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• Sierra Leone’s Attorney General is Corrupt and Should Be Sacked
  March 8, 2010 | 12:28 pm

  Abdul Serry Kamal is definitely not the type of man any government want in its cabinet.  The cabinet of any government should constitute of individuals with an impeccable public service record. But I can assure you that this is not the case in Sierra Leone.  There is a  criminal who holds the office of Minister [...]

• Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Demands Peace-Keeping Force For The Country’s Next Elections
  March 8, 2010 | 9:56 am

  As the brutal dictator Mugabe, plans  to run for another term in office, Zimbabwe’s articulate Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, has said that the country should invite international observers and a peacekeeping force to help ensure that the next national general election is free and fair. Mr. Tsvangirai who was addressing a party rally just outside [...]

• Political Inconsistencies Threatens The Implementation of Sierra Leone’s Agenda for Change
  March 6, 2010 | 5:28 pm

  Good intentions alone is not sufficient to bring Sierra Leone out of its political and economic mess. Clear, consistent and thorough actions followed by strong decisions are necessary for any dramatic change in the way the people are governed. The President of Sierra Leone has been keen on demonstrating his government’s commitment to anti-corruption and [...]

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Perspective

• Fighting in Central Nigeria Leaves 300 People Dead
  March 8, 2010 | 9:07 am

  According to reports coming out of central Nigeria, Hausa-Fulani herders from surrounding hills attacked villagers in Dogo Nahawa, just south of the state capital Jos, shooting into the air before cutting those who came out of their homes with machetes. At least two other communities close by were also targeted, in an area close to [...]

• Election Rigging Concerns as Togo Prepares to Vote for a New President
  March 4, 2010 | 9:35 am

  On Thursday, the West African country of Togo will go to the polls to choose a new President against a history of violence in earlier elections and opposition allegations that the current President Faure Gnassingbe may make attempts to rig the outcome. Thousands of people died in the post-election violence after the 2005 presidential poll [...]

• Gambian President Yahya Jammeh Sacks Top Army and Police Bosses
  March 4, 2010 | 9:14 am

  Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, has ordered the sacking and detention of six top police and army officials in the latest wave of arrests targeting security bodies in the West African state. Those arrested include Inspector General of Police Ensa Badjie and Commander of the Navy Sarjo Fofona. The Gambian government has  declined to comment further [...]

• Sanctions on Zimbabwe are Extended By U.S. President Barack Obama
  March 3, 2010 | 12:48 pm

  The dictator in Zimbabwe who recently had nothing to celebrate on his 86th birthday is coming under intense pressure from the international community once again. The U.S. President Barack Obama has made a decision to extend sanctions against Zimbabwe’s corrupt President Robert Mugabe and his key supporters for another year. In a statement on Monday, [...]

• Al-Shabaab Bans UN Food Agency in Somalia
  March 1, 2010 | 9:24 am

  A Somali Islamist terror group on Sunday announced it will stop UN agency, World Food Programme (WFP) operations in Somalia. In a statement, Al Shabaab, an al Qaeda proxy said, “Effective as of today, all of WFP’s operations inside Somalia are terminated and the organization has been completely banned.” The group argued that it had received complaints [...]

• African Minerals Set to Become the Most Successful Mining Company in Africa
  February 27, 2010 | 3:36 pm

  Africa is unique in its mining resource potential. The untapped mineral wealth that Africa offers will ultimately define the continent’s economic supremacy and give Africans more leverage in major economic decisions by world financial institutions. The emergence of leaders with vested interest in ensuring that countries in Africa are politically and economically prepared to meet [...]

• South Africa is Not Ready to Host the World Cup – According to FIFA
  February 27, 2010 | 12:34 pm

  It has come to light that South Africa is not ready to host the 2010 World Cup just over three months before the tournament kicks off  according to FIFA, football’s world governing body. FIFA’s secretary general, Jerome Valke, told a news conference on Tuesday that the main venue in Johannesburg, Soccer City, was yet to [...]

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