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Pacesetter: Fungai Chifodya
Fungai Chifodya is an energetic man who came to Ireland determined to achieve great things. Against all expectations and pessimism, he ventured into an unfamiliar field for immigrants in the Irish Republic - Commercial farming. Today, Fungai has not only proved skeptics wrong, he is in line as one of the pioneer African immigrant farmers in Ireland. AfricaWorld had a taste of his maize as he brought some to our office. After filming it for our online AfricaWorld TV, we talked to him briefly so you can feel his inspiration. Read on: page 5
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Bob Is Married to Ann-Marie Bob shared marital vow with sweetheart Ann-Marie recently at the registry in Dublin. Reception was held at Red Cow Hotel. See their wedding photo album in AfricaWorld Photo Facebook page. You can as well see many short clips of their private intimate wedding in Africaworld TV on Facebook.
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The Wezesha Fundraiser and Charity Ball
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On Saturday 27/September, the Wezesha fundraiser and charity ball was held at the Castleknock Hotel and Country Club, Dublin. Wezesha is a women’s empowerment group directly assisting in Congo and Kenya. The fundraiser was to support their project. See our social media (Facebook) -AfricaWorld Photos and AfricaWorld TV respectively for album and video clips.
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Anayo and Adaku Okega Solemnized their Marriage
Anayo and Adaku Okega Solemnized the marriage in the church and entertained their friends in a lavish party. Like we do, see all pictures and many clips on our social media (Facebook) - Africaworld Photos and Africaworld TV respectively.
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Politican “barred” From DP hostel By Ian Callagy A well-known politician has revealed that he was “barred” from visiting a Direct Provision (DP) hostel in his constituency. Thomas Pringle TD was refused entry to the hostel in Donegal town and has described DP as “a most harmful system”. Pringle was speaking in Trinity College Dublin, during the summer, at the launch of a report by the Irish Refugee Council (IRC) highlighting the continuing problems faced by people who have been granted refugee status here. The report, entitled ‘Counting the Cost Barriers to Employment after
Direct Provision’, was authored by Sue Conlan, CEO of the IRC. In a statement, released to coincide with the launch of the report, she said the research “explores what happens to people when they receive their papers and move into the community, with a particular focus on their employment situation.” Those who have successfully exited the DP system are left with a mountain to climb both in trying to improve themselves and society more generally. “Far from enabling people to become self-sufficient, state policy and practice has deliberately
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placed barriers in the way, preventing those who seek asylum in Ireland from realising their full potential and playing an active role in society”, Conlan said. There are two costs arising from DP: a financial cost and a social cost. The IRC report gives voice to people living in the system. The report says this kind of forced ‘idleness’ has led to an erosion of progress. Asylum seekers have their education restricted, unlike the rest of the population. They are banned from participating in FETAC Level 5 or 6, allowing students to on to further themselves and contribute to society. The Irish government “are putting a label on people” which pre
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vents them moving on, Conlan explained. In writing the report interviews were conducted with 20 people between February and April 2014. All the interviewees have moved beyond DP and they are now struggling to get work and lead independent lives. They are keenly aware of Ireland’s ongoing economic difficulties. But living apart from the rest of society has brought extra problems. “Years of inactivity” forced upon these people, the report says, will bring a “long term cost to Irish society.” Many of those interviewed for the report said their mental health had been severely damaged; this has led to some taking their lives.
Their dignity is being stripped away. According to Conlan these problems, thrown up by DP, are “only the tip of the iceberg”. The IRC chief says “a much wider debate is needed” Mrs. Justice Catherine McGuinness, Patron of the IRC, told the launch that people are being “institutionalised” by the DP system. She compared it to prisoners completing a jail sentence – the toll is extremely debilitating on mental health. Despite the depressing scenario faced by people leaving DP, Conlan and her colleagues in the IRC are determined to fight for change. “We need to use all means necessary to bring the system to an end”, she stated firmly.
