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President Koroma tells UN : Sierra Leone remains committed to good governance

September 23, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

PRESIDENT KOROMA yesterday told the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly that his  Government remains committed to good governance, and will continue to build upon the country’s  post-conflict peacebuilding […]

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Massive solidarity rally for President Ernest Koroma at the UN tomorrow

September 21, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Supporters, well-wishers and stalwarts of the ruling All People’s Congress ( APC ) -USA  will be staging another massive solidarity rally on behalf of President Ernest Bai Koroma at the […]

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ECOWAS Heads of State and Government Issue Communique on Guinea Bissau

September 21, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By State House Communication Unit The leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met in New York on Tuesday September 20, 2016 to consider the plan to […]

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Sierra Leone attends 5th Anniversary of OGP at UN High-Level Event

September 21, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU : Sierra Leone was yesterday represented at the Open Government Partnership’s High-Level Event at the margins of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly . The […]

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NOTICE TO SIERRA LEONE MEDIA : ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR SOURCES

September 21, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU : I have just started receiving a deluge of newspapers from SIERRA Leone from members of President Ernest Koroma’s delegation to the UNGA. See below photos of […]

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President Koroma attends ECOWAS Heads of State Meeting in New York

September 21, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

PRESIDENT ERNEST BAI KOROMA  yesterday  attended  an ECOWAS Heads of State meeting requested by the Chair of ECOWAS, President Ellen Johnson -Sirleaf of Liberia on developments on the situation in Guinea […]

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Sierra Leoneans now have access to affordable legal representation through the Legal Aid Board, Justice Minister tells UN Meeting

September 21, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By Kwame Yankson Sierra Leone’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Hon. Joseph F. Kamara on 18th September, 2016 informed the world that Sierra Leoneans now have access to affordable […]

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As General Debate starts, busy day for President Koroma at the UN today

September 20, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Today will be one of the busiest days for President Ernest Bai Koroma who is in New York to attend the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly. This […]

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President Ernest Koroma receives a stirring and hero’s welcome in New York

September 20, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU and PASCO TEMPLE : PRESIDENT ERNEST KOROMA was yesterday given a stirring , comely and colorful welcome when he arrived in New York to attend the 71st […]

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Rousing welcome awaits President Ernest Bai Koroma in New York

September 19, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU : PRESIDENT ERNEST BAI KOROMA , accompanied by the First Lady, Mrs. Sia Nyama Koroma and some members of his official delegation , are now airborne, on […]

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  • 65 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE have been Cruel luck for the people of Sierra Leone
  • Sixty-five years after independence, one painful truth remains: we, as a people, have failed Mama Salone.
  • Independence Anniversary : A reflection on the role of the SLPP in national unity, peace agreements and political responsibility
  • 65 years of Independence : Let us be honest for a second
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  • Built by Many, Broken by One: The Unraveling Story of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP).
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