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Sierra Leone students in China embarked on a conducted tour to one of China’s greatest historic and touristic sites; the “Great Wall.”
This was the greatest decision taken by the Sierra Leone Students Union, and it was the most exciting trip for students. Students were extremely excited during the tour and were stunned at the amazing [...]
A campaign has been launched to eradicate polio in west and central Africa, targeting 85 million children. The campaign will target children under the age of five in 19 countries.
Some 400,000 health workers and volunteers will go from door-to-door in 19 countries, giving oral polio vaccine to children under the age of five.
Africa has made [...]
Nigeria’s Senate has ordered an investigation into reports that the police failed to attend the scene of a brutal robbery, which left many dead.
Photographs of corpses littering the Lagos-Benin highway last week have been circulating on the internet and have been published by a local newspaper.
The victims were reportedly made to lie down in the [...]
I look around this table and I see nations dedicated to strengthening democracy, spreading opportunities, and promoting inclusive prosperity throughout the Americas.
Since we were together last year in El Salvador, our region has been tested by a number of crises, including the political upheaval in Honduras and the devastating earthquake in Haiti and Chile. I [...]
In BBC’s series of viewpoints from African journalists, Zimbabwean filmmaker and columnist Farai Sevenzo considers the implications of nationality as he flicks through his passport.
You must have seen the queues around crumbling official buildings, or agonised over how to acquire yours or renew it or get a few extra pages, or bribed a bureaucrat.
“A South [...]
HIV has become the leading cause of death and disease among women of reproductive age worldwide, the UN programme on HIV/Aids says. (Photo: The HIV epidemic began some 30 years ago)
At the start of a 10-day conference in New York, UNAids launched a five-year action plan addressing the gender issues which put women at risk.
One [...]
Dr. Muhammad Ibn Chambas (in photo) was on Monday, March 1st sworn-in as the new Secretary General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) organisation with headquarters in Brussels for a period of five years. He succeeds Sir John Kaputin from Papua New Guinea.
On entering the main hall for the ceremony, flanked by a delegation [...]
Secretary Clinton today announced the 10 winners of this year’s International Women of Courage (IWOC) award. On March 10, Secretary Clinton will present the awards to the honorees at the Department of State.
The awardees are: Shukria Asil (Afghanistan), Col. Shafiqa Quraishi (Afghanistan), Androula Henriques (Cyprus), Sonia Pierre (Dominican Republic), Shadi Sadr (Iran), Ann Njogu (Kenya), [...]
Thank you, Mr. President. It is a pleasure to be here with all of you today. (Photo: Maria Otero)
When we ran for election to the Human Rights Council in 2009, we did so out of a renewed commitment to the Council, to the United Nations, and to the defense of human rights and human dignity [...]
High commodity prices, growing demand for biofuels, booming consumer demand in the cities, and growing markets for organic and Fair-trade products could all work in favor of small farmers, who can break into these growing markets through organizing and upgrading their production.
Extracts – the future of small-scale farming
High commodity prices, growing demand for biofuels, a [...]
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