By Shout-Africa Correspondent, Dar es Salaam – The government of Tanzania has started addressing some of the governance issues raised by its people through the African Union governance assessment tool-the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). The information was revealed in Dar es Salaam (Wednesday) by the APRM Tanzania Head of Media and Communications, Mr. Hassan Abbas during a press briefing. Mr. Abbas told the media that although the official launch of the Report has been scheduled for October this year where the report will be launched by one of the top government leaders and distributed to the public, the government... Continue Reading
Harare: Politicians on Tuesday shared a panel to discuss careers in politics in a special DefZee Presents Food for Thought Session at the U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section. DefZee is an online publication for youth in Zimbabwe. The DefZee discussion series is held monthly for youth to hear from working professionals about the nuts and bolts of a wide range of careers. Tuesday’s session featured three elected politicians and two candidates running for the first time in this year’s elections. The speakers included two women: Honorable Lucia Matibenga, MDC MP for Kuwadzana, founding member of the MDC, and the first Chairperson of... Continue Reading
By Dennis Kabatto – When Washington, DC based, Sierra Leonean researcher, Professor Abdul Karim Bangura delivers the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Distinguished Public Lecture Thursday at 10 am in the Main Auditorium, he will strive to establish a correlation between the democracy project and the human condition across the African continent. The Lecture entitled “The Democratic Project and the Human Condition across the African Continent” will be chaired by Professor Adele Jinadu of the Department of Political Science, UNILAG. Excerpts from the lecture indicate Professor Bangura will focus on four areas: research methodology defining major concepts presented; operational and theoretical... Continue Reading
By Emeka Umejei – Sierra Leone’s major Opposition party, The Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) has described the country’s Supreme Court decision to strike out its petition against the 17 November 2012 presidential election as disappointing. According to press statement signed by its national secretary general, Sulaiman Baria Tejan-Sie, the SLPP notes that the decision of the Supreme Court amounts to sacrificing justice at the altar of procedural technicalities. The SLPP said it views the judgement as an attempt by the Supreme Court to frustrate efforts to legally address its concerns regarding the November 2012 polls. The SLPP said it... Continue Reading
By Aroun R. Deen, New York – For any practicing lawyer, professional codes of conduct and canons of ethics dictate that compliance with the law – at all times and under every circumstance – is not a matter of choice. Any member of the legal profession who conscientiously fails to heed not only to the letter, but the spirit of the law violates this basic tenet, whether or not he is regarded as forthright, reliable, eloquent or cunning in the discharge of his duties. This – in my opinion – is exactly what a veteran lawyer in Sierra Leone, opposition... Continue Reading
