Michael Jackson To Be ‘Buried’ In The Ivory Coast
Michael Jackson was crowned prince of the Anyi people on a visit to the country in 1992. The village has been in mourning since his death on 25 June. The villagers appealed without success to have the body returned, but since his official funeral in Los Angeles they have decided he also needs to be [...]
WFP Suffers Funding Shortfall
WFP, The World Food Programme, is suffering a funding shortfall this year as wealthy nations struggle to cope with the financial crisis, said its air service carrying aid workers to camps in the war-torn central African country of Chad would run out of money by August 15. The U.N. Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), operated by [...]
Hillary Clinton To Visit Liberia, Nigeria and South Africa Next Week
The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Africa next week on a trip aimed at highlighting the Obama administration’s commitment to making Africa a priority in U.S. foreign policy. The State Department says Clinton will begin her seven-nation trip August 5, when she attends the U.S.-Sub Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum [...]
Minister Gives 13 Reasons To Celebrate President Koroma’s Leadership
Sierra Leone’s Minister Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Nations and COORDINATOR of the Committee of 10 at the UN , Hon. Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu, today addressed Sierra Leoneans in New Jersey about the achievements of the All People’s Congress (APC) government , led by President Ernest Bai Koroma . Rev.Kabs-Kanu told the Sierra Leoneans at [...]
IPI: Zambia Government Intimidates Journalists
Concern has been expressed by The International Press Institute over the arrest and upcoming trial of Zambia Post newspaper Editor Chansa Kabwela. The group reportedly said the Zambian government is using trumped-up criminal charges as a tool for intimidating and harassing journalists critical of the government. Kabwela, whose trial is to begin August fifth, is [...]
Kenya Church Promotes Circumcision Alternative
Female genital mutilation, or circumcision, is rampant in parts of Kenya. The procedure involves removing part or all of the external female genitalia and is typically performed on girls as a rite of passage into womanhood. Critics describe it as female genital mutilation, or FGM. In the town of Meru, Eastern province, the Catholic Church [...]
