U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s warning, made on his first and last official visit to Africa, that “African countries” should be careful not to “forfeit their sovereignty” in their [Read more]
Turkish Airlines started flights to Freetown, as its 52nd destination to be served in Africa. Beginning today, new direct flights to Freetown (Sierra Leone) also bring the total countries and [Read more]
Donald Trump’s latest instalment of crass statements has hit the airwaves for all the wrongs reasons for the past week, in his litany of “how not to be a president”. [Read more]
When the world heard that the army in Zimbabwe had held the relic and monument of Zimbabwean politics Robert Mugabe, there was a noticeable and palpable sigh of relief. This [Read more]
Many would see the seeming “revolution” that is unfolding right before our eyes in Zimbabwe as long overdue. But there can be no running away from the fact that Mugabe [Read more]
President Donald Trump during a White House Cabinet meeting Wednesday, said he wants to terminate the Diversity Visa Lottery, a program that distributes around 50,000 visas to countries where there [Read more]
Press Release – For Immediate Release 18 October 2017 PHILADELPHIA – On 18 October 2017 a jury of 12 in a U.S. Federal Courthouse found former Liberian rebel commander Mohammed [Read more]
Trial of Pennsylvania Resident and Alleged Liberian War Criminal Jabbateh “Jungle Jabbah” Set to Begin in Philadelphia October 2, 2017 Victims and Witnesses of War Crimes Who Seek Justice [Read more]
Aung San Suu Kyi led the National League for Democracy (NLD) to a majority win in Myanmar’s first openly contested election in 25 years in November 2015.The win came five [Read more]
Presidential Spokesman, Abdulai Bayraytay confirmed on Wednesday that the United States has placed restrictions on business and tourism visas for Sierra Leone immigration and foreign affairs ministry officials. The Trump [Read more]
Kenya’s Chief Justice David Maraga, and three of his colleagues, have created history by annulling the August presidential election. It is unprecedented in Africa for an opposition court challenge against [Read more]
KONO CONFERENCE: PAVING THE WAY FOR BETTER PROSPECTS UNDERSTANDING THE PAST, MARKING THE CHALLENGES AND SHAPING OUR FUTURE Announcing The Second Annual Kono Conference in Washington DC, 7am to 6pm, [Read more]
Terrorism has been one of the oldest favourite past times of some people from time immemorial. The UN used the following political description of terrorism, as “Criminal acts intended or [Read more]
The euphoria that coursed through the veins of the Gambian people, following the delayed but eventual departure of former President Yahyah Jammeh is a well-earned respite for many in the [Read more]
February 28, 2017 – Agriculture, agri-business and agro-industries will dominate the knowledge events of the 2017 Annual Meeting of the African Development Bank Group scheduled to take place from May [Read more]
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