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What is your inspiration? By Ukachukwu Okorie maize as he brought How did you develop I was inspired by interest in food culti- another Zimbabwean some to our office. in the UK who is into vation? Fungai Chifodya is an After filming it for farming as well, (Mwaour online AfricaWorld Farming has always energetic man who TV, we talked to him been my passion since naka Farm Foods). I came to Ireland debelieve eating healthy briefly so you can feel early childhood and termined to achieve living in Ireland made foods and exercise great things. Against his spirit. Read on: are the essential me to miss some all expectations and Tell us a bit about of the food that we ingredients of a long pessimism, he venyourself grew up eating back and happy life. tured into an unfamy name is Fungai home. Together with miliar field for imCausemore Chifodya. the thought that here Where is your farm migrants in the Irish and what do you in Ireland we were Republic - Commercial I am originally from eating too much pro- grow? farming. Today, Fungai Mutoko, Zimbabwe I grow corn, yellow and have been living cessed foods and has not only proved and white as well as in Ireland since 2001. genetically modified skeptics wrong, he different types of I live here with my foods, I thought it is in line as one of family - my wife and would be a good idea vegetables like the pioneer African spinach, rape, covo, immigrant farmers in three kids Susan 18, to produce hundred Samantha 12 and percent organic food pumpkins and pumpkin Ireland. AfricaWorld Shayne 6. which are healthy and leaves etc and I liase had a taste of his HURRY NOW! FARM PRODUCE FOR SALE To place an order contact Fungai 0861050802 africafarmfoods@gmail.com Produced in Ireland, African farm produce. White and Yellow Maize (NOT SWEET CORN), vegetables leap such as chomolia, Spinach, Rape, and Pumpkins leaves freshly harvested just before delivery to you. AfricaWorld Newspaper
Are you getting enough support? I do my farming on rented properties in County Meath and in County Wexford. My vision is to acquire my own land to do all the farming and to supply my produce on a commercial scale to chain stores like Tesco, Aldi, LIDL etc
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IT IS TIME FOR DublIn WOMEN FOR... One city one people!!! AkiDwA is DELIGHTED to announce the commencement of ‘Dublin Women for One City One People” 2014 meeting. The city of Dublin’s population has radically changed over the past decade. In some areas of the city there are now more non Irish than Irish born people living together. This presents a challenge to create a conversation between women from different cultures and backgrounds who live within Dublin Inner City Area To continue with the process, AkiDwA and Community Technical Aid in association with Dublin City Council are inviting you at their conversational meeting where women learn about local, national and global justice issues and also take action to bring about change. It is time to get involved!
DATE: Tuesday 14th, October 2014 TIME: 11am-13.00pm VENUE: CTA, Unit 2 Killarney Court Upper Buckingham Street, Dublin 1, (2 doors next AkiDwA). We would be delighted for your participation and involvement in this meeting. Light
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AGONY CORNER: My Father Is an African Immigrant and My Mother Is a White Girl from Kansas and I Am Not the President of the United States
By Abdul Yusuf
The men in my fam ily love drugs. They love their meths and their cocaines (both cracked and uncracked), they love their pots and their heroins. They have deep and committed relationships with their drugs. I have always had a deep, committed, and loving relationship with my teeth, so I took a decidedly different route. My mother (never known for her eloquence) will call me and shout through the telephone: “Can you believe it!? Your cousin Kurt burgled again! Burgled!” “Yes, Mother, I can, in fact, believe it.” Asking whether you can believe that one of the men in my family committed a crime is like asking whether you can believe a member of the American Family Association has a “secret gay life.” It’s a classic story repeated through the ages, and only the most insignificant details change with each incarnation. I have always been the overachiever in my family—the one who NOT ONLY got his GED, but also finished an ENTIRE YEAR of college. “He has his very own basement apartment!” my grandma proudly explains to her neigh-
bor. “And he’s never stabbed anyone.” Gaining the approval of my family has never been a concern of mine. In fact, it was not an idea I had given much thought to until one weekday morning when I was 16 years old and I spoke to my father for the first time in my life.
