#KoraNews #Sierra Leon: Parliament and SLRTA Conclude 1st Phase of Road Safety Campaign In Sierra Leone. The Parliamentary Committee on Transport and Aviation and the Sierra Leone Road Transport Authority (SLRTA) on Friday 8th November 2013 commenced a nationwide road safety campaign in the Northern City of Makeni. The advocacy which aims at minimizing frequent road accidents across Sierra Leone is expected to be held in every district, community, chiefdom, constituency and section.
#KoraNews #Sierra Leon: Parliament and SLRTA Conclude 1st Phase of Road Safety Campaign In Sierra Leone. The Parliamentary Committee on Transport and Aviation and the Sierra Leone Road Transport Authority (SLRTA) on Friday 8th November 2013 commenced a nationwide road safety campaign in the Northern City of Makeni. The advocacy which aims at minimizing frequent road accidents across Sierra Leone is expected to be held in every district, community, chiefdom, constituency and section.
#KoraNews #Gambia: Ministry projects 900, 000 tourist arrivals by 2020. Destination Gambia is committed to increasing the number of its tourism arrival to 900, 000 by the said date, the Tourism and Culture minister has projected.
#KoraNews #Nigeria: Genevieve Nnaji and Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde set to Embark on Peace Tour. The Nigerian movie industry are set to embark on a nationwide tour to encourage peace and unity among the nation’s citizens.
Actresses Genevieve Nnaji and Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde are among the members of the industry expected to participate in the tour.
#Somali MPs have voted the country’s prime minister, Abdi Farah Shirdon, out of office following a disagreement with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
Announcing the result of the vote, Mohamed Osman Jawari, speaker of the Somali parliament, said on Monday that 184 MPs out of 250 present voted for the impeachment motion.
Shirdon will remain in office until Mohamud nominates a new prime minister, who will then have 30 days to appoint a new cabinet, Jawari said.
#KoraFacts Youth unemployment remains a barrier to the region's development. Some of the highest rates on the continent are in southern Africa, where 51% of young women and 43% of young men are unemployed. This large unemployed population indicates lost potential since communities and nations fail to benefit from what the young people could theoretically contribute. Also, difficulties finding and sustaining employment detract from a young person’s lifetime productivity and earnings, making it more challenging to escape poverty.
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#GHANA.....''As I said, it had been my intention to discuss democracy in Africa, but on the heels of what has been taking place in Mali, in Somalia, and in Egypt; on the heels of what has just taken place in Kenya, it’s important to first ask, “Why is it that this system is seen by some as a threat?”
I believe the answer exists in the vision......Prez John Mahama