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Month: December 2016

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Ambassador Kamara represents Dr. Samura Kamara at 5th Ministerial Retreat of Executive Council of the AU in Addis

December 10, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Ambassador Kamara represents Dr. Samura Kamara at the 5th Ministerial Retreat of the Executive Council of the African Union in Addis Ababa Sierra Leone’s Envoy to the Federal Democratic Republic […]

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Report on 25% commission on money transfer is totally false and misleading : Presidential Spokesman

December 10, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

From the Desk of the Presidential Spokesman of the Republic of Sierra Leone: The WhatsApp message making the rounds on social media that His Excellency the President Dr. Ernest Bai […]

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Sierra Leone’s UN Ambassador Sumah meets new Co-Chairs of Security Council Reform Intergovernmental Negotiations

December 8, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leone’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Chair of the African Union Committee of 10 on UN Security Council Reform ( C-10 ), Ambassador Adikalie Foday Sumah, has […]

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African Union Peace and Security Council commends the Gambia for conducting successful and peaceful election

December 8, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  On Tuesday 6th December, 2016, the African Union Peace and Security Council under the Chairmanship of Sierra Leone issued a Press Statement commending the Islamic Republic of The Gambia […]

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AS PRESIDENT KOROMA CALLS FOR ADDRESSES, HEALTH MINISTER GETS HIS OWN ADDRESS

December 8, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

H.E. DR ERNEST BAI KOROMA…I URGE ALL SIERRA LEONEANS TO HAVE ADDRESSES His Excellency, the President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has never failed to seize any moment to remind Sierra […]

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Chernor Bah, Zainab Bangura join U.S VP on #16 Heroes Award List

December 8, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Chernor Bah, Zainab Bangura join U.S VP on #16 Heroes Award List By Ahmed Sahid Nasralla (De Monk) Two Sierra Leoneans, Global Girl Champion and Activist, Associate at the […]

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Ghana votes in tight election amid economic slump

December 8, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By AFP Added 7th December 2016 02:03 Ghanaians voted Wednesday in tight presidential and parliamentary polls that are seen as a litmus test of stability for Africa’s most secure democracy […]

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Sierra Leone Assumes Chairmanship of the African Union Peace and Security Council for the month of December

December 7, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  Sierra Leone Assumes Chairmanship of the African Union Peace and Security Council for the month of December On Monday 5th December, 2016 the Republic of Sierra Leone assumed the […]

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President Ernest Koroma Opens Up On China, Speaks On Outcome of His Visit

December 6, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  John Baimba Sesay- CHINA President Ernest Bai Koroma on December 6th, 2016, ended a week-long visit to the People’s Republic of China. The core of the visit was to […]

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Turkish President Erdoğan Pledges Full Support to Sierra Leone

December 6, 2016 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

During Presentation of Credentials…   Turkish President Erdoğan Pledges Full Support to Sierra Leone   Alhaji M.B. Jalloh, Press Attaché, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States   Sierra Leone’s Ambassador […]

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