Sierra Leone Independence Day

Coloradans Gather for Sierra Leone’s Independence Day Celebration

April 27 marked 62 years since the African nation of Sier­ra Leone attained its inde­pen­dence from Great Britain.  The local com­mu­ni­ty of Sier­ra Leoneans in Col­orado did not want this impor­tant his­tor­i­cal event to pass by silent­ly. So, they sent out invi­ta­tions, pre­pared dish­es, ordered a vari­ety of drinks, and gath­ered in the halls of…

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Background to a crisis: In Sudan, the stakes are high for the whole of Africa 

A tur­bu­lent tran­si­tion to civil­ian rule has been under­way in Sudan since the ouster of for­mer Pres­i­dent Omar Has­san El-Bashir in April 2019. The civil­ian-led tran­si­tion­al Gov­ern­ment put in place lat­er that year, through a pow­er-shar­ing agree­ment between mil­i­tary and civil­ian lead­ers, was top­pled by a mil­i­tary coup in Octo­ber 2021.

The old guard: Joe Biden seems like a spring chicken compared to some of these guys

When the U.S. pres­i­dent on Tues­day announced that he would seek reelec­tion in 2024, atten­tion quick­ly turned to his advanced age.  If elect­ed, Joe Biden would be 82 on inau­gu­ra­tion day in 2025, and 86 on leav­ing the White House in Jan­u­ary 2029.  POLITICO took a look around the globe and back through his­to­ry to meet…

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