Njala Alumni Association Washington DC Metro Chapter Fund Raising Dance Saturday June 22, 2013 8300 Carroll Ave,Tacoma Park, Maryland 9:00 pm Till... $ 30.00

A Salute to My Father-Part Two By Dagbayonoh Kiah Nyanfore II, USA. It was on a week day. A Grandcess woman came running toward our house in Claratown, Monrovia, Liberia. As she got closer, she started crying, calling my surname, “Nyanfore, Nyanfore”. The cry got louder. My mother came out of the house and ran toward her. “Nyanfore, Nyanfore, Dagbayonoh Kiah Nyanfore”. She was also calling my grand father’s name. That was how they would call my father when (...)

Editor’s Note: This poem is written by a Sierra Leonean teenager Abie Samura (photo). It is dedicated to the Day of the African Child, June 16. The Lion By Abi Samura, London, United Kingdom. Finally, the lion was released from its cage. By now it was iced with its reddish brittle coating, that had left the lion isolated, kept it captive for centuries that passed by like foreign tourists. On this dry sand the lion ran widely without the buoyancy of the clouds carrying (...)

John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He has won nine Grammy Awards, and in 2007, he received the special Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Prior to the release of his debut album, Stephens’ career gained momentum through a series of successful collaborations with multiple established artists. Stephens added his voice to those of other artists, assisting in them reaching (...)

Jen Psaki Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC June 12, 2013 The United States welcomes the agreement reached between the Government of Guinea and members of opposition political parties that paves the way for all parties to participate in legislative elections. We applaud Guinea’s political leaders for demonstrating goodwill, flexibility and a shared commitment to holding inclusive and peaceful elections in accordance with international standards. We commend (...)

Private sector-led economic growth is creating opportunities to move people from poverty to prosperity in developing countries. To mark the launch event of the Canadian chapter of the United Nations Global Compact, the Honourable Julian Fantino (pictured), Minister of International Cooperation and Lois Brown, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation, reiterated Canada’s commitment to help people lift themselves out of poverty and create stronger economies. (...)

Two major policy announcements, signed by the six African heads of state of the Communauté Economique et Monetaire de l’Afrique Centrale (CEMAC) summit in Libreville, Gabon, were agreed yesterday. They will be presented to the leaders of the G8 in London today (June 15) by the Gabonese foreign secretary. The policy initiatives are contained within a communiqué agreed by the CEMAC leaders at their summit, held in the margins of a grouping of more than 1,000 business and political (...)