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The prayer

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Salaam! Do you know about the singer Ciara? Did you know that women often ask her about her "prayer" because she found a good husband in NFL player Russel Willson.  Anarkali (Indian tunic) - Soch (thrifted) Pants - Numero Uno Shoes - Guess Hath pool (hand jewelry) - Numero Uno As far as I can tell from the media and their social media, Russel does treat her like a Queen. He is always gushing about her, supporting her and doting on her. They seem to form a wonderful couple. If you did not know, prior to being with Russel, Ciara was with the rapper Future, who already had several other baby mothers. She got pregnant by him and gave birth to a son. Future was known to be a womanizer and cheated on Ciara. But now she put that behind her, having a new family with Russel with whom she has two other children now. Women have been asking Ciara about her prayer , in other words what did she specifically ask God to finally end up with such a great man.  As we approach the auspicious nig

T.E.R. (Senegal Rapid Train)

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  Update: Texte en français disponible après le texte en anglais.   In december 2021, the long awaited TER (Regional Express Train) was finally operational. This train is supposed to link downtown Dakar to the suburbs and eventually the airport. The project started in 2016 but it is not entirely finished. As of today, we have railways from the train station in Dakar to Diamniado. The rest until the airport will be delivered in the future after the governemnt finds the necessary funds.  The TER has been very controversial. Many senegalese were not happy that the governement has financed it with debts contracted here and there. They thought that the money could have been used on healthcare or education. Plus the disturbance to their lives when it was being built was sometimes unbearable with roads being rerouted here and there, causing huge traffic jam. However it seems that ever since it started to be operational, many people have been using it.  I have been wanting to go see for myself