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CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENTHakeem Olajuwon Named NBA

Ambassador To Africa

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SPORTSIYSO Hold Fundraiser for the

Black StarsPg. 23

Adeola Ariyo Named FirstAfrican Brand Ambassador

For Elizabeth Arden

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HER PAGEWhen Strength Becomes

WeaknessPg. 20

UPDATEGubernatorial Candidates

Address African ImmigrantCaucus

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Graduation Abounds forImmigrant Families

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Africa Mourns Dr. Maya Angelou

Picture Courtesy of Maya Angelou Family

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Dr. Maya Angelou, one of the most powerfulvoices of contemporary literature, died onWednesday in her home in North Carolina. Shewas 86.

A statement issued by her family reads inpart “Her family is extremely grateful that herascension was not belabored by a loss of acuityor comprehension”. They described her as awarrior for equality, tolerance and peace. Shelived a life as a teacher, activist and artist.

Dr. Angelou’s long standing relationship withthe African continent makes her loss felt inAfrica as much as it is felt in the United States.

In 1961 met South African freedom fighterVusumzi Make; they never officially married.She and her son Guy moved with Make toCairo, where Angelou worked as an associateeditor at the weekly English-language newspa-per The Arab Observer. In 1962, her relation-ship with Make ended, and she and Guy movedto Accra, Ghana, he to attend college, but hewas seriously injured in an automobile accidentAngelou remained in Accra for his recoveryand ended up staying there until 1965. Shebecame an administrator at the University ofGhana, and was active in the African-Americanexpatriate community. She was a feature editorfor The African Review, a freelance writer forthe Ghanaian Times, wrote and broadcast forRadio Ghana, and worked and performed forGhana’s National Theatre. She performed in arevival of The Blacks in Geneva and Berlin.

In Accra, she became close friends withMalcolm X during his visit in the early 1960s.Angelou returned to the U.S. in 1965 to helphim build a new civil rights organization, theOrganization of Afro-American Unity; he wasassassinated shortly afterward.

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NPP Stalwart Glady's Asmah Dies

former Minister of Fisheries in the John Kufuor-ledadministration and member of the Council of Elders ofthe New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mrs Gladys Asmah, haspassed away.

She was reported to have died on Sunday at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra where she was receiv-ing treatment for a heart-related illness.

Reports say she had been in coma at the Cardio Centreof the hospital for the past week.

She would have turned 75 in October this year.

In 2008, she made a strong case to be nominated run-ning mate for Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, butwas unsuccessful.

Mrs. Gladys Asmah won the Takoradi seat with asmuch as 76% of total votes when the NPP was in oppo-sition.

In Parliament she was the Deputy Minority Leaderfrom 1996 to 2000.She retired from active politics in2008.

Until her death, she was a Member of the Council ofElders of the NPP where she played a role in theVetting Committee of the party.

The 'Iron Lady', as she was called, was Member ofParliament for Takoradi and the first Minister ofWomen and Children's affairs, now Ministry ofWomen, Children and Social Protection.

Mrs Asmah's father, Nana Asiebu Amenfi, who togeth-er with J.B. Danquah from the United Party (UP) tradi-tion were among a six-member advisory body puttogether by Governor Sir Arden Clarke for advise onnational issues.

Among the achievements of Mrs. Asmah are a pro-gramme to bring trafficked Ghanaian children backhome, the liberation of some Trokosi women fromshrines and the assistance given to 12,000 womenfarmers to go into staple food production, processingand income generating activities in the northern partsof the country .

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Gubernatorial Candidates Address African Immigrant Caucus Four candidates for Governor addressed morethan 2,000 African Immigrants on SundayJune 8 in Silver Spring.

The African Immigrant Caucus hosted theevent at The Redeemed Christian Church ofGod in an effort for Ethiopians, Nigerians,Liberians, Cameroonians and other AfricanImmigrants to engage with MarylandGubernatorial Candidates Lt. GovernorAnthony Brown, Attorney General DougGansler, Del. Heather Mizeur and Rep.Charles Lollar.

“June 8th will go down in history as the dayAfrican immigrants in the U.S. finally foundtheir voice and embraced their role as equalpartners with their fellow Americans in theongoing struggle to make America a betterplace for all,” says AIC leader BishopDarlingston Johnson, pastor of Bethel WorldOutreach Church in Silver Spring.

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by Valerie Bonk

Maryland Gubernatorial Candidates Lt. Governor Anthony Brown, Attorney General Doug Gansler, Del. Heather Mizeurand Rep. Charles Lollar.

Rev. Thomas Bhai-Kamara (Restoration Fellowship) and Rev. VictorMcGodman (Pastor- Christ International Ministries)

Bishop Darlingston Johnson, a Liberian-born pastor and one of threeorganizers of the African Immigrant Caucus

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Keeping MobilePhone in Your

Pockets Can AffectQuality Of Sperm

Mobile phones may have a significant impact on aman’s fertility, scientists think.

Men who keep a phone in their trouser pocket could beexposing themselves to radiation which lowers theirchance of becoming a father.

Scientists at the University of Exeter found that electro-magnetic radiation lowered the viability and movementof sperm by 8 per cent.

Most of the global adult population now own mobiles,and around 14 per cent of couples in wealthy countrieshave difficulty conceiving.A team led by Dr Fiona Mathews, of the University ofExeter, conducted a review of the findings from 10studies, involving 1,492 men.

Dr Mathews said the findings suggest that mobile radia-tion has an impact on fertility - but said much moreresearch is needed to draw any firm conclusions.

She said: ‘Given the enormous scale of mobile phoneuse around the world, the potential role of this environ-mental exposure needs to be clarified.‘This study strongly suggests that being exposed toradio-frequency electromagnetic radiation from carryingmobiles in trouser pockets negatively affects spermquality.

‘This could be particularly important for men alreadyon the borderline of infertility, and further research isrequired to determine the full clinical implications forthe general population.’

Sperm quality can be affected in three different ways:viability, or how much of the sperm is healthy; motility,or how well it moves towards an egg; and concentrationof sperm cells in semen.

Most men have 50 to 85 per cent of sperm with normalmovement. The researchers found this proportion fellby an average of 8 per cent when there was exposure tomobile phones.

The paper, published in the journal EnvironmentInternational today, found similar effects were seen forsperm viability.

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Quenching Your Thirst theNutritious Way

The season we have all been waiting for is finally here! Thankyou to Mother Nature. Let’s give Summer a nice warm wel-come. Now all together: “Hello Summer, you have beenmissed!”Summer is the perfect time where we spend most of our activi-ties outdoors. It is the time where we look forward to the beach,long vacation getaways, taking our kids outside to play, andattending all those fun cookouts! On the other hand, Summer isalso a time where the weather can present many challenges. Notstaying adequately hydrated is a common problem. The humanbody contains a high proportion of water, so when the tempera-ture rises and the body tries to cool itself by sweating, dehydra-tion can occur. So what exactly is dehydration? According to Medline Plus,dehydration is the loss of water and salts from the body. Weneed water to maintain our blood volume and to ensure ourother body fluids function properly, as well as to maintain ourblood pressure. Along with water, the body also needs elec-trolytes, which are salts normally found in blood, other fluids,and cells. (Medline Plus).The human body consists of nearly 60 percent water; brain tis-sue is said to consist of about 85 per cent water (Academy ofNutrition and Dietetics). This is why drinking 6–8 glasses ofwater a day helps our body function efficiently.Although fluid loss results from engaging in hard physical activ-ity, even simple tasks like walking, driving, or riding your bikecan result in significant loss of fluid within a short period oftime. It is also possible to lose a lot of fluid in humid weather. How do you know if you are dehydrated? Well, the initial feel-ing of dehydration is having a dry mouth, or suddenly feelingthirsty as some of you may have experienced before. But stayingdehydrated for a prolonged period of time may bring many otherhealth complications. In the American Journal of ClinicalNutrition, the initial symptoms of dehydration results in: areduced appetite, dark urine, fatigue, mild headaches, chills, anddizziness. Significant dehydration symptoms also include mus-cle cramps, severe headaches, nausea, constipation, and more. This summer try your best to stay hydrated! Trust me; you willbe very glad you did. Below are some fun, easy, and nutritious beverages you can trywith your family to stay hydrated while also quenching yourthirst:Smoothies: Smoothies are in this season! Fruit or Vegetablesmoothies are an easy way to nourish your body with essentialnutrients. All you need is a blender, fruits or vegetables, and a“base” such as water, milk, or yogurt. This is a great beverage tomake for the house, and this is also a healthy alternative to arti-ficial sodas and juices. It is also a great way to get your chil-dren involved in the kitchen by having them cut the fruits oreven having them throw the ingredients in the blender!Infused Water: Many of us love drinking a lot of soda, butwouldn’t you like to save yourself from extra calories, sugar,

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dentist or doctor visits? Are you having a sweet tooth or cravingsome sugar? Infused water is here to save the day! Infusing yourwater with fruits, or herbs not only improves the flavor, but it addsessential vitamins that help your body. Infusing your water also givesyou a boost of energy throughout your day. Grab yourself a pitcherwith water, chop up some lemon and limes, add any choice of fruit, amint leaf, leave it in your fridge overnight for the water to reallysoak up the different flavors, and enjoy a refreshing and nourishingbeverage in the morning!Milk: Are you a milk lover? Milk is also a great way to quench yourthirst while also getting the necessary nutrients needed to help youfunction throughout your day. You can find vitamin D, calcium,potassium, and other vitamins and minerals that help with bonehealth, heart health, and blood pressure. For those of you who do notprefer cow’s milk, you can try other milk options such as almondmilk, and soy milk. They have the same amount of nutrients as cow’smilk. Fruits and Vegetables: Eating fruits and vegetables high in water con-tent can replenish your body. There are certain fruits and vegetablesthat can fulfill your fluid requirements. Make sure you are consum-ing four servings of fruit and five servings of vegetables to meet yourneeds (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics). Some high contentfruits include watermelon, strawberries, grapefruits, cantaloupe,pineapple, orange, apples, peaches, and others. High content vegeta-bles include lettuce, cucumber, tomato, cauliflower, eggplant, pep-pers, carrots, and spinach. Not a fruit or vegetable person? You canalways make it fun by cutting them into different shapes and havingyour child participate in the “chopping process”. This way, yourfruits and vegetables look more appealing. Appearance is the key! Ifit looks good, chances are you will eat it.Water: Water is the BEST way to stay hydrated, but sometimes wetry to stay away from it. Make water your best friend; after all it doesmake up a high percent of your body weight. Water flushes out tox-ins, controls body temperature and metabolism, transports oxygen,fat and glucose to your muscles, and many more! If you find water tobe plain in taste, adding a teaspoon of honey won’t hurt. This summer, don’t be that person to fall into dehydration mode;instead, make a promise to stay hydrated at all times. It will be verybeneficial, and your body will thank you. Thank you for taking your time to read Nutrition Corner, stay updat-ed every month on more topics each month. Do you have a question,or a nutrition related topic you would like to see appear in Nutritioncorner, please contact me at: Vagyemann@gmail.com

Below is my favorite smoothie recipe taken from the Food NetworkWebsite: Peach-Mango- Banana smoothie:1. Blend 1 cup of chopped fresh or frozen peaches and mango2. 1 cup each plain yogurt and ice3. 1/2 banana, and sugar to taste.

You can find more smoothie recipes at:http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/articles/50-smoothies.html?oc=linkback

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Water intake recommendations. (2014). Retrieved June 1, 2014 fromwww.eatright.org.

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Who are Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists?By Farouk Chothia

BBC Africa

Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram - which has caused havoc inAfrica's most populous country through a wave of bombings, assassinationsand now abductions - is fighting to overthrow the government and create anIslamic state.

Its followers are said to be influenced by the Koranic phrase which says:"Anyone who is not governed by what Allah has revealed is among the trans-gressors".

Boko Haram promotes a version of Islam which makes it "haram", or forbid-den, for Muslims to take part in any political or social activity associated withWestern society.

This includes voting in elections, wearing shirts and trousers or receiving asecular education.

Boko Haram regards the Nigerian state as being run by non-believers, evenwhen the country had a Muslim president.The group's official name is Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad,which in Arabic means "People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet'sTeachings and Jihad".

Recruiting groundBut residents in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri, where the group had itsheadquarters, dubbed it Boko Haram.

Loosely translated from the region's Hausa language, this means "Westerneducation is forbidden".

Boko originally meant fake but came to signify Western education, whileharam means forbidden.

Founded in 2002Official Arabic name, Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad, means"People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad"Initially focused on opposing Western education - gaining the nickname BokoHaram, which means "Western education is forbidden" in the Hausa languageLaunched military operations in 2009 to create Islamic stateFounding leader Mohammed Yusuf (pictured above) killed in 2009 same yearin police custody, succeeded by Abubakar ShekauThousands killed, mostly in north-eastern Nigeria - also attacked police andUN headquarters in capital, AbujaSome three million people affectedDeclared terrorist group by US in 2013

Since the Sokoto caliphate, which ruled parts of what is now northern Nigeria,Niger and southern Cameroon, fell under British control in 1903, there hasbeen resistance among some of the area's Muslims to Western education.

They still refuse to send their children to government-run "Western schools", aproblem compounded by the ruling elite which does not see education as a pri-ority.

Against this background, the charismatic Muslim cleric, Mohammed Yusuf,formed Boko Haram in Maiduguri in 2002. He set up a religious complex,which included a mosque and an Islamic school.

Many poor Muslim families from across Nigeria, as well as neighbouringcountries, enrolled their children at the school.

But Boko Haram was not only interested in education. Its political goal was tocreate an Islamic state, and the school became a recruiting ground for jihadis.In 2009, Boko Haram carried out a spate of attacks on police stations andother government buildings in Maiduguri.

This led to shoot-outs on Maiduguri's streets. Hundreds of Boko Haram sup-porters were killed and thousands of residents fled the city.

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Nigeria's security forces eventually seized the group'sheadquarters, capturing its fighters and killing Mr Yusuf.

His body was shown on state television and the securityforces declared Boko Haram finished.But its fighters regrouped under a new leader, AbubakarShekau, and have stepped up their insurgency.

In 2010, the US designated it a terrorist organisation,amid fears that it had developed links with other militantgroups, such as al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, towage a global jihad.