My father moved back to Nigeria one month after I was born. Neither I nor my sister Ijeoma, who is a year and a half my elder, have any recollection of him. Over the course of the next 16 years, we did not receive so much as a phone call from him, until one day in the spring of 1999, when a crinkled envelope bearing unfamiliar postage stamps showed up in the mailbox of Ijeoma’s first apartment. Enclosed was a brief letter from our father in which he explained the strange coincidence that had led to him “finding” us.* It was a convoluted story involving his niece marrying the brother of one of our mother’s close friends from years ago. As a postscript to the letter, he expressed his desire to speak to us and included his telephone number. Roughly a week later, Ijeoma and I found ourselves, late at night, sitting on the
to Ijeoma first. She told him of her plans to study political science (just as he had), about her excitement for starting college in the coming months, and about her job at the bookstore. They spoke for about 20 minutes before it was my turn. My hand shook as I clutched floor of her sparely the large black cordfurnished apartment. less telephone. “HelWe shared a pizza, lo...” I said, my voice sipped on a couple projecting with all the of beers bought for conviction of a dying us by one of her lamb. “Ahamefule!” 21-year-old cowork- he shouted in return, ers, and talked about overblown and disour childhood and our torted by the terrible single mother who connection. “It is so had no choice but to great to hear your leave us home alone voice! I have missed every night at the you so very much.” ages of 8 and 9 while she worked two jobs Being that I was to support us.** one month old when he left, I wondered Ijeoma and I talked whether it was the about all the years pissing, shitting, or we’d wondered about crying that he missed our father and what so much. If I had it would have been made such a lasting like if he had come impression with some back from Nigeria in basic bodily functions, 1982 like he promhe was bound to be ised our mother. What impressed by what would it have been I had accomplished like to grow up with in the nearly 200 a dad? Would I still months that followed. have been so shit“Tell me about yourty at sports? Would self! What do you I still have been so want to be when you effeminate? Would I grow up?” “Well...” I have still been called replied, “I’m already a faggot every day in doing what I want middle school? Would to do when I grow I have known how to up. I’m a musician. I be a man? After we’d play the trumpet, and exhausted ourselves I’m already starting with thoughts of what to get paid and evmight have been, we erything...” At that turned our attention point, the line grew to the more pressing silent with the excepmatter of what was tion of the crackling to happen tomorrow hum of the poor conmorning, when we nection. The silence would push 14 butcontinued for several tons on a telephone, more seconds until it wait a moment, and was interrupted by a then, for the first much more sullen and time, hear the voice reserved voice than that we had only had been speaking to been able to imagine me only a moment for 16 years. earlier. “No,” he said. “No. I do not apThe Honorable Chief prove.” Dr. Samuel Oluo spoke
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No one in my family had ever said those words to me in that order. “You need to do something more sensible,” he continued. “That is not good.” Disappointment dripped from his words, flowed through 8,000 miles of telephone line, poured in through my ear, and began to well in my tear ducts. “Put Ijeoma back on the phone,” he said, his voice now opaque with resignation. I handed Ijeoma the telephone, walked into the kitchen, and poured myself a glass of water. That brief conversation hurtled me into a depression that lasted for months. During
that period of time, my father made two more attempts to call me, but on both of the occasions that his 14-digit telephone number showed up on my caller ID, I didn’t have the will to answer it, nor any idea what I would have said if I had. Eventually, the calls stopped, my life continued, and as the depression faded, I was left with nothing but pure and utter confusion. When my father abandoned us, he left very
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little behind: a few photos, an empty storage chest, a copy of his doctoral thesis on the Biafran War... and the name he had given me, Ahamefule J. Oluo.*** Ahamefule is a very uncommon Nigerian name that literally translates to “let my name not be forgotten,” a rather ironic meaning for a five-syllable first name. In fact, most people I meet find it absolutely impossible to remember.**** “LET MY NAME NOT BE FORGOTTEN.” For my entire life, I had viewed my name as a mandate handed down from the larger-than-life, Mufasa-esque vision of my father that had been
I would do something sensible with my life? Ahamefule is not the name of a sensible man. The question haunted me for years, and I had always thought that someday I would have the courage and the opportunity to ask my father about it, once and for all, faceto-face. But on the evening of February 21, 2006, I received a call from a Nigerian half-brother I had never met, informing me that our father had passed away at the age of 76 due to complications from diabetes.
