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people of Japan even under the most diffi cult health circumstances. To the people of Japan, we say thank you as well to all the countries that participated in the Olympics. A big congrats to Uganda and Kenya for leading Africa with most medals.

Other news going on in Africa include the war

eliminating rebels in the Mozambiquan

northern corridor. A responsibility which the people of Rwanda have taken with grace to the aid Mozambique in helping bring some order in the northern region of Mozambique. This level of collaboration is what Africa should be encouraged to foster for fellow Africans.

The protest and vandalism on public property in South Africa were unfortunate and clearly should not have happened. We are encouraged by the people that came out to clean up and restore the stores. This is not to negate the fact that Ricky Muloweni

AS WE CONTINUE TO FIGHT this ravaging pandemic, we encourage all our readers who have access to the vaccine to get vaccinated. According to the health experts, the only way to beat this pandemic is to get as many people vaccinated. Unfortunately, most parts of Africa still do not have available vaccines and the news on deaths is extremely devastating. Our hearts and prayers are with the all the families that have been aff ected by this virus. I personally lost two great friends, Mr. Chishimba Mulenga and Mr. Ahmed Simwaya. May they rest in eternal peace, and I am grateful to them for the time we had together here on this earth.

As all the pandemic news is covering the airwaves, our team at Africa Business Association want to remind our readers of the many transformational things that are happening around you; Let’s start with the 2020 Summer Olympics which have been executed with success by the ▲Kenya's Faith Kipyegon ◄ Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo

South Africa has gone through a devasting covid attack that resulted into closures of cities which in essence left most of the poor in extreme economic hardship. Our hope is that the new fi nance minister will put in place policies that goes to address these gaps for the South African people.

Zambians are going to the polls this week. We wish all the candidates the best, and above all the Zambian people wisdom to choose the leaders that will work with them to build a prosperous Zambia.

The Ethiopian internal war is concerning. We encourage the African leaders and all parties concerned to work out the diff erences. Africa is one continent with one people. The city of Addis is the center of the African Union as such the internal diff erences of the Ethiopian people should concern all of the African people.

Dangote Group is expanding sugar production to meet local demands and working collaboratively with the Nigerian government to grow local sugar production. We encourage more small-scale local sugar cane producers in Nigeria and other west African nations be accorded the same incentives and opportunities to grow this industry.

Ghana has been in the news with protests on demands for higher wages and the questions regarding the need to build a religious infrastructure using public funds. Within this news the people of Ghana have also build a gold processing factory that will for the fi rst time enable the largest producer of Gold in Africa process their own Gold. This is major successful news, congratulations to

the people of Ghana and more African countries should clearly do the same.

In United States we added one more black woman to the billionaire list; Rihanna. Congratulations to this successful lady and powerhouse. The one encouraging thing she said when asked about this new status she replied, “God is Good”. Yes, indeed God is good and happy reading. Ricky Muloweni Publisher/President dawn@africabusinessassociation.org aba@africabisinessassociation.org www.africabusinessassociation.org

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About the Africa Business Association

The Africa Business Association is an independent international business development organization. We off er access to the latest resources, information, and best practices in advocacy and communications for the African Diaspora and the African entrepreneurs in Africa.

We work to help you have access to news and events as starting points for constructive conversations and calls to action. We seek to cut through the froth of the political spin cycle to underlying truths and values. We want to be so focused on progress that together we can provide a credible and constructive generation of Africans that take seriously our previous generations and act upon all their wishes, our hopes and aspirations to make lasting change for all future generations.

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