The deployment of troops has driven many of the mili-tants out of Maiduguri, their main urban base”

Boko Haram's trademark was originally the use of gun-men on motorbikes, killing police, politicians and anyonewho criticises it, including clerics from other Muslim tra-ditions and Christian preachers.

The group has also staged more audacious attacks innorthern and central Nigeria, including bombing church-es, bus ranks, bars, military barracks and even the policeand UN headquarters in the capital, Abuja.

Amid growing concern about the escalating violence,President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emer-gency in May 2013 in the three northern states whereBoko Haram is the strongest - Borno, Yobe andAdamawa.It draws its fighters mainly from the Kanuri ethnic group,which is the largest in the three states. Most Kanurishave distinctive facial scars and when added to theirheavy Hausa accents, they are easily identifiable to oth-ers Nigerians.

As a result, the militants operate mainly in the north-east,where the terrain is also familiar to them.

Northern Nigeria has a history of spawning militantIslamist groups”

The deployment of troops has driven many of them outof Maiduguri, their main urban base and they have nowretreated to the vast Sambisa forest, along the border

with Cameroon.

From there, the group's fighters have launched massattacks on villages, looting, killing and burning proper-ties in what appeared to be a warning to rural peoplenot to collaborate with the security forces, as residentsof Maiduguri had done.

Boko Haram has also stepped up its campaign againstWestern education, which it believes corrupts the moralvalues of Muslims, especially girls, by attacking twoboarding schools - in Yobe in March and in Chibok inApril.It abducted more than 200 schoolgirls during theChibok raid, saying it would treat them as slaves andmarry them off - a reference to an ancient Islamic beliefthat women captured in conflict are part of the "warbooty".

It made a similar threat in May 2013, when it released avideo, saying it had taken women and children - includ-ing teenage girls - hostage in response to the arrest ofits members' wives and children. There was later aprison swap, with both sides releasing the women andchildren.

At the same time, Boko Haram has continued with itsurban bombing campaign, targeting the capital on 14April, when at least 70 people were killed in an explo-sion near a car park and on 2 May when 19 people died.

This shows that not only does Boko Haram have afighting force of thousands of men, but also cells thatspecialise in bombings.

Analysts say northern Nigeria has a history of spawningmilitant Islamist groups, but Boko Haram has outlivedthem and has proved to be far more lethal, with a globaljihadi agenda.

The threat will disappear only if Nigeria's governmentmanages to reduce the region's chronic poverty andbuilds an education system which gains the support oflocal Muslims, the analysts say.

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Africa’s First Ladies meet in The Gambia

By: Ralph Ese'Donnu Sawyerr - IA - Senegal and TheGambia on May 31, 2014.

Sierra Leone’s deputy Ambassador to The Gambia, HajaSaidata Sesay this week joined some of Africa’s firstladies in observing this year’s 3rd WOMEN ADVANCE-MENT FORUM 2014 (WAF) in The Gambia. (Photo:Deputy Ambassador Saidata Sesay seated with her coun-terparts)

This annual event was attended by first ladies of theRepublic of Senegal, Burundi, Comoros and Nigeria’sstate Governors first ladies of River, Ogun and BauchiStates, hosted by Mrs. Zineb Yayah Jammeh under theTheme – Challenges and achievements in the implemen-tation of the MDGS.

The Forum was facilitated by the former GambianSpeaker of the National Assembly Hon. FatoumattaJahumpa Ceesay and attended by among other VIP’s theVice President and Minister of Women’s Affairs H.E AjaDr. Isatou Njie Saidy, UN Representative to TheGambia, cabinet Ministers, Heads of governmentInstitutions, Diplomatic Corps, Women’s Organizationsand a cross section of citizens and non citizens.

WAF is one of the most attended global gender confer-ences and a platform that push for Women Advancementand Empowerment and positive ways in realizing theMillennium Development Goals (MDGS). TheInternational forum has in all its meetings strived for theformulation of strategic and realistic approach forwomen’s socio- economic and political advancementand emancipation.

Declaring the forum open, Her Excellency Zineb YayahJammeh commended President Yayah Jammeh for sup-porting to host the forum in The Gambia, adding that herhusband is a strong believer in the potential of women tohelp transform the socio – economic development of theAfrican continent. She described the 2014 forum as aneye opener to Gambian women and the Girl child.She called on all present at the forum to make this 2014meeting an achievement in the implementation of theMDGS for the women and the girl child.

According to the first lady, current assessment revealedthat MDG targets including maternal health, hunger and

access to basic amenities such as safe drinking water areall likely to be met by 2015. She also noted that TheGambia is on track towards achieving MDG 3, whichadvocates for the promotion of gender equality andempowerment of women. The fact of this she based on theprogress the nation is making towards the attainment ofMGD goals, taking into consideration that the Gambiangovernment has accorded women their share of positionsin the decision making process in which the girl child edu-cation is given top priority.

The current Chairperson of WAF, First Lady of OgunState of Nigeria, H.E .Funso Amosun commended theGambian government for hosting the forum. “WAF shouldbe seen to deliberate, review and strategize the successesregistered in the implementation of MDGs and as to howto come up with a strategy to maximize the attainment ofthe next step — Sustainable Development Goal” She said.

Awards of honor for their contributions in promotingwomen’s affairs were given to the First Lady of TheGambia Zineb Yayah Jammeh, first lady of Senegal- FayeSall, first lady of Burundi and that of the first lady ofComoros and the wives of the Governors of Bauchi, Ogunand River States and the Vice President of The Gambia.

Traditional dancing from both Gambia and Nigeria cli-maxed the occasion.

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Portrait of Liberia’s Pres. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Unveiled at HarvardKennedy School

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Cambridge, Massachusetts – As part of the campaign launch for the Harvard KennedySchool, known as IDEASpHERE, a full-lengthportrait of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf ofLiberia, a distinguished alumna of the School’sEdward S. Mason Fellows Program (MC/MPA1971), was unveiled at a ceremony .

According to a dispatch from Cambridge, thefull-length portrait is an amazing likeness of theLiberian President. It shows her dressed in herfavorite color, green, draped in a beautiful greenand gold sash and matching skirt made fromcloth woven in Liberia, and her signature head-tie, also green, with a gold-jeweled brooch. Theattire is accented by her signature single row ofpearls and a pin of the Liberian flag, the LoneStar.

As for the President’s expression, Artist StephenCoit painted her with a soft smile, but with areflective determination capturing her life of per-severance. Coit said he “sought to create a paint-ing that would bring an ongoing presence ofPresident Sirleaf to wherever it hung at theKennedy School,” for the thousands of futurestudents who would see it.It was in September 2012 that Dean David T.Ellwood, Dean of the Kennedy School, informedPresident Sirleaf that HKS wished to commissionher portrait to hang in its Library as an inspira-tion to future generations of Kennedy School stu-dents. Upon her acceptance, the School commis-sioned Mr.Coit, also a Harvard alumnus, to cre-ate a full-length portrait of Liberia’s and Africa’sfirst female President.

The unveiling took place at a private reception inhonor of President Sirleaf, hosted by the Womenand Public Policy Program(WAPPP), one ofHarvard Kennedy School’s Research Centers. AsPresident Sirleaf arrived at the Malkin

Penthouse, in the Littauer CenterHarvard Kennedy School, adoring sup-porters, mostly women, surrounded herto wish her well and thank her for allthat she has achieved in her career andlife. Everyone sought a photo withHKS’s most illustrious alumna.

“Wow! said President Sirleaf, reactingto her amazing portrait.

She went on to say: “A big thank you.Words cannot express the honor that Ifeel, and through me, the honor extend-ed to women in Liberia, women inAfrica, and I daresay women in theworld, for the role that we all continueto play. I want to thank JennyMansbridge; she was a driving forcebehind this; Francine Lefrak; you, DeanBohnet, who I’m told started the wholeprogram of IDEASpHERE that we willall be participating in so many events.

“I said to Stephen Coit, ‘How did youdo it?’ I have to say that he sent me anote on the experience we shared whenhe did the painting. Am I right it’s apainting? What he captured in the notehe sent me really was a story of mylife’s journey, because he talked aboutdarkness into light, humility in the midstof turmoil, perseverance, courage.Thank you.

“I’m so deeply honored to join the otherthree persons which you mentioned,sterling women – I need to learn moreabout them so that I walk properly intheir footsteps. And to all of you – theWomen and Public Policy Program, theWomen Leadership Group – that havereally supported these events. A few ofyou I had the opportunity to meet before

and interact with. Just being back here withyou is what keeps me going; that’s the moti-vation and the inspiration when I can join allof you who have had such a big part to playin the success that I’ve had. And so, thankyou all; it’s been a wonderful occasion. I goback home, almost walking on water. Thankyou, Dean.”

Earlier, in his welcoming remarks, DeanEllwood said the event was to honor a mostremarkable graduate and its only NobelPeace Prize winner. She was an amazingleader who took over a country with manychallenges, and had done an amazing job tomake things work. With women likePresident Sirleaf, he believed there was hopefor the world, after all. The commissioningof the portrait, he said, was also to makethings right by including the portraits ofmore women at Harvard, especially that ofthe Harvard Kennedy School’s most distin-guished graduate.

Dr. Iris Bohnet, Academic Dean and Directorof the Women and Public Policy Program,thanked the people who had made the com-missioning possible: Professor Jane (Jenny)Mansbridge, Charles F. Adams Professor ofPolitical Leadership and Democratic Values,founding faculty Chair of the WAPPP, andthe leader behind President Sirleaf’s portrait,It had been Mansbridge’s vision that madeothers realize that “seeing really is believing,and for our students to believe that they – thewomen students in particular – could alsosomeday achieve greatness and maybebecome a leader like you, Madam President.We need images of people like you.” DeanBohnet also acknowledged the Women’sLeadership Board, which is supporting theWAPPP, and which has transformed theSchool, Harvard University, and was transforming the world.

Dean Bohnet pointed out that PresidentSirleaf would be only the fourth womanwhose portrait hung in the Kennedy School,but assured that the School was acting rapid-ly in the right direction. Other portraitsincluded Ida B. Wells, one of the early lead-ers of the civil rights movement, aSuffragette and journalist in the U.S.; AbigailAdams, the second First Lady of the U.S;and Edith Stokey, a faculty member at HKS.She was pleased that President Sirleaf’swould be joining these women.

Finally, Dean Bohnet acknowledged theArtist, Mr. Coit, as a remarkable man andgraduate of Harvard College and HarvardBusiness School, with a remarkable career inbusiness, who, in 1997, decided to pursue hispassion as an artist. He had done a number of

wonderful portraits and paintings forHarvard University.

Together, Deans Ellwood and Bohnet thenunveiled President Sirleaf’s full-length por-trait, to the wows and ahs of the guests.Dean Ellwood joked that this would be theSchool’s biggest portrait, counting for twoor three!

Following the unveiling, President Sirleafparticipated in the Opening Plenary of theJohn F. Kennedy, Jr. IDEASpHERE Forumwhere, together with the former Presidentof Mexico, Felipe Calderon, they discussed“Leaders on Leadership” before a capacityaudience of some 650 guests and answeredquestions.

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President Mahama Grants Audience to Wofa Yaw Ansah of Highlife Radio

Wofa Yaw Ansah, the Chief Executive officer of Manassas based onlineradio station, Highlife radio met with the President of Ghana on hisrecent visit in May 2014. He discussed among other things issues raisedby listeners on issues affecting Ghanaians in the diapora.

Highlife Radio is a US based Ghanaian community online radio stationdedicated to providing diverse, stimulating and high quality programmingto the Ghanaian Diaspora.HighLife Radio was created as a medium tobring about a sense of community.

Highlife Radio seeks to Inform, Educate, Inspire, and Entertain throughculturally relevant quality programming that reflects the diversity of ourcountry, Ghana.

They strive to share appropriate music, culture and information on Ghanaand the experiences of our listeners in order to facilitate communication,promote inclusiveness and foster healthy communities.

Highlife Radio aims to meet the highest expectation of our loyal listenerswith unique, inspiring and quality programming.

Highlife radio is currently the most listened to online radio station in thediaspora Yaw Ansah and President Mahama -President of Ghana

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History of African Nations at the FIFA World Cup1930s: Egypt's early appearanceThe inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup was the only one with-out any qualification process. No African teams entered.The Pharaohs of Egypt were the only African team to applyto feature at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. As there were 32countries competing for 16 places, FIFA organized the firstqualification round. Egypt was placed in a group with Turkeyand Palestine,[17] then a British mandate. Turkey withdrew,and Egypt beat Palestine 7-1 in Cairo and 4-1 in Jerusalem toqualify for the World Cup finals. The 1934 FIFA World Cupfinals was organized as a straight knock-out. Egypt lost 2-4to Hungary in Naples with Abdulrahman Fawzi scoring twiceto become the first African to score at the World Cup finals.However, a third goal by Fawzi was ruled offside by theItalian referee despite the player having dribbled from themiddle of the pitch, and the fourth Hungarian goal involved ascuffle where the Hungarian striker broke the Egyptian goal-keeper's nose with his elbow. The Italian newspapers heavilycriticized their referee, but Egypt sailed home and onlyreturned to the World Cup finals 56 years later.

1938-1966: World Cup without AfricaEgypt was the only African country to apply to compete atthe 1938 FIFA World Cup, but withdrew before playing anymatches.

No African countries applied to compete at the 1950 FIFAWorld Cup.Egypt was the only African country to apply to compete at

the 1954 World Cup. They were placed in a two-team groupwith Italy, but lost 1-2 in Cairo and 1-5 in Milan, and thusdid not proceed to the World Cup.Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan applied to enter the qualificationprocess for the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Ethiopia's entry wasrefused by FIFA. Egypt and Sudan competed in anAfrica/Asia zone with ten Asian countries for one spot at theWorld Cup. Egypt progressed to the next round after Cypruswithdrew, but then itself withdrew. Sudan defeated Syria 2-1on aggregate but eventually withdrew in protest at having toplay Israel. (Eventually the spot originally reserved forAfrica and Asia was taken by Wales.

