere.”

Nigeria’s government subsidises fuel imports to keep pumpprices well below the market rate at a cost of billions ofdollars a year. Fuel subsidies are the single biggest item onthe country’s budget.

Dangote said making a new refinery run at a profit wouldwork even if the government failed to scrap the subsidisedfuel price that has deterred others from investing.

“We’ve done our numbers and the numbers are okay,” hesaid.

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Bill Gates Travels To Ghana On A Health Mission

“I arrived in Ghana to see firsthand why the country’simmunization system is working so well and meet the peopleinvolved.”

For some people, health delivery systems might not seem like themost intriguing topic, but I am really interested in understandinghow they’ve done so much of this right. Strong immunizationsystems are crucial for protecting our gains against polio andhelping us reach mothers and children with new vaccines andother life-saving health services. In Ghana, for example, poliowas eliminated a decade ago and an outbreak in 2008 was quicklycontrolled. No child there has died from measles since 2002. AndGhana was the first country to launch two new vaccines lastApril, against rotavirus, which causes severe diarrhea, and pneu-mococcal pneumonia.

Ghana’s approach works so well for a few key reasons: Rigorousdata gathering and analysis, accountability at the district level,and community outreach. Just as importantly, the vaccinationprogram is fully integrated into the health system. But there’s

really no substitute for seeing it on the ground.

Tomorrow we’re going to visit a director of health servicesin a district in central Ghana, then a nearby clinic. We’rethen going to visit a community health center where thenurses also go out to find mothers who missed appoint-ments or children due for immunizations to make the pro-gram as thorough as possible. As I wrote in my annual let-ter this year, measurement is crucial for improving healthcare, so at every stop I want to understand how the data iscollected and used for planning and decision making – andmeet the people who are making this success possible.

I plan to share my experience in Ghana at the GlobalVaccine Summit in Abu Dhabi April 24-25, where globalhealth leaders will celebrate progress in immunization anddemonstrate how the world is united to give all children ahealthy start to life.

Of course, no system is perfect, so I want to learn aboutthe obstacles and challenges in Ghana as well. I’ll speakwith many of the leaders who are working so hard toreach every child with vaccines, including Dr K.O. Antwi-Agyei, who manages the national immunization program.I’m also excited to talk to some of the well-trained com-munity health nurses and meet some of their local clients.In my next post I’ll tell you about the people I’m meetingand some of the lessons we can learn from Ghana’s suc-cess.

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In an important symbol of America’s commitment to anenduring friendship with Senegal, U.S. Ambassador to theRepublics of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau, Lewis Lukens, dedi-cated the new U.S. Embassy in Dakar today. Occupying a 10-acre site near Pointe des Almadies, the $181 million multi-building complex provides a centralized location for the mis-sion, as well as a state-of-the-art, environmentally- sustainableworkplace for embassy personnel.

The architect of record for the project was Page SoutherlandPage of Arlington, Virginia, and B.L. Harbert International,LLC of Birmingham, Alabama, was the construction contrac-tor.

The new facility incorporates numerous sustainable features toconserve resources and reduce operating costs, most notably anextensive system of 1,290 photovoltaic panels; solar controlshading devices to reduce solar heat gain and energy coolingcosts; and on-site treatment of wastewater that is reused forirrigation. The facility has been registered with the U.S. GreenBuilding Council for Leadership in Energy and EnvironmentalDesign (LEED®) with enough points to earn LEED Gold certi-fication.

Since 1999, as part of the Department’s Capital SecurityConstruction Program, OBO has completed 97 new diplomaticfacilities and has an additional 37 projects in design or underconstruction.

OBO’s mission is to provide safe, secure, and functional facili-ties that represent the U.S. Government to the host nation andsupport our staff in the achievement of U.S. foreign policyobjectives. These facilities should represent American valuesand the best in American architecture, engineering, technology,sustainability, art, culture, and construction execution.

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IMF Recognises Federal Government OfSomalia After 22-Year Interval

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday, April 12said it had recognized the Federal Government of Somalia,headed by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, paving the wayfor the resumption of relations after a 22-year interval.

The decision is consistent with broad international support andrecognition of the Federal Government, a statement copied tothe Ghana News Agency by the Public Affairs of IMF ExternalRelations Department, said on Friday.Recognition of the government allows the IMF to offer Somaliatechnical assistance and policy advice.

Somalia, an IMF member since August 1962, has beenin a state of civil war since the early 1990s, and therewas no government with which the fund could deal.

In September 2012, a new Federal Government ofSomalia, led by Federal President Hassan SheikhMohamud, took office.

The new administration has since enjoyed considerablesupport from the United Nations, the African Union, theEuropean Union, the Organization of IslamicCooperation, and many IMF member countries.

Somalia is currently ineligible to borrow from the Funddue to its outstanding arrears, which currently amount toabout 352 million US dollars.

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(CNN) -- Ola Orekunrin was studying tobecome a doctor in the UK a few years agowhen her younger sister fell seriously ill whiletraveling in Nigeria. The 12-year-old girl, who'dgone to the West African country on holidaywith relatives, needed urgent care but the nearesthospital couldn't deal with her condition.

Orekunrin and her family immediately beganlooking for an air ambulance service to rapidlytransport the girl, a sickle cell anemia sufferer,to a more suitable healthcare facility. Theysearched all across West Africa but were stunnedto find out there was none in the whole region.

"The nearest one at the time was in SouthAfrica," remembers Orekunrin. "They had a 12-hour activation time so by the time they wereready to activate, my sister was dead.

"It was really a devastating time for me and Istarted thinking about whether I should be inEngland talking about healthcare in Africa, or Ishould be in Africa dealing with healthcare andtrying to do something about it."

Orekunrin did the latter. Motivated by the tragicdeath of her sister, the young doctor decided toleave behind a high-flying job in the UK to taketo the Nigerian skies and address the vital issueof urgent healthcare in Africa's most populouscountry.

A pioneering entrepreneur with an eye foropportunity, Orekunrin set up Flying DoctorsNigeria, the first air ambulance service in WestAfrica, transporting victims of medical emergen-cies, including industrial workers from the coun-try's booming oil and gas sector.

"There was a situation in Nigeria where therewere only two or three very good hospitals and

they were sometimes a two, three, four-dayjourney away from the places where inci-dents happened," says Orekunrin. "We alsohave a huge oil and gas industry and atthat time there was no coordinated systemfor moving people from the offshore envi-ronment to a hospital to receive treatment."We save lives by moving these patientsand providing a high level of care en route.Ola Orekunrin, Flying Doctors Nigeria

Currently in its third year, the Lagos-basedcompany has so far airlifted about 500patients, using a fleet of planes and heli-copters to rapidly move injured workersand critically ill people from remote areasto hospitals.

"From patients with road traffic trauma, tobomb blast injuries to gunshot wounds, wesave lives by moving these patients andproviding a high level of care en route,"says Orekunrin.

"Many of our roads are poorly maintained,so emergency transport by road during theday is difficult. At night, we have armedrobbers on our major highways; coupledwith poor lighting and poor state of theroads themselves, emergency transport byroad is deadly for both patients and staff."

At 27, there isn't much Orekunrin hasn'tachieved.

Born in London, she grew up in a fosterhome in the charming seaside town ofLowestoft in the south-east of England.

Aged 21, Orekunrin had already graduatedfrom the University of York as a qualified

doctor. She was then awarded theMEXT Japanese GovernmentScholarship and moved to Japan to con-duct research in the field of regenerativemedicine.I wanted to facilitate getting the rightpatient, to the right facility, within theright time frame for that particular ill-ness.Ola Orekunrin, Flying Doctors Nigeria

After moving back to Europe the youngdoctor looked set for a promising careerin medicine in the UK. But her desire toimprove healthcare services in WestAfrica brought her back to her roots.

Orekunrin quit her job, sold her assetsand went on to study evacuation modelsand air ambulance services in otherdeveloping countries before launchingher ambitious venture, which enablesher to combine her "deep love for medi-cine and Africa" with her growing pas-sion for flying -- Orekunrin is also aalso a trainee helicopter pilot.

"I wanted to find a way that I can facili-tate people who were critically ill," shesays. "Get them to see a doctor, and notjust any doctor -- I wanted to facilitategetting the right patient to the rightfacility, within the right time frame forthat particular illness, and that's why Icame to start the air ambulance."

Last month, the World Economic Forumrecognized Orekunrin's achievements bynaming her amongst its prestigiousYoung Global Leaders class of 2013, agroup it describes as the best of today'sleaders under the age of 40.

"It came as a surprise to me actually,"she says of the honor. "I'm really flat-tered and really happy."

Trauma epidemic

Nigeria, Africa's second-biggest econo-my, is the continent's top producer ofoil, boasting huge petroleum and naturalgas reserves.

The industry's potential, coupled with agrowing financial services sector, isexpected to help drive further demandfor companies such as Flying DoctorsNigeria, which works on a retainershipbasis with the public sector, wealthyindividuals and oil and gas companies.

Yet Orekunrin says that there are stillseveral challenges that need to be navi-gated to successfully run a company

Ola Orekunrin (center) is the founder of Flying Doctors Nigeria, the first air ambulance servicein West Africa

like hers in the West African country.There should be more focus on thetrauma epidemic that Africa currentlyfacesOla Orekunrin, Flying Doctors Nigeria

"The aviation business is very expen-sive in Nigeria," she says. "Keepingcosts down is always a challenge," sheadds, noting that red tape and bureau-cracy are also testing small businesses'endurance.

But despite the challenges, Orekunrinremains determined to bring aboutchange in Nigeria's healthcare system."I want to achieve a proper use of thehealthcare sector in Nigeria," she says.

Looking ahead, Orekunrin says hergoal is to continue improving access totreatment while focusing on the pre-hospital and in-hospital management ofinjuries. She says that whilst muchattention and funding is directedtoward infectious diseases, Africa isalso facing a big problem treatingphysical injuries and wounds.

"Eighty percent of the world traumaoccurs in low-middle income countriesjust like Nigeria," she says. "I feelthere should be more focus on the trau-ma epidemic that Africa currentlyfaces."

"In the UK, I would see one gunshotwound every three or four years. InNigeria, I see one gunshot woundevery three-four days. Add in the road-traffic trauma, falls from heights,industrial injuries, stab sounds, injuriesfrom domestic violence and you see ahuge problem that definitely needsaddressing."

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Hero With A $20,000 Heart:Walmart Worker Honored For Returning Cash Left In Cart

An upbeat immigrant from Ghana, known for his cheerful helping of cus-tomers at the Walmart in Federal Way, is being honored by the retailgiant for his quick work in returning an envelope stuffed with cash to thecustomers who had accidentally left it in a shopping cartIt was in the early afternoon of a mid-October 2012 day that BismarkMensah was collecting carts outside a Walmart in Federal Way, a part-time job for which he earned $9.05 an hour as a “courtesy associate.”

He was used to finding stuff in carts that customers had somehow forgot-ten — keys, credit cards, wallets. And he turned them in to customerservice.

But this particular item stood out. It was a white envelope with a clearwindow in the middle, bulging with what was inside, a lot of cash.Around $20,000, it turned out.

Because of what he did that afternoon, Mensah now is in possession of aplaque that names him the winner of the retail giant’s national 2013“Integrity in Action Award.”

Mensah is 32 and he remembers the exact date — Feb. 8, 2012 — onwhich he arrived in the U. S. of A., at JFK International Airport, fromGhana.

He has a photo of that occasion: standing in an airport parking lot, wear-ing a cap and scarf in the Ghanaian national colors of red, gold andgreen, an optimistic smile on his face.

He has dreams; you know, the perennial ones that immigrants throughgenerations, and from countries all over the world, have told and still tell.They don’t mind sounding naive about America being the land of oppor-tunity.

