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The Schulenburg affair – A disgraceful diplomatic attempt to meddle in the internal affairs of the State of Sierra Leone
The United Nations has resident representatives in most countries across the world, to make sure…
Power comes from PMA and not from the barrel of a gun – How peaceful is Sierra Leone after a decade and a half of peace and tranquility?
Beyond the ruins, peace sustainability and tranquility, the road to political victory for the…
Kano State is no longer safe, as hundreds flee Northern Nigeria
KANO, Nigeria, Mustapha Muhammad (IPS) – “I can no longer stay here in Kano as…
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Report says Somalia’s rich marine resources are being plundered
UNITED NATIONS, Thalif Deen (IPS) – The international community has failed to grapple with the…
Germany gives €1.2M for vegetable pest management initiative to boost food security and nutrition in Tanzania, Kenya, Madagascar and Thailand
Dar es Salaam - Efforts to improve the productivity of vegetables to feed and…
The Kenyan Chief who tweets his way to crime reduction in his village
Daniel Sitole (IPS) – Using 140 characters or less, Chief Francis Kariuki in Kenya,…
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Malawi must hedge against water conflicts – hydrologist
Lilongwe – An officer from the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation Henrie Manford Njoloma…
Mozambique prepares for dangerous cyclone as category four hurricane makes its way
MAPUTO, (IPS) – Over 100,000 people in Mozambique are still recovering from losing their…
CRIDOC warns against abuse of minors in prisons and police cells in Malawi
Lilongwe – The Child Rights Information and Documentation Centre (CRIDOC) has warned prison authorities…
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The number of malnourished children rises as Mauritania is ravaged by drought
NOUAKCHOTT, Kristin Palitza - (IPS) – Mariem Mint Ahmedou sits cross-legged on a worn-out carpet…
Springtime for Western Sahara?
In many North African and Arab countries, the demands for democracy and economic redistribution…
As North African leaders fall in quick succession there is a reawakening of Islamist ambitions in Algeria
2011 has seen a number of long-standing North African leaders fall in quick succession.…
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Rwandan refugees fear a cessation of refugee status by the UNHCR
JOHANNESBURG (IPS) – They should be wary of each other. The historical conflict between…
Implementing Peace and Security Architecture (I): Central Africa
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, November 7, 2011 – African Press Organization (APO) — More…
There is no hope for free and fair elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo
JOHANNESBURG (IPS) – With six weeks to go before the presidential and parliamentary elections…
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Another massive success for oil and iron ore baron, Frank Timis, as African Petroleum makes significant discovery off the coast of Liberia
As part of its massive exploration and investment drive in the Africa sub-region, African Petroleum Limited…
As President Koroma prepares for the challenges of a second-term – Anadarko says Oil and Gas discovered off the shores of Sierra Leone
The government of President Ernest Bai Koroma have been working tireless to attract the right investors and help…
Countdown to Justice – Sierra Leone opposition SLPP presidential candidate Julius Maada Bio should face charges for human rights abuses
The atrocities committed during the barbaric reign of terror of the NPRC government of Julius Maada…
The United Nations condemns the continued widespread and systematic human rights violations in Syria and tells President Assad to cease violence
The UN General Assembly strongly condemned the continued “widespread and systematic” human rights violations by the…
Amnesty International says China and Russia, the key arms suppliers to the regime in Syria, are now supplying weapons and fuelling conflict in Sudan
UNITED NATIONS, (IPS) – Russia and China, two veto-wielding permanent members of the Security Council described…
Tuareg rebellion has forced fifty thousand people out of their homes as political parties call for dialogue in the West African State of Mali
BAMAKO, (IPS) – Mali’s political parties have jointly called on the government to hold a forum…
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…
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…
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…
West Africa View all
The Schulenburg affair – A disgraceful diplomatic attempt to meddle in the internal affairs of the State of Sierra Leone
The United Nations has resident representatives in most countries across the world, to make sure the organisation’s important work is well coordinated and implemented appropriately to reflect…
Power comes from PMA and not from the barrel of a gun – How peaceful is Sierra Leone after a decade and a half of peace and tranquility?