Seven African countries entered the qualification process forthe 1962 FIFA World Cup : Ghana, United Arab Republic (ajoint football association by Egypt and Syria, who werepolitically united between 1958 and 1961), Ethiopia,Morocco, Nigeria, Sudan and Tunisia. Ethiopia enteredthrough the UEFA qualification process, where it was elimi-nated by Israel, while the rest entered through the CAF quali-fication process. Sudan and U.A.R. withdrew as FIFA wouldnot allow them to rearrange matches to avoid the monsoonseason, so the four teams formed two two-team groups. Inthe first group, Morocco and Tunisia both beat each other 2-1at home, and then played a third match at a neutral location(Palermo, Italy) which ended in a 1-1 draw after extra time.Since penalty shootouts were not used by FIFA till the 1970s,Morocco advanced by drawing lots to eliminate Tunisia.Morocco then eliminated Ghana with a draw and a win toproceed to a UEFA/CAF playoff with Spain. They lost bothlegs of this playoff, meaning that no African nation made itto the World Cup finals for the fifth time in a row.

Seventeen African countries entered the qualificationprocess for the 1966 FIFA World Cup : Algeria, Cameroon,French Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia,Libya, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa,Sudan, and Tunisia. FIFA rejected the application of FrenchCongo, and had already suspended South Africa forapartheid. To protest at FIFA's allocation of only one spot tothree continents (Africa, Asia, Oceania), especially given thelarge increase in applications from newly independentAfrican countries, the remaining fifteen African nations with-drew.

1970: Morocco returns Africa to the World CupFourteen African countries entered the qualification processfor the 1970 World Cup : Algeria, Cameroon, Ethiopia,Ghana, Guinea, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rhodesia, Senegal,Sudan, Tunisia, Zaire, and Zambia. FIFA rejected the appli-

cations of Guinea and Zaire. The Atlas Lions ofMorocco played ten matches to qualify for the sin-gle CAF spot at the World Cup, advancing alongthe way past Tunisia by virtue of a coin toss.

Rhodesia, having been expelled from CAF forhaving a white minority government, enteredthrough the Asia/Oceania qualifying group, wherethey had to play against Australia in Portuguese-held Mozambique (there was a boycott againstplaying matches in Rhodesia). The first two match-es were drawn, thanks in large part to the excellentRhodesian goalkeeper Robin Jordan, and the des-perate Australians hired a Mozambican sangoma to'curse' him. In the third match, Jordan was taken offinjured after a collision with another player,Australia won 3–1, then refused to pay the sango-ma, got 'cursed' by the irate man, and were elimi-nated two weeks later by Israel. Meanwhile,Rhodesia's CAF expulsion was soon followed by aFIFA expulsion, with Zimbabwe readmitted in1980.

At the 1970 World Cup, Morocco was placed inGroup 4 along with West Germany, Peru, andBulgaria. They lost 1–2 to eventual semi-finalistsWest Germany, lost 0–3 to Peru, and drew 1–1 withBulgaria. The two goalscorers were Houmane Jarir(against West Germany) and Maouhoub Ghazouani(against Bulgaria), who were thus the second andthird ever African goalscorers at the World Cup.Morocco finished bottom of the group, on goal dif-ference, with one point - the first African point inthe World Cup.

1974: Zaire makes an impression24 African countries entered the qualificationprocess for the 1974 FIFA World Cup, with theLeopards of Zaire eventually qualifying quite com-fortably, scoring 18 goals and conceding 5 in theten matches they played to qualify.

At the 1974 FIFA World Cup, Zaire wereplaced in Group 2 along with Scotland, Yugoslavia(home of Zaire coach and 1970 Morocco coachBlagoja Vidinić), and Brazil. In their first matchagainst Scotland, they impressed with their fastattacking style, and lost just 0-2. Scottish centre-half Jim Holton said after the match "Let's face it,we underestimated them. For fifteen minutes I won-dered what the hell was going on, where the devilhad this lot come from, playing stuff like that!"

The next opponents Yugoslavia had noted holesin the Zairean defence, and fully exploited them tohammer Zaire 9-0 in a then record win for WorldCup finals, with all but three of their outfield play-ers getting on the scoresheet. Zaire striker MulambaNdaye, who was sent off for protesting that a goalby the Yugoslavians was offside, said after thematch, "The management had made off with ourmatch bonuses, and we'd threatened not to play thegame. Frankly we'd lost our morale. We could easi-ly have let in 20 goals."

After the defeat, the Zairean team were told bythe country's dictator Mobutu Sese Seko - who hadrewarded the players for qualifying with a houseand a car each - not to come home if defendingchampions Brazil beat them 4-0 or worse. Zairemanaged to keep Brazil to merely a 0-3 defeat, withZairean defender Mwepu Ilunga receiving a yellowcard for interfering with a free kick. Zaire left thetournament without scoring a goal.

1978: Tunisia becomes first African team to win atthe World Cup.26 African countries entered the qualificationprocess for 1 spot at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Incomparison, 22 Asia/Oceania countries also com-peted for 1 spot, while 31 European countries com-peted for 8.5 spots. Les Aigles de Carthage (The

Carthage Eagles) of Tunisia eventually quali-fied, along the way eliminating Morocco inthe first ever penalty shootout in World Cupqualification history. This was a majorchange for Tunisia, who had been eliminatedby Morocco quite literally by chance onthree previous occasions in the 1960s.

Tunisia were placed in Group 2 with WestGermany, Poland, and Mexico. After Zaire'sfate in 1974, they were not expected to dowell. They were 0-1 down to Mexico at half-time when their Tunisian coach AbdelmajidChetali told them that they treated theiropponents with too much respect, and thatthey could still win the game if they tackledhard and imposed their belief and self-confi-dence. Buoyed by the pep talk, the NorthAfricans scored thrice in the second half towin 3-1 and become the first African team towin a match at the World Cup. They losttheir next match to Poland 1-0, missing sev-eral chances, and held West Germany to agoalless draw. While this was not enough toprogress to the next round, African footballpride had been restored.

1982: Algeria wins twice but eliminatedThis was the first World Cup with 24 teams,and Africa's representation was doubled. So29 African countries competed for 2 spots inWorld Cup qualification. In comparison, 21Asian nations also competed for 2 spots, but33 European nations competed for 13 spots.1978 finalists Tunisia were eliminated in thefirst round by Nigeria on penalties. Fourseries of knockout rounds were played, withthe final two spots going down to Nigeria vsAlgeria, and Morocco vs Cameroon. BothLes Fennecs (The Desert Foxes) of Algeriaand Les Lions Indomptables (TheIndomitable Lions) of Cameroon won 2-0away and 2-1 at home and qualified for theWorld Cup.

Cameroon were placed in Group 1, wherethey surprised everyone by remaining unde-feated. They drew 0-0 with Peru, 0-0 withPoland, and 1-1 with Italy. Grégoire Mbidascored Cameroon's first World Cup finalsgoal. Italy had also drawn its three matches,so also had a goal difference of 0, but hadscored two goals to Cameroon's one, soCameroon were eliminated. This was espe-cially painful because in their opening matchagainst Peru, Cameroon striker Roger Millahad a goal wrongly disallowed for offside.Algeria were placed in Group 2 with WestGermany, Austria, and Chile. The Africansproduced a major upset in the first match,beating West Germany 2-1 with goals byRabah Madjer and Lakhdar Belloumi. Theylost their second match 0-2 to Austria, thenproduced another surprise by beating Chile3-2. The day after the Algeria vs Chilematch, West Germany and Austria played thefinal group match in Gijón knowing that a 1-0 or 2-0 win for West Germany would resultin both European teams qualifying at theexpense of Algeria on goal difference. WestGermany scored after ten minutes, and thenboth teams appeared to pass the ball aimless-ly around for the remaining 80 minutes.

This performance was widely deploredby all observers. The Spanish crowd shout-ed, "Fuera, fuera!" ("Out, out!") while angryAlgerian supporters waved banknotes at theplayers to suggest that the game was fixed.Even the two sides' fans were disgusted,

with an Austrian television commentatoradvising viewers to turn off their TV sets, aGerman television commentator refusing tocommentate further, and a German fanburning his national flag in protest. FuriousAlgerian football officials lodged an offi-cial protest, but the two teams denied anycollusion. As nothing could be proved andthe two teams had technically broken norules, FIFA allowed the result to stand.FIFA did change the rules - in future WorldCups, the final two games in each groupare played simultaneously. Thus Algeriawere eliminated from the 1982 FIFA WorldCup at the first hurdle despite two wins.

1986: Morocco becomes first African teaminto the Round of 16As with 1982, 29 African countries enteredthe qualification process for two spots atthe World Cup. There were four series ofknockout rounds, with four Mediterraneancountries making the final round. Algeriabeat neighbours Tunisia 7-1 on aggregateand Morocco beat Libya 3-1 on aggregateto both qualify for their second WorldCups.

Morocco shocked both Poland andEngland with goalless draws, and thendefeated Portugal 3-1 to become the firstAfrican team to progress beyond the firstround. In the second round, they faced aWest German side that had seven survivorsfrom the Shame of Gijón match.Goalkeeper Badou Zaki kept Morocco inthe game with a series of excellent saves,but was finally beaten in the 87th minuteby Shame of Gijón substitute LotharMatthäus. West Germany won 1-0 andwent on to reach their second successivefinal.

1990: Cameroon's Indomitable Lions reachthe Quarter Finals26 African countries entered the qualifica-tion process for 2 spots at the 1990 FIFAWorld Cup. This was the first time Africanqualification moved from a mostly straighthome-away knockout format to includegroup stages early on. Finally it camedown to four teams playing in two playoffsfor the final: Algeria vs Egypt and Tunisiavs Cameroon. Cameroon beat Tunisia 2-0at home and 1-0 away, and qualified fortheir second World Cup. However, theplayoff between the two North Africansides was significantly more ill-tempered.

After a goalless draw in Constantine,Egypt beat Algeria 1-0 in Cairo to qualifyfor the World Cup. After the Cairo match,an Algerian player gouged out an Egyptianteam doctor's eye with a broken bottle. Theplayer blamed, Lakhdar Belloumi (whoscored the winning goal in Algeria's 2-1defeat of West Germany in 1982), was notallowed to travel outside Algeria owing toan Interpol international arrest warrant fortwenty years till the (financially compen-sated) Egyptian doctor dropped the chargesin 2009. Belloumi always claimed inno-cence in the incident, with him and otherplayers pointing the finger at Algeriangoalkeeper Kamel Kadri instead.

There was tragedy during the secondround Group C match between Nigeria andAngola on 12 August 1989 at the Lagos

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History of African Nations at the FIFA World CupNational Stadium when 24-year old Nigerian midfielder (andqualified lawyer) Samuel Okwaraji collapsed and died ofcongestive heart failure in the 77th minute.

Egypt were placed in Group F with England, Netherlands,and Ireland. It turned out to be one of the tightest groups inWorld Cup history, with five draws in six games. Egypt drew1-1 with the Netherlands, drew 0-0 with Ireland, but losttheir final match 0-1 to England. Egypt's only goal of thetournament was a penalty by Magdi Abdelghani against theNetherlands. Egypt were thus eliminated from World Cup,still without a win after losing their only match in 1930.

Cameroon were undoubtedly the surprise package of thetournament. In their first match, they shocked DiegoMaradona's defending champions Argentina 1-0 through agoal by François Omam-Biyik, despite finishing their matchwith nine men. In their next match, they defeated Romania 2-1 thanks to two goals from 38-year old substitute RogerMilla. These were Milla's first official goals in the WorldCup; he had had a goal against Peru wrongly disallowed foroffside during the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Having alreadyqualified for the next round, Cameroon then suffered theirfirst loss (after three draws and two wins) in World Cup his-tory, losing 0-4 to the Soviet Union. In the second round,Cameroon defeated Colombia 2-1, with Milla again comingon as a second half substitute to score twice, famously dis-possessing Colombian goalkeeper René Higuita for one ofthem. By this time, Roger Milla, his post-goal celebrations,and Cameroon had firmly implanted themselves in the globalfootballing consciousness. In the quarter finals, they wereseven minutes from qualifying for the semi-finals whenEngland were awarded a penalty. England won the match 3-2after extra time, with three of the five goals coming frompenalties (1 for Cameroon, 2 for England).

1994: Zambian air tragedy, Nigeria reaches Round of 1640 African countries entered the qualification process for 3spots at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The extra spot wasawarded after the strong performances of Cameroon andEgypt at Italia 90. However, only 28 played all their matchesafter FIFA rejected Libya (due to UN sanctions) and 11 othernations withdrew at various stages. There was a new qualifi-cation format, with two group stages. The big casualty of thefirst stage was 1990 finalists Egypt, as crowd trouble inCairo turned a 2-1 home victory over Zimbabwe into a cru-cial 0-0 draw when FIFA ordered the match replayed at aneutral location.

In the new second stage of qualification were threegroups of three, with winners qualifying for the World Cup.The Super Eagles of Nigeria won Group A on goal differ-ence, beating both Côte d'Ivoire and Algeria 4-1 in Lagos. InGroup C, Cameroon won the group with 3 wins and a lossaway to second placed Zimbabwe, with Guinea coming third.In Group B were Morocco, Senegal, and Zambia. In the firstmatch, Morocco beat Senegal 1-0. In the second match,Zambia were to face Senegal in Dakar. However, the planecarrying the Zambian team crashed en route on 28 April1993. The crash, attributed to mechanical problems and piloterror, killed all thirty people on board, including nearly theentire football team - 18 players - and coaches, support staff,and plane crew. (The Zambian government had yet to releasea report on the investigation of the crash of the military planeeven ten years later. Only two European-based players fromthe original squad missed the flight - Charles Musonda ofAnderlecht, who was injured, and captain Kalusha Bwalya,who was flying in from Europe where he played with PSVEindhoven. All matches in the group were postponed for amonth. Zambia hastily put together a new team, captained byBwalya, and defeated Morocco 2-1 in Lusaka in the firstmatch with the new team with goals from Kalusha Bwalyaand Johnson Bwalya (not related). However, they lost theirfinal group match 0-1 to Morocco in Casablanca andMorocco won Group B by one point. Amazingly, the rebuiltChipolopolo (Copper Bullets) also went on to reach the finalsof the 1994 African Cup of Nations.

At the 1994 FIFA World Cup finals in the USA,Cameroon drew their first game in Group B with eventualsemi-finalists Sweden 2-2 and lost their second to eventual

winners Brazil 0-3. They were 0-3 down to Russiain their third match when half-time substitute RogerMilla scored in the 46th minute (becoming at 42 theoldest man ever to score at the World Cup finals)and sparked brief hopes of a miracle comeback.However, the final score was a 1-6 loss to Russia,with Oleg Salenko netting a record-breaking fivegoals in vain. In Group F, Morocco lost its threematches by a goal each, 0-1 to Belgium, 1-2 toSaudi Arabia, and 1-2 to the Netherlands.

