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Madiba Passes Away

2013-12-06 02:27:20

Nelson Mandela (also fondly known as Madiba), the anti-apartheid icon who became the first president of a democratic South Africa, passed away Thursday at his home in Johannesburg after a prolonged lung infection. He was 95. South African President Jacob Zuma announced that Mandela, "the founding president of our democratic nation, has departed," adding that he "passed on peacefully." "Our nation has lost its greatest son. Our people have lost a father," Zuma said. "Our thoughts are with (...)Read the full story »

Musician of the Week: Sona Tata Conde

2013-12-05 20:33:10

Sona Tata Condé is an internationally recognised Guinean musician. She is a member of the Mandinka ethnic group. The Mandinka, Malinke (also known as Mandinko or Mandingo) are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa with an estimated population of eleven million (the other 3 major ethnic groups in the region being the non-related Fula, Hausa and Songhai). They belong to the larger Mandé group of peoples. They are the descendants of the Mali Empire, which rose to power under the (...)Read the full story »

Book Review: The Strength in her Pain to Forgive

2013-12-05 20:31:16

F.A. Cole Distant Sunrise - The Strength in her Pain to Forgive Charleston, SC: Francess Cole, 2012 pb 181pp $13.00 ISBN 9780615420325 Book Review by LaShanta Y. Jones Tinner, PhD. When I first read Distant Sunrise, I was deeply moved. This story can capture the heart of anyone who believes that freedom should exist in the physical and spiritual realms. F.A. Cole presented a detailed description of the pain and suffering of women who experience female genital mutilation and (...)Read the full story »

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    Madiba Passes Away

    6 December
    Nelson Mandela (also fondly known as Madiba), the anti-apartheid icon who became the first president of a democratic South Africa, passed away Thursday at his home in Johannesburg after a prolonged lung infection. He was 95. South African President Jacob Zuma announced that Mandela, "the founding president of our democratic nation, has departed," adding that he "passed on peacefully." "Our nation has lost its greatest son. Our people have lost a father," Zuma said. "Our thoughts are with (...)

    Musician of the Week: Sona Tata Conde

    5 December
    Sona Tata Condé is an internationally recognised Guinean musician. She is a member of the Mandinka ethnic group. The Mandinka, Malinke (also known as Mandinko or Mandingo) are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa with an estimated population of eleven million (the other 3 major ethnic groups in the region being the non-related Fula, Hausa and Songhai). They belong to the larger Mandé group of peoples. They are the descendants of the Mali Empire, which rose to power under the (...)

    Introducing Sondiata Publishing House

    5 December
    Are you a writer or are you looking to get published? Sondiata Global Media is just the publishing house you need. Run by indigenous Sierra Leoneans based in London Sondiata will transform your dreams into reality with your satisfaction guaranteed. Contact Email: writingforgood@sky.com To purchase the first book published by Sondiata (Women and Country), please follow this link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1493684299... Signed: Khadi Mansaray (CEO) Photo: Khadi Mansaray, CEO, Sondiata (...)

    Book Review: The Strength in her Pain to Forgive

    5 December
    F.A. Cole Distant Sunrise - The Strength in her Pain to Forgive Charleston, SC: Francess Cole, 2012 pb 181pp $13.00 ISBN 9780615420325 Book Review by LaShanta Y. Jones Tinner, PhD. When I first read Distant Sunrise, I was deeply moved. This story can capture the heart of anyone who believes that freedom should exist in the physical and spiritual realms. F.A. Cole presented a detailed description of the pain and suffering of women who experience female genital mutilation and (...)

    Arusha: Public Hearing on the Norbert Zongo and Others Case

    5 December
    The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights held a public hearing in respect of Application No. 013/2011 - The Beneficiaries of the late Norbert Zongo, Abdoulaye Nikiema alias Ablassé, Ernest Zongo, Blaise Ilboudo, and the Burkinabe Movement for Human and Peoples’ Rights (Applicants) vs. the Republic of Burkina Faso (Respondent), on 28 - 29 November 2013, at the seat of the Court, in Arusha, Tanzania. The matter relates to the alleged assassination in 1998 of Mr Norbert (...)

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    Sierra Leone Should Ratify AU Court Protocol

    by Gibril Gbanabome Koroma, CEO/Publisher

    Many people do not know about the existence of or know very little about the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, a creation of the African Union based in Arusha, a historic city in (...)

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    Sidi Sheriff, Dedicated APC Activist

    By Felix Sesay, Virginia, USA. The burden of recruiting Sierra Leoneans to join the All Peoples Congress Party (APC) during the second half of the 1990’s in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan (...)

