By Shout-Africa.com Cameroon Correspondent – The newly installed Governor for the Littoral Region, Beti Assomo Joseph, undertook a contact tour of some security services in Douala yesterday. Security officials yesterday in the port city of Douala urged Governor Beti Assomo Joseph, who was on a contact tour of some security services, to instill a spirit of collaboration in order to ensure that authority of the State should always remain preserved. On the sideline of the visit which was entirely held behind closed doors, Colonel Nwahba Moise, Chef d’Etat Major of the Second Gendarmerie Region, also reiterated their ever-present commitment to work for... Continue Reading
Shout-Africa speaks to Natasha Orange, founder of Slice of Time, a company that focuses on event management and catering for both corporate and family events. Other Services they provide include Planning, Concept, Theme & Branding, Awards, Trophies, Venue Finding, Photography, Online Presence, Promotion, PR and Measurement. Natasha Orange, would you like to introduce yourself to Shout-Africa readers, please? Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share some information about myself and perhaps help to motivate others through your website. 1. What does this nomination at the Zimbabwe Achievers awards mean to you and your business? I am very proud of... Continue Reading
By Sainey M.K. Marenah, Shout Africa.com Special Correspondent In Banul, The Gambia – At the end of a two-day visit by the Secretary General of the Commonwealth, the Gambia government and the Commonwealth Secretariat have agreed to cooperate on five areas, key among which is the establishment of the human rights and media commissions. Kamalesh Sharma, who was in Banjul to among others deepen The Gambia’s engagement with the Commonwealth, especially in institutional strengthening, made this revelation yesterday at the Kairaba Beach Hotel where he addressed journalists at a press conference. Below we reproduce the full text of the statement read by... Continue Reading
The 2012 Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty will take place in Washington, D.C. from April 24-27, 2011. Held under the theme of “Land governance in a rapidly changing world”, the conference aims to bring together a broad range of stakeholders to share experience on issues of relevance to the land sector. It aims to foster dialogue on how different actors can help improve land governance and how doing so can contribute to equitable growth and poverty reduction. Today’s communities are in a constant state of change and growth. All over the world, Land Administration Institutions must continuously... Continue Reading
By Elias Mhegera, Dar es Salaam – THE trend whereby research findings remain unused by Government policymakers is counterproductive, and could discourage researchers from working conscientiously in their field. Such was the claim made on Wednesday 18 April, by Senorine Libena, main spokesperson for the Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) pavilion at the 7th Higher Education Exhibitions, at the Diamond Jubilee Hall in Dar es Salaam. Libena said that currently it is mainly students and a few researchers who take their time to read research findings, for their various assignments, but it is on very few occasions that policymakers,... Continue Reading
