#year twelve yayy...

[kitkatyes]

remembering just how fucked school is gonna be this year omg

[theresa-of-liechtenstein]

last soprano sectional of term was, of course, an entertaining one

tita conductor put the question of whether or not the sopranos should meet to an anonymous vote via an email she sent out at 1am (which would explain her sleepiness less than twelve hours later at the concert) but later this morning (right before the student concert) declared the sectional to be on

happily for me, not just because yayy let's make music with tita, but because between now and the concert next week i highly doubt i will be able to independently practice the rep, and there were still spots i was not confident with

we met once more in the colleague's office and when tita conductor followed us in she took a look at the piano she said "i can see how often [profname] uses the piano because the bach is open to the same piece every time" 😭 look who's harriet the spy now, tita...

tita conductor started off the sectional by telling us that we were doing such a great job anyway and that we were carrying the rest of the choir like damn ok then. i wonder if part of the reason is because we have the least net absences of any given section on any given rehearsal so we just have a better grip on the material

we took a look at the billings where my accent was absolutely nuking me when i tried to sing "sharon" because i would always default to a filipino accent for that specific word (like how i'd pronounce sharon cuneta's name) which, to tita conductor, sounded too british 😭

ran it a few times for familiarity's sake and ended up really impressing her to the point where she muttered something that sounded like "it's nice to work with you" as she switched out pieces

we then turned to the brahms, which tita conductor made a stab at the accompaniment before saying "that's too many notes" and reducing it drastically BYEEE

it also included tita conductor singing the alto part so beautifully that i sort of wished i could listen to her go on forever

somehow like. the stupid high middle section went much better in the sectional than it did in the rehearsal setting. was it like the stuffy room or what LMAOO

at another point tita conductor pointed out a little figure in our part that rhythmically echoed the basses:

she then said "this is a very heterosexual exchange."

and then stared directly and intently at me.

the first-year soprano who's attached herself to me let out a little giggle but tita conductor's gaze was so firmly set on me that i couldn't help myself and absolutely FOLD laughing

i think i also wheezed "we cannot be doing this right now" much to tita conductor's seeming AMUSEMENT at riling me up

much to literally everyone else's confusion, because none of them were in the office with us exactly (checks calendar) one week ago to hear me come out to tita conductor and her call my undergrad mentee my beard.

i was just sitting there like. girl there are other people here.

anyway. being teased by your conductor during a sectional is crazy work

we briefly touched on "sure on this shining night," which i haven't quite got the hang of air conservation-wise, so at one point tita conductor cut us off and i leaned back a little to catch my breath. tita conductor looked over at me from her seat on the piano bench and said "are you breathless or enraptured" and i was like "...breathless" 😭

at the very end, we ran through the monteverdi and the one other soprano i had to go, which left me to hold down the first sops at the half-step higher key. i managed well enough for tita conductor not to sing with me throughout the whole thing, though there was a brief moment of panic at the very beginning where i for some reason double-sharped a written B-flat. which tita conductor noticed and was like (paraphrased) "you'll be fine lol"

ended sectional with tita conductor thanking us for a pleasant afternoon. this adds to my theory that tita conductor the micromanager at heart is at her most chill, happy, and relaxed when she is in a situation where she doesn't have to worry about whether people have done their part or not.

bid my farewell to her (she showed me her to-do list) and we parted ways

next episode: orchestra dress rehearsal...

[todayisawthewhxlewxrld]

just woke up but would like to drop by and say MY FRIEND OF TWELVE YEARS just broke off our friendship because i said smoking, vaping, anything to do with drugs is just kinda gross and i didn't mean to offend anyone but she overheard and just GOT MAD... i think looking back that she was like waiting for a "reasonable" moment to get mad at me and break it off... LIKE GIRL U G HHHH I FEEL LIKE MY LIFE IS FALLING APART AND ALL I NEED TO DO IS HOPE AKI LIKES ME YAYY !!!

also new wallpaper and i'll be updating my theme to match it bc it's one of megs canon fav songs 😈😈

the freak…. idk i think ppl who get mad at other ppl who don’t like smoking or drinking or stuff of that nature is stupid like 😭😭😭 it’s not like u were telling her specifically to stop or smth idk frick her tho bae ! u don’t need her !

WOAHHH UR WALLPAPER IS SO COOOLLLL I LOVE IT !

[amphibifish]

001 Maloki for the ask game

yayy !!!! :D

Favorite character: Not heimdall. Trust

Least Favorite character: vali. i hate him so so much. i hope he explodes and dies forever

5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): heimloki smiles. and kiki/matsuri they deserved better <//3 heimdall has ZERO mlm wlw solidarity. anyway i don't ship anything else tbh

Character I find most attractive: i plead the fifth because honestly i can't defend this. however if you know anything about me and the only norse god i would ever give my number to.

Character I would marry: none of them please shoot me if i ever get tied down to any of them

Character I would be best friends with: mayura tbh. she's the got that commitment to the bit and silliness i think we'd get along well enough OR specifically anime freyr. manga freyr would get on my nerves very quickly

A random thought: heimdallr is aro and if anyone thinks this clashes with anything else ive said on this list it doesn't. the ones that get it get it

An unpopular opinion: shit uhhh idk. EDIT I LIED i forgot mayuloki was/is a kind of popular ship in what little fandom we have. i think mayuloki sucks

My canon OTP: i don't think any canon ship is good they all suck because they're all with loki and it's disturbing half of the time because loki is like twelve. but it's okay guys he's actually 3000 years old so it's okayyy smile. and when he's not the only twelve year old it's still weird because he's like not even actually twelve. i'm going to buy the dvd and smash it with a hammer ten million times

Non-canon OTP: heimloki but unrequited because loki doesn't care too much and heimdall is just a freak. that's kind of just canon though

Most badass character: i think everyone is pathetic here in their own special way <3

Pairing I am not a fan of: any loki ship that gets implied to be semi-canon. none of them are good. please leave them alone

Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another: obviously freyja. oh my god i cannot describe how egregiously they did her. kinoshita when i find you. but also every character had potential in one way or another that kind of got fumbled i think, minus hoenir's crew. they're like fine or whatev

Favourite friendship: heimdall | freyr will be the friendship of ever to me always. either frey is the only joy in heimdalls life or they both see themselves as better than the other and have this specific fucked up dynamic it's great.

[poisonousrain222]

🎄 kinkmas 2023

i decided to participate in @neteyamsyawntu’s kinkmas this year YAYY!! sadly i don’t really have time to write anymore, so i’m just gonna do a few prompts.

prompts and info

day one: cockwarming – lyle wainfleet

day eight: tail play – miles quaritch

day twelve: kuru play – lyle wainfleet

[darklcy]

𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 - 𝙖. 𝙖

attack on titan masterlist

pairing: 𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙩 𝙭 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧

genre: angst w/ no fluff, unrequited love

summary: you've loved him since the beginning. you were always there for him and you figured maybe one day he'd feel the same way for you.

word count: 1.2k

A/N: this marks my first post on heree yayy. this is a oneshot actually from my archive, i posted it about a year ago (?) i think, shortly after part 1 was done. but we’re starting this blog right off with angst >:) hope you enjoy <3

It was painful.

You couldn't use simple words to describe the emotions that tortured you with each passing day.

How did it end up like this?

Weren't you supposed to enlist in the military for a normal reason like everyone else?

Truth be told, your family had a history with relatives living as soldiers in the Garrison, protecting the walls and patrolling the outer cities. It was a legacy, so to speak. And fortunately for you, you fell right under that trap and your parents pushed you to join at age twelve, entering the 104th regiment.

...The same unit as him.

The same boy you wished would just look at you, the same way he looked at her.

It was childish, really. A hopeless crush was all it was.

The two of you started off as innocent friends, occasionally eating together and practicing training sessions as partners. You eventually learned about his childhood, how his grandfather left him to die a lonesome death and the destruction of his hometown. His soulful eyes bore into yours as he retold those horror stories, his voice trembling and shoulders wavering. You comforted him while those memories flashed back in front of him, wrapping him up in a safe embrace and murmuring words of affirmation.

When you found out about his desire to join the Survey Corps, your heart caught itself in a dilemma. Do you follow him or do you continue the wishes of your family?

Ultimately, you decided, maybe for once you could do something you wanted to do. So you followed him.

You didn't want to lose what you two had; he was too precious and important to you.

Because surely he felt the same way about you, right?

Then...why was he always visiting her?

Why did he always disappear for hours at a time each day to go see her?

Annie Leonhart...the female titan who enclosed herself in a crystal capsule, protecting her from the interrogations the world had prepared just for her.

The girl who graduated 4th in the top ten and joined the Military Police to move into Wall Sina. If you remembered correctly, her reason for enrolling into the brigade...

"...I want to live a nice, quiet life within the safety of the walls. I don't believe any other reason is necessary..."

When you first heard this, you thought of her as a coward. While everyone else was journeying beyond the walls to fight titans for the safety of the citizens, she was cowering on the inside..? You had to laugh.

It almost made no sense to you until her true identity was revealed to the world.

  The female titan...she killed many of your comrades, including Captain Levi's squad and a handful of the veteran soldiers.

She was a murderer. A cold-blooded murderer.

But even still...he kept his eyes on her. Despite all that's happened, he's never strayed away from her.

After all the events following the Trost invasion, the secrets of Reiner and Bertholdt, the operation to re-take Wall Maria, the annihilation of more than half the Survey Corps...

Him inheriting the Colossal Titan...

In the end, he never chose you. He never gave you a chance.

But perhaps that was your fault. Ironically, you were the one who was a coward.

To him, you were just a close friend. The one he could lean on and spill his secrets to. The one who was always there to comfort him and give him advice.

 But never the one who won his heart.

You were too scared to reveal your feelings for him in fear of ruining your friendship, and the bond you two shared was more important than some pesky crush.

You could settle with living like this right? You can save your friendship by never telling him the truth, right?

Life was unfair, you concluded. It was as if the universe was just dangling him right in front of your face.

