By Sainey M.K. Marenah, Shout-Africa Gambian Bureau Chief in Banjul – Gambia’s ambassador to the United States of America, Alieu Ngum, last week signed a financing agreement between the Government of the Gambia and the International Development Association (IDA of the World Bank) for the West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Program (WARCIP), which officials say will help usher in a major infrastructural revolution in The Gambia, a statement from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs said yesterday. According to the statement, the grant sum of SDR 21.6m (equivalent to US$35 million) is the national component of the US$300 million... Continue Reading
By Chinyere Ogbonna – Shout-Africa Nigerian Correspondent – The Nigeria Labour Unions and the Federal Government have adjourned negotiations over modalities for the implementation of the national minimum wage till Tuesday, August 2, 2011. After a closed door meeting on Sunday night, Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu told correspondents that all sides agreed for the negotiation to continue on Tuesday where implementation modalities would hopefully be concluded. On his part, NLC General Secretary, Comrade Owei Lakemfa said the meeting agreed that no worker would be left out in the wage increase and says he is hopeful that... Continue Reading
By Chinyere Ogbonna – Shout-Africa Nigerian Correspondent – Ivorian President, Mr. Alassane Ouattara has arrived Nigeria to attract investors to his country. Mr. Ouattara said the Ivorian economy would contract by seven percent this year following the country’s civil war. He appealed for the support of African countries and international organizations to rebuild his country’s economy. President Quattara expressed his country’s confidence in the ability of Jonathan to ensure that ECOWAS plays its role on the African continent and the world at large. After a close door meeting with President Jonathan in Abuja, President Quattara told journalists to that his country now enjoys peace... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Gambian Correspondent in Banjul – Former Inspector General of Police Ensa Badjie was last Friday found guilty on robbery-related offences by the Special Criminal Court, which convicted and sentenced him to life imprisonment. He was found guilty of seven out of 12 charges filed against him by the state prosecutors in May 2010, after his arrest in March of the same year. Badjie was convicted alongside former Chief Superintendent of Prisons Ali Ceesay, who got a three-year jail term or a fine of D30,000 after being found guilty on one out of the three-count charge preferred against him.... Continue Reading
By Nangayi Guyson – Uganda’s largest Owino market, for the second time has been burnt to ashes causing a loss of billions to over 30000 market traders. On Sunday night the fire started consuming the market at a very high speed. Uganda police and fire fighters were seen on the scene but still nothing was recovered. Over 30,000 traders operate in the area, most dealing in clothes, shoes and similar merchandise. The Sunday night fire comes barely two years after the market was gutted down by another inferno. Most of the traders dealing in second hand clothes and shoes among... Continue Reading
