………….Senegal Macky Sall ends first state visit – By Shout-Africa.com Gambia Correspondent – President Yahya Jammeh has assured his Senegalese counterpart, President Macky Sall, of his fullest support in tackling the crisis in Casamance, stressing that The Gambia and Senegal are one people divided by colonialism. “I will stand with you all the way, to make sure that the problem in Casamance becomes history,” Jammeh told Sall, who was in Banjul for a one-day visit on Sunday. Sall, who made Banjul his first port of call as President of Senegal, was met at Banjul international airport by President Jammeh, with... Continue Reading
By Yiga Stuart, Kampala Uganda – Tom Kitandwe, owner of Galiraaya and Gazaland buildings, among other properties, was one of the over 100 people rounded-up in relation to AIP Ariong’s death. The owner of a construction site where a stone that killed Assistant Inspector of Police John Michael Ariong reportedly originated was among the people rounded up on Saturday and seriously tortured at the offices of the Special Investigations Unit in Kireka. In what appears to be a vicious campaign to avenge the death of Ariong, police officers and a motley gang of security operatives stormed the site on Ben Kiwanuka... Continue Reading
By Elias Mhegera and Damas Makangale – THE call by President Jakaya Kikwete for the Cooperative Unions to stop selling their housing property has raised eyebrows among the critics who say the same directive has to be sent to public institutions, which continue to sell public houses and prime areas relentlessly, despite a big segment of the public calling on the Government to halt the exercise. The directive by President Jakaya Kikwete to halt the selling of property belonging to Cooperative Unions could be a step forward to reviving the once powerful institutions, but people are doubting its effectiveness if... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Zimbabwe Correspondent – Social, economical and political situation in Zimbabwe has led to the vulnerability of artist. This article comes at a time when Zimbabweans are calling for media reforms, free and fair elections, justices in human rights protection, gender equity among other issues that affects people on day to day basis, writes Alfred Tembo. Rooftop Promotions cast for the award winning play Rituals were once arrested and charged with ‘criminal nuisance’ under the Criminal Law (Codification & Reform) Act. On 17 March 2011, eight member of the theatrical company were detained for two nights. The incident led... Continue Reading
By Special Correspondent – President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania has reiterated the confidence of his government with the Africa’s governance assessment body-the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and promised that his government is ready to implement recommendations from APRM reports. President Kikwete issued the commitment at State House in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday evening during a de-briefing session with the visiting APRM Country Review Mission lead by one of Africa’s Eminent Persons, Cameroonian legal scholars, Barrister Akere Muna. The President, who had launched the review team at Dar es Salaam State House on 7 March, told the panelists that... Continue Reading
