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Video: My legs were heavy before final but my coach cheered me on – Tobi Amusan

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World beater, Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan, stormed to victory in the women’s 100m hurdles in Oregon on Sunday at the World Athletics Championship.

Amusan became the first Nigerian athlete to win a gold medal after she obliterated the world record in an astonishing semi-final where she clocked 12.12secs, and powered over the line at Hayward Field in 12.06secs to win gold.

In this video, the track sensation while responding to questions from journalists spoke about how she kept composure in the wake of the races. She also revealed how she wasn’t feeling in top shape ahead of the final on Sunday but was cheered by her coach.

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Video: Kenya’s Ruto plans bonuses for sugar cane farmers

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In this video, Kenyan President, William Ruto, revealed that the country would begin payment of bonuses to sugar cane farmers, just like their tea counterparts.

Ruto stated that he saw the policy through despite legal confrontation against it, noting that the government had begun setting up a sugar marketing agency, replicating the Kenya Tea Development Agency Limited (KTDA) in the tea sector with a clear dividend payout policy.

For each kilogram of green leaf delivered to the agency’s facilities, tea farmers associated with the Kenya Tea Development Agency Limited (KTDA) got an increase in their monthly tea payments in December.

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Video: Zambia’s Hichilema decries effects of drought on economy 

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In this video, Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema speaks on the effects of climate change and the El Nino weather phenomenon. The crisis, which has threatened national food security, as well as water and energy supply,

The nation in southern Africa has experienced five weeks without rain during a time when farmers most need it, and last month they proclaimed a national emergency.

“Zambia is experiencing the worst drought ever, we have not seen a drought like this for years, we have six million people that are facing difficult food shortages, we have water supply, which is supposed to drive our green energy, 25% of our energy, which is already green, is already being affected.”

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