Have you read Politico Newspaper of today, 7 November 2013? We report SIERRA LEONE, not just FREETOWN: A special report on the controversial land dispute in Pujehun between local landowners and an agribusiness company, SOCFIN. Meanwhile the Pujehun District Council Chairman admits to battering a woman - his aunt-in-law - as police investigate the matter. Civil society organisations in Kono are up in arms over a deal involving the countrys largest diamond miner, OCTEA. Open Society urges accountability in Sierra Leone as the Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law says local councils must live up to the act that established them in being transparent. A medical doctor in Freetown is jailed for three years for corruption. IPAM is 33 years and the pro-chancellor says he is proud of the college. All that and more including a look at whether we are losing the focus on the Al Shabaab threat, the political will in Sierra Leone versus the economic gains and the attainment of the MDGs; A call for a reformation of the Mo Ibrahim African Leadership criteria; An exclusive interview with the former deputy head of the Anti Corruption Commission, sport, the inimitable Twitter and much, much more.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 10:01:45 +0000
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