SPEAKING TO DR ARICANA CHIHOMBORI ON AFRICA AND ADDI

 It was a great interview and was sure it will be because she never disappoint her viewers, congratulations Dr. Arikanna we love you, the greatest woman Mama Africa has hidden for this era. We must dispense with white and blonde wigs and gain legal system unique to African Mind wherein We the People have protection from colonial legacy.

The game is up, and taking an offensive mode to take back, what has been stolen over the years. (COVID19) despite being tragic, is a major game changer for AFRICA.

Angola knocked out of chess Olympiads because of the poor internet connection

 Angola lost the World Chess Olympiads last Sunday in Luanda after one win, one defeat and a draw in the triple and last rounds of the third phase of the race.

The national squad beat Nigeria 6-0 in the 7th round, lost to Tajikistan 1-5 in 8th round and drew with United Arab Emirates 3-3 in 9th round.

After having been exempt from the first phase, due to the ranking and having completed the second phase, Angola had the internet as its main obstacle.

Angola, who integrated the group B, blamed the constant interruption of Zap Fibra signal for the consecutive defeats in the first six rounds of that period of the race.

However, although already eliminated the national squad played last Sunday just for honour.

Made of ten athletes, Angola dropped in 9th position.

Moved to the other phase were the counterparts of Portugal, IPC (teams of disabled athletes from different countries in the world) and Scotland.

Angola Olympics elimination blamed on internet

Angola is eliminated from the World Chess Olympics by losing consecutively due to lack of attendance, due to the successive drop of the internet signal, especially in the six rounds disputed, out of the nine planned, in this 3rd phase of the tournament (Group B).

In the online event, due to the propagation of covid -19, Angola finished undefeated in the 2nd phase, last week, but Friday, at the entrance of the third stage, faced an unforeseen opponent, the Internet, recording defeats until the imminent situation of victory.

This Saturday, the national team was again "victim" of the internet signal (Zap Fibre), losing with Botswana for the fourth round, by 0-6, for fall of the signal.

The same situation was repeated in the next two rounds, with Chinese Taipei losing to Round 5 (0-6) and Sri Lanka to Round 6 (2-4), in a game in which they were not allowed to lose if they wanted to qualify for the next round.

With zero points in the standings, even if Angola win Sunday's three challenges against Nigeria (round 7), Tajikistan (8th) and United Arab Emirates (9th) have no chance to continue in the competition.

The group, composed of ten teams, is led by Portugal with 12 points, followed by IPAC (team composed of disabled athletes -9 pts), Sri Lanka (9), Scotland (8).

Angola and Nigeria are the only teams that have not scored yet.

Africa prepares memorandum on extra technical assistance

 Finance ministers and central bank governors of Africa, including Angola, executive directors have drafted a Draft Memorandum 2020, which will be presented to the leadership of the Bretton Woods Institutions, to increase technical assistance.

The document was prepared at the end of the Caucus Africa meeting/2020, which took place through videoconference on August 6th of this year, according to a note to which ANGOP had access last Monday from the Ministry of Finance.

This memo aims to obtain support on issues related to increased external aid and effectiveness of assistance during the pandemic, increased availability of health services, education, water and social protection, as well as  strengthening of macro-fiscal and governance policies.

This aid also aims to strengthen markets, private sector and employment, as well as to increase the representativeness and voice of African states within the Bretton Woods Institutions.

At this meeting, the Angolan delegation was chaired by Finance minister Vera Daves.

At the gathering, the ministers and governors of the central banks presented in a joint and coordinated manner, the great and current concerns affecting the economies of the African continent.

The forum was held under the motto "Protecting Human Capital in the days of COVID-19: saving lives, preserving well-being and protecting productivity and employment".

Topics such as the Economic and Social Impact of COVID-19 in Africa, African Countries' Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic, multilateral to the COVID-19 Pandemic, were addressed at the meeting, in addition to the elaboration of the synthesis of the African Caucus Memorandum 2020.

It is a preparatory meeting considered relevant for African member countries, aiming at a cohesive and effective participation in the annual autumn meetings of the Bretton Woods institutions.

Currently, and taking into account that several African countries are facing major economic challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting served fundamentally for a joint and assertive approach on the necessary measures and the most appropriate means to counter the consequences of 19.

Besides minister Vera Daves, other government officials attended the gathering, such as the minister of Economy and Planning, Sérgio Santos, the Governor of the National Bank of Angola (BNA), José de Lima Massano, and the Secretary of State for Labour and Social Security, Pedro José Filipe

Loneliness in the elderly: how to help?

Volunteering for an organization that supports older people is a key way of helping a lonely or socially isolated older person.

Sofonie Dala having an interview with older people in Angola. 

These people really need help, there's only one social residence to accommodate older people in Luanda city. 

We are not receiving any help from the government, our sons and daughters abandoned us, lamented the veteran Agostinho Francisco. 

There are lots of ways you can do your bit to help lonely or socially isolated elderly people in your community. The person you're helping will reap health benefits, and you'll find you will as well.

 

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Woman dies after taking 2 liters of blood from her body

Two nurses accused of causing the death of a citizen in the municipality of Soyo, Zaire province, were arrested Friday by the Criminal Investigation Service (SIC).

According to the spokesman of the Provincial Delegation of the internal Ministry, Luís Bernardo, in statements to the press today, the misfortune occurred in one of the private medical posts in the neighborhood Nkungu-yengele, outskirts of the village, where the 26 years old victim, went to treat a supposed malaria.

"In the health unit she was diagnosed with high hemoglobin (excess blood in the body), and the alleged nurses decided to remove about two liters of blood in the body, causing immediate death to the patient", he explained.

It is suspected that nurses had performed this operation without the slightest mastery of the profession. Reasons why, they are being, for this, implicated in the crime of involuntary manslaughter.

On the same day, the SIC detained in the neighborhood 11 November, outskirts of Mbanza Kongo, a 27-year-old citizen accused of having sexually assaulted his older sister.