Congo. George Weah Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/congo-george-weah/ The low down on African affairs Thu, 26 Mar 2020 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Congo. George Weah Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/congo-george-weah/ 32 32 Song is preferred weapon in fighting COVID 19 https://jjcornish.com/2020/03/song-is-preferred-weapon-in-fighting-covid-19/ Thu, 26 Mar 2020 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2020/03/song-is-preferred-weapon-in-fighting-covid-19/ While we are urged to fight COVID 19 by sitting on the couch, at least four African A-listers have chosen music as their preferred weapons. They include a pop star-turned MP and a football-champion-turned President. ends intro The list of battle hymns will doubtless grow as it does in times of turmoil. But right now […]

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]]> While we are urged to fight COVID 19 by sitting on the couch, at least four African A-listers have chosen music as their preferred weapons.

They include a pop star-turned MP and a football-champion-turned President.

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The list of battle hymns will doubtless grow as it does in times of turmoil.

But right now Liberia’s President George Weah, Ugandan MP Bobi Wine, Congolese singer Fally Ipupa and Senegalese musician Ye’n a Marre all have recorded songs on how to beat COVID 19.

Weah, the former football player of the year, began his before the countries went into lockdown. He speaks through most of his song.

Bobi Wine must be wondering how his arch enemy Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni – who has never wasted an opportunity to crack down on him – will react.

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