Beyond the ruins, peace sustainability and tranquility, the road to political victory for the Ruling Party in 2012 will begin by cultivating everything from…
Kano State is no longer safe, as hundreds flee Northern Nigeria
KANO, Nigeria, Mustapha Muhammad (IPS) – “I can no longer stay here in Kano as it rains bombs. The gun battles rattle us… Kano is…
3 million children threatened by hunger in Niger
BOBOYE, Niger - Ousseini Issa - (IPS) – Women have been left in charge of many of the households in the village of Zamkoye-Koïra, in western Niger,…
Water shortage threatens wildlife in West Africa
OUAGADOUGOU (IPS) – The story of a pair of buffalo aggressively prowling the edges of a village in eastern Burkina Faso is a warning…
Austrian Ambassador Gerhard Diess pays a courtesy call on Sierra Leone’s Ambassador Khadijatu Bassir in the Gambia
The Ambassador of Austria to Senegal who is also accredited to Sierra Leone H.E. Gerhard Diess yesterday paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Khadijatu…
East Africa View all
Report says Somalia’s rich marine resources are being plundered
UNITED NATIONS, Thalif Deen (IPS) – The international community has failed to grapple with the real underlying political and economic issues facing the troubled…
Germany gives €1.2M for vegetable pest management initiative to boost food security and nutrition in Tanzania, Kenya, Madagascar and Thailand
Dar es Salaam - Efforts to improve the productivity of vegetables to feed and enhance the nutrition of people in Africa and Asia…
The Kenyan Chief who tweets his way to crime reduction in his village
Daniel Sitole (IPS) – Using 140 characters or less, Chief Francis Kariuki in Kenya, has tweeted his way to reducing crime in his…
Rural women’s bank ease tough times in Uganda
WAKISO, Uganda, (IPS) – For most Ugandan women, obtaining a commercial loan to start a business has been very difficult. Many do not…
Good news for cassava as new varieties to combat deadly viral diseases are officially released in Tanzania
Four new high-yielding cassava varieties that are tolerant to the deadly Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) and resistant to the equally devastating Cassava…
Politics in shambles – Sierra Leone’s opposition SLPP party not fit for purpose
There was a time when the SLPP was a serious political party. It was the party thousands queued-up to secure…
Southern Africa View all
Lilongwe – An officer from the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation Henrie Manford Njoloma has warned that as Malawi’s population and industrial development increases, raising water consumption, misuse…
MAPUTO, (IPS) – Over 100,000 people in Mozambique are still recovering from losing their homes and crops, and from being cut off from schools and shops after a…
Lilongwe – The Child Rights Information and Documentation Centre (CRIDOC) has warned prison authorities and other relevant stakeholders of a looming national catastrophe, abuse of minors offenders arrested…
Lilongwe – Wapona Kita, lawyer representing Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika’s first Attorney General Ralph Kasambara, has been summoned to appear before the graft bursting body, the Anti…
Central Africa View all
Rwandan refugees fear a cessation of refugee status by the UNHCR
JOHANNESBURG (IPS) – They should be wary of each other. The historical conflict between their ethnicities has resulted in Africa’s largest genocide. But Claude Kayitare sits…
North Africa View all
The number of malnourished children rises as Mauritania is ravaged by drought
NOUAKCHOTT, Kristin Palitza - (IPS) – Mariem Mint Ahmedou sits cross-legged on a worn-out carpet in a basic tent built with mud bricks and layers of sewn-together fabric. Her…
Springtime for Western Sahara?
In many North African and Arab countries, the demands for democracy and economic redistribution of the so-called “Arab Spring”, have sounded the loudest from the region’s youth. The…
As North African leaders fall in quick succession there is a reawakening of Islamist ambitions in Algeria
2011 has seen a number of long-standing North African leaders fall in quick succession. In this new political landscape, Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, now in his third term,…
Woyome, corruption and development
Development-wise, it appears despite their chequered development history, Ghanaian politicians do not get it. A ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC)…
Single mothers left behind in flooded swampland on the outskirts of Kampala as erratic rains bring floods
KAMPALA (IPS) – Life in Bwaise – a slum on the outskirts of the capital of Uganda – has never been easy. But increasingly erratic rains over the last three years have brought constant floods to the former swampland. Residents…
Africa’s quest to create more environmentally-friendly cities and reduce its carbon footprint
CAPE TOWN (IPS) – In Africa, where urbanisation will be one of the major developments over the next few decades, it will be key for cities to figure out how to handle rapid urban expansion and much-needed economic growth, while…
World News View all
Refugee starvation could trigger new war over Western Sahara says Minister
“The strategy of the Moroccan regime is to starve the Saharawi refugees into accepting the Moroccan position. They pressurize the UN into not giving the…
From Assad’s hell to refugees’ limbo – Syrians flee their country in numbers as violence continues
Women in Somalia say they should be considered for the country’s leadership
Malawian firm appointed to deal in Land Rovers
Shaping Africa’s Future – 6th Africa Economic Forum 2012, Cape Town, South Africa
‘Most ships that are Involved in arms and drugs trafficking are based in western countries’
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…
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…
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…
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…
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The tribal support of gargantuan crimes in Ghana
The mind-set of fifteen traditional chiefs and queen-mothers, from the Tongu area in Ghana’s Volta Region,…
Economic justice and democracy is interdependent, says new Swazi campaign
The truth and dirty politics of the opposition SLPP in Sierra Leone
Student leader Maxwell Dlamini out on bail
Matters of Interest View all
Street vendors strip women naked in Malawi
Lilongwe – Two weeks after engaging in running battles with police in Malawi’s capital city Lilongwe…
UDF party suspends Malawi’s former president and expels son for disregard of party etiquette and undermining authority
Breakthrough in technology as Whip-Speed gives petrol more miles to the gallon
Combating Poverty: New Battle Gear for an Ancient War
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Activists to hold vigil in support of jailed Anti-Mutharika critic
Lilongwe – Civil society organisations, relatives and friends of jailed Malawi human rights lawyer Ralph Kasambara…
Foreign companies set to invest heavily in Sierra Leone as President Koroma creates a climate of security and stability
Tony Blair: Revolt in Egypt could be pivotal for the Middle-East
Archbishop Palmer-Buckle’s “Funeral Oration”
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No return ticket for foreign domestic workers in Jordan
Amman – When Moni Bakhti left her village in late 2010 heading for Jordan, she was…