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Ghana is seventh best performing government in Africa according to the Mo Ibrahim Index
The 2011 Mo Ibrahim Index on Governance in Africa has graded Ghana as the…
Sierra Leone president Ernest Bai Koroma visits African Minerals mines site in Ferengbaia, Bumbuna
As part of his visit to the Bumbuna Community, the Sierra Leone president,Ernest Bai…
Outstanding performance by President Ernest Bai Koroma as IMF says Sierra Leone is the fastest growing economy in sub-saharan Africa
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire ) – Dolat Ventures Inc. (OTCBB: DOLV) announced today that the fastest…
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Western Kenyan project earns first carbon credits
Swiss disease control technology company Vestergaard Frandsen earns Gold Standard carbon credits with innovative…
Kenya shows promise in global competitive rankings
The East Africa Outsourcing Summit will be held in Nairobi from 5 to 6…
East Africa’s business sector shows positive improvement and forecasting promise
The East Africa Outsourcing Summit will be held in Nairobi from 5 to 6…
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Gold deposits found in Malawi
Lilongwe – Preliminary investigations of gold deposits in central Malawi have identified three targets…
Let them eat cake, Princess Sikhanyiso
“Most people have the Internet on their phones – I think almost everyone in…
The role of Swazi democrats in the cultural boycott
First let send a public message of encouragement to all members of the Mass…
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Wave of violence threatens Presidential Elections in Egypt as protesters stage a sit-in outside the Defence Ministry
Cairo - Shahira Amin* – Violent clashes between protesters staging a sit-in outside the Defence Ministry…
The National Liberation Front (NLF) wins the elections in Algeria
The final results in Algeria’s parliamentary elections confirm an overpowering victory for the national…
Algeria – Four policemen shot dead in Mekla
A terrorist attack in Mekla in the Algeria’s Kabylie region has killed 4 policemen…
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Angola’s future is dark after ten years of peace
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, (IPS) – Angola is celebrating 10 years of peace on…
The disabled are left to fend for themselves in the Democratic Republic of Congo
KIKWIT, DR Congo, (IPS) – The outlook for people living with disabilities in the…
Rwandan refugees fear a cessation of refugee status by the UNHCR
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The United States calls on Malian soldiers who overthrew the government to withdraw from politics
DAKAR, Souleymane Gano (IPS) – U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson says Malian…
The criminals who make up the hierarchy of the opposition Sierra Leone Peoples party and the human rights abuser who was chosen as their leader
The opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) is a criminal organisation made up of remnants of…
Top Political Commentator in Sierra Leone Oswald Hanciles – Talks about Julius Maada Bio’s collective responsibility extrajudicial killing albatross
The Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) takes pride in having the densest concentration of quality brains…
The Royal Institute of International Affairs says it played no part in how brutal dictator from Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio gained entry visa to the UK
The British High Commission in Sierra Leone has a lot of questions to answer. There is always a…
Gabonese President Ali Ben Bongo Ondimba says: “I admire President Ernest Bai Koroma” of Sierra Leone
The Gabonese President has said that Sierra Leone has made progress over the last four years…
The Charles Taylor trial – Taking solace from a verdict that can’t bring back loved ones
FREETOWN, Mustapha Dumbuya* (IPS) – Saffa Momoh Lahai was just two years old when his father was…
Equatorial Guinea president’s son Teodorin Obiang buys €18m worth of art from the estate of the late Yves Saint Laurent
At a time when African leaders like President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone are taking…
President Koroma says his people have chosen commitment over intention, and progress and development over stagnation as 51st anniversary is celebrated
Today we are celebrating the 51st anniversary of our independence. This is also the very first year of our journey…
Charles Taylor convicted of human rights atrocities and aiding and abetting war crimes against the people of Sierra Leone
“Mr. Taylor, the trial chamber unanimously finds you guilty of 11 charges including terror, murder, rape…
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Ghana is seventh best performing government in Africa according to the Mo Ibrahim Index
The 2011 Mo Ibrahim Index on Governance in Africa has graded Ghana as the 7th best performing government in Africa. Ghana also scored 66…
Sierra Leone president Ernest Bai Koroma visits African Minerals mines site in Ferengbaia, Bumbuna
As part of his visit to the Bumbuna Community, the Sierra Leone president,Ernest Bai Koroma, also paid an on-the-spot visit to the African Minerals…
Outstanding performance by President Ernest Bai Koroma as IMF says Sierra Leone is the fastest growing economy in sub-saharan Africa
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire ) – Dolat Ventures Inc. (OTCBB: DOLV) announced today that the fastest growing economy will be Sierra Leone, projected to grow by…
Sierra Leone prepares to re-elect its President to a second-term in office as performance exceeds all expectation
Despite the fact that Sorious Samura, a Sierra Leonean born videographer, recently embarked on a disingenuous campaign to destroy the image of our country, Sierra Leone and its leadership…
President Koroma of Sierra Leone says that free health care is a serious bedrock in addressing the social needs of his people
A little over a year ago, the president of Sierra Leone, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma, launched a free health care initiative that makes provision…
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…
East Africa View all
Western Kenyan project earns first carbon credits
Swiss disease control technology company Vestergaard Frandsen earns Gold Standard carbon credits with innovative business model that tackles global health, water and climate…
Kenya shows promise in global competitive rankings
