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Entries from December 2009

EU set to tackle food insecurity in the Gambia

December 31st, 2009 · No Comments

A recent survey conducted by the National Nutrition Agency (NANA) of the Gambia has given worrisome indications in the country; with over 50% of urban dwellers is experiencing food insecurity.

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Tags: Economic Reporting · Sneak In

Postcard: My Accra Memoirs – In the Arena

December 30th, 2009 · No Comments

This was learning in a most unique pattern

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Tags: Media Ethics · Sneak In

Press freedom under threat in Bangladesh

December 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Press freedom in Bangladesh is again under threat after some reports on corruption were recently published. A national daily supported by an opposition party is facing the heat from the ruling party for publishing a corruption report while another progressive national daily is facing a defamation suit filed by the main opposition party for publishing a crime report.

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Tags: Political reporting · Press Freedom

Postcard: My Accra Memoirs – Back In Class

December 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Over the years, covering elections in Nigeria, has become a hazardous task for journalists.

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Rights groups united to fight against harmful traditional practices

December 29th, 2009 · No Comments

Local and international non-governmental organizations (rights groups) have come together to fight against harmful traditional practices, a practice which is common and popular among many ethnic groups in the upper river and the central river regions of the Gambia.

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Liberia: Ellen Transforms Notorious Prison to Museum

December 28th, 2009 · No Comments

For the first time in the history of Liberia Camp Belle Yella which in yesteryears a most infamous prison for political prisoners has finally been transformed from a dungeon of horror to a museum by Africa’s first Female head of State President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

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Tags: Political reporting · Sneak In

Postcard: My Accra Memoirs – Rubbing Minds

December 25th, 2009 · No Comments

On October 1, 2009, Nigeria turned 49, having gained independence on October 1, 1960. While my fellow countrymen pondered over the “journey so far”, back home, I was

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Postcard: My Accra Memoirs – Meeting Kofi Annan

December 25th, 2009 · No Comments

Kofi Annan, Africa’s illustrious son and ambassador, and former secretary general of the United Nations, is a man you see mostly on TV especially cable news, but at least, I met him, that Friday, October 2, at

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Postcard: My Accra Memoir – The Man Who Saw Ghana

December 25th, 2009 · No Comments

All work and no relaxation still make Jack a dull boy and Jane a dull girl too. So it’s day 7, a beautiful and friendly Saturday, and obviously a perfect day of the week to cool off. And off to the

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Postcard: My Accra Memoirs – Cape Coast Castle (Monument that Educates Yet Torments)

December 25th, 2009 · No Comments

The Cape Coast Castle is a place that has made many to cry,

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