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Rihanna Joins #EndSARS protest
American singer Rihanna
Wed, 21 Oct 2020
Source: Ghana Crusader
Barbadian Singer and makeup brand owner Rihanna, has joined the online protest to end police brutality in Nigeria.
According to reports, there’s been a heavy shooting at the Lekki Toll Gate area in Lagos today, as #EndSARS protesters defy a government curfew to continue their demand to end police brutality.
Badgalriri on her Instagram says she can’t bear to see this torture and brutalization that is continuing to affect nations across the planet.
Plan to withdraw US soldiers sparks anxiety in Somalia
President Donald Trump had promised to withdraw all soldiers in peace missions abroad (AFP)
Mon, 19 Oct 2020
Source: theeastafrican.co.ke
Plans by the United States to withdraw its troops from Somalia has caused anxiety among partners involved in the war against terror in the country, with appeals for Washington to reconsider its decision.
There were reports that President Donald Trump had asked his top security advisers to draw up a plan for the withdrawal of US troops from Somalia in order to fulfill a 2016 campaign promise to bring US soldiers home from places like Afghanistan, Syria, and Germany.
While the plan to withdraw from Somalia is not yet concrete, it could leave the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) less effective, given that the US troops have been providing essential aerial surveillance on Al Shabaab activities and helping in air bombardment using drones.
Somalia President Abdullahi Muhammed Farmajo tweeted that his government wants the US troops to stay. “The United States military support to Somalia has enabled us to effectively combat Al Shabab and secure the Horn of Africa. A victory through this journey and for Somali-US partnership can only be achieved through continuous security partnership and capacity building support,” he said tweeted.
The US maintains between 600 and 800 troops in Somalia that work closely with Amisom and the Somalia National Army (SNA) in combating Al Shabaab.
The US Africa Command (Africom) helped set up an elite Somali counterterrorism unit, the Danab Advanced Infantry Brigade, in which the US troops have been assisting in operations against Al-Shabaab.
The US forces have also been collaborating with Amisom, especially the Kenyan confinement, in the drone pre-emptive attacks against Al Shabaab leadership.
Amisom spokesperson Col Charles Okongo Ambiakha told The EastAfrican that it will be up to the United Nations Security Council and the African Union Peace and Security Council to give guidance on the way forward should the US troops withdraw.
“However, we at Amison are committed to fulfilling our mandate as stipulated in UN Security Council Resolution 2520 (2020), as we prepare to hand over security responsibility to Somali Security Forces by December 2021,” said Col Ambiakha.
UN resolution
The Resolution 2520 adopted in May while noting that the situation in Somalia continues to constitute a threat to international peace and security, directed that Amisom should maintain the deployment of 19,626 uniformed personnel until February 28, 2021, when the force is supposed to start the process for full withdraw from Somalia since it entered the country in 2007.
This includes a minimum of 1,040 Amisom police personnel including five Formed Police Units, to support security preparations for 2020/21 elections and complete the plan for the handover of security to Somali security forces.
While Amisom troops have been the target of attack by Al Shabaab, the militants in January 2020, attacked a US and Kenyan military base in Manda Bay Airfield in Lamu, killing one US serviceman and two Department of Defense contractors. In September, the US Africa Command’s director of intelligence, Heidi Berg, expressed concern that Al Shabaab was becoming more emboldened in targeting troops.
Thomas Partey reveals why he kept his move to Europe secret
Ghanaian player, Thomas Partey
Mon, 19 Oct 2020
Source: footballghana.com
Ghana superstar, Thomas Partey has revealed why he kept his move top Europe from his friends with the exception of his father.
The midfielder left Tema Youth at a very tender age to join Atletico Madrid for trials.
So to make sure nothing could jeopardise his dream move, he kept it secret from all of his friends and family, with the exception of his father.
"My dad knew about it but then I told him not to tell anyone," Partey said. "There was a saying that when everybody knows about your move, they can disturb you. That's mostly in Ghana because I was playing with my friends and you never know what someone is thinking, so we just had to keep it secret until everyone saw it.
"I wanted to play outside Ghana and I was focused on playing with the great people we saw on TV because we used to watch La Liga, the Premier League, so many leagues. All my inspirations played in that league.
"Moving to Spain taught me a lot and I've learnt a lot from it, how to take decisions on my own, how to be perfect, how to try to go through hell. But then you know that after the hell, you have important things ahead that you can enjoy.
"I'll always take those challenges and I know that with all these challenges, you'll be able to make it."
Partey made his debut on Saturday against Manchester City.
29-year-old Mary Ama Nyorkey received the beating of her life when she asked her boyfriend to officially seek for her hand in marriage.
Before the incident, her boyfriend, Delali Kwasi Atakpa, is said to have asked Mary to move in with him but she refused, adding that they needed to perform the necessary customary rites first.
This infuriated Delali, and as a result, he inflicted severe wounds on his fiance. He, there after took to his heels to avoid police arrest
The two are said to be residents of Adieso Amankrom in the Upper West Akim District of the Eastern Region of Ghana.
Meanwhile, according to sources, Mary has been discharged from the hospital.
She has since lodged a complaint with the police in the area who have mounted a search for the suspect.
