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High -powered ECOWAS Team holding talks with Jammeh to persuade him to leave office after elections defeat

December 13, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

PHOTOS: Jammeh meets African leaders/UN/AU/ECOWAS delegation President Buhari, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia, who is the current Chairperson of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, President […]

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WHY NOT A NEW AIRPORT IN SIERRA LEONE?

December 13, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

WHY NOT A NEW AIRPORT IN SIERRA LEONE? By Tony Bee, Sydney, Australia There is nothing in this world that does exist without advantages and disadvantages. But sometimes one can […]

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African Union Peace and Security Council adopts a Communiqué calling on President Jammeh to facilitate a peaceful and orderly transfer of power

December 13, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

African Union Peace and Security Council adopts a Communiqué calling on President Jammeh to facilitate a peaceful and orderly transfer of power The African Union Peace and Security Council on […]

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Ambassador Golley receives Korean construction experts for new FCC Complex

December 13, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

AMBASSADOR OMRIE GOLLEY RECEIVES  KOREAN CONSTRUCTION EXPERTS FOR NEW FREETOWN CITY COUNCIL COMPLEX PRIOR TO THEIR DEPARTURE FOR FREETOWN, AS DATE FOR START OF CONSTRUCTION IS ANNOUNCED Sierra Leone’s Ambassador […]

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New UN Secretary General sworn in

December 13, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

António Guterres, Secretary-General-designate of the United Nations, takes the oath of office for his five-year term, which begins on 1 January 2017. The oath was administered by Peter Thomson, President […]

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President Koroma in high-level ECOWAS delegation to the Gambia

December 12, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

President Sirleaf Leads High-level ECOWAS Delegation to The Gambia (Monrovia, Liberia – Monday, December 12, 2016) The President of the Republic of Liberia and Chairperson of the Authority of Heads […]

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Gambia’s President Jammeh to Challenge Election Loss at Top Court

December 12, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

BANJUL — Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh will challenge the results of a Dec. 1 election at the Supreme Court, the ruling party said, raising the prospect that a shock opposition […]

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MY LESSONS FROM GHANA 2016 ELECTIONS* : PART ONE

December 12, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

SHARED ON THE COCORIOKO FACEBOOK FORUM BY KEMOH SIDIBAY 1. *Passion And Zeal, Never giver up!* Nana Addo, the 2016 President elect has started pursuing this presidency since 1998 when […]

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President Ernest Koroma changing the opposition stronghold for the better : Look at the new Kailahun Government Hospital being constructed

December 12, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

He is the first President or Head of State of Sierra Leone that has accomplished this much for the country and we will continue to highlight and propagate his flagship […]

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Ambassador Kamara presents Draft AU Master Roadmap on how to Silence the Guns in Africa by the Year 2020

December 11, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Mr. Osman Keh Kamara, Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Chairperson of the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) for the month of December […]

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  Titus Boy-Thompson, Communications Consultant   “There will come a time when all political writings become mundane within the electioneering process and the people’s attention would turn to drumbeats, alcohol […]

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NASSIT and HFC officials arrive in USA on outreach to Sierra Leoneans in the diaspora

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A team of four senior officials of the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) and HFC Mortgage and Savings (SL) Plc, have on Friday October 9, 2015 arrived in […]

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Sierra Leone’s Deputy Foreign Minister signs book of condolence at Turkey Mission

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In the bid to scale up the already cordial bilateral relations between the Republic of Sierra Leone and Turkey, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr. Ebun […]

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