--

One night you grabbed a tray of food to eat for dinner like usual, sitting down at a vacant table across from Mikasa and Eren, yet he was nowhere to be found.

"Hey, have you seen Armin?"

The only response you got were some shaky heads. Asking for Mikasa to save your spot, you rose from the table and exited the room. Trotting down the halls, you searched for the blonde in hopes he would turn up, mumbling an excuse that he was busy reading or something. You wished that was what was holding him up, but...

..As you turned a corner, you spotted him walking over to a particular room, grabbing hold of the door handle and slowly entering. Your stomach twisted when you noticed just where he was headed. It was the room Annie was currently resting in.

You couldn't hold yourself back. Stepping forward, you too latched onto the door and swung it open, following him into the room. Tiptoeing lightly down the steps, you quieted your breath by holding your sleeve to your nose. Your body froze when he started to speak.

"Hey, Annie...

Today, Niccolo cooked some lobsters for us. We've never tasted it before. it was unlike anything I've ever eaten. Sasha practically ate all of it until Connie and Jean stopped her...Or tried to, anyway. 

But apparently lobster is a creature that lives in the ocean. Isn't that crazy? To think that there are other organisms living in those waters just underneath us...Who knows what type of stuff is down there!"

The arm against your face shook softly, your nose beginning to heat up.

It wasn't fair. None of it was fair.

"We also received more information about the weaponry used in Marley. Yelena and Onyakobon explained a lot of their weapons and aircrafts to Commander Hange and Captain Levi, although, we couldn't help but listen in. 

I wonder...what it must've been like for you three to grow up there. It sounds so different compared to how we lived..."

You couldn't hear this anymore. It hurt too much.

Turning on a heel, you stepped up the stairs and blocked out the rest of the conversation to the best of your ability.

The others questioned you on where you've been once you returned to the mess hall, not missing the fact that he wasn't with you. You just shrugged your shoulders and ate your dinner quietly.

--

His little habit of visiting Annie was something he never spoke of to you. Or anyone, for that matter.

It was his little secret, or so he thought.

Nowadays, he doesn't talk to you as much as he used to. Although, the whole aura of your 104th comrades differed greatly compared to the trainee days. If only you could go back...

Maybe you would've said something. Maybe you could've opened up to him and let him hear your feelings. Maybe he would've returned them, and then you wouldn't be having this problem now.

But no. That was just a distant fantasy, one too far for you to reach.

This was reality.

..

..

"I'm sorry [First], but I don't love you..."

..

..

Harsh, unfair, reality.

[starburns]

tonight when its twelve we are all going to be like yayyy happy new year and then go to sleep and wake up and at 9:30 americans will be yayy happy new year-ing and its going to be sooo annoying because that already happened

[taejeonie]

[n’-136] dream cam + live

taehee was playing a game on her phone when the cameras started rolling

so when mark put the seatbelt on the drinks behind them, saying “let’s give it a safe ride,” she laughed and pressed the wrong button

she screamed and lost

“we’ll be meeting with the singers who got first place....”

taehee nodded as she listened to mark talk

she looks kinda sleepy ngl

she has her glasses on bc she was too lazy to put in contacts

baby should get some rest !!!

“i got the things i like. twisted bread stick,,”

“hotdog”

“sugar-coated bread stick”

“hotdog”

she kept saying hotdog in a sleepy yet cute way taehee stans found it ENDEARING

taehee let mark do all the talking and covered her eyes with her cap

off to sleepy land

cut to gong cha,,taehee knew what the boys like so she pointed them out while leaning on the counter

“ah no jisung likes this...yeah”

“get this one for jeno”

they split the check lmao

so now the drinks are at the front and markhee are in the back

gotta take care of those drinks amarite

so mark talked for a bit before asking what taehee’s favorite song from ‘reload’ was

“what’s your favorite song from their album?”

she looked at him for a moment then she sang renjun’s adlib in ‘quiet down’

mark was like: ????

“THAT WAS IN QUIET DOWN! RENJUN DID THAT”

“OHHHH right right”

“i like quiet down the most. their voices sound cool there :))”

“the track video was great too!! ahh now that i think about it, i like ‘love again’ also”

when she and mark were heading to the dreamies’ waiting room, taehee bounced in her steps, “why am i nervous?”

“why are you nervous?”

“guys, mark hyung and taehee noona came”

“mArK-sSi hELLo! tAeHEe-SsI hEllO!”

“why are you talking like that?”

“you never spoke formally in the past six years,” mark added

“ah noona!!! what’s this (^｡^)”

“jisung’s favorite (⌒▽⌒)”

jisung is taehee’s baby period

when they were watching their performance taehee was so amazed

“wahh the set looks so cool”

“wow you guys did a great job!! (*^_^*)”

video cuts to them sitting on the couch

chenle on mark’s lap while jisung was on taehee’s

the kid’s taller than her how is he not heavy

anyways

“this is dream,,CAM!!”

“today we have mark-ssi and taehee-ssi!!”

clap clap clap clap

“mark-ssi, how are you feeling today?”

while mark answers hyuck, jisung gets taehee’s glasses and wears them

then you know how people bounce babies on their laps??

yeah taehee is doung that to jisung bc may i repeat jisung is taehee’s baby.

“taehee-ssi who do you think is the best this season?”

“okay listen to me. i’m gonna go in detail”

“in the music video, jaeminie was the one that stood out the most to me. his blue hair suits him”

“ah!! noona was the one who taught me this,,”

he did the gesture he did in the mv when he sang ‘talk talk 어떤 말도 talk talk 이 순간 속’

and the boys were like :00

then jaemin high fived taehee when he sat down

“and then in the album, it was jeno..”

��ohhhh”

“he looked charismatic,,,especially the cross on his face that looked nice���

“for haechanie, the bucket hat in the album looked so good on you,” it was a bit of sarcasm but hyuck didn’t notice since he was fiddling with the end of his shirt

“when i wore the bucket hat?”

“when you wore the bucket hat,,,”

“it didn’t look good on me”

“it didn’t but-“

“HAHAHAHAHA”

“it didn’t but you still looked handsome,” taehee winked at him

“ah thank you (o^^o)”

“for renjun, it was the uhh,,what do you call that? AH The piercing!!! it looked great on you :))”

“ahh”

“the side of your face kept showing on the mv so it was great”

“for chenle- FOR CHENLE IT WAS HIS BLACK HAIR!!! i really like your black hair!!”

“me too :>>”

“you look more like,,mature now. i think it’s bc i’ve seen you in brighter colors but it’s good”

“for jisungieee”

“hmm i’m expecting a compliment”

taehee hugged him tighter and put her chin on his shoulder

“of course!! you looked so cool in the music video,,”

“ahh (＾ω＾)”

“your gestures!! you were great with that!!”

“ahh (≧∀≦)”

“when you did the like stomping thingy- ahh you were so cool!!”

“AHH THAT’S RIGHT,” mark said

“you looked very powerful in the music video”

“ahhh i really am noona’s favorite (*´꒳`*)”

“that’s correct!! (＾∇＾)”

“when you were doing this part on your own, your hair went flying. i almost hit the screen!!!”

when mark said that jaemin offered taehee a bite of his food, “is it good?”

“mHmM!! :DD”

“honestly, everyone was great,” mark finished

“what was the most memorable dance?”

“ah it was this one right?” then mark stood up and demonstrated the choreo

“you should have a name for it” taehee suggested

“mountain climbing?”

“I WAS THINKING ABOUT THAT TOO :00”

taehyuck soulmates

“mountain climbing~ ♪( ´▽｀)”

“what, ahh”

“then you name it then”

meanwhile taehee: >:((

but she also said she memorized the chorus while watching it so they made her dance it

then they all clapped in the end

“ahh as expected!!”

“wah i always get goosebumps whenever noona does this”

during the times taehee wasn’t talking she was either listening to them talk or resting her head on jisung’s shoulder

taehee is also babie!!

“we watched the music video with 127 an hour before it was released. you all looked really handsome in it”

“that’s right”

“jungwoo hyung said he’s increasing the number of views”

“why didn’t he text me D:”

“I TEXTED YOU!! you only replied with ‘ah that’s good’ but then you complain when oppa doesn’t text you pfft”

“HAHAHAHA HAECHANIEEE”

“ahh sorry noona” hyuck cooed at her

“apology accepted”

“also, we got first place in the music charts,,”

“AH MARK WE’RE WITH SINGERS WHO GOT FIRST PLACE!! (≧∇≦)”

“AHH RIGHT WE’RE WITH SINGERS WHO GOT FIRST PLACE AHH”

“thank you so much, everyone!!”

“i called you at 1 o’clock!!”

“haechan was still sleeping”

“i slept at 10:30 and woke up at 10:00-“

“you slept for twelve hours?”

“and there were so many missed calls,,taehee noona called, i saw.”

okay cut to when jeno asked them if they still remembered ‘we go up’

taehee already stood up while mark was still hesitant

“of course i still remember it-“

“ahh mark’s hesitatingg”

“no, it’s not like that-“

“mark hyung you have to do it”

“right now?”

“5, 6, 7, 8,,we go up!”

mark stopped while taehee went further a little for a bit

taehee looked disappointed like |(￣3￣)|

she complained with the members too

“WAHH MARK HYUNG”

so when they did it the second time they got it right YAYY

taehee hit him on the back gently for not remembering the dance the first time

they were ending dream cam already so taehee took her glasses from jisung awww ;((

“yo dream!!”

“쩔어주자 화이팅!”

“YO DREAM!!”

“쩔어주자 화이팅!!!”

“ah it really has been a long time”

“that’s right”

markhee simpin

“that was all!!! BYEEE!!”

“BYE BYE!!”

okay so dream live!!!

mark was the one who was hiding among the boys

“someone should hide behind us” “not it” “ahh why does it always have to be me” “hihi (^-^)”

taehee was on the couch, laughing at mark

“ahh poor mark”

when mark came out he got embarrassed and made taehee smile

chenle was glancing at her from time to time so when it was like the 1023rd time she said: it’s go time

she got her cap that was lying on one of the dressers behind them and adjusts it while facing the camera

then renjun fixed the camera while trying to hold his smile

the dreamies were so happy while doing this i’m glad we’re getting all of them back together again :,))

when taehee went off-cam, she and mark were smiling at each other

“taehee noona? why are you looking for taehee noona?”

