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Chaka Khan Selected for Apollo Legends Hall of Fame

04/06/2013 Dennis Kabatto

Come Monday, June 10, Apollo Theater will induct legendary R&B and Funk super star Chaka Khan into the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame at its 8th annual Spring Gala Benefit [Read more]

Visa Requirements in Africa Hamper Trade and Job Creation, Concludes Panel at the African Development Bank Annual Meetings

01/06/2013 CEN

Africa is one of the regions in the world with the highest visa requirements “Africa is one of the regions in the world with the highest visa requirements. Visa restrictions [Read more]

ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects Libyan Challenge to the Admissibility of the Case Against Saif Al Islam Gaddafi

31/05/2013 CEN

PRESS RELEASE THE HAGUE, Netherland, May 31, 2013/ — Today, 31 May 2013, the Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) (http://www.icc-cpi.int) rejected the challenge to the [Read more]

Tony Elumelu Advocates for Africapitalism as the Solution for Africa’s Development

31/05/2013 CEN

Charity and aid have failed Africa and its leading entrepreneurs are now driving the continent’s development agenda This was the sentiment of Tony Elumelu’s speech, described by many as “powerful,” [Read more]

AfDB Annual Meetings: Ask your questions LIVE to the Vice President of the African Development Bank (AfDB)

30/05/2013 Othman Sheriff

PRESS RELEASE MARRAKECH, Morocco, May 30, 2013/ — Finance Vice President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Charles Boamah will host an online press conference on the last day of [Read more]

Minister Kanu Calls for African-based Media System to Accurately Tell the African Story

30/05/2013 Dennis Kabatto

Sierra Leone's Minister Plenipotentiary to the United Nations, Mr. Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu, has called for the creation of an African -based media system like the Arab media net work, Al [Read more]

Obama Plans a Second Round African Tour

22/05/2013 Othman Sheriff

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will visit Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania from June 26 to July 3, the White House announced on Monday. The Obamas spent [Read more]

After President Koroma’s Visit to the UAE…Sierra Leone Association Formed in Dubai

20/05/2013 Alhaji M.B. Jalloh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Sierra Leoneans in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last week held a one-day meeting of all their nationals in the commercial city of Dubai. At the end of the meeting, [Read more]

Greetings to Ngo Munda and Constituency 017

17/05/2013 CEN

I keep on asking myself why did Ngo Munda vie for Constituency 017 parliamentary seat, when infact, he could best represent his village, Doujo, at a storytelling contest or conning [Read more]

Message from the President of the AfDB on the Occasion of International Women’s Day

08/03/2013 CEN

International Women’s Day is a day of celebration and a day of challenge, often rolled into one. In realising how far we have come towards ensuring genuine equality of opportunity [Read more]

Columbia University Convenes 10th. Annual African Economic Forum

27/02/2013 Dennis Kabatto

In less than a week, Columbia University’s African student associations comprising of Columbia’s prestigious Law School, Graduate School of International and Public Affairs, Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia’s [Read more]

What Kills One African Woman Every Minutee of Every Single Day?, The Most Important “Life” Survey You Will Read

18/02/2013 CEN

Somewhere in AFRICA one woman dies every minute of every day from causes related to pregnancy and birth. The hardest pill to swallow for even the most successful African [Read more]

Microsoft Sets To Fight Youth Unemployment in Africa

15/02/2013 Othman Sheriff

Unemployment remains rife on the African continent. With almost 200 million people aged between 15 and 24 in Africa today, the youth community represents more than 60 per cent of [Read more]

K-NET Launches New Ultrafast Unlimited Broadband Internet Services Anywhere Across Sub-Saharan Africa

01/02/2013 CEN

ACCRA, Ghana, February 1, 2013/ — K-NET (http://www.knetgh.com), a leading African telecommunications company offering triple-play voice, data and video services across sub-Saharan Africa, is pleased to announce the launch a [Read more]

How a Congolese Warlord Conned Nigeria Oil Tycoon Out of $62 Million

31/01/2013 CEN

The conventional wisdom, albeit fallaciously libelous, is that the con-game of “419″ originates from Nigeria, and that Nigerians are big practitioners of the con-game. Well, that is not the case [Read more]