For Mensah that meant get a job, go to college, study business adminis-tration, eventually return to Ghana to expand the five little shops that hismom, Irene, had started from her work as a seamstress.

But about that $20,000.

It belonged to Leona Wisdom and Gary Elton, a couple from BlackDiamond.

The wife says they were returning home from getting the money at a

finance company when they stopped off to shop at theWalmart at South 345th Street and 16th Avenue South.

Wisdom says she’s a caregiver who works with people whoare disabled, and says the cash was for a down payment ona house the couple was buying on a short sale. They didn’tget the money as a check, Wisdom says, because they did-n’t want to wait days for it to clear.

It’s also the case that, for reasons that might not seem logi-cal to many, some people deal in cash.

Wisdom had two carts full of merchandise and Mensahhelped her take the stuff to the trunk of her car.

As she was driving away, Mensah noticed what had fallenout of her purse — that thick envelope.

“I run after them. I think somebody heard me and signaledfor them to stop,” he remembers.

Mensah handed her the envelope.

“She was like, ‘Wow!’ Tears are coming out. She tooksome money and tried to reward me. I said, ‘No, no. I’mall right,’ ” says Mensah.

He figures that every couple of weeks, after deductions, histake-home pay is around $620 to $640.

Mensah can manage because he’s staying for free at theAuburn home of Vicki Campbell, who has traveled toGhana and had come to know Mensah’s mother when shesewed dresses for Campbell.

He has an aunt in Portland, cousins in New York.

“He’s a hardworking young man,” says Campbell, who hasgrown children of her own. “I don’t like to work with peo-ple who are slackers.”

Mensah says keeping the $20,000 never occurred to him.

“My conscience wouldn’t allow it. I couldn’t even drivehome if I did that,” he says.

Wisdom says she called the store twice to make sure man-agement knew about Mensah’s good deed.

She also tried to again do something to thank him, but hedeclined her offer to be taken out to dinner.

Wisdom says she also asked Mensah if he was single,which he is, as she has a daughter who is single. “It’s hardto find honest people,” she explains.

Mensah demurred at the matchmaking offer, too.

Jeremy Smith, who was then the store manager, says cus-tomers regularly called the store about Mensah.

“Maybe they were trying to load something heavy intotheir vehicle. He rushed right away to help them. Theywere overwhelmed with his kindness and generosity,” saysSmith.

A month ago, Mensah was moved to a full-time position,and $9.19 an hour, with benefits.

Besides working in the parking lot, he now also has respon-sibilities in the backroom, as an inventory-control specialist.

He says he knows that Wal-Mart has at times been viewednegatively. Even his mom in Ghana was concerned abouther son working at the chain and phoned him.

Mensah says he “cooled her down,” reassured her that heliked the place, people there treat him right, that he waslearning a lot and could take what he learned about runninga big retail place back to Ghana.

He says, “You have to start someplace.”

These days, Mensah works pushing carts in the parking lot acouple of days a week, the rest in inventory.

He’s easy to spot, the guy with the smile.

“In the parking lot, people chat, tell you their problems, yousee that a person is not happy. I tell them, ‘God is in control.Everything is OK,’ ” says Mensah.

Somehow, he says, it helps the sad people to hear from ahopeful person.

Erik Lacitis: 206-464-2237 or elacitis@seattletimes.com

By Erik Lacitis

Seattle Times staff reporter

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Kingslight Chapel Holds Appreciation Banquet In HonorOf Rev. Dr. Daniel And Rev. Barbara Ahia-Armah

Pastor appreciation is a vital part of a church's successful ministry."1,500 pastors leave their assignments every month in theUnited States because of conflict, burnout, or moral failure," according to an article by Ken Sande of Peacemaker Ministries.There are, of course, many reasons why a pastor's ministry might be long or short. But the congregation that doesn't say, "Thank

you," in practical ways will almost guarantee limited success. The Virginia branch of the Kingslight Chapel committed the weekof April 8th thru April 14th to appreciate their Pastor with a week long program which included a special banquet at theHampton Hotel in Dumfries , Virginia. Rev. Dr. Ukechukwu Uchegbu was invited from Ghana to bless the congregation. Theevent was well attended with Special guests from various ministries in the Washington Metro Area attending. Many sent inletters of appreciation with testmonies about how their lives have been changed through Rev. Ahia-Armah’s ministry

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African-American Leaders In MarylandUnite To Strengthen Their Community

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The Wiley H. Bates Legacy CenterAnnapolis, MarylandMarch 14, 2013

By Frederick Nnoma-Addison

Only two weeks after the observation and celebration ofAfrican-American history month – February – in theUnited States, approximately 60 African-American leadersin Anne Arundel County, Maryland have held a meeting toreview the state of their community and address the chal-lenges facing it. The caucus representing clergy, business,labor, sororities, elected officials, and civil rights groupscommitted to work together to improve their community inthe county. The meeting was appropriately held at theWiley H. Bates Legacy Center and Memorial in Annapolisand was attended by the County’s Police Chief – Larry W.Tolliver and the new Publisher and Editor of the CapitalGazette, Pat Richardson and Steve Gunn respectively.[Photograph above was taken after the meeting and repre-sents only a cross section of meeting attendees]. The lead-ers first came together in January to support former CountyHealth Officer Dr. Angela Wakweya, who they believe wasunfairly removed from her position by the then-CountyExecutive John R. Leopold who is now serving a jail sen-tence himself for misconduct while in office. Dr. Wakweyawho was the first African-American to head the County’s81 year-old health department is a naturalized U.S. citizenfrom Uganda in East Africa.

Making the introduction Carl Snowden, Member of theBoard of Directors, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Committeeand Host of Upfront & Personal recounted this recent histo-ry of unfair treatment of blacks in the community andstressed the need to work together so that such an incidentnever occurs, “on our watch”.

Almost 50 years after the signing of the Civil RightsAct (1964), the historic March on Washington led by Dr.Martin Luther King Jr., and 100 years after the birth ofRosa Parks, also a Civil Rights Activist, African-Americanswho represent about 12% of the national and County popu-lation still face discrimination and race-related challenges.By convening this meeting and dialoguing with the CapitalGazette and the Police Chief the caucus hopes that this willbe a first step in addressing disparities and discriminationin hiring and distribution of resources among other con-cerns. The caucus is scheduled to dialogue with the newCounty Chief Executive, Laura Newman, at 5pm on April10th at the same venue.Anne Arundel CountyAnne Arundel County is named after Anne Arundell (1615-

1649), a member of the ancient family of Arundells inCornwall, England and the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2ndBaron Baltimore. Its county seat is Annapolis, which isalso the capital of the state. In 2010, its population was537,656, a population increase of just under 10% since2000. Anne Arundel County forms part of the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area.

City of AnnapolisAnnapolis is the capital of the state of Maryland in

North East United States, and the county seat of AnneArundel County. Located just 29miles east of Washington,DC, it is a diverse, world-class city open to tourists andbusiness people from around the world. Annapolis is alsohome of the United States Naval Academy, founded in1845. Described as America’s Sailing Capital and thegateway to North America’s largest estuary – theChesapeake Bay – its location makes it a prime destina-tion for water-tourism. The Bay is a source of bountifulseafood and a host of sailing, boating, recreational sports-fishing, and water-sports activities to residents andtourists from around the world. Also described as a“Museum without Walls”, it is a lively, contemporary citywhere four centuries of architecture embrace 21st-centuryliving. The city has trendy boutiques and specialty shopsamidst 18th century brick buildings especially in theHistoric Downtown area.

Annapolis is noted for proudly celebrating African &African-American heritage. It is home to important monu-ments like the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial, theBanneker-Douglas Museum (Maryland’s official reposito-ry for African-American heritage), the Thurgood MarshallMemorial, and the Coretta King Memorial Garden locatedon the campus of Sojourner-Douglas College.

The Wiley H. Bates Legacy Center and MemorialThe Wiley H. Bates Legacy Center and Memorial are

part of a $27 million dollar complex called The Wiley H.Bates Heritage Park which opened in a public celebrationin September 2006. The Legacy Center is dedicated topreserving and presenting the history of Wiley H. BatesHigh School (1932 to 1966), formerly the only highschool for African Americans in Anne Arundel County. Itis a unique cultural arts heritage center displaying histori-cal documents and collections that preserve the AfricanAmerican experience.

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MCC Partners WithCoca-Cola Africa

Foundation to ExpandAccess to Clean Water

Washington, DC — The U.S. Government’s Millennium ChallengeCorporation (MCC) announced today a partnership with The Coca-ColaAfrica Foundation (TCCAF) to help expand access to clean water and san-itation in Africa. The partnership will help leverage MCC investments andenhance sustainability and impact. The MCC and TCCAF partnership willwork together in the West African nation of Cape Verde.

Cape Verde is an extremely water-scarce country that faces a number ofchallenges in the water and sanitation sector. Part of MCC’s five-year $66million compact with Cape Verde will implement crucial water sectorreforms and will invest in infrastructure to expand access to clean waterand sanitation. This $41.1 million Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Project(WASH Project) is designed to establish a financially sound, transparentand accountable institutional basis for the delivery of water and sanitationservices to Cape Verdean households and businesses across the country.The project’s approach to improving sector performance is based on athree-pronged strategy: (i) reforming national policy and regulatory insti-tutions; (ii) transforming inefficient utilities into independent corporateentities operating on a commercial basis; and (iii) improving the qualityand reach of water and sanitation infrastructure.

“Our cooperation with The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation is the perfectpublic-private partnership to leverage MCC investments in this criticalsector. The Government of Cape Verde is undertaking serious policyreforms to strengthen the water sector, and this partnership is proof thatthey are taking the right steps to attract further private sector investments,”said MCC Resident Country Director Kenneth Miller.

The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation has pledged, through the ReplenishAfrica Initiative (RAIN), to significantly invest alongside MCC’s effort inorder to help up to 20,000 low-income households gain access to the waternetwork, providing proper sanitation as well as hygiene education forthousands of people. As the implementing partner, MCA-Cape Verde iscoordinating with Cavibel, the local Coca-Cola bottler, to maximize theimpact of the partnership.

RAIN is the signature community initiative of The Coca-Cola AfricaFoundation. Backed by a six-year, $30 million commitment by The Coca-Cola Company—in partnership with not-for-profit, humanitarian and gov-ernment donors working nationally and internationally—RAIN’s goal is toprovide more than two million people in Africa with access to drinkingwater by 2015. RAIN seeks to implement at least one water project ineach African country, and the foundation’s partnership with MCC willnow enable RAIN to enter Cape Verde, its 31st country out of the conti-nent’s 55 countries.

To date, MCC has invested $2.1 billion in water-related projects in 20partner countries. Half of this amount is for projects that improve drinkingwater supply, sanitation and hygiene, with the remaining amount support-ing improved water productivity and integrated water resources manage-ment.

