Okonjo-Iweala named among Time’s 100 most influential people of 2021

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has been named in Time Magazine’s list of 100 most influential people for 2021.
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Dusk! 🌇

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Painted shoes to complete your cycling look

Custom colours bring expression and a sense of ownership to bikes and cycling gear. Riders love colour matching their apparel to a core frame colour. And as in general fashion, so also in cycling: shoes make or break your look.
#cycling #riders #paintedshoes #fashion

Ed Sheeran gets candid about the 'horrible atmosphere' at award shows

"The room is filled with resentment and hatred toward everyone else, and it's quite an uncomfortable atmosphere," the singer said, adding that the artists are nice but the competition causes tension.
#edsheeran #awardshows

West African leaders to hold summit on Guinea coup on Thursday

West African leaders will meet on Thursday to decide how to respond to the coup in Guinea and how to pressure the junta leaders to return the country to constitutional rule, Ghana's foreign minister said.
#westafricanleaders #ghanaforeign #guineacoup

Covid-19: African countries want to buy vaccines rather than waiting for donations, says AU

African countries want to buy Covid-19 vaccines, rather than keep waiting for donor-funded doses to arrive, the African Union said Tuesday, imploring producers to give the continent a fair shot at market access.

Zimbabwe imposes Covid-19 vaccine on churchgoers

Zimbabwe's parliament on Tuesday banned anyone not vaccinated against Covid-19 from attending church services, the latest in a series of measure to boost uptake of the coronavirus jab.
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Stench of death: villagers flee site of Ethiopia mass killings

The violence in Chenna unfolded in early September, and the village is now mostly empty, its residents driven away by the stench of death.
#ethiopia #chenna

Kenya to begin manufacturing Covid vaccines

Kenya is establishing a fill-and-finish facility for Covid-19 vaccines ahead of setting up a full-scale manufacturing plant to guarantee supply.
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One million Nigerian children to miss school due to insecurity:UN

One million Nigerian children will likely stay away from school because of the threat of violence after a series of mass kidnappings and attacks targeting students this year, the UN said on Wednesday.
#un #masskidnappings #insecurity #nigeria