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Boko Haram and the dangerous frustration in Nigeria
Boko Haram emerged out of the economic, political and religious frustration of northern Muslims…
What a New Year’s gift of bloodbath for Sierra Leoneans?
A political theory is playing out in Sierra Leone over the entrenched bloodbath following…
President Barack Obama says human rights abusers should be banned from entering the United States
In a move that will go down well in Sierra Leone’s political circles, the…
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Good news for cassava as new varieties to combat deadly viral diseases are officially released in Tanzania
Four new high-yielding cassava varieties that are tolerant to the deadly Cassava Brown Streak…
Kenya property market booms as a result of somali piracy
The price of properties in Kenya are on the rise, and Somali nationals in…
Walking metres to fetch water in Kenya – Action aid lends a helping hand
NAIROBI, Jan 3 - Protus Onyango (IPS) – The acute lack of water in Kenya means…
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China’s finger is now in virtually every Zimbabwean pie and the Chinese Yuan may soon become the official currency
BULAWAYO, (IPS) – From downtown shops that stock cheap clothing and shoes that fall…
Swazi political prisoner nominated for Irish human rights award
President of the Swaziland National Union of Students (SNUS), Maxwell Dlamini, has been nominated for the…
Army asked to evacuate flood victims in southern Malawi
Lilongwe. The Malawi Defence Force has despatched helicopters and marines to vacuate thousands of…
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As North African leaders fall in quick succession there is a reawakening of Islamist ambitions in Algeria
2011 has seen a number of long-standing North African leaders fall in quick succession.…
Danish Foreign Minister to pressurize Morocco on Western Sahara
Cheikh Banga has been on a hunger strike since mid-September. His life is therefore…
The destruction of Libya’s infrastructure as University of Bani Waild is reduced to rubble
BANI WALID, Libya (IPS) – Suleyman and Rasool have come to the University of…
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Implementing Peace and Security Architecture (I): Central Africa
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, November 7, 2011 – African Press Organization (APO) — More…
There is no hope for free and fair elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo
JOHANNESBURG (IPS) – With six weeks to go before the presidential and parliamentary elections…
DRC parliament adopts bill to create specialised court for serious violations of human rights
KINSHASA, (IPS) – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s parliament this month adopted a bill…
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Sierra Leone becomes the first country in Africa to launch a transparency web portal to ensure a more open and accountable Government
The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma, has taken the unprecedented…
Arab spring gives way to military chill in Egypt
CAIRO (IPS) – When Egypt’s dictator was ousted during a popular uprising last February, the military…
The lies of the opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) – A disgraceful attempt to seek power once more by deception
I read with dismay a letter written by the Chairman of the North America branch of the…
Running out of options – Sierra Leone’s opposition SLPP party set for another massive defeat at the polls
It is important that we all as human beings learn lessons from our past mistakes. But…
As Sierra Leone attracts massive commercial investment and tourism – Hilton Worldwide set to build its first hotel in Freetown
DUBAI, U.A.E and MCLEAN, Va. - Hilton Worldwide is set to increase its presence in Africa after…
Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Koroma in attendance at inauguration ceremony of President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia
President Ernest Bai Koroma has returned home with his 10 man delegation including the Minister of…
Africa takes steps towards achieving food security after significant progress in eradicating extreme hunger and poverty
NAIROBI, (IPS) – A growing number of African countries are making significant progress towards eradicating extreme…
As Sierra Leone takes steps to end corruption – Other African states should follow
Africa has long been considered among the world’s most corrupt places, a factor seen as contributing…
Africa turns a new page – As good governance becomes a way of life in Sierra Leone
President Obama used the last session of the UN general assembly in New York to express…
West Africa View all
Boko Haram and the dangerous frustration in Nigeria
Boko Haram emerged out of the economic, political and religious frustration of northern Muslims – it will not be defeated unless these issues are…
What a New Year’s gift of bloodbath for Sierra Leoneans?
