The Daily IIJ

It’s often the case that former Heads of State and Presidents in Africa live in Mansions, drive big cars and fly all over the world sometimes in their private jets. Heads of State like Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida of Nigeria, Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone have been itching inside after acquiring so much wealth in [...]

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When President Koroma was pronounced the winner of the 2007 elections with close to a million votes, logically, one would conclude that those votes were over and above the registered votes from his extended family members, tribe and region (assuming that they all voted for him). They were not just the votes of the All [...]

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Africa is seeking to take ownership of efforts to address climate change by establishing the Africa Green Fund.

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By: Newton Sibanda CANCUN, Mexico-CIVIL society organizations (CSOs) have taken an onslaught on REDD +(Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forestation)- an international process that seeks to reduce the effects of climate change due to the logging and mismanagement of forests-for excluding women in forest conservation.

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By Newton Sibanda CANCUN, Mexico-ZAMBIA’s expectations from the ongoing UN climate summit can not be more explicit than this: they include delivering of a balanced set of decisions between the two tracks of negotiations; a legally binding outcome to effectively address the challenges of climate change; establishing an adaptation framework and constituting an adaptation committee [...]

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…US major VS Salone ex-brigadier Ishmael Kindama Dumbuya As the tension for the Sierra Leone Peoples party flag bearer continues to heighten before the 2012 presidential and parliamentary elections, two giants with lots of military experiences and background may come together and decide who will lead the party. It could be recalled that the Sierra [...]

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THE UNITED Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) global monitoring report on education for 2010, suggests that even if developing countries maximized their own resources, there would still be an annual gap of $16 billion for low-income countries to reach the education for all agenda. Read more on www.nayank80.blogspot.com

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THE CHAIRMAN of the World Innovative Summit for Education (WISE), Dr. Sheikh Abdulla bin Ali Al-Thani has expressed that Qatar’s successful bid to host the 2022 World Cup has inspired them to rededicate their energies towards achieving the highest possible quality education for the youth in the world. Read more on www.nayank80.blogspot.com

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Ishmael Kindama Dumbuya It is no more a deep or hidden secret to say Sierra Leone’s Western Area forest reserve stretching from the hills in Waterloo, York and Regent is facing extinction from human beings in the country. In this forest, you hardly get into the top of it without seeing activities such as farming, [...]

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The Gambian Minister of Trade, Regional Integration and Employment Honorable Yusupha A. Kha, yesterday at the Sheraton Hotel and Spa in Banjul, welcome 165 Moroccan delegates to The Gambian soil at the symposium marking the third edition of the Moroccan Export Caravan to Africa. The third edition of the Moroccan caravan was the first time [...]

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