By Nangayi Guyson – Burundi’s former rebel movement member was executed overnight by a group of men wearing police uniforms north of the capital Bujumbura, officials said. “Eight armed men, including six in police uniforms, entered the home of a National Liberation Forces demobilised member called Anicet Ndayshimiye and took him away,” local official Jean-Pierre Ndayiragije said. “They then tied him up and riddled his body with bullets, from his head down to his feet, before making off in a jeep that was waiting for them,” he said. Ndayiragije refused to speculate on who might be behind the execution but... Continue Reading
By Mohamed Nuxurkey – Hundreds of Mogadishu residents attended in a big rally organized by the Somali government as Mogadishu‘s administration to show its collaborations among its people and to support for the newly appointed Prime minister. The event which was aimed to foster government ties to the ordinary people to find viable way in the struggle of retaking overall districts in the capital had been the first such great result. Speaking to the crowd Abdikadir Ali Omar the minister of interior affairs of the Somali transitional federal government ( TFG) says we have move forward , it is time... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent – The trial on treason and murder charges against Abdoulie Sonko, who was alleged to have conspired with Ballo Kanteh and others in 1996, to attack the Farafenni Army Barracks in the North Bank Region yesterday failed to proceed at the high court in Banjul. The accused person was charged by state prosecutors since 2003, and subsequently arraigned at the Banjul Magistrates’ Court. The case was later transferred to the high court, where he faces three counts of treason and four counts of murder. Since then, the case had suffered numerous adjournments. The case was scheduled to... Continue Reading
The application to join the 2011-2012 Class of Acumen Fellows is now live! About the Global Fellows ProgramThe Acumen Fellowship is a one year program that immerses Fellows in world-class leadership training, field work with social enterprises on the front lines, and a community of changemakers and thoughtleaders. We are now accepting applications for the Class of 2012. Learn more to find out if you have what it takes to become an Acumen Fund Global Fellow. The mission of the Acumen Fund Fellows Program is to build a corps of next generation social sector leaders by fusing operational and financial... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent : The 7th Bilateral Meeting of Experts of the Gambia Revenue Authority and the Senegalese Customs Administration ended recently in the Senegalese capital, Dakar. The Gambian delegation was headed by the Commissioner of Customs GRA, Ansumana Trawally, whilst the Director General of the Senegalese Customs Administration, Mouhamadou Cisse, led the Senegalese team. The meeting, co-chaired by Guidado Sowe of Senegal and Alieu Ceesay of the Gambia, centered on four key points: the finalization of the implementation of the ECOWAS Inter-State Road Transit (ISRT) Convention, the interface of the Customs Automated System, the joint customs post and the... Continue Reading
