By State House Communications Unit – Freetown: President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has on Monday 8th April, 2013 assured Amnesty International for the concern raised by the international non-governmental organization regarding the implementation of the Free Health Care delivery policy, which was initiated by government in 2010. He said government is not just going to limit the Free Health Care delivery to only the three vulnerable groups, but will also provide the basic services for the people through the help of development partners. President Koroma made this declaration at State House while addressing an Amnesty International delegation from the secretariat... Continue Reading
By Elias Mhegera – The Tanzanian Parliament’s performance needs to be improved and go beyond ideological affiliations if it was to serve better the interest of the majority Tanzanians. This is a conclusion that one could make after listening to the recent debate that Shout-Africa.com had registered its’ presence. The debate was organized by two organizations namely the Tanzania Development Initiative Program (TADIP), and Global Platform Tanzania early this month in Dar es Salaam. During the opening remarks, Costantine Deus Shirati TADIP’s executive secretary said that his organization decided to convene such a debate after realizing that it has far... Continue Reading
By Dennis Kabatto – Heads of states of four African countries including Cape Verde, Malawi, Senegal and Sierra Leone will hold an important conversation Friday at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington. Prime Minister Jose Pereira Neves of Cape Verde; President Dr. Joyce Banda of Malawi; President Macky Sall of Senegal and President Dr. Ernest B. Koroma of Sierra Leone were selected as Panelists for a discussion on Consolidating Democratic Gains, Promoting African Prosperity. “These four heads of state are in Washington, DC together at the invitation of President Obama” said USIP Spokesperson Steven Ruder in a... Continue Reading
By Umaru S. Jah, IA-Berlin – Every now and then, accusing fingers are being pointed at the Western media regarding what most people described as biased reportage on issues revolving around Sub-Saharan states. This is because the Western media are perceived to mostly report issues related to conflicts, human rights abuses, endemic corruption and unmitigated catastrophes within the region. Despite several achievements made with regards to infrastructural development and sustained economic growth in most African countries, coverages on those issues remain inconsistent and rare on the front pages of the Western media. Efforts made by many African countries to move... Continue Reading
and threatens to close Embassy in Khartoum – By Nangayi Guyson in Kampala, Uganda – Sudanese government announced that it is in preparation of closing Uganda’s Embassy in Khartoum and forming alliance with opposition groups in Uganda to topple president Musveni’s government. Sudan’s newspapers reported on Sunday. The speaker of the country’s national assembly Ahmed Ibrahim al-Tahir said that Sudanese government is working with forces in Uganda that are opposed to President Yoweri Museveni to bring about positive political influence to the country but did not mention which opposition groups or parties Sudan is working with. Uganda Foreign affairs Minister... Continue Reading
