Strength and leadership most often emerge from the most challenging and vulnerable places. For Deheve Machazo, witnessing the dire conditions for women and girls in an internal displacement site was a turning point. “I can’t stay silent while women and girls are in the dark about contraception. I’ve decided to take action to change the community’s mentality,” she explained. At the Kigonze displacement site in the Democratic Republic of Congo, nestled within the conflict-ridden Ituri province, Deheve listened attentively to the women and girls around her. Alarmed by the lack of information on family planning and reproductive health, she took…
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The sensational singer follows in the shoes of his label boss when it comes to churning out albums.Nigerian ace singer, songwriter, and performer Adedamola Adefolahan, popularly known as Fireboy DML, has officially announced his upcoming album, Adedamola.The YBNL/Empire artist, who has only dropped one single, ‘Everyday,’ in 2024, is about to follow up with his fourth studio album, titled ‘Adedamola’. The 28-year-old singer recently replied to a fan on the social media app X, revealing that his upcoming album is indeed titled Adedamola, staying true to his words.After officially gaining a well-deserved spotlight by signing with Olamide’s YBNL and releasing…
Over the weekend, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette sports columnist Jason Mackey noted that the situation involving superstar Sidney Crosby is now “far more worrisome” for Pittsburgh Penguins fans than it was even a couple of weeks ago as Crosby remains on track to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1 of next year. For a mailbag published on Monday, Penguins insider Josh Yohe of The Athletic insisted that Crosby “is very, very, very much above chasing championships” amid whispers suggesting the captain may not be thrilled with the direction of the franchise. “This is a man of integrity and loyalty,” Yohe wrote. “Crosby is 37. He was…
India’s government has sought to balance close ties with both Russia and Western allies.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ukraine this week and meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, several weeks after he met Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Modi’s visit, the first by an Indian leader in more than 30 years, will take place on Friday, the Indian foreign ministry said on Monday. Modi’s visit will provide an opportunity for the two leaders to discuss cooperation in defence, economic and business ties, science and technology and other sectors, Tanmaya Lal, a senior official at the Ministry of External…
British tech magnate Mike Lynch and several other people were among those missing after their luxury Bayesian superyacht sank during a freak storm off Sicily early Monday, Italy’s civil protection and authorities said. Lynch’s wife and 14 other people survived. Lynch, who was acquitted in June in a big U.S. fraud trial, was among the six people who remain unaccounted for after their chartered sailboat sank off Porticello, when a tornado over the water known as a waterspout struck the area overnight, said Salvo Cocina of Sicily’s civil protection agency. One body has been recovered, and police divers were trying to reach…
NAIROBI, Kenya, 19 August 2024/African Media Agency/-With a little over two weeks to the start of the 12th Africa Fintech Summit, we are excited to announce that His Excellency Wamkele Mene Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, will give a keynote address on the morning of September 05, 2024, at the 12th Africa Fintech Summit that is taking place at the JW Marriott Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya! H.E. Wamkele Mene was elected by the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of States & Government of the African Union, to the position of Secretary-General of the African Continental…
The singer-songwriter might be releasing a new project this week.Nigerian sensational singer and songwriter Stanley Omah Didia, popularly known as Omah Lay, has revealed a new release date for a potential project he is expected to drop.The Afrobeats singer’s last official and independent release was at the end of December 2023, a follow-up song to his debut album ‘Boy Alone’, which featured heavyweights like Justin Bieber and Tay Iwar.Having given a hint of an upcoming sophomore album via a recent cryptic post on X, the singer might be releasing a single off the album or the whole project this week.On…
Zombie knives and machetes will finally be banned from next month amid horrific attacks on London’s streets.From September 24, these long knives with serrated edges and machetes will be added to a prohibited list of dangerous items – which also includes butterfly knives, samurai swords and push daggers.The scheme will run for four weeks – between August 26 and September 23 – in police stations across England and Wales.Policing minister Dame Diana Johnson urged the public to “do the right thing”.Legislation was announced in Labour’s king’s speech, which built on the Conservative ban announced in January.It will see six-month sentence…
After an offseason of talk about playoff expansion, conference realignment and the rebirth of a fan-favorite video game, it is finally time to actually play some football. College football returns Saturday to kickoff an intriguing season as more teams will vie for postseason play and new conference matchups will be established thanks to another wave of realignment.Week 0 is the appetizer to Aug. 31’s main dish, but football is football. In total, four games involving at least one FBS team will be played. Here are the top three to watch, along with where to watch, predictions, start time and more.…
Order to evacuate comes as Russia advances in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, saying it captured the town of Zalizne.Ukrainian authorities have issued an urgent order to families with children to evacuate the eastern city of Pokrovsk, where the Russian army is bearing down fast despite a lightning Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. Local authorities said Russian forces are advancing so quickly that families must leave the city and other nearby towns and villages starting Tuesday. Around 53,000 people still live in Pokrovsk, officials say, while some have already fled their homes as Russia’s army advances. Donetsk governor Vadym Filashkin…