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    Profile: Ismael Koroma, Deputy Ambassador Designate

    5 December
    By Osman Benk Sankoh, Monrovia, Liberia.* It was probably around 7:30am. Owing to the snail pace of the traffic particularly from the west end of the city, his wife and kid had already left home for school and work respectively. Then, I woke up. The light in his bedroom was off and so too was the one in the living room. Strangely though, the kitchen was alight. It was busy and an aroma that could make the hungry much more famished with a very strong desire for a taste of whatever it was (...)

    Golley’s Appointment Applauded

    4 December
    By Alpha Bedoh Kamara, Freetown. Just a few weeks after the Government of Sierra Leone secured the biggest grant-in-aid loan ever given to an African nation by the Republic of South Korea, the architect behind the scenes, lawyer Omrie Golley, has been appointed as Ambassador to South Korea. The Government made the appointment public over the weekend, subject to the approval of Parliament. The grant-in-aid loan agreement between Sierra Leone and the Republic of South Korea was signed on (...)

    African Court Calls for Support and Cooperation

    by Alpha Rashid Jalloh, PV Freetown Bureau Chief - 3 December
    The African Court for Human and Peoples Rights based in Arusha,Tanzania has called for support and cooperation from member states of the AU so as to enable it carry out its mandate effectively. The Court which is a creation of the African Union is currently faced with several challenges that includes the non-signing of the protocols of the Court. This has prevented individuals and organizations in states which have not ratified the protocol to have access to the Court. Since the (...)

    Low Motivation Towards Russian Language

    3 December
    Commentary By Kester Kenn Klomegah, Moscow.* For the past two decades, Russian language studies has drastically fallen among the African population primarily due to lack of general interest, financial constraints in support for study programs and a lack of consistent interactive cultural activities by the Russian authorities, both Russian and African experts say. The study of foreign languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Dutch and the emerging interest in the Chinese (...)

    John Bonoh Sisay Joins LMC Board

    3 December
    London Mining Company has announced that John Bonoh Sisay will join its Board as a Non-Executive Director. “I am delighted to welcome Mr. Sisay to London Mining Company’s Board,” said Graeme Hossie, CEO of London Mining Plc. “Not only does John have extensive experience within the African mining and minerals sector, he also has significant experience managing and providing strategic direction to businesses within Sierra Leone,” Hossie continued. (...)

    US Presidential Elections and Liberian Affairs

    3 December
    Opinion US Presidential Elections and Liberian Affairs 1980-2012: A Personal Reflection. By Dagbayonoh Kiah Nyanfore II, USA. I write about the United States presidential elections covering 1980-2012 based on my recollections taken primarily from my personal journal and memoir. I tried to include the role each US administration had played regarding Liberia and the events which occurred during the period covered. As a student of history and political science, I wrote on the events for (...)

    Freetown: Special Court Closes Down

    3 December
    The activities of the Special Criminal Court in Sierra Leone have been formerly closed down by His Excellency President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, according to a State House report. The court which started operations in 2002 indicted and sentenced those who carried out the greatest responsibilities in the eleven years civil in Sierra Leone, including the former Liberian president, Charles Taylor. At the special ceremony at State House, attended by the United Nations, ministers, diplomats, (...)
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    Profile: Ismael Koroma, Deputy Ambassador Designate

    5 December

    By Osman Benk Sankoh, Monrovia, Liberia.* It was probably around 7:30am. Owing to the snail pace of the traffic particularly from the west end of the city, his wife and kid had already left home for school and work respectively. Then, I woke up. The light in his bedroom was off and so too was (...)

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    Arusha: Public Hearing on the Norbert Zongo and Others Case

    5 December

    The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights held a public hearing in respect of Application No. 013/2011 - The Beneficiaries of the late Norbert Zongo, Abdoulaye Nikiema alias Ablassé, Ernest Zongo, Blaise Ilboudo, and the Burkinabe Movement for Human and Peoples’ Rights (...)

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    Rob Ford, Mayor of Toronto, in the News

    23 November

    Credit: cbc.ca A judge authorized the release Wednesday of a few more paragraphs from the documents that police used to obtain warrants for an investigation that led to Mayor Rob Ford’s friend being charged with drug and extortion offences. Rob Ford is mayor of Toronto, Canada’s (...)

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    Approved School to get Facelift

    6 November

    By Abubakarr Kamara, Freetown. Sierra Leone. The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) President, Mrs Isha A. Johansen (photo) has promised to give the Approved School playing grounds in the Wellington community a facelift to prepare it for a FIFA Goal project, which will subsequently leads (...)

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    Introducing Sondiata Publishing House

    5 December

    Are you a writer or are you looking to get published? Sondiata Global Media is just the publishing house you need. Run by indigenous Sierra Leoneans based in London Sondiata will transform your dreams into reality with your satisfaction guaranteed. Contact Email: writingforgood@sky.com To (...)