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
Prolonged economic crisis and drought demands urgent response for Zimbabwe’s ‘hardest hit’: UN relief chief
NEW YORK – PRN Africa — Announcing the allocation of US$10 million from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF),…
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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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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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Top African music superstars Tiwa Savage, Mr Eazi, Wizkid, Busiswa and Shatta Wale join Beyonce in the new Lion King music album
Music superstar Beyonce, has produced an album that will be featured on the remake of the Disney classic The Lion…
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IMF says it cares about inequality. But will it change its ways?
The IMF headquarters in Washington DC. Shutterstock Timon Forster, Freie Universität Berlin; Bernhard Reinsberg, University of Glasgow, and Thomas Stubbs,…
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300,000 flee flare-up of ethnic violence in north-eastern DR Congo
NEW YORK, 18 June 2019 – PRN Africa — Citing multiple attacks and counter-attacks between Hema herders and Lendu farmers,…
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How Museveni has twisted Uganda’s constitution to cling to power
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has engineered constitutional changes that could see him rule for life. Daniel Irungu/EPA-EFE Moses Khisa,…
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Despite Challenges, Africa’s Debt is still under control says African Development Bank
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, 14 June 2019 – PRN Africa — The African Development Bank remains strong with growing operating revenues…
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