His passing was a revelation, not only because I had to accept that I would never meet my father, but also because, according to his death certificate, he was nearly a quarter-century older than he had claimed to be. For the entire duration of his marriage to my mother, he had lied about his age. When they got married, she thought he was 30. He was actually FIFTY-THREE YEARS OLD. It became clear that I knew absolutely nothing about this man. I can unequivocally say that I have never begrowing in my head fore or since been so for as long as I could affected by the death remember. “MAKE of someone who, in YOUR MARK! BE SPEC- reality, was a comTACULAR! DON’T LET plete stranger. ANYONE FORGET THE DAY THAT THEY MET I was heartbroken. THE ONE AND ONLY My father had died AHAMEFULE J. OLUO!” disappointed in me. I had not had the op“Yes, cloud-dad. I portunity to prove won’t let you down.” him wrong and now I never would. I was It is the name of a to remain a failure legend, it is the name for all of eternity and of a star, it is the my questions would name of an artist. It remain unanswered, is not the name of an gnawing at my brain accountant. So why for the rest of my did he give me this life. Or so I thought. name if he had hoped
A couple years later, at a bar, I was approached by a man I had never met. As he walked toward me, he proclaimed very loudly, in an all-too-familiar accent, “YOU ARE NIGERIAN!” Like most people, I tend to be caught off guard when yelled at by strangers, so I did not immediately reply. As he approached, I stared at his face. He looked nothing like me... and at the same time, he looked exactly like me. He repeated, “YOU ARE NIGERIAN, RIGHT?” After another moment of hesitation, I calmly explained that yes, my father was, in fact, Nigerian. “I knew it! From the second I saw your face, I knew it. What village was your father from?” “My father was the chief of Obibietche,” I replied. The man gasped. “I cannot believe it—I grew up five miles from Obibietche!”
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end of my story, I told the st ranger that I was haunted by all the questions that, due to my father’s death, would never be answered. I explained that I had spent my entire life trying to embody the meaning of my name: Ahamefule J. Oluo, let my name not be forgotten, make my mark, be spectacular, Mufasa in the clouds, etc. How could it be that my father had been disappointed in me for trying to live up to the name he had given me? The more I spoke about it, the more emotional I became, the more I found myself drifting back to that morning when I was 16 years old and I spoke to my father for the first, last, and only time. I was on the verge of tears when this man, this stranger, suddenly erupted in laughter. Since I failed to see the humor in my story, I asked him the next logical question: “Why are you laughing?”
I was stunned into silence. After about three more minutes, the stranger’s laughter subsided and he took a deep breath. “Ahamefule. That’s a hard name to pronounce. Do you go by a nickname?” “Yeah, well, most people just call me Aham.” At that moment, he was overcome with laughter for the second time. Now, the first time it happened I was just confused. This time I was annoyed. “What’s so funny now?” I asked. He was barely able to catch enough breath to speak, but with tears streaming down his face, he squeezed out, word by word, “That... just... means... name!” That was the end of our conversation.
All those years of wondering, the weight of those questions... Both of us were and it turns out that shocked by this cothe questions were incidence. Obibietche never real to begin is a small village in with. If I had known the Niger Delta, and I He could barely get the true meaning had never met anyone the words out, “Be- of my name, would who had even heard cause you have com- I have lived my life of it, let alone grown pletely misunderstood differently? Would you up in its outskirts. your name!” still be reading this? I was letting all of Would you have any this sink in when, out In shock, I responded, idea who I was? I’m of the blue, he said, “So... it doesn’t mean not sure, and I don’t “Let me ask you, how ‘let my name not be really care anymore. is your relationship forgotten’?” The name Ahamefule with your father?” was never a charge Taken aback by the “Oh! No, that is ex- of greatness—it was question, I began to actly what it means, nothing but a selfrealize what an unbe- but you have misish and contemptible lievable opportunity understood. Ahameman’s tribute to himthis could be to gain fule is a name that self. If I had known some new undera father gives to his what my name really standing of where my first-born son. It is meant, would I have father came from and a celebration of the lived in a way that the culture that had continuation of his would have made him molded him. I offered bloodline. It doesn’t proud? I have no way the man a seat next mean let YOUR name of knowing that, beto me at the bar and not be forgotten—it cause I don’t know began telling him the means let HIS name who the fuck he was. same story that I not be forgotten! It But I know who I am. have just told you. has nothing to do I am Ahamefule J. As I approached the with you!” Oluo.