The East Africa Outsourcing Summit will be held in Nairobi from 5 to 6 June 2012. The event is hosted by international business-to-business…
East Africa’s business sector shows positive improvement and forecasting promise
The East Africa Outsourcing Summit will be held in Nairobi from 5 to 6 June 2012. The event is hosted by international business-to-business…
Kenya is fast becoming the economic heartbeat of Africa
NAIROBI, Isaiah Esipisu (IPS) – When Kenya’s newly announced geothermal power generation project comes online, it will turn the East African country into an…
Making food safe: Two projects to combat mycotoxin contamination in Tanzania launched
The fight to control contamination of key staple foods in Africa by mycotoxins – poisonous chemicals secreted by naturally occurring fungi which attack…
Al-Jazeera’s credibility is on the line as Sorious Samura exposes his incompetence while attempting to tarnish the reputation of his country of birth
Al-Jazeera must have been excited when it deployed the services of Sierra Leonean born videographer, Sorious Samura, who may have…
Southern Africa View all
Lilongwe – Preliminary investigations of gold deposits in central Malawi have identified three targets that contain anomalous values of the precious metal. The exploration undertaken by South East…
“Most people have the Internet on their phones – I think almost everyone in Swaziland is on Facebook.” Princess Sikhanyiso, the eldest daughter of Swaziland’s absolute monarch, King Mswati…
First let send a public message of encouragement to all members of the Mass democratic Movement in Swaziland and to thank the Swaziland solidarity Network for continuing to…
“I would say there is a strong feeling that we need to revisit our strategy.” Swaziland National Union of Students activist Ace Lushaba is speaking of the clamp…
Central Africa View all
Angola’s future is dark after ten years of peace
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, (IPS) – Angola is celebrating 10 years of peace on Apr. 4. Since the end of its 27-year- long civil war…
North Africa View all
Wave of violence threatens Presidential Elections in Egypt as protesters stage a sit-in outside the Defence Ministry
Cairo - Shahira Amin* – Violent clashes between protesters staging a sit-in outside the Defence Ministry Headquarters in Cairo’s Abbasseya district and unknown assailants killed at least 20 people on…
The National Liberation Front (NLF) wins the elections in Algeria
The final results in Algeria’s parliamentary elections confirm an overpowering victory for the national liberation front (NLF) who will dominate the future parliament with 220 representatives. Polls opened across…
Algeria – Four policemen shot dead in Mekla
A terrorist attack in Mekla in the Algeria’s Kabylie region has killed 4 policemen and wounded others according sources in the local medical sphere. The incident occurred Monday…
An upsurge in the number of Mauritians travelling overseas in 2011 recorded
An upsurge in the number of Mauritians travelling overseas in 2011 has been highlighted by the CSO (Central Statistics Office)…
President Ernest Bai Koroma to the rescue as Bunumbu Teachers College is set for rehabilitation in Sierra Leone
Although 12 separate development project documents were presented to the past SLPP government for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Bunumbu Teachers College (BTC) which were all ignored, President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has reassured the people of Bunumbu, Kpeje…
Amnesty International decries deplorable prison conditions in Ghana
Prison conditions in Ghana are far from international standards. This conclusion was reached as a result of a research conducted in Ghana by Amnesty International. The research was conducted in five prisons namely Nsawam, Tamale, Sunyani, Kumasi and Sekondi. According…
What is charles-ghankay-taylor.com?
What is charles-ghankay-taylor.com? Charles-ghankay-taylor.com was launched on the 30th April 2012. This is the official site for Liberia’s 22nd President. Viewers will…
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Can former Junta Leader and opposition SLPP presidential candidate in Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio be trusted with the nation’s wealth?
Can the SLPP flag bearer, Julius Maada Bio, who was briefly a military head of state of the republic back in the mid-1990s, make a…
Charles Taylor and the fallacy of the Special Court
Deserting refugees in the isolated towns of the Sahara
African Minerals continue to make an impact as working conditions are improved in Sierra Leone
President Barack Obama says human rights abusers should be banned from entering the United States
Profile: Sia Nyama Koroma – Sierra Leone’s First Lady – An outstanding and remarkable force in the fight against infant and maternal mortality
Sia Nyama Koroma is the wife of Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, 4th democratically elected President of the Republic of Sierra Leone. Her matrimony is blessed with two daughters, namely Alice and Danké. Beyond her family responsibility, she has vividly manifested a motherly…
Profile: Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim – An outstanding world statesman who served three times as Secretary-General of the OAU
Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim, who concluded his term of office as Secretary General of the Organization of African Unity on 17 September 2001 after serving an unprecedented three terms covering a period of twelve years, is now involved in several activities. He…
Profile: Chinua Achebe – one of the world’s most original literary artist
Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe (born 16 November 1930) popularly known as Chinua Achebe, poet and novelist, is one of the most important living African writers. He is also considered one of the most original literary artists currently writing in English. Achebe was raised by Christian…
Profile: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala – Nigeria’s Finance Minister
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala served as Managing Director of The World Bank Group since December 1, 2007 until August 2011. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala, a Nigerian national, founded NOI-Gallup polls, an indigenous Nigerian opinion research organization, and co-founded the Makeda Fund – a fund to…
Dearest Brown talks passionately and exclusively to Newstime Africa about her missing father
“Look at me. Don’t I look like an African? All I want is to meet with my father because I have the…