President Koroma calls on Sierra Leoneans to continue to reject political campaigns based on intimidation and ethnic sentiments and calls for citizens to be drivers of change
Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma in an address to the nation on New Year’s day said: – Fellow Sierra Leoneans, New Year’s Day is usually a time for reflection and resolutions. In 2007 you gave me the mandate to push your resolutions through for a better Sierra Leone. Four years on, my record of transformational [...]
U.N. calls for action as six out of ten women suffer physical and/or sexual violence
Facts like this have urged the UN to call for engaging all of society, and especially young people, to end violence against women, “a scourge that spans the globe and takes many forms, including rape, domestic violence and harassment at work.” “Whether in developing or developed countries, the pervasiveness of this unacceptable violence should shock us [...]
After 50 years of reporting, has Africa Confidential been reduced to a barnyard of remiss and unethical journalism?
BACKGROUND: - Many informed observers of the current Sierra Leonean socio-political landscape have been left bemused by the recurrent and concurrent misinformation coming from a supposed credible international news organ like Africa Confidential. The continuity of such reports, without any adherence to international journalistic ethics, particularly cross-checking, has portrayed Africa Confidential to be biased and unprofessional. In [...]
Africa’s boat people are the victims of abductions, extortions, sexual assaults and kidnappings
Geneva – Over 12,000 refugees and migrants arrived in Yemen by boat in October, the highest monthly total since the United Nations refugee agency began tracking the flow of between the Horn of Africa and Yemen nearly six years ago. Many of them are victims of abductions, extortions, kidnappings and sexual assaults. The 12,545 arrivals last [...]
The politics of accountability in Sierra Leone – One wish for a whole fragile nation
All Sierra Leoneans worldwide should call for Accountable Leadership and Protection of our Value Systems. Hence, we will conclude that Accountability is synonymous to Diminishing Vision in political leadership. By using the parody of the “Chasing the Fox”-How to Avoid Diminishing Vision (ADV) voters in Sierra Leone may use the simple formula of ADV to [...]
India’s leading bilateral trade magazine IndoAfricanBusiness goes LIVE with content partnership with African Press Organisation
Mumbai & Dakar – Nov 7, 2011 – Indo-African Business magazine, launched eight years ago in partnership with Export-Import Bank, under the focus Africa Programe of the Ministry of Commerce, Govt of India in English & French, and with the present circulation of over 10,000 copies goes live with content news partnership with African Press [...]
$18 million bio-fuel plant on the cards in Malawi
Lilongwe – The Indigenous Business Association of Malawi (ibam) has challenged entrepreneurs to rise above Malawi’s current economic hardships and identify business challenges. Ibam executive secretary Iness Malemia said the country’s problems offers a lot of opportunities for enterprising Malawians. She cited the current persistent electricity black outs as an opportunity for companies to pursue [...]
Negotiators fail to agree on conditions for large-scale land investments and enforcement in Africa
FREETOWN (IPS) – The adoption of international guidelines to regulate so-called land grabs has been pushed to next year after negotiators failed to agree on conditions for large-scale land investments and enforcement. The guidelines, in the making for several years, were sparked by fears that a “land rush” is leading to hunger, conflict and human rights [...]
Sierra Leoneans in the Gambia to launch the Kemoh Fadika fan club
GAMBIA: Over 3,000 Sierra Leoneans belonging to the Sierra Leone Nationals Union in the Gambia are poised come October 29th 2011 to officially launch the KEMOH FADIKA FAN CLUB (KFFC) in recognition of the High Commissioner’s interest, hard work and concern for the welfare of Sierra Leoneans in the Gambia. According, to John Sesay, the interim [...]
The new psychology of modern day politics in Sierra Leone
IF YOU HAVE A HAMMER WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH IT? THE BEST ANSWER MAY BE A PIE OF MODERN DAY POLITICS IN SIERRA LEONE. In the history of politics in Sierra Leone, the last five weeks have been the “Perfect Storm”. A useful and enduring definition of modern day politics, where boundaries are drawn on [...]
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