In Group D, Nigeria thumped eventual semi-finalists Bulgaria 3-0, then fell to a 1-2 loss toArgentina before beating Greece 2-0. Nigeria,Bulgaria, and Argentina all finished on six pointsand qualified for the second round. In the secondround, Nigeria faced Italy. Emmanuel Amunekescored in the 25th minute, leaving Nigeria with a 1-0 lead two minutes from the next round whenRoberto Baggio scored in the 88th minute. Baggioscored again in extra time to send Nigeria home.

This was the third successive World Cup wherean African team progressed beyond the first stage,after Morocco in 1986 and Cameroon in 1990. Thiswas a major factor in FIFA increasing Africa's allo-cation from 3 to 5 spots as the World Cup expandedfrom 24 to 32 four years later.

1998: Nigeria reaches the Round of 16 again38 African countries entered the qualificationprocess for 5 spots at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.This was the first time that three points, instead oftwo, were awarded for a win. Burundi won boththeir first round qualification matches but then hadto withdraw due to civil war. Sierra Leone, whothey had just eliminated, took their place in the sec-ond round, and then became the first nation inWorld Cup qualifying history to be eliminatedtwice in the same qualifying campaign. Eventually,Cameroon, Morocco, Nigeria, and Tunisia qualifiedfor the World Cup finals along with newcomersBafana Bafana of South Africa, who had only beenreadmitted to FIFA in 1992.

The five African teams all took European coaches(three Frenchman, one Serb, one Pole) to the finals,making it the first time since 1974 that there was noAfrican coach at the World Cup.

Thus only 2 of Africa's 5 representatives cameaway with at least one win. However, there was anAfrican representative in the second round for thefourth time in succession.

2002: Senegal reaches the quarter finals51 African countries entered the qualificationprocess for five spots at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.Four of the five 1998 finalists again made itthrough, with Les Lions de la Teranga (TerangaLions[45]) of Senegal replacing Morocco. Senegaland Morocco topped the same qualification groupeach with four wins, three draws, and a loss, butSenegal had a seven-goal superior goal differencethanks to their 9–0 aggregate thrashings of groupminnows Namibia. In contrast, the Namibians hadmanaged to hold Morocco to a goalless draw inWindhoek.

Like Cameroon 12 years earlier, Senegal startedwith a shock 1-0 win over the defending championsand went on to reach the quarter finals. In Group A,after beating France 1-0 with a goal from PapaBouba Diop, they drew 1-1 with eventual groupwinners Denmark. In their final match againstUruguay, they were leading 3-0 at half-time. In thesecond half, the South Americans - for whom a winwould have them progress at Senegal's expense -scored twice, and then a third time with an 88th-minute penalty kick. Senegal survived the freneticfinal minutes of the game to hang on to a 3-3 result.Thus and Senegal progressed to the next round

while former champions Uruguay andFrance went home. In the Round of 16, agolden goal in extra time (to add to his37th-minute strike) from Henri Camaratook Senegal 2-1 past Sweden after extratime. But in the quarter-finals againstTurkey, they were eliminated by a goldengoal four minutes into extra time.

In Group B, South Africa drew 2-2 withParaguay with an injury time penalty, thenscored their first ever World Cup win bybeating Slovenia 1-0. However a 2-3 loss toSpain then sent South Africa home. InGroup E, Cameroon drew 1-1 withRepublic of Ireland, beat Saudi Arabia 1-0,and then lost 0-2 to Germany. In Group F,Nigeria lost 0-1 to Argentina, lost 1-2 toSweden, and having been eliminated, heldEngland to a 0-0 draw. In Group H, Tunisialost 0-2 to Russia, drew 1-1 with Belgium,and lost 0-2 to co-hosts Japan.

Of Africa's five representatives, three wonat least once, but only one progressedbeyond the first round. Still, Senegal's sur-prise run made it the fifth successive timean African nation had made it to the Roundof 16, and the second time an African coun-try had reached the quarter finals. Three ofthe five African nations (South Africa,Nigeria, Tunisia) took a local coach to theWorld Cup; only one of those three scored awin.

2006: Ghana reaches the Round of 1651 African countries entered the race for 5spots at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in aqualification process that doubled as onefor the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations. In thefinal qualification round, teams were organ-ized into five groups of six teams, withwinners qualifying for the World Cup andthe top three for the continental tournament.More matches were needed to qualify -while at both the 1998 and 2002 32-teamWorld Cups, 3 of the 5 African teamsplayed only 6 matches to get to the finals,here 3 of the 5 teams that qualified played12 matches. Four of Africa's five represen-tatives to the 2006 FIFA World Cup finalswere debutants, in contrast to 2002 whenfour of five had appeared at the previousWorld Cup.

In Group 1, Togo beat 2002 World Cupquarterfinalists Senegal by two points. TheBlack Stars of Ghana won Group 2 by fivepoints while in Group 3, Les Éléphants ofCôte d'Ivoire lost both its matches toCameroon but won the group sinceCameroon drew too often. In Group 5,Tunisia won the group one point ahead of1998 finalists and perennial rivals Morocco.Although Morocco was the only Africanteam (of those who played a match) toremain undefeated, it drew half its matches.In Group 4, Angola and Nigeria both fin-ished with 21 points after 10 matches, withNigeria having a far superior goal differ-ence thanks largely to scoring five goalsagainst both Algeria and 3rd placedZimbabwe in their last two matches.However, it had already been decided thathead to head results were to be used tobreak such ties in 2006 World CupQualification before goal difference. ThePalancas Negras (Black Antelopes) ofAngola, having beaten Nigeria 2-1 onaggregate, qualified for the World Cup.

At the World Cup Finals, Côte d'Ivoirelost its first two Group C matches 1-2 toArgentina and 1-2 to the Netherlands beforecoming back from 0-2 down to beat Serbiaand Montenegro 3-2. In Group D, Angola -the only African team at the finals with alocal coach (Luís Oliveira Gonçalves) - losttheir first match 0-1 to Portugal, then drew0-0 with Mexico and 1-1 with Iran. InGroup G, Togo made more news off thepitch with disputes over team bonuses caus-ing coach Otto Pfister to walk out on theteam until just before the first match andFIFA officials having to step in to stop play-ers threatening to boycott the secondmatch.Togo lost 1-2 to Korea, lost 0-2 toSwitzerland, and 0-2 to eventual finalistsFrance. In Group H, Tunisia drew 2-2 withSaudi Arabia, lost 1-3 to Spain (includingan injury time penalty from FernandoTorres), and 0-1 to Ukraine.

In Group E, Ghana began with up a 0-2loss to eventual winners Italy with a 2-0win over the Czech Republic and a 2-1 winover the USA. Thus the debutants ensuredan African representative in the Round of16 for the sixth successive World Cup. Theylost 0-3 to Brazil in the Round of 16. Thematch was later alleged to have beenfixed,charges immediately denied by theGhana Football Association.

While for the sixth successive time therewas an African team in the Round of 16,Africa remained the only continent (otherthan Oceania) to never have two teamsreach the Round of 16 at the same WorldCup.

2010: Ghana gets to Quarter FinalIn the 2010 World Cup Ghana progressedbeyond the group stages of the 2010 FIFAWorld Cup, and reached the quarter-finalswhere they were eliminated by Uruguay.Ghana were defeated by Uruguay on penal-ties after Luis Suárez controversially hand-balled on the goal line deep into extra time,denying Ghana an almost certain winninggoal. Had Ghana won their quarter finalthey would have become the first Africannation to progress to the semi finals of theworld cup. Of the 32 countries that partici-pated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, FIFAranked Ghana 7th.

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A unit committee member of the Ayigya Electoral Area in Kumasi, believed to be in his40s, has become paralysed after insulting a chief and the royal family of Ayigya inKumasi.

Mr Charles Mensah became paralysed minutes after insulting the chief and royal familymembers in their stool house.

Nana Kyei Fram, chief of Ayigya, was re-solving a fracas that ensued between hisnephew, Aduanaba Kwaku Amoah (caretaker of Ayigya stool lands), and the assembly-man, Kwadwo Frimpong.

The two were fighting over who has the authority to assign land for container shops in thecommunity.

The victim, Mr Mensah, who is a friend of Frimpong, the assemblyman, was present atthe meeting to resolve the misunderstanding.

Man Paralyzed After Insulting ChiefDuring the process, Mr Mensah started insulting the chief and was cautioned by some elders to ceasefrom his actions as he was looking for trouble with his disrespectful rants against their stool, but hedid not heed their advice.

Mr Mensah and Frimpong got angry and decided to leave the meeting.

When he stood up, Mr Mensah fell back to his seat and was unable to move his legs.

After a while, he was carried away from the house to seek medical attention.

Later, Mr Frimpong reported the caretaker to Otumfuo's Sumankwaahene for allegedly invoking adeity against him and his friend, Mr Mensah.

As at now, Otumfuo's Sumankwaahene has referred the matter to Akyempemhene, who is to sit on thecase.

Meanwhile, the assemblyman, Mr Frimpong has refuted that the gods of the stool house has paralysedthe victim.

He said the victim is rather suffering from high blood pressure and nothing else.

He confirmed that the family of the victim is seeking spiritual treatment for him to be healed.

In view of this, the Aduana Royal Family of Ayigya has issued a ban on the sale of land in the area.

According to the caretaker of the stool land, Aduanaba Kwaku Amoah, most of the community landshave been sold indiscriminately, including those allocated for development projects.

He said the community is far behind in development, coupled with litigations and lack of unity.

His worry was that although there are legitimate traditional authorities in the town, some personshave resorted to disregard its authority, thereby creating misunderstandings in the community.

Aduanaba Amoah has told The Finder that, henceforth, the royal family of Ayigya is occupying itsfull position and has vowed not to tolerate any lawlessness and indiscipline against the chief

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King Peggy Raises Funds For Her SubjectsKing Peggy also known as Peggielene Bartels, in conjunction withthe Otuam Community Development Corporation (OCDC) and theMontgomery College of Arts Institute in Montgomery Maryland inthe USA held a VIP reception to raise funds for educational and com-munity development causes in Ghana.

The event which was been dubbed An Enchanted Evening With LadyKing Peggy was held on Saturday June 14, 2014 at the Cultural ArtsCenter of the Montgomery College in Silver Spring .

Peggielene Bartels is one of the first females in Ghana and Africa toascend to Kingship with the stool name Nana Amuah-Afenyi. She isthe Chief (Nana) of the town of Tantum (or Otuam) in theMfantsiman Municipal District of Ghana. She was made King in2008.

Okyerema Asante, master percussionist and drummer from Ghanaalso known for playing with Paul Simon on his Graceland album, andNana Frimpong also an African drummer, dancer and story teller putup a splendid performance at the weekend event.

All proceeds raised would be channeled into the building of a lavato-ry for female members of the community of Otuam in Ghana. Alldonations will be tax deductible according to King Peggy who

encouraged all to "attend to learn about the rich culture ofGhana while they contribute to a worthy cause".

King Peggy showcased pictures of her journey frombeing a secretary to a prominent female King of a fishingVillage in Ghana. She expressed her profound apprecia-tion to various donors particularly the Shiloh BaptistChurch in Landover, Maryland for their financial supportwhich has enabled her to provide seven bore holes in thetown of Otuam. According to King Peggy the only sourceof water in the community was a stream which had apotential of breeding water borne diseases but today theyhave access to clean water. Through King Peggy’s instru-mentality the village women have access to microfinancewhich has enabled the women engage in income generat-ing ventures to support their families. She has also facilitated the establishment of a rural bankwhere people can save their money.

Becoming King has placed Peggielene Bartels in a placeto help improve the standard of living of her subjects inGhana and the Montgomery College event was one of themany avenues the Lady King used to stimulate develop-ment and infrastructure improvements in Otuam Ghana

and surrounding communities.

Some of the activities at the event included the signing ofthe Lady King’s biography titled King Peggy which wasavailable for sale. The book chronicles the inspiring story ofhow a secretary at the Ghana Embassy in Washington DCrose to become King in her Ghanaian village.

This book was voted 2013 One Maryland One Book of theyear.

In April of 2010 the OCDC became incorporated as a nonprofit organization in Washington, DC. The nonprofit ispresently conducting assessment in Otuam Ghana to priori-tize its multiple needs, develop an implementation and fund-ing process to meet them while discovering potential forinternational financial support and cultural exchanges.

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The Reverend Be Louis Colleton of Shiloh Baptist Church inLandover , Maryland

Pastor Colleton has worked diligently to bring additional organizations to aid in the support of Shiloh’s mission in Otuam.

Nana Amuah-Afenyi.(King Peggy ) Cameroonian Royalty at the event

Okyerema Asante, legendary drummer and master percussionist(with horns) Nana Frimpong, Kwame Boakye Danquah (KBD)and Dr. Daniel Ampomah

Alice Gyamfi, Miss Ghana USA / runner up-MissAfrica USA 2013 and friends

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Dr. Miriam C. Gyimah

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When Strength Becomes Weaknesscharacter preservation and decided tohear what the Lord had to say. Whenyou walk with the Lord, you know Hisvoice and in certain instances in yourChristian walk, that voice is very clear.His voice can resound in your ears andheart and you undoubtedly know thatyour God is speaking. Do you listen ordo you go ahead and do what you wantto do?

The ever-wise Holy Spirit coun-seled me even while I steered the wheelof my vehicle, returning home afterchurch. Yes, I had just left Sunday morn-ing service where the offending incidenthad occurred after church dismissal.Why shouldn’t I defend myself? Ithought why shouldn’t I clear my nameand set things straight when someone istrying to make me out to be something Iam not? But the Lord advised that thiscase was not worth it, that it was pettyand did not merit my engagement.

Furthermore, the Lord began toappeal to my senses, prompting me to becareful and a little more wise and to con-sider how this incident was actually aplot of the enemy to cause me to stumbleand become publically culpable for anembarrassing episode that will hurt myname and ministry. My eyes were open-ing to the plot the enemy was setting forme and indeed, I realized, just as theLord had said, that it was not worth it.

