Just about the biggest glut after the ongoing Presidential television debate was Hurricane Matthew which pounded most of America’s coastline areas of Florida, South Carolina and nearby states last weekend.
It’s too good to be true for a hurricane that had up to 145 miles per hour, up turning everything on its path and virtually messing up parts of the South.
To many, it began like an old wives tale and a scary one at that starting from Haiti where it wrecked ramshackled houses and killed some 800 people, the storm trekked through Bermuda before shaking off its vengeance on America’s south.
It is still unclear the total damage caused and it will take months for all to be known.
For now though, the impact has been immense. South Carolina’s National Guard was activated for emergency relief and the State Governor ordered the evacuation of people from waterfront areas and a total of some three million were marched off from their homes to higher ground.
Up to writing time, everybody remained on edge as with there is the possibility that contaminated water can lead to cholera outbreak.
Some thousands were without electricity, flights cancelled and hundreds of weddings cancelled in luxurious West Palm Beach, Tampa, Miami and Jacksonville.
The US Air force moved its fleet of squadron jets to safety minutes before the raging killer storm struck…..The most deadly in more than a decade.
The cold weather is creeping in with most states switching on their heating systems at medium
Evel. But this has not daunted the various meetings and seminars Washington is credited for.
There was the Multilateral Development challenges meeting the other day and guess who stole the show.
Nigeria’s foremost economist and one time Nigeria’s Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo Iweala delivered an impressive lecture.
She was at home with the subject making out a case for Africa’s banking sector to be supported.
She is on her new job as visiting fellow, Center for Global Development and Chair elect, Gabi. It
Political developments in Africa continue to get center stage, the latest being the insecurity in Ethiopia.
Ethiopians said the frequency of imprisoned workers, trade unionists and journalists by the government on alleged crimes of treason without going through the accepted legal process is overbearing and creates recipe for instability and insecurity.
The government can set an example by reaching out to both the opposition and other democratic institutions in a round table conference to iron out all past and present differences.
Africa Notebook – thought for the week your moon cannot be dimmed by a barking dog.
Tuesday October 11, 2016
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