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S. Leone: Commonwealth observer group arrives for polls

November 15, 2012 Members onf the Commonwealth Observer team

An observer mission from the Commonwealth of Nations has arrived in Sierra Leone to observe polls scheduled for 17 November in response to an invitation from the National Electoral Commission.

On Saturday, over 2.3 million Sierra Leoneans will be voting for a president, parliamentarians, local councils and mayors in the country’s third democratic election since it ended a decade of civil conflict in 2002.

Liberia Erects Memorial For Massacre Victims

November 15, 2012 George Boley's LPC Blamed for Alleged Massacres

The transitional Justice Working Group in Liberia in collaboration with its partners Wednesday dedicated a palava hut to the memory of dozens of people massacred in two villages in central Liberia during the country’s civil war.

There was a mass execution of at least 500 residents and displaced people in Kpolokpala and Samay in Bong County in 1994 allegedly by the Liberia Peace Council, a rebel faction then led by George Boley.

Senegal women launch fight against illegal migration

November 14, 2012 Illegal migrants being rescued by Italian Coastguard

A sizable number of Senegalese youths and nationals of other African states risk their lives on makeshift boats each year to cross the Mediterranean Sea headed for European shores in search of ‘a better life’.

In Senegal, women play a major role in encouraging their children and wards to make the journey in search of greener pastures, with some women even selling their valuables to assist youths take the journey.

Ghana, 100 other nations to miss MDG education target

November 14, 2012 Children, the target of MDGs 2

An official of the UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) says Ghana and some other Sub-Saharan nations will not achieve universal primary education by 2015, as originally targeted.

Professor Kwame Acheampong, UNESCO’s Senior Policy Analyst in Ghana, also said over 100 countries worldwide will not achieve basic education for all children by 2015 as part of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) number two.

West African Women Poll Observers In Sierra Leone

November 14, 2012 S. Leone NEC Chair, Christiana Thorpe

The West African Women’s Elections Observation (WAWEO) delegation has urged Sierra Leone’s media to be honest, impartial and independent in the coverage of the electoral process leading to voting on 17 November.

The 10-member team comprises representatives of the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) and the Women in Peace and Security Network – Africa (WIPSEN-AFRICA).

Guinea Opposition On Insecurity, Nascent Democracy

November 14, 2012 Some members of the Guinean Opposition Coalition

Opposition parties in Guinea have denounced ‘an upsurge’ in criminal activities and the attendant damage to the country’s young democracy.

Aboubacar Sylla, spokesman for the coalition of opposition parties, told a news conference in Conakry that the government of President Alpha Condè was not delivering on the provision of security for the citizenry.

 

Cote d’Ivoire ups cocoa price 9 percent

November 13, 2012 Farmers working on the cocoa beans

Ivorian authorities have announced a nine percent increase in the price of cocoa, as the country enters the major cocoa trading season.

Cocoa at the farm gate will now sell for 725 francs CFA per kilo for the over 700,000 metric tonnes exported annually.

Liberians target 1mn signatures for anti-gay petition

November 13, 2012 Liberian Pres. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf signing the Vision?

A campaign has been mounted to collect one million signatures to stop the lower house of parliament from approving a bill strengthening gay rights in Liberia. The bill was recently approved by the Senate.

As part of the campaign, hundreds of people opposed to same sex marriage took to the streets of the Liberian capital, Monrovia, at the weekend to demonstrate their discontent.

ISS wants parallel political, military processes in Mali

November 13, 2012 ISS Sr. Researcher Lori-Anne Theroux-Benoni

A senior researcher at the Institute for Security Studies Africa (ISS) has suggested that the political process of negotiation be continued as the military intervention is being planned for northern Mali.   

Lori-Anne Therou-Benoni thinks that the threat of a military intervention could help speed up the negotiations, and noted, however, that the political and military processes could run parallel to bring a solution.

UNDP backs Liberian women traders’ regional tour

November 12, 2012 Liberian women traders in a brainstorming session

Liberian women traders have for decades wielded enormous influence, both political and economic, carving for themselves a niche in the Liberian society.

Upon coming to office in 2006, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf established the Sirleaf Market Women’s Fund to provide services to thousands of women traders and thereby help countless families who count on their income.