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Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Her Excellency Sia Nyama Koroma Speaks On Ebola And Her Work For Women And Children’s Issues

October 31, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Her Excellency Sia Nyama Koroma Speaks On Ebola And Her Work For Women And Children’s Issues John Baimba Sesay-Freetown On a beautiful Wednesday afternoon, October 29th, […]

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RFA Argus arrives in Sierra Leone

October 31, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

30/10/2014 The Royal Fleet Auxiliary aviation support ship RFA Argus has arrived in Sierra Leone – offloading vital equipment and stores that will aid their government’s fight against Ebola. Argus […]

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British soldiers begin work to tackle Ebola in Sierra Leone

October 31, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

British troops are running training centres and setting up medical facilities in Sierra Leone to help tackle Ebola. Personnel from 5 Medical Regiment are currently training more than 800 local […]

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New confirmed cases of Ebola drop to 31 in today’s update

October 30, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

 The new confirmed cases of Ebola dropped further to 31, according to  today’s update from the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation.  Kailahun, Kenema and Kono registered 0 new […]

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Cocorioko.net is up and running once again

October 30, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Cocorioko.net, the Cocorioko domain name that was best known to our readers , is back again. The domain is up and running and we are sure this will come as […]

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Press Attache Maitland Cole passes away

October 30, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

BY KABS KANU : Shock and disbelief reigned at home and abroad this morning after family  members announced that popular press attache Maitland Cole had passed away. Mr. Cole, who […]

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West African travelers facing ordeal abroad

October 30, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  All travellers entering the United States from the Ebola-stricken nations at the heart of the current outbreak in west Africa will be monitored for 21 days under new rules […]

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Petroleum Unit lobby oil companies for Ebola support

October 30, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Sierra Leone’s Petroleum Directorate Unit today hang heads in London with representatives and partners in the oil and gas industry to garner support in response to President Dr. Ernest […]

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European Union Poised To Support National Response to Ebola Crisis

October 30, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Freetown, Oct. 30, 014 (MOHS) – The visiting European Union (EU) Team, led by the Director  of Operations Humanitarian Aid, Dr. Jean-Louis Brouwra has expressed his Union”s commitment to […]

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China Intensifies Aid in the Fight Against the Ebola Outbreak

October 30, 2014 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

China Intensifies Aid in the Fight Against the Ebola Outbreak Freetown, Oct. 30, 014 (MOHS) – The Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Zhao Yanbo has disclosed the provision of $82 […]

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  • Yes, I was part of the Sierra Leone UN delegation when we approved ban on FGM
  • Liberia bow to Sierra Leone in friendly international soccer match
  • Parliament is right; First Lady is wrong : There is no law against FGM in Sierra Leone
  • Rethinking the drug crisis in Sierra Leone : A call for responsible media and objective politics
  • They colonized the land. Now they’ve colonized the mind
  • The First Lady’s dilemma: Protecting her own but preaching to others
  • The people of Sierra Leone are crying out for their democratic rights
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Sierra Leone Emerges Successful at 2016 IMF/World Bank Meetings

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Sierra Leone’s financial activities have been rated “successful” by two of the World’s re-known and leading financial institutions – World Bank & International Monetary Fund (IMF) at this year’s annual […]

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PPRC Investigative Report finds no evidence that APC attacked SLPP in Kono

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Published on November 27, 2010 by Cocorioko News   ·   5 Comments COCORIOKO  has obtained the full report of the investigations into the Kono disturbances conducted by the non-partisan Political Parties […]

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