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Sierra Leone, United States, and Partners Release Global Health Security Agenda Five Year Roadmap for Sierra Leone

May 18, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  United States Mission Sierra Leone Public Affairs Office Contact: Hollyn Green Tel: 099105000 Notice to the Press Sierra Leone, United States, and Partners Release Global Health Security Agenda Five […]

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The Paris climate deal and Africa

May 18, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Richard Munang : Africaโ€™s development and climate change experts are confident that the historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change that was unanimously adopted last December in Paris will be […]

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Ebola payment method : UN praises Sierra Leone

May 18, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

UN report commends Sierra Leoneโ€™s Ebola fight* Sherriff Ahmed Ismail A new study by the United Nations-based *Better Than Cash Alliance* finds out that digital payments to Ebola response workers […]

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Busy weekend for Information Minister Mohamed Bangura as he, Deputy and experts visit fibre optic sites in the North

May 18, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Abdul Kabia : The Minister of Information and Communications, Hon. Mohamed Banguraย  and his Deputy, Hon. Cornelius Deveaux, senior members of the Ministry, the Sierra Leone Cable Network and […]

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VP Foh to represent President Koroma at the ACP Summit in Papua New Guinea

May 18, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

His Excellency, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma has officially designated his able and trusted Vice President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Ambassador Dr. Victor Bockarie Foh to represent him at […]

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President Koroma Receives Update on Water Crisis in Freetown and report on GAVI Funds

May 17, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By State House Communication Unit In an effort to seek and promote the welfare of citizens, President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma today Tuesday May 17 2016 summoned the appropriate authorities […]

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Ambassador Alimamy Koroma presents letters of credence to Chinese President Xi Jinping

May 17, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leoneโ€™s Ambassador to the Peopleโ€™s Republic of China, His Excellency Alimamy P. Koroma, on 17th May, met with, and presented his Letters of Credence and those of recall of […]

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Parliament allows use 0f existing voters ‘ register for upcoming bye-elections

May 17, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

ย The Parliament of Sierra Leone has on Tuesday 17th May 2016 passed into law, with a slight amendment, the Constitutional Amendment Act, 2016, to allow for use of the existing […]

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The 2016 Miss Sierra Leone Board and Contestants Pay Courtesy Call on the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs

May 17, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Abubakarr Kamara : The Board of Directors for the 2016 Miss Sierrra Leone Beauty Pageant today paid a courtesy call on the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs their […]

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New Ambassador meets embassy staff, calls for teamwork

May 16, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

New Ambassador meets embassy staff, calls for teamwork Sierra Leoneโ€™s new Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, has on Monday, 16 May, 2016, held a maiden meeting with all […]

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  • ๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Tony Blair Honoured as an Honorary Paramount Chief in Mahera, Sierra Leone
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