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Editorial STORY Short story Editorial tiVANTY tleddddd
By Onyeaghalam Anastasia Once there was a woman called mami femi,she is a woman that believes nobody is above her,her son travelled abroad and made money he decided to drill a borehole water in his father’s compound,and also build a mansion, because mami is a greedy woman, she would chase and stop people from coming to fetch water from her compound. This she con tinued until one day she fell sick and was taken to the hospital, the doctor conducted a test on her and she was diagnosed of low water in her body system. Before anything could be done,she had already kicked the bucket, people that new her,and heard of her death were surprised not because of her death,but the cause of her death.This is to let you know that vanity upon vanity all is vanity.
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Meredith - Our daughter’s murder, and the heartbreaking quest for the truth - John Kercher (Hodder & Stoughton) By Ian Callagy
to get through to Meredith on her Meredith - Our daugh- mobile, which was ter’s murder, and the very unusual, but I heartbreaking quest tried to keep calm for the truth - John and told myself the Kercher (Hodder & victim couldn’t be Stoughton) Meredith. The call Losing a child is eventually came a terrible blow from the foreign for any parent to desk of the Mirror come to terms newspaper, from a with. For John young girl I hadn’t Kercher the pain spoken to before. must be infinitely That call ended my worse as he and world as I knew his family struggle it. Nervously, she to get justice for told me that they their loved one, had a name for Meredith. Sadly the murdered girl. the pain has not I asked for it, but diminished as she was reluctant the Kerchers are to tell me. I had to still – to this day – persuade her to searching for jusrelease the name. tice. I shall never forOn the night of 1 get her words. November 2007 “The name going British student, round Italy is MerMeredith Kercher edith.” I dropped lost her life in the the phone. I didn’t mediaeval town of believe it. Not my Perugia, just north beautiful Meredith.’ of Rome, where In those dramatic she was attendwords the reader ing college. The is introduced to a 21 year-old had horrifying murder been brutally murcase, but also a dered. In writing touching memorial this book, her fato Meredith’s life. ther, John, gives a In the first chapfirst-hand account ter of John’s book of his daughter’s we are told of the life. He charts her family’s initial reacdevelopment from tion to the murder. baby to child to Stephanie Kercher teenager to young is quoted as saying adult. Much more of her sister: could have oc“As anyone who curred in Merewas fortunate to dith’s life if it hadn’t have known her been so cruelly would testify, she terminated. was one of the John explains how most beautiful, he and his famintelligent, witty ily were to first and caring people learn of Meredith’s you could ever death. He writes: meet. Nothing was ‘I hadn’t been able too much for her.
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outlines all the evidence given in the trial. Without directly expressing his views, it is clear that Knox, Sollecito and Guede, together, were responsible for the murder. His daughter’s killing was a collaboration, he believes, A loyal daughter, because Meredith sister and friend.” could have successfulOf Meredith’s ly have fought off a passion for Italy, lone attacker. She had Stephanie says: experience of martial “She was excited arts we are informed. at the prospect The trial of Knox of spending a and Sollecito lastyear in Italy, maked the duration ing new friends of 2009, with the and immersing in finger of blame the culture. She firmly pointing was pursuing her towards them. dreams…” Nobody Piecing together expected her life all the evidence, would be in danit was found by ger. the Italian courts I, like many, am that Meredith was familiar with the sexually assaulted murder trial in by Guede and which Amanda then stabbed to Knox, Rudy Guedo death by the other and Raffaele Solletwo. It is thought cito were the dethat Knox and Solfendents. Viewing lecito had been some of the televiunder the influsion reporting of ence of narcotics the proceedings at the time of the one might form murder. Meredith’s the impression body, at that point, that Knox was vicwas pouring with timised. The good blood. In order looking Amerito avoid deteccan woman, to an tion the American extent, dazzled woman and her the media. Her then Italian boynickname – ‘Foxy friend showered Knoxy’ – underthemselves clean. standably upset During the trial the Kerchers. After Knox was found to the long trial Knox have given inconand Sollecito were sistent evidence. found guilty and Everything leaned sentenced to 26 towards her guilt. years and 25 years By the time of the in prison respecconvictions, in late tively. 2009, it had been Guede had earlier more than two years been found guilty in since Meredith’s slaya ‘fast-track’ trial. A ing. The Kercher fami24 year sentence was ly were close to getimposed on him for ting justice for their his part in Meredith’s loved one. However murder. But this was this was denied due not to be the end to an appeal by Knox of the ordeal for the and Sollecito. The Kercher family. appeal coincided with Throughout his book a wave of support, in John meticulously the US, for Knox. Ef-
