No excuse for anti-Tamil policies

National Post, a new paper that was "broadly sympathetic to the Sri Lankan government's goal of confronting and subduing the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam", posted an opinion that "there is no excuse for anti-Tamil policies. "Sri Lanka must now be judged by the...

Luckiest baby in Africa

I wonder if she could have gotton away with it at Holt Renfrew?  " Salma Hayek breastfeeds a stranger's baby in Africa after the mother runs out of milk By Simon Cable The typical Hollywood superstar may be surrounded by fawning flunkeys who do absolutely everything...

Sierra Leone 'blood diamond' rebels found guilty of war crimes

Three Sierra Leone rebel leaders were convicted today of war crimes including murder, rape and sexual enslavement. Issa Sesay, Morris Kallon and Augustine Gbao were all thought to have ordered their troops to cut off opponents' hands or other limbs to get their hands on what...

I'm a filmmaker working on a film PRIDE OF LIONS with my brother about the pe...

My brother and I are finishing a feature documentary PRIDE OF LIONS about the people of Sierra Leone. PRIDE OF LIONS shows humanity at its worst, but more importantly it illuminates the best in humanity. The Sierra Leoneans choose forgiveness over contempt, peace instead of...

"Addicted to Aid"

BBC program, Panorama, aired "Addicted to Aid" on Monday, November 24th. Sorious Samura investigates what happens to the millions of dollars of aid donated to Africa. Despite enormous amounts of aid, many Africans still live in extreme poverty.Sorious visits Global Action...