Non Violence is the Supreme Law of Life
The recent spate of violence on the streets has become a recurrent eyesore to all well meaning Sierra Leoneans. It…
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West Africa
East Africa
Kenya responded fast to Ebola scare, but cross-border risk remains high
Border screening at Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. EPA-EFE/DANIEL IRUNGU Abdhalah Ziraba, African Population and Health Research Center The second…
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Southern Africa
Politician who turned down a bribe offers a recipe to end South Africa’s malaise
Mcebisi Jonas appears at a commission probing grand corruption in South Africa. Alon Skuy © Sunday Times. Keith Gottschalk, University…
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Central Africa
WHO expresses concern over damage to Ebola treatment facilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
GENEVA, 28 February 2019 – PRN Africa — The World Health Organization (WHO) is deeply concerned about the recent attacks…
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North Africa
Egypt’s term as AU chair mustn’t distract from its human rights failings
Egyptian President and newly-elected AU Chairperson Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. EPA-EFE/STR Ashwanee Budoo, University of Pretoria and Frans Viljoen, University of…
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How we detected water on a potentially habitable exoplanet for the first time
Artist’s impression of planet K2-18 b, its host star and an accompanying planet in this system. ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser, Author…
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Why Tanzania’s attacks on free speech break with Nyerere’s legacy
The statue of founding president Mwalimu Julius Nyerere in Tanzania’s political capital Dodoma. WikiCommons Nick Westcott, SOAS, University of London…
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Scholarly success of African universities: common contributing factors
It’s not all doom and gloom for African universities – some are getting it right. Shutterstock David Mba, De Montfort…
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Anxiety and depression: why doctors are prescribing gardening rather than drugs
Gardening gives people the chance to reconnect and relax. Joshua Resnick/Shutterstock Yvonne Black, University of Hull Spending time in outdoors,…
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Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio accused of aggravated robbery
The political thug, human rights abuser, and state embezzler passing for President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, has once…
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The politics of immorality as Attorney General Priscilla Schwartz is accused of having an affair with the head of the National Minerals Agency in Sierra Leone
Dr. Priscilla Schwartz is the new Attorney General and Minister of Justice in Sierra Leone. And it seems the President…
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Megaphone Diplomacy – You Can Fool Some People Some times, But……..
It is an open secret that the relationship between our 2 major political parties, the SLPP and APC is one…
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As the President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio is reported missing – Newstime Africa offers 10,000 dollars reward for information leading to his whereabouts
The Publisher and Managing Editor of Newstime Africa, Mr Ahmed M. Kamara has offered a reward of 10,000 USD for…
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Men and HIV: how poverty, violence and inequality play a part
A closer look at men in South Africa reveals a very complicated picture. Shutterstock Andrew Gibbs, South African Medical Research…
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How ‘bride price’ reinforces negative stereotypes: a Ghanaian case study
The practice of bride price has evolved. MaxPixel/Wiki Commons Stephen Baffour Adjei, University of Education Marriage is an institution common…
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WhatsApp played a big role in the Nigerian election – Not all of it was bad
Supporters of Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari, at a rally earlier this year. EPA-EFE/Stringer Nic Cheeseman,…
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The Denial of Racism is a form of Racism Itself
One of the best known confessions in the history of mankind was made by Martin Niemöller, and this could be…
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