How many times must the president of Sierra Leone face media embarrassment because of the lunacy of some of those he appoints as his country’s representatives abroad? What are the tenets of Diplomatic appointments? Most Diplomats carry themselves with the dignity befitting the office they hold. While others engage in foolish ambiguity that only cause [...]
The criminal justice approach in combating corruption in Sierra Leone is at serious risk of failing to dismantle the economic, cultural and political forces driving a corruption zeal across the nation. Corruption is simply a part of the human condition in the political life of some officials in Sierra Leone. Recently, the ruling party unleashed [...]
Members of the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) party in Malawi are furious. They are accusing President Bingu Wa Mutharika’s government of acting irresponsibly when it secretly purchased a multi-million dollar presidential jet. The (UDF) party’s Fahad Assani says last year’s purchase signifies the misplaced priorities of Mr. Mutharika’s government. Mr Assani went on to [...]
Heavy fighting continued to rock Somalia capital of Mogadishu for the third day running, the fighting is between the Somalia insurgent group of Al-Shabab and the transitional federal government troops allied to sheikh sheriff sheikh Ahmed administration. The total number of deaths reported as at now stand at 50 and the casualties has reached 100 [...]
Nairobi,Kenya 12th March 2010 … Kenyan government has released Kidney ailment statistics in the country which indicated that an estimated one million people suffer from kidney ailments, 600,000 of whom being the youths. With the higher number of Kidney ailment in the country, Kenya also suffers from acute shortage of kidney specialists with one nephrologist [...]
Japan has extended Sh288 million grant assistance to underprivileged farmers in Kenya in support of government’s initiatives to increase food security through procurement of essential inputs including fertilizer, agricultural chemicals and machinery. Within the framework of TICAD IV, Kenya has benefited from many projects including expansion of teacher training in Mathematics and Science through the [...]
The mayor of the Somali capital Mogadishu has issued a warning to resident’s to vacate the city amidst fierce battles between government forces and insurgents. According to reports coming out of the country, more than 50 people have been killed in three days of Islamist insurgent attacks. The Mayor, Abdurisaq Mohamed Nor said the long-anticipated [...]
The Chelsea football club striker, Didier Drogba, who is also Captain of the Ivory Coast National football team has been named African Footballer of the Year. Drogba, who has been having a successful season, scored five goals as Ivory Coast qualified for the 2010 World Cup and also scored for Chelsea in the FA Cup [...]
The Public Accounts Commission chairman of the British House of Commons, the Rt. Hon. Edward Leigh said he would relay the concerns of former British Foreign Minister Denis MacShane who claims that British aid to Sierra Leone is being siphoned by senior politicians in the West African Country, to the Comptroller and Auditor General of [...]
Nairobi, Kenya 11th March,2010 … World Food Programme (WFP) has said it would welcome an independent investigation into its food assistance operations in Somalia. At the same time, the agency said it would not engage in any new work with three transport contractors named in a report from the United Nations Monitoring Group on Somalia, [...]
Somali government forces and al Shabaab rebels in the north of the Somali capital Mogadishu have been engaged in intense fighting that has left 17 people dead and 65 wounded. This is according to a Somali human rights group. It has also been reported that Al-Shabaab beheaded two employees of a telecoms company who they [...]