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forts were even made to engage the Obama administration. All of this only prolonged the suffering for the Kerchers. On page 216, John writes: “That politicians were, after what I always felt to be a full and fair trial, becoming involved seemed deeply unfair to me, and the fact that they were turning Meredith’s murder trial into a soapbox from which to damn the Italian justice system only hardened my family’s belief that Meredith was being written out of her own story.” The appeal centred on DNA evidence. At the end of 2009 Guede’s conviction was upheld
but his sentence was reduced to 16 years. The Kerchers felt that this was deeply “unfair”. John found this particularly hard to accept – his daughter was gone forever and would never see sunlight again, yet Guede would taste freedom in less than two decades. With Guede’s appeal now out of the way, the focus turned to Knox and Sollecito’s appeal. After an extended period the appeals process came to a conclusion that was to shock the Kerchers. Knox and Sollecito were acquitted of Meredith’s murder. The verdict stunned all those wanting justice for this most callous of crimes. Now
the Kerchers would be plunged into further uncertainty. The locals in Perugia were incredulous as news of the verdict spread. ‘Lack of evidence’ seemed to be the reason behind the acquittal of Knox and Sollecito. In reaching the decision Stephanie Kercher points out: “There were originally 10,000 pages of evidence before the main trial. This means that all of that has been overturned.” I remember the coverage of the appeal as reported on television. While it wasn’t proved that Knox and Sollecito were innocent, it certainly seemed to me that they were. I didn’t read in detail about the murder trial
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or the appeal. It felt like the American and her Italian accomplice were subject to an injustice. That is how I felt – until I read this book. Now I feel differently. Reading John’s book and his lucid gathering of all the evidence relating to Meredith’s murder, a different picture is painted. I looked up Amanda Knox on the internet and watched an interview with her on US television. My feeling is that the Seattleborn woman is in fact guilty as accused. Why doesn’t she return to Italy to claim her innocence? If I were wrongly accused of murder I would leave no stone unturned in working to prove my innocence. Yet Knox remains quiet. This is a glaring, if silent, admission of guilt in my eyes. Another question that hasn’t been satisfactorily answered, for me, is why Knox hasn’t approached the Kercher family to directly clarify matters? Guilt, it must be presumed, is the answer. Inconclusive DNA evidence would seem to be the reason for the acquittal. Everything else counts against the defendents. The saddest aspect to all of this is the continued grief of the Kerchers who remain locked in a situation where justice for Meredith, nearly seven years after her murder, has been denied. This story isn’t over yet, I am convinced.
EDITORIAL Editorial Pan-African Lecture 2014
Editorial ti The yearly pan-African lecture series organised by AfricaWorld newspaper will be taking place in November. Like we do every year, distinguished members of our community will be given ‘Awards of Community Service’. The pan-African lectures started in 2012 at the one year Anniversary ceremony of AfricaWorld newspaper. In that year, we celebrated the life of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana in Dublin. The maiden Guest Lecturer was Thompson Adekunle, a Ghanaian while 2013 celebrated Mwalimu Julius Nyerere of Tanzania. The Lecturer for 2013 was Dr. David Nyaluke, a Tanzanian. The 2014 pan-African lecture will be in November and we are celebrating Steve Bantu Biko, one of the great icons of Black Consciousness. More on the murdered South African Activist and his unforgettable role in global history is expected on the D day. Follow www. africaworldnewspaper. com and our social media sites for the latest news on the lecture and prospective awardees. Our newspaper has changed in design and we look forward to reading your reaction about it. We have the latest news, pictures and articles in this edition. Come in. Uka
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BRIENZE LAWRENCE An Entrepreneur who founded Braniz & Lloyds International – A parent company that deal on Business Consulting, Entertainment and Aftercare. Brienze is well experienced in Business, Sales, Marketing and Events Management. Skilled in project management and holds a certificate in Human Rights and Asylum, and a certificate from Gaiety School of Acting. A Graphic Designer from the Dublin Institute of Design and currently a final year Interior Design undergraduate student for 2014/15 at the Dublin Institute of Design.