You see, as children of the Cross,we are sought after by Satan day to day.The Bible states, “Be sober, be vigilant;because your adversary the devil walksabout like a roaring lion, seeking whomhe may devour” (1st Peter 5:8). Hepreys on us. He studies us and learns ofour personalities, strengths and weak-nesses. And to benefit from these weak-nesses, he plots, he hunts and evenhaunts us, seeking our destruction. Hismission is to discredit us any which wayhe can. The question is: how muchrespect do you have for a discredited per-son, especially when that person is aleader or a minister? Satan’s plot is toharm God’s work by orchestrating ourdownfall somehow, anyhow. It is up tous to keep this knowledge at the front ofour minds and be careful, be wise and notget caught up in our egos and self-right-eousness.

I never connected it to self-right-eousness until this moment, but for me,(and I know I am not alone) I am some-one who cannot tolerate false accusationsor misrepresentations, especially about aloved one or myself. Additionally, asstated earlier, I do not shy away from

speaking my mind, so I say it like I see it.No, I have never been described as passiveand I believe in firmly standing on yourground. So here, you can see how I mighthave a need to stand up for myself andmake my position clear, especially when anunfavorable painting is harmful to my char-acter and reputation. I see such misrepre-sentations as personal assaults and as a nat-ural fighter, I must rise and smash downany hurtful obstacle thrown against me.The Lord knows this about me and He tapsinto it for His glory. But on the other end,the enemy knows this as well and so hecould readily use it since he has set his eyesupon me to derail my growth and God’spurpose for my life.

So the Lord began to reason withme and appealed to my spiritual commonsense. I saw it as clear as day. My attemptto defend myself and expose the truth of thematter would have very likely representedme as the aggressive, defiant persona whowas rather the center of a commotion.Sometimes the enemy is so clever that inthe midst of confusion, disturbance andsenselessness, the truth is unheard and over-shadowed. And the Lord, knowing howmuch this child of His cannot bear for suchan outcome, because it would likely crushme and set me back weeks, months andeven years in ministry, spoke to me.

What we have to learn and be con-scious of is that there is always ongoingdesigns being attempted by Satan as he usesdemonic powers or even influence humanbeings to cause you to falter and sometimesnever recover. We can’t fall for his tricks.And in order to stay on the path God haslaid for us, we need to get over ourselves.We have to be wise to abstain from such sit-uations and exhibit some self-control or tol-erance, a fruit of the Spirit. We truly haveto get over ourselves thinking that wealways have to have our say and that ourvoices must be heard to clear every matter,when in many cases we don’t have to,because the Lord has it under control andHe will fight our battle. Sometimes, wehave to put up a brave front and like theShunamite woman, simply say “it is well”(2 Kings chap. 4) and leave it at the feet ofChrist. After all, we are the apple of Hiseye. Let’s not rest on what we think is ourstrength and neglect resting on the strengthand the word of the Lord.

There once was a strong andindomitable individual, but the source of hisstrength was found out and he was pro-foundly disgraced and weakened, becausehe came to rely on his strength instead ofthe word and desires of God. I speak of

Sometimes, the very notion thatwe take pride in, the very thingthat is our strength can be turned

into our weakness. It is often an innatecharacteristic that largely defines usand propels us to do our greater good.We stand on it; we cannot tear our-selves from it, because without thisquality, we wouldn’t know who we areand others would not be able to accu-rately define us and reach our true core.For me, it is my sense of being trans-parent and my distaste for hypocrisyand self-serving manners. It is my con-viction to level with others and whennecessary, let a spade be called a spade.But we must take caution, for the verything we take pride in, the very thingwe define as our strength of charactercan be manipulated against us.

Very recently, I felt the wordsof the Lord resound in my ears andheart, warning me, “don’t be foolish”.A recent episode afforded me an oppor-tunity, no, rather, a platform, to standconfidently, decidedly, to plant myselfon my conviction of being right andtherefore justified to correct a wrong.In this case, the wrong, the moral andsocial injustice was being directed atme. In my mind, I was justified tostand, by picking up the telephone tocontact the person(s) or better yet toconfront them and state my case and tocall out the one who was leveling falseaccusations against me for her benefit. Ithought I should clear my name, takemy hand and clear the water of thedebris that was intentionally directed topollute my reputation, my character.And while we should be careful to pre-serve our reputation of gossip and mal-ice, in this case, the Lord wanted me tozip my lips and hold my peace.

As I made up my mind toapproach the persons involved, theLord said “don’t be foolish, don’t befoolish. This is nothing. You havegone through bigger things than this.”Right there in my vehicle, I stoppedconsidering my act of self-defense and

Samson the Nazirite. We learn fromJudges chapters 13 through 16 thatSamson’s birth was prophesied by anangel. He was a gift from God to hisparents and Israel. He had a very clearpurpose and ministry. He was to pro-tect and deliver the Israelites from thePhilistines. As a result, he was setapart as a Nazirite and was grantedsupernatural power through the sym-bol of his hair. But Samson took hisstrength for granted so much so thateven as a judge of Israel, he defied thelaws and desires of his God and ful-filled his own “needs”.

Against the Lord’s and his par-ents’ wishes, Samson continued to fre-quent the territories of his enemies andconsorted with their idol worshippingwomen. Satan, having markedSamson long ago and desiring hisdownfall and disgrace, provided thebeguiling Delilah to bring an end tohis heavy hand over the Philistines andhis influence in Israel. Sure enough,because he didn’t abide by God’s wordnor listen to His voice, Samson wasmanipulated to reveal the source of hispower and as a result, it was takenaway from him.

What profit is there in ourlives when our ministry is not onlythwarted, but destroyed by our foolish-ness? How do we continue to stand aspillars in our homes, churches or com-munities? How might we still be apositive impact in the lives of otherswhen we have been shamed, discredit-ed, and stripped of the platform theLord had so well prepared for us? TheLord says in Jeremiah 29:11, “‘For Iknow the plans I have for you,'declares the LORD, 'plans to prosperyou and not to harm you, plans to giveyou hope and a future’”.

While God wants wonderfulopportunities and accomplishments forus, Satan simply wants “to steal, killand destroy” us (John 10:10). Let’s becareful. Let’s not be foolish in think-ing that we can and should do some-thing that we shouldn’t. Let’s be wisein our walk with Christ and let’s bewiser about the ways of the enemy.

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What Would YouHave Done?

An old woman has a daughter who livesabroad but she cannot afford 3 square mealsa day.

One day, the landlord visited the womanand asked her: Madam why are you strug-gling to eat when you have a child abroad?

The old woman replied: Don't mind thatgirl, upon all the money we spent on her,she is only sending me photograph of an oldwhite man.

I don't know if she wants to marry an oldman.

The land lord asked: Please, can I see thephoto?

The woman brought it out and it was bun-dles of 100 dollar Bills.

If you were the landlord, what will you do?

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If Adam and Eve were Chinese, we would still be in para-dise because they would have ignored the apple and eatenthe SNAKE

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Who Will You GoWith?

If God gives you the opportunity to come to heavenwith one person, who will you go with?

Please be honest

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Mental Hospital

In a "Mental Hospital" a journalist asked the Doctor:

How do you determine whether to admit a patient ornot?

Dr: Well, We'd fill a bathtub and give a teaspoon, aglass and a bucket to the patient and ask them to emptythe bathtub...

Journalist: Oh, obviously a normal person would usethe bucket because it’s bigger...

Dr: "No, A normal person would pull the drain plug!!

Please go to bed No.39; we will start further investiga-tions on you"...

Guess you reading this also thought about the bucket…didn't you?.....

Very Richman Looking for aWife

Akpos: 2 3 4 6 7 8 9

Teacher: where is 5?

Akpos: Yesterday, I heard on the news that5 died in a car accident

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A group of men gathered at a church conference on how to live in a loving relation-ship with their wives. The men were asked, “How many of you love your wife ?” Allthe men raised their hands. Then they were asked, “When was the last time you toldyour wife you love her ?” Some men answered today, some yesterday, majority did-n’t remember. The men were then told to take their cell phones and send the follow-ing text to their respective wives: I love you, sweetheart… Then the men were told toexchange their phones so one can read the other wife’s reply to the love message.Here are some of the replies:

1. Have you impregnated someone again 2. That was then, not now 3. You wan borrow money abi? 4. What did you do again? I won’t forgive you this time. 5. Meaning? 6. Is that a new song? 7. Am I dreaming?8. If you don’t tell me who this message is actually for, you will die today!

9. U dis man!! I asked you to stop drinking. 10. Abeg na who be this?

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I love you Sweetheart

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Black Stars Conclude Their World Cup Preparations In The U.SWith Fundraiser In Washington DC

On Tuesday June 10th, the Ghana Black stars wrapped uptheir World Cup preparation in the United States with a fundraising dinner organized by the International Youth SoccerOrganization (IYSO) and hosted by the Ghana Embassy inWashington DC. A day after Ghana beat their South Koreancounterparts by 4-0 in a friendly match, they flew toWashington DC from their Miami, Florida base to crown thevictory with a fund raising dinner. Some GhanaianGovernment officials who were on official assignment in thenation’s capital were on hand to encourage the players.Various dignitaries who graced the occasion included, KwesiNyantakyi, current president of the Ghana FootballAssociation , Hon. Seth Tekper, the Minister of Finance, Mr.Kobby Koomson, a former Ambassador to the United States,Dr. Kwesi Botchwey, a former government official, and Hon.Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah , the Minister of Energy andPetroleum and the Member of Parliament of Ellembelle con-stituency in the Western Region of Ghana. The atmosphere atthe Washington Mission was charged with jubilation asGhanaian fans travelled from all over the United States to joinin giving the team a befitting farewell. Ms. Amma A. Twum-head of chancery at the Embassy of Ghana in Washington DCwelcomed the team and pledged the mission’s support for theteam. She also announced that a giant screen would be madeavailable at the embassy to show the opening ceremony of theWorld Cup and matches to be played by the Black Stars. Thecoach, Dr. Kwasi Appiah, assured all fans that the team has alot of confidence and that the boys are united and poised forvictory at the World Cup. Captain Asamoah Gyan, who willbe making his third appearance at the World Cup, entertainedthe crowd as he was pushed by Rev. William Kpakpo Addo(Azigiza Junior) to sing a gospel song to the admiration ofeveryone. The Chairman of the occasion, Nana Kofi Boateng,the Asantefoohene of the Washington Metro Area and NanaAma Achiaa, the Asantefoohemaa, presented a check as theircontribution to the fundraiser, and out of confidence the Chiefsaid he had booked his ticket to Brazil to stay past the groupstages to watch the Black Stars in the quarter finals. A groupknown as the All Stars sang a special song for the Black Stars,after which the Masters of Ceremony, Apostle EmmanuelNkum and Ms. Angeline Addy, launched a special commemo-rative magazine for the Black Stars and raised funds for theteam. The players crowned the event with the cutting of a spe-cial cake as they all gathered around and supported theAsamoah Gyan and Dede Ayew , who both led the cutting ofthe cake ceremony. The party continued even after the playersleft to board their plane to Brazil. The organizer of the eventDr. Joel Sarsah who runs the International Youth SoccerOrganization (IYSO), was appointed by the Ghana FootballAssociation to help expand the international fan base for theBlack Stars—Ghana’s beloved national soccer team. IYSOthen created the “Go Black Stars” campaign to increase theteam’s visibility with U.S. audiences and to garner financialsupport for the Black Stars’ participation in the 2014 WorldCup. The “Go Black Stars” campaign is promoting specialevents and other activities that encourage the involvement offans as well as companies, community organizations and indi-viduals interested in advancing the competitive strength of theBlack Stars and development of Ghana.

From Left : Hon. Mustapha Ahmed,Minister of State at thePresidency and Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the Minister of

Energy and Petroleum

Nana Kofi Boateng , Asantefoohene of the WashingtonMetro Area flanked by his wife and Nana Ama Achiaa ,Asantefoohemaa

Senior Officers of the Embassy of GhanaMr. Nsiah, Ms. Amma Twum-Amoah -Head of Chancery, Mr.Adjirakor and Mr. Jojo Bruce-Quansah (Head of Information)

Asamoah Gyan, The Captain of the National Team entertaining the guests with a special song

Mc’s of the event, Apostle Nkum and Ms. Angeline Addy raisingfunds for the stars

The players assisting the captain to cut a commemorative cake The Black Stars Players

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The couple joined by Nananomb( Nana Agyeman -Virginia Omanhene, Kwawu Hemaa, Nana Sefaand Aduanaba Frempong- Aduanahene to cut the wedding cake

Friends of the couple pose for the camera

Ahmed and Claudia Exchange Vows

Special moments of Ishark Ahmed and Wife, Claudia

Nana Mensah and his Sister, Akosua Akyaa

Ahmed and Claudia are residents of Woodbridge. Ahmed is the proprieter of A and C Banquet Hall in Woodbridge and Claudia is a Nurse at the Spring Hill Village in Springfield, Virginia. The couple had their marriage blessing ceremony on Saturday May 29th, 2014 and hosted a big

reception with about 400 people including royalty in attendance at the Dunya Banquet Hall in Alexandria, Virginia. Congratulations to Ahmed and Claudia from Afrikan Post.

The couple with family and friends

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An Improbable Tennis ProdigyVERO BEACH, Fla. — There are no spectators, apart from a handful of coaches,wives and on-the-prowl agents, when 16-year-old Francis Tiafoe takes the court.There is no scoreboard, nor officials to call the lines as the country’s best juniorboy warms up.

The Futures Circuit is the lowest rung on the ladder of professional tennis, aminor league proving ground where promising amateurs, tapped-out pros andmaxed-out journeymen claw over ranking points and $10,000 purses. It is a precipi-tous step down from the emerald-green splendor of Wimbledon and pampered envi-rons of champions such as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

Francis Tiafoe, 16, has a full complement of shots and shows tactical savvy beyondhis years. “I’m like 35 in tennis years,” he says. “I’ve been on a tennis court all mylife.” (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)Then again, the $75-a-night oceanfront motel where Tiafoe and the other playersare staying is a considerable step up from the spare room at College Park’s JuniorTennis Champions Center. That’s where Tiafoe often lived as a child, sleeping on amassage table with his twin brother when their father, who worked there as themaintenance man, had no other place to call home.

In a sporting narrative as improbable as that of Venus and Serena Williams,Tiafoe, the son of immigrants from the West African nation of Sierra Leone, hasemerged as the nation’s most buzzed about tennis prodigy.