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THE GIFT OF THE PERSONOF THE HOLY SPIRIT

In AD 33 fifty years after the ascension ofJesus Christ and ten days after His ascensionthe disciples of Jesus gathered in an upperroom praying and tarrying for the baptism ofthe Holy Spirit as instructed by Jesus. Theybegan to speak in other tongues when sudden-ly the Holy Spirit came upon them. The disci-ples were filled with supernatural boldness somuch that Peter who once denied Jesus couldpreach the gospel and three thousand peoplewere convicted. These new souls werepricked in the hearts so much that they askedPeter and the rest of the apostles “what shallwe do to be saved”. Peter responded by saying “repent and bebaptized and you shall receive the gift of theperson of the Holy Spirit”. For the promisewhich has been fulfilled today charactizedwith the speaking of other tongues was madefor you, your children, those far and near andas many as the Lord shall call (in other wordsshall become Christians or followers of JesusChrist).In his sermon Peter was not referring to thegifts of the Holy Spirit but the Person of theHoly Spirit and attested to the fact that theHoly Spirit baptism was not a promise madeonly for the apostles but a promise for allborn again believers as given by prophesyJoel 2:28-32, confirmed by Jesus Mark 16:15-17, Luke 11:9-13 and fulfilled on the day ofPentecost Acts 2:1-4.In Luke chapter 9:11-13 Jesus Himself laiddown the rule for how any of his followerswho desire to receive the infilling of the HolySpirit could receive him after His departed toheaven. He said assuring that” Ask and youshall receive” because if natural parents knowhow to give good gifts to their children howmuch more shall our heavenly father give theHoly Spirit to those who ask Him.8 years after PentecostIn Acts chapter 8:5-17 an event that occurredeight years after Pentecost the citizens ofSamaria (a people group that the Jews had no

dealings with and were consideredaliens) believe the gospel preached tothem by Philip and were baptized. Nowwhen the apostles’ who were atJerusalem heard that the gentiles inSamaria had received, believed andgiven allegiance to the Lord Jesus Christthey sent Peter and John to pray forthem to receive the Holy Spirit. The rea-son being the new converts had onlybeing baptized in the Name of the LordJesus.

10 years after the Pentecost10 years after Pentecost, an account iswritten in Acts chapter 10:1-48 of aCenturion, a devout man and one whofeared God. He was living as a secretdisciple of Jesus so to speak. This manwas instructed by God in a vision to callfor the apostle Peter who will show himwhat to do. The apostle Peter in thesame time frame was warned in a visionnot to consider any group of people assecond class or unqualified to merit thepromise of the Holy Spirit Acts 10:8-28Peter arrives in the house of Corneliusand while he was still preaching whatseem to have been an introduction to hissermon the Holy Spirit falls on thewhole household (a people Peter hadtaught to be unclean). At that point theJews who had held the opinion for yearsthat they belong to the circumcision sothey were spiritually clean and thus arecustodians of the law, the prophets andthe Holy spirit were amazed becausethey could testify that the Holy Spirithad been given to the gentiles becausethey heard them speak with tongues andmagnify God. 20 years after PentecostIt’s been twenty years after PentecostPaul goes to Ephesus and comes acrosssome disciples and asks them if they hadreceived the Holy Spirit since theybelieved Acts 19:1-7. Their answer wasin the negative. They had never aboutthe Holy Spirit. Paul then lays his handson them and they receive the Holy Spiritand spoke in tongues.

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Nigerian Idol Has A New WinnerMoses Obi-Adigwe

The votes are in! Moses Obi-Adigwe the ‘Teddy Bear’ won the third seasonof Nigerian Idol. The 22-year old is the first male contestant to win the com-petition and took home 7.5 million naira ($47,414.32) check, a new HyundaiSUV and a recording contract worth another 7.5 million naira.

The show opened with a performance from season one winner Yeka Onkaand the host Illrymz introduced the two finalists Moses and Debbie Olu-Rise. Nigerian Idol’s finale was filled with performances and recaps ofprevious performances by the two.

Debbie and Moses were joined on stage by the 10 other finalists to performtogether one last time. The two finalists then performed their solos; Debbieperformed Tiwa Savage‘s ‘Kele kele love’. Moses performed Bob Marley‘s‘Redemption song,’ which the crowed loved.

D’banj made a surprise appearance and performed his verse form Naeto C’s“Tony Montana” remix and his own ‘On Top of the World.’ Other perform-ances included Nigerian Idol judge and Afrobeat legend Femi Kuti, WestAfrican Idol contestant Omawumi who wowed the audience with her‘Bottom Belle’ single and the season two winner of Nigerian Idol, MercyChinwo.

Then finally the moment everyone had been waiting for arrived, Illyrmzannounced Moses as the winner! However, Debbie also walked away withsum of 1M Naira and a KIA RIO automobile.

Moses made it the Top 12 through the wild card selection and took it all theway home! Congratulations to Moses and we wish him great success!

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Talents and Gifts: Using Them to God’s Glory

When we put to work the tal-ents and gifts that God hasgranted us, we do well and

often become recognized for them. Ascreatures made in His own image, variousforms of creativity have been granted tous. It is our duty to utilize them effective-ly and passionately to help make a posi-tive impact in our small or larger commu-nities and thereby honor God.

The Lord has blessed us all with talentsand gifts. These could be in music, teach-ing, acting, evangelism, etc. While a tal-ent is something one may be good at, as insinging, playing instruments or acting, agift is divinely given. One can developand cultivate the talent of singing by tak-ing vocal lessons and become a superbsinger. However, with a gift, one may ormay not be such a superb vocalist, but bysimply singing, he or she can touch manybeyond their simply having a good time,and bless their hearts and draw them toGod. We all have talents and gifts. Allwe have to do is look closely at our livesand determine what they are and utilizethem to God’s glory.

Nevertheless, these talents and gifts canbecome sources for all sorts of antagonismranging from ridicule to slander. Thisoccurs when others become jealous andbitter of you because of them. All of asudden, something that was a blessing inyour life becomes framed as a hindranceand a curse. It is indeed possible that peo-ple will attempt to turn your blessing intoa curse, but my word to you is that rejectthe re-presentation of your talent/gift as anegative force and hold on to the God whogranted you with it all. In the end, youwill see that the enemy of all righteous-ness, the devil himself orchestrated all thenegativity.

Let’s say for instance that you areblessed with the gift of being a great deco-rator. Each time you enter a room, younaturally begin to envision how it can bemade more appealing and more beautiful.When you touch something, let’s say avase and some flowers, you somehow areable to arrange it so beautifully and alsosituate it in the perfect spot that will againbring more beauty to the atmosphere. It ispossible that you are naturally creative inthis way or that it was a passion that yourefined by taking some courses. However

it came to you, you are good, no, you aregreat at it and people have come to know youfor it.

As a result, wherever you go, you and yourassistance or services are requested. Yourwork is admired and respected and your nameis at the tip of everyone’s tongue in compli-ments and praise. These compliments andpraise of your hands’ work and creativitystrengthen you and cause you to becomemore dedicated and accessible to many. Ithelps to fill your cup of joy and purpose forliving. You come to acknowledge that this isa blessing from the Lord and you treat it assuch.

Even as you are joyfully being of servicehere and there, somewhere in the midst of thepraises, and at the tip of some tongues aredissenting voices and hurtful words. The

spirit of jealousy, like a hungry tiger ready topounce and rip apart its prey, rises in certainindividuals and begins to cause these peopleat first to utter questionable expressions andlater to breathe out hateful sentiments regard-ing you and your work. Eventually as aresult of the clandestine physical or telephoneconferences held in your absence, but in yourhonor, more negativity is conjured. They saythings like: “who does she think she is? Isshe the only one who knows how to deco-rate? Who even said she could decorate? Asfor me, I don’t even like her work and I don’tlike her. Ehh, her head is probably big nowbecause people have made her seem as if sheis some Martha Stewart or B. Smith.”Finally, they discount and dismiss your workand efforts by speaking out and come to aconsensus that there is no profit in the thingthat you do. “After all, can’t we live withoutflowers and decorations? Of what profit isthat useless thing anyway?”

These dark discussions continue and theybecome destructive. Now, the hatred andresentment conjured in the minds of peoplehave entered their hearts and souls. Soonenough, they will find a way to have you hearof it because they want you to know that youare not so gifted or talented and neither areyou so special. Then, because jealousy is thesister of exaggeration and lies, they will alsobecome creative in their own way and attrib-ute to you what you might not have said ordone. The truth is that currently, you are the

target and you know how arrows are used ontargets.

Fortunately or unfortunately, their desire tohave you learn of how much you are despisedwill be fulfilled and you will hear of thesethings. Now the question is how do you handleit? What do you do? Do you become saddened,angry, bitter? Do you cry at how you have beenhurt and so maligned in the eyes of others? Doyou decide to avenge yourself and reclaim yourname and reputation? Or do you decide inanger, disappointment and hurtfulness to stopbeing of creative service to others, even the veryones who once praised your work and still thinkhighly of you? Do you stop using your God-given talent/gift?

My guess is that because it is only natural tofeel all the injury that has been inflicted uponyou, you will likely feel all the above and possi-bly contemplate avenging yourself or quittingthe very thing that has brought so much joy toyou and others. My advice? Don’t quit. Don’tstop doing what is a natural and God-given gift.Doing so is only fulfilling the destructive desiresof the devil. I have seen this very thing happento people and as a result, a once confident per-son begins to become insecure and a precise,efficient and effective individual also begins tofalter. It is by no means an accident.

All the gossip and hatefulness which marredyou was orchestrated by the evil one and hiscronies to cause you to lose your joy and possi-bly, your salvation. You see, the devil knowsthat if we become injured, it is often difficult forus to forgive and when we are unable to forgive,we hold distrust and resentment in our minds,hearts and souls. The resentment and distrustbecome a burden that we then begin to carry.This burden only weighs us down and makes itdifficult for us to exercise our gifts and thereforebe a blessing to others through those gifts. Italso kills the very joy that once filled our cup.

The fact is that Jealousy and its cousin, char-acter assassination, are diseases which whenunleashed, are meant to strip us of our dignityand destroy us. But God, loving us so much hasmade a way of escape for us. We can reject theevil targeted against our joy, reputation and liveswhen we hold on to Christ and assert vehement-ly that we are aware of the devil’s devices andwe will not fall prey to him.

We shall not become emotionally angry;rather, we shall express a righteous indignationat the spiritual forces aiming at and assaultingus, desiring our downfall. We shall not becomebitter against the individuals who have madethemselves so available to be used by the devilagainst us. No. We shall rather join withChrist, because we know the word, and willdeclare “Father forgive them, for they know notwhat they do.” Or even if we are not yet matureenough to utter such words or have such senti-ments within us, for it is so challenging and dif-ficult to take the high road when your flesh isdemanding vengeance, we are better off if we,in the least, ignore them and simply focus onperforming our work or utilizing the talents andgifts we have been granted. We should not

become distracted because of the buzzingsounds of stinging poisonous animals.

Recently, while reading my Bible,something profound occurred to me as itoften happens and I arrived at this topic.In John chapter 8, we see Jesus tested bythe scribes and Pharisees when theybrought the case of the woman caught inadultery to Him. Here, the scribes andPharisees wanted to trap him and seewhere he stood regarding the laws of theOld Testament. They wanted to stone thewoman as the law declared she must bebecause of her sin. Instead of allowingthem to trap Him, He used wisdom bysimply stating, “he who is without sinamong you, let him be the first to throw astone at her” (John 8:7). None did and Heset the woman free.

Immediately after this act, He wascriticized and His legitimacy as the Son ofGod was challenged. But Christ respondssaying, “…I do nothing on My own initia-tive, but I speak these things as the fathertaught Me….He who sent Me is with Me,He has not left Me alone, for I always dothe things that are pleasing to Him” (John8: 28 & 29).

As I read the passage, my initial under-standing was that Christ is informing Hisdetractors that He is not self-motivated;rather, His only objective and will is to dowhat God wants Him to do. But as Ilooked closer at the passage to study it, itgradually began to mean something a littledifferent. Here, I began to realize that thestatement of doing God’s will was not lim-ited to Jesus even in that instance, but itwas a message to all of us, who claim Godas our heavenly father.

What I got from the passage was thatlike Christ, we are not here to be self-serv-ing or even focus on our own objectives.We are simply here to serve God by doingHis will. Thus, knowing this, we have tobecome wise to the devil’s devices whenwe are attacked because of the work wedo. We should be able to acknowledgethat Satan and his spiritual and humanresources are conniving to hinder us fromfulfilling our purpose in obedience to Godand we should resolve to overcome histactics. As Christ says, He is committedto doing the things which are pleasing toGod. This too should be our commitment.

