By Alfred Tembo – In a developmental move to promoting public speaking and grooming orators of international repute, German will early next year play host to the world universities debating championship slated for Berlin from December 27, 2012 to January 4 2013. The international which will be host by Berlin Debating Union (BDU) event which has since raise close to 600 Euros has an investment budget of 1million Euros looks forward to attract 1400 participants from 69 countries world over. Participants will be selected from pool of institutional based applications. BDU a debating society for the students of all institutions of higher... Continue Reading
LOME, (IRIN) – Togo’s 12 prisons – many of them dilapidated – hold more than twice their designed capacity. The congestion, as well as inadequate food, medical care and poor hygiene have led to diseases and deaths. Drawn-out court cases and procedures, arbitrary arrests as well as the detention of petty offenders without the option of bail are among the factors causing prison congestion, according the Togolese Human Rights League (LTDH). “The prison overpopulation is very alarming. The consequences are dire, indeed fatal for the detainees,” LTDH president Raphaël Kpandé-Adjaré told IRIN. Of the 3,844 prisoners in Togo, only 1,347... Continue Reading
By: Augustine N. Myers – A 2-day intersive Training in Peace Building for security personnel and community residents has simultaneous taken place in Careysburg, Salala and Totota in Montserrado and Bong Counties. The Workshop was organized by the Lutheran Church in Liberia Trauma Healing and Reconciliation Programme. The Trauma Healing and reconciliation interactive Security-Community Dialogue Training Workshop brought together over 30 participants, including Joint Security personnel, local Animators and other Community Stakeholders in each of the sessions. It was designed to Assess Security-Community Settings and Survey-Mapping, Analyze Ongoing Security-Community Potential Conflict, Conduct Facilitation on Conflict and Conflict Resolution, Host... Continue Reading
iROKOtv, the world’s largest online distributor of African entertainment, is in New York for the Nigerian Entertainment Awards 2012 with Nollywood superstar, Uche Jombo. She will be premiering her brand new movie, My Life, My Damage. iROKOtv, launched in 2012, streams Nollywood movies online, giving access to over 5,000 films on its platform www.irokotv.com. In July this year, a subscription service was launched, iROKOtv+, where for only $5 a month, viewers can access brand new Nollywood movies in HD. Uche Jombo says: “I am very happy to be working with iROKOtv+ on the Nollywood film festival in New York as part of this year’s NEA’s. I’ll... Continue Reading
Ngoma Africa Band, a German based Tanzanian band will headline the Afrika-Messe, Bremen Germany, on 15th September 2012. The band leader, Ebrahim Makunja aka Ras Makunja did receive the International Diaspora Award (IDA) on behalf of the band for their commitment to promote East African music throughout Europe. Ms. Susan Muyang Tatah, CEO of the International African Festival Tubingen 2012 said Ngoma Africa Band was chosen for the award because of their creative performance on stage. It’s difficult to resist dancing at their concerts, she said. Ngoma Africa Band will also perform on 12th September 2012 at Bremahaven City and on... Continue Reading