A political theory is playing out in Sierra Leone over the entrenched bloodbath following the vicious stabbings of political opponents of the ruling All…
President Barack Obama says human rights abusers should be banned from entering the United States
In a move that will go down well in Sierra Leone’s political circles, the United States under the direction of President Barack Obama, has…
Music in Sierra Leone – The new political drive
Sierra Leone’s political debates are never complete without the introduction of protest songs. In the past, songs have had so much impact that they…
A mass murderer’s quest to become president – Julius Maada Bio should be put on trial for crimes against the people of Sierra Leone
Some people do have the audacity to challenge the resolve of a nation. Julius Maada Bio must believe deep within himself that the Sierra…
Thomas Sankara – The legacy of a true African hero
The untimely death of Thomas Sankara was a big blow to many people across Africa, especially the Burkinabé people of Burkina Faso. Sankara has…
East Africa View all
Good news for cassava as new varieties to combat deadly viral diseases are officially released in Tanzania
Four new high-yielding cassava varieties that are tolerant to the deadly Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) and resistant to the equally devastating Cassava…
Kenya property market booms as a result of somali piracy
The price of properties in Kenya are on the rise, and Somali nationals in the country are making offers to buy properties in…
Walking metres to fetch water in Kenya – Action aid lends a helping hand
NAIROBI, Jan 3 - Protus Onyango (IPS) – The acute lack of water in Kenya means families have to trek long distances every day to…
Kenyan women set to make their mark in politics
NAIROBI, (IPS) – The August 2012 elections in Kenya will open doors to massive political participation by women for the first time ever. The…
The Somali famine, despair and resilience
Viewing from afar the grim images of women, children, and elderly suffering from the agony of protracted civil-war and the worst famine in…
Use of fertilizer and better farming methods can double Uganda’s coffee output, says study
Dar es Salaam, The use of inorganic fertilizers and improved farming practices by small-holder farmers can significantly increase, and even double, coffee production…
Doctors warn of famine as disease spreads and aid dwindles in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Nov 17 (IPS) – Doctors in Mogadishu are warning that famine victims in internally displaced camps have become vulnerable to contagious diseases…
Authorities urged to free two journalists and reopen their newspaper in South Sudan
PARIS, France, November 8, 2011 – African Press Organization (APO) — Reporters Without Borders condemns the illegal detention of two journalists and calls…
Southern Africa View all
BULAWAYO, (IPS) – From downtown shops that stock cheap clothing and shoes that fall apart after one wear, to mining concessions in platinum, gold and diamonds – the…
President of the Swaziland National Union of Students (SNUS), Maxwell Dlamini, has been nominated for the 2012 Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at Risk. The award is…
Lilongwe. The Malawi Defence Force has despatched helicopters and marines to vacuate thousands of villagers who are stranded in Malawi’s flooded villages in the Lower Shire Valley district…
Lilongwe – About 35 lawyers under the banner of the Malawi Law Society Monday morning marched to the Lilongwe High Court to show their solidarity to the junior…
Central Africa View all
Implementing Peace and Security Architecture (I): Central Africa
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, November 7, 2011 – African Press Organization (APO) — More than a decade after the Economic Community of Central African States…
North Africa View all
As North African leaders fall in quick succession there is a reawakening of Islamist ambitions in Algeria
2011 has seen a number of long-standing North African leaders fall in quick succession. In this new political landscape, Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, now in his third term,…
Danish Foreign Minister to pressurize Morocco on Western Sahara
Cheikh Banga has been on a hunger strike since mid-September. His life is therefore in danger. But he is willing to risk his life for the cause he…
The destruction of Libya’s infrastructure as University of Bani Waild is reduced to rubble
BANI WALID, Libya (IPS) – Suleyman and Rasool have come to the University of Bani Walid, in western Libya. If they are lucky they might find some chemistry…
World News View all
Nuclear dangers as the World gets “One Minute Closer to Midnight”
Berlin – “We want a nuclear weapons free world.” More than 80 percent of people around the globe have expressed this overwhelming desire to authors…
Christian Aid responds to worsening Sahel hunger crisis
The United States urges U.N. and A.U. cooperation
New Egyptian Parliament should dismantle the tools of repression that restrict freedoms
Calling Africa – The calling cards rip-off
An important drive to eliminating carbon emissions in Africa
Africa begins to rise above aid as the domestic private sector becomes the engine of growth
European Union oil embargo heightens tensions in the Gulf
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A call for justice – Sierra Leone’s Attorney General must act now as innocent farmer is detained without trial
The Publisher and Managing Editor of the Sierra Leone Daily Mail online Newspaper, Mr Foday Morris…
Urgent Appeal: $7.7 Billion urgently needed to save desperate human beings around the world
Polluters win and the people lose as the Durban climate talks end
Malawi’s “Occupy Parliament” campaign fails
At last, African culture in mainstream thinking
Matters of Interest View all
UDF party suspends Malawi’s former president and expels son for disregard of party etiquette and undermining authority
Lilongwe - Former ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) Tuesday suspended its former chairperson and the country’s…
Breakthrough in technology as Whip-Speed gives petrol more miles to the gallon
Combating Poverty: New Battle Gear for an Ancient War
Newstime Africa launches the Africa Forum
Around Africa View all
Tony Blair: Revolt in Egypt could be pivotal for the Middle-East
LONDON, February 13, 2011 (AFP) – The fall of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak could be a…
Archbishop Palmer-Buckle’s “Funeral Oration”
New interim electoral commission chief to be appointed in Guinea
As Nigeria Celebrates 50 Years of Independence – Hague confirms the UK’s strong partnership with Nigeria
INEC: Anything worth doing is worth doing well
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A new flag in Libya but it seems nothing has changed – It is the same old ways
TRIPOLI, Dec (IPS) – “They would call you a Gaddafist if you drove one of those…