“awhile ago it was mark hyung and now noona? i already told you guys, if they were here we would’ve done this with them but they’re not!! tHey’Re ReALLy nOT hAHa”

“haechan-ssi, don’t we need to wipe the camera lense or something? i heard something keeps appearing”

“something keeps passing by”

“aH wHat ArE yOu gUyS tAlKiNg AbOuT?”

“you’re scaring me, guys haha ...”

markhee was laughing on silent the whole time

some of the dreamies kept glancing at them and then had a really big smile on their faces

aww (*´ω`*)

“so we’ll chant ‘yo dream’ to end this live, okay?”

“yo dream!”

“쩔어주자 화이팅!”

“YO DREAM!!”

“쩔어주자 화이팅!!!”

“OKAY BYE!!!”

then taehee and mark appeared on each side of the camera causing the dreamies to laugh

they all laughed tHEY’RE SO CUTE

this moment melted the hearts of all the dreamzens <//3

“okay, bYEEE!!!”

when they ended it already, mark was still embarrassed while taehee was dancing YIPEE

٩( ᐛ )و

[dnly]

Her Reasons | J.A.

Y/N got distant to Jack and he doesn't know why.

warning(s): angst, swearing

word count: 2102

a/n: requested by anon. yes, jack avery yayy :) i was thinking about blurbs, just send them. enjoy!

"Home sweet home!" Corbyn announced as the van stopped in front of the apartment complex where all of the Why Don't We boys' families live. Everybody woke up from their sleep, they got jet lag after that ten hour flight from Europe to USA.

They went to the elevator all the way up, the five boys bid goodbyes as they depart from each other heading to their respected apartments. Jack was the last one to reach his apartment, he used his spare key to get in.

"WELCOME HOME JACK!!!" he was surprised seeing his family setted up a surprise for him. He's genuinely happy to see his family after almost two months of not seeing them. They were his gems.

"I missed you, baby." his mom hugged him as he set his luggage down.

"Missed you too, mom." he replied, not long when he felt someone hugging his torso. He smiled picking Isla up.

"I miss you so much, Jack." she wrapped her arms around his brother and hugged him. Jack also gave his sisters and his dad hugs as well.

The Averys and Stanfords had lunch in the table complete, it was nice to finally had lunch together, with Jack in it. This rarely happen since Jack has been very busy with his career.

"Why is Y/N not around?" Jack spilled, he had been thinking about this since he got home. He was curious as to why Y/N, his girlfriend, not involved in this surprise.

"She's busy, I guess." Ava shrugged, among the siblings, she's more close to her.

"Yeah, I remember her telling me how she has been busy with school lately." Sydney butted in.

"But she took online classes," Jack furrowed his brows as he takes another bite from his meat.

It was getting suspicious. Jack didn't believe with her excuse, he isn't dumb that she's just making up excuses. Though, this isn't the first Y/N got very suspicious. The other day, while the Why Don't We boys went strolling around London, Jack couldn't stop himself from calling his girlfriend. So he did.

To his suprise, Y/N ignored his calls. He even sent her a voicemail, but he only got one text from her. Saying, she was very busy and doesn't have time to talk. She then added that Jack should take care of himself and whatnot.

As much as Jack wanted to sleep in his comfy bed after having a jet lag, he drives off on the way to Y/N's house just to see her. He missed her so much that he'll do anything just to see her.

Not long when Jack arrived at Y/N's, walking to her doorsteps and knocked. Jack felt nervous, he didn't know why, maybe because it has been a couple of months since the last time he visited. Maybe because he haven't seen his girlfriend for almost two months or maybe he was nervous because something was up?

Jack ringed the doorbell once again, then finally he heard the sound of the door opening. He then saw Y/N's younger sister, Elora.

"Hi Jack!" the twelve year old girl greeted excitedly and gave her sister's boyfriend a hug. Jack has always been good with kids.

"Nice to see you, El."

"You too." they pulled away from each other.

"Is Y/N's home?" Jack asked. Elora smiled and nodded, she opened the door widely so Jack can come in.

"She's upstairs, I'm sure she'll be surprised to see you!" she giggled as she ran to the living room, leaving Jack alone in the hallway of her girlfriend's house.

I hope she will, Jack thought.

As the boy reaches the second floor of Y/N's house, Jack couldn't imagine the last time he was here. It looked like way too different. It felt different.

Jack knocked at the cream colored door of Y/N which also has a sticker that says 'Keep Out!' in capital letters. He smiled as he smiled reminiscing in the memory he got with Y/N with that sticker.

Jack and Y/N went to Target that time, she then found that sticker and she was so obsessed with it that she had to get it. They sticked that sticker together. It was just a little thing they did, but it means a lot to him.

"Baby?" Jack called out as he opened the door seeing his girlfriend playing her ukulele. He couldn't even recognize the song she was playing, all that matters that he finally saw her. He missed her so much.

Y/N noticed someone at the door, she looked up to see who it was. It was his boyfriend, Jack.

Jack saw Y/N surprised with what she saw. She was suprised, Elora was right. Jack thought.

"J-Jack..." Y/N stuttered as she stood up and walked towards Jack, as she got closer to him he hugged him tight. "You should be at home right now, getting rest."

He pulled away, way too surprised with his words. "Wait, you knew I'm home?"

Y/N pursed her lips and nodded. Jack was surprised that she knew, what suprised him more is that she didn't even bother to call him or see him.

"Why didn't you call me or something?" the boy furrowed his brows, he thought it was pathetic of her to not call to hang-out. Jack just couldn't believe her.

"Jack, you're tired and you need to res-"

"No, no, no." he cutted her off, "Why are you being like this? I'm like here, right now, with you. I went here to see you even though I just got home from whatever country I was in and you're pushing me away. Do you have any idea how stress I am right now?"

Y/N couldn't construct a sentence for him to justify what she just said. She looked down, "Yeah, you're right. Jack, I have no idea how stress you are and I'm sorry." she paused, "Can we just talk this out tomorrow? Get some rest."

Jack was carried away with his emotions, he was tired. Yeah, it was true. Though, he didn't realized how it hurted Y/N's feelings. I fucked up, Jack thought.

"Babe, I'm sorry. I didn't me-"

"It's okay, Jack. I understand." Y/N cutted him off, "Really. You need rest."

Jack knew with Y/N's mood right now, he won't be able to talk to her properly and the fact that she only called him 'Jack' and not like their nicknames for each other, he knew something was up.

"We're going to talk tomorrow, right?" the boy asked and she nodded. "Okay, I'll see tomorrow, then." Jack waited for her to reply but she didn't, he then decided to leave.

As he was on the way home, many things were running inside his head. Why is she being like this? Was she mad? Why is she so distant? What did I do? Is she falling out of love?

Questions were hunting Jack, he couldn't answer those, only Y/N can answer it.

Even in his sleep, it felt like nightmare. He barely sleep that night. He couldn't stop thinking about Y/N.

* * * *

Jack met up with the Why Don't We boys first before his brunch with Y/N. They were all gathered at Corbyn's apartment where they can play Fortnite. It was odd to see Jack not play Fortnite, because he was always up for it, but this time, he wasn't.

"Boyband meeting, how nice." Corbyn's younger sister, Ashley, spoke as she saw the boys in the living room.

"We are a man band." Jonah corrected as he sips from his coffee.

"Whatever, I'm leaving." she replied as she leaves.

"Woah, she's feisty." Zach grinned as he played Fortnite with Corbyn.

"Don't even think about it, Herron. She's my little sister." Corbyn spat as his eyes still on the game, and the boys laughed. Except for Jack.

"Someone woke up at the wrong side," Daniel joked as he flips his phone which earned chuckles from the boys.

"Hey, what's wrong bro? Hair problem?" Jonah asked sarcastically.

"Fuck you, Jonah." Jack glared which made the boys furrow their brows.

"Woah, it's very early to hear curses inside Besson's household. Care to explain why your mood is poor?" Corbyn spoke which made Jack sigh heavily.

"It's Y/N."

"What happened?" Daniel asked with concern, all of them were concern to their noodlehead friend that they have to stop whatever they're doing so they could listen.

"She's so distant lately, she barely text or call. Yesterday, I went to see her and she told me that I should be home, getting rest." Jack explained, "It felt like she's getting rid of me. I told her shitty things yesterday, I was such an asshole." his vision was getting blurry and his voice broke. "It feels like she doesn't love me anymore."

The boys went up to him and gave him a hug, Jack was crying. It was rare for Jack to cry for girls, he was usually a crybaby when it comes to his mom and sisters.

"Bro, I'm sure she has her reasons." Jonah said which made Jack looked up at him, "What I meant is that she has her reasons why she was so distant lately.".

"Just talk this out with her." Daniel smiled and they hugged once more.

"It'll be okay, dude." Corbyn said.

"Hey, Zach. Any words of encouragement?" Jonah asked Zach.

Zach paused for a bit, "Go Jack!" he cheered while he raised both of his arms and all the boys laughed.

* * * *

After their food arrived, Jack finally spoke. "I'm sorry about yesterday."

Y/N smiled, "It's okay, that was a bitchy move when I said it. I didn't mean it like that."

"Hey, don't say that. I was such an asshole." he stated which made Y/N chuckle.

"I guess, we're even." she shrugged as they eat, "Jack... I have reasons why I was being like this, you know."

She has her reasons, Jack thought.

He didn't reply as a sign that Y/N should continue, "You've been travelling a lot and I understand how hard it is for you to balance your time with work, family and me, it's not easy to deal with it." she started, "I don't want to be that kind of girlfriend who asks for attention 24/7 because I know you couldn't, you are way too busy for that. But I mean, even a little time from you won't hurt, right? My role as your girlfriend is to support you all the way as long as you're happy."

