Sierra Leone election result challenged by losing candidate
Having congratulated Julius Maade Bio on winning the Sierra Leone presidential election, Samura Kamara is now disputing the result of that poll. The legal challenge was registered just in time to beat a seven day deadline for petitioning the supreme court. Sylvia Blyden of losing All People’s Congress alleges irregularities and asks for a fresh […]
Kinshasa shuns pledging conference for humanitarian aid to DRC
The Kinshasa Government’s shunned the pledging conference for the Democratic Republic of Congo now underway in Geneva. They maintain the situation in the DRC, where violence has driven more people from their homes than in Syria or Lebanon, has been grossly exaggerated. The pledging conference aims to raise $1,7 billion for humanitarian aid to the […]
Gold Coast residents asked to be on the lookout for 13 Africans missing from Commonwealth Games team accommodation
At least 13 African have gone missing from their team accommodation at the Commonwealth Games in Australia. Residents of Gold Coast have been asked to be on the lookout for them on the so-called glitter strip. The missing athletes are thought to be seeking asylum in Australia. There are eight from Cameroon, two from Sierra […]