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BBC-WST Ends Dialogue with Partners in Kenema

05/12/2011 Othman Sheriff

The British Broadcasting Corporation World Service Trust (BBCWST) has ended a two day stakeholders planning conference for its partners of the Cocoa Value Chain Project at the National Pastoral Centre [Read more]

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Africa

Western Union and USAID in collaboration with The Tony Elumelu Foundation Launch African Diaspora Marketplace II With Small Business Workshops in Seven Cities

05/12/2011 Othman Sheriff

ABUJA, Nigeria, December 5, 2011/ — The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) (http://www.westernunion.com), a leader in global payment services, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (http://www.usaid.gov) today launched [Read more]

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Africa

Connect4Climate Competition Winners Announced / Durbanite’s Photo and Kenyan’s Rap Video Receive Top Honors

05/12/2011 Othman Sheriff

JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, December 5, 2011/— A riveting photo “Solar Panels: The Sunny Energy” by a young Durbanite, Dina Osman, and a catchy rap video “Me and My Bike” celebrating bicycle [Read more]

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Europe

Germany Defuses Huge WW2 Bomb, Residents Evacuated

04/12/2011 Othman Sheriff

German bomb disposal experts successfully defused a 1.8-tonne unexploded World War Two bomb in the river Rhine on Sunday, after thousands of residents were evacuated from homes, hospitals and even [Read more]

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U.S. Official Says No Sign Iran Shot Down Drone

04/12/2011 Othman Sheriff

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iranian media reported on Sunday that their country's military had shot down a U.S. reconnaissance drone in eastern Iran, but a U.S. official said there was no [Read more]

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Africa

Verdict in Charles Taylor’s Trial Dues Next Month

02/12/2011 Othman Sheriff

The UN backed Special Court for Sierra Leone says it is yet to set an exact date for the handling down of its verdict in the Charles Taylor's trial, though [Read more]

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Africa

The Pope And the Dangers of Africa’s Witchcraft Menace

01/12/2011 Othman Sheriff

By Kofi Akosah-Sarpong, CEN Commentator, USA  “A sin is an evil which has its ground or origin in the agent, and not in the compulsion of circumstances.” – Samuel Taylor [Read more]

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Ahmadinejad Plans to Attack Germany

01/12/2011 Othman Sheriff

Iran is planning to attack US armed forces stationed in Germany in the event of a US attack on the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities, German daily Bild reported on Thursday. [Read more]

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CELEBRATING S.B.B. DUMBUYA AT 80 — The Teacher Who Formed a Generation

29/11/2025

This week, Mr. Sheku Badara Bashiru Dumbuya, affectionately known to thousands of former pupils simply as SBB, turned 80 years old.   Eighty is a milestone that invites reflection—not only [Read more]

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CONVERTING MINES MINISTER MATTIA’S OP-ED ON SIMANDOU INTO ACTION

25/11/2025

When Minister Julius Daniel Mattia wrote his op-ed on Guinea’s Simandou 2040, he was not just offering congratulations across a friendly border. His words carried the rhythm of an older [Read more]

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THE WOMAN PRESIDENT. NEXT.

25/11/2025

Two important questions women (and men allies), especially those in politics, should and must ask in preparation for Sierra Leone’s 2028 elections are these: 1) If there are no SLPP, [Read more]

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Beyond Inspiration: Mining Governance in Sierra Leone and the Missed Lessons of Simandou 2040

25/11/2025

On 12 November 2025, I read with interest an op-ed reflection shared on WhatsApp by Sierra Leone’s Honourable Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Julius Daniel Mattai, titled “Mining a [Read more]

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