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News from January 2010

Alimamy Saso Samura

Alimamy Saso Samura died in Boston in late January following a prolonged illness. He was born and raised at Kamakwie in Northern Sierra Leone. Samura is easily one of the most decent human beings I have ever had the opportunity to be acquainted with. I will honor and cherish his friendship and memory forever. Samura [...]

Thanks for sympathy for the late Daniel “Fangay Juju” Kamara

The entire Kamara family, at home and abroad, of the late Daniel “Fangay JuJu” Kamara of Old Edwardians fame, expresses profound and sincere thanks to all those who in diverse ways sympathized with them during this great loss.
The funeral held in Fort Wayne, Indiana on January 9,2010 was well attended by mourners and well wishers [...]

Egypt take Africa Cup of Nations Title: Ghana 0-1 Egypt

Egypt secured a record seventh Africa Cup of Nations title, after beating Ghana 1-0 in a tense final in Angola. (Photo: Mohamed Gedbo)
Substitute Mohamed Gedo scored the only goal of the game, curling a beautiful shot past Richard Kingson in the Ghana goal six minutes from time.
Gedo’s winner came against the run of play, after [...]

Gaddafi thwarted over African Union presidency

Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi has failed in his bid to stay on as president of the African Union for another year.
At the annual AU summit in Ethiopia, leaders from 53 African countries chose the president of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika, to take his place.
A BBC correspondent at the summit says Col Gaddafi was very reluctant [...]

Referee Codjia suspended by Caf

Benin referee Bonaventure Koffi Codjia has been suspended indefinitely by the Confederation of African Football. (photo Codjia)
The move comes after he took no action against Algeria’s Fawzi Chaouchi, who appeared to head-butt him in the semi-final of the Africa Cup of Nations.
The keeper was only given a yellow card for his confrontation with the referee.
Codjia, [...]

Nigeria 1 – Algeria 0

Nigeria defeated a severely depleted Algerian side 1-0 to claim third place at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Striker Victor Obinna’s brave 54th minute effort sealed the victory for the Super Eagles in Benguela.
But Nigeria should have won by a wider margin as they fluffed several good scoring chances.
Kalu Uche should have put his side in [...]

Togo banned from next two Africa Cups of Nations

Togo have been banned from the next two Africa Cup of Nations following their withdrawal from this year’s tournament.
The Confederation of African football (Caf) also fined the Hawks $50,000 for quitting the competition in the wake of a gun attack on the team bus in Angola.
Two members of their delegation and a coach driver were [...]

ECOWAS Ranks S/Leone 1st for mainstreaming aid for trade into national development agenda

Sierra Leone has been highly praised by the Executive Secretariat of Aid for Trade in Geneva for taking the lead in accessing Sierra Leone’s quota in Aid for Trade Fund, and making judicious use of it. Its role in adopting International and Regional policies into National Development Agenda was acknowledged by development partners, especially for [...]

Why the AU should humbly reject Col. Ghadafi’s plans

The creation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), which was recently transformed to African Union (AU) was done out of the intention of African leaders to see how the continent could be united, taking into consideration the way it used to exist prior to it formation in the early 1960s. The late Kwume Nkrumah [...]

Lyric wanted – “Gee dem wan more dhance”

Many people have still not come to terms with the extraordinary State House comedy of last week. My email In-Box has been full of messages, all of them asking nearly the same question “Was it true that his Excellency read out a litany of woes and shortcomings of his ministers and other key players in [...]

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