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 AFRONUTRI ONLINE

Today we are featuring Luisa. It's her birthday, we want to know what she's going to eat today and what impact this food can have on the baby she's expecting.

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SDG 14: Ocean documentary - Part 5

It seems that these amateur fishermen can't get enough.

They remain with their line at the edge of the sea for long hours. Unfortunately they are only catching fingerlings but they do not despair.

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FURNITURE SCAVENGER HUNT CHALLENGE.

In our houses, there are treasures to be found. Pieces of furniture that are practical, stylish or even antiques! Some may have been left to us by family members, some were carefully selected in the store and some were received from friends moving into another home. Often, we have furniture that is more precious because it holds memories and associations. Caring for and maintaining these precious pieces could help us be more sustainable.

Here are some things from my childhood. Some were given to me and others belong to my family home.

ENERGY POSITIVE HOMES 

 Enhance your comfort, save energy and money by adapting your home and your habits to be more efficient

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Mali accuses Cote d’Ivoire of masterminding coup, arrests 49 Ivorian soldiers

 Malian authorities have arrested 49 Ivorian soldiers at Bamako International Airport accusing them of masterminding the overthrow of the transitional government of Col. Assimi Goita.

Mali pointed the finger at French President Emmanuel Macron currently on a three-nation Africa tour accusing him of leaning on Ivorian president Allassane Outarra to do his bidding.

Bamako is holding the 49 Ivorian soldiers and has refused to heed Ivorian president’s demand that they be returned to Cote d’Ivoire. Instead, Mali has proposed a prisoner swap involving Malian dissidents exiled in Cote d’Ivoire.

A meeting to discuss the prisoner swap was held in Lome, the capital of Togo but it is not clear what agreement was reached.

Mali under the current military government has severed relations with former colonial country of France and has mutually agreed with France to withdraw all its troops in the country.

Bamako has accused France of furthering its post colonial interests in the guise of providing security against jihadist whose resilience has raised questions in many circles as to how seriously French soldiers are committed to fighting those jihadists.

The Goita administration last year ordered four combat helicopters along with trainers from Russia to fight the jihadists themselves, a move that angered Paris.

Consequently, French President Macron announced a trip to Mali but had to cancel the trip because “negotiations to meet with Goita was proving a challenge anyway,” according to the statement released at that time.

The fact was that Goita indicated that Macron could come to Mali if he pleased, but he would not agree to meet one-on-one with him.

DNT News with Correspondence reports from Julius Ouya.

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Nigerian ‘Sakawa Kingpin’ Sunny Awamini Wanted Man By Interpol – EOCO Uncovers

 The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) has detained a notorious leader of a fraudulent enterprise operating in Ghana and neighboring Nigeria who is also on the wanted list of Interpol for various organized crimes.

On Thursday, July 21, 2022, Sunny Anwamini (Alias Sunny Enyindah Anwamini @ Apostle Sunny Chigeru), a Nigerian national, was arrested and charged with three counts of Uttering forged documents, defrauding by false pretences and money laundering.

The accused, between January 2017 and May 2022, used forged documents including an Export Declaration Form from the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to obtain various sums of money totaling Six Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($6,500,000) from one Mazen Farakh, the complainant, under the pretext of exporting teak wood from Ghana to him in Ukraine.

The accused was arraigned before Her Ladyship Elfreda Dankyi at Criminal Court 2 of the High Court, Accra. After the accused person’s plea was taken, EOCO’s legal team prosecuting on behalf of the Republic, prayed the court to take into consideration the amount involved in the offence allegedly committed in granting bail.

The Court in its ruling set the terms of bail at Twenty Million Ghana Cedis (GHc 20,000,000) with three (3) sureties, two (2) of whom must be justified.

The accused is to surrender his passport and other travelling documents and to report twice a week to the EOCO headquarters.

However, Sunny Awamini is yet to settle the bail conditions and has been detained.

Background

According to deep throat sources at EOCO, the suspect met Mazen Farakh in December 2018 during which the latter expressed interest in purchasing expensive wood (teak).

Sam after receiving the sum of $6.5 million from the Ukrainian businessman sent photographs of fake pallets of teak stored in custom bonded warehouses and promised to get the goods delivered to Ukraine.

Additionally Information

Sunny Awamini alias Sam is apparently a wanted man by interpol and Nigeria security apparatus having been in the hunt for him for several years.

EOCO after doing a diligent work sought collaboration from their Nigerian counterparts and were informed that Sam has been a wanted man and operates a criminal gang of fraudulent enterprise in Nigeria for a very long time.

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South Africa Reports First Death Causally Linked To COVID Vaccine

 South Africa’s health regulator reported on Thursday a causal link between the death of an individual and Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) (JNJ.N) COVID-19 vaccine, the first time such a direct link has been made in the country.

The person presented with rare neurological disorder Guillain-Barre Syndrome soon after being given J&J’s vaccine, after which the person was put on a ventilator and later died, senior scientists told a news conference.

“At the time of illness no other cause for the Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) could be identified,” Professor Hannelie Meyer said.

The person’s age and other personal details were not disclosed for confidentiality reasons.

Last July, U.S. authorities added a warning to a factsheet for J&J’s vaccine saying data suggested there was an increased risk of GBS in the six weeks after vaccination. At the time it noted 100 preliminary reports of GBS in vaccine recipients, including 95 serious cases and one reported death.

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Food Prices Fell Again In July, U.N. Agency Says

 The United Nations food agency’s world price index declined again in July, edging further away from record highs hit in March.

The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) food price index, which tracks the most globally traded food commodities, averaged 140.9 points last month versus a revised 154.3 for June. The June figure was previously put at 154.2.

The July index was still 13.1% higher than a year earlier, pushed up by the impact of the invasion of Ukraine, adverse weather and high production and transport costs.

“The decline in food commodity prices from very high levels is welcome, however, many uncertainties remain,” said FAO Chief Economist Maximo Torero.

A bleak global economic outlook, currency volatility and high fertilizer prices – which can impact future production and farmers’ livelihoods – all pose serious strains for global food security, he said.

The vegetable oil, sugar, dairy, meat and cereal price indices all fell month-on-month in July, with wheat slumping 14.5%, partly due to a deal reached between Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations to unblock grains exports from Black Sea ports.

The maize price index fell 10.7% in July, also due in part to the Russia-Ukraine deal as well as increased seasonal availability from key producers Argentina and Brazil, the FAO said.

Three ships carrying a combined 58,041 tonnes of corn were authorised to leave Ukrainian ports on Friday, the organisation arranging the operation said. A first vessel carrying Ukrainian grain set sail from Odesa on Monday.

Source: Reuters

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