World Bank support for statistical capacity building and open data initiatives is provided in response to high demand by our member countries, their constituents, and our development partners across the globe. Better data is fundamental to making th...

Louise Erdrich born Karen Louise Erdrich, June 7, 1954) is an American author of novels, poetry, and children's books featuring Native American characters and settings. She is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, a fed...

Note from the Editor: The work Anton and his colleagues are doing in Southern Africa is massively important and they should be supported by all humanitarians around the world. I particularly like the fact that they train local people everywhere they...

Commentary Another term for the Gambia's ‘accidental president'? By Mattias Sköld, Nordic Africa Institute, Sweden On 4 December, the Gambia will hold its first presidential election since Gambians ended the 22-year authoritarian rule of Yahya...

Dr. Alpha Mohamed Lavalie: Honouring a rare gem in Nongowa Chiefdom, Kenema District By Professor Joe Alie, Department of History, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone A Citation Read During the Commissioning of the Dr. Alpha Lavalie Mem...

By President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone Statistics Sierra Leone will start a two-week electronic enumeration of everyone in the sovereign territory of Sierra Leone from the 10th to the 23rd of December 2021. I therefore urge every citizen t...

Anti-Corruption Commission Cathedral House 3, Gloucester Street Freetown Sierra Leone, West Africa Ref: ACC/PR/21/034 25th November, 2021 Press Release ACC indicts Saidu Nallo, Head of Chancery, Dr. Samura M.W Kamara, Minister of Foreign Affairs a...

Damon Galgut (born 12 November 1963) is a South African novelist and playwright. He was awarded the 2021 Booker Prize for his novel The Promise. He was previously shortlisted in 2003 and 2010 for the Booker Prize. Early life and education Galgut wa...

The First Lady of Sierra Leone, Madam Fatima Maada Bio, has urged all African First Ladies to focus on the agendas of their husbands and help build sustainable peace for the sake of the children of Africa. Madam Bio (pictured), who was speaking at ...

Note from the Editor: What follows is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reflecting on the recent Speech from the throne delivered by Her Excellency Mary Simon and the fight against the dreadful Covid-19. He also writes about Climate Change whose effects...