Praying the Rosary helps every soul reach heaven, for each bead is a precious coin of prayer offered through Mother Mary to her Son. As the joyful, luminous, sorrowful, and glorious mysteries unfold, the heart is formed in faith, hope, and love while Mary gently leads us closer to Jesus.
The 18 September #UNSC Straw Poll for the selection of Antonio Guterres’s successor opens the race wide as an African’s chance as a consensus candidate grows https://t.co/Jz67ef9zTO
Today I attended service at a Catholic church, and I’m seriously considering joining the Pope’s people. Hawa watu hawana mambo mingi. 😂
You criticise their religion, they listen until you finish. Nobody is rolling up their sleeves to defend Rome. You came with your mouth, finish talking and go home.
They attend Mass, receive Communion, say Hail Mary, then some pass by their local for a cold beer.
From “peace be with you” to “weka moja baridi” without quarrelling with anybody. 😂
Nobody is inspecting your clothes. Wear the same shirt every Sunday until the collar gives up.
You came to see God, and God already knows that shirt.
No loudspeaker facing somebody’s cows, announcing that the devil has refused to leave the village. The church bell rings, and those who are going start walking.
And they’re not begging you to join. The church has been beside the road since your grandfather was a boy. You know the entrance. Ukijiskia, ingia.
What pleased me most was not being asked to stand up, introduce myself, say who invited me and explain whether I’m visiting or looking for a spiritual home. Yaani I can come and pray without giving the village my CV? 😂
By the time I left, nobody had recruited me into a committee or asked why my wife hadn’t come.
Very disciplined people. Somebody tell the Pope there is a man from Kingeero coming and I already know where the church is. 😂
Francis Drake Rammer Gureme a.k.a Jajja FDR. Gureme is a lucky man. He's 102, today.
He was a fantastic columnist back in the day. The 'Old Man About Town' was a must read.
He told me on his birthday in 2025 that though he drank beer in his prime, he also prayed a lot!
@kirya_ug Posting this house alone is to tell an incomplete story. Post the palace before and after to complete the story. They were all her efforts. Besides, share headlines of mismanagement of public funds should u like to compare the two.
EXCLUSIVE: The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a landmark resolution designating November 27 as the International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage, following sustained advocacy by Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Dr. @FirstLadyBio.
The resolution marks a significant step in global efforts to protect girls from child, early and forced marriage. Attention now turns to implementation, including national legislation, enforcement and community-level action.
In an exclusive interview with @GlobalAfricaHQ , guest host @BusieMatsiko sits down with Dr. Bio to discuss the significance of the resolution and, critically, what must happen next.
The conversation examines how governments can turn international commitments into meaningful protection for girls, the challenges of enforcement, and what this resolution could mean for Sierra Leone, Africa and the world. The resolution has been adopted. Now comes the work of turning commitment into action.
Watch or listen exclusively on Global Africa Brief as Dr. Fatima Maada Bio discusses the road ahead and the global responsibility to ensure that every girl has the right to her childhood, her choices, and her future.
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𝐴𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑙–𝐽𝑢𝑛𝑒 2026
📌 EAC Total trade reached USD 52.3 billion, up 37% compared with Q2 2025.
🔹 Exports rose by 41.3% to USD 26.3 billion, while imports increased by 32.9% to USD 26.0 billion, resulting in a USD 0.3 billion trade surplus.
🔹 Exports to African markets grew by 44.3% to USD 7.2 billion, while intra-EAC exports increased by 33.2% to USD 3.2 billion.
🟤 China remained the region’s largest individual export destination and source of imports. Exports to China nearly doubled to USD 10.7 billion, while imports rose to USD 7.1 billion.
☘️ The UAE and South Africa were also major export destinations, while India, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, the United States and Japan were among the leading sources of imports.
📖 Explore the latest figures and what they tell us about the region’s evolving trade relationships.
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