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UN Scribe backs regional troops against Boko Haram

January 31, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Jan 31, 2015 The U.N. Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has expressed support for the establishment of a Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) to fight Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria’s North-East region. […]

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Sierra Leone at the 24th AU Conference in Addis Ababa

January 30, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leone is presently taking part in the ongoing 24th Summit of the African Union , which is being held  in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. The present Summit  is […]

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In Addis, Mugabe becomes AU Chair

January 30, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe has been named as chairman of the African Union. The 90-year-old was elected by his fellow heads of state to replace Mauritania’s Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz in […]

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UNMEER Chief Hails AU Contribution to Ebola Fight, Calls for Continued Global Support

January 30, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed Yesterday , at a meeting of global stakeholders to review progress on the Ebola response, the Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Mission for […]

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At AU Summit, UN Secretary General assures African leaders of more support to end Ebola

January 30, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  30 January 2015 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today assured African leaders gathered for a summit in Addis Ababa of the support of the United Nations in helping the countries […]

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Ambassador Eddie Turay apologizes to President Ernest Koroma

January 30, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

PRESS RELEASE RE:  COMMENTS MADE ON THE 7TH JANUARY, 2015, PODIUM PROGRAMME ON SIERRA LEONE BROADCASTING CORPORATION Subsequent to my appearance on the “Podium” programme on the Sierra Leone Broadcasting […]

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Ebola will not be gone in any country until it is gone from every country

January 30, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Speech by David Nabarro, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Ebola 136th Executive Board Special Session on Ebola 25 January 2015 Mr Chairman, Your Excellencies, Thank you very much indeed, […]

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Why is Boko Haram advancing in Nigeria ?

January 30, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Nigeria’s military decline: Boko Haram is capitalising on the rot at the core of Nigeria’s army by Eleanor Whitehead Feb 01, 2015 Goodluck Jonathan and John Kerry In a small […]

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Military takeovers in Africa: When will the AU bare its teeth?

January 30, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

by Brian Klaas Feb 01, 2015 Ousted Burkina Faso leader Blaise Compaoré It was late 1987 when Blaise Compaoré became president of Burkina Faso in a coup d’état. Michael Jackson […]

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President buoys Sierra Leone Army

January 30, 2015 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY DR. ERNEST BAI KOROMA AT THE WELCOME CEREMONY OF LEOBATT 1 30 January 2015 The Chief of Defence Staff, Senior Officers, Officers, Men and Women of the […]

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