African News

On Tejan Kabbah’s ‘Coming from the Brink’

As Sierra Leone celebrated its golden Jubilee, Lans Gberie reflects on former President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah’s recently-released memoir, ‘Coming from the (...)

| May 2011 | 958 views

The Netherlands: SLDH meets

By Ernest Smith, The Netherlands. A newly formed Sierra Leonean umbrella organization Sierra Leone Diaspora Holland (SLDH) met on Saturday to discuss the (...)

| May 2011 | 327 views

Golden Jubilee Awardees

As part of the 50th Independence Anniversary celebrations, the Embassy of the Republic of Sierra Leone in collaboration with the 50th Independence (...)

| May 2011 | 417 views

The renewable future

Commentary By Achim Steiner, Helen Clark and Kandeh Yumkella . Renewable energy triggers sharply polarized views. For some, it is a costly (...)

| May 2011 | 390 views

They Came, They Saw, They Conquered

By Our Correspondent One of the most colorful highlights of April’s 50th Independence Anniversary celebrations was certainly the grand presence of the (...)

| May 2011 | 518 views

Nairobi: Internet and digital marketing confab

All is set for Afri-Tech (www.afri-tech.com), Africa’s first internet and digital marketing conference. The event, set to be held in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi (...)

| May 2011 | 368 views

Lans Gberie on the recent Nigerian elections

By Dr. Lansana Gberie, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Nigerians went to the polls in April to vote for members of the National Assembly, president and governors (...)

| May 2011 | 275 views

How can Mohamed ‘Gbirigbara’ lie so low?

By Sullay Adekullay, London, UK. Mohamed ‘Champion’ is the name commonly associated with the now deceased Mohamed Daudis Koroma (top photo, with tie), (...)

| May 2011 | 319 views