By Olusegun A. Ogundeji – The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) wishes to clarify the non-participation of the West African delegation in the visit of the African Union High-Level Panel for the Resolution of the Crisis in Côte d’Ivoire to Abidjan, scheduled for 21st and 22nd February 2011. The absence of His Excellency Blaise Compaoré, President of Burkina Faso and Facilitator of the Direct Inter-Ivorian Dialogue, and His Excellency James Victor Gbeho, President of the ECOWAS Commission, from the Delegation was due mainly to the security threat brought to the attention of the Panel in... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Correspondent – The Gambia Friday 18th February celebrated 46 years of independence with President Yahya Jammeh renewing his call for Gambians to forget about tribes, religion and politics and unite to build a better Gambia that the whole world would be envious of. The celebrations, which were decentralized as in previous years, took the form of a marchpast by school children, security forces, voluntary organizations, and cultural groups. In a statement delivered on his behalf by mayor Samba Faal of Banjul and mayor Yankuba Colley of the Kanifing Municipality and Governor Lamin Sanneh of West Coast Region, where... Continue Reading
By Nangayi Guyson in Kampala Uganda- Uganda’s Electoral Commission chairman Badru Kiggundu announced Yoweri Museveni as the elected President of Uganda after winning with 68.38 percent of voters followed by his main rival, Kizza Besigye, the flag bearer of four-party coalition Inter-Party Cooperation with 26.01 percent. told reporters today in Kampala. Badru Kiggundu made announcement at 40:30pm from Mandela National stadium which has been used as the tallying center When news reached the opposition, they rejected the result saying any government President Yoweri Museveni formed would be “illegitimate.”and added in a statement that before the final results were announced. European... Continue Reading
By Nathan N. Mulbah – Attaining independence in 1847 was a landmark for Liberia as a sovereign state. As the first independent country sub-of the Sahara, Liberia became the beckon of hope for many African countries that were still under the scourge of colonialism. Though there are some people across the continent who still feels strongly that the independence of Liberia came on a Silver Platter, that independence set the basis for the sustained struggle for independent in other countries on the continent. With independence, a constitution was evolved to give legitimacy to the ‘social contract’ between the governed and... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Correspondent, Dar es Salaam – More horrific scenes of the Gongolamboto military explosions in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania continue to emerge as more investigations on the extent of the damages has found out that even noble families were not spared with the explosion dismay as two missile remains were found dropped inside the current Prime Ministers’ private residence in Pugu area, a few kilometers from the site of explosion. The Premier himself, Mr. Mizengo Pinda and his close family were not in the House when the missiles ditched in some grounds inside their Pugu residence. One of the... Continue Reading