So brothers and sisters in Christ, standfirm. Do not allow your talent and gift tobe made a curse or hindrance to yourself.The Lord chose to bless you with themand He requires you to utilize them. So goahead and work for God in the way thatHe desires and glorify His name with thetalent and gift with which He has blessedyou. Don’t look sideways or behind. Befocused as Christ was and leave the deviland your enemies in the dust.

But Christ respondssaying, “…I do nothing onMy own initiative, but Ispeak these things as thefather taught Me….He whosent Me is with Me, He hasnot left Me alone, for Ialways do the things thatare pleasing to Him”(John 8: 28 & 29).

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Only in AfricaCourtesy:www.peacefmonline.com

The Smart DeanThree University guys dodged exam because they didn’tstudy. They came up with a plan, got themselves dirty bysmearing grease on their shirt and then went to see the Dean.

“Sir, we are sorry we couldn’t make it to the exam. Weattended a wedding and on our way back, the car broke downthus we became as dirty as you can see.”

The Dean understood and gave them three days to prepare.After three days, they went to the Dean very ready for theexam because they had studied. The Dean put them in threeseparate rooms with only four questions on the exam paper.

1. Who and who got married? (25 marks)2. Where was the reception held? (25 marks)3. Where exactly did the car break down? (25 marks)4. What type of car broke down? (25 marks)

Good luck, your answers must be the same!!!

Source: Rabbit Adimado

1. Google - Gugu

2. Husband - Ozzband

3. Arsenal - Ass Na

4. Paper - Pay Pa

5. Concern - Con Son

6. XBOX 360 - Eggs Bugs Three Sisty

7.McDonald's - Magdonnas

8. Safe Journey - Save Johnny

9. Order Chinese - Hoda Shy Knees

10. Happy Birthday - Api betday

Source: najoke.com

Dear Sir,

APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENTI refer to the recent death of the accountant at your office and hereby apply for the job asa replacement of the dead accountant.

Each time I apply for employment, I get a reply that there is no vacancy but in this case,I have caught you red handed and you have no excuse because while I was in my home-town for holidays I heard the good news about his death so i quickly rushed back toattend the funeral to be sure that he was truly dead before applying.

Attached to my letter is a copy of my CV and his obituary as proof of vacancy.You can't swerve me this time. Give me the job.

Thank you,Yours Truly,Lucky

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FACT 101WEALTH is when you buy a 1st class return ticket to the UK just to pickup a dress..(Money speaking)

TROUBLE is slapping a soldier in front of quarter guard in a barracks..(Other people will tell the story on ur behalf)

FAITH is using the last money on you to buy a wallet.. (Miracle worker)

IRONY is having the Chairman of an Okada Association driving a RangeRover Sports.. (Classic 419)

STUPIDITY is having six cars while living in a rented apartment.. (Lagosmumu)

WISDOM is dating a landlord's daughter.. (Over sabi)

FOOLISHNESS is taking a N5,000 cab to watch a film of N1,000..(Mugun! Why not wait for the pirated copy)

LOVE is buying suya for a girlfriend and eating only the onions.. (that istrue love)

STINGINESS is when you finish reading this and you don't share this linkwith your friends make dem follow u laugh

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I Yam That I Yam The participants for a convention were so"Spiritual" that they didn't respond to the sellers(a yam seller, bread seller and an apple seller)who wanted to make some money from them.As a result, the sellers decided to describe theirproducts with biblical incidents to draw theattention of the participants for the convention.

The first to try this was the apple seller, and shewent like "Apple for sale; Jesus said you arethe apple of my eye". Her plan worked andpeople started patronising her apples. The breadseller also said "Bread for sale, Jesus said I amthe bread of life", which worked smoothly too.

Now the yam seller couldn't remember anyscripture or biblical context in reference toyam. So out of frustration, she said "Yam forsale; Jesus said I yam that I yam"!

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As a young man, the one career dream that Super O.D nursedwas becoming a policeman. Being tall, strong and smart, noth-ing fascinated him more than a police uniform - blue black shirtover blue black trousers, cap, belt, boots and ..... But O.D wasnot destined to become one.

Super O.D, real name Osonoba Kwaku Darko, native of AgonaSwedru in the Central Region, missed formal education onaccount of losing his father as a toddler and his mother, then apetty trader, could not afford the funds to support his education.That was how he missed recuitment into the police Force.

Still O.D did not despair. After attempting other ventures liketrading and being a driver’s mate for six years, he obtained adriver’s licence and hoped to use it to enter the police force.“My second attempt didn’t materialise because I was failed bymy instructors after some weeks of training because I could notpay a bribe of three pounds”, he told Showbiz.

He was obliged to go into commercial driving and gainedemployment with the Accra City Council as a driver of one oftheir taxi cabs then popularly called “Ponko Abodam” but helost that job too after a while. It was at this point that a newcareer path opened for him.

“Luck smiled at me when I went to stay with a friend at Labadi.It was during this period that one day, Appiah Agyekum’sConcert Party came to Labadi and I joined the band on stage tosing as a backing vocalist. This was the starting point of mycareer in concert party theatre”.

“ I acquired the skill of making witty jokes from my motherwho was nicknamed “Jack Johnson” for her jokes and soonfound out that my jokes were in high demand and started hop-ping from one concert party to another until I finally settled withOppong Kyekyeku’s Guitar Band.

“The troupe enacted the popular Aku Sika play which caught onwell with one of the bosses at GBC and he arranged for thegroup to start a series of Akan Drama on GTV. It was at thisstage that the group’s name was changed to Osofo DadzieGroup and that was the beginning of my acting career.

“I started Osofo Dadzie on the 24th of October 1972 with thelikes of S.K Oppong, Kojo Kwakye, Fred Addai, Mercy Offeiand Akua Boahemaa but today, they are all gone. Dead. That iswhy I got furious when an Accra radio station announcedrecently that I was dead.

In his usual comic character, Super OD who was reluctant tomention his age when asked retorted “you will let my girl-friends leave me when they get to know of my age. I hopethat when my girlfriends get to know that I was born on the12th of January, 1935, they will not leave me because I amtoo old for them, otherwise I will hold you responsible”.

Following the huge success of the Osofo Dadzie series, Superwas invited by H.M films during the advent of Ghanaianvideo films and played in movies such as Double Cross, FatalDecision and Crossfire. He is also known for his role in thepopular movie, Abyssinia in the nineties.

Currently, he is working with a construction firm at RomanRidge and recently featured on hiplife duo, Keche’s famous“Alunguntugui” video and the popular TV series “BongoBar”.

The veteran actor said not much has been seen of him latelybecause movie producers do not give him roles. “Eventhough I still have the desire to act, most of the movie pro-ducers do not give me roles anymore to play and thatexplains why people do not see me on television.

“You know that most of these new producers do not knowthe old actors so they do not contact us for roles but I thinkthat they need to establish that relationship so that we canalso lend our experience to the new crop of actors comingup”.

Super OD who could not hide his dissatisfaction with whathe said were more of “entertainment films” than “educativefilms” in the market today challenged movie producers towork on better story lines than the usual romance movieswhich only serve to entertain than teach any lesson to thepublic.

Referring to movies like Fatal Decision and Double Cross toexplain his argument, Super OD said “such movies did notonly entertain people but educated them because the role offilms then was to teach the viewers lessons by using real lifeexperiences but today, that is not the case, everything isabout entertainment which shouldn’t be”.

Final words? “ I appreciate everybody who watched ourmovies in the past but I want the public to compare the oldmovies to now so that they can correct some of the stories”,he said.

Source: Gifty Owusu-Amoah/Graphic Showbiz

Super O.D — Turned Down Twice As Policeman

The Osofo Dadzie Group

Jackie Appiah HangsOut With Prime

Minister Of TrinidadAnd Tobago

Nollywood has indeed presented opportunity for lots of actorsand actresses. The desired financial rewards that come with itfirst and foremost, the instant and global recognition as a star,and the opportunities and doors that are easily opened to meethigh profile personalities which hitherto wouldn’t have beenpossible.

The duo of Majid Michel and John Dumelo were honored in theCity Of Philadelphia for their contribution to the movie industry.When they got into acting, achieving fame was probably some-thing they thought of bu not in their wildest imagination didthey ever imagine that the recognition they will get goes beyondthe borders of their homeland. It was an attestation of hardworkand they were really grateful for it.

At the time they were receiving the award in Philadelphia,Jackie Appiah was in Trinidad and Tobago and had the privilegeof meeting the Prime Minister Kamla Persaud-Bissessar. Youcan see the glow of happiness on Jackie’s face for the opportu-nity, but equally on the Prime Minister’s face as well for meet-ing a movie icon; yes… that’s how far the industry has grownand the limits are boundless.

Kudos to all the stars for the good work thus far!

Source: http://www.africanmoviesnews.com

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Rev. Jackson Attends Swearing InOf Kenya’s New President, Uhuru

Kenyatta

Yahya Jammeh and HIV/ CureClaims in Gambia

By: SEM Contributor on April 10, 2013.

The Gambian dictator, Yahya Jammeh (inphoto), continues to insist that he has a curefor HIV/AIDS. While people outside Gambiamight think he is a lunatic and that his claimsare bizarre and should be ignored, many sickpeople in Gambia take him seriously. Theyare trooping to the State House to receive ‘freetreatment’ with no proof of efficacy or effec-tiveness from ‘His Excellency’.

Shortly after he announced his cure for AIDS,Jammeh gave a journalist access to his ‘quackhealing session’ at the government house inBanjul. In response to questions by the jour-nalist, Jammeh revealed himself to be a ‘presi-dential health care disaster’, a bloated, igno-rant, shameless charlatan who ‘toys’ with thehealth and lives of the people of his country.

At a point during the interview, when the jour-nalist showed some reluctance towards drink-ing the concoction he prepared, Jammehlaughed like a typical comedian, saying ‘Thisis Africa’.

Yahya Jammeh must be told to his face thatthe sham and shameful drama he’s staging, thedangerous precedent he is setting in Gambia,does not represent what Africa stands for.Africa is not a theatre of absurdity, insanityand inanity. It is not a continent where ‘woowoo’ medicine is presented and brandished as“Africa”.

Jammeh, who came to power in 1996 througha military coup, has repeatedly declared thathe could cure HIV/AIDS (on Thursday) andAsthma (on Saturday) using natural herbs withsome banana and peanuts and by recitingprayers and some verses from the Koran. Hehas refused to reveal the ingredients he used inpreparing some of the concoction. Jammehhad no medical training. He claimed to haveinherited the ‘healing power’ from his father.

There is no evidence that Jammeh has inherit-ed any form of healing power from anybody.He is a ‘quack doctor’ who is taking advan-tage of the situation of poverty, disease andpoor medical care in his country. During his‘healing session’, he carries a copy of theKoran and his Muslim beads to attempt togive the process some legitimacy and credibil-ity in the eyes of the majority Muslim popula-tion in the country.

Jammeh’s cure claims have been dismissedby medical experts globally. And many peo-ple are particularly concerned that Jammeh’sreckless and irresponsible cure claims couldundermine efforts to combat the AIDS pan-demic in Gambia and in other parts of theregion.

And indeed their fears and concerns are notmisplaced.

Between 2007 and 2011, I visited Gambiaseveral times. And during my visits I tried tofind out about the efficacy Jammeh’s cureclaims. I contacted some people living withHIV/AIDS to find out if there was any onewho had been cured by ‘His Excellency’. Butthere was no one. In fact there was not even asingle person who said he knew someonewho was cured by ‘Dr Jammeh’. Through alocal NGO that worked with people livingwith HIV/AIDS, I met a woman. She wasHIV positive and was on anti retroviral drugs.But she stopped taking her anti retroviraltreatment in order to receive the presidentialAIDS “treatment”.

