The Regulation of the Media in Sierra Leone – An Important Step Towards National Development
The media’s role in the development of any country is not only vital, it is important in how it informs and how it disseminates information. It is even more crucial when a country has just been ravaged by the most brutal atrocities known to man, for its media to be sensitive. To witness your country’s [...]
Spotlight on Algeria as Energy Minister is Replaced in Cabinet Reshuffle
Chakib Khelil has been removed from his post as Algeria’s Energy Minister and replaced by former energy official and diplomat Youcef Yousfi in the biggest upheaval in the country in a decade. The man who takes over supervision of Algeria’s energy sector, which supplies about a fifth of Europe’s gas needs, is a technocrat who [...]
Opposition in Togo Joins Government in Coalition
The main opposition party in the West African State of Togo, has suspended its long-serving leader, Gilchrist Olympio, for agreeing to enter a coalition with the ruling RPT government that it says stole power. Protest rallies have erupted across the West African phosphate producer nation since President Faure Gnassingbe, son of former dictator Gnassingbe Eyadema, [...]
Gabon’s President Ali Ben Bongo Spends £85million on a House in Paris
According to the Mail Online, Ali Ben Bongo, the son of the late Omar Bongo former leader of Gabon, has been attacked for spending £85million on a lavish townhouse in Paris. Ben Bongo Ondimba has bought a sprawling 48,000 sq ft mansion on an acre of land in the heart of the French capital. The [...]
Senegal Told to Fight Graft in Order to Benefit from U.S. Aid
The U.S. administration has warned Senegal that maintaining a recent $540 million aid grant depended on its success in fighting corruption, after a series of incidents raising doubts over its anti-graft efforts. If the United States decides to withdraw the aid, it would create a huge political and economic blow to President Abdoulaye Wade, the [...]
Junta Sets Conditions for Presidential Aspirants in Niger
Niger’s junta government has set out proposed laws that would ensure that future presidential aspirants must be university degree holders and be less than 70 years old. The mandatory requirement was proposed by Niger’s Consultative Council, which was set up by the military junta in February. This comes after the junta deposed long-time President Mamadou [...]
Sudan Gets a New President But not a New Leader
The Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been sworn into office again, following his controversial win in last month’s elections. Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged war crimes in Darfur. It seems many world leaders stayed away from the inauguration but at least five African presidents attended the event. The UN [...]
Kenya and Tanzania Pledge Support for Common Markets Protocol
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and his Tanzania counterpart Jarkaya Kikwete have welcomed a monumental developments taking place in the East African Community and pledged their full support for the Common Markets Protocol that comes into force on July 1st 2010. In a meeting held at President Kibaki office at state House ,he observed that the [...]
As Kofi Annan Calls for an Equal Distribution of Africa’s Wealth – Sierra Leone Provides a Vivid Example of Change
The African continent’s growing wealth needs to be spread beyond the confines of powerful elites and governments must come clean about opaque mining and oil deals, a leading think-tank said on Tuesday. The Africa Progress Panel, in its annual report chaired by former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, identified poor governance and creaking transport and [...]
Sierra Leone’s President Koroma is Honoured by the Kuwaiti Royal Family
The Sierra Leone Mission in the State of Kuwait confirmed the arrival of President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma in Kuwait city for an official three–day visit on the invitation of the Kuwaiti royal family. Kuwait stands out in the Middle East as a unique country whose royal leadership has worked hard to ensure its citizens [...]
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