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New eye clinic at Masanga hospital, northern Sierra Leone
Contributed We are very proud of our Masanga Hospital Eye Clinic (MECC). The Minister of Health and Sanitation of Sierra Leone Dr. Austin H. Demby (third from right in photo) marked the official opening of Masanga Eye Clinic. The last two months s...


FAB Boutique in Toronto
Contributed Authentic African couture, your one stop shop for all African fashion and Turkish designs for men, women and children. We also carry bags shoes and beautiful accessories. Authenticity guaranteed. We are waiting for your patronage Our...


Obituary: Mrs. Adama Jalloh (1934-2021)
. Obituary Mrs. Adama Jalloh 1934 - 2021 The late Mrs. Adama Jalloh was born at Jenkins Street in Freetown in 1934 to Alhaji Momoh Kargbo, founder of a mosque at Thunder Hill in Kissy, Freetown, and Madam Yainkain Bangura, a businesswoman. Mrs. A...


Empowering Arab Voices: A Q&A with Abdulrahman Matar
Abdulrahman Matar is a Syrian-born writer, journalist, poet and novelist. He is a member of PEN Canada's Writers in Exile group, the Syrian writers' Association, and the Writers' Union of Canada. He came to Ontario as a refugee in 2015. Matar is the...


70% of Ghanaians have no access to insurance, UNDP report reveals
In Ghana, most communities often have to find ways of coping with loses arising from major hazards such as fire, flood, drought, road accidents, pest infestation and diseases. These phenomena are being worsen by changes in climate conditions that ar...


Happy Truth and Reconciliation Day, our indigenous compatriots and friends!
By Dr. Charles Quist-Adade, Vancouver, Canada On this auspicious day (September 30), as we congratulate Canada's Indigenous Peoples, it is worth noting that, First Nations Peoples share a common history of European dispossession and exploitation wi...


Sierra Leone: $25M for school feeding
By President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone In Washington DC, we finalised a $25M grant for sustainable school-feeding with USDA. Over $20M in catalytic grant funding for education at GP for Education and discussed infrastructure, energy, and a...


Not by carrot alone
Not by Carrot Alone: Do High Salaries Help Fight Corruption in Public Office? By Vitaliy Protsenko, Economic Analyst, Kyiv, Ukraine Increase of salaries for civil servants and public sector are part of almost all programmes of anti-corruption refo...


Canada: Trudeau speaks on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Statement by the Prime Minister on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation September 30, 2021 Ottawa, Ontario The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: “Toda...


Tribute: The late Professor Sahr Aiah Phillipson Thomas Gbamanja
Tribute to late Professor Sahr Gbamanja By Augustine Bona The news of Professor Gbamanja's demise has a personal toll on me. It's devastating for many of us who crossed paths with him. On a number of occasions while he was DVC of FBC and I was Pr...



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