President Dr Julius Maada Bio has embarked on an inspection tour of the stores of the Ministry of Agriculture that is housing about 2,410 agricultural implements and 410 tractors for the 2021 planting season
Politics
Biden appoints geneticist Eric Lander as science adviser
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen a research policy maven—and familiar face—to be both his science adviser and head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).
Nigerians got their abusive SARS police force abolished – but elation soon turned to frustration
In Nigeria, it took just three weeks of mass demonstrations for President Muhammadu Buhari to announce he would eliminate the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, or SARS, the most reviled segment of the national Nigerian Police Force.
Sudan at critical juncture in path towards democratic transition, Security Council hears
International support for Sudan is critical as the country continues on the path to democratic transition, amid challenges that include political disagreements, economic decline, and the COVID-19 pandemic, UN political affairs chief, Rosemary DiCarlo told a virtual meeting of the Security Council on Tuesday.
Targeting journalists takes a toll on ‘societies as a whole’ – UN chief
The UN chief said on Monday that “When journalists are targeted, “societies as a whole pay a price”.
Tanzanian poll is likely to usher in a new era of authoritarianism. Here’s why
The police made regular arrests of opposition candidates and broke up heir rallies. To what extent were the police – and by extension the government – a factor in the eventual outcomes?
How to hold elections safely and uphold democracy during the COVID-19 pandemic
Free and fair elections face a new kind of threat. In addition to scheming leaders and compromised electoral commissions, there is now the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
