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At UN, Sierra Leone’s Minister of State shares insight on poverty , conflict and sustainable development

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

  Statement by DR. Mohamed Gibril Sesay, Minister of State 1 – Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation on New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD): Progress in Implementation and […]

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Ambassador Osman Keh Kamara makes a case for refugees at the African Union

October 22, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The issue of refugees in Africa and around the world has been a vexing problem that has been taxing the thoughts and the resources of world leaders , nations and […]

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U. S. proud of partnership with EBK Government and promises support to help restore long-term economic growth

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

Posted By: Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU October 21, 2016 Op-Ed: Restoring Growth in Sierra Leone After Ebola The people of Sierra Leone have repeatedly demonstrated their ability […]

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Police angry with miscreants posting fake social media photos about Sierra Leone

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

PRESS RELEASE It has come to the attention of Police Headquarters that certain unscrupulous persons are in the habit of posting photos of Mutilated Human Bodies on social media purporting […]

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Port Loko calls for Speedy Trial and Public Execution of those found guilty of Deliberate Murder

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

By Hassan Bruz Northern Bureau Chief The call for a speedy trial and public execution of all those that would be found guilty in the ongoing trials of armed robbers […]

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Sierra Leone holds National Accountability Forum

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

By Moses A. Kargbo Sierra Leone’s first-ever accountability forum that focuses on national and collective accountability for enforcing improved service delivery is currently underway in Freetown. The three-day forum dubbed […]

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Diaspora Affairs Director represents Sierra Leone at the Peer Exchange Meeting on Remittances in Kenya

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

By ODA Communications Unit The Director, Office of Diaspora Affairs (ODA), Mr Kallay Musa Conteh over the weekend travelled to Nairobi, Kenya in order to represent Sierra Leone at the […]

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‘President Koroma has good intentions to help the poor’ : JFK

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

By Samuel Ben Turay Despite the AUSTERITY measures recently made by the Government, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice Mr. Joseph F Kamara (JFK) has again SOLD the work […]

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Who is responsible for fake horrifying images “from Sierra Leone” in the social media ?

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

By SORIE IBRAHIM KANU : The social media has been bombarded with shocking images of slain men and women, children and even desecrating graves, exhuming long buried corpses in different […]

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Agriculture Minister opens bilateral collaboration and trade exchange with former Soviet republics

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

Titus Boye-Thompson Communications Expert In what is clearly his longest and most arduous trip since taking on the mantle of leadership at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security […]

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  • Sixty-five years after independence, one painful truth remains: we, as a people, have failed Mama Salone.
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COCORIOKO EDITORIAL: Echoes of a Dark Past – An Independence Day Plea for Sierra Leone’s Soul As Sierra Leone marks another Independence Anniversary, the air should ideally be thick with […]

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65 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE have been Cruel luck for the people of Sierra Leone

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By Kabs Kanu The April 27, 1961 Independence ushered in what could be rightly described as cruel luck for the people of Β Sierra Leone. Β Independence was meant to usher in […]

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PRESS RELEASE : British Prime Minister, African Leaders urge Investors to accelerate Economic Role on the Continent

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PRESS RELEASE British Prime Minister, African Leaders urge Investors to accelerate Economic Role on the Continent The UK-Africa Investment Summit, the first of its kind hosted by the UK Government, […]

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PRESIDENT KOROMA TO ADDRESS UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON EBOLA OUTBREAK TODAY ( IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS )

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Sierra Leone’s President , Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, will be one of the world leaders taking centre stage at the United Nations today as the Head of State will be […]

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Another Cocorioko Scoop : PMDC REGISTERED AS POLITICAL PARTY

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Β  CHARLES MARGAI Thursday January 19, 2006 The People’s Movement For Democratic ChangeΒ  ( PMDC)Β  , the party formed by Charles Margai after he left the ruling Sierra Leone People’s […]

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UNISA KANU IS THE NEW APC-USA CHAIRMAN

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The much-talked about Β ruling All People’s Congress ( APC ) -USA Convention ended yesterday with Mr. Unisa Kanu of Atlanta, Georgia becoming the new Chairman Β through elections by consultations . […]

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Sierra Leone Embassy in China opens Commercial Section Office in Shanghai

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The Embassy of the Republic of Sierra Leone in the People’s Republic of China, has, on June 16th opened a Branch of its Commercial Section in Shanghai,Eastern China. This is […]

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