By Nangayi Guyson in Kampala Uganda- China’s foreign minister Yang Jiechi is in Sudan on a visit. China is a strong supporter of Sudan and its President Omar al-Bashir, despite allegations of Sudanese war crimes in Darfur. The visit comes after Sudan released a cargo of South Sudanese oil it had blocked in a row over custom duties. South Sudan has to export oil via the north because it has no port or refineries of its own. However, the two sides have so far failed to agree on transit fees, or how to share oil revenue. Chinese companies are heavily involved in Sudanese... Continue Reading
By: Augustine N. Myers – The Executive Director of the Liberian History, Education and Development, Inc. (LIHEDE), Dr. Syrulwa Somah, has given an independent and a historical highlight of the independence of the Republic of Liberia. Dr. Somah who is also an Associate Professor of Environmental Health and Occupational Safety & Health at the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in the United States, was speaking at a special gathering of citizens hailing from Margibi County, known as the Gibi District Development Associations [GDDA]. He spoke on the topic: “The True Meaning of Independence: Reflection of Our Yesterdays and Vision... Continue Reading
By Sainey M.K. Marenah, Shout- Africa Gambia Bureau Chief in Banjul – The Independent Electoral Commission, IEC, has detected 1,897 cases of what it said were people suspected of registering more than once, in the just-concluded voter registration exercise. Mustapha Carayol, chairman of the Commission, told journalists and politicians at a press conference yesterday that thumb prints and facial recognition were used as a means of detecting this. Noting that successful elections are dependent on a clean voter register, Carayol told the press conference meant to give findings of the matching done on the general voters registration exercise, that such unscrupulous acts... Continue Reading
By Sainey M.K. Marenah, Shout-Africa Gambian Bureau Chief in Banjul – The Secretary General and party leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP), Lawyer Ousainou Darboe, has vowed that come 24th November, the UDP will unseat incumbent President Yahya Jammeh from the position he occupied for the past 17 years. Darboe, who was addressing a rally organized by the UDP in Serrekunda recently, described as “baseless” comments by President Jammeh that neither coups nor elections can remove him from power. “Believe me, if Gambians really need change and are yeaning for a change, then come 24th November, President Jammeh will... Continue Reading
By Chinyere Ogbonna – Shout-Africa Nigerian Correspondent – Ivorian President, Mr. Alassane Ouattara has arrived Nigeria to attract investors to his country. Mr. Ouattara said the Ivorian economy would contract by seven percent this year following the country’s civil war. He appealed for the support of African countries and international organizations to rebuild his country’s economy. President Quattara expressed his country’s confidence in the ability of Jonathan to ensure that ECOWAS plays its role on the African continent and the world at large. After a close door meeting with President Jonathan in Abuja, President Quattara told journalists to that his country now enjoys peace... Continue Reading
