State of Nation Address

State of Nation Address:  i John Dramani Mahama will fix this Energy Challenge 
Early this morning, exactly at 10:15. Ghanaian president John Dramani Mahama gave a state of the Nation Address patterning the current social responsibilities that its seemed to so many Ghanaians as being neglected by the current government.
the president of the republic of Ghana John Dramani Mahama made it clear to all Ghanaian that, his Government is currently working very hard to resolve the issue of the electricity supply in the country by the end of this year. He also assure Ghanaians that  the domsor (light off) will be something of the pass hopefully next month "i John Dramani Mahama will fix this Energy".
the second, point that he raised was patterning to the educational system. due to the current economic situation of Ghanaians, he said it is necessary to give a helping hand to the needy one. specially to those who are living in the remote areas of Ghana.
From Ghana.

  

Ukraine's president says he has reached a deal with the opposition to end the crisis, after all-night talks mediated by EU foreign ministers.

Ukraine's president says he has reached a deal with the opposition to end the crisis, after all-night talks mediated by EU foreign ministers.





Viktor Yanukovych's statement said the deal would be signed later, but the opposition has not confirmed the claim.

Protesters and police are still locked in a stand-off in Kiev, a day after dozens were killed in violent clashes.

On Thursday, EU foreign ministers said sanctions would be imposed on some Ukrainian officials over the violence.

The US has warned Kiev that it would follow suit.

The protests first erupted in late November when President Yanukovych rejected a landmark association and trade deal with the EU in favour of closer ties with Russia.

Thursday was the bloodiest day since the unrest began.

Police opened fire after protesters tried to push them away from the makeshift camps they have been occupying in central Kiev.


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Amateur footage appears to show police hostages - wearing blue uniforms with black collars - being kept in a line by men in plain clothes in Kiev

The health ministry said 77 people had been killed since Tuesday, and another 577 were injured.

But activists suggested the death toll was likely to be much higher.
Early election mooted

On Thursday, the foreign ministers of France, Poland and Germany conducted several hours of discussions with Mr Yanukovych on a "road-map towards a political solution" before going on to talks with opposition leaders.

They returned for another meeting with Mr Yanukovych in the evening and the talks continued through the night.

Thousands of protesters on the Maidan remained on high alert overnight, amid fears of new police attacks

A video still released earlier shows a riot policeman standing next to a sniper firing in Kiev

Dozens of activists were injured, some seriously

Early on Friday, the presidency said "parties agreed on the initialling of an agreement to resolve the crisis", but gave no further details.
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Key dates
21 Nov 2013: Ukraine suspends trade deal with the EU, triggering protests
30 Nov: Riot police injure dozens in crackdown
17 Dec: Russia agrees investment deal with Kiev
19 Jan 2014: Several die in clashes between demonstrators and police
18 Feb: Civilians and police officers killed in clashes
20 Feb: A truce breaks down and dozens die in the worst day of violence since protests began
Why is Ukraine in crisis?

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk had earlier said Mr Yanukovych had been willing to hold an early election, which is one of the protesters' main demands.

The opposition has not said anything to confirm the government's claim of a deal.

Earlier in the crisis, opposition leaders refused to agree anything with the government until they gained the approval of protesters.

Analysts say that after Thursday's killings, the split between protesters and the government is becoming impossible to bridge.

Video footage showed protesters walking directly towards the police, even as they fired handguns and rifles.

Police also shot protesters who went to help wounded colleagues.

Some of the protesters were armed with hunting rifles, and some threw petrol bombs.

There were also reports that dozens of police had been taken hostage.

But most of the protesters were unarmed, and tried to protect themselves from the bullets with homemade shields.


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Activist Kateryna Overchenko explains how the Mikhailivsky monastery in Kiev is now a makeshift hospital

MPs assembled for a session of parliament on Thursday afternoon voted to condemn the violence.

They also called for the use of weapons against protesters to be banned, and for troops and police deployed against them to be withdrawn.

The session was attended by 239 out of 450 MPs, most of them from opposition parties.

A presidential statement blamed the opposition for the violence, and dismissed calls for a truce as "nothing but a way of playing for time to mobilise and arm militants".