"I'm sorry, Y/N. I really am." Jack spoke genuinely.

"Hey, don't be sorry." she hissed, "What makes you happy, makes me happy. You reaching your dreams makes me happy and I won't take that away from you. Jack, you have no idea how proud I am."

Jack furrowed his brows, "Wait, are you breaking up with me?"

"What the fuck? Of course not." she chuckled.

"Then why are you saying this?"

"I just wanted to tell you how proud I am. I was being distant lately, because I understand how stress and how tired you are from your work and I wanted to give you space. When you were on tour, I realized how burden I was to you. I just didn't want you to be obligated of me."

"Y/N, don't say that. Please don't, you are not a burden."

"These couple of days off from tour should be your rest time, you know. Your health matters to me and I'm not going to be selfish with the rest you deserve." she explained, "And if you're thinking that I don't love you anymore, stop that. I love you so much, you mean a lot to me. I'm just being understanding with what you are going through right now."

Jack gestured Y/N for a hug, she went to his side of the booth and hugged him. "You're making me cry. I love you."

"I love you too, baby. I rarely see you cry, I'm glad it worked." she laughed as she hugged her boyfriend.

It was just a little thing Y/N did for Jack after all the love that Jack gave to her. He deserves to be loved. He deserves to be supported after all the hardwork he did to succeed.

[jerome-blog1]

Benin / Benim

officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north; its short coastline to the south leads to the Bight of Benin. Its size is just over 110000 km2 with a population of almost 8,500,000. Its capital is the Yoruba founded city of Porto-Novo but the seat of government is the Fon city of Cotonou. A democratic government between 1960 and 1972 was followed by a self-proclaimed "Marxist-Leninist" dictatorship between 1972 and 1991, which was highly repressive and led to economic collapse. Multiparty elections have taken place since 1991. About a third of the population live below the international poverty line of US$1.25 per day. Main income sources are subsistence agriculture and cotton.

Name During the colonial period and at independence, the country was known as Dahomey. It was renamed on November 30, 1975, to Benin after the body of water on which the country lies, the Bight of Benin, which had in turn been named after the Benin Empire. The country of Benin has no direct connection to Benin City in modern Nigeria, nor to the Benin bronzes.

The new name, Benin, was chosen for its neutrality. Dahomey was the name of the former Kingdom of Dahomey, which covered only the southern third of the present country and therefore did not represent the northwestern sector Atakora nor the kingdom of Borgu, which covered the northeastern third.

History

The Kingdom of Dahomey formed from a mixture of ethnic groups on the Abomey plain. Historians theorized that the insecurity caused by slave trading may have contributed to mass migrations of groups to modern day Abomey, including some Aja, a Gbe people who are believed to have founded the city. Those Aja living in Abomey mingled with the local Fon people, also a Gbe people, creating a new ethnic group known as "Dahomey".

The Gbe peoples are said to be descendents of a number of migrants from Wyo. Gangnihessou, (a member of an Aja dynasty that in the 16th century along with the Aja populace had come from Tado before settling and ruling separately in what is now Abomey, Allada, and Porto Novo), became the first ruler of the Dahomey Kingdom. Dahomey had a military culture aimed at securing and eventually expanding the borders of the small kingdom with its capital at modern day Abomey.

The Dahomey Kingdom was known for its culture and traditions. Young boys were often apprenticed to older soldiers, and taught the kingdom’s military customs until they were old enough to join the navy. Dahomey was also famous for instituting an elite female soldier corps, called Ahosi or "our mothers" in the Fongbe language, and known by many Europeans as the Dahomean Amazons. This emphasis on military preparation and achievement earned Dahomey the nickname of "black Sparta" from European observers and 19th century explorers like Sir Richard Burton.

Though the leaders of Dahomey appeared initially to resist the slave trade, it flourished in the region of Dahomey for almost three hundred years (beginning in 1472 with a trade agreement with Portuguese merchants), leading to the area being named "the Slave Coast". Court protocols, which demanded that a portion of war captives from the kingdom’s many battles be decapitated, decreased the number of enslaved people exported from the area. The number went from 20,000 per year at the beginning of the seventeenth century to 12000 at the beginning of the 1800s. The decline was partly due to the banning of the trans-Atlantic trade by Britain and other countries. This decline continued until 1885, when the last Portuguese slave ship departed from the coast of the present-day Benin Republic.

By the middle of the nineteenth century, Dahomey started to lose its status as the regional power. This enabled the French to take over the area in 1892. In 1899, the French included the land called Dahomey within the French West Africa colony. In 1958, France granted autonomy to the Republic of Dahomey, and full independence as of August 1, 1960. The president who led them to independence was Hubert Maga.

For the next twelve years, ethnic strife contributed to a period of turbulence. There were several coups and regime changes, with four figures dominating — Hubert Maga, Sourou Apithy, Justin Ahomadegbé and Emile Derlin Zinsou — the first three of them representing a different area and ethnicity of the country. These three agreed to form a presidential council after violence marred the 1970 elections. On May 7, 1972, Maga turned over power to Ahomadegbe. On October 26, 1972, Lt. Col. Mathieu Kérékou overthrew the ruling triumvirate, becoming president, and stating that the country will not "burden itself by copying foreign ideology, and wants neither Capitalism, Communism, nor Socialism", then on November 30 announcing that the country was officially Marxist, under the control of the Military Council of the Revolution (CNR), which nationalized the petroleum industry and banks. On November 30, 1975, he renamed the country to People’s Republic of Benin. In 1979, the CNR was dissolved, and Kérékou arranged show elections where he was the only allowed candidate. Establishing relations with the People’s Republic of China, North Korea, and Libya, he put nearly all businesses and economic activities under state control, causing foreign investment in Benin to dry up. Kérékou attempted to reorganize education, pushing his own aphorisms such as "Poverty is not a fatality", resulting in a mass exodus of teachers, along with a large number of other professionals. The regime financed itself by contracting to take nuclear waste from France. In 1980, Kérékou converted to Islam and changed his first name to Ahmed, then changed his name back after claiming to be a born-again Christian. In 1989, riots broke out after the regime did not have money to pay its army. The banking system collapsed. Eventually Kérékou renounced Marxism. A convention forced Kérékou to release political prisoners and arrange elections. The name of the country was changed to the Republic of Benin on March 1, 1990, once the newly formed country’s constitution was complete, after the abolition of Marxism-Leninism in the nation in 1989.

In 1991, Kérékou was defeated by Nicéphore Soglo, and became the first black African president to step down after an election. Kérékou returned to power after winning the 1996 vote. In 2001, a closely fought election resulted in Kérékou winning another term, after which his opponents claimed election irregularities. Kérékou and former president Soglo did not run in the 2006 elections, as both were barred by the constitution’s restrictions on age and total terms of candidates. Kérékou is widely praised[citation needed] for making no effort to change the constitution so that he could remain in office or run again, unlike many African leaders. On March 5, 2006, an election was held that was considered free and fair. It resulted in a runoff between Yayi Boni and Adrien Houngbédji. The runoff election was held on March 19, and was won by Boni, who assumed office on April 6. The success of the fair multi-party elections in Benin won praise internationally. Benin is considered by a few to be a model democracy in Africa, but with such a short track record that only time will tell.

Geography

Benin, a narrow, north-south strip of land in west Africa, lies between the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer. Benin’s latitude ranges from 6°30′N to 12°30′N and its longitude from 1°E to 3°40′E. Benin is bounded by Togo to the west, Burkina Faso and Niger to the north, Nigeria to the east, and the Bight of Benin to the south. With an area of 112622 km2, Benin extends from the Niger River in the north to the Atlantic Ocean in the south, a distance of 650 km (400 mi). Although the coastline measures 121 km (75 mi) the country measures about 325 km (200 mi) at its widest point. It is one of the smaller countries in West Africa: eight times smaller than Nigeria, its neighbor to the east. It is, however, twice as large as Togo, its neighbor to the west. A relief map of Benin shows that it has little variation in elevation (average elevation 200 m).

The country can be divided into four areas from the south to the north. The low-lying, sandy, coastal plain (highest elevation 10 m) is, at most, 10 km wide. It is marshy and dotted with lakes and lagoons communicating with the ocean. Behind the coast lies the Guinean forest-savanna mosaic covered plateaus of southern Benin (altitude between 20 m and 200 m) are split by valleys running north to south along the Couffo, Zou, and Oueme Rivers. Then an area of flat lands dotted with rocky hills whose altitude seldom reaches 400 m extends around Nikki and Save. Finally, a range of mountains extends along the northwest border and into Togo; this is the Atacora, with the highest point, Mont Sokbaro, at 658 m.

Benin has fields of lying fallow, mangroves, and remnants of large sacred forests. In the rest of the country, the savanna is covered with thorny scrubs and dotted with huge baobab trees. Some forests line the banks of rivers. In the north and the northwest of Benin the Reserve du W du Niger and Pendjari National Park attract tourists eager to see elephants, lions, antelopes, hippos, and monkeys.

Benin’s climate is hot and humid. Annual rainfall in the coastal area averages 36 cm (14 in)—not particularly high for coastal West Africa. Benin has two rainy and two dry seasons per year. The principal rainy season is from April to late July, with a shorter less intense rainy period from late September to November. The main dry season is from December to April, with a short cooler dry season from late July to early September. Temperatures and humidity are high along the tropical coast. In Cotonou, the average maximum temperature is 31 °C (89 °F); the minimum is 24 °C (75 °F).

Variations in temperature increase when moving north through a savanna and plateau toward the Sahel. A dry wind from the Sahara called the Harmattan blows from December to March. Grass dries up, the vegetation turns reddish brown, and a veil of fine dust hangs over the country, causing the skies to be overcast. It also is the season when farmers burn brush in the fields.