Some weeks later she went for a medical testand found out that her viral load hadincreased. She stopped going for Jammeh’streatment and continued with her anti retrovi-ral drugs. The father of another lady I spoketo wasn’t so lucky. The father was asthmaticand went to Jammeh for treatment but diedsome weeks later. And ‘President’ Jammehsent the family some cash and food stuffs ascondolence. It is difficult to know the num-ber of people who must have died sinceJammeh came out and started administeringhis unsubstantiated and quack cure claims.

In Gambia there is lack of freedom of expres-sion. Most Gambians are afraid of sayinganything critical of the president or whateverthe president does. So those who are criticalof Jammeh’s cure claims are reluctant tospeak out. They fear they could be victim-ized. A UN official in Gambia was told toleave the country after she expressed doubtsabout Jammeh’s cure claims.

Those of us who are concerned about thespread of HIV and AIDS and ‘woo woo’ med-icine in Africa should speak out againstJammeh’s cure claims and supposed treat-ment. Evidence, as always, is key andJammeh has none.

Leo Igwe

Picture Source: Daily NationFrom Nima Elbagir, CNN

Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — Kenya swore inits youngest-ever president before amassive crowd, including numerous headsof state and American civil rights activistJesse Jackson.

Uhuru Kenyatta became the country’sfourth president after a prolonged electiondispute that ended up in the KenyanSupreme Court.Tens of thousands of people packed aNairobi stadium to watch the inauguration.Jackson, a former U.S. presidentialcandidate, attended the festivities as aprivate guest.

Kenyatta, the 51-year-old son of Kenya’sfounding leader, won the election with50.07% of the vote. His chief rival, RailaOdinga, won 43.31% of the vote. Odingachallenged the outcome in court, saying itwas flawed and marred by technical prob-lems.

After the court upheld Kenyatta’s election,Odinga offered the president-elect his con-gratulations. “The court has now spoken,”Odinga said. “I wish the president-elect andhis team well.”

Political DynastyKenyatta and Odinga are the sons of thenation’s first president and vice president,respectively — stirring memories of apolitical dynasty that dates back to the1960s.Their fathers started out as allies in thequest for Kenyan independence fromBritain. But the elder politicians’ relation-ship ended in bad blood when foundingPresident Jomo Kenyatta forced out hisvice president, Jaramogi Odinga, followinga series of disputes.

A New Opportunity For KenyaDespite controversy over the recent electionresults, the mutual acceptance by the two

sons could help restore the nation’s image asa bastion of stability after disputed electionresults in 2007 led to bloody chaos.In that election, more than 1,200 people werekilled and hundreds of thousands displacedafter Odinga disputed the results, whichshowed incumbent President Mwai Kibaki asthe winner.At the time, supporters of both candidatesbattled in the streets with crude weapons, notin court.

But the upholding of Kenyatta’s victory raisesthe prospect of complicated diplomatic tieswith the West. The International CriminalCourt has indicted him for allegedly fundinga local militia that conducted reprisal attacksin the last election in 2007. His running mate,William Ruto, also faces ICC charges at TheHague, in the Netherlands. Both have deniedthe charges and have said they will cooperatewith the court to clear their names. Clasheskill 2 in Western Kenya after election verdict

Beyond BordersKenya is East Africa’s biggest economy and acrucial trade route into the rest of the conti-nent. It provides an important buffer of stabil-ity in a region that includes the fledglingSomali government and the politically tenseSudan and South Sudan. Kenya is also amajor U.S. ally in the war against Islamistmilitants in the region and has remained rela-tively peaceful amid civil wars in neighboringnations.

CNN’s Faith Karimi contributed to thisreport.

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Former Liberian President Dies

Moses Blah, the soft-spoken sidekick to formerPresident Charles Taylor, who replaced Taylorwhen Taylor left Liberia in 2003 is dead.

Family sources say Blah died at the John F.Kennedy Medical Center after a long illness.

Mourners could be seen assembling at the JFKmorgue to gather confirmation and payrespect to families, friends and loved ones.

Blah, who unsuccessfully lobbied for incentives ofa former vice president, was born on April 18, 1947in Toweh Town, a Gio-speaking hamlet in north-eastern Nimba County, close to the border with theIvory Coast.

A FrontPageAfrica reporter at the hospital reportsthat the government which had turned their backson the ailing former leader had taken over the sceneand preventing journalists from taking photographs.

Fluent in German, French and Arabic, Blah com-pleted his secondary education at Tappeta Publicschool in 1967. Blah also studied in Hamburg,Germany and at a military college in Tajura, Libya,from 1985 to 1989.

Blah was among scores of exile Liberians whoformed part of the Taylor-led rebellion which led tothe demise of former president Samuel Doe.

When Mr Taylor's National Patriotic Front had suc-ceeded in taking control of the whole of Liberiaexcept Monrovia, Mr Blah served in the Front inseveral capacities, including inspector general,adjutant general and Mr Taylor's special envoy.

Before he was appointed vice president in July2000, Mr Blah had been Liberia's ambassadorto Libya and Tunisia for three years.

But all was not rosy between Taylor and Blah.The pair were engulfed in a friction over anallegation that the Blah was plotting to over-throw Taylor through the influence of theUnited States embassy, an allegation which MrBlah vehemently denied.

The drama occurred when Mr Taylor, whileaddressing the opening of the ongoing Liberianpeace talks in Ghana on 4 June, was indicted bythe war crimes court in Sierra Leone. An arrestorder was issued and a power vacuum appearedto have been created.

When Taylor returned home, Blah was made toresign and then was placed under house arrest,but was later reinstated. He told me at the time:"Besides not being an ambitious person, I willnever betray President Taylor; he is my revolu-tionary brother. We have come a long way,"Blah told the BBC.

Even after Taylor's departure and subsequenttrial for war crimes, Blah, despite testifying atthe trial remained loyal. "I will never betrayPresident Taylor, he is my revolutionary broth-er, we have come a long way."

During his short reign after Taylor's demise,Blah was condemned by Liberian rebel groupsfor his close ties to Taylor; they charged that hewould simply continue Taylor's practices. Blahresponded by calling the rebels "brothers" andsaying "Let by gones be bygones. If there ispower, we can share it." He invited the rebels tonegotiate in his own house.

Blah was subpoenaed on April 7, 2008 to testifyat Taylor's trial before the Special Court forSierra Leone in The Hague and pledged to"speak the truth". In his testimony on May 14,2008, revealed that described child soldiers andthe relationship between Taylor and formerSierra Leone RUF rebel leader Foday Sankoh.

Blah, a Baptist vice president was married toNettie and has many children and grandchil-dren.

Britain Bids Farewell ToMargaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher, Britain's Iron Lady, was laid torest Wednesday , April 17th, with a level of pompand protest reflecting her status as a commanding,polarizing political figure.

Queen Elizabeth II, prime ministers and dignitariesfrom 170 countries were among the mourners at St.Paul's Cathedral, where Bishop of London RichardChartres spoke of the strong feelings the formerprime minister still evokes 23 years after leavingoffice."The storm of conflicting opinions centers on theMrs. Thatcher who became a symbolic figure --even an -ism," he said. "Today the remains of thereal Margaret Hilda Thatcher are here at her funeralservice."

"There is an important place for debating policiesand legacy ... but here and today is neither the timenor the place."More than 700 soldiers, sailors and air force per-sonnel lined the route taken by Thatcher's coffin tothe cathedral and around 4,000 police officers wereon duty. Security was stepped up after Monday'sbombings at the Boston Marathon that killed threepeople and wounded more than 170.

Spectators lining the route broke into applause --and scattered boos -- as the carriage passed by,escorted by young soldiers, sailors and airmen.

Some clearly disagreed with the bishop's exhorta-tion to leave politics at home. Some staged silentprotests by turning their backs on Thatcher's coffin.One man held a banner declaring "Rest in shame."Arguments also broke out in the crowd along theroute between Thatcher supporters and opponents.

Guests inside the cathedral included Thatcher'spolitical colleagues and rivals and her successors asprime minister -- John Major, Tony Blair, GordonBrown and David Cameron.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger andformer Vice President Dick Cheney were among theAmerican dignitaries, while figures from Thatcher'sera included F.W. de Klerk, the last apartheid-eraleader of South Africa; former Polish PresidentLech Walesa; ex-Canadian Prime Minister BrianMulroney and entertainers including "Dynasty" starJoan Collins, singer Shirley Bassey and composerAndrew Lloyd Webber.

The ceremony was traditional, digni-fied and very British. Mourners enteredto music by British composers includ-ing Edward Elgar and Ralph VaughanWilliams, and the service featuredhymns and readings chosen byThatcher, who grew up as a grocer'sdaughter in a hard-working Methodisthousehold.

Her children, Sir Mark Thatcher andhis twin sister Carol, and her Americangrandchildren, Michael and Amanda,listened as the bishop of London,acknowledging the bitter debate overher legacy, said this was not the time orplace for such matters.

In a powerful address, the Right RevRichard Chartres, a friend of Thatcher,who died at the age of 87 following astroke, defended her and firmlyrejected the assertion that she did notbelieve in society. She had overcomehurdles and experienced many rebuffs,and applied herself to work with "for-midable energy and passion", he said.

"Her later remark about there being nosuch thing as 'society' has been misun-derstood and refers to some impersonalentity to which we are tempted to sur-render our independence," he said.

Born on October 13, 1925, inGrantham, England, Margaret Thatcherbecame Britain's Conservative Partyleader and in 1979 was elected primeminister, the first woman to hold theposition. During her three terms, shecut social welfare programs, reducedtrade union power and privatized cer-tain industries. Thatcher resigned in1991 due to unpopular policy andpower struggles in her party. She diedon April 8, 2013, at age 87Politician and former British primeminister Margaret Thatcher was born asMargaret Hilda Roberts on October 13,1925, in Grantham, England.Nicknamed the "Iron Lady," Thatcherserved as the prime minister ofEngland from 1979 to 1990. Thedaughter of a local businessman, shewas educated at a local grammarschool, Grantham Girls' High School.Her family operated a grocery storeand they all lived in an apartmentabove the store. In her early years,Thatcher was introduced to conserva-tive politics by her father, who was amember of the town's council.

Source: BBC

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Tutu wins £1.1m spiritual prize

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has won the £1.1m ($1.6m) Templeton Prizefor "affirming life's spiritual dimension".

Organisers said he was awarded the 2013 prize for his lifelong workadvancing spiritual principles such as love and forgiveness that havehelped to liberate people around the world.

The former Anglican archbishop of Cape Town joins a distinguishedgroup of 42 previous recipients.

Archbishop Tutu will receive the prize at the Guildhall in London on 21May.

The 81-year-old veteran peace campaigner said: "When you are in acrowd and you stand out from the crowd it's usually because you arebeing carried on the shoulders of others.

"I want to acknowledge all the wonderful people who accepted me astheir leader at home and so to accept this prize in a representativecapacity."

'Innate humanity'

The Templeton Prize has for the past 40 years been the world's largestannual monetary award given to an individual.

It celebrates "a living person who has made an exceptional contributionto affirming life's spiritual dimension, whether through insight, discov-ery, or practical works".

Last year's Templeton Prize Laureate was Tibetan Buddhist spiritualleader, the Dalai Lama.

The prize was founded in 1972 by the late global investor and philan-thropist Sir John Templeton.

It forms part of the John Templeton Foundation's "international effortsto serve as a philanthropic catalyst for discoveries relating to the BigQuestions of human purpose and ultimate reality."

Dr John M Templeton Jr said: "By embracing such universal conceptsof the image of God within each person, Desmond Tutu also demon-strates how the innate humanity within each of us is intrinsically tied tothe humanity between all peoples."

