Government warned not to lose sight of AIDS - …Even as Ebola rages
…Even as Ebola rages August 7, 2015 By Mohamed Massaquoi Country Programme Manager of AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has called on the government to strategically pay attention to HIV/AIDS in Sierra...
View Article‘Small arms pose a great threat to society’ - …Says Internal Affairs Minister
…Says Internal Affairs Minister August 7, 2015 The Minister of Internal Affairs, Joseph Dauda has launched Small Arms and Light Weapons programme in the northern city of Makeni over the weekend saying...
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Ebola restrictions relaxed, the difficult task ahead
August 10, 2015 By Gabriel Benjamin President Ernest Bai Koroma “Extra-ordinary challenges require extra-ordinary measures. The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) poses an extra-ordinary challenge to our...
View Article‘China will work with Sierra Leone to enhance massive development’ - …Says...
…Says Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister August 11, 2015 By Victoria Saffa Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi has said in Freetown that the Chinese government would work with their Sierra Leonean...
View ArticleSuicide is leading cause of death among young people - …UNFPA executive director
…UNFPA executive director August 12, 2015 The UNFPA executive-director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, says suicide is one of the leading causes of death among young people worldwide. Speaking ahead of...
View ArticleMarijuana Use in West Africa: A Case for Decriminalization
August 19, 2015 By Lansana Gberie An important report by the West Africa Commission on Drugs (WACD) in June 2014, “Not Just for Transit: Drugs, the State and Society in West Africa”, emphasized...
View ArticleBook: War, Politics and Justice in West Africa by Lansana Gberie - Review by...
Review by Peter Penfold (former British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone August 27, 2015 By Peter Penfold Before trying to resolve a conflict, one must first try to understand it. One must...
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Election 2018: SLPP, Unity and Dr. Kandeh Yumkella
September 1, 2015 By Gabriel Benjamin EYEING THE TOP SEAT… SLPP flag-bearer hopeful, Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella With the 2017/18 general elections still some two years away, there are expectations that...
View ArticleNFF confirms 36-man delegation from Salone
September 1, 2015 By Sahr Morris Jr. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed that a 32-man delegation to be led by the embattled Sierra Leone Football Association president, Isha Johansen,...
View ArticleSalone, Ivory Coast clash moved to Port Harcourt
September 2, 2015 By Sahr Morris Jr. The 2017 Group I Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast will now take place at the Adokiye Amiesiamaka Stadium in Port...
View ArticlePoor start for Salone at All African Games
September 9, 2015 By Sahr Morris Jr. Sierra Leone marked a poor return at the ongoing All African Games in Brazzaville, Congo as the country’s representatives in both boxing and karate suffered...
View ArticleFAO engages stakeholders on VGGT
September 29, 2015 By Alusine Sesay The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) yesterday hosted key players at a multi-stakeholder platform on the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance...
View ArticlePresident Koroma addresses 70th Session of the UN General Assembly in New...
– Tuesday, 29th September 2015 September 30, 2015 Mr. President, Colleague Heads of State and Government, Distinguished Delegates, I congratulate you most warmly, Mr. President, on your election to...
View ArticleUS$33m: Illicit financial flows from Salone to Swiss bank - …SwissLeaks...
…SwissLeaks investigation reveals October 1, 2015 By Gabriel Benjamin Investigation into more than 100,000 leaked HSBC Switzerland client accounts by Financial Transparency Coalition and Christian Aid...
View ArticleOSIWA wants effective management of natural and public resources
October 20, 2015 By Mohamed Massaquoi Head of the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) in Sierra Leone has disclosed that the overarching goal of his organisation is to support transparency...
View ArticleBreaking the bonds of rural poverty, once and for all - An Op-ed by José...
An Op-ed by José Graziano da Silva - Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations October 21, 2015 This October 16th, World Food Day, the world has a lot to celebrate. As...
View ArticleAmb. Kamara addresses AU on Ebola
October 23, 2015 By Abdul Karim Koroma in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union (AU) Wednesday, 21 October participated in a...
View ArticleAs WHO declares Salone Ebola free… - More 90 days period of enhanced...
More 90 days period of enhanced surveillance November 9, 2015 By Victoria Saffa President Koroma declearing end of Ebola World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday 7th November 2015 declared the end...
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Rtd. (Major) Palo Conteh: Brewed in the Cauldron of Doggedness
November 10, 2015 By Gabriel Benjamin EBOLA CONQUEROR … Rtd. Major Paolo Alfred Conteh “Seeth thou a man diligent in his works? He shall stand before kings. He shall not stand before mean men.” –...
View ArticleEx-Uganda VeeP in Sierra Leone to commemorate World AIDS Day
December 1, 2015 By Samuel Ben Turay As Sierra Leone joins the world today, December 1, to observe World AIDS days, the ex-Vice President of Uganda is in the country to participate in events to...
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