After Hearing Accused, Victims Take the Stand This week, the first major phase of the landmark domestic trial of crimes committed during Guinea‘s 2009 stadium massacre concluded. The trial – taking place before a three-judge panel in the capital, Conakry – examines one of the most brutal incidents in Guinea’s history. On September 28, 2009, Guinean security forces opened fire…
Niger announced on Thursday that it is to join a key UN water-sharing agreement with its Lake Chad neighbours in the increasingly drought-prone Sahel region. The development comes ahead of the UN water summit in New York next month, where countries will gather to find solutions to tensions caused by water scarcity. Niger’s decision to…
MONROVIA-A two-man technical delegation from the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) is in Liberia to share the experience with the National Elections Commission (NEC) and provide technical support on the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) System. NEC, through its Chairperson Davidetta Browne Lansanah, requested assistance from the Chairman of ECSL, under the Economic Commission of…
Addis Ababa (ENA) February 17/2023 Physical infrastructure has remained a major bottleneck in accelerating the implementation of the African free trade opportunities, Sierra Leone Foreign Minister Professor David Francis said. Speaking to ENA, the minister commended Ethiopia for its endeavors on physical integration to integrate the African continent via Ethiopian Airlines. Noting that infrastructural development…
FREETOWN, Feb 14 2023 (IPS) – Sierra Leone’s new gender equality law will benefit women with political aspirations – as well as stimulate development, say analysts. The country’s President, Julius Maada Bio, signed the new Gender Equality and Women Empowerment into law in January 2023. It has shaken the foundations of previously held ideologies that restricted…
The Ghana Boundary Commission has completed the construction of a land boundary terminus (Pillar 1) on the Ghana –Togo border. The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor this at a press briefing in Accra on Tuesday. He stated, “This paves way for the country, this year, to commence the second phase…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the African Union (AU) Convention on Cross-Border Cooperation better known as the “Niamey Convention”. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada, briefed State House correspondents on Wednesday after the FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to the minister,…
The Supreme Court has extended the validity of the N200, N500, and N1,000 Naira notes till 31 December. A seven-member panel of the court led by John Okoro unanimously directed that the CBN must continue to receive the old notes from Nigerians The court held that the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari for the redesign of the…
By Godknows Igali In Greek mythology, the hero-warrior Achilles was exceptionally strong and was considered invincible. At birth, his mother had dipped him in the mysterious River Styx which made his body insulated from penetration from any weapon, apart from the tiny piece on the heel of his leg which she held during that act. …
The Economic Community of West African States maintained sanctions against the military leadership in Mali and Guinea and added a travel ban against Burkina Faso’s rulers as fears grow over of a band of countries under military rule stretching across West Africa’s Sahel region. Ecowas member states agreed to “maintain existing sanctions against all three…
