Canada’s announcement, to be approved by the Bank’s governors, was made by Maryam Monsef, the Canadian Minister of International Development and for Women and Gender Equality.
Women in Kenema have organised themselves into the Kenema Women in Governance Network seeking to empower themselves socially, economically, educationally and, most importantly, politically.
President Macky Sall of Senegal has announced the appointment of Amadou Hott, Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth at the African Development Bank, as Minister of Economy, Planning and Cooperation.
Sierra Leone’s former President, Ernest Bai Koroma said No community, country or region should be made to feel too small or inadequate to be accorded its rightful place in development.
The Chairman of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has called on the two presidential candidates and their supporters to refrain from any act likely to disrupt the current process or cause unrest, pending the official announcement of the final results by the HCC.
Members of the International Support Group Madagascar (GIS-M) has urged both candidates to respect scrupulously the prerogatives of the CENI and HCC for announcing the results of the election and to stick exclusively to legal channels for the resolution of any litigation or dispute.
Former president of Sierra Leone H.E. Ernest Bai Koroma said elections the world over are beleaguered with accusations of fraud and illegitimacy, threatening peace, security and democracy itself.
