Senegal Joined The Club of Oil-producing Countries

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Senegal Joined The Club of Oil-producing Countries

Senegal has become an oil-producing nation with the first off-shore platform as Australian company Woodside Energy Group Ltd. announced the beginning of production on Tuesday. It is expected to generate billions of dollars for Senegal and boost its economy.

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The Life and Times of Malawi's VP Saulos Chilima

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The Life and Times of Malawi's VP Saulos Chilima

Saulos Chilima, a father of two, served as Malawi's vice president from 2014 until his death on June 10, 2024. The father of two died in an aircraft crash on his way to represent the government at the burial of former Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara, who died three days earlier.

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Defendant Vincent Dabilgou, Party Leader and Former Minister of Transport

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Defendant Vincent Dabilgou, Party Leader and Former Minister of Transport

Misappropriation of public funds in Burkina Faso. The defendant Vincent Dabilgou, it should be remembered, was being prosecuted by the courts in Burkina Faso for embezzlement of public funds, money laundering, and the hidden financing of political parties, including the party of which he is the president, the NTD.

By Theo Edwards

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Freetown Cable Car Project Promoted At The Cable Car World Congress In Essen

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Freetown Cable Car Project Promoted At The Cable Car World Congress In Essen

The availability of the technical and financial feasibility studies funded by the C40 Cities Climate Finance Facility and undertaken by GIZ increased the level of interest in the project from potential participants. Furthermore, the support for the project by the Sierra Leone Ministry of Transport and the synergies between the Freetown Cable Car Project and the World Bank-funded Integrated and Resilient Urban Mobility Projects strengthens the investment case for the cable car.

©️Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE

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Why 30 Years of ANC Majority Rule is Over, and What's Next for South Africa

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Why 30 Years of ANC Majority Rule is Over, and What's Next for South Africa

Why did the ANC lose its long-held majority? As they headed to the polls to cast their verdict on the ANC for the seventh time since 1994, South Africans had a lot to complain about. A stubbornly high unemployment rate, which officially hit 32.9% last year but in reality is much higher; persistent economic inequalities; rampant corruption, and a lack of public service delivery, particularly in poorer areas, all contributed to the dethroning of the ANC.

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First Black Woman to Earn a U-M Robotics PhD

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First Black Woman to Earn a U-M Robotics PhD

On Saturday, Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi spoke at the University of Michigan College of Engineering Graduate Ceremony. She is the first Black woman to earn a U-M Robotics PhD at the University of Michigan. Born to Nigerian immigrant parents, she came to U-M's mechanical engineering PhD program decorated with academic honors-such as her MVP award from the University of Illinois' Pi Tau Sigma chapter.

Credit: University of Michigan Robotics Department

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Sierra Leone Unapproved Construction: Juba in Peril

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Sierra Leone Unapproved Construction: Juba in Peril

The environmental impact of this uncontrolled growth is also evident. Plastic waste and blocked drainages paint a picture of growing neglect. Coupled with the chaotic atmosphere creates an unsettling environment and erodes the quality of life for all residents.

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Sierra Leone: Small Country, Massive Suffering

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Sierra Leone: Small Country, Massive Suffering

Bad economy, no electricity, poor water supply, youth unemployment, the rampant abuse of KUSH, and the rise in crime rate. How did it all fall apart?

We cannot allow the future of our generation to be sacrificed for the sake of those driven by their pursuit of wealth and political ambition.

By Theo Edwards

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PCMH Extensive Hours of a Power Outage

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PCMH Extensive Hours of a Power Outage

Unfortunately, things have reached a point where people are resorting to social media to express their frustration. Dr. Jeredine George, a Specialist Obstetrician Gynecologist working at the National OBGYN hospital, PCMH normally called 'cottage' wrote about the extensive hours of a power outage.

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Foreign Airlines Conspiring To Cut Us Off Lagos—London Route

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Foreign Airlines Conspiring To Cut Us Off Lagos—London Route

Allen Onyema, Chairman of Air Peace, has raised the alarm over the alleged conspiracy by foreign governments to frustrate his airline out of business. He alleged the airline was being segregated, calling on the Nigerian government to do more to ensure the operation is sustained.

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Systemic Change and Greater Sovereignty

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Systemic Change and Greater Sovereignty

Bassirou Diomaye Faye, 44, the opposition candidate in the recent Senegalese election, was sworn into office on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, as the West African nation's fifth president. He's now also Africa's youngest elected president. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye will be succeeding Macky Sall who ruled Senegal since 2012.

By Theo Edwards

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President Boakai Suspends FIA Director General Stanley Ford

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President Boakai Suspends FIA Director General Stanley Ford

Executive Mansion, Monrovia — The President of the Republic, H.E Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has suspended, with immediate effect, Mr. Stanley Ford, Director General of the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA), for allegations of financial and other malpractices at the institution.

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Nigerian Woman Faces Seven Years in Prison For Writing a Damning Online Review of Tomato Puree

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Nigerian Woman Faces Seven Years in Prison For Writing a Damning Online Review of Tomato Puree

For writing an online review, Chioma Okoli faces up to seven years in prison for her views; she said a can of tomato puree was too sweet. The company asked Nigeria's police to arrest her and is suing her for £3 million (three million pounds.)

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Senegal's Opposition Leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye Set to Become President

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Senegal's Opposition Leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye Set to Become President

Senegal’s little-known, 44-year-old opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye was named the country's next president on Monday, less than two weeks after being released from prison to run in the election. Faye’s victory reflected frustration among youth with high unemployment and concerns about governance in the West African nation. In his first speech delivered as president-elect late Monday, the former tax inspector promised a fresh chapter following the months of violence and many political arrests that led up to the election. 

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Time for a New Era

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Time for a New Era

The call for change is not just a desire but a necessity if we're to break free from the shackles of the past and chart a new course for our nation. Let us heed this call and embrace the promise of a better tomorrow, with integrity and progress reigning supreme. In the heart of Sierra Leone's political landscape lies a deep-seated yearning for change. Far too long, our nation has been held hostage by the grip of aging politicians who have failed to deliver on their promises and have instead perpetuated a cycle of despair and disillusionment.

Op-Ed: Alpha Amadu Jalloh (The FOX: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 March 2024

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Mayor on The Front Line

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Mayor on The Front Line

Mayor on The Front Line documentary is not just about politics. It's a battle for the soul of democracy. Elections must be fair, credible, and transparent. Mayor on the Front Line follows Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr as she fights to win a second term in the midst of one of Sierra Leone’s most fiercely contested elections. She confronts the hard realities of politics in a country still scarred by the horrors of a bloody civil war.

Africa Eye brings you original investigative journalism revealing secrets and rooting out injustice in the world’s most complex and exciting continent. Nothing stays hidden forever.

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Liberia: 14 New Appointments to Security Sector, Economy, Ministry of State

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Liberia: 14 New Appointments to Security Sector, Economy, Ministry of State

(L-R) Maj. Gen. Prince Charles Johnson, Minister-designate, Ministry of National Defense, Brig. Gen. Geraldine Janet George-Johnson, Deputy Minister, Ministry of National Defense, Col. Davidson T. Forleh, COS-designate, AFL (upper right), Col. Theophilus A. Dana, DCOS-designate, AFL.

Thursday, February 1, Boakai nominated fourteen additional officials—consistent with his priority pillars—affecting the Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), the National Port Authority, the National Investment Commission, the Ministry of State, and the Office of the President.

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