Angola’s finance minister is confident the economy of Africa’s second-largest oil producer will finally start to rebound after a brutal multiyear recession. In an interview, Vera Daves de Sousa said Angola’s economy, which has shrunk by nearly 10 per cent since 2016, would grow 0.2 this year, rising to 2.4 per cent in 2022, underpinned by economic reform and higher oil prices.“We are going to start coming out of the recession now,” said Daves de Sousa, who, at 37, is part of a new generation of technocrats within the MPLA, the party that has ruled Angola since independence from Portugal…
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The Miss Universe Ghana organization held its crowning ceremony for the 2021 edition of Miss Universe Ghana on the 13th of October 2021, during which stunning delegates from all over Ghana competed for the national title and an opportunity to represent their country at the upcoming Miss Universe pageant. The event finale crowned Naa Morkor Commodore as the new Miss Universe Ghana 2021. It’s no surprise how she snagged the title. The 26-year-old professional model and fashion entrepreneur looks stunning in every ensemble and has jostled to the number one spot on our style crush list. Naa favours earth-tone colours, bold prints, high slits, cut-outs, and form-fitted…
Daka became the first Leicester player to score four goals in a single match since Derek Hines against Aston Villa in November 1958The magnificent Patson Daka scored four coolly-taken goals as Leicester boosted their Europa League qualification hopes by brilliantly coming back from two goals down to beat Spartak Moscow.The Zambia international has had limited opportunities to assert himself in the Foxes first team this season, but demonstrated the clever movement and composure in front of goal that prompted them to part with £22m to sign him from Red Bull Salzburg last summer.City have struggled throughout this European campaign and…
It’s one year to the day since security forces opened fire on unarmed protesters at the Lekki toll gate. The shooting quashed Nigeria’s fledgling youth protest movement, known as #EndSARS, but despite scores of videos shot by protesters, which showed the shooting, as well as the dead and wounded, the Nigerian government continues to deny that a shooting even took place. The organizers of Wednesday’s protests called those who had died “fallen heroes” and said they had to come to the toll gate to remember them. There was at times a tense stand-off between security forces and the protesters, who…
If you are planning a bridal shower, take a look at some important bridal shower items that are sure to make it a very unforgettable experience. Bridal Shower Items to have to make it nice and easy! Bridal Shower Card Props bridal shower party props 2. Bride to be Banner 3. Bride to be sash 4. Bride to be cake topper 5. Balloon 6. Bride and bridesmaid flipflops 7. Bridal robe 8. Miss to Mrs 9. Snow spray & Confetti Spray 10. Bride to be Tiara And Floral crown We hope these bridal shower items help you plan a great…
The 26th session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties, popularly known as COP26, is happening at a time when the world has just experienced one of the warmest years on record. The year 2020 reached temperatures that were about 1.02°C warmer than average. These kinds of extremes, driven by climate change, are being felt intensely across Africa. Greenhouse gases – such as carbon dioxide and methane – are largely to blame for the changes to the climate. Some of the sun’s energy is reflected back to space and is trapped by these gases…
The SDRs are a basket of the world’s five leading currencies (the U.S. dollar, the Euro, the Chinese Yuan, the Japanese Yen and the British Pound) used by the IMF members to boost liquidity in countries without adding to their debt burdens. The idea for leading economies’ SDRs being used to support developing countries was good news for the African leaders at the summit. On 23 August, the IMF announced allocations of SDRs worth about $650 billion—an unprecedented amount almost three times the $250 billion worth of SDRs that were allocated to countries in 2009 following the global financial crisis. “The [latest] allocation…
12Oct What do Mountain Gorillas Eat? More Fascinating Facts By : GORILLA WALKING SAFARIS Blog Comment: 0 Mountain Gorillas are the largest living primates occupying rainforests of Bwindi impenetrable national park in Uganda, the Virunga mountains bordering Uganda and Rwanda and the extended Virunga’s in Congo possibly a total of about 1041 mountain gorillas still found on planet earth. Mountain Gorillas are mostly found in the dense jungle forests of east and central Africa while the biggest population find homage the west and eastern central parts of Africa. Other than the Mountain Gorillas, East and central Africa is home to…
To benefit Botswana’s economy, a new water treatment plant project is on the way Chobe National Park, near Kasane in northern Botswana. (Image source: WEC Projects) This multi-stage water treatment plant will boost tourism and business and provide additional water resources to local communities. The plant is being built for the Botswana Water Utilities Corporation by Zhong Gan Engineering and Construction which subcontracted the treatment system to WEC Projects. The plant will draw raw water from the Chobe River and pump it to a header tower and from there to the plant for the coagulation and flocculation process to remove…
The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) on Wednesday announced they would be honoring pioneering streetwear connoisseur Dapper Dan with the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s event. The 77-year-old Harlem native will become the first designer who has never hosted a solo fashion show to be presented the prestigious award, Complex reported. Responding to the honor on Instagram, the designer, born Daniel Day, expressed gratitude to the CFDA as well as the place of his birth. “Isn’t it ironic how the fashion world says that Dapper Dan won the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award, without ever…