Gibril Koroma
Digital Journalist based in New Westminster, BC, Canada, Canada.
Joined on Jun 30, 2010
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I was introduced to Ngozi Achebe, the Olympia, Washington state based Nigerian writer by New York based journalist Dennis Kabatto.
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It's almost a tradition in the West African country of Sierra Leone and indeed in many countries of the world for past students to give back to their alma mater.
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London -
As so many commentators have stated over the last couple of days,the death of Amy Winehouse, the young British musical genius, a few days ago was never unexpected.
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A debilitating shortage of watermelons in Japan might just be one golden opportunity poor developing countries need to make some much needed cash.
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Makeni -
Sierra Leonean health professional Alhassan Kanu recently returned home after his studies in the United Kingdom, one of the increasing number of Sierra Leoneans ready and eager to take part in their native country’s developmental process.
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Vancouver -
Voting by mail in BC on the Harmonized Sales Tax is ongoing, fast and furious. The deadline for all voting (August 5) will soon be here and the results will be announced in a couple of weeks.
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New York -
Billions of people around the world know or have heard of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the late Nigerian King of Afro Beat who passed away in 1997.
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Vancouver -
Jeryna Gbardy is a young lady from West Africa. She is one of the promising group of studious and ambitous students from the African continent living in British Columbia, Western Canada.
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Dr. Godwin Eni left his native Nigeria over 40 years ago to study in Canada. After his studies he diligently worked as a public health specialist in his adopted country while raising a family.
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President Barack Obama and his team probably did not see this coming but more and more blacks, like many other US citizens, are losing their jobs in the United States. Obama has to do something pretty soon...for his own sake.
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Malabo -
The African Union, for those who don’t know, is Africa’s premier political organization with a membership of 53 African countries with headquarters in Addis Ababa. Although most African countries are poor, you don’t want to mess with this organizati
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Vienna -
A very important event took place in the Austrian capital of Vienna. It was called the Vienna Energy Forum. The Forum or conference started June 21 and ended June 23, 2011; just a couple of days ago.
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Vancouver -
Ghana’s High Commissioner to Canada, Dr. Richard Turkson recently paid what could be described as a very fruitful visit to Vancouver, in the Canadian province of British Columbia during which he met with members of the Ghanaian community.
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Ngozi Achebe is a young Nigerian writer living and working in Olympia, Washington state, United States of America. I recently interviewed her on a number of issues.
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Vancouver -
It was painful to see the faces of Canucks fans in downtown Vancouver after the merciless Monday drubbing the city's hockey team suffered at the hands of the Boston Bruins.
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Greg Cook, is Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Braun Corporation, makers of unique vehicles and lift products. I recently asked him some questions about his company and its products.
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Burnaby -
Last Saturday May 28 was a great day for Abu Kamara, alias Mystic. Abu is the Vancouver-based chairman of the Sierra Leonean Progressive Youth Association.
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Kortor Kamara is a Sierra Leonean insurance expert living and working in the United States. He was recently invited to Nairobi, Kenya, to address an insurance conference.
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Recently I conducted an interview with Greg Newman, the US major partner of Joule Africa, a company specializing in Hydroelectricity projects in developing countries.
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Surrey -
The popular Ghanaian greeting “Akwaaba (Welcome) to the Global Classroom” welcomed Kwantlen Polytechnic University students in Surrey, British Columbia when they signed into Dr. Charles Quist-Adade's Sociology of Global Inequalities and Globalization.
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