From Dr. Obadele Kambon's Capoeira Sojourn to Brasil in 2007

BEST REGGAE PARTY MIX Buju Banton, Sizzla, Capleton, Sanchez, Beres Hammond, Jah Cure, Sean Paul
BEST REGGAE PARTY MIX Buju Banton, Sizzla, Capleton, Sanchez, Beres Hammond, Jah Cure, Sean Paul
BEST REGGAE PARTY MIX Buju Banton, Sizzla, Capleton, Sanchez, Beres Hammond, Jah Cure, Sean Paul

⁣QTV NEWS - Mandinka 10 May 2021 | Gambia

⁣Charsee McIntyre & Asa G. Hilliard III

For this third week of containment, I would like to share with you this fantastic album produced in 1978 by Essiebons.
F. Kenya's Band was formed in 1965 led by Francis Kenya, born in Esiama, a town in the Eastern Nzema District. He learned the trade of goldsmith but his interest in music developed so rapidly that he finally had to relinquish in the sixties, to join the Ahamanos Band and later the Kakaiku's No.1 Band. Since the formation of his own band, Francis has recorded some Akan records alongside with his mainly Nzema (his native language) records that made him famous in Ghana and neighboring Ivory Coast.
Sleeve design: Gerhard Adu
Stay strong and let the music take you away!

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador interviews Dr. Paul Elvis Tangem the Coordinator for the GGWSSI at the African Union Commission, in the executive/administrative branch of the AU, headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Desertification is a type of land degradation in dry-lands in which biological productivity is lost due to natural processes, or induced by human activities, whereby fertile areas become increasingly arid, and may be caused by a variety of factors, such as climate change and over exploitation of soil.

One of the countermeasures for mitigating or reversing the effects of desertification is reforestation and in 2007 the African Union (AU) started the Great Green Wall Initiative (GGWSSI) Africa project in order to combat desertification in 20 countries across the Sahel and Sahara regions. The wall is projected to be 8,000 km wide, stretching across the entire width of the continent and has US$8 billion dollars in support so far. To date, the project has restored 36 million hectares of land, and by 2030, the initiative plans to restore a total of 100 million hectares. The Great Green Wall has created many job opportunities for the participating countries, with over 20,000 jobs created in Nigeria alone.

Dr. Paul Elvis Tangem is the Coordinator for the GGWSSI at the African Union Commission, in the executive/administrative branch of the AU, headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Before joining the African Union Commission, Dr. Tangem worked as Regional Enterprise Development Manager for Tree Aid International, a UK based international development charity. He also worked with The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UN-FAO) as Technical adviser for the programs to promote different groups engaged in forest products based enterprises. He has also served with other organizations including Centre in Scotland, Environmental Justice Foundation, London, and the Watershed Task Group in Cameroon. He is also a mentor and coach, and is behind the establishment of well known start-ups in Cameroon, West Africa.

Dr. Tangem holds a BSc from University of Dschang - Cameroon, MSc in Ecology & Management University of Edinburgh, an Executive MBA from PGSM Paris, and PH.D in Business Administration, and several other certificates and diplomas. He is a member of several professional networks including Junior Chambers International where is a Senator, and a pioneer member of World Greening Alliance created by World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and Elion Group in China.

On this episode we will hear from Dr. Tangem about -

His background - how he developed an interest in ecology, the environment, and his path towards managing the GGWSSI project at the AU

An overview of the Great Green Wall Initiative project

The technological steps involved in the de-desertification processes, including managing water, biomass, and rebuilding soils

- Benefits of the GGWSSI (i.e. food, non-food crops, wealth, carbon capture) as well as challenges (i.e. terrorism, country specific interests)

Future focus and plans for expansion of the GGWSSI in other parts of Africa, as well as for dealing with coastal deserts / salt water agriculture / aquaculture opportunities

⁣AFRICA: A Voyage of Discovery [HD]
The Rise of Nationalism
Episode 7
Basil Davidson

Black farmers like Thelonius Cook of Virginia are embracing sustainable farming practices found in their African cultural heritage.

US Senate - Church Committee Hearings [1975]: FBI Program to Destroy The Black Panthers B3 S3

On January 27, 1975, Senator Frank Church led a new Senate committee formed to investigate allegations of U.S. government spying on its own citizens. The committee's report laid the groundwork for today's controversy over NSA surveillance programs.

John Henrik Clarke on the distinction between organized religion and having a spiritual belief system.

Horace Silver Doodlin' (1955) and The Jazz Messengers.Blue Note Records