Last year Archbishop Tutu was awarded $1m (£620,000) by theLondon-based Mo Ibrahim Foundation for Africa for "speaking truth topower".

He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his campaign againstapartheid in South Africa.

Source: www.bbcnews.com

Google Boss: Entire World Will BeOnline By 2020

From: CNN

Everybody in the world will be on the Internet within sevenyears. That's what Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidtsaid this weekend in public comments that inspired every-thing from excitement to incredulity.

"For every person online, there are two who are not," Schmidtwrote Saturday on his Google+ account. "By the end of thedecade, everyone on Earth will be connected."

He followed up with a related thought on Sunday.

"Think about how great the internet is with 2B users. Nowthink about how amazing it will be when 5B come online in adecade. #NewDigitalAge."

It's just the sort of big thinking that has led Google to becomeone of the largest and most innovative tech companies in theworld. But some of Schmidt's own followers took exception.

"You really believe that? What about the millions in Africawho can't even get enough food to eat or the natives in SouthAmerica who have no idea what technology is?" a Google+user going by the name "Mary M" wrote. "Maybe you should

rephrase to those in civilized areas or something likethat..."

About 38% of the world's population uses the internet in2013, up from about 35% last year, according to theInternational Telecommunication Union, a UnitedNations agency dedicated to information and communi-cation technology.

With poor and developing nations around the world iso-lated by crumbling or nonexistent Web infrastructures,and others hindered by factors ranging from remotegeography to government censorship, is Schmidt's visionoverly optimistic?

Maybe. But don't rule it out.

As Business Insider's Julie Bort notes, there are someprojects under way to bring everyone the advantages ofthe digital age.

Google itself supports a project called Geeks WithoutFrontiers, a nonprofit group that donates computers andrelated technology to poor areas around the world.Focusing largely on Mexico, Central America andAfrica, the decade-old group now aims to bring wirelessaccess to regions with no traditional Web access.

Samsung also is backing a project to turn old shippingcontainers into solar-powered, Web-enabled classroomsin places like South Africa and Sudan.

The rise of the mobile Web is also sure to play a role. InAfrica, more people have access to a mobile phone thanhave access to electricity. In South Africa, for instance,Google says, 25% of its searches during the week are viamobile devices, rising to 65% on the weekends.

Source: www.bbcnews.com

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In appreciation of their support for the development ofhumanity and sustenance of the African culture of theblack race through their movies and humanitarianactivities, two of the most prominent male screen starsJohn Dumelo and Majid Michel have been honored bythe City of Philadelphia, United States.

The two Ghanaian born African movie stars were pre-sented with certificates of honour in addition to havingtheir citations read at the ceremony attended by thecream of the city. The ceremony took place onWednesday evening April 10 at Philadelphia City Hall.

They were presented with a Citation for their outstand-ing contribution to the African movie industry.Dignitaries in attendance included; Honorable Jannie L.Blackwell, City Council of Philadelphia, Hon. StanleyL. Straughter, Chairman of the Mayor’s Commission onAfrican and Caribbean Immigrant Affairs, andHonorary,Consul The Republic of Guinea and Dr.Samuel Quartey, Chairman/African Caribbean BusinessCouncil, Imhotep Charter School & Ga DangmeFoundation.

According to a source present at the ceremony whospoke to Peacefmonline.com, the two Ghanaians obvi-ously delighted, expressed their gratitude to thePhiladelphia City officials for recognizing their contri-bution and acknowledging their efforts and they bothpromised to continue to project Africa in everythingthey do.

Congratulations to Majid and John for making Ghanaproud ones again.

Source: Eugene Osafo-Nkansah/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana

Majid & DumeloHonored By The City

Of Philadelphia

In a bid to support the Rescue Mission agenda of her local stategovernor in Nigeria, Nollywood actress Evangelist EuchariaAnunobi has shown interest of joining in partnership with the Stategovernment and other well-meaning persons to make the Statedrive developmentally for the general purpose of all. The thespiandisclosed this shortly after she paid a courtesy visit to the Liaisonoffice with her team of top Nollywood movie practitioners.

Speaking, the actress turned evangelist stated that the purpose ofher visit was based on the dividends of democracy and added thatthe outcome was overwhelming and that it prompted her to supportthe government through her partnership that will go a long wayinto impacting the lives of the people.

While receiving the actress and her team, the State representativethanked her for making what she called the best decision everylover of human development could make, stressing that her choiceto partner with the State would be acknowledged by the citizensand government.

“Even a blind person can feel the presence of government in theState. Of course, detractors will criticize but the steer-man in theperson of Governor Okorocha is highly determined and focused tomove Imo State to a greater height. We will not relent in bringinggovernment to the door steps of our people. How will it work?Through the encouragement of anti-corruption we will get there.

Furthermore, the Liaison Officer encouraged the actress not torelent in her vision to empower people, especially those with aninterest to act in the Nollywood big screen.

Source:onlinenigeria.com

Actress Turned EvangelistEucharia AnunobiPromotes Personal

Development

Ghanaian film,“KWAKU ANANSE”Gets Nomination at2013 African MovieAcademy Awards

Akosua Adoma Owusu, Ghanaian-American director and writer ofthe acclaimed short film Kwaku Ananse, is thrilled to have herfirst narrative short nominated by the Africa Movie AcademyAwards. “At its inception, I struggled to find a Ghanaian audiencethat would value our traditional story in contemporary cinema.It’s truly humbling Kwaku Ananse received the AMAA nomina-tion for my first fiction short film. “

Kwaku Ananse was commissioned by Focus Features, as part oftheir prestigious Africa First Award Program, and supported by theSarah Jacobson Grant, Art Matters grant, and a well-receivedIndieGogo Campaign. The short film is a re-telling of the classicWest African fable with a semi-autobiographical twist, featuringGhana’s legendary palm wine musician, Koo Nimo as KwakuAnanse. Owusu received this award after gaining internationalattention with her short films, Drexciya and Me Broni Ba, as wellas from her work within the art world at the famed StudioMuseum in Harlem. Me Broni Ba, specifically, screened at over80 international film festivals and was later acquired for distribu-tion by The Cinema Guild.

Combined with the unique co-production efforts of acclaimedMexican producer, Julio Chavezmontes (Sundance New Frontier“Halley”) and Lisa Cortes (Executive Producer for AcademyAward Winning “Precious”), Kwaku Ananse premiered in compe-tition at the prestigious Berlinale Film Festival, as part of theGolden Bear competition, and was met with rave reviews. Saysthe Nigerian Guardian, “If Nollywood was absent at the Berlinale,Ghana was not. Akosua Adoma Owusu gave Ghana something tocheer about at the Berlinale" View trailer:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t6bYip32W8

Between travelling internationally to screen her acclaimed works,and hustling to acquire the funding needed to propel everythingforward, Owusu is working hard to both further her own dreamsand inspire other African filmmakers that they, too, can do thesame. Recently awarded the Most Promising Filmmaker prize atAnn Arbor Film Festival and named in the Huffington Post of“Top 30 Black Contemporary Artists Under 40”, she’s certainlypaving the way to do both and is thrilled that Kwaku Ananse, ispreserving a piece of Ghanaian mythology and is being so well-received by international audiences.

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Renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has died at the ageof 82 after a brief illness.

A statement from his family said his "wisdom and courage"were an "inspiration to all who knew him".

One of Africa's best known authors, his 1958 debut novelThings Fall Apart, which dealt with the impact of colonialismin Africa, has sold more than 10 million copies.

He had been living in the US since 1990 following injuriesfrom a car crash.'Indelible lessons'

The writer and academic wrote more than 20 works - somefiercely critical of politicians and a failure of leadership inNigeria.South African writer and Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimercalled him the "father of modern African literature" in 2007when she was among the judges to award him the Man BookerInternational Prize in honour of his literary career.

Things Fall Apart has been translated into more than 50 lan-guages and focuses on the traditions of Igbo society and theclash between Western and traditional values.

The Anambra state government in Nigeria first made theannouncement about his death.

Analysts say in Igbo society the death of an important personmust be announced by someone in authority.

His home state was in mourning for the death of "the illustri-ous son of the state, Nigeria and Africa", Mike Udah,spokesman for Anambra state governor Peter Obi, told theBBC.

A statement released on behalf of his family said Mr Achebe

Nigerian Author Chinua Achebe Dieswas "one of the great literary voices of his time".

"He was also a beloved husband, father, uncle and grand-father, whose wisdom and courage are an inspiration toall who knew him. Professor Achebe's family requestsprivacy at this time."

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan said Mr Achebe'sadmirers had all learnt "indelible lessons of human exis-tence" from his works.

"Achebe's frank, truthful and fearless interventions innational affairs will be greatly missed at home in Nigeriabecause while others may have disagreed with his views,most Nigerians never doubted his immense patriotismand sincere commitment to the building of a greater,more united and prosperous nation that all Africans andthe entire black race could be proud of," the presidentsaid in a statement.

Nigerian author Victor Ehikhamenor said the news cameas a shock even though people knew the novelist had notbeen feeling well.

"I met him on two occasions. When you are with Achebeoutside Nigeria, even when you are with him in Nigeria,you cannot claim him as a Nigerian because he's a worldcitizen," he told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme.

Last year, Mr Achebe published a long-awaited memoirabout the brutal three-year Biafran war - when the south-eastern Igbo region tried to split from Nigeria in 1967.

After leaving Nigeria, he worked in the US as a profes-sor. His 1990 car accident left him paralysed from thewaist down and in a wheelchair.

A statement of the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memorysaid it offered its condolences to the Achebe family.

The former South African president and anti-apartheidfighter, who spent 27 years in jail, "referred to ProfAchebe as a writer 'in whose company the prison wallsfell down'", the statement said.

Source:www.bbcnews.com

Zambia's Ex-PresidentBanda Arrested

Zambia's former President Rupiah Banda has been arrested inconnection with a Nigerian oil deal, officials say.

He is accused of stealing more than $11m (£7m) during histhree years in office, Reuters news agency reports.

Mr Banda, who was stripped of presidential immunity earlierthis month, was questioned for nearly three hours before beingfreed on bail.

The former president denies the charges and says he is the vic-tim of a witch-hunt. He is due in court on Tuesday.

Shortly after being released, Mr Banda addressed his support-ers, telling them to remain calm and that he would win thecase in court.

The former leader lost 2011 elections to Michael Sata, whosegovernment is investigating several high-profile deals made byMr Banda's administration amid accusations of corruption.

Mr Banda led Africa's top copper producer from 2008 to 2011.

Source:www.bbcnews.com

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My husband is too fat!Dear Awo,I met my husband of 12 years when I was only 20 years old.Dated for 2 years and being married for ten years now. Whenwe met he was healthy exercised frequently and very con-scious about what he ate. That was part of why I fell in lovewith him but lately he's packed on the weight. All he does issit behind the tv and watching bad tv and drink beer afterwork. Now I'm worried over his health and scared he mightdie and leave me with the kids. I encourage him to exerciseand watch his calorie intake but it falls on deaf ears. Now I'veexhausted all my options and want out of this marriage.Please help!!

My dear, I can definitely understand where you're comingfrom and I'm certain you truly love your husband hence yourconcern about his health.However you can't help anyone unless they want to be helped.Weight gain is such a sensitive issue but its not a good reasonfor divorce, so until the light bulb goes on for your husbandto take good care of his health for himself there's very littleyou can do to help. my advice to you will be learn to love andappreciate your husband as he is and in doing so encourageand involve him in certain activities. Also be creative andinvolve the rest of the family so that it doesn't look like he'sthe main target. Taking walks together as a family after dinneris a great way to start and try Wii fit activities together aswell. With time I'm sure he'll get the message and change hisways. Also the could be more to his weight gain than whatmeets the eye so talk to him and get to the bottom of whatev-er issue is eating him up and you'll be amazed at what theunderlying issue might be.