Are you in Ukraine? Have you seen or taken part in any of the protests? Email your stories to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with the subject heading 'Ukraine'.

les magouilles du Soudan et le Tchad commence encore!!!

Ai-Tchad — Pendant plus d'une semaine, les organes officiels du régime islamiste de Khartoum avaient tambouriné pour donner un écho retentissant sur les bienfaits de cette réunion et ses conséquences dans la région dans un avenir très proche.
Le Président al Béchir, comme à l'accoutumée en brandissant sa canne et en esquissant quelques pas de danse, avait péremptoirement déclaré la fin de l'opposition armée avant la fin de l'année.
Après un mois presque jour pour jour, on assiste à un effet de boomerang et à un revirement total du régime soudanais de tout ce qui a été concocté avec son vassal d'Amdjaress ! En effet, en ouvrant le forum sur les problèmes économiques du pays dans la grande salle de l'Immeuble de l'Amitié ce jour du 24 novembre 2013, le Président Al Béchir a pour la première fois et de manière officielle reconnu qu'il est impératif que son régime trouve une solution pacifique avec le Front Révolutionnaire Soudanais. Comment et pourquoi en est-on arrivé à cette situation ?
D'abord sur le plan strictement interne, la réunion d'Amdjaress a été très mal vécue différemment, par la communauté zaghawa d'une part et par la classe politique soudanaise y comprise les partisans d'al Béchir d'autre part. Pour la communauté zaghawa, cette intervention est doublement inadmissible, non pas seulement Deby se permet de s'ériger en chef incontesté des zaghawas de deux pays mais il se permet aussi d'envoyer ses troupes pour massacrer les mêmes zaghawas pour le compte du régime génocidaire. Pour l'opposition intérieure, le Président al Béchir a délégué ses pouvoirs régaliens à un Chef d'Etat d'un autre pays, fut-il un pays voisin, pour chercher à résoudre des problèmes internes du Soudan, dans ce cas la constitution devrait le déclarer inapte de poursuivre sa mission et à la limite, il devrait être poursuivi pour haute trahison.
Ensuite les activités grandiloquentes du Front Révolutionnaire Soudanais sur le plan militaire et diplomatique ont eu raison sur les phantasmes politiques des dirigeants soudanais. En effet, après avoir minimisé à travers ses organes officiels et officieux, la portée diplomatique de la tournée européenne des responsables du FRS, le gouvernement soudanais vient de se rendre compte que la tournée a eu des résultats inespérés, aux dires mêmes des responsables du FRS.

Prostitution invades N'Djamena

Prostitution invades N'Djamena
The exercise of the most best job in the world to N'Djamena recorded in recent years, the emergence of a new breed of prostitutes. These girls called VCD and DVD.
Prostitution has grown especially in Chad with the oil boom . It has continued to grow over the last decade, most recently colonized some parts of the city of N'Djamena.
Again practiced by ladies of a certain age who lived in poor neighborhoods and their customers waited quietly , more or less regular and faithful in front of their house , which was also used as room password , the new generation prostitutes goes in search of its customers. They were able to imposed in the middle with their provocative look, their freshness and especially their audacity.
In their environment are called large VCD and DVD. Name borrowed jargon West Africa which means " belly and butt out" for VCD . The DVD is well attributed to prostitutes that suggest through their apparels pubis , belly, and a good part of the post . The big VCD often wearing chains kidneys. When a DVD which means " back and belly out" , it is attributed to find prostitutes who leave their backs and reveal much of their stomach through their attire. Their concept : "shocking to please ." They then dress in very skimpy outfits , which suggests the most intimate parts of the body . Very sexy breathtaking outfits. Sometimes a bra together with a low waist pants , a small culote or a mini skirt .
His approach their customers prostitutes shamelessly . They usually find yourself sun lying on the sidewalks of Avenue Kondole Bealoum , on the outskirts of some hotels and restaurant as " carnivore " or has the famous " Mokolo market " which means " the market girls" their favorite spot not far the roundabout Chagoua facing the ground of the former Rasta bar . High places of prostitution or all the vices are waiting for you . Massed in the dark night fell, the prostitutes do not hesitate to compete charms .
If this phenomenon is amplified in Chad is mainly due to the cost of living. Unemployed and without support, schoolgirls , schoolgirls , student , these girls to family difficulties , we chose to sell their charm to ensure the daily pittance , meet their needs and even their parents .
Against by other did not choose this profession willingly . A rare exceptions meadows , they were forced in one way or another. Some dishonest individuals will indeed look for girls or even minors in the provinces , and promise their work home in N'Djamena . These poor girls who have always dreamed of the capital, jump on the offer without calculating . Once there , these pimps force them into prostitution.
" It's been two years since I work here," confides a young 17 year old girl , met at the bar inn "The Boucaro ." Our interlocutor informed us that his work has many options and the prices varis " also , There are customers who do not want to use condoms. When it's bareback I put the price very high "without comment!
Times are tough , do you have the habit of saying . This situation of poverty has resulted in some women risk behaviors . And worse, many of them know , if they neglect the consequences of their actions. Their choice is to make money at any cost . Sad reality !

