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President Koroma, Chair of AU Peace and Security Council, speaks at Addis on road map to silencing guns in Africa

January 31, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE AFRICAN UNION FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2017, H.E. PRESIDENT DR. ERNEST BAI KOROMA   ON THE […]

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Top diplomatic appointment for Sorie Sudan Sesay : Minister Plenipotentiary

January 31, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Information Attaché at Sierra Leone’s High Commission in the United Kingdom, Sorie Sudan Sesay, has been promoted to the top diplomatic position of Minister Plenipotentiary at the same mission. A […]

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In-Country Postgraduate Medical Training takes Salone Medical Education to Specialist level

January 31, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  By: Jonathan Abass Kamara The College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS) was established in 1988 in Sierra Leone to train medical doctors locally at the undergraduate level, […]

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The 28th ordinary session of the assembly of the African Union in progress in Addis

January 30, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

  The 28TH Ordinary Session of the AU Summit opens in Addis Ababa against the backdrop of renewed commitment for peace and unity in the continent Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 30 […]

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African Union criticises U. S for ‘taking many of our people as slaves’ but not as refugees

January 30, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

The head of the African Union has criticised Donald Trump’s ban on immigration from some Muslim-majority countries, saying it presents “one of the greatest challenges” for the continent. As representatives […]

EDITORIAL

Sierra Leone’s increasing influence and leadership role at the United Nations

January 29, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

BY KABS KANU : Sierra Leone continues to wield a dominant and increasing influence at the United Nations and this was emphasized last week by the  important visit to New […]

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President Koroma attends AU 28th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government

January 29, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

PRESIDENT KOROMA LEAVES FOR THE AFRICAN UNION (AU) SUMMIT IN ADDIS ABABA The general public is hereby informed that His Excellency the President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma has left today […]

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Full statement by Foreign Minister Samura Kamara at Consultative meeting with African Ambassadors at the UN

January 29, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

We have been reporting on the very important trip made to New York last week by Sierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr. Samura Kamara to brief […]

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Ambasssador Sumah briefs Foreign Minister and AU Permanent Representatives on the current state of play in UN Security Council Reform negotiations

January 27, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Sierra Leone’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Adikalie Foday Sumah , has briefed the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr. Samura Kamara and African Permanent Representatives […]

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The situation in Liberia

January 27, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

BY AHMED SAHID NASRALLA

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Zainab Bangura receives another PH.D , this time from Aberdeen University

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On November 26, the United Nations Under- Secretary General and the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Mrs. Zainab Bangura,  received an honorary doctoral degree […]

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APC National Secretary General alerts Party Members On Security Issues

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The National Secretary General Of The APC Alert Party Members On Security Issues The grassroot is highly concerned about the message of security threats around the party Secretariat. We want […]

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President Koroma interacts with Diplomatic Community in Sierra Leone

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By State House Communication Unit President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma, noting the difficult thematic and geo-political threats confronting global peace and security, has reiterated Sierra Leone’s broad policy ideals of […]

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President Bio makes state visit to China

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  Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday held talks with Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio in Beijing, and the two leaders agreed to further promote the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership […]

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Dr. Samura Kamara in Addis Ababa for Executive Council Meeting

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Hon. Dr. Samura Kamara, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation who arrived in the political capital of Africa, Addis Ababa via Cairo is attending the 24rd Ordinary Session of the […]

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