By Elias Mhegera – FEBRUARY 16, 2011 will remain a remarkable day for residents of Gongo la Mboto in the outskirt of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, about 16 kilometers from the city centre. You could combine everything that we regularly use to see in the bombarded areas, anguish, horror, condemnations etc, as Gongo la mboto residents were trying to reconcile themselves in their environment after the bomb blasts at the 511 KJ, a Tanzania People’s Defence Force (TPDF) camp. The whole saga started at about 8:20pm on that Wednesday evening, although the real blasts which sent tremors that were heard... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Gambia Correspondent – The Gambia Bar Association (GBA) led by the doyen of the bar, lawyer Surahata Janneh, together with Antouman Gaye and Pap Cheyassin Secka yesterday challenged the charges preferred against Moses B. Johnson Richards. Moses Richards, a former judge and a member of the GBA, was charged with giving false information and sedition before the acting-Principal Magistrate Alagba at the Banjul Magistrates’ Court. According to lawyer Surahata Janneh, the charges against the accused person are bad in law, and the charges should be struck out and the accused person ought to be discharged. He added that... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa.com Correspondent, Buduburam, Central Region, Ghana – Barely one week after the incident at the Liberian refugee settlement of Budumburam a team of 5 member sent by the government of Liberia has pay a visit to the to get purposely get a first-hand information on the situation that took place a week ago and also meet with stakeholders of the refugees in Ghana . The was made up of 4 government representative and a journalist ,they were Ambassador George Wallace-Advisor to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Foreign Affairs Issues,Hon. Elizabeth E. Hoff ,Deputy Minister for Technical Service, Ministry of... Continue Reading
By Nangayi Guyson in Kampala Uganda – Tripoli – Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi who has ruled the country for over 42 years and facing an uprising , on Tuesday vowed to fight to his “last drop of blood”and ordered his forces, supporters to strike back against Libyan protesters to defend his embattled regime, warning armed protesters will be executed. Gaddafi added he will remain in Libya as head of its revolution and die as a martyr in the land of his ancestors. Proclaiming the support of the people, Gaddafi ordered the army and police to crush the popular uprising against... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Correspondent – Shout-africa.com reports from Accra,Ghana – Ghanaian actress Beverly Afaglo is in tears over reports that she is under police investigations in a cocaine-related scandal. Beverly and Eugene Baah aka Praye Honeho, a member of the Praye Hiplife trio, are believed to be lovers. The cocaine stories about the actress started spreading after she was recently detained at the Tesano Police station in Accra over charges of reckless driving. “They want to kill my career. I heard people say that I was arrested for cocaine and I was shocked. Can you imagine me being arrested for cocaine?... Continue Reading
