Friday 3rd September, 2010
Rapist attempts to knock off victim from Graterford prison
By Michael P. Rellahan, Journal Register News Service WEST CHESTER – A native of Sierra Leone who raped a fellow immigrant at her apartment in the borough, and who then tried to force the victi...
Cricket side faces Sierra Leone
After playing themselves back into contention with two victories in as many matches, the Under-19 cricket side face lowly Sierra Leone at the United Oval, Windhoek, Namibia this afternoon in the ongoi...
Broomall man charged in rape now faces murder plot rap
By MICHAEL P. RELLAHAN, Staff Writer WEST CHESTER – A native of Sierra Leone who raped a fellow immigrant at her apartment in the borough, and who then tried to force the victim to keep quiet a...
Anvil Group receives contract to safeguard health care in Sierra Leone
General SourcesAccuray receives Shonin approval to market CyberKnife G4 Robotic Radiosurgery System (1)Marie-Lou Lizotte-Buisson wrote: Dear editor, My name is Marie-Lou Lizotte-Buiss…
Abdulai Conteh: Enacts Ernest Bai Koroma’s Vision in the NRA
Sierra Express MediaIn 2007, during the last few months of the Presidential Elections campaign, then APC Opposition Leader, Hon. Ernest Bai Koroma, attended the Abuja inauguration ceremony of the then newly-elected Presi...
Equatorial Guinea president says coup plotters had fair trial
Jurist[JURIST] Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang said Friday that last month's trial of four men sentenced to death for a 2009 attack on the presidential palace was fair. Obiang stated that the cou...
Guinea candidates commit to peaceful runoff vote
Gadsden TimesBoth signed an agreement on Friday in Burkina Faso stating that they will "solemnly and scrupulously conform themselves to the verdict of the polls."The mineral-rich West African nation recently survi...
Into the Atlantic - Liberian homes destroyed by sea erosion
Yahoo! NewsBUCHANAN, Liberia (AFP) – A home right on the beach has proved anything but a dream for Frances Kwessi, 35, who has watched sea erosion destroy her house room by room, as the Atlantic washed up ...
Strike causes delays at South African courthouses
Sign on San DiegoJOHANNESBURG — A nationwide civil service strike entering its third week is causing massive backlogs at courthouses, and a top South African lawyer said Friday that defendants whose legal procee...
Encouraging Entrepreneurship: Submit your Project Proposal and win US$ 15,000 EMRC-Rabobank Project Incubator Award 2010
Sierra Express MediaWhat do a young fruit juice produce company in Uganda and a cashew nut cooperative in Côte d’Ivoire have in common? They are both past winners of the Project Incubator Award, an initiative of the B...
State Tribute: so near… SO FAR… so gone
Sierra Express MediaSo he infiltrated UDP’s camp with his thugs. In UDP’s emblems, the thugs went around causing havoc and trouble. And that was right for Stevens. He declared a State of Emergency and arrested and de...
Guinea Presidential Candidates Pledge Peaceful Campaign
VOAGuinea’s Prime Minister Backs off Involvement in Presidential Run-Off The two candidates in Guinea's run-off presidential election have signed an agreement to run "peaceful" campaigns and respect th...
South African Strike Could Affect Next Presidential Race
VOAdel.icio.us In South Africa, the public service workers strike continues following union rejection earlier this week of the latest government wage offer. However, there’s much going on behind the ...
Equatorial Guinea Defends Execution of 4 Would Be Assassins
VOARights Group: Executions Conducted With 'Chilling Speed' in Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea is defending the execution of four men found guilty of trying to assassinate the president. The executio...
African Pastor: 'Jesus Was An Aids Victim'
Sky NewsReverend Xola Skosana said his sermon was designed to combat the stigma surrounding HIV and Aids. "My responsibility as a pastor is to paint a picture of a God who cares for people and wants the best...
Charles Taylor Monthly Trial Report - July 2010
All AfricaA month/y summary of the Taylor trial for July 2010 written by Elena Marrs at the UC Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center. The views and opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views and ...
African peacekeepers open 9 more bases in Somalia
Gadsden TimesThe announcement Friday follows days of bloody clashes in Mogadishu that have claimed dozens of lives.The deputy head of the AU commission on Somalia says the peacekeepers have established nine new ba...
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