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Brienze is young, enterprising, creative, determined and hardworking. An individual with relative experience in youth empowerment projects as depicted by her work with European Youth in Migration Forum (EYMF). A facilitator at St. Vincent De Paul’s young people workshop 2011 & 2012, theatrical stage management with Arambe Productions Dublin 2013, and project management team member with Dublin African Film Festival. She has Coordinated Seminars and delivered keynote speeches for the Irish Refugee Council.
CURRENT CEO - Braniz & Lloyds International Asst. Event/Project Manager - Dublin African Film Festival 2014 Core Member – European Youth in Migration Forum from 2013
PAST Marketing/Sales Manager – CAVS Ireland Asst. Team Lead (New Markets) – Asfric International Limited Dublin; Ireland Event Coordination and Promotion – Dublin African Film Festival 2013 Event Coordination and Promotion - Nollywood in Ireland 2011 and 2012
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THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE
in 1979 before joining New Nigeria Bank (NNB) where he plied his trade from 1980 –1984. From NNB, where he played about 42 games, Keshi was transferred to Stade d’Abidjan in By Uka1985, and then to Chukwu Africa Sports in 1986, Okorie all in the Ivory Coast. “It’s not for me His rise further took alone. I hope more Af- him to play profesrican coaches will get sionally in Europe, to this position and starting with Belgian make their country side Lokeren between proud.” 1986 - 1987, AnderStephen Okechukwu lecht 1987 - 1991 Keshi was born on 31 and Racing Club de January 1962 in La- Strasbourg in France gos to parents from between 1991 Illah in Oshimili North 1993. He came back
to cap his illustrious football playing career and service to his fatherland.
Stephen Keshi
Keshi debuted for Nigeria in 1981 at the age of 19 under Brazilian born Otto Martins Gloria who led the African giant to glory in the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations, which the team won 3-0 in the final in Lagos against Algeria. From 1981 until 1995, when he retired from the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Keshi played 64 games, scoring on 9 occasions. He went on to captain Nige-
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successful stint with the Junior Eagles at the 2001 African Youth Championship, which also served as qualification for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. He broke records by qualifying the unfancied Republic of Togo national team for their first World Cup tournament, Germany 2006, only to be promptly replaced by German coach Otto Pfister prior to the World Cup finals. Unfortunately, Togo put in a dismal performance and failed to advance to the knock-
coach of the Nigerian Super Eagles in 2011, leading them to qualification for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa, which they won, defeating impressive Burkina Faso 1–0 in the final. Keshi thus became the first black African to win the prestigious trophy as Captain and Coach. Stephen Keshi led Nigeria to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil where they reached the knockout stage. Currently, he is the reigning Confederation of African Football (CAF) Coach of the Year 2013. Keshi is known as a gentle football technocrat but vocal in the empowerment of coaches of African extraction. His desire to carve a niche for himself and African coaches has often pitched him against Nigerian football administrators, who are generally believed to favour foreign managers, especially those that can satisfy their corrupt demands.
