The Daily IIJ

Sierra Leone recognizes the vital role of the youth in nation-building, it is believed that President Ernest Bai Koroma is ready to promote and protect their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual and social well-being. The formation of the National Youth Commission, NYC, provides the youth with opportunities to be an active partner in nation-building through youth [...]

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The Government of Sierra Leone is currently threading on a very dangerous grounds as sources at State House confirmed that the APC Government led by President Ernest Bai Koroma is working very hard to regularize the illegal status of the Wealth Builders Network. Perhaps the President must be reminded that the Network has already forced [...]

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Hellen Keller International (HKI) has for the past thirty years have as one of its focus to combat micro nutrients deficiencies, and the major strategies used in this direction include food fortification, micronutrient supplementation and dietary diversification to enhance nutrition. In collaboration with the University of Illinois, HKI has organized a two-day workshop on food [...]

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Ishmael Kindama Dumbuya In other to improve on the skills and techniques of investigation of news and stories in West Africa, Journalist from various part of the continent including Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa etc will meet at the Beninese capital Cotonnou to discuss challenges and obstacles of investigative journalism in the West Africa [...]

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During my days in Maputo I mixed a lot with Mozambican and Zimbabwean artists plying their trade at the popular Fish Market and the weekly Saturday open art fair in the downtown part of the old city called ‘Baixa’ in Portuguese. The Fish Market situated along the beachfront is one of the busiest wining and [...]

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Prime minister (PM) of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina has urged journalists to do constructive criticism of the government. She told them at an Iftar party with journalists at the National Press Club on Friday. Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and a part of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) hosted the party.

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Malaria is one of the most serious and complex health problem facing humanity in the 21st century, is making many African countries to spend billions on its health sector, as the disease is taking the lives of many. Malaria, is present in 102 countries of the world, I stand to be corrected. Malaria is mainly [...]

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Baby dumping is becoming very rampant in our today’s society, especially in the African society, with young girls dumping their love ones in horrible place. One should always re-think how valuable life, if one fully understand it, then one will not be found wanting of dumping a fellow human being who can be anything in [...]

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a href=”http://inwent-iij-lab.org/Weblog/?attachment_id=4196″ rel=”attachment wp-att-4196″> Liberian Journalist Explains…. Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has announced her intention to seek a second term of office this week. The news has been greeted with mix reactions among her fellow country men and women, thus going against her earlier promise to only serve a one six-year term. Part of the [...]

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On August 18, 2010, I gave a presentation at the IIJ’s Summer Academy (actually, the earliest After Dinner Lecture ever, at 2 p.m. ). It took a while to get the slides ready for publication, but here they are. The topic of the presentation is how social media can be used in conflict situations. Are [...]

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