The News Review:

- Sierra Leone: Country bserves Ashura Day
- Ghana’s new president: Africa’s symbol of a working democracy
- Sierra Leone: Africell Awarded Best Telecom Company

Sierra Leone: Country bserves Ashura Day
AllAfrica.com Washington 
GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_Inset” );The Ambassador of Iran to Sierra Leone Dr. Nasrallah Maliki said the event marked the anniversary of the battle of Karbala when Imam Husayn ibn Ali the grandson of the holy Prophet Muhammad the founder of Islam and a Shia imam were killed by the forces of the second Umayyad caliph Yazid I approximately ctober 20th 680 A. He said the day was very important especially to Muslims as it was a day of ‘majalis’ which mean gatherings to review Islamic teachings and commemorate imam Husayn’s sacrifice for the sake of Islam to stand strong through out the world.

Ghana’s new president: Africa’s symbol of a working democracy
Christian Science Monitor MA 
In Mauritania and Guinea the military seized power from the elected governments. “The election in Ghana is very important because the year started so badly with the violence in Kenya” says analyst Tom Cargill assistant head of the Africa Program at the Chatham House a research group in London. He points out that successful elections were held in Zambia last year and in Sierra Leone in 2007. “The general trend is in a positive direction and Ghana is a continuation of that” he says. Ghana has been embraced as an example to the continent’s fledgling democracies. Kenya’s prime minister Raila dinga described Ghana as “a rare example of democracy at work in Africa. ” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon called Ghana “an admirable example.

Sierra Leone: Africell Awarded Best Telecom Company
AllAfrica.com Washington 
GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_Inset” );The award was officially presented to the company by AWL’s chairman Kweku Lisk at a press conference held at Mamba Point Guest House in Freetown. According to a member of the national achievement awards committee Dr. sman Gbla Africell was the most popular network amongst local farmers in the provinces thereby enhancing exchange of ideas among them. He said in the area of sports Africell was the sole sponsor of the nation’s premier football league adding that they also sponsor the national team Leone Stars in the 2010 world cup and African cup of nations qualifying series.
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