Local Government Area of Delta State. Often nicknamed “the Boss” by his contemporaries, Keshi’s life revolves around football and the quest for black African Coaches to be recognised. He came to global stage when, at a young age, he joined the Super Eagles of Nigeria. Keshi started his playing career with the African Continental Bank (ACB) Lagos where he played a total of 10 games
to Belgium, starring for FC Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek, often referred to as FC Brussels from 1993 - 1994. In 1995, Stephen Keshi went to the United States to play for Central California Valley Hydra in Stockton California, Sacramento Scorpions in 1996 and the Perils FA of Malaysia from 1997 - 1998. In 2000, a testimonial match was arranged for Keshi in Lagos
ria to another Africa Cup of Nations glory in Tunisia 1994 under the guidance of Dutch coach Clemens Westerhof. While Keshi led the Super Eagles as a Captain, Nigeria witnessed a rise in prestige around the world as a flurry of successes in the field of play sent jitters to opponents’ spines. Stephen Keshi ventured into coaching with the Super Eagles as an assistant before having an un-
- Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon you. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall out stage in 2006 Af- arise upon you, and rican Cup of Nations his glory shall be seen in Egypt. However, in upon you 2007, the Togolese football authorities reengaged Keshi in time for a friendly against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon. In April 2008, Keshi became the manager of the Mali national football team, taking them to the Nations Cup in 2010 which was hosted by Angola from 10 Facebook: https://www. January to 31 Janfacebook.com/africaworuary 2010. Stephen Keshi was appointed ld?fref=ts
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“Unwanted” Search Engines Internet Browsers By interest and that is The Internet Explorer
ing Systems, users can always download browsers of choice from a whole lists of many; Firefox, Google Uchenna Onyenagubo not to say that they as a web browser is Chrome, Opera and are perfect in their a software application Safari (Mac PC) etc. Occasionally, usWe have discussed functions. When you designed to accomin the last edition of purchase a laptop or plish Internet requests ers personalise web browsers to suit their Tech_Pilot various desktop with windows task that is imperaactivities as well as disturbing advertise- operating system, tive to every comments that appear on the default Internet puter including smart companies, making their default pages our webpages, many if browser is the “Indevices. It helps to not all, are unsolicited ternet Explorer” (IE) retrieve, present and reflect their goals and objectives. For and we promised to which helps to start transverse informatalk about “Unwant- off your Internet links tion resources on the instance, www.google. com happens to be ed” Search Engines and activities. If you (www) World Wide this time. ever change your Web. Even though the most users’ home page, as mentioned The search engines mind on which brows- IE have associated earlier everyone deare the backbone er to use afterwards, to Windows Operatcides on what suits of all browsing and it is the Internet them according fact-finding tool on Explorer that ento individual the Internet. Various ables access to interest. The developers introduce download a process of different search tools preferred defining depending on user’s browser.
page (www.google. com) In the example above, Google.com is the major search engine which is the reason for making www. google.com the home page. Now, in most cases this settings changes as a result of an installation or download that is just completed. As mentioned in the last edition, many hidden applications are associated with many downloads this days so, one needs to be extra careful when engaging in the installation of software. Most times, the home page changes from its original settings which can be very disturbing. When you
encounter this problem, do not panic, just reset your home page following the steps shown above but this time, you require following extra steps: 1. Follow steps 1-6 above 2. Under “Search”, select which search engine and click on “Manage search engine” to chose preferred one 3. Then under “On start up”, select the radio button with “Open a specific page or …” click “Set Page” and in the popup window, type your
riences with popup ads that appear each time we open the browsers. Now you can stop these home page choice popup by installing The following steps above should resolve “free” software applications. the issue but if it For example with continues, in some Google Chrome and cases, you will need to remove program. In Firefox, you may use the “Adblock Plus”, this case, go to the control panel, select the following steps will assist you accomprograms and when plish the installation: the lists of all programs in your com1. Open your puter appear, select browsers (for instance the name of that particular “unwanted” Google Chrome) search engine and right click to uninstall 2. In the top-right corner of your winthe program. dow, click the Chrome QUICK TIP menu Similar to unwanted search engines, there are some awful expe- 3. Select Settings
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your home page is as follows: 1. Open your browsers (for instance Google Chrome) 2. In the top-right corner of your window, click the Chrome menu 3.
Select Settings
4. Under “Appearance,” check the box Show Home button 5. Below “Show Home button,” click the link “Change” to choose your homepage 6. Select “Open this page” and type in your required home
4. On the left hand side, select Extension 5. Click on “Get more extension” 6. In the Chrome web store, type “Adblock Plus” in the search bar 7. Click on install and you are done When you are done, the Adblock Plus icon appear on the top right hand corner beside the Chrome menu sign You can watch this clip as well: http:// www.youtube.com/ watch?v=3htG2x8BV64
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