In December, the Prince George’s County-born teen became the youngest player towin the Orange Bowl, the most prestigious international title for 18-and-underboys, achieving the feat at 15 — more quickly than even Federer, John McEnroe orBjorn Borg managed. And when the French Open juniors tournament gets underway in Paris on June 1, Tiafoe (pronounced Tee-AH-foe) will be the top-seededboy.

In a country yearning for a home grown men’s tennis star, this puts Tiafoe underimmense pressure to deliver on his promise, to justify the countless hours he hasdevoted to mastering the game and the hundreds of thousands of dollars that tenniscenter benefactors have invested in his young career.

Or, as he puts it: “It’s not like everything was given to me. I had to really workhard for it and earn it.” But, he adds, “I’m very thankful for what I have. I don’twant to let anyone down.”

In many ways, this broad-shouldered, 6-foot-1-inch phenom with eight-pack abs isstill a boy. Tiafoe doesn’t yet drive, has a 9 p.m. bedtime and shaved for the first

An improbable tennis prodigyFrancis Tiafoe grew up at College Park’s Junior Tennis Champions Center, where his immigrant dad was themaintenance man. Now the 16-year-old is the country’s best junior boy.time in January. But he possesses a missile of a forehand, a full complement of shots and tactical savvybeyond his years. And he brings all of that to bear in his opening match in Vero Beach, where he schools30-year-old Oleg Dmitriev, a Russian who has competed on the pro circuit since Tiafoe was 3.Tiafoe starts their first-round match slowly, feeling out the muscular Russian’s game. He blasts a fore-hand winner to notch his first service break. And each time Dmitriev strings together a few points, Tiafoeswitches tactics. If the Russian is feasting on pace, Tiafoe counters with topspin-slathered moon balls. Ifhe plants himself behind the baseline to take big wallops at the ball, Tiafoe flicks drop-shots that dieupon clearing the net. And when Dmitriev comes unglued, cursing his poor play and unlucky bounces,Tiafoe proves steadier, displaying the same gap-toothed smile whether he wins a point or loses it.

And he does all this, en route to a 6-3, 6-3 victory, without a single glance toward Misha Kouznetsov, hiscoach and mentor since age 8, for advice or affirmation.

“I’m only 16, but I’m like 35 in tennis years,” Tiafoe explains afterward between bites of a grilled chick-en-and-cheese sandwich. “I’ve been on a tennis court all my life. The only thing that’s been there longeris the net post.”

Just over three decades after Hakeem Olajuwon arrived at the Universityof Houston from Lagos, Nigeria, on a journey that would lead him to theRockets and the Hall of Fame, his long assumed role as inspiration andexemplar to basketball players in Africa was made official .He hoped, however, in his new role as NBA Ambassador to Africa hecould do even more.

Olajuwon will work closely with the NBA Africa office inJohannesburg, South Africa, on player development and NBA Caresevents, while hoping to bring a “positive” message needed amid thecrises, especially in Nigeria.

“I see Africa as the future,” Olajuwon said. “I’m very happy for thisposition to help support (NBA Vice President for Development in

Hakeem Olajuwon Named NBA Ambassador To Africa Africa) Amadou (Gallo Fall) and the NBA … onthe ground with different organizations to createawareness and life skills through basketball, andalso give a platform for players to develop theirtalents to play on a higher level from high schoolin the US, to colleges and ultimately for those thathave tremendous talent to play in the NBA. Rightnow, it’s a true platform that can be created tochannel their talent.

“High school coaches and college coaches arelooking for talent … on a global level. They lookto Africa because there is tremendous talent andopportunity in Africa.”

More than 30 African players have played in theNBA since Olajuwon began his Hall of Famecareer, but there has long been a sense that there ismuch more talent that could be developed.Olajuwon said the key to that could be create rela-tionships in Africa to allow the clinics and othertraining necessary. Olajuwon said he was not surewhether he would participate in actual events, butindicated that his role could be to help make thempossible.

“A lot of players with dreams have been influ-enced by me and other African players that haveplayed in the league, but I think the natural stepnow … is to expand in US and China and also in

Africa because there is opportunity and talent,” Olajuwon said.“There also opportunity for big corporations to bridge the gapbetween the NBA and the government to provide opportunity forplayers to develop basketball in Africa.

“I was in Nigeria with the NBA and the program called PowerForward. I was in the ground with the government officials andalso with actual players, the kids, taking pictures, shaking hands,meeting a lot of people. I will be on the ground working withAmadou, who is in charge, to see where my role can make themost impact.”

For Olajuwon, the position with NBA Africa is a chance to offer aresponse, even if only a symbolic answer, to the anguish in Nigeriawith the continuing acts of terrorism by Boko Haram.

“I think the timing is right to bring that positive image,” saidOlajuwon, who worked with the Rockets and Dwight Howard lastseason. “What is going on in Nigeria is very, very difficult for any-one to comprehend. The mindset, it is mind-boggling. I look forpositive things to counter the negative of the mentality that isgoing on now in Nigeria.

“This is the advantage of sports. Sports are something everybodycan gather over regardless of their differences to be able to giveback to the community and the youth of the future.”

Source:www.bbcnews.com

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22yr Old Mother Sells Her One-MonthOld Baby For N430k In Onitsha

Three other women, Nkechi Ugochukwu, Maria Asombaand Esther Obi, who allegedly played roles in the sale ofthe baby were traced to Onitsha, Anambra State and arrest-ed by the police. Enugu State Commissioner of Police, MrMohammed Adamu who disclosed this, toldSunday Sunthat Huma got pregnant while prostituting. Her boyfriendwho was not quite ready to bear the responsibility offatherhood rejected Huma’s pregnancy. Incidentally, Humaalready had two children, who were being cared for by hermother. So having another child out of wedlock was not anidea that appealed to her one bit and she decided to relieveherself of the burden of caring for the baby. Her words: “Iam a prostitute. When I became pregnant and it was closeto nine months, my boyfriend rejected it. I decided to sellthe baby. When I gave birth on April 13, 2014, one ladywhose name is Maria Asomba, arranged for the baby to besold to Mrs. Nkechi Ugochukwu, and she paid N430, 000,but Asomba gave me N150,000. “When the police arrestedUgochukwu, I told them I didn’t want the baby again,because I already have two children and my mother is tak-ing care of them.” Adamu explained that 43-year-oldUgochukwu had for long desired to have a child of herown but was unable to conceive. The arrangement tosource the baby was facilitated by one Esther Obi, whonursed the newborn for two weeks before handing her overto Ugochukwu. The Commissioner of Police furtherrevealed that Asomba, 35, specialized in looking recruitingpregnant ladies that were willing to dispose of their babiesafter giving birth. The police learnt about the ignoble act,Adamu said the Head of the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit,Supol Gloria Udoka (DSP) and her team swung into actionand traced the suspects to a jungle in Onitsha, where theone-month old was rescued. The police team also arrestedUgochukwu. Giving more insight to the sordid affair, thedeputy head of the State Criminal InvestigationDepartment, Supol Anyai Dennis (CSP) expressed disgustthat even after the baby was recovered, Huma insisted shedidn’t want to keep the baby. Supol Dennis added thatUgochukwu was reluctant to hand over the baby as she hadled her neighbours to believe she had given birth andwould feel a deeply embarrassed, given that she had made

arrangements for the baby already named asChinasa. Expressing her pain at the turn ofevents, Ugochukwu lamented: “I have been bar-ren for years and I needed a child. My hus-band’s kinsmen have been maligning and mak-ing jest of me because I don’t have a child. Iborrowed N430,000 to buy the child; my hus-band is aware of the baby. The baby wasbrought to me on April 17, 2014. When I tookthe baby to my compound all my neighbourscongratulated me over the new baby; policemencame and took the baby from me. I don’t wantmy money back. I need the baby. I have namedthe baby Chinasa and I am already planning todedicate her in church.” That desire nowappears to be a pipe dream as theCommissioner of Police has given a firm assur-ance that all the suspects would be charged tocourt soon for human trafficking. Source:Sunday Sun.

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6th Annual Baffour Charity Soccer Tournament

NGOZI in collaboration with West African Community Collaborative(WACC) are pleased to announce the 6th Annual Charity Soccer Tournament& West Africa Community Festival on July 19th, 2014

Baffour is a vibrant and energetic young man full of life filled with dreamsand aspirations. He was involved in a car accident on the morning of January31, 2006, while on his way back from work. He suffered severe injuries tohis spinal cord, which left him permanently paralyzed from the waist down.Due to reasons beyond his control, Baffour did not qualify for medical assis-tance. FRIENDS OF BAFFOUR with the help of NGOZI organized the firstever Baffour Charity Soccer Tournament in 2009 to raise funds to assistBaffour.

After years of researching on ways to find help, Baffour saw that there areother people within the community with similar situations or worse who donot have the wonderful support system he benefited from. He decided to joinNGOZI to continue organizing the soccer tournament every year, in order tohelp members of the communities in the DC-Maryland-Virginia area whofind themselves in some form of predicament. The Baffour SoccerTournament is therefore organized annually with participating teams fromlocal social organizations and sport clubs, 2014 is the 6th year.

Part of the proceeds from the 2014 event will be donated to the AfricanCommunity Resource Center building project and The Courage F.U.NProgram. For more information on these organizations, please visit the fol-lowing websites http://acrcusa.org, www.pwsi.org,www.friendsofbaffour.com, and www.ngozi.org.

For registration of Soccer Teams, Donations, Sponsorship and Vendoringopportunity for the 2014 event, please visit our website www.ngozi.org.NGOZI is a registered 501(c) (3) non-profit organization and contributions toNGOZI are tax-deductible.

We will like to express our profound appreciation to the following organiza-tions and individuals who supported the 2013 event.

22 year old Chinelo Huma, (pictured above), who got pregnant while she was engaged in prostitu-tion, sold her 1-month baby for N430,000. She, alongside 3 others, have been arrested by the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Enugu State Police Command.

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Adeola Ariyo Named First AfricanBrand Ambassador For Elizabeth

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All Nations Church Celebrates FiveYears Anniversary With Sanctuary

Dedication

The Christian Journal Elizabeth, New Jersey -Friends from far and wide joined All NationsChurch to celebrate their fifth anniversary andthe dedication of their new sanctuary. TheMayor of the city of Elizabeth, ChristianBollwage was the special guest of honor for thetape cutting ceremony.

The church features include a giant wide screenright above the altar, 2 children’s room, a youthchapel, offices for church administrators andbig parking lot. The church new sanctuary canaccommodate more than 350 people thattriples the size of the old worship center.

The new sanctuary is warmer, more invitingspace than the old place of worship that itreplaces.

“I’m pleased for them,” Dr Frank Ofosu Appiahfounder and general overseer of All NationsChurch worldwide.

It’s a great milestone in the church five years inNew Jersey.

Dr Frank Ofosu-Appiah general overseer of AllNations Church in his sermon said this sanctu-ary will never lose the presence of the people.It will be a place of glory and God will mani-fest his glory in this sanctuary. Referencing theBible verse Ephesians 3:21 “Glory to him inthe church and in Christ Jesus through all gen-erations forever and ever! Amen.”

That it will be a house of hope for the hope-less. Sometimes people don’t need money butthey need hope. The need to be encouragedthat there will be a better tomorrow. It will be ahouse of healing for people who are brokenemotionally, physically, mentally, financially,broken dreams, broken marriages and families.

Pastor Joe Asmah, in an interview with TheChristian Journal, said “it was by God’s gracethat has made this day possible and he hope theHouse of restoration will bring a lot of restora-tion to the community and beyond”.

Source:The Christian Journal

Nigerian model Adeola Ariyo (pictured) has just landed her biggest fashion feat till date. Thebeauty has become cosmetics giant Elizabeth Arden‘s first African Brand Ambassador.

Speaking on her landmark accomplishment, Ariyo, who began modeling at the age of 13 inLondon, said, “Being chosen as an Elizabeth Arden Brand Ambassador in Africa is an incredi-ble honor. Elizabeth Arden herself was an entrepreneur, a women’s advocate, and championfor holistic beauty, inspiring women all over the world. I’m proud to be associated with abrand that embodies such important values.

“I’m proud to be associated with a brand that embodies such important values.”

Elizabeth Arden Africa Managing Director Corne Nel added:

With this appointment, beauty powerhouse Elizabeth Arden is growing its footprint in Africa.‘Expanding into Africa is an exciting venture for our brand. It’s an opportunity to really cele-brate African beauty.”

Ariyo has previously appeared in Sports Illustrated (pictured) and Elle Magazine, with thepublication’s Editor Jackie Burgers saying about her new appointment:

“What stands out for me about Adeola is that she truly represents the Elizabeth Arden brand.She is the best choice for the beauty house, because she embodies incredible beauty and sub-stance. Adeola is well-traveled and truly committed to young women on the African continent.She is sincere and authentic, and what shines through is that she is here to represent Africanwomen and educate us about beauty and what beauty means today.”

Congratulations, Adeola!

Source: www.face2faceafrica.com

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How The Boss Of A Popular Phone App Got The Idea

Inspiration for a successful business idea can come from any-where, but for Jermaine Hagan, it was very much the result ofpersonal need.

Back in his final year at university, the Londoner found that hehad little time for revising, or even going to lectures in the firstplace.

This was because Mr Hagan, now 24 and the founder of popu-lar mobile phone application Revision App, was at the timerunning a successful clothing business from his student bed-room.

And while his college friends would attend classes and hit thelibrary, he would sit, surrounded by boxes, and spend hoursputting jumpers and other clothes into parcels, ready to beposted out to customers.

With exams looming, Mr Hagan's only hope of passing hisdegree was to borrow his friends' revision notes. Thankfullythey agreed, and he was able to graduate from London's BrunelUniversity.

He says: "It gave me the idea for Revision App. I realised thatthere must have been thousands and thousands of other stu-dents out there in the same situation... desperate for better revi-sion notes.

"And in this day and age, everyone spends all their time ontheir mobile. So I thought, 'Why not gather as many revisionnotes as possible and turn them into an app on your smart-phone?'"

'Hustling'

Armed with a degree in financial computing from BrunelUniversity, Mr Hagan had the skills and knowledge to be ableto produce the first basic test version of the app.

He filled it with all the notes that he had been able to gatherfrom college friends, both those on his course and those doingother subjects.

"I was literally hustling to get the content," says Mr Hagan.

