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How good are Sierra Leone mining jobs ?

April 23, 2012 One of Sierra Leone's mines

In Sierra Leone, many citizens are running after jobs provided by mining companies, while pay and conditions of service provided by these companies are still being contested. 

S. Leone: Media urged not to inflame tensions ahead of polls

April 21, 2012 Chairman of IMC in Sierra Leone, R. Johnson

Sierra Leone’s Independent Media Commission (IMC) has begun visits to media outlets ahead of November’s elections, cautioning media practitioners against making inflammatory statements that could trigger violence.

Nigeria to scrap anti graft agencies

April 21, 2012 EFCC logo

Nigeria plans to scrap both the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission. 

Taylor’s family “confident” ahead of April 26 court verdict

April 21, 2012 Former Liberian President Charles Taylore à la Haye

The family members and friends of former Liberian President Charles Taylor say they are optimistic about the pending ruling in his 6-year war crimes trial, just days before Judges of the United Nations backed Sierra Leone Special Court are due to hand down the verdict on April 26.

Ghana 1st terrorism charge lands on opposition MP

April 20, 2012 Ghana MP Kennedy Agyapong charged with terrorism

A Ghanaian member of parliament from the main opposition National Patriotic Party (NPP) has made history by becoming the first person to be charged with terrorism in the country.

 

AfDB, World Bank halt development aid to Guinea Bissau

April 19, 2012 Guinea Bissau soldiers after the coup

-As ECOWAS condemns junta “illegal initiative”

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank have joined the AU and ECOWAS in condemning last week’s military coup in Guinea-Bissau and they have suspended development operations.

Nigerian citizens annoyed with their politicians

April 19, 2012 President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria

Many Nigerian citizens are said to be annoyed with their politicians for not really focusing on finding solutions to pressing national issues, but only being locked in bickering and filibustering.

Calm returns to Sierra Leone mine after 3 die in violence

April 19, 2012 African Minerals Company exploite et exporte régulièrement du fer

Calm has returned to Sierra Leone’s northern mining city of Bunbuna, following a violent protest amidst a mine workers strike, which left three people dead and at least eight others injured on Wednesday. 

Sierra Leone: Mine workers protest turns violent, 1 death

April 18, 2012 African Minerals iron ore is exported regularly

BREAKING NEWS

By Mohamed Konneh/WADR Correspondent

One person is said to have been shot dead and several others wounded in in Sierra Leone’s northern town of Bunbuna, as striking workers staged a protest at a mining company.

Amnesty Int’l on “increasing repression” in Guinea Bissau

April 18, 2012 Soliders in Guinea Bissau after the coup

Amnesty International has spoken of “increasing repression" amid last Thursday's military coup in Guinea Bissau.

In a statement, Amnesty said “growing restrictions on protesters, the media and freedom of movement are fuelling fear and insecurity in the wake of the military coup in Guinea Bissau.”