Other Infos

Nome Oficial: Republique du Bénin

Independencia: August 1, 1960

Superficie 112.622km2

Habitantes: 8.000.000

Capital: Porto-Novo

Idioma e Dialectos: Aguna [aug] 3,470 (1992 census). Zou Province, Djidja Subprefecture, around village of Agouna. Alternate names: Awuna, Agunaco. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Gbe

Aja [ajg] 588,100 in Benin (2002 SIL). Population total all countries: 740,400. Southwestern Benin on the Mono River. Primarily in the Couffo Province (formerly northern half of Mono Province), subprefectures of Aplahoué, Djakotomè, Dogbo, Klouékanmè, Lalo, and Tovinklin; Mono Province (formerly southern part of Mono province) subprefectures of Athiémè, Comè, and Houéyogbé. There are Aja people living in villages mixed with other language groups in the Zou Province, Djidja and Agbangnizoun subprefectures. Aja speakers can be found in Cotonou and many of the towns throughout southern Benin. Also spoken in Togo. Alternate names: Adja, Ajagbe, Hwè. Dialects: Dogbo, Hwe (Ehoue), Tado (Stado, Sado, Tadou), Sikpi, Tala. The Hwe, Sikpi, Tado, and Tala varieties are linguistically closer together with Dogbo being linguistically more distinct. Differences are minor. Lexical similarity 92% with Hwe-Sikpi, 89% with Hwe-Dogbo, Hwe-Tado, and Hwe-Tala. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Gbe, Aja

Anii [blo] 33,600 in Benin (1992 census, village count). Population total all countries: 45,900. Both sides of the Togo-Benin border. In Benin, the southern part of the Aracora Province, Bassila Subprefecture. Also spoken in Togo. Alternate names: Gisida, Basila, Bassila, Baseca, Winji-Winji, Ouinji-Ouinji. Dialects: Gikolodjya, Gilempla, Giseda, Akpe, Balanka. Close to Akpe of Togo. Lexical similarity 92% between Bassila and Kouloumi, 89% between Bassila and Bodi and 74% between Bassila and Balanka. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Basila-Adele

Anufo [cko] 13,800 in Benin (2002 SIL). A few villages in the Atakora Province, Cobly and Boukombe subprefectures. Alternate names: Chokosi, Chakosi, Chokossi, Tchokossi. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano, Central, Bia, Northern

Baatonum [bba] 460,000 in Benin (1995 R. Jones). Population total all countries: 560,000. Central, north, Borgou Province. Also spoken in Nigeria. Alternate names: Baatonu, Baatombu, Baruba, Bargu, Burgu, Berba, Barba, Bogung, Bargawa, Barganchi, Bariba. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Bariba

Biali [beh] 64,500 in Benin (1991). Population total all countries: 66,000. Atakora Province, Materi Subprefecture. There is also a sizable population in the Ouessi Subprefecture in the Borgou Province. Also spoken in Burkina Faso. Alternate names: Bieri, Bjeri, Bjerb, Berba. Dialects: Dassari, Gouande, Materi, Pingou, Tihoun, Tangeta, Porga. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Eastern

Boko [bqc] 70,000 in Benin (1995 R. Jones). Population total all countries: 110,000. Borgu Province. Also spoken in Nigeria. Alternate names: Bokonya, Bokko, Boo, Busa-Boko. Dialects: Closely related languages: Busa-Bisã (Nigeria), Bokobaru (Nigeria), Shanga (Nigeria). Lexical similarity 90% with Busa-Bisã, Bokobaru, Shanga, 86% with Bokobaru, 52% with Kyenga, 51% with Bissa in Burkina Faso. Classification: Niger-Congo, Mande, Eastern, Eastern, Busa

Dendi [ddn] 30,000 in Benin (1995 Jones). Population total all countries: 32,050. Atakora and Borgou provinces, along the Niger River, from the Medru River to the Nigeria border, and down to Kandi. Many at Djogou. Most towns in northern Benin. Also spoken in Nigeria. Alternate names: Dandawa. Dialects: Closely related language to Zarma and Songai. They form a dialect cluster. Classification: Nilo-Saharan, Songhai, Southern

Ditammari [tbz] 20,000 in Benin (1991 UBS). Population total all countries: 47,500. Atakora Province, Boukombe and Natitingou subprefectures. Many now live along the Djougou-Parakou road. Also spoken in Togo. Alternate names: Ditamari, Tamari, "Somba". Dialects: Eastern Ditammari, Western Ditammari (Tamberma). Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Eastern

Ede Cabe [cbj] 69,000 (2002 SIL). Borgou Province, Tchaourou Subprefecture; Zou Province, Savè and Ouèssè subprefectures. Alternate names: Caabe, Cabe. Dialects: A member of the Ede language cluster. Lexical similarity 76% with Yoruba (Porto-Novo). Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Defoid, Yoruboid, Edekiri

Ede Ica [ica] 63,000 (2002 SIL). Zou Province, Bante subprefecture. Alternate names: Ica. Dialects: Ica, Ilodji (Ife). A member of the Ede language cluster. Lexical similarity 83% with Yoruba of Porto-Novo. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Defoid, Yoruboid, Edekiri

Ede Idaca [idd] 100,000 (2002 SIL). Collines Province (northern half of former Zou Province), Dassa-Zoume and Glazoué subprefectures. Alternate names: Idaca, Idaaca, Idaasa, Idáìtsà. Dialects: One of 8 languages that make up the Ede language cluster (Yorboid) that spreads over southwestern Nigeria, southern and central Benin, and into southern and central Togo. The cluster also includes Ede Cabe, Ede Ica, Ife, Ede Ije, Ede Nago, Kura Ede Nago, Manigri-Kambole Ede Nago. The various people groups seek to maintain their individual identities yet recognize the wider ‘Yoruba’ community. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Defoid, Yoruboid, Edekiri

Ede Ije [ijj] 50,000 (2000 SIL). Plateau Province (northern part of former Oueme Province), subprefectures of Pobe and Ketou. Zou Province, Ouihni Subprefecture. In general, the rural districts between the towns of Ketou and Pobe, extending westward to the Oueme River. There is also a group of Ije villages in the Zou Province, Zogbodome Subprefecture, south of the town of Zogbodome. Alternate names: Holi, Ije. Dialects: A member of the Ede language cluster. 99% comprehension of Yoruba, narrative text. There is a very high comprehension of Yoruba due to the linguistic and cultural closeness. Lexical similarity 85% with Yoruba of Porto-Novo, 91% with Ede Nago. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Defoid, Yoruboid, Edekiri

Ede Nago [nqg] 200,000 (2002 SIL). Southeastern Benin, Plateau Province (formerly northern half of Weme Province), Ketou, Pobe, Adja-Ouere, Ifangni, and Sakete subprefectures. Alternate names: Nago, Nagots, Nagot. Dialects: A member of the Ede language cluster. Lexical similarity 87 to 91% with Yoruba of Porto-Novo. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Defoid, Yoruboid, Edekir

Ede Nago, Kura [nqk] 25,000 (2002 SIL). Donga Province (formerly southern half of Atakora Province), Bassila Subprefecture. Aledjo Koura is main center. Alternate names: Nago. Dialects: A member of the Ede language cluster. Lexical similarity 78% with Ife of Tchetti, 76% with Manigri-Kambole Ede Nago, 68% with Yoruba of Porto-Novo, 65% with Ede Nago. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Defoid, Yoruboid, Edekiri

Ede Nago, Manigri-Kambolé [xkb] 30,000 in Benin (2002 SIL). Population total all countries: 70,000. Donga Province (formerly southern half of Atakora Province), Bassila Subprefecture south and west of town of Bassila, Bante Subprefecture south of Bassila along route RNIE3. Also spoken in Togo. Alternate names: Manigri, Ana. Dialects: A member of the Ede language cluster. Lexical similarity 87% to 91% with Ede Nago, 77% with Yoruba of Porto-Novo, 78% with Ife of Tchetti. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Defoid, Yoruboid, Edekiri

Fon [fon] 1,700,000 in Benin (2000 Hoddenbagh). Population total all countries: 1,735,500. Zou Province, Atlantic Province, southern part of the Abomey-Calavi and Ouidah subprefectures, Littoral Province (Cotonou). There are many Fon interspersed with other groups throughout southern Benin and in the towns of northern Benin. Also spoken in Togo. Alternate names: Fo, Fongbe, Fonnu, Fogbe, Dahomeen, Djedji. Dialects: Agbome, Arohun, Gbekon, Kpase. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Gbe, Fon

Foodo [fod] 24,500 in Benin (2002 SIL). Population total all countries: 25,500. Atakora Province, Ouake Subprefecture, Semere town. Also spoken in Ghana. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano, Guang, North Guang

French [fra] 16,700 in Benin (1993 Johnstone). Classification: Indo-European, Italic, Romance, Italo-Western, Western, Gallo-Iberian, Gallo-Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian, Oïl, French

Fulfulde, Borgu [fue] 280,000 in Benin (2002 SIL). Population total all countries: 328,200. Atakora and Borgou provinces, villages, and encampments. Bakuure is spoken in the Borgou Region north of N’Dali. Korakuure is spoken in the central and south Borgou Region around Parakou. Djougoure is spoken in northern Benin in the Atacora Region, from Djougou north to the Burkina border, and may extend west into northern Togo. Tchabankeere is spoken in the Zou Region. Also spoken in Nigeria, Togo. Alternate names: Peulh, Peul, Fulbe-Borgu, Benin-Togo Fulfulde. Dialects: Bakuure, Korakuure, Djougoure (Juguure), Tchabankeere (Caabankeere). Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Northern, Senegambian, Fulani-Wolof, Fula, West Central

Fulfulde, Gorgal [fuh] 30,000 in Benin. Northern most part of Borgou provinces, villages and encampments. Alternate names: Peulh, Peul, Fulfulde, Fulfulde Western Niger. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Northern, Senegambian, Fulani-Wolof, Fula, East Central

Gbe, Ayizo [ayb] 328,000 (2000 SIL). Mono and Atlantique provinces. Alternate names: Ayizo, Ayzo, Ayizo-Gbe. Dialects: Kadagbe (Kada-Gbe), Ayizo-Seto, Ayizo-Tori, Ayizo-Kobe. Close to Fon. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Gbe, Aja

