By Shout-Africa Correspondent – The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania has invited the APRM Country Review Mission (CRM) to visit Tanzania from 2-23 March 2012. The Mission, comprising experts from other African countries, will interact and consult extensively with governance stakeholders being government officials, parliamentarians, representatives of political parties, the business community, representatives of civil society including media, academia, trade unions, civil society organizations(CSOs), community based organizations (CBOs), rural communities and development partners. The consultations will serve to build consensus with governance stakeholders on governance challenges and steps needed to address same. The APRM Tanzania Executive Secretary, Rehama... Continue Reading
By Nawa Mutumweno – The United State Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a $24 million (ZMK122 trillion) education reform project in Zambia. The Strengthening Education Performance (STEP-UP) Zambia project is intended to support the Ministry of Education, Science and Vocational Training, to reform the education sector in Zambia. USAID education team leader Wick Powers said in a statement issued in Lusaka recently that the project would run for five years. The project was aimed at, among other issues, assisting the Ministry of Education to improve education management. It also aims at assisting the ministry to raise academic achievements... Continue Reading
By Gambia Correspondent – The Gambia has settled for membership in the African Union’s Peace and Security Council as President Yahya Jammeh pulled out from AU chairmanship bid to focus ‘on domestic politics’. In a press statement, The Gambia’s foreign affairs ministry says the country has been elected from the West African region for the period 2012 to 2014. Foreign ministry attributes the country’s successful election to AU PSC to President Jammeh’s “keen interest in fostering peace and stability for sustainable development throughout the continent and beyond. This, according to the press statement is evidenced by President Jammeh’s mediation efforts... Continue Reading
By Peterking Quaye – Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC) has announced the importation of a second oil grant to Liberia by the government and people of Japan. This was contained in a statement signed by LPRC Board of Directors, the statement further says that Japan had already written to authorities at the Ministry of Commerce informing government of the grant, The Board of Directors, the highest decision-making body of the company further disclosed that the grant is expected to arrive in Liberia this year. At the time of purchase, the board said, the US$13 million allocated by the Japanese government... Continue Reading
By: WASH R&E Network – The Annual General Assembly of the West Africa Water and Sanitation Journalists Network (WASH-JN) for 2012 is been held in the Liberian Capital, Monrovia. The Annual Assembly brings together about 20 media practitioners from the West African Sub-region and partners from other parts of the world. The 13 Countries include Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, including partners from WaterAid and the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC). The 5-day event which runs from Monday-Friday, February 13-17, 2012 is part of a constitutional... Continue Reading
