By Gambian Correspondent – The African Union Commission (AUC) and the European Commission (EC) are convening in Brussels, Belgium, for their annual College-to-College meeting, in the context of the Joint Africa-EU Partnership scheduled between today 31 May and 1 June. The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Jean Ping, accompanied by African Union Commissioners, including the Deputy Chairperson of the AUC, will be meeting in Brussels with the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, and European Commissioners. This 5th edition of the meeting of the European Commission – Africa Union Commission (C2C) is the first C2C after the... Continue Reading
By Gambian Correspondents – The Basse High Court presided over by Justice Emmmanuel Nkea yesterday convicted and sentenced two police officers to death. Modou Colley and Bakary Demba, both Police Intervention Unit (PIU) officers, were found guilty of beating and torturing one Dembo Sibi, now deceased, which led to his death. However, two other accused officers, Babucarr Fatty and Babucarr Jobe, who were arraigned together with the convicts, were acquitted and discharged. In his judgment, Justice Nkea stated that the prosecution had not proved any case against the two police officers, and he consequently acquitted Fatty and Jobe. Justice Nkea... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Cameroon correspondent – The project to plant 4,000 young mangrove plants along the Douala II estuary, Bois des Singes, was recently launched. mangrove form necessary flood blockages The sprawling economic city of Douala and the increasing use of wood as kitchen fuel and especially to smoke fish along the Wouri estuary is rapidly eating up one of Cameroon’s most valuable and prestigious resources, mangrove, according to conservation experts. At Bois des Singes, a locality in the Douala II Sub-Division, the practice has been rampant. In the past decade, mangrove swarms have rapidly been exploited as fuel wood... Continue Reading
By Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – Activities marking the Presidential inauguration of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan have begun with an inter-denominational service held at the Christian Centre in Abuja, where the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsajafor advised president Jonathan to make deliberate efforts to end corruption in the country. Pastor Oritsajafor and other men of God at the service prayed God to grant Dr. Jonathan and his team the wisdom to direct the nation’s affairs as well as the peace of the country. In his remarks, President Jonathan appreciated the presence of all past leaders... Continue Reading
By Gambian Correspondent – A crisis of alkaloship is rocking Sifoe village, Kombo South as both a younger brother and a son to the retired village headman claim to be the legitimate successors. Controversy in the village erupted following the retirement of former Sifoe village headman, Malanding Demba, who has been in authority for over fifty-seven years. His son, Amadou Demba and younger brother, Ba Jerreh Demba are both claiming to be the alkali of the village. “I got my appointment letter from the Office of the President,” says Ba Jerreh Demba, the younger brother to the retired alkalo. “I never lobbied... Continue Reading