Mentally Ill in Sub-Saharan Africa

Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |

Harrowing Photos of the Mentally Ill in Sub-Saharan Africa

Robin Hammond—Panos

Severely mentally disabled men and women are shackled and locked away in Juba Central Prison for years on end. The new nation of South Sudan faces a tremendous challenge to build a modern country capable of caring for all of its citizens. Juba, Sudan. January 2011.

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At its most elemental, photojournalism documents conflict — conflict between individuals, between nations, between ideologies, between humanity and nature. Literally and figuratively, photographers capture conflagrations large and small. Some burn strong and fast; others — often the more frightening, and more destructive — burn more slowly. They smolder.

Tonight, Robin Hammond, a New Zealand-born photojournalist, received the $30,000 W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography for his attention to one of the sub-Saharan Africa’s slowly burning fires: the plight of the mentally ill.

“Where there is war, famine, displacement, it is always the most vulnerable who suffer the greatest” says Hammond. The mentally ill, he notes, are a “voiceless minority condemned to lives of quiet misery.”

Based in South Africa, Hammond traveled for two years to regions of severe crisis — eastern Congo, Mogadishu, northern Uganda, Liberia and South Sudan — photographing in stark detail the barbaric conditions endured by tens of thousands of Africa’s mentally ill. Broken, largely forgotten, the mentally ill suffer abominable degradations, literally chained and caged throughout their days.

Time and time again while working on his project, Hammond found himself at a loss for words in the face of the unspeakable.

“I discovered a entire section of communities abandoned by their governments, forgotten by the aid community, neglected and abused by entire societies,” he said. “This is not just a document of what shouldn’t be. This work is my protest.”

Maga is a small city located east of Maroua, in the extreme north of Cameroon few kilometres from the Chad border, south of D’jamena.

I found that place one of the highlight of my trip in the Northern Cameroon with a mix of many different cultures and of great landscapes. Here, an artificial lake was created in 1979 to give birth to the SEMERY project, an attempt to develop the rice culture so that local people can improve their standard of living.

Maga itself is a crossroad for Mousgoum and Choa people.

Mousgoum people are pride farmers and fishermen who have a large influence over the area together with the Kotoko people. 4 kilometers from here, one can discover beautiful clay “Sare” which used to be the traditional dome-shaped houses for a family.

Choa people who are arab speaking nomads who periodically enter the Cameroon territory with their animals during the dry season so they can survive. Women form these tribes seem to have extremely beautiful traditional red dresses and to wear a profusion of earrings, collars, etc…

I only spent one day sailing along the shore but it gave me a strong motivation to come back for several days and meet these different people. It’s not totally clear if this would be safe enough to stay overnight but I’ll try to collect as much information as possible before doing so.

Another curiosity is to meet the hippos who found a great ecosystem to proper. It’s really spectacular to observe between 30 and 40 hippos at sunset. The show is really impressive especially because they may be aggressive if we come to close with boats.

Here is one of the latest shot I made during that great afternoon when leaving the area with hippos. This is a local Mousgoum fisherman who came back to Maga with his fishing nets.