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UN Secretary General concerned over violence in Sierra Leone

August 30, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Washington, Aug 30 (PTI) Expressing concern over reports of violence in Sierra Leone after the first round of elections, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has urged all political parties and […]

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Presidential Affairs Minister Arrested in Makeni…

August 30, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By our correspondent Dr. Shekou Sesay,current Minister of Presidential Affairs in the SLPP government with office at the Presidential lodge was arrested and later released in Makeni yesterday while heading […]

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Sierra Leone’s Electricity Shortage Charges Up Young Entrepreneurs

August 30, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Naomi Schwarz Freetown 30 August 2007 In Sierra Leone’s presidential election, electricity has become an important campaign issue. In the crowded capital Freetown residents can go weeks without power, […]

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Results of the Sierra Leone Presidential Elections – 2007

August 20, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Presidential Election – 11 August 2007 Final Results Summary National Electoral Commission Presidential Election by District District Koroma (APC) Turay (CPP) Jalloh (NDA) Conteh (PLP) Margai (PMDC) Berewa (SLPP) Karim […]

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President Kabbah Casts His Vote At The Presidential And Parliamentary Elections

August 11, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

President Kabbah Casts His Vote At The Presidential And Parliamentary Elections His Excellency the President, Alhaji Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, today Saturday 11th August 2007 joined other Sierra Leoneans all over […]

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Cocorioko, the voice of the voiceless

August 3, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By a fan Here are some SLPP members who say they are educated but when they face the music of truthfulness they employ cussing and lies. One thing these tribal […]

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War crimes court convicts Sierra Leone militia chiefs

August 2, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

BY KATRINA MANSON FREETOWN Thu Aug 2, 2007 3:24pm BST   A 2004 file photo shows war crimes suspects (L to R) Allieu Kondewa, Moinina Fofana and Sam Hinga Norman at […]

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A Sobering Political Lesson from the 1967 General Election

August 2, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Sekou Dauda Bangura, New Jersey, USA.  – Thursday 2 August 2007. “Brigadier Lansana capitalized on what he saw as a “constitutional crisis” to justify his coup. But his action was […]

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Why we need a positive change of government in Sierra Leone

August 1, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Maitland Cole (United Kingdom)   In the most simplistic of perspectives, democracy could simply be defined as government of the people, by the people and for the people. If […]

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MORE VIEWS ON THE TOM NYUMA ISSUE

July 28, 2007 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Jonathan Leigh, Freetown. Tom Nyuma has been brought down to Freetown this evening and hospitalized following the incident in Bo in the early hours of today in which he […]

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