…Network Established, New Leadership Elected – By: WASH R&E Network-Liberia – Civil Society Organizations across Liberia involved in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector of the Country, have ended their first General Assembly in Monrovia with the adoption of several recommendations and measures including the change of name from the Liberia CSOs WASH Working Group to the Liberia Civil Society Organizations WASH Network. The Network is to lead a sustained advocacy in the WASH sector of Liberia and provide support to the poor, marginalized and vulnerable people to access safe drinking water, improved sanitation and good hygiene by using... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Nigeria Correspondent – Sunny Ofehe is the coordinator of Rotterdam, Netherland-based Hope for Niger Delta Campaign (HNDC). He has been in the forefront of campaign against pollution and gas flaring in the region by International Oil Companies (IOCs). Ofehe hit National limelight when he mobilised Dutch MPs on a visit the Niger Delta as part of his international campaign to attract attention to the damaging explorative activities of IOCs in the region. Ofehe has been threatened, arrested, and persecuted for campaigning for a better Niger Delta, but has remained resolute in his belief that a Niger Delta devoid of gas... Continue Reading
Out of 250 manuscripts submitted by African writers across the globe, the manuscript Before We Set Sail was one of six shortlisted for the inaugural Penguin Publishers Award for African Writing. Before We Set Sail is the gripping account of the journey of eleven year old Olaudah Equiano as a slave boy within the deep interiors of West Africa in 1755 – 56. Written by ‘himself’ as a freed slave resident in London in 1796, the narrative focuses on the thrilling adventures Olaudah encountered during the time he was enslaved in West Africa prior to being sold to British slave merchants. The book is... Continue Reading
By Showbiz Reporter – Aisha Chantelle De Beer a Zimbabwean model based in Johannesburg South Africa has won the Miss March contest in the ongoing Face of Zimbabwe competition fending off challenges from close contender Nyasha Manyenga. The Bulawayo born beauty who has previously appeared on billboards in Zimbabwe and the cover of Edgar’s Club Magazine is currently making her mark on the SA modelling circuit where she has featured in print and TV adverts for MTN, Homemark TV ads and Renault Clio. Aisha, who speaks Ndebele fluently and holds her own in Shona, won both the highest public vote... Continue Reading
2012 is a year steeped with political rhetoric. Politicians are claiming this, declaring that, blaming each other while requesting more from us. Yet underneath all the fuss is just us. Your every day Americans… who are waiting on a political promise of more jobs that are made in America. Well, one soft-spoken American expressed without words, a vision to do something about it! Designer Douglas Says presented his Fall 2012 fashions with his opening theme displaying patriotic fashions. In the spirit of Old Glory, Fashion Designer Douglas Says… FASHIONS MADE IN AMERICA! “America was built on what America has built.... Continue Reading
