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 [...]
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 [...]
Bloodshed in Sierra Leone as opposition SLPP thugs viciously stab and wounded ruling party members during by-election vote
Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, was the scene of a bloody massacre on Saturday as ruthless thugs and gangs hired by Julius Maada Bio, the human rights abuser-turned presidential candidate, and the SLPP leadership, went on the rampage to unleash terror and intimidation against ruling party supporters as voting took place in a by-election at Constituency 104, in [...]
Outstanding leadership – Sierra Leone President Koroma prepares for a second consecutive term in office
Just under twelve months from now, the people of Sierra Leone will be heading to the polls once more. Its been four years since they voted in numbers to elect Ernest Bai Koroma as their president. The 2007 election was an important milestone in the history of our country. Sierra Leone needed a dramatic change. [...]
Youssou N’dour eyes the Presidency in Senegal
World-renowned Senegalese singer Youssou N’dour announced his retirement from music last month in order to enter Senegalese politics. With elections due to take place in February 2012, N’dour said that from January 2 he would be freeing himself from all artistic engagements. With the 11-year dominance of current President Abdoulaye Wade, the 52-year-old’s entry into Senegalese [...]
The last laugh: The Juju-Man and the Members of Parliament
The year 2011 ended with remarkable improvement in Africans’ discussion of their culture in relation to their progress. As the on-going enlightenment movement deepens, Africans are increasing discussing the enabling and the inhibiting aspects of their culture in relation to their advancement. Roman Catholic Pope Benedict XVI dropped in and enjoined Africans to tackle the [...]
Spotlight on Egypt – Why did the secularists fail to do better in the Egyptian election?
Despite predictions that liberal, leftist and secular forces would be the main rivals to the FJP (Freedom and Justice Party), a combination of factors led to a disappointing performance. In Egypt, the first elections of the post-Mubarak era have delivered a conclusive victory for the two main Islamist groupings. The Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) – [...]
First round of elections are complete and it appears that Islamists are poised for a landslide victory in Egypt
CAIRO (IPS) – Islamists appear poised for a landslide victory in the first round of Egypt’s parliamentary elections, putting them on track to secure a majority in the country’s first parliament since the fall of president Hosni Mubarak. Preliminary results leaked on Friday indicate that Islamist parties took at least 65 percent of votes in the opening [...]
Wanted!! – Julius Maada Bio – For economic crimes, the brutal killings, maiming, and summary executions of innocent men and women in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is at risk of not being accepted as a full-fledged member of the international community of nations, if Julius Maada Bio is elected president of this small West African country. The effects and trauma of a ten-year brutal civil war can still be felt across the towns and villages that took the brunt [...]
Balogun ‘Logus’ Koroma appointed National Co-ordinator for the APC 2012 elections campaign in Sierra Leone
The President of Sierra Leone who is also leader of the All Peoples Congress party, Dr Ernest Bai Koroma, has made one of the finest appointment in the political calendar of the ruling party. He has named Balogun ‘Logus’ Koroma as the new National Co-ordinator of the APC 2012 elections campaign. This appointment is not only a [...]
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