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Friday 18th of September 2020 |
The Three Witches Africa |
First Witch
When shall we three meet again?
In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
Second Witch
When the hurly-burly’s done,
When the battle’s lost and won.
Third Witch
That will be ere the set of sun.
First Witch
Where the place?
Second Witch
Upon the heath.
Third Witch
There to meet with Macbeth.
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This type of plague is caused by “ta’n” or poisoned arrows slung by the jinn causing fevers and overheating of the body. @aaolomi Africa |
These types of illnesses were usually respiratory and blood oriented.
The role of Al Ahmar in such diseases is linked to times of the day. He’s said to be his most dangerous at high noon, while at nighttime he becomes more of a stalking force.
While a deeply chaotic force he is not inherently evil, simply dangerous like fire—it can serve a purpose or rage.
Many of the stories of Al Ahmar are important points of consideration.
The names of the angels and spirits associated with him hint to perhaps a cross-cultural intellectual exchange given the etymological connection with the Jewish Samael.
Fire and heat’s connection with the plague gesture to the medical theories of the Islamic world while other stories particularly detailing his relationships are likely astrological in nature.
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South Sudan President Fires Finance Minister Amid Looming Economic Meltdown @VOANews Africa |
WASHINGTON - South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit fired longtime Finance Minister Salvatore Garang Mabiordit Wol in an executive order read on national television Wednesday.
Mabiordit is the eighth finance minister dismissed by Kiir since 2011. The country’s new finance minister is Athian Diing Athian.
Kiir also fired Erjok Bullen, acting commissioner of the National Revenue Authority, and Chol Deng Thon Abel, head of the Nile Petroleum Corporation, or Nilepet, the country’s institution overseeing oil production.
Jok Madut Jok, co-founder and former director of the Juba-based Sudd Institute, said changing ministers will not solve the country’s economic crisis.
"But it is not just about changing faces," he said. “It is particularly about building institutions of the nation. If it were a nation where institutions count, there is no way we can be convinced if so-and-so steals money. And yet at the end of the day, they walk away with their misdeeds and mistakes."
No paychecks since April
Mabiordit said last week his ministry did not have the money to pay government workers who have been waiting for paychecks since April.
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