Defining Africa’s new political direction – Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma says its time to be transparent and accountable
The Sierra Leone President, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma, continues to define a new political renaissance for Africa. One that embodies the true spirit of the founding fathers of the continent’s political framework, in how they established its identity and right to self-determination by securing it’s independence from colonial masters. When a leader governs by compassion, recognising the pain and misery [...]
Security, political and traditional authorities on the alert as terror group Boko Haram infiltrates Cameroon
YAOUNDE, Ngala Killian Chimtom - (IPS) – Ahmadou Lamine has been forced to close his business selling fuel imported from Nigeria, known locally as “zoa-zoa”, because of the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram. Lamine, from Maroua, the capital of Cameroon’s Far North Region, ran out of stock after Nigeria temporarily closed its border with Cameroon’s northern region. The [...]
Sierra Leone becomes a tourist hotspot and the country is set to reclaim its crown again as the Athens of West Africa
The West African country of Sierra Leone is witnessing a dramatic change of fortune. Tourists from the UK, US, European and Asian countries are making the capital Freetown their prime holiday destination after tour operators recently discovered the huge tourist potential this small African country has to offer. Thousands of tourists are booking flights long [...]
Spotlight on Senegal as students call for President Abdoulaye Wade to step down
DAKAR – Jedi Ramalapa - (IPS) – The friends of slain Senegalese student protester, Mamadou Diop, say that the 32-year-old master’s student was against injustice and that is why he was protesting against President Abdoulaye Wade’s bid for a third term of office. On Jan. 31, the opposition movement and local protestors, including students, gathered at the [...]
Violence in Senegal as President Abdoulaye Wade’s candidacy for re-election to a third term is controversially validated
DAKAR (IPS) – It was stones against tear gas in the Senegalese capital this morning as students protested the killing of one of their own on Tuesday evening. At least four people have died since Jan. 27, in wider demonstrations against the controversial validation of President Abdoulaye Wade’s candidacy for re-election for a third term. Protests [...]
Changing the mining landscape of Sierra Leone – Frank Timis brings hope as African Minerals makes an impact
Frank Timis must have got used to the challenges of not only meeting the expectations of share-holders, who have expressed amazing faith in his company, despite the uncountable attempts by the ruthless British Media to pursue him relentlessly hoping and lurching in the horizon, waiting for him to make one mistake, to help them sell [...]
Sierra Leone becomes the first country in Africa to launch a transparency web portal to ensure a more open and accountable Government
The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma, has taken the unprecedented step to launch a transparency web portal, the first in Africa, to facilitate a more transparent and accountable government to the people. This is the first time in the history of Africa that any head of state has taken [...]
Arab spring gives way to military chill in Egypt
CAIRO (IPS) – When Egypt’s dictator was ousted during a popular uprising last February, the military leaders who assumed control of the country pledged to “protect the revolution” and ensure a swift transition to civilian rule within six months. One year later, the ruling generals appear to have hijacked the transition to preserve the military [...]
The lies of the opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) – A disgraceful attempt to seek power once more by deception
I read with dismay a letter written by the Chairman of the North America branch of the SLPP, Augustine Boss Fallay, a man who has been arrested before by U.S. law enforcement officers for alleged fraudulent activities in 2005 and was accused of bribery and corruption. In his letter, Fallay blatantly misled U.S. authorities about the political situation on [...]
Running out of options – Sierra Leone’s opposition SLPP party set for another massive defeat at the polls
It is important that we all as human beings learn lessons from our past mistakes. But sometimes in life, the quest for power, and the politics of greed, leaves our minds in turmoil and we surrender to the same desires that has brought us defeat and rejection. The Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP), will in [...]
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