By Olusegun Ogundeji – All eyes are keen on seeing what will become of two public officials in Sierra Leone who are yet to declare their assets contrary to a directive from the country’s anti-graft body, the Anti-Corruption Commission ACC. Aside the fact that the coutry’s number one man had declared his assets over a year ago, this situation has been considered a test case for the newly-appointed Commissioner of ACC, Joseph Koroma who is expected to establish firmness just like his predecessor Abdul Tejan Cole in the fight to stamp out corruption in the country. Last December, the Tejan-Cole... Continue Reading
By Morkporkpor Anku – ACCRA(Ghana) – Professor Kofi Asare Opoku, Vice President for Institutional Advancement at African University College of Communications (AUCC) has challenged the African youth to inquire more into information that would help them know the truth about the Africa continent. Prof. Asare Opoku also encouraged them to get closer to the elders in order to maintain and continue the legacy of their ancestors. He asked the participants two nagging questions by saying “African youth, an elephant cannot give birth to a dwarf” and “African youth, you can only be taller if you stand on the shoulders of... Continue Reading
By Guyson Nanagayi – Cairo — AFP- An Egyptian tycoon Hisham Talaat Moustafa has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for ordering the murder of popular Lebanese singer Suzanne Tamim, and ex-lover, more than a year after he was sentenced to death, state television reported. Hisham Talaat Moustafa, a senior member of Egypt’s ruling party and his associate Mohsen) al-Sukkari had been sentenced in May 2009 to hang for the July 2008 murder of Tamim in Dubai but, in March, an appeals court overturned the convictions on procedural grounds and ordered a retrial. He was then was sentenced to... Continue Reading
By Guyson Nanagayi – Komatipoort -African Eye- Authorities in Swaziland are holding a 15-year-old boy from Mpumalanga in connection with fires that damaged 159ha of sugarcane in Swaziland. The boy, from Mananga village next to the Swaziland border, was arrested on Tuesday morning in Swaziland on charges of malicious damageto property. The fires started last Wednesday, when 42ha were burnt. On Saturday, another 95ha was set alight, and another 22ha on Monday. “We found the boy, who said he was one of the people who came to Swaziland to steal sugarcane,” said Sergeant Bhekane Shiba of the Swazi police’s Tjaneni... Continue Reading
By Michael Mabwe – Following the week of peace activities convened by Zimbabwe Youth Network (ZIYON) from the 21st to the 25th of September in Harare under the banner of this year’s theme for celebrating International Day of Peace, “Make Peace Happen” the youths of Zimbabwe came up with a declaration on peace and national healing which shall be called the ‘’UKUBAMBANA YOUTH DECLARATION ON PEACE AND NATIONAL HEALING” Some of the activities that were held from the peace festival include a peace workshop for key stakeholders in the field of peace building, a poetry party, youth peace summit, a... Continue Reading
