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Editor @ May 25, 2010 # One Comment
By Oromsis Adula, Addis Ababa
The Ethiopian regime, in power for two decades, took, in the words of the smooth talking and Machiavellian Prime Minister, “a calculated risk” during the 2005 election. In the same interview Mr. Zenawi went on to add “one of the most enduring qualities of our party is not to make the [...]
Editor @ May 19, 2010 # No Comment Yet
By Paul I. Adujie, New York
Almost a month after the massive explosion at an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico in the American Gulf Coast, the massive oil spill, an environmental disaster and catastrophe, continues to unfold.
Editor @ May 19, 2010 # No Comment Yet
By Isaac Vah Tukpah, Jr., Washington, D.C.
Our country is being held hostage by the cadre of perpetrators of war. As we can see, since her state of the nation address, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is pulling no stops in her quest to fulfill her revelation of being a formidable candidate and ensure a second term. [...]
Editor @ April 1, 2010 # 12 Comments
By Paul I. Adujie, New York
Pope Benedict XVI should resign now, or he must endure squirms of contempt from the whole world over this unfolding pandemic of sex abuse by Catholic Church priests.
Editor @ March 28, 2010 # 3 Comments
By Paul I. Adujie, New York
Pope Benedict XVI and the hierarchy of the Catholic Church deserve worldwide condemnations for the failure and wanton neglect to action.
Editor @ March 28, 2010 # 5 Comments
By Paul I. Adujie, New York
Why is it so important for Nigeria, Uganda and now, Malawi to squander public resources in the repression of homosexuals and lesbians citizens within these African nations? It is just astonishing that some African nations focus on the persecution of homosexuals, gays and lesbians, instead of the more important focus [...]
Editor @ March 17, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Monrovia, Liberia
The former Chairman of the Membership Committee of the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) is troubled by the partial reportage and partisan roles taken by journalists in the ensuing election for new officials of the Liberia Football Association (LFA).
Editor @ March 17, 2010 # No Comment Yet
By Peter Rachleff, St.Paul
You are invited to a staged reading of this compelling new play which explores the evolving relationships among five women caught up in the Liberian civil war. Written by Macalester graduate (’01) Danai Gurira, who won an Obie Award in 2006 for co-writing “In the Continuum,” in which she also performed, “Eclipsed” [...]
Editor @ March 11, 2010 # No Comment Yet
By Paul I. Adujie, New York
Women Rights Are Human Rights. This is so simple and self-evident, and yet, it is not what is practiced worldwide. Worldwide, women continue to suffer disproportionately from abuses and
denials of basic human rights, sadly so.
Editor @ March 11, 2010 # 3 Comments
By George M. Weah, Monrovia
As the 2005 Standard Bearer of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), I want to take this time to speak with you today to share some thoughts and insights I have been pondering on, with regards to our country and my plans for the future. As I speak to you today, [...]