But, aware that he didn't know how to successfully market a

mobile phone app, Mr Hagan decided to learn by gettingwork for companies that do just that.

"I thought, 'Why don't I try and get paid while I learn?' sothat was what I did.

"You just have to get in the right place, and I've alwaysbeen super-confident. I learned on the job as a consultant forsome of the largest mobile app development firms."

And realising that he also needed to improve his wider busi-ness skills, instead of paying to get the classic businessqualification, an MBA or Master of BusinessAdministration, Mr Hagan successfully applied for a jobwith carmaker Honda.

Working for a year at Honda's European headquarters, locat-ed just outside London, he says it gave him vital knowledgeon pricing and profit margins.

A few years earlier, Mr Hagan had done the same trick toget the skills he needed for his clothing company, doing aninternship for a large clothing retailer.

'Global domination'

When he was happy that he had all the knowledge herequired to start Revision App, Mr Hagan launched the busi-ness in November 2010. Since it took up all his time, he hadby now closed the clothing firm.

Instead of relying on notes from his old friends, RevisionApp pays a team of teachers to help produce content thatapplies directly to national school curriculums and collegecourses.

Mr Hagan says this is vital "to give parents complete reas-surance".

Revision App was an immediate success and has sincegrown to have more than one million UK users.

And while Mr Hagan won't release any financial details,Revision App is today one of the most downloaded educa-tion applications in the country.

It applies a "freemium" model, under which the app can be

installed for free and users don't have to pay for basic content.Revision App then makes its money by charging people to view itseducational videos, along with other more advanced or in-depthresources.

Mr Hagan launched Revision App with his own savings, but he hassince secured some outside investment, as well as funding from thegovernment's Start-Up Loans scheme.

Based in east London, and with 10 permanent staff, Revision App isnow expanding into Europe and the Middle East, with NorthAmerica set to follow.

Mr Hagan calls his plans for overseas expansion "global domina-tion".

'Make learning fun'

Such has been the success of Revision App that last November, MrHagan was declared young entrepreneur of the year by ShellLivewire, the young business support service run by oil group Shell.

Mr Hagan was also invited to address the 2013 Conservative Partyconference.

He says: "I have always liked working and making money.

"Prior to the clothing business at uni, I used to sell CDs and DVDson eBay while at school. And after that, I used to write businessplans for entrepreneurs."

Raised in "a working class family" in north west London, Mr Hagansays his parents "brought me up to be ambitious".

He adds: "I'm trying to strive for greatness... I get by on four hours'sleep a night - relaxing and me don't really go together.

"And anyway, what I'm doing at Revision App is so enjoyable - weare trying to make learning fun.

"We want children and young people to use Revision App on theirphone instead of Angry Birds [or other non-educational games."

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World Cup FactsTimeline:

July 13, 1930 - The first World Cupbegins in Montevideo, Uruguay.1942 and 1946 - The tournament is notheld because of World War II. Playresumes in 1950.June 11-July 11, 2010 - The WorldCup takes place in South Africa. Spainwins its first World Cup championshipby defeating the Netherlands in thefinal, 1-0.

2018 - The World Cup is scheduledto take place in Russia.2022 - The World Cup is scheduledto take place in Qatar.

FIFA World Cup Edition : 20th

Host country : Brazil, SouthAmerica (CONMEBOL)

Dates : 12 June – 13 July 2014

Teams : 32

Host cities : 12

Stadiums : 12

Number of matches : 64

Expected total attendance : ›3,300,000

Volunteers : 15,000

Reigning champions : Spain

The World Cup happens once everyfour years and lasts for a month in thesummer. A total of 64 matches will beplayed in 12 stadiums in Brazil, thehost country of the FIFA World Cup,which begins on June 12, 2014.

See how much you know and test yoursoccer/football knowledge with thesetrivia tidbits and facts about the WorldCup.

Which country has the most WorldCup wins?

This year's host country, Brazil, haswon the World Cup on five occasions.

How many times has the host countrywon the World Cup?

In the 19 time the World Cup has beenplayed, the host country has triumphedsix times: Uruguay in 1930, Italy in1934, England in 1966, Germany in1974, Argentina in 1978 and France in1998.

What is the highest finish posted by amen's team from the United States?

Fascinating Facts About Brazil By Shannan Younger

With Brazil hosting both the World Cup and the 2016Summer Olympics, all eyes are on the South Americancountry. Check out these facts about Brazil .

The official name of the country is the FederativeRepublic of Brazil

What cities are hosting World Cup games?

Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Cuiaba, Curitiba, Fortaleza,Manaus, Natal, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janero,Salvador, and Sao Paulo. You can read more about eachof them in this Travel Channel article. This is the secondtime Brazil has hosted the World Cup. It first hosted in1950.

The capital of Brazil is Brasilia. It’s a new city – it wasbuilt between 1956 an 1960 Prior to then, Rio was thecapital.

The largest city in Brazil is Sao Paulo, which has a popu-lation of 10.9 million people.

What is its population?

Brazil has a population of approximately 194 millionpeople It is the fifth largest country in the world whenmeasuring by both population and land area.

Less than 1% of the population is indigenous and morethan half of the population is of primarily European ori-gin.

What does the Brazilian flag symbolize?

There are 27 stars, one for each state and the federal dis-trict – they are arranged to look how the night sky looksover Brazil The white band has the motto Ordem EProgresso, which means Order and Progress. Just like theAmerican flag, the number of stars has been expanded asmore states have been added to the country. It was firstapproved in 1889 with 21 stars and the version with 27stars became official in 1992.

The green original represented the House of Braganza ofPedro I, the first Emperor of Brazil but now symbolizesthe country’s forests and the yellow signifies its mineralwealth.

Brazil is big, but just how big?

The country of Brazil covers 46% of the continent ofSouth America. The country has three time zones.

That means it has several neighbors.Brazil shares a border with every country in SouthAmerica except Chile and Ecuador.

It also has more than 4,500 miles of coast line, many ofwhich feature amazing beaches. TripAdvisor recentlynamed Baia do SancAmazonrivermapho the best beach inthe world.

DiscoveryPedro Alvares Cabral, a Portuguese explorer, is consid-ered to have discovered the country when he sailed intowhat is now Bahia in April 1500.

LanguagesYou may know that Portuguese is the officiallanguage Brazil, and it is the only SouthAmerican country that can say that. Portugese isfar from the only language spoken there. In fact,you can hear more than 180 languages.

IndependenceBrazil became independent from Portgual onSeptember 7, 1822.

It became a democracy in 1985. Brazil’s currentPresident, Dilma Rousseff, was inaugurated onJanuary 1, 2011.

AmazonAmazon_RiverThe Amazon River the world’s second longestriver (after the Nile) but it is is the largest byvolume of water discharged. The river canmeasure up to 30 miles wide during the rainyseason.

The Amazon runs through a vast expanse of rainforest, which helps explain why there are morespecies of monkeys living in Brazil than in anyother nation. Deforestation is a huge problem inthe country.

Crops

The country was largely agrarian until the 1960sand still produces a quarter of the world’s coffeeand a large portion of the world’s sugar cane.

Carnival

Rio de Janero’s famous Carnival, which isknown around the world as being an incredibleparty held before Lent each year, attracts around2 million revelers each day

Helpful Dolphins

In the town of Laguna, dolphins help the fisher-man by herding fish towards their nets. The localreport that the dolphins have been helping thefishermen for generations.

MoneyThe currency in Brazil is called the real and it iswritten R$.

Permission to LandBrazil has a lot of airports – 4,000 of them infact. The only country to have more airports isthe United States.

Christ the RedeemerstatueOne of Brazil’s most well-known landmarks isthe Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janero.It is the world’s tallest religious statue and in2007, it was included in the New Seven Wondersof the World list. It was officially presented tothe public in 1932.

Sources: The Telegraph, National Geographic,The CIA’s World Factbook, Science Kids, FIFAand Travel Advisor Tips

The U.S.'s best showing came in 1930when the American team placed third inthe World Cup. (The USA women'steam, however, has won twice.)

Brazil also hosted the 1950 World Cup.What two countries were prohibited fromparticipating in the qualifying process?

Germany and Japan

How many times has Canada qualifiedfor the World Cup?Only once, in 1986.

In the 2010 World Cup, what was theaverage number of goals scored pergame?

2.3 goals per game. Players scored a totalof 145 goals in the 64 games.

How many goals were scored in thehighest scoring World Cup match?

12 In 1954, Austria beat Switzerland 7-5. The highest scoring final happenedwhen Brazil beat then-host countrySweden by a score of 5-2.

When did numbers first appear on jerseys?

1954 was the first year shirt numberswere used. The jersey number with themost number of goals scored is number9.

Who was the oldest player to score agoal in a World Cup match?

Roger Milla of Cameroon was 42 yearsand 39 days old when he scored a goalagainst Russia in 1994.

Who was the youngest player to scorea goal?

Pele did so at 17 years and 239 days oldwhen he scored in 1958.

Source: 100 things you should knowabout the World Cup and 100 facts on theFIFA World Cup website.

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Kingslight Chapel International AWAKE MEN’S CONFERENCE - 2014

The annual powerful Men's conference calledAwake Men's Conference 2014 took place fromThursday, June 12th to 15th, 2014.On Saturday, June 14th, as part of the activities ofthe conference the Men’s ministry called Gallantsof Christ headed by Rev. Dr. Daniel Ahia-Armah,the Senior Pastor hosted a breakfast meeting at theHoliday Inn in Dumfries Virginia.The theme for the conference was “Fulfilling YourDivine Purpose” Acts 13:36.

The main speaker was Samuel Bentsi Addison theSenior Pastor and General Overseer of EaglesHouse Chapel International. An anointed servant ofGod, who operates in the Five-Fold Ministry.

Kingslight Chapel which is based in Woodbridge ,Virginia has a slogan: "KLC - Where all needs aremet"

Kingslight Chapel is a Word-based, Holy Ghost-filled, multi-cultural and racially diverse Churchwith a divine mandate to bring light to this darkworld, hope to the hopeless and to equip the childof God for mission and victory.

The Gallants of Christ of Kingslight Chapel

Song Ministration by Minister Yaw Osei-Wusu, The Gallant Voices of KLC and Minister Clarence Roberts

Guest Speaker-Prophet Samuel Addison Rev. Mrs. Barbara Ahia-Armah, Rev. Dr. Daniel Ahia-Armah(Kingslight Chapel) and Rev. Opoku Amoako of Destiny Life Ministry

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Ghanaian First Lady ParticipatesIn UK Parliamentary Reception

First Lady, Lordina Mahama, has participated ina parliamentary reception at the House of Lordsheld by GAVI and the Forum for African FirstLadies against breast and cervical cancer tohighlight the burden of cervical cancer in devel-oping countries.

The event also touched on how investments inHPV vaccines can make a difference to improvehealth and economic outcomes for women andgirls.

The HPV forum and parliamentary session washosted by the government of the UnitedKingdom and the Global Alliance and VaccineImmunization, GAVI on the theme, 'investing ina healthy future for women and girls'.

Member of the House of Lords, Lord PaulBoateng, who welcomed the guests, commendedthe First Ladies of Ghana and Mozambique forthe extent of work done in championing the useof vaccines to prevent cervical cancers.

The First Ladies then took turns to share experi-ences from their respective countries on thestate of cervical cancer.

First lady of Mozambique, Dr. Maria da luz DaiGuebuza, said her country has launched immu-nization projects in three districts and is com-mitted to do more to fight cervical cancer.

First lady of Ghana, Lordina Mahama, citing thespate of deaths recorded in the world and inGhana due to lack of access to healthcare andthe late seeking of treatment said Ghana cannotcontinue to watch her women who contributegreatly to the workforce and economy lose theirlives to cervical cancer hence the need for theintervention.

'because women are the major contributor tofarm labour, the benefits of improving women'shealth in Ghana is of importance to theGovernment'.

While thanking GAVI for its continuoussupport to Ghana in the provision of HPVvaccines, the First Lady, said governmentis committed to ensure timely access totreatment of cervical cancer in line withobjective seven of Ghana's health careprogramme.

'Government will continue to ensure time-ly access to treatment for cervical cancerpatients. This is very much in line withObjective Seven (7) of Ghana's 2010Healthcare Programme of Work, which isto 'Control non-communicable diseases,ensure their proper management, and pro-mote healthy lifestyle''.

Liberal democrat and governmentspokesperson in the House of Lords oninternational development, BaronessLindsay Patricia Northover commendedthe two first ladies for the tremendouswork done and said the government of theUnited kingdom will continue to supportGAVI which would in turn provide fundsfor developing countries.

GAVI'S objective is to vaccinate 30 mil-lion girls and women in developing coun-tries who suffer and die most from cervi-cal cancer.

The forum continued with deliberations onpolicies to help fight cervical cancer and acommitment by members to champion it.

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Ghanaian First Lady Interacts withBaroness Northover in London

First lady Lordina Mahama has been interacting with Liberal democrat and government spokesper-son in the House of Lords on International Development, Lindsay Patricia Northover on the protec-tion of women and girls in their respective countries against cervical cancer.

First Lady, Lordina Mahama, was accompanied to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of theHouse of Lords at London by the Minister of Health, Sherry Aryittey and Ghana's HighCommissioner to the United Kingdom, Ambassador Victor Smith.

Liberal democrat and government spokesperson in the House of Lords on InternationalDevelopment, Lindsay Patricia Northover who received them stressed the importance of vaccinat-ing young girls and women against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) which causes cervical can-cer.

Baroness Northover noted that women and girls are a priority to the United Kingdom hence thecampaign to educate girls and women on the need for the HPV vaccine and asked if it was similarwith Ghana.

First lady, Lordina Mahama, briefed her on the progress Ghana has made in the Northern andCentral regions of Ghana by vaccinating girls between the ages of 10 and fourteen.

Through the Lordina Foundation, a lot of women have been screened and educated on cervical andbreast cancer and HIV with emphasis on prevention of mother to child transmission.

Baroness Northover who was thrilled about the progress made in Ghana said the United Kingdomthrough DFID will continue to support Ghana in the areas of health and education.

First lady of Mozambique, Dr. Maria da Luz Dai Guebuza and her team later joined the meeting totalk about the progress made in their country.

The meeting precedes a GAVI Alliance HPV event to be held at the House of Lords on WednesdayJune 4.

