Head of the World Food Programme (WFP), David Beasley, said during Thursday’s visit to the Imvepi refugee settlement that his agency needs $100 million to feed the people for the remaining part of the year. “We need the money and we… Read More ›
Following the fourth IMF review Senegal’s economic performance, the Deputy Managing Director and Acting Chair, Mr. Mitsuhiro Furusawa, says Senegal’s economic outlook is broadly positive and risks remain manageable. The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the… Read More ›
Some 700 nuclear engineers, scientists and decision-makers from more than 30 countries are meeting this week in Yekaterinburg, Russia, for high-level discussions on fast reactors (FRs) and related fuel cycles, which hold out the promise of providing clean and sustainable… Read More ›
A new NASA-funded study finds that lightning storms were the main driver of recent massive fire years in Alaska and northern Canada, and that these storms are likely to move farther north with climate warming, potentially altering northern landscapes. The… Read More ›
By Alpha Bedoh Kamara ‘What’s the biggest challenge for Africa in 2015?’ a 2014 assessment of Africa’s economies and challenges by the World Economic Forum cite three major challenges facing the continent: Education and skills development; building sustainable governance systems;… Read More ›
The Nigerian authorities and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) are locked in a war of words over the allegation that the authorities plot to turn the country into an Islamic State. The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, is reported… Read More ›
The United Nations today opened an international investigation into alleged killings, mutilations and destruction of entire villages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) restive Kasai provinces. The UN Human Rights Council, comprised of 47 countries, adopted the resolution… Read More ›
By Alpha Bedoh Kamara The actions by the Government of Sierra Leone regarding the arrest and detention of the Leader of the Alliance Democratic Party (ADP), Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray, are intended by the government to silence its critics. Mohamed Kamarainba… Read More ›
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a three-year arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for Sierra Leone for US$224.2 million, or 78 percent of Sierra Leone’s quota) in support of the authorities’ economic development… Read More ›