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Dr Kofi Boahene The Doctor Who Rebuilds Faces

(CNN African Voices)

Meet Dr. Kofi Boahene

Ghana, Russia, Australia and United States are only a few ofthe countries where Dr. Kofi Boahene has lived and studied,and his current approach to facial plastic surgery is a truereflection of his international education.

Dr. Boahene is an associate professor of Facial Plastic andReconstructive Surgery at Johns Hopkins University School ofMedicine and a facial plastic surgeon in Otolaryngology-Headand Neck Surgery at the Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore,Maryland. His practice encompasses the entire spectrum offacial plastic and reconstructive surgery, including rhinoplasty,nose reshaping, eyelid surgery, facial rejuvenation surgery, fattransfers, facial augmentation, wrinkle treatment, correctivesurgery for congenital facial defects, cleft lip and palate repair,ear reshaping, craniofacial surgery, minimally invasive andendoscopic skull base surgery, microsurgery, reconstruction ofcancer patients and extensive post-traumatic deformities.

As a facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Boahene specializes solely inplastic surgery of the face, head and neck. As such his patientsare assured of a focused expertise. He treats both children andadults.Education

Dr. Boahene grew up in Ghana, West Africa where he complet-ed his primary and secondary education. In 1991, he traveledto Russia to pursue training in veterinary medicine. "It raiseseyebrows each time someone finds out I studied veterinarymedicine," says Dr. Boahene, adding that friends joke he is"one of the few people they know that can perform surgery onanything that moves . . . animal or human." He became fluentin the Russian language at a time where the former SovietUnion was opening its doors to the outside world. Then, amentor encouraged him to do something that would change thecourse of his life: come to the U.S. with the goal of becoming amedical doctor.

Dr. Boahene received his medical degree fromMeharry Medical College in Nashville, TN,graduating with the highest honors in his class.Dr. Boahene completed his residency inOtolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at theMayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., where hetrained under leading facial plastic surgeonsand rhinologists.

Dr. Boahene completed a highly specializedfellowship training in facial plastic and recon-structive surgery under the mentorship of oneof the country's leading facial plastic surgeons,Dr. Peter Hilger. His training included cosmeticsurgery of the face, use on minimally invasivetechniques for facial rejuvenation, microvascu-lar surgery, craniofacial surgery and skull-basesurgery in both children and adults. Because ofhis particular interest in craniofacial surgery,Dr. Boahene spent some time in the AustraliaCraniofacial Center, in Adelaide, Australiandirected by Professor David David.Honors and Achievements

A strong sense of achievement may be one rea-son Dr. Boahene has been honored in so manyways over the years. In 1993, he received theAlpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Award. In1998 and 1999 he was selected as an ethnicscholar in cancer research by the AmericanAcademy of Cancer Researchers (AACR). AtMayo, he received a Best Teacher RecognitionAward and the Distinguished Mayo BrothersFellowship Award. The Distinguished MayoBrother's Fellowship Award is a very presti-gious award given to only two surgeons in anygiven year throughout the Mayo Foundation.Recently, Dr. Boahene was awarded the Jack R.Anderson Prize for Scholastic Excellence, forattaining the highest score in the nation onwritten and oral examinations administered bythe American Board of Facial Plastic andReconstructive Surgery (ABFPRS).Advances in the Field

Dr. Boahene is actively involved in tissue engi-neering research that is exploring ways toimprove wound healing, enhance injectable tis-sue fillers, and generate new cartilage or bonefor facial reconstruction. He has a passion formedical missions. In 2003 he received anInternational Medicine travel grant and wasable to participate in his first medical missionto Mexico. Since then, Dr. Boahene has beenon several medical mission trips to Peru and hisnative country, Ghana. "I enjoy medical mis-sions. It is where you see physicians at theirbest... working with little, complaining theleast, but accomplishing the most."

Source: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

Two South Africans Injured In BostonMarathon Blast :

SA Consular Officials Despatched ToBoston

Johannesburg — The two South Africans were injured in the twin Boston bomb-ings . They were spectators and not athletes, according to the international rela-tions department on Tuesday, April 16, 2013..

"Those South Africans initially reported as runners were in fact spectators,"spokesman Clayson Monyela said."They were treated for minor injuries and released, and we continue to monitorthe situation there."

He also confirmed that 28 South African runners participated in the Bostonmarathon, which ended in bloodshed after two blasts that killed three people andleft more than 100 injured.

Kenya's winner of the 2012 Boston Marathon, Wesley Korir, who came fifththis year, has told the BBC of his fear after hearing of the deadly blasts.

Two explosions near the finishing line killed three people and injured at least140 about two hours after the winners had completed the race.

"If this had happened two hours earlier, maybe I would have been among thevictims," Mr Korir said.

He had been celebrating Kenyan Rita Jeptoo's victory in the women's race.

"The joy that we had has all been taken away," Mr Korir told the BBC'sNewsday programme.

Ms Jeptoo comes from the Cherangany constituency, for which Mr Korir waselected an MP in last month's election.

Despite the blasts and his political career, he says he will continue to competein marathons - even in Boston, if it is held again next year.

"My attitude to marathons will never change but my attitude to life maychange," he said.

He said it was "scary" when he heard the news of the blasts.

He said on hearing the news, he immediately checked on his parents-in-law,who were visiting, along with his coach.

Kenya's ambassador to the US has told the BBC that none of the eight Kenyanathletes running the marathon were wounded in the blasts.

Two South Africans were treated in hospital for minor injuries but have nowbeen released, officials say.

The men's race was won by Ethiopia's Lelisa Desisa, ahead of Kenya's MicahKogo.

The annual Boston Marathon this year had a field of about 23,000 runners andwas watched by hundreds of thousands of spectators.

It is held on Patriots' Day, a Massachusetts state holiday which commemoratesthe first battles of the American Revolution in 1775.

UK police are reviewing security plans for Sunday's London Marathon, thenext major international marathon, following events in Boston.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news

Boston Marathon Blasts:Kenya's Wesley Korir Tells

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For the first time in the history of Politics and Creative Artssector in Ghana, a popular actress both on stage and onscreen, Madam Dzifa Gomashie has been appointed by thePresident John Mahama for position of deputy Minister.

Madam Dzifa who is also the Chief Executive Officer ofMama Dzifa’s Kitchen, a food joint in Madina, Accra, wason the evening of Tuesday March 26, 2013, named part ofthe new list of 26 deputy ministerial appointees. She hasbeen appointed as a Deputy Minister designate at the newlycreated Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts.

She is heading to the ministry as the second most importantperson after Elizabeth Ofosu-Agyare, who replaced RashidPelpuo some few weeks ago. This makes it two ladies forthat particular ministry.

Gomashie, who was recently made a queen mother –Mamma Dzramedo I, in charge of Protocol for the AflaoTraditional Area, has been an active industry player, with anincredible wealth of experience that should prove beneficialto the sector.

Her going to the ministry puts to rest the debate overwhether a ‘known’ industry person should be made thedeputy or not. Dzifa Gomashie is a down-to-earth and affa-ble person, she holds an Mphil, BFA, Theatre Arts, GenderStudies, from the University of Ghana, Legon.

She was the producer of the popular story-telling-themedtelevision series ‘By the Fireside, which enjoyed relativesuccess in the 90s, and was hosted by Grace Omaboe, alsoknown as ‘Maame Dorkonoo.

She’s held very important portfolios in the past; she wasPresident of the Association of Students of Performing Arts,as well as a Board Member of the Ghana Blind UnionStudent Senator-Post Graduate, University of Ghana.

She operates a non-governmental organization "Values forLife", which was set up to bridge the gap between formalschool education and home training. "Values for Life" has alibrary that is accessible to underprivileged women andchildren, and also uses theatre to educate and create a plat-form for members to unearth their talents.

She’s participated in a lot of conferences including theCIAO-Burkina Faso Cultural Festival, 2006, the

Popular Actress Gets Ministerial Appointment

Presidential Round Table Conference in South Africa,2006, Emancipation Week celebrations in Trinidad andTobago-2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, Wemilere Festival inCuba, 2008 and the Cultural Festival in DominicanRepublic.She has received many honours in her line of work as an

actress, entrepreneur and mentor, but notable among themare the Best Actress for the Production “Action Plan” fromthe National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) andfrom the GHALLYWOOD Film Awards, she wasadjudged a Pioneer Actress for her invaluable contributiontowards the development of the film industry over theyears.

Madam Dzifa, a known good communicator, has alsobeen part of several nationwide education and campaign.Notable among them was the introduction of the newGhana Cedi currency in 2007 when she played a majorrole a Television commercial with explained the featuresand how to maintain the new currency in differentGhanaian languages with the late Efo Kwodjo Mawugbe.

Born to a soldier father, she is also presently married to asoldier, Brig. Gen. Martin Ahiaglo (General OfficerCommanding, GOC, of the Southern Command of theGhana Armed Forces) and they have a son who is alsotraining at the Military School.

For her young fans, she has a well packaged advice forthem: “Don’t just live for the moment because you willgrow up and when you look back, will you be proud ofwhere you came from or would you feel like throwingyourself into the sea? Stand for something always else youwill definitely fall for anything,” she concluded.

Anytime she was handed a role to play in a movie, sheregarded it as another priceless moment for her to make aheadway in her young career because to her she must havebeen doing something special or even better than others tobe earning the various roles she was called up to play allthe time.

Being a veteran actress and vivacious screen diva, Mrs.Dzifa Abla Gomashie-Ahiaglo knows what it feels like tobe acknowledged for your hard work and consequentlygiven the opportunity to exhibit your capabilities.

Source: Eugene Osafo-

Madam Dzifa Gomashie now Mamma Dzramedo I

Ghana: Alice GyamfiGhana’s Rep On Miss

Africa USA

Alice Gyamfi is the name written on the tablets of the law, but Obaa Yaa isthe name given to me by my ancestors, my people, and my country. Born inKumasi, Ghana, I am honored to be a part of a nation that values their pos-terity, and a continent that praises the endurance of their people.

I am currently a student of the Pennsylvania State University, where I ampursing a triple major in International Politics along with Black/AfricanStudies and Middle Eastern Affairs, and a double minor in Human Rightsand Conflict Resolution. I intend to enter Law school promptly after gradu-ation.

I believe that the greatest aspects of my being lies within my mind and mycharacter. I advocate that we as women question the patriarchal society inwhich we live, and never settle for the convenience of traditional genderroles. Intelligent, imaginative, and graceful women defy convention, andhave the world witness the profound nature of who we are as women ofcolor. In order for this vision to be actualized, we must invest in the educa-tion of ourselves and our communities. The fight against illiteracy should bewaged with weapons of righteous anger.My involvement in the Bright Foundation Inc. has altered my vision of theneeds of mankind. This is an organization that strives to ensure that literacyis a fact with results for young girls in rural communities. Through thisorganization, I hope to touch the life of at least one young girl, and trulyencourage her to meet the challenges of her destiny.

My platform is embedded in the heart of promoting universal primary edu-cation for the young and impoverished girls in rural communities and vil-lages, beginning in Ghana.

Within the next five years, I hope to pursue my educational efforts and goon to attend a prominent Law School. The Bright Foundation executiveBoard, of which I am the Administrative Secretary, plans to make a trip tothe Aburi girls Academy in Ghana. On this trip, we will hold multiple semi-nars on women’s health, reproductive safety, literary comprehension, anddiscipline in scholarship. In the broader sphere of influence, I hope that myvision for equal opportunity education will permeate households, cities, andregions in Ghana. By 2018, I pray that I will look back on the past fiveyears and know that I have achieved my mission towards humanity.

