President Ernest Koroma of Sierra Leone on Saturday in Abuja cautioned western countries and the World Bank against withholding aid to African countries over new laws banning homosexuality in some [Read more]
The continent’s very first awards programme that measures online and social influencers’ reach and influence CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, February 26, 2014/ — Entries to the 2014 African Blogger Awards (http://www.africanbloggerawards.com), the [Read more]
The dire situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) – where Almost 20,000 people have reportedly crossed into Cameroon since the beginning of February to avoid the violence – was [Read more]
CALL FOR ENTRIES: Media Awards on Electrical Counterfeiting in Africa PARIS, France, February 24, 2014/ — Schneider Electric (http://www.schneider-electric.com), the global specialist in energy management, is sponsoring the first edition [Read more]
More than 50 private sector companies working hand in hand with public institutions, civil societies and the media in West Africa to increase trade LAGOS, February 24, 2014/ — The [Read more]
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 28, 2014/ — The Africa Progress Panel welcomes Max Bankole Jarrett, who joins the Secretariat as its Deputy Executive Director, increasing the organisation’s depth and knowledge of [Read more]
Now in its third year, the free radio workshop will commence during the City’s public school Midwinter break from Monday February 17 to Friday February 21, 2014 in Brooklyn, New [Read more]
International Refugee Rights Initiative (IRRI) is concerned about the arrest of two journalists by the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) on Monday 13 January 2014. The publisher and managing editor of [Read more]
Oscar award winning actress Whoopi Goldberg has disclosed that she is planning a visit soon to Sierra Leone. The ‘Sarafina’ star who recently discovered her DNA to the Kroo and [Read more]
In all of my work with young people, this is one question I have found most outstanding and thought provoking. It came from a teenage girl who is a student [Read more]
Sierra Leoneans are getting jittery every day since Al Shabaab has declared that they will attack Sierra Leone. It is true that we have to be jittery and be alert [Read more]
Sixteen people were killed when a small passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff outside Lagos airport’s domestic terminal on Thursday, Nigerian authorities said. The aircraft, operated by Nigeria’s Associated Airlines, [Read more]
Nearly five Hundred Africa’s crème de la crème from the continent, United States of America and the Diaspora including Heads of State and Government, Ministers, Ambassadors and friends of Africa [Read more]
Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor appeals judgment is an historic step in the fight against impunity and signals imminent successful completion of SCSL mandate Brussels-The Hague, 26 September 2013 Today, in The [Read more]
With the death toll currently at 68, 175 injured, and a thousand hostages brought to safety, the Kenya Westgate shopping mall drama has gripped us all around the world since [Read more]
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