By Own Correspondent – “United States has been quite clear to say its intended outcome in Libya and, that is, we would like to see a Libyan government which is selected by the Libyan people in a free and fair process, and to seek a free and secure Libya in everyone’s interest,” US Army General and Commander of US African Command based in Germany has said. General Carter F. Ham, who was in Banjul for the just-concluded African Endeavour Test Exercise 2011, told local journalists at a press conference at the Coco Ocean Hotel in Bijilo that the US government... Continue Reading
By Gambia Correspondent – Gambia Friday celebrated the 17th anniversary of the July 22nd Revolution with calls by President Yahya Jammeh for Gambian youths to take full ownership of his government’s achievements over the years, to enable them to adequately prepare themselves for the challenges of future leadership. July 22nd, as the day has come to be called, was that fateful day in 1994 when some military officers led by the then Lieutenant Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh toppled the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) government of Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara in a bloodless military coup. Under the theme “Mobilizing positive youth energy for... Continue Reading
CAIRO, July 2011 (IRIN) – Hundreds of thousands of people have fled Libya since an uprising against Muammar Gaddafi’s 41-year rule began in February. Many have reached Italy in unsafe boats and hundreds have died trying to get to neighbouring Tunisia, Egypt, Chad, and Niger. (Timeline of Libyan events 4 April – 14 June) Appealing for billions of dollars in aid for several countries, the UN said on 20 July that Libya would require significant humanitarian interventions this year. 14 June: Libyan rebels edge slowly beyond their western stronghold of Misrata towards Tripoli, but face supply shortages after Gaddafi’s forces... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Tanzania Correspondent, Dodoma – Members of Parliament were on Friday bitter against noted sluggishness in the implementation of an African instrument of assessing good governance-the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) in Tanzania. APRM is a voluntary institution of the African Union initiated in 2002 for the sole task of assessing good governance across the continent for accelerating the adoption of best practices and policies, promotion of good governance, human rights and viable economic development. Tanzania signed to the mechanism in 2004 but was to date trailing behind in the implementation of key processes. Two House members who also... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa’s Nigerian Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – The Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Honourable Aminu Tambuwal, has pledged the commitment of the House to the full implementation of the Freedom of Information Act. Honourable Tambuwal gave the assurance during a meeting with a delegation from Canada, lead by the Canadian high commissioner, Chris Cooter and Suzanne Legault, the Canadian Federal Commissioner for Information. He also stated that “for effective implementation of the FOI Act, the House is committed to constituting a Committee on Reform of Government Institutions and Processes as provided for in the FOI Act”. Tambuwal decried... Continue Reading
