Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition, an umbrella body of civic society organisations operating in Zimbabwe, joins the African continent in celebrating Africa Day (2021).
This year’s Africa Day celebrations are being held under the theme, “Arts, Culture and Heritage: Levers for Building the Africa We Want”.
As a pro-democracy group, we reiterate that peace; unity, development and respect for human rights should form the core values of the African continent.
We are however concerned that peace and development in Africa continues to be under threat due to insurgents, authoritarianism as well as corruption and plunder of national resources by political leaders.
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 February 2021:
Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister – Professor David John Francis has today told the Sierra Leone Telegraph, that he will not be distracted by fake propaganda, stressing that his “focus is on His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio’s New Direction agenda of accelerated delivery”.
Speaking exclusively to the author of the Sierra Leone Telegraph, following request for his response to the barrage of allegations of impropriety in his office published by the Africanist Press, the Chief Minister said he will not be drawn to responding to or commenting on unsubstantiated allegations.
But he spoke about the
By Chiazo Ogbolu
Badagry (Lagos State), Jan. 18, 2021 Nigeria’s Minister of State for Transportation, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki, says the emergence of Co-Chair for the Joint Border Post will strengthen bilateral relationships and ensure the facility meets March 31 handover deadline.
Saraki, during the inspection of the joint border facility at Seme-Krake on Monday, added that the deadline for the facility handover was set by the European Union.
The co-chair for both countries include Mrs Agalasi Ehigie, Director Road Transport and Mass Transit Administration, Federal Ministry of Transportation for Nigeria and Mr Ani-Toure Lamine for the Republic of Benin.
Saraki, represented by Ehigie, noted that the lockdown imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the elevation of the previous co-chair had affected and slowed down work at the post.