Gbe, Ci [cib] 25,000 (2002 SIL). Mono Province, Lalo Subprefecture. Alternate names: Ci, Cigbe, Tchi, Ayizo-Ci. Dialects: A member of the Gbe language cluster. Ci is very close linguistically to Fon and is considered to be the same by Ci speakers. Lexical similarity 80% with Fon, 77% with Ayizo, 59% with Aja. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Gbe

Gbe, Defi [gbh] 13,500 (2002 SIL). Southeastern corner of Benin, Oueme Province, Seme-Kpodji Subprefecture between the Oueme River to north, Cotonou-Porto-Novo railroad to west, Gulf of Guinea to south, and into Nigeria in the east. Dialects: A member of the Gbe language cluster. Defi is close linguistically to Gun. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Gbe, Aj

Gbe, Eastern Xwla [gbx] 80,000 (2002 SIL). Southeastern Benin along coast, Oueme Province, Seme-Kpodji Subprefecture. Alternate names: Phla, Xwla, Offra, Ophra, Houla, Kpla, Pla, Popo. Dialects: A member of the Gbe language cluster. Lexical similarity 90% with Gun, 82% with Fon, 68% with Gen, 68% with Aja. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Gbe

Gbe, Gbesi [gbs] 65,000 (2002 SIL). In the Atlantic Province, several individual and mixed villages, Kpomasse, Alada, and Tori-Bossito subprefectures and in the Mono Province, Bopa Subprefecture along Lake Aheme. Dialects: Gbokpa. A member of the Gbe language cluster. Lexical similarity 91% with Kotafon, 85% with Fon, 73% with Aja, 70% with Gen. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Gb

Gbe, Kotafon [kqk] 100,000 (2002 SIL). Mono Province, the main area is the subprefectures of Lokassa and Athieme. There are some villages in the Bopa Subprefecture north and south of Bopa along Lake Aheme. There are also a few Kotafon communities in the Grand Popo Subprefecture, north of Grand-Popo. Alternate names: Ko, Kogbe. Dialects: A member of the Gbe language cluster. Lexical similarity 82% with Gbe Ayizo, 81% with Fon, 69% with Gen, 65% with Aja. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Gbe

Gbe, Maxi [mxl] 66,000 in Benin (1993 Johnstone). Population total all countries: 91,300. Collines Province (formerly northern half of Zou Province), Dassa-Zoume, Savalou, Bante, Glazoue, and Ouessi subprefectures. Also spoken in Togo. Alternate names: Maxi, Maxi-Gbe, Mahi. Dialects: A member of the Gbe language cluster. Lexical similarity 80% with Fon, 68% with Ayizo, 51% with Aja. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Gbe, Fon

Gbe, Saxwe [sxw] 6,272 (2000 WCD). Mono Province. Alternate names: Saxwe, Saxwe-Gbe. Dialects: Saxwe, Daxe, Se. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Gbe

Gbe, Tofin [tfi] 90,000 (2002 SIL). Atlantique Province, So-Ava Subprefecture. Alternate names: Tofin, Tofingbe, Tofi. Dialects: A member of the Gbe language cluster. Lexical similarity 88% with Gun, 87% with Fon, 82% with Eastern Xwla, 75% with Ayizo, 66% with Gen. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Gbe, Aja

Gbe, Waci [wci] 110,000 in Benin (1993 Johnstone). Mono Province. Alternate names: Watyu, Waci, Ouatchi, Waci-Gbe. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Gbe

Gbe, Weme [wem] 60,000 (1991 L. Vanderaa). Weme and Atlantic provinces. Alternate names: Weme, Weme-Gbe. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Gbe, Aja

Gbe, Western Xwla [xwl] 50,000 in Benin (2002 SIL). Population total all countries: 71,000. Southern Benin along the western coast in the Mono Province, Grand-Popo Subprefecture, Atlantique Province, Ouidali Subprefecture, and Littoral Province (Cotonou). Also spoken in Togo. Alternate names: Phla, Xwla, Xwla-Gbe. Dialects: A member of the Gbe language cluster. Lexical similarity 86% with Gun, 84% with Fon, 73% with Gen, 68% with Aja, 90% with Xwela, 88% with Saxwe. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Gbe

Gbe, Xwela [xwe] 65,000 (2002 SIL). Mono Province, Come Subprefecture near Lake Aheme, southernmost part of Bopa Subprefecture; Atlantic Province, Kpomasse and Ouidah subprefectures. Alternate names: Phera, Xwela, Xwela-Gba, Houeda, Peda. Dialects: A member of the Gbe language cluster. Lexical similarity 90% with Western Xwla, 85% with Fon, 71% with Gen, 82% with Saxwe, 68% with Aja. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Gbe

Gen [gej] 158,000 in Benin (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk). Mono and Atlantique provinces. Alternate names: Ge, Gen-Gbe, Mina-Gen, Mina, Guin, Gegbe, Popo. Dialects: Anexo, Agoi, Gen, Gliji. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Gbe, Mina

Gourmanchéma [gux] 62,000 in Benin (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk). Northern Benin, Atakora Province, primarly Tanguieta and Kerou subprefectures. There are some individual villages in the Materi and Cobly subprefectures; Borgou Province, Banikoara and Karimama subprefectures. Alternate names: Gourmantche, Gurma, Goulmancema, Gulimancema, Migulimancema. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Gurma

Gun [guw] 243,000 in Benin (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk). Population total all countries: 501,804. Southeast Benin, Weme Province, Akpro-Misserete, Avrankou, Adjara, and Porto-Novo subprefectures. Also spoken in Nigeria. Alternate names: Alada, Alada-Gbe, Gun-Alada, Gun-Gbe, Goun, Egun, Gu, Gugbe, Seto-Gbe, Toli-Gbe. Dialects: Ajra, Alada, Seto, Toli. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Left Bank, Gbe, Aja

Hausa [hau] Atacora and Borgou provinces mainly in larger towns and large market villages. Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West, A, A.1

Ifè [ife] 80,000 in Benin (1990 SIL). Collines Province (northern part of former Zou Province), Savalou Subprefecture, Tchetti is main center. Alternate names: Baate, Ana, Ana-Ife, Anago, Ede Ife. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Defoid, Yoruboid, Edekiri

Kabiyé [kbp] 30,000 in Benin (1991 Vanderaa). Scattered villages in Donga Province (formerly southern half of Atakora Province), Ouake, Djougou, and Bassila subprefectures. Alternate names: Kabre, Kabye, Kabure, Cabrais, Cabrai. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Grusi, Eastern

Kyenga [tye] 1,000 in Benin (1995 Ross Jones SIM). Alibori Province (formerly northern half of Borgou Province), Segbana Subprefecture, around the village of Tungan Bage. Alternate names: Cenka, Tyenga. Classification: Niger-Congo, Mande, Eastern, Eastern, Busa

Lama [las] 69,000 in Benin (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk). Atakora Province, several villages, Boukombe Subprefecture, northwest of Boukombe and in the Donga Province (formerly southern half of Atakora Province), Djougou and Bassila subprefectures. Alternate names: Lamba, Losso. Dialects: Kande (Kante), Kadjala (Kadjalla). Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Grusi, Eastern

Lukpa [dop] 50,000 in Benin (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk). Population total all countries: 63,581. West Djougou and border areas, Atakora Province. Primarily around Kémérida. Also spoken in Togo. Alternate names: Lokpa, Logba, Legba, Lugba, Dompago. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Grusi, Eastern

Mbelime [mql] 24,500 (1991 Vanderaa). Atakora Province, Cobly Subprefecture and 5 villages in the Boukombe Subprefecture. Alternate names: Mbilme, "Niendi", "Niende". Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Eastern

Miyobe [soy] 7,000 in Benin (1991). Population total all countries: 8,700. Atakora Province. Also spoken in Togo. Alternate names: Soruba, Bijobe, Biyobe, Sorouba, Solla, Uyobe, Meyobe, Kayobe, Kuyobe, Sola, Solamba. Dialects: Lexical similarity 27% with Moba, 25% with Tamberma (Ditammari), 47% with Ngangam. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Gurma

Mokole [mkl] 65,500 (1991 L. Vanderaa). Borgou Province, Kandi and villages to the north and east. Alternate names: Mokollé, Mokwale, Monkole, Féri. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Defoid, Yoruboid, Edekiri

Nateni [ntm] 66,000 (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk). Atakora Province. The Natemba are in Toukountouna District, Tayaba in Tanguiéta District, Kuntemba in Kobly, Matiri, and Tanguiéta districts, Okoma in Tanguiéta and Kouandé districts. Tayakou is the center of traditional beliefs and practices. Dialects: Nateni (Natemba, Natimba), Tayari (Tayaba), Kunteni (Kuntemba), Okoni (Okoma). Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Gurma

Ngangam [gng] 20,000 in Benin (2002 SIL). Alternate names: Dye, Gamgan. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Gurma

Notre [bly] 1,500 (2002 SIL). Atakora Province, Tanguiéta Subprefecture, northwest, north, and northeast of town of Tanguiéta including Yarka section on the northeast side. Alternate names: Bulba, Nootre, Burusa, Boulba. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Western, Nootre

Tchumbuli [bqa] 2,500 (2000 SIL). Departement des Collines, subprefectures of Save and Ouessi, three villages: Okounfo, Edaningbe, and Gbede. Alternate names: Basa, Tshummbuli, Chombulon, Tchombolo. Dialects: Cobecha, Tchumbuli. Lexical similarity 80% with Chumburung. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano, Central, Akan

Tem [kdh] 50,000 in Benin (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk). Alternate names: Kotokoli, Cotocoli, Tim, Timu, Tembe. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Grusi, Eastern

Waama [wwa] 50,000 (2000 SIL). 20,000 monolinguals. Atakora Province, at least 20 villages. Natitingou is the cultural center. Several thousand in Cotonou, around Parakou, and in western Nigeria. Alternate names: Yoabu, Yoabou. Dialects: Waama, Tangamma. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Eastern

Yom [pil] 74,000 (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk). Djougou area, Atakora Province. Alternate names: Pila, Pilapila, Kpilakpila. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Yom-Nawdm

Yoruba [yor] 465,000 in Benin (1993 Johnstone). Porto-Novo and throughout the country in the towns and major villages. Alternate names: Yooba, Yariba, Ede-Yoruba. Dialects: Egba. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Defoid, Yoruboid, Edekiri

Origem do nome do País : Named after an old African Empire of Benin, on whose territory modern Benin does not actually lie. Dahomey (former name): Named after the principal ethnic group of the country.

