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Cricket: Sierra Leone brush aside Botswana

September 19, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Sierra Leone kept alive their U-19 Cricket World Cup qualification quest in the ongoing ICC Africa Division II qualifiers with a 6 wicket victory over Botswana on...

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Gov’t abandons £53.5m Kerry Town health facility

September22, 2016 By Patrick Jaiah Kamara The Government of Sierra Leone has abandoned and neglected the £53,538,984 million worth health facility that was established by the British government during...

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ACC boss insists on fighting corruption - As FIFA backs SLFA over use of funds…

As FIFA backs SLFA over use of funds… September 22, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. Just after the world football governing body, FIFA, backed the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) of no wrong doing in...

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As International Day of Peace observed… - WANEP concerned about youth violence

WANEP concerned about youth violence September 26, 2016 By Abu-bakarr Sheriff As activists across the globe observed International Day of Peace last week (21 September), the Sierra Leone chapter of...

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Liberia Human Rights Commission concludes study tour

September 30, 2016 By Ibrahim Tarawallie A seven -man delegation from the Independent National Commission on Human Rights in Liberia (INCHR) has completed their tour, which commenced from September 18...

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As Nigeria celebrates 56 independence anniversary… - Legal Aid Board lectures...

Legal Aid Board lectures Nigerians on their rights October 3, 2016 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma Ahead of the 56th anniversary of Nigeria’s independence, the Legal Aid Board of Sierra Leone on Friday, 30th...

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SLFA boss hails Ghanaian counterpart 

October 3, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr. President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), Isha Johansen has applauded her Ghanaian colleague, Kwesi Nyantakyi, describing him as a visionary...

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Sierra Leone actor bags Int’l Gong in The Gambia

October 4, 2016 By Sahr Morris Jr.By Ibrahim Tarawallie Ace Sierra Leonean actor, Desmond Finney, took home the Best Foreign Actor award at the just concluded Special Movie Awards held at the...

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What are friends for?

October 6, 2016 By Maher Almahdy, Egypt’s Ambassador to Sierra Leone A wonderful land, that is what Sierra Leone is. A land blessed with God almighty’s peace, freedom, the ocean, the rain, and the...

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Portugal’s Antonio Guterres chosen as UN secretary general

October 6, 2016 The United Nations Security Council says Portugal’s Antonio Guterres is its unanimous choice to be the UN’s next secretary general. None of the five Security Council veto powers voted...

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No scientific proof that contraceptives cause cancer - …Marie Stopes boss...

…Marie Stopes boss debunks rumour mongers October 11, 2016 By Joseph S. Margai The Country Director of Marie Stopes Sierra Leone, Ufuoma Festus Omo-Obi, has told Concord Times that allegation that...

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UNFPA Director says girls continue to suffer disadvantages

October 12, 2016 By Regina Pratt  Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin has observed that despite advances in recent years, girls across the world...

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‘Climate change is a fundamental threat to food security’ - -FAO

-FAO October 17, 2016 By Patrick Jaiah Kamara While addressing the press on this year’s World Food Day, Country Representative of the Food and Agricultural Organization, Madam Nyabenyi Tipo observed...

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World Bank’s support to poverty alleviation efforts

October 19, 2016 By Ibrahim Tarawallie Sierra Leone’s agriculture sector is regarded as the mainstay of the country’s economy, and it is expected to continue to play a key role in the country’s...

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Egyptian Voice - An Egyptian high ranking official to arrive in Freetown

An Egyptian high ranking official to arrive in Freetown October 27, 2016 By Ambassador Maher Almahdy With our late President Gamal Abdel Nasser urged for supporting our sisterly countries against...

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As Tony Elumelu Foundation awards 2016 entrepreneurs… - President Koroma...

President Koroma applauds initiative November 3, 2016 By Hassan Gbassay Koroma from Lagos President Ernest Bai Koroma has applauded the initiative of the Tony Elumelu Foundation for bringing together...

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Ambassador Kamara to Chair AU Peace and Security Council Retreat

November 8, 2016 Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Mr. Osman Keh Kamara has been respectfully requested by the Chairperson of the African Union Peace and...

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At the African Union Peace and Security Council Retreat… - Ambassador Kamara...

Ambassador Kamara calls for practical strategies to end conflicts in Afric N0vember 10, 2016 The 9th Retreat of the African Union Peace and Security Council commenced on Monday, 7th November, 2016 at...

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At the African Union Peace and Security Council Retreat… - Ambassador Kamara...

Ambassador Kamara calls for practical strategies to end conflicts in Africa November 11, 2016 The 9th Retreat of the African Union Peace and Security Council commenced on Monday, 7th November, 2016 at...

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KLM to start operations in Sierra Leone, Liberia

November 16, 2016 By: Sahr Morris Jr. The Netherlands flag carrier airline, Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (KLM) has confirmed that they would start operating their flights to Freetown, Sierra...

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