Archbishop Palmer-Buckle’s “Funeral Oration”
The Ghanaian enlightenment campaign is evolving. Ghanaian elites, for some time asleep, are fast getting involved in the enlightenment movement from their diverse stations in life. As the movement gathers steam, backed by the Ghanaian mass media, one area of the Ghanaian traditional life that has come under the enlightenment flashlight is the implications of [...]
New interim electoral commission chief to be appointed in Guinea
Some members of the West African State of Guinea’s Independent National Electoral Commission have declared their choice for an interim Electoral Chief to run the institution until all 25 members can agree on a new head. The move, if successful, would replace controversial commission president Lounceny Camara, with an interim commission chief. The announcement came [...]
As Nigeria Celebrates 50 Years of Independence – Hague confirms the UK’s strong partnership with Nigeria
Ahead of Nigeria’s golden anniversary of independence, British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, confirms the UK’s strong partnership with Nigeria. Foreign Secretary William Hague and Nigerian Foreign Minister H. Odein Ajumogobia held a joint meeting on September 28, three days before Nigeria’s independence golden jublilee. Following the meeting, the two ministers recorded a video message. In [...]
INEC: Anything worth doing is worth doing well
When on Tuesday, 21st September, 2010 the speculation was everywhere that the Prof. Attahiru Jega-led Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may postpone the heralded January 2011 elections in Nigeria for April, as against the Nigeria’s electoral umpire’s initial timetable released barely two weeks ago, political parties are to conduct their primaries from September 11 to [...]
Somali Prime Minister resigns over inability to work with the country’s president
The Somalia prime minister, Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke, has resigned due to a prolonged dispute with the country’s president, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed. In a statement on Tuesday, Sharmarke said ” I resigned as the prime minister of the transitional federal government of Somalia after being unable to work with the president. After considering the political crisis [...]
Millennium Development Goals on the agenda – As Sierra Leone’s President Koroma is honoured at the U.N.
The United Nations Millennium Development Goal (MDG) has recognised the outstanding contribution and political will of the President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma, in combating HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases and the collaborative efforts made by the National HIV/ AIDS Secretariat (NAS) in the Office of the President. According to the (MDG), the country’s [...]
OGI prepares massive welcome for Sierra Leone’s president Koroma’s visit to the United States
The Open Government Initiative (OGI) has started putting modalities in place for the visit of President Koroma this week to the United States. The OGI is a non-political entity setup to give the Sierra Leonean people access to the presidency and the government and inform on the progress of the government. The OGI has been [...]
Rwandan Genocide Pastor Arrested in Uganda
Jean-Bosco Uwinkindi, a pastor in the Kigali-Rural prefecture, accused of leading and coordinating attacks on his country’s minority Tutsis during Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, has been arrested in Uganda, a police spokeswoman said on Friday. Uwinkindi was taken into custody on Wednesday in Isingiro district, southwest Uganda. He is accused by the International Criminal Tribunal for [...]
Presidential hopeful arrested by Police in Rwanda
Dozens of opposition protesters have been arrested in Uganda, including a presidential contender on suspicion of attempted murder. All this happened as President Paul Kagame presented his papers for re-election. Kagame is widely expected to win a second seven-year term in elections on August 9. He has held de facto power since 1994 when his [...]
Nigeria gets a new Election Chief – Vows to end Political Pressure
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has got a new head. He says he will not succumb to pressure from powerful politicians to approve questionable vote counts. Professor Attahiru Jega is also calling for tough new penalties for voter fraud. The professor made the comments during a four hour senate confirmation hearing. The new election [...]
