By Morkporkpor Anku (Accra-Ghana) – The Rescue mission for the Melcom disaster says 82 people were rescued from the rubble – 68 survived but with various degrees of injuries and 14 people lost their lives. The Rescue mission came to an end on Monday following the collapse of the six storey Achimota branch of Melcom shopping mall. Major Jonas Wiafe, Leader of the Rescue team told journalist in the capital, Accra that 54 people have so far been discharged from the various hospitals while 13 were still on admission. Major Wiafe commended the team comprising the Ghana Armed Forces, the Ghana... Continue Reading
Harare, November 15, 2012: My wife Julie and I are truly delighted to return to Zimbabwe to continue the important work of building strong and respectful relations between our two great countries. President Mugabe and I had a good discussion of where our relationship has been over the last few years, and how we would like it to develop in the coming years. I delivered President Obama’s greeting to President Mugabe and expressed the U.S. government’s sincere desire to find common ground to enhance the bilateral relationship. My Embassy is active in supporting Zimbabwe’s health, agriculture, business, cultural, and civil... Continue Reading
The progress of the young but promising democracy of Sierra Leone will undergo a major test on Saturday, November 17 – less than a week from now – when electorates go to the poll to determine their leaders for various political offices from the presidency down to town councillorships. In the run-up to the upcoming elections, the local media, as usual, have been fully engaged in providing the electorate with valuable analyses and evaluations of the performance of those who have been in office and are seeking reelection. Additionally, they have been educating the public on new candidates. However, local... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa.com Gambia correspondent – If the words of Senegalese President Macky Sall are anything to go by, decriminalization of press offences will soon be a reality in Senegal. President Sall, who made the assurance on Friday at the closing ceremony of the fifth African Media Leaders Forum (AMLF) held in Dakar from the 9th – 10th November, said Senegal is matured enough to vote for this legislation. Addressing the forum, President Sall said he was finally convinced of the merits of a law decriminalizing press offences. “I am for decriminalization of press offences, but must face the fact that... Continue Reading
By Elias Mhegera – It has been revealed that land grabbing in Tanzania is aggravated by weakness of laws that have been formulated in the general administration of land matters. Current studies indicate that the sudden rush for farmland that appeared to peak in 2009 was triggered primarily by the food price crisis of 2007 and 2008. Many commentators agree that the crisis was sparked by a convergence of events that included reduced grain stocks and a jump in oil prices that prompted a diversion of some food stocks to bio-fuels. Speaking to the Guardian exclusively in a research that... Continue Reading
