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Entries Tagged as 'Political reporting'

Over 35 Thousand Dollars … Councillors Squeeze Acting Mayor

April 5th, 2012 · No Comments

Councillors as well as staff of the Freetown City Council (FCC) have question the acting Mayor of Freetown Alhaji Gibril Kanu and his acting Chief Administrator John Amadu Conteh about the whereabouts of some $35,000 (Thirty Five Thousand Dollars).

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As FCC crumbles… Acting Mayor Banned From Travelling

March 30th, 2012 · No Comments

Reliable sources from the Freetown City Council (FCC) have intimated that the Government of President Ernest Bai Koroma has banned the acting Mayor of Freetown Alhaji Gibril Kanu and his acting Chief Administrator John Amadu Conteh from travelling out of the country.

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Mayorship Is Not For Krios Alone…ALHAJI KANU TO BATTLE WITH KRIOS

March 29th, 2012 · No Comments

The acting Mayor of Freetown Alhaji Gibrila Kanu has declared his intention of contesting for the Mayorship of Freetown. He will be added to the list of eight people who have already declared to stand for the coveted position. All of them so far are vying for the ruling All Peoples Congress (APC)  party symbol. [...]

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three mini-water dams…Hon. Chericoco Commissions Le 50 M Projects

March 28th, 2012 · No Comments

 Hon. Chernor Maju Bah of the APC, better known as Chericoco, representing Constituency 110, Western Urban on Sunday 25th March, 2012 commissioned three mini-water dams costing over Le50 million (fifty million Leones) at Gwent Height Community, Hill Cut Road in Freetown. The project will benefit residents from Signal Hill, Upper and Lower Tengbeh Town and other [...]

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“I AM HERE TO REMOVE WATER FROM PEOPLE’S EYES” …T.S. TURAY

March 28th, 2012 · No Comments

In a bid to transform Ward 388 aspirant for Councillor Symbol under the All Peoples Congress Party, Tommy Sufian Turay aka T. S. Turay has said he is in politics to as he put ‘it remove water from the eyes of his people.’ Mr. Turay who said his father was a strong member of the [...]

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CITY COUNCIL AUCTIONS RADIO EQUIPMENT

March 19th, 2012 · No Comments

The Freetown City Council has come under the spot light again. This time they auctioning radio equipment to pay backlogs to council workers.

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Nouveau découpage territorial au Bénin: Un gros challenge pour Boni Yayi

March 7th, 2012 · No Comments

 Entre autres points prévus à l’ordre du jour de la session extraordinaire de l’Assemblée nationale, programmée pour le 12 mars prochain, figure le projet de loi modifiant et complétant la loi n°97-028 du 15 janvier 1999 portant organisation de l’administration territoriale. On apprend que c’est le gouvernement qui aurait demandé l’examen dudit projet de loi [...]

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President Mills pledges Ghana will remain peaceful even after elections

March 6th, 2012 · No Comments

Ghanaian President John Evans Atta Mills has pledged peace would continue to reign in the country even after this year’s Presidential and Parliamentary elections. Read more http://www.globalnewsreel.com/2012/03/president-mills-pledges-ghana-will.html

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Tags: Election reporting · Political reporting

Togo: les organisations de défense des droits de l’homme exigent la démission du gouvernement togolais

March 2nd, 2012 · No Comments

Ils étaient des milliers de togolais à descendre dans les rues de Lomé ce vendredi pour exiger la démission du gouvernement togolais suite à l’appel des organisations de défense des droits de l’homme (ODDH). C’est la falsification du rapport de la Commission Nationale des Droits de l’Homme (CNDH) par le gouvernement qui a suscité la [...]

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Are women issues adequately addressed in governance?

February 23rd, 2012 · Comments Off

Africa’s prospects, in this 21st century, depend on the ability and willingness of her leaders to fully include women in local, national and international decision-making processes. This is one of the many principles envisaged by the Beijing Platform for Action and the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights. Ghana is a signatory to most international [...]

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Tags: Gender Issues · Political reporting