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New African Woman Awards 2017 Winners Announced

May 2, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

ย Nigeriaโ€™s Joan Okorodudu (New African Woman In The Arts & Culture ย  PRESS RELEASE New African Woman Awards 2017 Winners Announced Gambiaโ€™s Fatoumatta Jallow-Tambajan, Minister of Women Affairs and Overseer […]

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At NJ Town Hall meeting, Spokesman Abdulai Bayraytay eloquently highlights President Koroma’s achievements and his plans to exit peacefully next year

May 1, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

By KABS KANU : Sierra Leoneans and their American friends from New York and New Jersey were yesterday given an eloquent appraisal of comprehensive steps being taken byย  President Ernest […]

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Former President Kabbah’s wife may have had too much to drink –and she admits it !

May 1, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

During the 56th Independence Anniversary celebrations, which people celebrated in sundry ways, not the least in bending their elbows, there was a video making the rounds of Mrs. I.J. Kabbah […]

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Medgar Evers College to host Fourah Bay College Deputy Vice Chancellor

May 1, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE PROUDLY PRESENTS TRANSFORMATIONAL CONNECTIONS: SIERRA LEONE AND AMERICA YESTERDAY AND TODAY FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2017 6:00-8:00 PM @ THE EDISON O. JACKSON AUDITORIUM 1638 BEDFORD AVENUE, BROOKLYN, […]

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Peacebuilding in Africa: why the media matters

May 1, 2017 Publisher and Chief Executive Officer KABS KANU 0

Peacebuilding in Africa: why the media matters By Amanda Lucey and Jacqueline Cochrane on April 30, 2017 โ€”ย Media protection, resourcing and independence are vital wherever peace is in jeopardy. Peacebuilding […]

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  • South African jailed in Sierra Leone for trafficking cocaine
  • ๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Tony Blair Honoured as an Honorary Paramount Chief in Mahera, Sierra Leone
  • Seeking Clemency for EBK Strengthens the Wrong Narrative
  • Rest in Peace Comrade Alhaji Minkailu Mansaray
  • How Fatima Bio has been committing fraud and condoning public references to herself as โ€œ Her Excellency โ€œ
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