A Bandeira: The national flag of Benin was originally adopted in 1959. It was changed upon the accession of the Marxist regime in 1975, but upon the removal of the regime, the old design was reintroduced on August 1, 1990. The colours are the traditional Pan-African colors: green symbolizes hope, yellow symbolizes wealth and red symbolizes courage.

Brasão: The Coat of Arms of Benin was readopted in 1990 after being replaced in 1975. At the top of the emblem is the national crest that consists of two horns with corn in the ear and filled with sand. These are reputed to stand for prosperity. Below the crest is a shield that contains the actual coat of arms of Benin. The shield is broken into four quadrants. The top left quadrant contains a castle in the style of the Somba, representative of the history of Benin. In the top right quadrant, is the Star of Benin, the highest award of the nation. Below this is a ship, that stands for the arrival of Europeans in Benin. In the lower left quadrant is a palm tree. The shield is supported by a pair of leopards, the national animal of Benin. Below the shield is the motto of Benin (Fellowship, Justice, Work) in French.

Palavra de ordem: "Fellowship, Justice, Labour"

Hino Nacional: L’Aube Nouvelle

Jadis à son appel, nos aïeux sans faiblesse Ont su avec courage, ardeur, pleins d’allégresse Livrer au prix du sang des combats éclatants. Accourez vous aussi, bâtisseurs du présent, Plus forts dans l’unité, chaqu’jour à la tâche, Pour la postérité, construisez sans relâche.

CHORUS Enfants du Bénin, debout! La liberté d’un cri sonore Chante aux premiers feux de l’aurore; Enfants du Bénin, debout!

Quand partout souffle un vent de colère et de haine. Béninois, sois fier, et d’une âme sereine, Confiant dans l’avenir, regarde ton drapeau! Dans le vert tu liras l’espor du renouveau, De tes aïeux le rouge évoque le courage; Des plus riches trésors le jaune est le présage.

CHORUS

Tes monts ensoleillés, tes palmiers, ta verdure, Cher Bénin, partout font ta vive parure. Ton sol offre à chacun la richesse des fruits. Bénin, désormais que tes fils tous unis D’un fraternel élan partagent l’espérance De te voir à jamais heureux dans l’abondance.

CHORUS

English Translation

Formerly, at her call, our ancestors Knew how to engage in mighty battles With strength, courage, ardour, and full of joy, but at the price of blood. Builders of present, you too, join forces Each day for the task stronger in unity. Build without ceasing for posterity.

CHORUS Children of Benin, arise! The resounding cry of freedom Is heard at the first light of dawn, Children of Benin, arise!

When all around there blows a wind of anger and hate: Citizen of Benin be proud, and in a calm spirit Trusting in the future, behold your flag! In the green you read hope of spring; The red signifies the courage of your ancestors; The yellow fortells the greatest treasures.

CHORUS

Beloved Benin, your sunny mountains, palm trees, and green pastures Show everywhere your brightness; Your soil offers everyone the richest fruits. Benin, from henceforth your sons are united With one brotherly spirit sharing the hope of seeing you Enjoy abundance and happiness forever.

CHORUS

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Benim em diferentes idiomas

eng | afr | bre | ces | cor | cym | dan | dsb | est | eus | fao | fin | fur | glv | hau | hrv | hsb | hun | ibo | ina | ita | jav | jnf | lim | lld | mlt | nld | nor | oci | pol | roh | ron | rup | slk | slv | sme | spa | swa | swe | tur | vor | wln | zza: Benin aze | bos | crh | kaa | mol | slo | tuk | uzb: Benin / Бенин arg | ast | cat | glg | isl | tet: Benín deu | ltz | nds: Benin / Benin fra | lin | nrm: Bénin kin | run | wol: Bene ind | msa: Benin / بينين lav | mlg: Benina scn | srd: Benìn bam: Benɛn cos: Beninu epo: Benino frp: Bènin fry: Benyn gla: Beinin gle: Beinin / Beinin hat: Benen kmr: Bênîn / Бенин / بێنین kur: Benîn / بەنین lat: Beninum lit: Beninas por: Benim; Benin que: Binin rmy: Benin / बेनिन smg: Benins smo: Penini som: Beniin sqi: Benini szl: Byńin vie: Bê-nanh vol: Beninän yor: Ìbúní abq | alt | bul | che | chm | chv | kbd | kir | kjh | kom | krc | kum | mkd | mon | oss | rus | tyv | udm: Бенин (Benin) bak | srp | tat: Бенин / Benin bel: Бенін / Bienin; Бэнін / Benin kaz: Бенин / Benïn / بەنين tgk: Бенин / بنین / Benin ukr: Бенін (Benin) ara: بينين (Bīnīn); بنين (Binīn / Banīn); بانين (Bānīn); بينان (Bīnān); البنين (al-Binīn); البينين (al-Bīnīn); البينان (al-Bīnān); بنن (Binin) fas: بنین (Benīn) prs: بینین (Bēnīn) pus: بېنين (Benīn) uig: بېنىن / Bénin / Бенин urd: بنین (Banīn); بینین (Benīn); بینن (Benan) div: ބެނިން (Benin) heb: בנין (Benîn) lad: בינין / Benin yid: בענין (Benin) amh: ቤኒን (Benin) ell: Μπενίν (Mpenín) hye: Բենին (Benin) kat: ბენინი (Benini) hin: बेनिन (Benin) ben: বেনিন (Benin) pan: ਬੇਨੀਨ (Benīn) kan: ಬೆನಿನ್ (Benin) mal: ബെനിന് (Benin) tam: பெனின் (Peṉiṉ) tel: బెనిన్ (Benin) zho: 貝寧/贝宁 (Bèiníng) jpn: ベナン (Benan) kor: 베넹 (Beneng); 베냉 (Benaeng) mya: ဘီနင္ (Bʰinĩ) tha: เบนิน (Bēnin) khm: បេណាំង (Beṇāṁṅ); ប៊ែនីន (Bænīn)

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  Welcome Prayer Warrior to our January 2017 edition,  Wishing you all a victorious 2017 filled with God inspired wisdom. In this edition we consider the political stability Africa so badly needs for economic development. We ask you all to pray to the Lord Jesus asking for mercy, forgiveness for past mistakes and guidance and wisdom for the future. We pray the prayer in 2 Chronicles 7v14 “If my people , who are called  by my NAME, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land”. The Message bible puts it this way “If  I ever shut off the supply of rain from the skies or order the locusts to eat the crops or send a plague on my people,and  my God defined people, respond by humbling themseves, praying, seeking my presence, and turning their backs on their wicked lives. I will be there ready for you. I’ll listen from heaven, forgive their sins and restore their land to health”  The Lord has spoken so let’s do just that, pray for Africa, it’s politicians, it’s business people, it’s youth and it’s great Church. We start this edition  by considering the wars that ravaged Africa in 2016 asking for the Lord to intervene and put an end to the castastrophe and dispair in those areas and we go on to look at the political elections that took place in 2016.  26 of out of the 54 countries in Africa had elections in 2016. This tells me that the Lord is shaking Africa up and changing things,  we hope for the better.

With the exception of Syria, African countries currently get the worst rep when it comes to violence and conflict. Virtually every story coming out of the continent seems to showcase one atrocity or another.  This narrative is both true and false. In 2014, Africa experienced more than half of worldwide conflict incidents, despite having only about 16 percent of the world population. This is a slightly larger share of the world’s conflicts than even during the chaotic years of the post-Cold War 1990s.  But there are two important caveats. First, the absolute number of conflicts worldwide has greatly decreased over the last two decades. So despite shouldering a larger share of the conflict burden, in absolute terms, Africa has become more peaceful as well. And secondly, the remaining conflicts seem to cluster in specific regions and involve only a few of Africa’s 54 nation-states.   According to the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, twelve African countries experienced armed conflict in 2014. Three additional countries—Burundi, Niger and Chad—will likely be added to the list for the 2015 data   Geographically Africa’s conflicts are tightly clustered along an arc stretching from northern Mali through southern Algeria and Libya into Egypt, extending into the Sinai peninsula. The Boko Haram conflict in northeastern Nigeria is another epicenter and situated in relative proximity to an area of conflict hot spots in the Central African Republic, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, South Sudan and Darfur.  On Africa’s eastern coast, the Somali civil war is still going strong in its third decade.

Modern conflicts in Africa are thus highly localised , and they defy simplistic explanations based on stereotypes. That being said the conflicts tend to be religiously motivated such as the Nigerian Boko Haram that invoves Nigeria, Chad , Cameroun and Niger. The Mali, Algeria and Libya is also heavily thought to be Al Qaeda motivated. South Sudanese conflict seems to be based on racism and economic differences in status between Arabs and native Africans.  The problems however in Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo are mostly economic with a multiple of international interests due to the rich  raw materials concentration in this area with desparately poor people being expoilted and pitted one against another.

No list of conflicts in Africa would be complete without the catastrophes that Darfur in Sudan and Somalia continue to be. Darfur has experienced an uptick in fighting recently and there is no reason, certainly not the non-existing international attention, why this wouldn’t continue. We  saw the Muslim Al Qaeda-aligned Al Shabab on the offensive in Somalia, pushinfg back some of the territorial gains made by government and African Union troops over recent years.