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Graduations Abound For Immigrant Family

By Eric Robinette Journal-News, Fairfield — Many people wear caps and gowns at this timeof year, but one Fairfield family that immigrated from Africa will have several graduationjoys to celebrate by the end of the year.

Kofi Ansah plans to graduate from Miami University in December, with plans to become aheart surgeon. His sister, Afua Ansah, graduates from Fairfield High School at the end of themonth, with plans to attend Duke University and become a pediatrician. Meanwhile, theirparents, Georgina Ntow and Ansah Ntow, have already graduated after attending MiamiUniversity-Hamilton. All of them hail from Ghana in West Africa.

The family came to the U.S. through the Diversity Lottery in 2003, and arrived in America in2004. After living in Virginia for a time, the family moved to Fairfield in 2005.“I wanted my kids to come to school over here. It was very expensive to be back in (Africa)and pay for the school fees. So I said, let’s take this opportunity, and perhaps I will win,”Georgina Ntow said.Afua Ansah, who was elementary school age at the time, found the USA nothing short ofoverwhelming.“You have this idea about America. You’re all excited and then you get here and it’s all dif-ferent. So dealing with the language barrier and not having my (extended) family here waspretty hard,” she said.

Kofi Ansah said, “For me, it was really different too, especially in school. How peoplebehaved was not what I was used to because over in Ghana, teachers have stricter controlover the students … (here) students talked back to teachers and stuff. That wouldn’t happen

Ansah Ntow, Kofi Ansah, Afua Ansah, and Georgina Ntow at the Community Arts Center inFairfield

where I’m from. You wouldn’t dare do that.”But there were positives too, he said.

“Teachers had more time for students. There was greater technological advancement in the UnitedStates, so we could use smartboards and computers in class, so those all made a difference for meas a student. I wasn’t used to that in Ghana,” said Kofi.His father struggled with culture too.“In Africa, you can greet anybody … here it’s quite different. People don’t care when you greetthem sometimes. So this was not normal, because you are giving respect to somebody and theyseem not to care about it. But on the other hand, sometimes Americans are prepared to greet youwithout knowing you. It was a bit of a cultural shift. So with time we have to learn to assimilate tothe kind of life here,” saidBut concerns about bettering the family far outweighed any cultural differences, because people inGhana greatly value studying outside the country.“It has been the wish of every parent to bring their children to study … we want our children tocome here to benefit from American education. That is very important,” said Ansah Ntow.The family brought with them a particularly strong work ethic that helped them realize their goals.“I remember in the seventh grade, we were given math problems to do. The book had a total of 60problems, and the teacher gave us 20 to do. I did them all,” Kofi Ansah said. “Hard work was defi-nitely a big catalyst to our success later on in our education.”Meanwhile, the parents got an education too. In Ghana, Georgina had worked in a bank, and thefather worked as an electrical engineer. They wanted to better their situation as well. She went onto get a GED from Butler Tech, and then she applied to Miami University-Hamilton in 2007 tostudy nursing. Two years later, her husband joined her, pursuing an engineering degree.Now, Georgina, having graduated in 2012, works as a nurse at Summit Behavior Health Care inCincinnati. Ansah Ntow already had the equivalent of an Associate’s Degree in engineering, so inthe spring of 2009, he enrolled in Miami University-Hamilton. He graduated earlier this monthwith a bachelor’s degree in applied science and technology.“Leaving everything back and coming down here, we were ready to start life, and the idea of goingto school has paid off. We are grateful to the system in a country where they don’t discriminate. Ifyou are serious, they help you get a quality education,” said the father.Kofi in particular benefited from a mentoring relationship with Greg Ossmann, the former directorof communications for Mercy Hospital in Fairfield. Ossmann and Kofi have known each other foronly two years, but in that short time, Ossmann has marveled at the progress Kofi and his familyhave made.When they met at the Jungle Jim’s health fair, “Within 15 minutes, (he) was actually offered a jobwith a translating service — one that Mercy used … had not he shown up, both of us would havemissed out on a tremendous mentoring relationship. Half the battle is showing up,” Ossmann said.Kofi Ansah concurred, saying, “That made a difference in my life because I was able to shadowdoctors. I’ve been to events, tailgating with Bengals players. It’s just amazing. Mentoring withGreg has been very impactful, and it’s shaped who I am today.”Ossmann has benefited from the relationship as well, saying that Kofi was like a son to him, and heplans to attend Afua’s graduation at the end of the month.“People talk about the United States being a land of opportunity. Kofi, his sister and his parentsunderstand that to the nth degree, because they’re now living that,” Ossmann said.

By Eric Robinette Journal-News, Fairfield

Nigerian Names Twins Nollywood and HollywoodLanky and heavily built Nollywood producer, Femi Ogedengbe is back in the news again andthis time,the guy is furious over reported criticisms coming his way over naming his twinsNollywood and Hollywood. The producer vent his anger on his Facebook page, saying the levelof hypocrisy in Nigeria is just too high. "

How do I explain the attack I and my wife have received on the internet for adding Nollywoodand Hollywood among the names we gave our bundles of Joy: King Praise Micheal VictorTochukwu Jesuogbo Iyinoluwa Hollywood & Queen Grace Michelle Victoria PeculiarChimamaka Jesukomeh Opeoluwa Nollywood.

I guess all those who condemned us have been so blinded by hatred that they couldn't see allother names but just the Hollywood and Nollywood. Anyway thanks for noticing me my wifeand our children but what is really bad in those two names?

Here in Nigerian there is a town called Umuagwo and Umueke (descendants of snakes) and you

don't think that is weird enough but some of you whose family names are somethingaround the neighborhood of Esubiyi,Sango these and Ogun that join in condemninga name that has its origin in such a vibrant industry as Nollywood that has engagedmore Nigerian youth in one way or the other and have helped in no small measure inputting smile on our collective faces" he said.

Photo: Femi Ogedengbe/Facebook

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Edusei Foundation Makes Major Donations The Edusei Foundation founded by Dr. Kwame Bawuah-Edusei andhis family have made several donations to various orphanages andhave organized youth workshops in various regions of Ghana, USAand the Diaspora. To cap it all the Foundation has made major dona-tions to the Ghana Black Stars and the Catholic relief Charities aspart of their efforts to broaden their horizon in supporting Ghanaianinitiatives and embracing youth activities.

The Foundation was started in 2012 and built the basic groundworkwith the main goal of seeking youth development and empoweringwomen and children, facilitating college counseling, life survivalskills in order to positively enrich their lives.

Recently the Foundation made a donation to the Catholic ReliefCharities in Ghana and signed a memorandum of understanding tosupport youth activities in the five poorest regions (Upper East,Upper West , Northern, Central and Brong Ahafo Regions) in Ghana.The foundation provided a seed money of 50.000 Ghana Cedis. Thedonation was received by Rev. Father Afriyie, the General Secretaryof the Ghana Catholic Charities fund on May 2, 2014.

The Youth workshops that have been organized by the foundationhave successfully rekindled the youth spirit in the United States andit would afford the youth better opportunities than earlier genera-tions.

On June 6th, 2014 Dr. Edusei and his family visited the Black Starsat their Miami, Florida base and made a donation of twenty fivethousand US Dollars to the Ghana Black. The Foundation also

Dr. and Mrs Bawuah-EduseiFounders of the Edusei Foundation

The Edusei Foundation Presenting a check of50,000 Ghana Cedis to the Catholic Relief

Charities in Ghana

provided the latest ICT equipment including IPADS worththousands of US dollars to upgrade the technical team to be atpar with the best in the world.

Edusei Foundation was founded for Youth development and theBlack Star Players, who are all youthful; have conducted them-selves well to be role models for the youth. The EduseiFoundation therefore hopes these donations will encourage theBlack Stars to achieve higher goals and continue to be inspira-tional to the youth.

Addressing the Black Star players at the presentation in thefamous Regis Hotel in Miami, Dr. Bawuah-Edusei, who is amedical doctor, guided the team to not only prepare physicallybut to enhance their power of positive thinking as the mind isthe most powerful tool of the body. He and his familyexpressed their deep appreciation to the whole Black Star Teamfor all the sacrifices they have made.

The occasion was graced by the entire Black Star Team andtheir technical staff: including Coach. Mr. Kwasi Appiah,Ghana Football Association President Mr.Kwesi Nyantakyi andfamily members and friends of the Edusei’ family from all overthe U.S.A.

Asamoah Gyan ,the Captain of the National team on behalf ofthe players expressed his profound appreciation to Dr. Eduseiand recalled a similar gesture in 2006 when he visited theBlack Stars camp in Switzerland ahead of the 2006 World Cup

and made donations and gave them kind words of encourage-ment and went a long way to ensure their success in the tour-nament.

The Coach Kwasi Appiah on his part thanked the EduseiFoundation for the gesture and mentioned that this donationfrom an individual confirms the love, support and confidenceGhanaians have in the Black Stars.

Dr. Edusei's track record of philanthropy will be continuedfor youth development and empowerment of women andchildren. Whilst Dr. Bawuah- Edusei espouses positive think-ing he has led an exemplary life and despite all the chal-lenges he has kept his integrity intact and continued thefamily tradition of philanthropy which he started even

before he became Ghana's Ambassador to Switzerland andlater the United States of America.The foundations has made donations to various orphanagesand institutions in Ghana.

Dr. Barwuah-Edusei wishes to thank God, family, friends andall those who have supported him over the years with fullassurance that he is the same person, legal with uncompro-mising integrity, fiercely independent, and that his endeavorshave been by his own initiative. He intends to continue thesenoble qualities unabated as a private citizen for the rest of hislife and again thank God for his blessings.

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First African country at the World Cup: Egypt in 1934First African to score at the World Cup: Abdulrahman Fawzi, whoscored both Egypt's goals in 2-4 loss against Hungary in 1934. Henetted a third, but was ruled offside.

First African country to score a point at the World Cup Finals :Morocco in 1970, with a 1-1 draw against Bulgaria

First African country to win a match at the World Cup Finals :

Tunisia in 1978 with 3-1 over Mexico

Heaviest African defeat at the World Cup Finals: Zaire 0-9 loss toYugoslavia in 1974

Biggest African win at the World Cup Finals: Nigeria 3-0 overBulgaria in 1994, Morocco 3-0 over Scotland in 1998.

First African coach at the World Cup Group Finals: AbdelmajidChetali of Tunisia in 1978

First African team to reach round of 16: Morocco in 1986

First African team to reach quarter-finals: Cameroon in 1990

First team to use penalties in World Cup Qualification: Tunisia in1978, beating Morocco 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw.

Oldest man to score at World Cup Finals: Roger Milla, aged 42, against Russia in 1994 FIFA World Cup. (Russia won the match6-1.)

Fastest-ever hat-trick in an "A" international: Abdul Hamid Bassiouny of Egypt scored a hat-trick in 177 seconds againstNamibia in a 2002 World Cup qualifier in Alexandria on 13 July2001 during an 8-2 win by Egypt.

Most matches played by an African team to qualify for the WorldCup Finals : 13, by Algeria in 2010.

First African to score an own goal at the World Cup : YoussefChippo of Morocco in the 2-2 draw against Norway on 10 June1998. Two days later, Pierre Issa of South Africa scored an owngoal in the 0-3 loss to France.

First African to score a penalty at the World Cup: MagdiAbdelghani of Egypt in the 1-1 draw against the Netherlands atItalia 90.

First African country to host the World Cup: South Africa in 2010

First African player to receive a yellow card at the World Cup:Kidumu Mantantu of Zaire against Scotland in 1974 FIFA WorldCup on 14 June 1974.

First African player to receive a red card at the World Cup:Mulamba Ndaye of Zaire against Yugoslavia in 1974 FIFA WorldCup on 18 June 1974.

First African goalkeeper to receive a red card at the World Cup:Itumeleng Khune of South Africa against Uruguay at the 2010FIFA World Cup. (He was the second goalkeeper ever sent off atthe World Cup finals, after Italy's Gianluca Pagliuca of Italy at the1994 FIFA World Cup.)

The nation Ghana apparently for no reason has been the sufferer of Toptalents opting to play for other nations in the past. And this year’s mundi-al is a case of no exception.

After successes chalked by top talents like Marseille Desailly, GeraldAsamoah. George Boateng, David Odonkor and the lots who have allfollowed in this path in times past; what is there to be achieved by thesenew crop of prodigies?Topping the list prodigies, who on a normal day can prove their worthplaying in Ghana national team, is ever robust now Italian talisman,Mario Balotelli.

Born to Ghanaian immigrants, Thomas and Rose Berwuah, the formerManchester City man gets the opportunity to represent Italy, the nation ofhis foster parents; Francesco and Silvio Balotelli at the mundial.

The Super Mario would once again be the man in the lead of affairs forthe Azzurri, after successes chalked at similar roles at Euros 2012 andthe confederations cup of 2013.

Next is England and Manchester United’s Danny Welbeck. The 23 yearold forward for the first time has got the opportunity of adding his nameto the list of prodigies after been named by Manager Roy Rodgson aspart of England’s 23 man squad for the mundial.

Born Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah, he made his first appearance for thethree lions in a friendly with the Black Stars in London whiles he was inline for a call up to play for Ghana.

Born in the Moordrecht, just outside Rotterdam in 1994, Memphis wasthe son of a Ghanaian father, and Dutch mother. However his parentsdivorced when he was only four years old, with the youngster living withhis mum.The budding talent after featuring for almost all the juniorteams of the Netherlands, once again is given the opportunity to makethe Dutch’s proud again.The Dutch national side will also feature Georginio Emile Wijnaldumwho only recalls that his father, a Ghanaian was called Boateng, but sep-arated with his mother, who is a Surinamese.

Finally is Jerome Boateng, junior brother to Kelvin Prince Boateng ofthe Black Stars. The versatile talent who plies his trade with Germangiants, Bayern Munich is having his second stint with the GermanNational team at the mundial, after success in South Africa 2010.These talents could obviously have contributed to Black Star’s quest ofmaking history at the finals this year. This is a case far from possible,since they all now; pride themselves in the colours of other nations.

On the touchline, former Ghanaian international, and former BorussiaDortmund star, Ibrahim Tanko, will be making history as the firstGhanaian and African tactician to handle a different country at the globalsoccer fiesta. Tanko is an assistant coach of the Indomitable Lions andwill be supporting Cameroun’s German head coach, Volke Finke

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