Source: http://www.missafricaunitedstates.com

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Meet The 21-Yr-Old WomanWith Five Husbands Who

Are All Brothers

Alice Gyamfi is the name written on the tablets of the law, but Obaa Yaa isthe name given to me by my ancestors, my people, and my country. Born inKumasi, Ghana, I am honored to be a part of a nation that values their pos-terity, and a continent that praises the endurance of their people.

I am currently a student of the Pennsylvania State University, where I ampursing a triple major in International Politics along with Black/AfricanStudies and Middle Eastern Affairs, and a double minor in Human Rightsand Conflict Resolution. I intend to enter Law school promptly after gradu-ation.

I believe that the greatest aspects of my being lies within my mind and mycharacter. I advocate that we as women question the patriarchal society inwhich we live, and never settle for the convenience of traditional genderroles. Intelligent, imaginative, and graceful women defy convention, andhave the world witness the profound nature of who we are as women ofcolor. In order for this vision to be actualized, we must invest in the educa-tion of ourselves and our communities. The fight against illiteracy should bewaged with weapons of righteous anger.My involvement in the Bright Foundation Inc. has altered my vision of theneeds of mankind. This is an organization that strives to ensure that literacyis a fact with results for young girls in rural communities. Through thisorganization, I hope to touch the life of at least one young girl, and trulyencourage her to meet the challenges of her destiny.

My platform is embedded in the heart of promoting universal primary edu-cation for the young and impoverished girls in rural communities and vil-lages, beginning in Ghana.

Within the next five years, I hope to pursue my educational efforts and goon to attend a prominent Law School. The Bright Foundation executiveBoard, of which I am the Administrative Secretary, plans to make a trip tothe Aburi girls Academy in Ghana. On this trip, we will hold multiple semi-nars on women’s health, reproductive safety, literary comprehension, anddiscipline in scholarship. In the broader sphere of influence, I hope that myvision for equal opportunity education will permeate households, cities, andregions in Ghana. By 2018, I pray that I will look back on the past fiveyears and know that I have achieved my mission towards humanity.

Source: http://www.missafricaunitedstates.com

A YOUNG mum told last night how she has five husbands — who are allBROTHERS. Rajo Verma, 21, lives in a one-room shack with all five, sleepingwith a different one each night on a rota.

The housewife has no idea which one is the father of her toddler son. She said:“Initially it felt a bit awkward. But I don’t favour one over the other.”

Husband Guddu, 21 — the first to make her his bride — insisted: “We all havesex with her but I’m not jealous. We’re one big happy family.” The couple gothitched in an arranged Hindu marriage four years ago and he remains her onlyofficial spouse.But the custom in their village is she had to take as husbands his brothers Bajju,32, Sant Ram, 28, Gopal, 26, and Dinesh — who married her last year when heturned 18.

Eldest brother Bajju said: “I consider her my wife and sleep with her like mybrothers.” Rajo cooks, cleans and looks after 18-month-old Jay while her hubbiesgo out to work in Dehradun, northern India.

She said of the ancient tradition, called polyandry: “My mother was also marriedto three brothers so when I got wed I knew I had to accept all of them as my hus-bands.

“I sleep with them in turn. We don’t have beds, just lots of blankets on the floor.

“I get a lot more attention and love than most wives.”

Source: thesun.co.uk

Kenyan CNN Hero Wadongo Teams UpWith Mrs Obama's Designer

By Laura Walubengo, 12 April 2013

CNN hero 2010 finalist Evans Wadongo is in theUnited States for a three day exhibition this comingweek that will help raise funds for his solar lamp proj-ect.

The exhibition will feature 1,000 specially designedone of a kind lamps put together with help from ReedKrakoff, the man who crafted US First Lady MichelleObama’s inauguration ball.

Reed is known not only for clothes but other luxuryitems such as jewellery and a range of accessories.

The collector items will be sold at the exhibition atFriedman Benda in New York, and it is hoped that themoney raised will be enough to buy some 10,000lamps for needy populations in Kenya and Malawi.

Evans first developed the lamps in 2004 to help assistchildren in rural areas study at night, without havingto resort to the more harmful kerosene lamps.

Friedman set up the exhibition from April 17-19 with

help from Southern Guild, from South Africa.

It has been a busy week for Evans who spoke lastweek at the Clinton Global Initiative University in St.Louis and will be holding other talks and meetings inthe run up to the sale exhibition.

He is currently the chairman of SustainableDevelopment For All (SDFA), a non-profit organisa-tion that aims to light up rural communities in Kenyaand Malawi using the solar lamps.

They are designed to be very easy to use, and aremade up of 50% recycled items.

The exhibition next week will be called EvansWadongo: MwangaBora.

Source: www.http://allafrica.com

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America School Of Nursing Holds Graduation Ceremony

Mrs. Esi Gyenin, Director of America School Of NursingOne of the course instructors addressing the new graduates A Special Guest encouraging the students

The New Graduates Receiving Their Certificates From The Director

A student delivering the class graduation speech

ASNAH March 2013 Graduates and Staff

America School of Nursing and Allied Health in Woodbridge , Virginia is dedicated to serve individuals in the Washington Metropolitan area who are seeking careers in nursing education and otherhealth care career training programs and are interested in seeking jobs in health care. On March 23, about 15 students graduated with certificates in the Certified Nursing Assistant Program.Speaking at the graduation ceremony Mrs. Esi Gyenin , the Director of the School commended the students for their dedication and committment towards their course work and encouraged them tomaintain that momentum and value the the skills they have acquired as the basis for making a difference in their lives.

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This vibrant and energetic young man is JohnOduro, affectionately known to his friends asBaffour Awuah. He is the Executive Secretary ofNGOZI, a non-profit organization based inDumfries, Virginia. He completed PrempehCollege, Kumasi-Ghana in 1998, and then movedto the United States in 2003.

He was unfortunately involved in a terrible caraccident one fateful morning of January 31, 2006on Jeff Davis Hwy/US Route 1 in Woodbridge,Virginia while on his way back from work. He suf-fered some severe injuries to his spinal cord whichhas left him permanently paralyzed from the waistdown.

Baffour has been through years of hardship sincehe has been sick. Yet, he has always been one ofthe happiest people ever; always giving, alwayssmiling, and always helping others. A few of hisfriends said, now is the time for us to come togeth-er and help Baffour get through this tough time.They then formed a group to facilitate and brain-storm on ideas to find ways on how to donateresources and more especially cash donations tosupport him to help give him back his independ-ence, self-esteem, happiness and sense of normalcyin his not-so-normal life. They named their effortFRIENDS OF BAFFOUR, and they have beenvery successful in raising money for Baffourthrough a fundraising Soccer tournament which isheld every year in Woodbridge, Virginia since2009.

After years of researching on ways to find help,Baffour saw that there are many thousands of peo-ple in similar situation or worse who do not havethe wonderful support system he has so he decidedto set up a foundation with his friends to help peo-ple especially those in the African communities inthe DC-Maryland-Virginia area who have fallen onhard times because they got sick which isBaffour’s motto, “Nobody should go brokebecause they got sick”. They named the organiza-tion NGOZI which simply means “being a bless-ing” because that’s what people have been to him.

NGOZI in collaboration with the West AfricanCommunity Collaborative (WACC) are pleased toannounce the 5th Annual Charity SoccerTournament and West Africa Community Festival.Proceeds from this year’s event will be donated tothe Courage F.U.N. Program and NgoziFoundation. The Courage F.U.N Program is a char-ity operated by Prince William Soccer, Inc. Formore information on these organizations pleasevisit the following websites www.pwsi.org,www.friendsofbaffour.com, and www.ngozi.org

In case your soccer team is unable to participate inthe tournament, your presence to support the eventwill be very much appreciated. You can also makedonations to help achieve our 2013 goal of$10,000.00 through our website www.ngozi.org.NGOZI is a registered 501(c) (3) non-profit organ-ization and contributions to NGOZI are tax-deductible.

Please contact us at info@ngozi.org or 571-594-0554 if you have any questions. We are countingon your usual cooperation, your honor and sincereheart to contribute to these noble courses.

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Date: June 22nd, 2013, Time: 8am – 6pmVenue: Howison Homestead Park - 14716 Minnieville

Road, Woodbridge, VA, 22193

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The President of the Confederation of African Football, Issa Hayatou,has been elevated to the rank of Commander of the Order of Valorfollowing a decision by the Head of State, Grand Master of NationalOrders of the Republic of Cameroon, H.E Paul Biya.

The solemn ceremony of elevation to the rank of Commander of theOrder of Valor was held Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at the Hilton Hotel inYaoundé, Cameroon.

Mr. Issa Hayatou has been decorated by the Minister of Sports andPhysique Education, M. Adoum Garoua, in the presence of someCAF Executive Committee members, Cameroon's sports VVIPs, theDiplomatic Corps and the Presidents and Secretaries General of con-tinental sports bodies headquartered in Yaoundé.

The solemn ceremony to elevate Mr. Issa Hayatou to the rank ofCommander of the Order of Valor is a reward for his distinguishedleadership as President of CAF in the promotion and development ofAfrican Football.

Issa Hayatou Decorated ByThe Cameroon Government

Egyptian U-20 soccer team won the U-20 African Cup for the fourthtime after defeating Ghana in the final 5-4 in a penalty shootout.

President Mohamed Morsi congratulated the Egypt's Under-20 soccerteam over winning the African championship, said the Egyptian televi-sion.

Moreover, Prime Minister Hisham Qandil also greeted Egypt's youngsoccer team and members of the coaching staff, led by Coach RabieYassine, over winning Africa's championship.

Nigerians, Ivorians,Congolese Fail MRI TestThree players each from Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire and Congo havefailed MRI tests conducted by CAF . This was a mandatory require-ment before the kickoff of the U-17 African Cup in Morocco.

With the competition starting Saturday, Ghana’s U-17 men’s teamremains intact as the test passed the all members of the BlackStarlets squad. This makes them eligible to play at the competition.All the players who failed the test have been disqualified and willnot take part in the competition.

CAF, on the eve of the start of the 2013 African JuniorChampionships in Morocco conducted test on all players to verifythat they fall within the under 17 years age bracket.

The medical team conducted the test which saw the bone density ofwrists of the players scanned to ensure an accuracy of at least with-in one percent under the age 18.

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Egypt Beats Ghana ToLift African Youth Title

Ronaldo, Casillas, OthersTo Storm Ghana ForEssien Charity Game

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is among the 100 world-class footballers set to arrive in Ghana for the country’s biggest sport-ing event scheduled for 8 June in Accra.

The match in Ghana football this year has been confirmed as ‘ TheGame Of Hope And Inspiration’ championed by Michael Essien.

The event is expected to be the biggest sporting event in Ghana in2013, similar to the charity match which Essien hosted in 2011.

Essien is a Peace Ambassador appointed by the African Union in2010 to use his status as an African and international footballer topromote peace in Africa.The latest Essien initiative is expected to create huge awareness of theneed for Africans themselves to make an effort to inspire the youthtowards peace, hope and inspiration.

Essien, the Ghana superstar who plays for Real Madrid, has invitedsome of the world’s best players to play in Accra between World IXand Africa IX in June to raise fund to promote peace in Africa.

Some of the world’s best players from Spain, England, Italy, Franceand Germany have been invited to play in the friendly game dubbed‘A Game Of Hope And Inspiration’.

A three-day mammoth event has been planned with a music concertwith some of the world’s and Africa’s best musicians in attendance.

Players like Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole, John Terry, Didier Drogba,Emmanuel Adebayor, Emmanuel Eboue, Asamoah Gyan, StephenAppiah, Sulley Muntari, Adam Kwarasey, Kwadwo Asamoah havebeen invited for the match.

Top Spain-based players like Casillas, Ricardo Carvalho, SergioRamos, Luca Modric, Xabi Alonso,Kaka and Xabi Alonso have allbeen invited to grace the occassion.

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