Gambia has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. Shortly before the recent reported executions and/or threat of executions of all those on death row, believed to number 47, there had been the closure of an independent radio station in Banjul, Taranga FM. The tiny country is regarded by rights activists as one of the worst places in the world to be a journalist. A Gambian journalist seeking refuge in Sierra Leone reports.
By Kemo Cham, Politico
In its drive to contribute to the improvement of the media landscape in Sierra Leone as a whole, the Independent Media Commission (IMC) brings you Getting It Right. This series of articles written by trained media and communication specialists, is intended to serve as a guide to practicing journalists or media professionals in pursuit of excellence in their work.
The first article “Preparing Programmes for Community Audiences” was written by
By Sallieu Kamara
When God created man, He also created the abundance of nature to serve him as a source of comfort, protection and sustainable livelihood. Land, which is an embodiment of this, is richly endowed with natural assets such as water, marine life, soils, forests and mineral resources like diamonds, gold, iron ore, bauxite, coltan and cobalt.
Why new discoveries of natural resources probably won’t help Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, or Mozambique.
By Joseph E. Stiglitz, Project Syndicate
New discoveries of natural resources in several African countries—including Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, and Mozambique—raise an important question: Will these windfalls be a blessing that brings prosperity and hope, or a political and economic curse, as has been the case in so many countries?
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