One country to watch is South Africa. While the second largest economy south of the Sahara will definitely not devolve into large-scale internal conflict, there are some worrying developments. The economy is going down the drain, President Jacob Zuma is appearing more inept by the day and racial tensions continue to run high—more than two decades after the end of Apartheid

We ask for earnest pray for these afore mentioned countries and that peace, honesty, love and self respect may be resumed and established within the African continent. That our Lord Jesus Christ may again be ressurected in the heart and minds of people of all walks of lives within Africa. We pray that Africa would not become easy pickings for the greedy and powerful within this world and that the African race whereever we are found in the world, (USA, Canada, Europe, Australia and indeed in Africa itself will unite with integrity, love and a determination to overcome our enormous problems.

  These countries within Africa all had a political election in 2016, We pray this represents a change for the better in the mighty Name of Jesus Christ

Benin  Presidential Election

Presidential elections were held in Benin  on 6 March 2016, having been delayed by one week due to logistical constraints. Incumbent President Thomas Bon Yayi was at the end of his second presidential term and was constitutionally barred from running for a third. The elections grabbed the interest of many of the country’s top businessmen, resulting in over 30 candidates running for the presidency.   A second round was held on 20 March,  in which businessman Patrice Talon defeated Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou

Cape Verde Presidential Elections

Presidential elections were held in Cape Verde on 2 October 2016.   Incumbent President Jorge Carlos Fonseca  of the Movement for Democracy (MpD) was re-elected with 74.08% of the vote.

Central African Republic General Elections 2015-16

General elections were held in the CAR on 30 December 2015 to elect the President and  National Assembly. As no presidential candidate received more than 50% of the vote, and following the annulling of the results of the National Assembly elections by the Transitional Constitutional Court, a second round of the presidential elections and a re-run of the parliamentary vote took place on 14 February 2016, with run-offs on 31 March 2016.  The elections were delayed several times, the original elections having been scheduled for 18 October before being postponed, whilst the second round of the presidential elections was due to be held on 31 January 2016.  Acting President Catherine Samba-Panza was not allowed to stand as a candidate.   Following the second round of the presidential elections, former Prime Minister Faustin Arcange Touadera of the Union for Central African Renewal was declared the winner with 63% of the vote, defeating independent candidate Anicet Georges Dologuele,  another former Prime Minister.   

Chad Presidential Elections

Presidential elections were held in Chad on 10 April 2016. Incumbent President Idriss Deby was re-elected for a fifth term.

Comoros Presidential Elections

Presidential elections were held in the Comoros on 21 February 2016, with a second round to be held on 10 April 2016, alongside elections for the Governors of the three islands.  Azali Assoumani of the Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros  was elected President with 41% of the vote. This was a change of leader.

Democratic Republic of the Congo General Elections

General elections were originally scheduled to be held in the DRC on 27 November 2016 to determine a successor to President Joseph Kabila  According to the constitution of the DRC the second and final term of President Kabila was to expire on 20 December.  Many candidates including  Etienne Tshisekedi, Freddy Matunguiu, Monique Mukuna Muiombo and Emmanuel Weyi  had announced their intention to run, but the election was postponed until December 2017 after an agreement signed in December 2016.  Praying for the people’s will and right to decide who rules them to be upheld 

Djibouti Presidential Elections

Presidential elections were held in Djibouti on 8 April 2016.  Incumbent President Ismail Omar Guelieh was re-elected for a fourth term, receiving 87% of the vote in the first round

Equatorial Guinea Presidential Elections

Presidential elections were held in Equatorial Guinea on 24 April 2016.   In a vote initially scheduled for November but brought forward by seven months, incumbent President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo retained his office with 93.7 percent of the vote.

Gabon Presidential Elections

Presidential elections were held in Gabon on 27 August 2016.   Incumbent President Ali Bongo Ondimba ran for re-election and was challenged by former Minisrter for Foreign Affairs Jean Ping.  On 31 August, the electoral commission proclaimed Bongo’s re-election with a margin of less than two per cent. Protests broke out in the capital  Libreville after the results were announced.

Gambia Presidential Elections

Presidential elections were held in the Gambia on 1 December  2016 . In a surprise result, opposition candidate Adama Barrow defeated long-term incumbent Yahya Jammeh. … Following the election, 19 opposition prisoners were released, including Ousainou Darboe, the leader of Barrow’s United Democratic Party (UDP).

Ghana General Elections

          Ghana’s former President  John Mahama hands over power to new President Nana Akufo Addo.

General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2016 to elect a President and Members of Parliament. … Former foreign minister Nana Akuffo-Addo of the opposition New Patriotic Party was elected President on his third attempt, defeating incumbent President John Mahama of the National Democratic Congress.

Ivory Coast Parliamentary Elections

Voters in Ivory Coast went  to the polls on Sunday in their first parliamentary election since 2000 on 18 December 2016, when former President Laurent Gbagbo came to power with his Ivorian Popular Front (FPI).

Image captionPresident Ouattara wants to consolidate his position

It is only a few months since the violence caused by Mr Gbagbo’s refusal to accept that he had lost the presidential elections died down and Alassane Ouattara took office as the new leader.  Mr Ouattara has vowed to unite the country after the latest bloodshed

Republic of Congo Presidential Elections

Presidential elections were held in the ROC on 20 March 2016.   It was the first election to be held under the constitution passed by referendum in 2015. President Denis Sassou Nguesso, who had exhausted the two-term limit imposed by the previous constitution, was allowed to run again due to the adoption of the new constitution. He won re-election in the first round of voting, receiving 60% of the vote. Prayer for integrity and against changing laws  to suit individual circumstamces.

Soa Tome Presidential Elections

There were five candidates, including incumbent President Manuel Pinto da Costa, two former prime ministers, Evaristo Carvalho from Independent Democratic Action and Maria das Neves  from the MLSTP/PSD, as well as two independents.  Carvalho stood as the candidate of the ruling ADI, the party of Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada. Carvalho was initially declared the winner in the first round with slightly more than 50% of the vote, but Carvalho’s score was subsequently adjusted downward to 49.88%, necessitating a second round against President Pinto da Costa. However, Pinto da Costa refused to participate in the second round, alleging fraud and calling for a boycot meaning Carvalho was elected unopposed.

Seychelles Parliamentary Elections

Parliamentary elections were held in Seychelles from 8 to 10 September 2016.  Three parties and three independent candidates ran for the 25 directly-elected seats.   The result was a victory for the opposition Linyon Demokratik Seselwa alliance, which won 19 of the 33 seats.  It was the first time since the 1993 elections that the People’s Party did not win a majority of seats.

Somalia Parliamentary Elections

The next parliamentary elections in Somalia was scheduled to be held in October and November 2016. The Upper House was to be elected on 10 October, with voting taking place for the Lower House elected between 23 October and 10 November 2016.   They will be the first elections since  1984, and it was originally scheduled that the new Parliament will elect the President on 30 November.  As of 1 December, the presidential election has not taken place, and approximately 89% of parliamentary elections have taken place, due to instability in the region. Prayer for the Lord to intervene and displace those hell bent on distruction and promotion for  those with intelligence and good leadership skills.

South Africa Municipal Elections

The 2016 South African municipal elections were held on 3 August 2016,  to elect councils for all districts, metropolitan and local municipalities in each of the nine provinces.  It was the fifth municipal election held in South Africa since the end of apartheid in 1994; municipal elections are held every five years. The ruling ANC  was the largest party overall, earning 53.9% of the total vote.   It was followed by the official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) with 26.9% and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) with 8.2%. Popular support for the ANC fell to its lowest level since 1994, a shift which was most pronounced in the country’s urban centres.   Despite marginal gains in some areas, the ANC lost control of three metropolitan municipalities – namely Nelson Mandela Bay, City of Twshwane and City of Johannesburg to opposition parties as a result of the election. The DA achieved its best local electoral performance so far, while the EFF, contesting its first local government election, improved on its performance in the 2014 generl elections. The local polls were widely seen a turning point in the political landscape of South Africa, as the dominance of the ANC was greatly diminished while coalition and minority governments became more widespread.

Uganda General Elections

General elections were held in Uganda on 18 February 2016 to elect the President and Parliament. Polling day was declared a national holiday. Presidential candidates included incumbent Yoweri Museveni, in power since 1986, Kizza Besigye who had run against Museveni in 2001, 2006 and 2011, former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi Abed Bwanika who has also challenged Museveni in 2001, 2006 and 2011, former Makerere University Vice Chancellor Venasius Baryamureeba, retired Army General Benon Biraaro, Joseph Mabirizi and former presidential advisor Faith Kyalya. Claims of rigging and violence at polling stations were reported and voting was extended in several locations after reports of people not being allowed to cast their votes. According to the Electoral Commission, Museveni was re-elected with 61% of the vote to Besigye’s 35%.   Opposition candidates claimed that the elections were marred by widespread fraud, voting irregularities, the repeated arrest of opposition politicians and a climate of voter intimidation.   The European Union and United States have since criticised the election for lack of transparency and detentions of opposition candidates.  Overseers from the Commonwealth of Nations were critical of the misuse of state powers in favour of the incumbent.

Zambia GeneraL Elections

Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu has been re-elected, according to official results, which are being challenged by the main opposition party.  The electoral commission said Mr Lungu had secured 50.35% in Thursday’s vote, just over the 50% threshold needed to avoid a second round under a new electoral system.   His main rival, Hakainde Hichilema, who alleges electoral fraud, won 47.67%

Prayer Points

January 2017   Prayer points requests

Please pray for peace in Africa especially in the Niger and Chad Nigeria, Mali, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, South Sudan, Darfur in Sudan and Somalia . May the Lord have mercy on us and grant us peace, wisdom, integrity and unity.

Please pray against the devil’s plans for Africa in the form of Al Qaeda, Al Shabab, Boko Haram

Please pray for all the above new and old governments and presidents as a result of elections in 2016 and Africa as a continent to grow even more democratic, considering the will of the people to the benefit of all. My school motto was NON SIBI SED OMNIBUS – NOT FOR SELF BUT FOR ALL – May the coming generation hold fast to the ideals of democracy and hold their leaders accountable.

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