…….students in tertiary institutions shower praises to judge (rtd) Joseph Warioba – By Elias Mhegera – Nation’s attention focused to Dodoma – While the Constituent Assembly (CA) in Dodoma has been adjourned for a while so as to allow its members to go for Easter holidays, the chairman of the now defunct Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) Judge (rtd) Joseph Warioba will be one person to breathe in a sigh of relief to the maximum of enjoyment. This is after hearing good news from students from tertiary institutions and many other analysts who have come strongly in defense of his team’s... Continue Reading
….Says LWI-Liberia Country Director – By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – The provision of safe drinking water for most of the world’s population in the 21st Century has become a gripping issue for international organizations and some governments of the world, as people of developing countries like Liberia are still lacking behind in said direction. For instance, under the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015, majority of the world’s population through their respective governments must reach the bench mark by ensuring that people have access to safe drinking water, better sanitation and hygiene services. Liberia with support from... Continue Reading
By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – With nearly four years of active service, Mr. Nwafor has not only been a Team Leader but also a major team player who has significantly contributed to the speedy progress of the WASH sectors in both Liberia and Sierra Leone. His active service has earned him admirations from partners of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector including Civil Society and Service Delivery Organizations, local and international NGOs, and even the Government of the Republic of Liberia and Staff of WaterAid Liberia and Sierra Leone. At a well-attended farewell program organized by WaterAid, Mr. Nwafor... Continue Reading
By Lindelwe Mgodla – HARARE: March 31st, 2014- Three Zimbabwean teenage students – Brian Sibanda (Bulawayo, 17), Joseph Lansburg (Mbare, Harare, 15) and Rufaro Kabasa (Mbare, 15) – left Zimbabwe last Saturday and will participate in a leadership exchange program in the United States. The program is designed to foster understanding between African and American youth. The students will spend three weeks in the Washington DC, Indiana and Chicago, Illinois with 24 other African students. “Each of these students has been part of a two-year long English Access Microscholarship Program we support,” said Jillian Bonnardeaux, Assistant Public Officer of the... Continue Reading
To mark the 12 months of extreme and unacceptable violence that has gripped the Central African Republic (CAR) since a coup d’état last March, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), has brought together testimonies from its teams and patients in a report: ‘One year of escalating violence’. Our teams on the ground – which are 2,300 strong – speak out about the atrocities that have taken place in the CAR over the past year. These include massacres, killings, torture and displacements which have shocked even our most hardened and experienced colleagues. The report also features harrowing testimonies from people in CAR, which brings to... Continue Reading
