GotToVote! a project of Code4Kenya is a concrete example of how open data can contribute towards enhancing the quality of life of ordinary citizens. Code4Kenya was launched in July 2012 by the African Media Initiative (AMI) as a means to revolutionise the way that African journalists and civic activists use data. Code4Kenya has worked so well, that AMI has committed funding towards the core team of developers for a further 12 months. They will evolve into a jAccelerator lab that will help fast track data and digital experiments in African newsrooms, much like they did with GotToVote! GotToVote! (GotToVote.co.ke) came... Continue Reading
The United States government has congratulated Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma, following his reelection, noting the democratic progress the country has made since the end of a civil war a decade ago. President Koroma was re-elected to serve another five-year term in the West African nation. White House spokesman, Jay Carney said in a statement: “The people of Sierra Leone have made their voices heard.” Mr. Koroma of the ruling All People’s Congress, APC, was Saturday declared the winner by the chairperson of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), Christiana Thorpe, a week after voting on November 17th. The President... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa.com Gambia Correspondent – President Yahya Jammeh has appointed veteran politician and diplomat Bala Garba Jahumpa as the new Minister of Information and Communication Infrastructure, a news release from the presidency announced Tuesday evening. A graduate of Vassar College in the United States of America, Jahumpa, who until his appointment was Gambia’s ambassador to Venezuela, will fill a post that has been vacant since Jammeh named his new Cabinet in January 2012. A bachelor’s degree holder in international relations and political science, Bala Garba Jahumpa served as Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs from 1994 to 1995. On 20th... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa.com Gambia Correspondent – The president of the Gambia Yahya Jammeh has appointed Susan Waffa-Ogoo, the Gambia’s permanent representative to the United Nations as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs with immediate effect, a media release from State House revealed. Meanwhile, the president of the republic acting under the provisions of Sections 71(1) and 71(3) of the Constitution of the Republic of the Gambia has redeployed Dr Momodou Tangara, minister of Foreign Affairs to the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology as minister. It should be noted that Susan Wafa-Ogoo was in April 2008 appointed as Gambia’s... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Gambia Correspondent – At the invitation of his Gambian counterpart, Ivorian President Alassan Ouattara will next week pay a “friendly and working” visit to The Gambia, Ouattara’s office announced on Saturday. Ouattara, who is currently in Paris, France, on a private visit, will travel to neighbouring Senegal where he is expected to attend the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO). “From Dakar, President Ouattara will visit Banjul, Gambia, for a friendly and working visit at the invitation of His Excellency President Sheikh Professor Alh. Dr Yahya A.J.J Jammeh,” the presidency... Continue Reading
